New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Multi-cap and flexi-cap funds give investors exposure to large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks, but their investment mandates differ significantly. While flexi-cap funds can move across market capitalisations without a fixed allocation, multi-cap funds must invest at least 25% each in large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks.

As per the latest SEBI Handbook of Statistics (2025-26), both categories recorded comparable net inflows in FY25. However, the trend diverged sharply in FY26, with multi-cap fund inflows declining to Rs.33,217 crore, while flexi-cap fund inflows surged to Rs.89,213 crore.

This means that flexi-cap funds received 2.69x more inflows than multi caps in FY26. Here's what experts have to say on this.

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