Flexi-Cap Mutual Funds Record ₹49,915 Crore Inflows During January-July 2026

Flexi-cap mutual fund schemes recorded net inflows of ₹49,915 crore between January and July 2026, marking a 27 per cent increase over the corresponding period last year. Total assets under management for the category reached approximately ₹6 lakh crore, driven by a growing preference for dynamic market-cap allocations.

Flexi-cap mutual fund schemes attracted ₹49,915 crore in net inflows during the January-July 2026 period, representing a 27 per cent increase compared to the ₹39,187 crore recorded during the same period in 2025. Data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) indicates that the strong flow momentum has also resulted in a broader investor and asset base for the category.

Total assets under management (AUM) for flexi-cap funds stood at approximately ₹6 lakh crore as of July 2026, up from ₹4.94 lakh crore in July 2025. Meanwhile, investor folios rose to 2.44 crore in July 2026 from 1.94 crore a year earlier, adding around 50 lakh accounts to the category.

Quarterly figures show that flexi-cap schemes registered net inflows of ₹24,651 crore in the March quarter and ₹20,555 crore in the June quarter. While monthly inflows moderated to ₹4,709 crore in July compared to ₹5,231 crore in June, the category maintained a significant share of total equity mutual fund flows.

Chirag Mehta, Chief Investment Officer at Quantum AMC, noted that the rising inflows reflect a shift among investors away from rigid market-cap bets towards manager-led allocation strategies. Flexi-cap funds allow fund managers the flexibility to allocate investments across large-, mid-, and small-cap companies based on prevailing valuations and emerging market opportunities.

Amid this growth, fund houses continue to expand their product offerings in the segment. The AlphaGrep Flexi Cap Fund NFO was open for subscription from July 21 to August 4, 2026. Additionally, Quantum Mutual Fund launched the Quantum Flexi Cap Fund, an open-ended dynamic equity scheme. The New Fund Offer (NFO) for the scheme opened on August 21 and is scheduled to close on September 4, with the scheme reopening for continuous sale and repurchase on September 11.

Quantum Mutual Fund’s strategy incorporates a "profit-pool migration" approach, which focuses on identifying shifts in economic value creation across an industry value chain, combined with a Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP) framework and bottom-up stock selection.

"The steady growth in flexi-cap fund inflows highlights a maturing investor base that values dynamic asset allocation over rigid segment boundaries. As market valuations and global economic factors shift, the ability of fund managers to navigate across large, mid, and small-cap segments provides an essential risk-mitigation tool. This trend indicates that retail and institutional investors increasingly prefer strategies capable of adapting to changing industry dynamics." — Dr. Shishir Gupta, Founder & CEO, StartupLanes