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10 Best Small Cap Mutual Funds 2025
Small caps are typically defined as firms with a Market capitalization (MC=no of shares issued by the company X market price per share) of less than INR 500 Crore. Small cap companies are young firms which have a great potential for sustainable growth in the long run. But, the risk of failure is higher with small caps compared to large and mid-cap companies.
Looking for Best Small Cap Mutual Funds? Well, small-cap funds are among one of the best wealth creation tools for long-term Financial goals. These financial goals may include child’s education, Retirement planning, etc. However, small-cap funds help to diversify portfolios and investors can take a small allocation (5-10%) in the overall Portfolio which can outperform over long investment period.
What are Small Cap Mutual Funds?
Small-caps are defined as "251st company onwards in terms of full market capitalization". As per norms, the portfolio of small-cap funds should have at least 65 percent of its total assets in small-cap stocks. Investors wanting to maximise their returns in the long-run, and who have a high-risk appetite, can plan their investments in small-cap funds. One should be able to tolerate Volatility of small-caps. These funds can rise the most in a bull market and can also suffer the steepest falls in a Bear Market. To gain optimal returns, an investor should at least invest for more than three-five years.
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Why Should you Invest in Small Cap Funds?
Some of the benefits of investing in a small-cap fund are:
- Small caps tend to be more flexible than the large caps. Smaller companies can adapt changes quicker than the larger companies, hence they can show explosive growth
- At times, Small cap funds tend to perform better than the Large cap funds, but their volatility can be much higher
- Since these are the companies at their early stage of development, they can grow rapidly
- Small cap stocks are priced lower than mid cap and large cap stocks
- With high risk comes the potential of making high returns
Top 10 Best Small Cap Funds to Invest in FY 25 - 26
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2023 (%) Nippon India Small Cap Fund Growth ₹154.934
↓ -3.50 ₹55,491 -2.3 -9.1 1.8 21.5 38.9 26.1 L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Growth ₹73.8168
↓ -1.77 ₹13,334 -5.8 -11.9 -1.1 18 35.4 28.5 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Growth ₹158.201
↓ -3.49 ₹11,970 -2.1 -8.6 -0.6 21.1 34.6 23.2 HDFC Small Cap Fund Growth ₹123.951
↓ -2.56 ₹30,223 -3.2 -7.2 -1.2 19.5 34.5 20.4 ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Growth ₹79.42
↓ -1.33 ₹7,392 -2.5 -7.9 0.9 16.2 33.6 15.6 Kotak Small Cap Fund Growth ₹238.766
↓ -5.19 ₹15,706 -3.9 -11.3 3.4 13.7 33.5 25.5 DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund Growth ₹172.173
↓ -3.64 ₹14,269 -4.8 -8.9 2 14.9 32.6 25.6 Sundaram Small Cap Fund Growth ₹234.251
↓ -4.56 ₹2,955 -1.7 -7.7 1.2 17.6 32.5 19.1 IDBI Small Cap Fund Growth ₹28.0502
↓ -0.73 ₹494 -9.1 -9.7 3.8 17 32 40 SBI Small Cap Fund Growth ₹161.444
↓ -2.68 ₹30,829 -0.5 -7.8 1.3 15.7 29.6 24.1 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 25 Apr 25 100 Crore & Sorted on 5 Year CAGR Returns.
