New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Unclaimed dividend amounts lying with mutual funds increased by 15.7 per cent to Rs 2,689 crore at the end of 2025-26, even as unclaimed redemption proceeds declined marginally during the year, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) Annual Report 2025-26.

The amount of unclaimed mutual fund dividends rose by Rs 365 crore from Rs 2,324 crore at the end of 2024-25, the report showed. In contrast, unclaimed redemption amounts declined 0.5 per cent to Rs 1,122 crore from Rs 1,128 crore a year earlier.

"Meanwhile, the unclaimed dividend amount registered an increase of 15.7 per cent reaching Rs.2,689 crore in 2025-26 from Rs 2,324 crore in 2024-25," SEBI said in the report.

Taken together, uncl...