Mumbai, Feb 9 || Domestic institutional investors (DIIs), for the first time, have overtaken foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in the ownership of benchmark Nifty50 index, a new report has said.
The data from Motilal Oswal Securities showed that as of the December 2025 quarter, domestic institutions held about 24.8 per cent of the Nifty50, marginally higher than foreign investors at around 24.3 per cent.
Analysts said the FII ownership marked an eight‑quarter low for foreign ownership, and a deepening domestic capital base, adding that the shift is structural rather than cyclical.
While domestic investors had earlier surpassed foreigners in overall equity ownership, they had continued to trail within the Nifty50 until the latest quarter.
Market watchers pointed out strong incremental systematic investment plan inflows of Rs 3.34 lakh crore in 2025, growing pension fund participation and the entry of new asset management companies driving this surge.