+91-22-48913909Best Small Cap Equity Mutual Funds in 5 Years
Looking for Best Small Cap Funds? Nowadays, many investors are keen to invest in Small cap funds as they have substantial potential to grow into big enterprises. Small cap funds are a type of equity Mutual Fund that invests in stocks of small sized companies. These are firms with a market capitalization (MC=no of shares issued by the company X market price per share) of less than INR 500 Crore. Their market capitalization is much lower than the large and mid-cap.
Small cap firms have the potential to generate good returns. Many small cap companies serve a niche market with sound consumer demand for their products and services. They also serve emerging industries with the potential for substantial future growth. However, the risks involved in it are very high. But, if you invest for a longer duration, the risks tend to lower down.
Investors who wish to invest in small cap funds, can choose the best performing small cap funds that are listed below based on past 5 year performances.
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Top 6 Best Small Cap Mutual Funds based on 5 Year Performance
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) Kotak Small Cap Fund Growth ₹276.46
↑ 0.53 ₹18,933 9.9 17.2 5.9 10.7 12.1 -9.1 ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Growth ₹91.79
↑ 0.35 ₹9,533 9.1 13.4 3.7 9.8 13.6 -0.4 Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Growth ₹102.453
↑ 0.86 ₹5,865 13.8 25.4 21.1 14.7 13.7 -3.7 SBI Small Cap Fund Growth ₹187.139
↑ 0.19 ₹39,955 12.4 20.3 8.6 11 14 -4.9 HDFC Small Cap Fund Growth ₹139.906
↑ 0.11 ₹41,679 6.3 8.6 -1 9.7 14.5 -0.6 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Growth ₹181.505
↑ 1.00 ₹14,467 8.6 16.4 7.6 12.1 15.7 -8.4 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 8 Sep 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 6 Funds showcased
Commentary Kotak Small Cap Fund ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund SBI Small Cap Fund HDFC Small Cap Fund Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Point 1 Upper mid AUM (₹18,933 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹9,533 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹5,865 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹39,955 Cr). Highest AUM (₹41,679 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹14,467 Cr). Point 2 Oldest track record among peers (21 yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (19+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (20+ yrs). Point 3 Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Top rated. Rating: 5★ (upper mid). Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 4★ (lower mid). Point 4 Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Point 5 5Y return: 12.08% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 13.63% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 13.71% (lower mid). 5Y return: 13.99% (upper mid). 5Y return: 14.49% (upper mid). 5Y return: 15.71% (top quartile). Point 6 3Y return: 10.72% (lower mid). 3Y return: 9.77% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 14.66% (top quartile). 3Y return: 11.03% (upper mid). 3Y return: 9.66% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 12.10% (upper mid). Point 7 1Y return: 5.88% (lower mid). 1Y return: 3.67% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 21.14% (top quartile). 1Y return: 8.59% (upper mid). 1Y return: -1.01% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 7.64% (upper mid). Point 8 Alpha: -3.12 (bottom quartile). Alpha: -2.98 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (top quartile). Alpha: -1.22 (upper mid). Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: -2.93 (lower mid). Point 9 Sharpe: -0.07 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.07 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 0.40 (top quartile). Sharpe: -0.04 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.26 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.05 (upper mid). Point 10 Information ratio: -0.80 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: -0.79 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (top quartile). Information ratio: -0.63 (lower mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: -0.56 (upper mid). Kotak Small Cap Fund
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
SBI Small Cap Fund
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
(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. Below is the key information for Kotak 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. Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Smallcap 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. Research Highlights for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life 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 Research Highlights for SBI Small Cap Fund Below is the key information for SBI Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in Small-Cap and Mid-Cap companies. Research Highlights for HDFC Small Cap Fund Below is the key information for HDFC Small Cap 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. Research Highlights for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Below is the key information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Kotak Small Cap Fund
Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Feb 05 NAV (08 Sep 26) ₹276.46 ↑ 0.53 (0.19 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹18,933 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.66 Sharpe Ratio -0.07 Information Ratio -0.8 Alpha Ratio -3.12 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 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,928 31 Aug 23 ₹13,004 31 Aug 24 ₹18,271 31 Aug 25 ₹16,742 31 Aug 26 ₹18,296 Returns for Kotak Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month 9.9% 6 Month 17.2% 1 Year 5.9% 3 Year 10.7% 5 Year 12.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -9.1% 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% Fund Manager information for Kotak Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Harish Bihani 20 Oct 23 2.78 Yr. Data below for Kotak Small Cap Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Health Care 24.1% Industrials 22% Consumer Cyclical 19.45% Financial Services 15.58% Basic Materials 7.96% Real Estate 3.4% Consumer Defensive 2.63% Technology 2.18% Communication Services 1.76% Utility 0.74% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.2% Equity 99.8% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Quality Care Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | ASTERDM5% ₹930 Cr 11,316,828
