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Best Small & Midcap Equity Mutual Funds 2025
Mid and small cap Mutual Funds are a well-known plan due to its potential of delivering good profits in the long-run. These funds are also considered as one of the best wealth creation tools for long-term investment goals. Investors can plan their various goals like Retirement planning, a child's higher education or a purchase of house/car, etc. Mid and Small cap funds are a type of Mutual Funds that invest in stocks of mid to small sized companies.
These funds are typically defined as firms with a Market capitalization (MC=no of shares issued by the company X market price per share) of INR 1000- 500 Crore. Traditionally, mid-caps are mid-sized companies, which, if run well and have a good business strategy become tomorrow’s leaders or large-caps. In fact, mid-cap stocks outperformed both large cap and small cap stocks in the year 2015, due to lower interest rates, lower input cost, and improvement in Capital reduction. The BSE mid-cap and BSE small-cap index surged 7.43% & 6.76%, respectively, whereas, BSE Sensex fell 5.03% during the same period of time.
Investors who are keen to invest in mid & small cap funds, below are the top performing funds with an AUM size of more than 2500 Cr.
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Top 6 Best Small & Midcap Funds To Invest In 2025
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) Sundaram Small Cap Fund Growth ₹249.303
↑ 1.39 ₹2,955 13.6 0.1 8.7 24.4 35.1 19.1 TATA Mid Cap Growth Fund Growth ₹411.709
↑ 1.11 ₹4,333 10.6 -1.4 3.9 23.7 28.8 22.7 Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Growth ₹82.2683
↑ 0.50 ₹4,416 13.4 -3.1 4.7 20.6 30.5 21.5 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 May 25 Last 3 Year Return.
(Erstwhile Sundaram SMILE Fund) To primarily achieve capital appreciation by
investing in diversified stocks that are
generally termed as small and mid-caps and
by investing in other equities. Sundaram Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 15 Feb 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Sundaram Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide income distribution and / or medium to long term capital gains. Investments would be focused towards mid-cap stocks. TATA Mid Cap Growth Fund is a Equity - Mid Cap fund was launched on 1 Jul 94. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for TATA Mid Cap Growth Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Small & Midcap Fund) An Open ended Small and Mid Cap Equity Scheme with an objective to generate consistent long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies considered to be small and midcap. The Scheme may also invest a certain portion of its corpus in fixed income securities including money market instruments, in order to meet liquidity requirements from time to time. Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 31 May 07. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Sundaram Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 17.2% since its launch. Ranked 19 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 19.1% , 2023 was 45.3% and 2022 was -2.1% . Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 15 Feb 05 NAV (16 May 25) ₹249.303 ↑ 1.39 (0.56 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,955 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2 Sharpe Ratio -0.08 Information Ratio -0.37 Alpha Ratio -3.38 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹19,020 30 Apr 22 ₹24,364 30 Apr 23 ₹25,954 30 Apr 24 ₹39,255 30 Apr 25 ₹39,281 Returns for Sundaram Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 8% 3 Month 13.6% 6 Month 0.1% 1 Year 8.7% 3 Year 24.4% 5 Year 35.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 19.1% 2023 45.3% 2022 -2.1% 2021 60.3% 2020 26.2% 2019 -6.1% 2018 -29.2% 2017 55.6% 2016 -0.1% 2015 7.8% Fund Manager information for Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Seksaria 1 Nov 22 2.5 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 20.25% Consumer Cyclical 18.61% Financial Services 17.71% Health Care 9.2% Basic Materials 8.48% Consumer Defensive 5.07% Technology 4.29% Communication Services 3.73% Real Estate 3.17% Utility 1.22% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.94% Equity 95.05% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | ASTERDM3% ₹92 Cr 1,898,655 Affle India Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 21 | AFFLE3% ₹82 Cr 509,862 Safari Industries (India) Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | 5230253% ₹79 Cr 400,720
↑ 23,907 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | CHOLAHLDNG3% ₹76 Cr 434,995
↓ -48,216 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | PNBHOUSING2% ₹72 Cr 815,542
↑ 55,724 Craftsman Automation Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | CRAFTSMAN2% ₹67 Cr 137,582