The primary investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies and the secondary objective is to generate consistent returns by investing in debt and money market securities. Nippon India Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 16 Sep 10. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related securities, including equity derivatives, in the Indian markets with key theme focus being emerging companies (small cap stocks). The Scheme could also additionally invest in Foreign Securities. L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 12 May 14. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in mid and small cap companies. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 13 Jan 06. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in Small-Cap and Mid-Cap companies. HDFC Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 3 Apr 08. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for HDFC Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Indo Asia Equity Fund) ICICI Prudential Indo Asia Equity Fund is an OE equity scheme that seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in equity, equity related securities and or share classes/units of equity funds of companies, which are incorporated or have their area of primary activity, in the Asia Pacific region. Initially the Scheme will invest in share classes of International Opportunities Fund Asian Equity Fund and thereafter the Fund Manager of the Indo Asia Equity Fund may choose to make investment in listed equity shares, securities in the Asia Pacific region. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 18 Oct 07. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Kotak Midcap Scheme) The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities. Kotak Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 24 Feb 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Kotak Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile DSP BlackRock Micro Cap Fund) The primary investment objective is to seek to generate long term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is substantially constituted of equity and equity related securities of small cap companies. From time to time, the fund manager will also seek participation in other equity and equity related securities to achieve optimal portfolio construction. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 14 Jun 07. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (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 The Investment objective of the Scheme is to provide investors with the opportunities for long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in Equity and Equity related instruments of Small Cap companies. However
there can be no assurance that the investment objective under the Scheme will be realized. IDBI Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 21 Jun 17. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for IDBI Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile SBI Small & Midcap Fund) The Scheme seeks to generate income and long term capital appreciation by
investing in a diversified portfolio of predominantly in equity and equity related securities of small & midcap Companies SBI Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 9 Sep 09. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for SBI Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Nippon India Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 20.6% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 26.1% , 2023 was 48.9% and 2022 was 6.5% . Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 16 Sep 10 NAV (25 Apr 25) ₹154.934 ↓ -3.50 (-2.21 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹55,491 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.55 Sharpe Ratio 0.07 Information Ratio 0.53 Alpha Ratio -0.23 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹21,742 31 Mar 22 ₹31,334 31 Mar 23 ₹33,418 31 Mar 24 ₹51,907 31 Mar 25 ₹55,076 Returns for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.2% 3 Month -2.3% 6 Month -9.1% 1 Year 1.8% 3 Year 21.5% 5 Year 38.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 20.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 26.1% 2022 48.9% 2021 6.5% 2020 74.3% 2019 29.2% 2018 -2.5% 2017 -16.7% 2016 63% 2015 5.6% 2014 15.1% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Samir Rachh 2 Jan 17 8.16 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 6.77 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 22.17% Consumer Cyclical 13.91% Financial Services 13.54% Basic Materials 12.14% Consumer Defensive 8.89% Technology 8.65% Health Care 8.16% Energy 2.03% Utility 1.98% Communication Services 1.54% Real Estate 0.54% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.04% Equity 93.96% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANK2% ₹1,152 Cr 6,650,000 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | MCX2% ₹924 Cr 1,851,010 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | KIRLOSBROS1% ₹714 Cr 4,472,130 Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | DIXON1% ₹655 Cr 470,144 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 17 | 5900031% ₹639 Cr 31,784,062 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | SBIN1% ₹627 Cr 9,100,000 Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | TIINDIA1% ₹615 Cr 2,499,222 NLC India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | NLCINDIA1% ₹563 Cr 27,190,940 Adani Wilmar Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | 5434581% ₹553 Cr 22,483,343
