JioBlackRock Launches India’s First AI-Powered Flexi Cap Mutual Fund; NFO Open from Today Until October 7

JioBlackRock Mutual Fund has launched its latest offering, the JioBlackRock Flexi Cap Fund marking a major milestone in the Indian mutual fund space. This fund stands out as the country's first active equity fund powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Designed with a flexi-cap structure, it aims to invest across large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap companies.

JioBlackRock Flexi Cap NFO Opens For Subscription Today Till October 7; Minimum Investment At Rs 500

The New Fund Offer (NFO) for this open-ended dynamic equity scheme opened for subscription on September 23, 2025, and will remain available until October 7, 2025. The minimum subscription amount has been set at Rs 500, with no entry or exit load, making it an accessible option for retail investors. The fund is available only in a direct plan with a growth option.

JioBlackRock Mutual Fund: India's First AI Powered Mutual Fund

What truly differentiates this scheme is its investment approach, as it becomes India's first active equity fund powered by BlackRock's proprietary Systematic Active Equity (SAE) strategy. SAE is an advanced quantitative framework that integrates both traditional and alternative data sources to produce signal research scores. These scores guide investment decisions and are used by fund managers in conjunction with their own judgment to build high-conviction, data-driven portfolios.

According to the fund house, this approach represents a unique blend of AI and human expertise, offering a smarter and more agile way to invest in equities. In their statement, the company emphasised that this is where "AI meets human expertise, and traditional plus alternate data come together to uncover smarter investment opportunities."

The SAE strategy involves continuous signal generation using machine learning and advanced analytics applied to vast sets of structured and unstructured data. The fund house claims that this approach enhances the ability to identify alpha opportunities and provides a bench-aware, risk-controlled mechanism to navigate dynamic market conditions.

The fund will be managed by Tanvi Kacheria and Sahil Chaudhary, and benchmarked against the Nifty 500 Total Return Index (TRI). It will allocate 65-100% of its portfolio to equities and equity-related instruments, while 0-35% may be invested in debt and money market instruments, and 0-10% in REITs and InvITs.

Should You Invest in JioBlackRock Flexi Cap NFO?

For investors opting for Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs), the minimum application amount is Rs 500 (in multiples of Rs 1 thereafter), with a requirement of at least six installments. Lump-sum investments and switch-ins also start at Rs 500, with no upper limit.

In terms of investor suitability, the fund is aimed at those seeking long-term capital growth through diversified exposure across various sectors and market capitalizations. As outlined in the Scheme Information Document (SID), the fund is designed to spread risk across industries and company sizes while attempting to outperform the Nifty 500 TRI through strategic, data-driven allocation and stock selection.

The fund house has highlighted several reasons to consider investing in the JioBlackRock Flexi Cap Fund. These include:

• Diversified holdings across all market caps
• A bench-aware strategy designed to manage risk
• Signal-based investing, combining AI and human insights to evaluate over 1,000 companies
• A cost-efficient structure, with a total expense ratio (TER) of just 0.50%

On social media and in investor communications, JioBlackRock emphasised that this is not just another flexi-cap fund, but a strategy built for intelligent, scalable and forward-looking equity investing in India. By leveraging BlackRock's global expertise and technology capabilities, the fund offers a differentiated proposition in the increasingly competitive flexi-cap category.