New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Weighed down by continued outflows-amounting to a record $18.9 billion in 2025-the ownership of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in companies listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) shrank to a 15.5-year low of 16.7% in the quarter ended December, according to data from the exchange.

Within key indices, the share of FPIs in the Nifty 50 fell by 25 basis points (bps) quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) to a more than 13-year low of 23.8%, while remaining broadly stable at 18.1% in the Nifty 500. One bps is one hundredth of a percentage point.

On the other hand, the share of domestic mutual funds in NSE-listed companies rose to a record high of 11.1%, aided by strong inflows from systematic investment plans and sustaine...