↑ 183,343 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | APARINDS1% ₹521 Cr 899,271 2. L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 20% since its launch. Ranked 2 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 28.5% , 2023 was 46.1% and 2022 was 1% . L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 May 14 NAV (25 Apr 25) ₹73.8168 ↓ -1.77 (-2.34 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹13,334 on 28 Feb 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC L&T Investment Management Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.73 Sharpe Ratio -0.4 Information Ratio -0.11 Alpha Ratio 1.44 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹20,010 31 Mar 22 ₹29,870 31 Mar 23 ₹31,289 31 Mar 24 ₹46,026 31 Mar 25 ₹48,026 Returns for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.6% 3 Month -5.8% 6 Month -11.9% 1 Year -1.1% 3 Year 18% 5 Year 35.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 20% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 28.5% 2022 46.1% 2021 1% 2020 77.4% 2019 15.5% 2018 -8.1% 2017 -13.7% 2016 66.5% 2015 10.2% 2014 12.3% Fund Manager information for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Name Since Tenure Venugopal Manghat 17 Dec 19 5.21 Yr. Cheenu Gupta 1 Oct 23 1.42 Yr. Sonal Gupta 1 Oct 23 1.42 Yr. Data below for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 24.78% Consumer Cyclical 15.58% Financial Services 14.01% Basic Materials 10.75% Technology 9.78% Health Care 5.55% Real Estate 4.98% Consumer Defensive 4.06% Energy 1.26% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.91% Equity 93.09% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Neuland Laboratories Limited
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | -2% ₹310 Cr 292,479
↓ -6,521 Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 5000402% ₹297 Cr 1,595,574 Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | SUVENPHAR2% ₹279 Cr 2,298,085 K.P.R. Mill Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 15 | KPRMILL2% ₹263 Cr 3,286,897 BSE Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | BSE2% ₹257 Cr 555,021
↓ -297,579 Time Technoplast Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | TIMETECHNO2% ₹243 Cr 6,810,500 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | 5900032% ₹240 Cr 11,912,400 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | 5329292% ₹237 Cr 2,499,622 The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | FEDERALBNK2% ₹236 Cr 13,286,579 Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | SUMICHEM2% ₹215 Cr 4,672,221 3. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 15.4% since its launch. Ranked 11 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 23.2% , 2023 was 52.1% and 2022 was 3.6% . Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth Launch Date 13 Jan 06 NAV (25 Apr 25) ₹158.201 ↓ -3.49 (-2.16 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹11,970 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.78 Sharpe Ratio -0.06 Information Ratio 0.27 Alpha Ratio -3.3 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹19,999 31 Mar 22 ₹26,272 31 Mar 23 ₹28,549 31 Mar 24 ₹43,647 31 Mar 25 ₹44,921 Returns for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.3% 3 Month -2.1% 6 Month -8.6% 1 Year -0.6% 3 Year 21.1% 5 Year 34.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 23.2% 2022 52.1% 2021 3.6% 2020 56.4% 2019 18.7% 2018 -5% 2017 -17.4% 2016 43.5% 2015 10.2% 2014 9.6% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 1 Feb 11 14.09 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.37 Yr. Akhil Kalluri 8 Sep 22 2.48 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 19.73% Industrials 19.62% Consumer Cyclical 14.7% Health Care 10.79% Basic Materials 10.23% Technology 4.9% Real Estate 4.7% Consumer Defensive 3.61% Utility 2.57% Energy 0.9% Communication Services 0.05% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.86% Equity 92.96% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5329293% ₹366 Cr 3,868,691 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | ASTERDM3% ₹323 Cr 8,018,630 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | 5900033% ₹282 Cr 13,998,917