↓ -10,406 Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | VIJAYA4% ₹733 Cr 5,454,656 Sansera Engineering Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | SANSERA4% ₹697 Cr 2,081,679 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | 5433084% ₹680 Cr 8,454,118 Century Plyboards (India) Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5325482% ₹467 Cr 5,836,731 Minda Corp Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | MINDACORP2% ₹463 Cr 6,607,215 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | KPIL2% ₹461 Cr 3,572,133 Five-Star Business Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 25 | FIVESTAR2% ₹426 Cr 7,780,174
↑ 502,898 Ajanta Pharma Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 23 | 5323312% ₹397 Cr 1,144,880 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | ICICIBANK2% ₹378 Cr 2,635,719 2. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Oct 07 NAV (08 Sep 26) ₹91.79 ↑ 0.35 (0.38 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹9,533 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.78 Sharpe Ratio -0.07 Information Ratio -0.79 Alpha Ratio -2.98 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 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹11,293 31 Aug 23 ₹14,190 31 Aug 24 ₹19,276 31 Aug 25 ₹18,369 31 Aug 26 ₹19,473 Returns for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month 9.1% 6 Month 13.4% 1 Year 3.7% 3 Year 9.8% 5 Year 13.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -0.4% 2023 15.6% 2022 37.9% 2021 5.7% 2020 61% 2019 22.8% 2018 10% 2017 -22.4% 2016 42.7% 2015 6% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Name Since Tenure Rajat Chandak 5 Feb 26 0.48 Yr. Sharmila D'Silva 30 Jun 22 4.09 Yr. Aatur Shah 21 Apr 25 1.28 Yr. Sakshat Goel 5 Feb 26 0.48 Yr. Gaurav Jain 5 Feb 26 0.48 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 25.13% Consumer Cyclical 22.17% Basic Materials 17.45% Financial Services 13.68% Health Care 8.77% Technology 5.07% Energy 1.42% Real Estate 1.19% Consumer Defensive 1% Utility 0.96% Communication Services 0.22% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.75% Equity 97.25% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Shadowfax Technologies Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | SHADOWFAX3% ₹275 Cr 11,340,147
↑ 1,965,012 Atul Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | ATUL2% ₹236 Cr 350,000 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | M&M2% ₹223 Cr 656,078 R R Kabel Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 26 | RRKABEL2% ₹208 Cr 797,273
↑ 34,101 Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | SEDEMAC2% ₹183 Cr 680,443
↑ 109,399 Minda Corp Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | MINDACORP2% ₹178 Cr 2,542,569
↓ -118,946 Timken India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | 5221132% ₹175 Cr 555,849 Pfizer Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | PFIZER2% ₹172 Cr 356,978
↓ -4,579 Travel Food Services Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | TRAVELFOOD2% ₹172 Cr 1,320,173
↑ 14,495 ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | ZFCVINDIA2% ₹164 Cr 680,314
↑ 49,224 3. Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 May 07 NAV (08 Sep 26) ₹102.453 ↑ 0.86 (0.85 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹5,865 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0.4 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 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹9,959 31 Aug 23 ₹12,637 31 Aug 24 ₹17,128 31 Aug 25 ₹15,698 31 Aug 26 ₹19,396 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 8 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.2% 3 Month 13.8% 6 Month 25.4% 1 Year 21.1% 3 Year 14.7% 5 Year 13.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -3.7% 2023 21.5% 2022 39.4% 2021 -6.5% 2020 51.4% 2019 19.8% 2018 -11.5% 2017 -22.6% 2016 56.7% 2015 9.7% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Abhinav Khandelwal 31 Oct 24 1.75 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 3.7 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 19.6% Financial Services 17.11% Health Care 14.63% Industrials 13.31% Basic Materials 12.35% Consumer Defensive 8.55% Technology 3.82% Real Estate 3.32% Utility 1.52% Communication Services 1.08% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.91% Equity 95.29% Debt 2.8% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Sai Life Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 | SAILIFE3% ₹173 Cr 1,313,192 Reverse Repo
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹164 Cr Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 20 | NAVINFLUOR3% ₹159 Cr 210,525 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 25 | UJJIVANSFB3% ₹157 Cr 21,907,129
↑ 3,000,000 Radico Khaitan Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | RADICO2% ₹131 Cr 302,373 Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | 5014232% ₹128 Cr 416,964
↑ 40,000 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5900032% ₹125 Cr 3,662,155
↑ 230,000 CCL Products (India) Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | CCL2% ₹123 Cr 1,060,480 Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 25 | LALPATHLAB2% ₹119 Cr 625,542
↑ 108,240 RBL Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 | RBLBANK2% ₹118 Cr 3,147,305
↑ 190,000 4. SBI Small Cap Fund
