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Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund and Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund both the schemes belong to the same category of small-cap fund. In simple terms, Small cap funds are the schemes that invest in companies whose Market capitalization is less than INR 500 Crores. These companies form the bottom of the pyramid when companies are classified on the Basis of market capitalization. Small-cap companies are generally start-ups or are in their nascent stages of development. Small-cap companies are considered to have good growth potential. In many situations, small-cap funds have performed better as compared to companies belonging to other market caps. Though both schemes belong to the same category, yet; they differ on account of various parameters. So, let’s analyze the differences between both the schemes through this article.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund (earlier known as Aditya Birla Sun Life Small & Midcap Fund) is an open-ended small-cap fund offered by ABSL Mutual Fund. This scheme was launched on May 30, 2007, and its objective is to attain Capital growth in the long-term by Investing stocks of companies falling under the small-cap category. As on March 31, 2018, some of the top holdings of ABSL Small Cap Fund included Johnson Controls, Cyient Limited, CG Power & Industrial Solutions Limited, and Tata Metaliks Limited. Birla Sun Life Small & Midcap Fund is solely managed by Mr. Jayesh Gandhi. The scheme invests around 70% of its pooled money in stocks of small and mid-cap companies. The risk-appetite of ABSL Small Cap Fund is moderately high.
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is suitable for individuals seeking for long-term capital appreciation. This capital appreciation is generated from a Portfolio primarily consisting of stocks belonging to small-cap companies. As on March 31, 2018, some of the constituents that formed part of the scheme’s portfolio included Deepak Nitrite Limited, JK Lakshmi Cement Limited, Nesco Limited, Finolex Cables Limited, and Voltas Limited. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund tries to identify companies that have the potential to grow and become the market leaders in the future as a result of the capital appreciation. This scheme is jointly managed by Mr. Janakiraman Rengaraju, and others. The suitable investment horizon in case of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is five years or more.
The differences between both the schemes are explained with the help of four sections, namely, basics section, performance section, yearly performance section, and other details section. They are explained as follows.
Some of the parameters that form part of the basics section include current NAV, Fincash Rating, scheme category, and others. To begin with the scheme category, it can be said that both the schemes belong to the same category of Equity Mid & Small-Cap. The next element is current NAV which shows a difference between both the schemes. As on April 24, 2018, the NAV of ABSL Small Cap Fund was around INR 42. On the other hand, the NAV of Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund was approximately INR 61. With respect to Fincash Rating, it can be said that ABSL Mutual Fund’s scheme is rated as 5-Star and Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund’s scheme is rated as 4-Star scheme. The summary performance of the basics section is tabulated as follows.
Parameters Basics NAV Net Assets (Cr) Launch Date Rating Category Sub Cat. Category Rank Risk Expense Ratio Sharpe Ratio Information Ratio Alpha Ratio Benchmark Exit Load Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹82.8943 ↑ 0.63 (0.76 %) ₹4,531 on 30 Apr 25 31 May 07 ☆☆☆☆☆ Equity Small Cap 1 Moderately High 1.89 -0.26 0 0 Not Available 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹169.817 ↑ 0.61 (0.36 %) ₹12,530 on 30 Apr 25 13 Jan 06 ☆☆☆☆ Equity Small Cap 11 Moderately High 1.78 -0.31 0.37 -0.69 Not Available 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)
This being the second section compares the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR returns generated by both the schemes at different intervals. Some of these intervals include 1 Month Return, 6 Month Return, 3 Year Return, and 5 Year Return. The comparison of the performance section reveals that in certain time intervals, ABSL’s scheme leads the race while in other Franklin’s scheme leads the race. The comparison of the performance section is summarized in the table given below.
Parameters Performance 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Since launch Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 7.2% 14.1% -2.6% 3.5% 20.9% 31.6% 12.4% Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details 8.2% 13.3% -1.1% 3.3% 27.7% 38.1% 15.8%
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This is the third section in the comparison which analyses the difference in the absolute returns generated by both the schemes. These absolute returns are generated by the schemes for a particular year. The comparison of the absolute returns shows that in certain years, Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund has done better while in others, Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund has done better. The table given below shows the summary comparison of the yearly performance section.
Parameters Yearly Performance 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 21.5% 39.4% -6.5% 51.4% 19.8% Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details 23.2% 52.1% 3.6% 56.4% 18.7%
It is the last section in the comparison that includes parameters such as AUM, minimum SIP investment, and minimum lumpsum investment. It can be said that both the schemes differ with respect to minimum SIP and lump investment. The minimum SIP and lumpsum investment in case of ABSL Mutual Fund’s scheme is INR 1,000. However, for Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, the minimum SIP and lumpsum amounts are INR 500 and INR 5,000 respectively. In addition, with respect to the AUM, both the schemes differ. As on March 31, 2018, the AUM of ABSL’s scheme was approximately INR 2,089 crores while of Franklin’s scheme was around INR 7,007 Crores. The table given below summarizes the comparison of other details section.
Parameters Other Details Min SIP Investment Min Investment Fund Manager Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹1,000 ₹1,000 Abhinav Khandelwal - 0.5 Yr. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details ₹500 ₹5,000 R. Janakiraman - 14.25 Yr.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details 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 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹18,368 30 Apr 22 ₹24,081 30 Apr 23 ₹26,893 30 Apr 24 ₹43,206 30 Apr 25 ₹42,389
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.86% Equity 96.14% 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% 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 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth
Fund Details Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.22% Equity 92.61% Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 19.26% Financial Services 18.94% Consumer Cyclical 15.15% Health Care 11.27% Basic Materials 10.48% Technology 4.67% Real Estate 4.54% Consumer Defensive 3.5% Utility 2.72% Energy 0.93% Communication Services 0.01% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | ASTERDM3% ₹388 Cr 8,018,630 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5329293% ₹378 Cr 3,868,691 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | 5900032% ₹293 Cr 13,998,917 Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | DEEPAKNTR2% ₹275 Cr 1,387,967 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ERIS2% ₹265 Cr 1,866,828 Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | EQUITASBNK2% ₹264 Cr 48,064,081 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | CROMPTON2% ₹244 Cr 6,900,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | ICICIBANK2% ₹237 Cr 1,759,945 J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | JBCHEPHARM2% ₹235 Cr 1,448,723 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | KALYANKJIL2% ₹232 Cr 4,963,469
Therefore, from the above parameters, it can be concluded that both the schemes differ on account of various parameters. As a consequence, individuals should be careful before investing in any of the schemes. They should understand the modalities of a scheme completely and check whether it matches their investment objective or not. They should also understand the modalities of the scheme completely. This will help them to attain their objectives on time and in a hassle-free manner.
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