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Nippon India Small Cap Fund Vs HDFC Small Cap Fund: A Comparative Study

Updated on May 31, 2023 , 5678 views

Nippon India Small Cap Fund (Formerly know as Reliance Small Cap Fund) and HDFC Small Cap Fund both of them belong to the small cap category offered by different fund houses. Though both the schemes belong to the same category of Small cap funds under equity category yet, there are differences between both of them. So, let us understand the differences between both the schemes through this article.

Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund

This scheme of Nippon India was launched on April 03, 2008. The scheme’s main objective is to attain long-term Capital appreciation by Investing in equity and equity-related instruments of small-cap companies.

The top 10 holdings of Nippon India Small Cap Fund (as on January 31, 2018) include VIP Industries Limited, RBL Bank Limited, Navin Fluorine International Limited, Zydus Wellness Limited, etc.

Important Information

From October 2019, Reliance Mutual Fund has been renamed as Nippon India Mutual Fund. Nippon Life has acquired majority (75%) stakes in Reliance Nippon Asset Management (RNAM). The company will continue to run its operations without any change in structure and management.

HDFC Small Cap Fund

HDFC Small Cap Fund is a part of HDFC Mutual Fund and was incepted on April 03, 2008. The primary aim of the scheme is to achieve capital growth in the long-term by investing a major portion of its corpus in shares of small cap companies.

As on January 31, 2018, the top 10 holdings of HDFC Small Cap Fund’s Portfolio include Sonata Software Limited, TV Today Network Limited, KEC International Limited, Oriental Carbon & Chemicals Limited, etc.

Detailed Comparison of Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Vs HDFC Small Cap

Basic Parameters

In this section, the parameters compared are current NAV, Fincash Rating, AUM, their category, expense ratio, exit load and so on. To begin with, the category of these schemes, they both belong to equity category. With respect to the current NAV, both the schemes have different NAV though the difference is not much.

Fincash Ratings for both the Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund and HDFC Small Cap Fund are 4-Star

To summarize, the basic parameters are compared below as follows.

Parameters
BasicsNAV
Net Assets (Cr)
Launch Date
Rating
Category
Sub Cat.
Category Rank
Risk
Expense Ratio
Sharpe Ratio
Information Ratio
Alpha Ratio
Benchmark
Exit Load
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹103.371 ↑ 0.60   (0.58 %)
₹26,294 on 30 Apr 23
16 Sep 10
Equity
Small Cap
6
Moderately High
1.86
0.36
1.25
8.78
Not Available
0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹89.662 ↑ 0.19   (0.21 %)
₹15,857 on 30 Apr 23
3 Apr 08
Equity
Small Cap
9
Moderately High
1.84
0.62
0
0
Not Available
0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Performance

After looking at the basic parameters let us now look at the performance aspects of both the funds. With respect to performance aspects, there is not much difference in the areas of 1 Month Returns, 3 Month Returns, 6 Month Returns, and 1 Year returns. However, with respect to 3 Year Returns, 5 Year Returns, and Returns Since Inception, there seems a good difference between both of them. In these parameters, the returns of Reliance Small Cap Fund is higher as compared to HDFC Small Cap Fund. Therefore, though HDFC Small Cap Scheme was launched earlier than Reliance’s scheme yet; its performance is better. The table given below shows the performance of both the schemes.

Parameters
Performance1 Month
3 Month
6 Month
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since launch
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
7.2%
12.9%
7.8%
26.4%
48.1%
19%
20.2%
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
6.7%
12.1%
10.7%
31.9%
44.8%
14.4%
15.6%

Yearly Performance

After looking at the 1Y, 3Y, 5Y Performance let us now look at the absolute yearly performance aspects of both the funds in last 5 years. over here Nippon India Small Cap Fund is generating marginally better returns every year in comparison to HDFC Small cap fund.

Parameters
Yearly Performance2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
6.5%
74.3%
29.2%
-2.5%
-16.7%
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
4.6%
64.9%
20.2%
-9.5%
-8.1%

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Other Details

In this section of other details, some of the parameters compared are Minimum SIP and lumpsum investment. Though the lumpsum investment in case of both the schemes is same, that is, INR 5,000, nevertheless, in case of SIP, the minimum amount of Reliance is lower as compared to HDFC.

Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund is managed by Mr. Samir Rachh

HDFC Small Cap Fund is managed by Mr. Chirag Setalvad

Parameters
Other DetailsMin SIP Investment
Min Investment
Fund Manager
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹100
₹5,000
Samir Rachh - 6.33 Yr.
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹300
₹5,000
Chirag Setalvad - 8.85 Yr.

Growth of 10k Investments over the years

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
DateValue
31 May 18₹10,000
31 May 19₹9,349
31 May 20₹6,969
31 May 21₹15,355
31 May 22₹18,355
31 May 23₹23,287
Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
DateValue
31 May 18₹10,000
31 May 19₹9,563
31 May 20₹6,062
31 May 21₹13,187
31 May 22₹14,595
31 May 23₹19,312

Detailed portfolio Comparison

Asset Allocation
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
Asset ClassValue
Cash3.17%
Equity96.83%
Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Industrials27.86%
Consumer Cyclical15.11%
Financial Services14.37%
Basic Materials14.33%
Consumer Defensive7.77%
Technology7.22%
Health Care5.4%
Energy1.46%
Communication Services1.21%
Utility0.47%
Real Estate0.43%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | TIINDIA
3%₹846 Cr3,267,559
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANK
2%₹456 Cr2,700,000
KPIT Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | KPITTECH
2%₹436 Cr4,756,932
Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | BANKBARODA
2%₹433 Cr23,045,248
NIIT Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | NIITLTD
2%₹401 Cr11,111,066
↑ 15,650
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | BALRAMCHIN
1%₹386 Cr9,291,212
Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 11 | NAVINFLUOR
1%₹382 Cr787,244
Tejas Networks Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 17 | TEJASNET
1%₹380 Cr5,763,697
Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | LT
1%₹374 Cr1,583,030
Zydus Wellness Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 | ZYDUSWELL
1%₹369 Cr2,373,458
Asset Allocation
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
Asset ClassValue
Cash8.45%
Equity91.55%
Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Industrials26.71%
Consumer Cyclical19.76%
Financial Services13.56%
Technology12.61%
Basic Materials8.1%
Health Care4.8%
Consumer Defensive3.41%
Communication Services1.91%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
Sonata Software Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | SONATSOFTW
5%₹791 Cr9,259,329
↓ -131,322
Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 19 | BANKBARODA
4%₹691 Cr36,828,792
Bajaj Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 19 | BAJAJELEC
4%₹608 Cr5,537,944
Firstsource Solutions Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | FSL
3%₹554 Cr47,400,000
Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 15 | GESHIP
3%₹452 Cr6,668,480
IDFC Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | IDFC
3%₹444 Cr50,571,544
eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | ECLERX
3%₹420 Cr3,099,516
↑ 77,260
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ASTERDM
3%₹408 Cr16,530,886
KEI Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | KEI
3%₹400 Cr2,110,000
Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | 500245
2%₹371 Cr8,965,017

Thus, from the above comparisons, we can find that both the schemes are different in certain parameters while same in certain parameters. However, it is always advised to people that they understand the modalities of a scheme completely and check whether it matches their investment objectives before investing. In addition, they can even consult a financial advisor to ensure that the selected fund is in-line with their objectives and they attain it on time.

Disclaimer:
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data. Please verify with scheme information document before making any investment.
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