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Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund Vs L&T Emerging Businesses Fund

Updated on July 21, 2024 , 2618 views

Both Reliance small cap Fund and L&T Emerging Businesses Fund are small-cap category schemes offered by different fund houses. Though the category of both the schemes is same, yet they differ in terms of various factors such as performance, AUM, their current NAV and other related parameters. So, let us try to understand the differences between both the differences between Reliance Small Cap Fund and L&T Emerging Businesses Fund through this article.

About Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund

Nippon India Small Cap Fund (Formerly known as Reliance Small Cap Fund) is offered by Nippon Mutual Fund and was incepted on September 16, 2010. The investment objective of the scheme is to attain long-term Capital growth by predominantly Investing the corpus in equity and equity-related instruments of small cap companies.

As on January 31, 2018, some of the stocks that constituted the top 10 holdings of Reliance Small Cap Fund’s Portfolio include Navin Fluorine International Limited, Deepak Nitrite Limited, RBL Bank Limited, and ITD Cementation India Limited.

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.

About L&T Emerging Businesses Fund

L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is an open-ended equity scheme that aims for long-term capital appreciation. It tries to attain its objective by forming a diversified portfolio mainly consisting of equity and equity-related instruments of the small-cap category. This scheme was launched on May 13, 2014. This scheme uses S&P BSE Small Cap Index to construct its portfolio.

As on January 31, 2018, some of the top 10 holdings of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund constituted of HEG Limited, Supreme Industries Limited, NOCIL Limited, and Grindwell Norton Limited.

Nippon India Small Cap Fund Vs L&T Emerging Businesses Fund

The various comparison parameters between both these funds are classified into four sections. These sections are basics section, performance section, yearly performance section and other details section. So, let us understand how these funds are differentiated on the Basis of various parameters.

Basics Section

In this basics section, some of the comparable elements include Current NAV, Category, Fincash Ratings, AUM, expense ratio, and many more. To being with the category of both the schemes, they belong to the same category of Mid & Small-Cap Fund. With respect to Current NAV, it can be seen that the NAV of Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund is higher as compared to L&T Emerging Businesses Fund.

As per Fincash Rating, we can see that L&T Emerging Businesses Fund has 5-Star Rating and Reliance Small Cap Fund has 4-Star Rating.

A summary of the parameters that are a part of the Basics Section is given below.

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
₹172.482 ↓ -0.30   (-0.17 %)
₹56,469 on 30 Jun 24
16 Sep 10
Equity
Small Cap
6
Moderately High
1.82
2.9
0.96
7.12
Not Available
0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹83.941 ↓ -0.07   (-0.09 %)
₹16,397 on 30 Jun 24
12 May 14
Equity
Small Cap
2
High
1.84
2.41
0.66
1.08
Not Available
0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Performance Section

This section compares the performance of both the schemes at different time periods. On a hindsight, it can be said that there is not much difference in the performance of both the funds at different time periods. Though in case of Performance since Inception, L&T Emerging Businesses Fund leads Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund yet; in many other time periods, the performance of Nippon India Small Cap Fund has been better. With respect to 5 Year Returns, there is no data shown in case of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund as the fund has launched in May 2014. The table given below summarizes the data of performance section.

Parameters
Performance1 Month
3 Month
6 Month
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since launch
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
2.3%
15%
25.1%
52.1%
31.2%
36.2%
22.8%
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
0%
14.1%
21.4%
47.9%
28.6%
30.2%
23.2%

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Yearly Performance

With respect to yearly performance, L&T Emerging Businesses Fund and Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund both are almost performing the same. For the year 2016, however, L&T Emerging Businesses Fund performed better than Nippon India Small Cap Fund. The table given below shows the yearly performance of both the schemes.

Parameters
Yearly Performance2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
48.9%
6.5%
74.3%
29.2%
-2.5%
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
46.1%
1%
77.4%
15.5%
-8.1%

Other Details Section

The other details section includes the differentiating parameters such as Minimum SIP and Lumpsum Investment. The minimum lumpsum investment in both the scheme is same that is, INR 5,000. However, the minimum SIP investment in case of Nippon India Mutual Fund is INR 100 and of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is INR 500. The table showing the factors under other details section are listed below as follows.

The Fund managers managing the Nippon India Small Cap Fund are Mr. Samir Rachh and Mr. Dhrumil Shah.

Mr. S. N. Lahiri and Mr. Karan Desai are the fund managers managing L&T Emerging Businesses Fund.

Parameters
Other DetailsMin SIP Investment
Min Investment
Fund Manager
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹100
₹5,000
Samir Rachh - 7.5 Yr.
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹500
₹5,000
Venugopal Manghat - 4.54 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
30 Jun 19₹10,000
30 Jun 20₹8,706
30 Jun 21₹18,155
30 Jun 22₹19,715
30 Jun 23₹27,539
30 Jun 24₹42,883
Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
DateValue
30 Jun 19₹10,000
30 Jun 20₹7,797
30 Jun 21₹15,737
30 Jun 22₹17,233
30 Jun 23₹23,072
30 Jun 24₹35,781

Detailed Assets & Holdings Comparison

Asset Allocation
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
Asset ClassValue
Cash4.15%
Equity95.85%
Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Industrials31.35%
Financial Services13.39%
Consumer Cyclical11.98%
Basic Materials10.72%
Technology9.83%
Consumer Defensive6.72%
Health Care6.64%
Communication Services1.51%
Utility1.32%
Energy0.91%
Real Estate0.36%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANK
2%₹1,120 Cr6,650,000
↑ 500,000
Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | TIINDIA
2%₹1,064 Cr2,499,222
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | KIRLOSBROS
2%₹930 Cr4,384,076
Voltamp Transformers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | VOLTAMP
2%₹873 Cr793,529
↓ -50,869
Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | APARINDS
1%₹818 Cr965,116
Tejas Networks Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 17 | TEJASNET
1%₹814 Cr5,763,697
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | BHEL
1%₹752 Cr25,000,000
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | MCX
1%₹726 Cr1,851,010
ELANTAS Beck India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 13 | 500123
1%₹711 Cr614,625
State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | SBIN
1%₹688 Cr8,100,000
Asset Allocation
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
Asset ClassValue
Cash2.45%
Equity97.55%
Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Industrials34.77%
Consumer Cyclical14.72%
Basic Materials13.23%
Financial Services10.46%
Technology8.84%
Real Estate6.21%
Health Care3.92%
Consumer Defensive2.29%
Energy1.7%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | APARINDS
3%₹538 Cr635,400
Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | BRIGADE
3%₹445 Cr3,299,000
↓ -567,279
KEI Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | KEI
2%₹408 Cr922,670
↓ -25,000
Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | TECHNOE
2%₹400 Cr2,573,042
Century Textiles & Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | CENTURYTEX
2%₹372 Cr1,607,279
KPIT Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | KPITTECH
2%₹358 Cr2,188,200
NCC Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | NCC
2%₹357 Cr11,291,100
EIH Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 17 | EIHOTEL
2%₹356 Cr8,283,239
Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 17 | TRENT
2%₹318 Cr580,400
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | RATNAMANI
2%₹304 Cr842,458

Thus, we can conclude that both the schemes differ on various parameters. However, investors should be careful while choosing any scheme for investment. Individuals should check and confirm whether the scheme matches their investment objective or not. If required they can also consult a financial advisor and get their queries resolved before investing. This will help them to ensure that their money gives them the required results and the objectives are attained timely.

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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