The small cap funds have received an inflow of Rs 26,305 crore this year so far, 28% of the total inflow and the highest among all equity fund categories. As a result, the assets under management (AUM) of the small cap funds rose by 61% year-on-year to Rs 1.9 lakh crore at the end of August while the overall equity MF AUM grew by 25% to Rs 18.59 lakh crore.