New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Domestic institutional investors increased their share in Indian equities to an all-time high of 17 per cent by the end of March 2026, while the share held by foreign portfolio investors fell to a 15-year low of 15.8 per cent, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) Annual Report 2025-26.

The shift came during a year when foreign investors pulled money out of the Indian market amid heightened global uncertainty, while domestic institutions continued to invest.

SEBI said domestic institutional investors (DIIs), including banks, development financial institutions, insurance companies, mutual funds and the National Pension System (NPS), recorded a cumulative net investment of Rs 8.5 lakh crore ...