The shareholding of domestic investors-- both institutional and specific-- struck a record high of 24.44 per cent in the NSE-listed business during the 3rd quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal year (Q3FY23), shows offered by Prime Database.

This was the 5th consecutive quarter where domestic holdings have actually increased ...

showcasing the increasing supremacy of domestic financiers, said Pranav Haldea, handling director, Prime Database Group.

Aided by inflows of Rs 47,349 crore, the shareholding of foreign portfolio financiers (FPIs) rose to 20.18 per cent throughout Q3FY23 from 19.98 per cent at the end of Q2FY23.

To put this in perspective, FPI share was 23.3 percent while the combined share of domestic investors was simply 18.47 percent as on March 31, 2015, Haldea included.

Within the domestic financier category, holdings of mutual funds (MFs) rose for the sixth quarter to an all-time high of 8.09 per cent while holdings of insurance provider reached a five-year high of 5.65 per cent.

Shareholding of retail financiers fell 11 basis points quarter-on-quarter to 7.23 per cent, while that of high networth people (HNIs) also declined 1 bp to 1.89 percent.

On the other hand, promoters shareholding in personal companies reduced to a three-year low of 43.25 percent, from 44.59 per cent on September 30, 2022.

Federal government holding in listed PSUs increased to a 4-year high of 7.99 percent, from 6.87 per cent.