↓ -156,763 Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | EQUITASBNK2% ₹273 Cr 48,064,081 Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | DEEPAKNTR2% ₹257 Cr 1,387,967 J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | JBCHEPHARM2% ₹238 Cr 1,448,723 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | KALYANKJIL2% ₹229 Cr 4,963,469 Zensar Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | ZENSARTECH2% ₹226 Cr 3,062,700
↓ -200,000 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | CROMPTON2% ₹222 Cr 6,900,000 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ERIS2% ₹221 Cr 1,866,828 4. HDFC Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 15.9% since its launch. Ranked 9 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 20.4% , 2023 was 44.8% and 2022 was 4.6% . HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Apr 08 NAV (25 Apr 25) ₹123.951 ↓ -2.56 (-2.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹30,223 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.64 Sharpe Ratio -0.09 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 300 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹20,334 31 Mar 22 ₹27,320 31 Mar 23 ₹30,642 31 Mar 24 ₹45,265 31 Mar 25 ₹46,669 Returns for HDFC Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.1% 3 Month -3.2% 6 Month -7.2% 1 Year -1.2% 3 Year 19.5% 5 Year 34.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 20.4% 2022 44.8% 2021 4.6% 2020 64.9% 2019 20.2% 2018 -9.5% 2017 -8.1% 2016 60.8% 2015 5.4% 2014 6.4% Fund Manager information for HDFC Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Chirag Setalvad 28 Jun 14 10.68 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 1.69 Yr. Data below for HDFC Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 22.65% Consumer Cyclical 18.71% Technology 15.51% Financial Services 12.57% Health Care 12.01% Basic Materials 6.85% Communication Services 2.04% Consumer Defensive 1.98% Utility 0.32% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.35% Equity 92.65% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Firstsource Solutions Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | FSL7% ₹1,898 Cr 54,866,841
↓ -400,000 eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | ECLERX4% ₹1,061 Cr 3,745,096
↑ 10,000 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ASTERDM3% ₹980 Cr 24,326,653 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 19 | 5321343% ₹923 Cr 46,828,792 Fortis Healthcare Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5328433% ₹763 Cr 12,453,275 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | ERIS3% ₹706 Cr 5,971,657
↑ 41,589 Sonata Software Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | SONATSOFTW2% ₹608 Cr 16,839,071
↑ 2,067,594 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5433082% ₹596 Cr 11,442,105 Gabriel India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | GABRIEL2% ₹559 Cr 12,056,000 Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | SUDARSCHEM2% ₹496 Cr 5,734,275 5. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 12.6% since its launch. Ranked 26 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 15.6% , 2023 was 37.9% and 2022 was 5.7% . ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Oct 07 NAV (25 Apr 25) ₹79.42 ↓ -1.33 (-1.65 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹7,392 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.04 Sharpe Ratio -0.08 Information Ratio -0.36 Alpha Ratio -3.16 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹20,420 31 Mar 22 ₹28,527 31 Mar 23 ₹29,468 31 Mar 24 ₹41,702 31 Mar 25 ₹43,091 Returns for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.6% 3 Month -2.5% 6 Month -7.9% 1 Year 0.9% 3 Year 16.2% 5 Year 33.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 15.6% 2022 37.9% 2021 5.7% 2020 61% 2019 22.8% 2018 10% 2017 -22.4% 2016 42.7% 2015 6% 2014 0.5% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Name Since Tenure Anish Tawakley 18 Sep 23 1.45 Yr. Sri Sharma 18 Sep 23 1.45 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 30 Jun 22 2.67 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Basic Materials 28.13% Industrials 21.14% Consumer Cyclical 11.84% Health Care 8.42% Financial Services 5.23% Utility 3.36% Consumer Defensive 3.08% Real Estate 1.69% Communication Services 1.67% Technology 1.39% Energy 1.02% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 13.04% Equity 86.96% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | LT3% ₹195 Cr 616,614
↑ 22,837 Procter & Gamble Health Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | PGHL3% ₹175 Cr 347,671 Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | 5332482% ₹170 Cr 13,629,398
↑ 1,537,601 UltraTech Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | 5325382% ₹152 Cr 149,768 Atul Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | ATUL2% ₹150 Cr 283,164