SBI Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Sep 09 NAV (08 Sep 26) ₹187.139 ↑ 0.19 (0.10 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹39,955 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.58 Sharpe Ratio -0.05 Information Ratio -0.63 Alpha Ratio -1.22 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 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹11,687 31 Aug 23 ₹13,929 31 Aug 24 ₹19,140 31 Aug 25 ₹17,640 31 Aug 26 ₹19,653 Returns for SBI Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.9% 3 Month 12.4% 6 Month 20.3% 1 Year 8.6% 3 Year 11% 5 Year 14% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -4.9% 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% Fund Manager information for SBI Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure R. Srinivasan 16 Nov 13 12.71 Yr. Data below for SBI Small Cap Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 25.73% Industrials 20.78% Financial Services 15.66% Basic Materials 12.89% Technology 5.84% Consumer Defensive 3.38% Health Care 2.22% Utility 2.17% Real Estate 0.86% Communication Services 0.4% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.92% Equity 89.92% Debt 0.16% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Ather Energy Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 | ATHERENERG4% ₹1,702 Cr 13,507,612
↓ -6,589,348 Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | NAVINFLUOR3% ₹1,235 Cr 1,631,795 Honeywell Automation India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | HONAUT3% ₹1,138 Cr 298,145 City Union Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | CUB3% ₹1,082 Cr 52,419,485 Belrise Industries Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | BELRISE3% ₹1,031 Cr 43,542,092 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | KPIL3% ₹1,019 Cr 7,900,000 ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | ZFCVINDIA3% ₹1,016 Cr 4,200,000 Sundaram Fasteners Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 25 | SUNDRMFAST2% ₹977 Cr 10,000,000 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 26 | MCX2% ₹888 Cr 3,300,000
↑ 450,568 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | 5433082% ₹885 Cr 11,000,000
↓ -1,323,990 5. HDFC Small Cap Fund
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Apr 08 NAV (08 Sep 26) ₹139.906 ↑ 0.11 (0.08 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹41,679 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.58 Sharpe Ratio -0.26 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 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,882 31 Aug 23 ₹14,978 31 Aug 24 ₹20,426 31 Aug 25 ₹20,037 31 Aug 26 ₹20,177 Returns for HDFC Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -2% 3 Month 6.3% 6 Month 8.6% 1 Year -1% 3 Year 9.7% 5 Year 14.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -0.6% 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% Fund Manager information for HDFC Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Chirag Setalvad 28 Jun 14 12.1 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 3.11 Yr. Data below for HDFC Small Cap Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 21.39% Industrials 20.06% Health Care 12.34% Financial Services 12.28% Technology 11.43% Basic Materials 6.87% Consumer Defensive 3.87% Communication Services 1.8% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.96% Equity 90.04% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Firstsource Solutions Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | FSL4% ₹1,768 Cr 58,522,189 Aster DM Quality Care Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ASTERDM4% ₹1,623 Cr 19,740,031 Gabriel India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | GABRIEL3% ₹1,392 Cr 9,655,309
↓ -119,735 eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | ECLERX3% ₹1,190 Cr 6,447,656
↑ 55,580 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 19 | 5321343% ₹1,136 Cr 46,828,792 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5433082% ₹896 Cr 11,133,566 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | ERIS2% ₹876 Cr 6,464,629
↓ -98,829 Fortis Healthcare Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5328432% ₹829 Cr 8,770,176
↓ -669,956 Indian Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 16 | 5328142% ₹810 Cr 9,688,128 The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 17 | FEDERALBNK2% ₹745 Cr 20,759,451 6. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth Launch Date 13 Jan 06 NAV (08 Sep 26) ₹181.505 ↑ 1.00 (0.55 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,467 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.72 Sharpe Ratio -0.05 Information Ratio -0.56 Alpha Ratio -2.93 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 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,857 31 Aug 23 ₹14,936 31 Aug 24 ₹22,137 31 Aug 25 ₹19,759 31 Aug 26 ₹21,455 Returns for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 8 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 8.6% 6 Month 16.4% 1 Year 7.6% 3 Year 12.1% 5 Year 15.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -8.4% 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% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 1 Feb 11 15.51 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.79 Yr. Akhil Kalluri 8 Sep 22 3.9 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 19.44% Consumer Cyclical 18.56% Financial Services 17.91% Health Care 10.45% Technology 10.4% Basic Materials 9.15% Real Estate 3.57% Consumer Defensive 3.22% Utility 2.92% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.32% Equity 95.68% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | EQUITASBNK2% ₹361 Cr 48,064,081 Kajaria Ceramics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 | 5002332% ₹336 Cr 2,804,114
↓ -67,127 Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | KIRLOSENG2% ₹321 Cr 1,465,251
↓ -173,349 Pine Labs Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 | PINELABS2% ₹316 Cr 22,713,252
↑ 4,700,000 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5329292% ₹308 Cr 5,311,513
↑ 153,259 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ERIS2% ₹303 Cr 2,233,791 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 | HAL2% ₹286 Cr 615,000 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | KALYANKJIL2% ₹273 Cr 4,463,469
↓ -500,000 Syrma SGS Technology Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | SYRMA2% ₹264 Cr 1,934,070
↓ -444,832 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | PNBHOUSING2% ₹259 Cr 2,461,959
↓ -259,175
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