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Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 2025 (%) 2024 (%) 2023 (%) 2022 (%) 2021 (%) Sundaram Small Cap Fund Growth ₹297.736
↓ -1.82 ₹3,922 0.4 19.1 45.3 -2.1 60.3 ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Growth ₹91.79
↓ -0.24 ₹9,533 -0.4 15.6 37.9 5.7 61 HDFC Small Cap Fund Growth ₹140.263
↑ 0.02 ₹41,679 -0.6 20.4 44.8 4.6 64.9 DSP Small Cap Fund Growth ₹233.851
↓ -0.48 ₹20,221 -2.8 25.6 41.2 0.5 58.9 Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Growth ₹101.152
↓ -0.52 ₹5,865 -3.7 21.5 39.4 -6.5 51.4 Nippon India Small Cap Fund Growth ₹185.472
↓ -0.98 ₹78,957 -4.7 26.1 48.9 6.5 74.3 SBI Small Cap Fund Growth ₹187.678
↓ -0.76 ₹39,955 -4.9 24.1 25.3 8.1 47.6 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Growth ₹179.202
↓ -0.65 ₹14,467 -8.4 23.2 52.1 3.6 56.4 Kotak Small Cap Fund Growth ₹277.549
↓ -1.64 ₹18,933 -9.1 25.5 34.8 -3.1 70.9 IDBI Small Cap Fund Growth ₹35.5196
↓ -0.17 ₹758 -13.4 40 33.4 2.4 64.7 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 10 Funds showcased
Commentary Sundaram Small Cap Fund ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund HDFC Small Cap Fund DSP Small Cap Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Nippon India Small Cap Fund SBI Small Cap Fund Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Kotak Small Cap Fund IDBI Small Cap Fund Point 1 Bottom quartile AUM (₹3,922 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹9,533 Cr). Top quartile AUM (₹41,679 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹20,221 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹5,865 Cr). Highest AUM (₹78,957 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹39,955 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹14,467 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹18,933 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹758 Cr). Point 2 Oldest track record among peers (21 yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (19+ yrs). Established history (19+ yrs). Established history (15+ yrs). Established history (16+ yrs). Established history (20+ yrs). Established history (21+ yrs). Established history (9+ yrs). Point 3 Rating: 3★ (lower mid). Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Top rated. Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 5★ (top quartile). Rating: 4★ (lower mid). Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Not Rated. 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. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Risk profile: Moderately High. Point 5 5Y return: 16.62% (upper mid). 5Y return: 14.04% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 15.08% (lower mid). 5Y return: 18.52% (top quartile). 5Y return: 13.90% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 19.02% (top quartile). 5Y return: 14.37% (lower mid). 5Y return: 16.17% (upper mid). 5Y return: 12.65% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 17.77% (upper mid). Point 6 3Y return: 16.44% (upper mid). 3Y return: 10.73% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 10.38% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 17.23% (top quartile). 3Y return: 15.01% (upper mid). 3Y return: 14.93% (upper mid). 3Y return: 11.96% (lower mid). 3Y return: 12.49% (lower mid). 3Y return: 11.70% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 17.71% (top quartile). Point 7 1Y return: 17.68% (upper mid). 1Y return: 4.68% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: -0.58% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 18.72% (upper mid). 1Y return: 21.12% (top quartile). 1Y return: 11.14% (upper mid). 1Y return: 9.84% (lower mid). 1Y return: 6.95% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 7.62% (lower mid). 1Y return: 19.37% (top quartile). Point 8 Alpha: 5.33 (top quartile). Alpha: -2.98 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: 0.00 (lower mid). Alpha: 0.80 (upper mid). Alpha: -1.22 (lower mid). Alpha: -2.93 (bottom quartile). Alpha: -3.12 (bottom quartile). Alpha: 4.12 (top quartile). Point 9 Sharpe: 0.31 (top quartile). Sharpe: -0.07 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.26 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 0.30 (upper mid). Sharpe: 0.40 (top quartile). Sharpe: 0.12 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.04 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.05 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.07 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 0.26 (upper mid). Point 10 Information ratio: -0.05 (upper mid). Information ratio: -0.79 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (top quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (top quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: -0.26 (lower mid). Information ratio: -0.63 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: -0.56 (lower mid). Information ratio: -0.80 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: -0.07 (upper mid). Sundaram Small Cap Fund
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
HDFC Small Cap Fund
DSP Small Cap Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
SBI Small Cap Fund
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Kotak Small Cap Fund
IDBI Small Cap Fund