↑ 154,274 Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | 5327022% ₹149 Cr 5,470,101
↓ -686,743 Kesoram Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 24 | KESORAMIND2% ₹148 Cr 7,538,679 Gillette India Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | GILLETTE2% ₹146 Cr 184,649
↑ 11,465 Tata Chemicals Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | TATACHEM2% ₹140 Cr 1,801,616
↑ 163,000 Cummins India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 23 | 5004802% ₹138 Cr 507,918
↑ 6,948 6. Kotak Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 17% since its launch. Ranked 23 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 25.5% , 2023 was 34.8% and 2022 was -3.1% . Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Feb 05 NAV (25 Apr 25) ₹238.766 ↓ -5.19 (-2.13 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,706 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.67 Sharpe Ratio 0.18 Information Ratio -0.64 Alpha Ratio 2.33 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹22,777 31 Mar 22 ₹31,078 31 Mar 23 ₹29,901 31 Mar 24 ₹41,373 31 Mar 25 ₹44,967 Returns for Kotak Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.8% 3 Month -3.9% 6 Month -11.3% 1 Year 3.4% 3 Year 13.7% 5 Year 33.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 25.5% 2022 34.8% 2021 -3.1% 2020 70.9% 2019 34.2% 2018 5% 2017 -17.3% 2016 44% 2015 8.9% 2014 7.4% Fund Manager information for Kotak Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Harish Bihani 20 Oct 23 1.36 Yr. Data below for Kotak Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 30.46% Consumer Cyclical 21.56% Health Care 19.17% Basic Materials 14.29% Real Estate 4.3% Financial Services 3.6% Consumer Defensive 2.73% Communication Services 2.24% Technology 0.16% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.51% Equity 98.49% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Blue Star Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | BLUESTARCO3% ₹483 Cr 2,518,929 Century Plyboards (India) Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5325483% ₹475 Cr 6,590,679
↑ 21,212 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | ASTERDM3% ₹474 Cr 11,757,234
↑ 1,712,815 Cyient Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | CYIENT3% ₹453 Cr 3,574,852 Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | 5433503% ₹450 Cr 4,918,037 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | 5433083% ₹442 Cr 8,473,425
↑ 376,495 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | 5329293% ₹386 Cr 4,078,404
↑ 400,000 Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | TECHNOE2% ₹360 Cr 3,691,305
↑ 100,000 Garware Technical Fibres Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | GARFIBRES2% ₹350 Cr 4,643,002
↑ 7,370 Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | AMBER2% ₹347 Cr 616,512 7. DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 17.3% since its launch. Ranked 7 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 25.6% , 2023 was 41.2% and 2022 was 0.5% . DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Jun 07 NAV (25 Apr 25) ₹172.173 ↓ -3.64 (-2.07 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,269 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.86 Sharpe Ratio 0.19 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹20,237 31 Mar 22 ₹28,172 31 Mar 23 ₹27,726 31 Mar 24 ₹40,031 31 Mar 25 ₹43,618 Returns for DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month -4.8% 6 Month -8.9% 1 Year 2% 3 Year 14.9% 5 Year 32.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 25.6% 2022 41.2% 2021 0.5% 2020 58.9% 2019 33.1% 2018 0.7% 2017 -25.5% 2016 42.8% 2015 12.7% 2014 20.4% Fund Manager information for DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Vinit Sambre 21 Jun 10 14.7 Yr. Resham Jain 16 Mar 18 6.96 Yr. Data below for DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 32.3% Basic Materials 20.12% Industrials 14.71% Health Care 8.87% Consumer Defensive 7.79% Financial Services 4.34% Technology 3.88% Communication Services 0.98% Utility 0.16% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.79% Equity 93.21% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | JUBLINGREA4% ₹489 Cr 7,937,996 Welspun Corp Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | 5321444% ₹479 Cr 6,500,000 eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | ECLERX3% ₹453 Cr 1,600,000 Dodla Dairy Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | 5433063% ₹388 Cr 3,750,000 Cyient Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | CYIENT3% ₹374 Cr 2,950,000