↑ 3,036 KSB Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 14 | KSB2% ₹67 Cr 936,780 Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | BALRAMCHIN2% ₹65 Cr 1,184,520 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | UJJIVANSFB2% ₹65 Cr 18,825,767 E I D Parry India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | EIDPARRY2% ₹62 Cr 791,244
↑ 3,667 2. TATA Mid Cap Growth Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 12.8% since its launch. Ranked 31 in Mid Cap category. Return for 2024 was 22.7% , 2023 was 40.5% and 2022 was 0.6% . TATA Mid Cap Growth Fund
Growth Launch Date 1 Jul 94 NAV (16 May 25) ₹411.709 ↑ 1.11 (0.27 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,333 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Mid Cap AMC Tata Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0 Sharpe Ratio 0.09 Information Ratio -0.92 Alpha Ratio -1.3 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 150 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹16,174 30 Apr 22 ₹19,483 30 Apr 23 ₹20,334 30 Apr 24 ₹31,770 30 Apr 25 ₹32,586 Returns for TATA Mid Cap Growth Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.7% 3 Month 10.6% 6 Month -1.4% 1 Year 3.9% 3 Year 23.7% 5 Year 28.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 22.7% 2023 40.5% 2022 0.6% 2021 40% 2020 24.3% 2019 6.5% 2018 -13% 2017 49.8% 2016 -2.2% 2015 10.8% Fund Manager information for TATA Mid Cap Growth Fund
Name Since Tenure Satish Mishra 9 Mar 21 4.15 Yr. Data below for TATA Mid Cap Growth Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 18.83% Financial Services 17.56% Health Care 15.41% Consumer Cyclical 11.44% Basic Materials 10.49% Real Estate 4.39% Technology 4.38% Communication Services 3.55% Utility 2.61% Energy 1.51% Consumer Defensive 1.14% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 8.66% Equity 91.34% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Max Financial Services Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | 5002714% ₹170 Cr 1,300,000 Alkem Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | ALKEM3% ₹138 Cr 270,000 Jubilant Foodworks Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | JUBLFOOD3% ₹129 Cr 1,800,000 Lupin Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | 5002573% ₹126 Cr 600,000 Aurobindo Pharma Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | AUROPHARMA3% ₹123 Cr 1,000,000 AU Small Finance Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5406113% ₹115 Cr 1,700,000 ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | ICICIGI2% ₹113 Cr 600,000 Cummins India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | 5004802% ₹107 Cr 369,694 Bharti Hexacom Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | BHARTIHEXA2% ₹97 Cr 576,129 PI Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | PIIND2% ₹91 Cr 250,000 3. Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 12.4% since its launch. Ranked 1 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 21.5% , 2023 was 39.4% and 2022 was -6.5% . Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 May 07 NAV (16 May 25) ₹82.2683 ↑ 0.50 (0.61 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,416 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0.02 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹19,370 30 Apr 22 ₹22,738 30 Apr 23 ₹22,999 30 Apr 24 ₹34,675 30 Apr 25 ₹34,123 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.9% 3 Month 13.4% 6 Month -3.1% 1 Year 4.7% 3 Year 20.6% 5 Year 30.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 21.5% 2023 39.4% 2022 -6.5% 2021 51.4% 2020 19.8% 2019 -11.5% 2018 -22.6% 2017 56.7% 2016 9.7% 2015 13.4% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Abhinav Khandelwal 31 Oct 24 0.5 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 2.44 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 22.49% Consumer Cyclical 18.36% Financial Services 15.03% Basic Materials 12.59% Health Care 10.76% Consumer Defensive 7.38% Real Estate 4.65% Technology 3.35% Utility 1.53% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.86% Equity 96.14% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity TD Power Systems Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | TDPOWERSYS2% ₹95 Cr 2,312,252
↓ -164,268 Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 20 | NAVINFLUOR2% ₹94 Cr 224,193
↓ -30,000 Hitachi Energy India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | POWERINDIA2% ₹93 Cr 73,267 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | MCX2% ₹93 Cr 174,173
↑ 12,883 Tega Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | 5434132% ₹90 Cr 612,219 Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5052832% ₹90 Cr 760,011 JK Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | JKCEMENT2% ₹90 Cr 181,892 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | 5329292% ₹84 Cr 862,251 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | 5322152% ₹83 Cr 750,000 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | 5433082% ₹82 Cr 1,280,824
↑ 118,689
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