Mumbai, September 17, 2025: Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, India’s second oldest asset manager celebrates 22 years of long-term wealth creation journey of Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund, an open-ended dynamic equity scheme investing across large-cap, mid cap, small caps stocks. The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity related securities. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized. The benchmark of the Scheme is BSE 500 Total Return Index (TRI).
The Assets Under Management (AUM) of the Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund (the Scheme) was INR. 13,301.47 crores as of 29th August 2025. The last 1-year, 3 years and 5 years Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) returns of Regular Plan – Growth Option of the said Scheme was -0.71%, 14.46% and 18.72% as compared to -4.72%, 14.41% and 20.33% of the Benchmark (BSE 500 TRI) and -1.95%, 11.65% and 17.05% of the additional benchmark (BSE SENSEX TRI), considering the returns as on 29th August, 2025. Since inception (September 16, 2003), the Scheme (Regular Plan – Growth Option) has delivered a CAGR of 17.37% to investors as against 16.13% of the benchmark (BSE 500 TRI) and 16.61% of the additional benchmark (BSE Sensex TRI).
Further, INR. 10,000 invested in the Scheme (Regular Plan – Growth Option) at inception would have grown to INR. 3,37,460 as on 29th August 2025 as against INR. 2,69,298 in the benchmark. Whereas INR 10,000 invested every month in the Regular Plan – Growth Option of Scheme (SIP Investment) since inception, which would be a total investment of INR 26,40,000 as on 29th August 2025, would have grown to INR 1,79,44,759 delivering a XIRR of 15.04%. For performance related disclosures, please refer Annexure I.
Under normal circumstances, the scheme may allocate 65% to 100% of the total assets towards Equity and equity related instruments and 0% to 35% of the total assets towards debt and money – market instruments. The Scheme may also invest in REITs and Invits which ranges from 0% to 10% of the total assets.
The Scheme is managed by Mr. Shridatta Bhandwaldar, Head Equities and Mr. Pranav Gokhale, Fund Manager.
On this occasion, Mr. Rajnish Narula, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd. said, “Our journey over the past two decades has been both insightful and rewarding due to the change in market conditions and the trust our investors put in us. The flexi cap approach largely enables wealth creation in different market cycles, due to its flexibility in investing in large, mid and small cap companies. As we move forward, our focus remains on disciplined research, prudent processes, long-term investments and diversification with an endeavour to provide value and sustainable growth to our investors.”
“Canara Robeco Flexi Cap Fund is positioned to capture opportunities across market segments by dynamically allocating to large, mid, and small-cap companies. With a blend of growth and value investing styles, the fund combines bottom-up approach towards analysing and investing in individual companies and a top-down approach towards identifying and taking exposure across sectors.,” said Mr. Shridatta Bhandwaldar, Head – Equities at Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd. He added that a disciplined diversification, supported by research-driven stock selection, is focused on long term wealth creation.
“For over two decades, Canara Robeco has built its expertise in navigating different market cycles,” said Mr. Gaurav Goyal, National Head – Sales and Marketing, Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd. “By spreading investments across companies of varied sizes and sectors, the fund is structured to capture opportunities in changing markets while aiming for long term wealth creation.”