↑ 33,916 Suprajit Engineering Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | SUPRAJIT3% ₹371 Cr 9,260,495 Safari Industries (India) Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | 5230253% ₹348 Cr 1,629,601 LT Foods Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | 5327832% ₹326 Cr 9,587,705 Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 17 | 5323562% ₹321 Cr 9,200,000 Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | LUMAXTECH2% ₹308 Cr 6,150,000 8. Sundaram Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 16.9% 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 (25 Apr 25) ₹234.251 ↓ -4.56 (-1.91 %) 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 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹20,237 31 Mar 22 ₹27,752 31 Mar 23 ₹27,712 31 Mar 24 ₹41,448 31 Mar 25 ₹42,701 Returns for Sundaram Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.7% 3 Month -1.7% 6 Month -7.7% 1 Year 1.2% 3 Year 17.6% 5 Year 32.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 19.1% 2022 45.3% 2021 -2.1% 2020 60.3% 2019 26.2% 2018 -6.1% 2017 -29.2% 2016 55.6% 2015 -0.1% 2014 7.8% Fund Manager information for Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Seksaria 1 Nov 22 2.33 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 19.46% Consumer Cyclical 18.36% Financial Services 17.68% Basic Materials 9.08% Health Care 9.08% Consumer Defensive 4.93% Technology 4.4% Communication Services 3.59% Real Estate 3.3% Utility 1.22% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.94% Equity 95.06% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Safari Industries (India) Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | 5230253% ₹80 Cr 376,813
↑ 15,427 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | CHOLAHLDNG3% ₹79 Cr 483,211 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | ASTERDM3% ₹77 Cr 1,898,655
↑ 143,950 Affle India Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 21 | AFFLE3% ₹71 Cr 509,862
↑ 19,144 Craftsman Automation Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | CRAFTSMAN2% ₹61 Cr 134,546
↑ 9,822 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | UJJIVANSFB2% ₹60 Cr 18,825,767 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | PNBHOUSING2% ₹58 Cr 759,818 KSB Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 14 | KSB2% ₹58 Cr 936,780 Greenpanel Industries Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | GREENPANEL2% ₹57 Cr 2,131,308
↑ 48,507 MTAR Technologies Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | MTARTECH2% ₹54 Cr 421,865
↑ 33,649 9. IDBI Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 14.1% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 40% , 2023 was 33.4% and 2022 was 2.4% . IDBI Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 21 Jun 17 NAV (25 Apr 25) ₹28.0502 ↓ -0.73 (-2.53 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹494 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC IDBI Asset Management Limited Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.3 Sharpe Ratio 0.29 Information Ratio -0.19 Alpha Ratio 5.7 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹19,259 31 Mar 22 ₹27,068 31 Mar 23 ₹26,914 31 Mar 24 ₹38,308 31 Mar 25 ₹42,752 Returns for IDBI Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -0.1% 3 Month -9.1% 6 Month -9.7% 1 Year 3.8% 3 Year 17% 5 Year 32% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 40% 2022 33.4% 2021 2.4% 2020 64.7% 2019 19% 2018 -4.4% 2017 -15% 2016 2015 2014 Fund Manager information for IDBI Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Nikhil Rungta 1 Jul 24 0.67 Yr. Mahesh Bendre 1 Jul 24 0.67 Yr. Data below for IDBI Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 32.99% Consumer Cyclical 16.45% Basic Materials 13.18% Utility 8.02% Consumer Defensive 7.73% Financial Services 6.05% Health Care 4.12% Communication Services 2.92% Technology 2.63% Real Estate 0.83% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.16% Equity 96.84% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity JTL Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | 5346004% ₹16 Cr 2,026,866
↑ 325,507 Housing & Urban Development Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | HUDCO3% ₹12 Cr 752,118
↑ 198,641 International Gemmological Institute (India) Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | IGIL3% ₹12 Cr 303,787 Sanathan Textiles Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | SANATHAN3% ₹12 Cr 401,251
↑ 25,615 Concord Enviro Systems Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | CEWATER3% ₹12 Cr 261,789
↑ 54,561 Navkar Corp Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | NAVKARCORP2% ₹10 Cr 1,084,277
↑ 75,444 Himatsingka Seide Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | 5140432% ₹10 Cr 888,863
↑ 116,168 Manorama Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | 5419742% ₹10 Cr 102,604 TD Power Systems Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | TDPOWERSYS2% ₹10 Cr 316,162
