Mumbai, Jan. 10 -- India's equity investors are flocking to gold exchange-traded funds as a hedge against stock market volatility amid global headwinds. Gold ETFs monthly net flow was at a record Rs.11,646.74 crore in December, surpassing inflows into flexi-cap funds at Rs.10,019.27 crore, showed data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). Flexi-cap funds are open-ended equity MFs that invest across large-, mid-, and small-cap firms. In September, gold ETFs also touched record inflows of Rs.8,363 crore. In 2025, gold ETFs got net inflow of Rs.42,961 crore, the highest since 2001, when data was last available. Gold ETFs recorded highest-ever inflows but, the shift wasn't at the cost of equity commitment. Overall, the data refl...