↑ 24,398 Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | SHAKTIPUMP2% ₹10 Cr 118,679 10. SBI Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 19.5% since its launch. Ranked 4 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 24.1% , 2023 was 25.3% and 2022 was 8.1% . SBI Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Sep 09 NAV (25 Apr 25) ₹161.444 ↓ -2.68 (-1.63 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹30,829 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.7 Sharpe Ratio 0.03 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹19,527 31 Mar 22 ₹25,045 31 Mar 23 ₹26,602 31 Mar 24 ₹36,310 31 Mar 25 ₹38,288 Returns for SBI Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 25 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.7% 3 Month -0.5% 6 Month -7.8% 1 Year 1.3% 3 Year 15.7% 5 Year 29.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 19.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 24.1% 2022 25.3% 2021 8.1% 2020 47.6% 2019 33.6% 2018 6.1% 2017 -19.6% 2016 78.7% 2015 1.3% 2014 20.6% Fund Manager information for SBI Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure R. Srinivasan 16 Nov 13 11.3 Yr. Mohan Lal 1 May 24 0.83 Yr. Data below for SBI Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 25.63% Consumer Cyclical 18.64% Financial Services 16.23% Basic Materials 10.95% Consumer Defensive 4.86% Health Care 2.26% Real Estate 1.48% Communication Services 1.44% Technology 1.32% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 16.77% Equity 83.04% Debt 0.19% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity DOMS Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | DOMS3% ₹794 Cr 3,300,000 SBFC Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | SBFC3% ₹788 Cr 89,318,180 Chalet Hotels Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | CHALET3% ₹716 Cr 9,716,991 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | KPIL2% ₹695 Cr 7,900,000 CMS Info Systems Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | 5434412% ₹687 Cr 15,000,000 AAVAS Financiers Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | AAVAS2% ₹657 Cr 3,900,000 Blue Star Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | BLUESTARCO2% ₹650 Cr 3,387,376
↓ -1,612,624 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | CHOLAHLDNG2% ₹645 Cr 3,928,227 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | 5433082% ₹642 Cr 12,323,990 E I D Parry India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | EIDPARRY2% ₹619 Cr 9,324,049
Who Should Invest in Small Cap Mutual Funds?
As small-cap funds invest in small-cap stocks and small companies like startups, they have a huge potential for future growth. But, the matter of fact is that the returns of small caps are subjected to high volatility. Thus, some of the small-cap stocks can erode your wealth. However, on the other side, small caps can also double your investments in the future.
Due to the nature of the companies, small caps can outperform in a rising market and even can Underperform during a downturn. Hence, investors who can bear a high level of risk in their investment should only consider Investing in small cap funds. You should be able to bear downfalls in bad market phase. If you are planning to invest in such high-risk funds, it is suggested to plan your investments for a longer duration, i.e., approximately for more than five years. The longer you invest in the equity market, higher are the chances to earn good profits.
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Tips to Invest in Best Small Cap Equity Funds
When planning to invest in small-cap funds, here are some of the important parameters that you need to take into account before jumping into investing.
Evaluate past performances
Ideally, whenever you are planning to invest in a Mutual Fund scheme, you should thoroughly evaluate the past performances of the fund. Take returns of the past five years and try to compare it with other good funds. A fund should be consistent in its performances in all market conditions. Also, check if the fund is able to beat its benchmark or not.
The scheme should belong to a quality fund house
It is always suggested to look at the quality & reputation of the fund house that you wish to invest in. A fund house with a long-standing record, large assets under management, star funds or good performing fund, etc., is the one to invest in. The fund house that has a strong presence in the financial Industry with a consistent track record should be ideally preferred.
Check the experience of the fund manager
The credit of performance of a Mutual Fund scheme lies with the fund manager. A fund manager is responsible for making investment decisions for the fund’s portfolio. So, investors should go through the performance of the funds managed by the particular fund manager, especially during the tough market phases. The fund manager Going for a fund manager who has been consistent over his career is a preferred choice.
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Good n nice
I believe SBI small cap fund is the best to get good returns in long run.