(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. Below is the key information for Sundaram 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 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 (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 Research Highlights for DSP Small Cap Fund Below is the key information for DSP Small Cap 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 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. Research Highlights for Nippon India Small Cap Fund Below is the key information for Nippon India 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 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 (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. Research Highlights for Kotak Small Cap Fund Below is the key information for Kotak 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. Research Highlights for IDBI Small Cap Fund Below is the key information for IDBI Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 15 Feb 05 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹297.736 ↓ -1.82 (-0.61 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,922 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.94 Sharpe Ratio 0.31 Information Ratio -0.05 Alpha Ratio 5.33 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 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,734 31 Aug 23 ₹13,558 31 Aug 24 ₹19,092 31 Aug 25 ₹18,089 31 Aug 26 ₹21,675 Returns for Sundaram Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.9% 3 Month 9.5% 6 Month 18.2% 1 Year 17.7% 3 Year 16.4% 5 Year 16.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 0.4% 2024 19.1% 2023 45.3% 2022 -2.1% 2021 60.3% 2020 26.2% 2019 -6.1% 2018 -29.2% 2017 55.6% 2016 -0.1% Fund Manager information for Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Seksaria 1 Nov 22 3.75 Yr. Shalav Saket 20 Mar 26 0.37 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Small Cap Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 20.99% Consumer Cyclical 20.85% Industrials 18.7% Health Care 11.27% Basic Materials 7.9% Communication Services 4.91% Technology 4.58% Consumer Defensive 2.46% Real Estate 2.25% Utility 0.85% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.41% Equity 94.81% Debt 0.78% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity MTAR Technologies Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | MTARTECH4% ₹152 Cr 264,884 Rategain Travel Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | RATEGAIN4% ₹141 Cr 1,534,556 Aster DM Quality Care Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | ASTERDM4% ₹138 Cr 1,681,362 SJS Enterprises Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | SJS4% ₹138 Cr 577,256 Eternal Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | ETERNAL3% ₹123 Cr 4,056,832 Affle 3i Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 21 | AFFLE3% ₹113 Cr 711,944
↑ 51,733 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | PNBHOUSING3% ₹101 Cr 957,209 Craftsman Automation Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | CRAFTSMAN2% ₹96 Cr 97,466 E I D Parry India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | EIDPARRY2% ₹87 Cr 1,150,500 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | CHOLAHLDNG2% ₹87 Cr 569,382
↑ 140,860 2. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Oct 07 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹91.79 ↓ -0.24 (-0.26 %) 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 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.2% 3 Month 8.2% 6 Month 9.1% 1 Year 4.7% 3 Year 10.7% 5 Year 14% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -0.4% 2024 15.6% 2023 37.9% 2022 5.7% 2021 61% 2020 22.8% 2019 10% 2018 -22.4% 2017 42.7% 2016 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. HDFC Small Cap Fund
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Apr 08 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹140.263 ↑ 0.02 (0.01 %) 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 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.1% 3 Month 6.3% 6 Month 4.8% 1 Year -0.6% 3 Year 10.4% 5 Year 15.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -0.6% 2024 20.4% 2023 44.8% 2022 4.6% 2021 64.9% 2020 20.2% 2019 -9.5% 2018 -8.1% 2017 60.8% 2016 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 4. DSP Small Cap Fund
DSP Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Jun 07 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹233.851 ↓ -0.48 (-0.20 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹20,221 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.72 Sharpe Ratio 0.3 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 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹11,163 31 Aug 23 ₹14,365 31 Aug 24 ₹20,071 31 Aug 25 ₹19,334 31 Aug 26 ₹23,312 Returns for DSP Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.1% 3 Month 14% 6 Month 20.2% 1 Year 18.7% 3 Year 17.2% 5 Year 18.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -2.8% 2024 25.6% 2023 41.2% 2022 0.5% 2021 58.9% 2020 33.1% 2019 0.7% 2018 -25.5% 2017 42.8% 2016 12.7% Fund Manager information for DSP Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Vinit Sambre 21 Jun 10 16.21 Yr. Data below for DSP Small Cap Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 31.58% Industrials 15.53% Basic Materials 13.25% Health Care 9.22% Financial Services 8.47% Consumer Defensive 5.1% Technology 2.29% Communication Services 0.55% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 13.23% Equity 86.77% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | LUMAXTECH4% ₹836 Cr 5,333,347 Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 23 | KIRLOSENG4% ₹770 Cr 3,516,559 Thangamayil Jewellery Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | THANGAMAYL4% ₹747 Cr 1,429,947
↓ -47,019 Sansera Engineering Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | SANSERA3% ₹592 Cr 1,770,029 SPR Auto Technologies Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | SHRIPISTON2% ₹475 Cr 1,081,165 Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | JUBLINGREA2% ₹442 Cr 6,002,947
↓ -387,567 Dodla Dairy Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | DODLA2% ₹425 Cr 4,085,691
↑ 335,691 Welspun Corp Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | 5321442% ₹425 Cr 2,574,661
↓ -426,061 LT Foods Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | 5327832% ₹410 Cr 10,000,000 eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | ECLERX2% ₹408 Cr 2,211,836 5. Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 May 07 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹101.152 ↓ -0.52 (-0.51 %) 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 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.7% 3 Month 11.7% 6 Month 20.4% 1 Year 21.1% 3 Year 15% 5 Year 13.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -3.7% 2024 21.5% 2023 39.4% 2022 -6.5% 2021 51.4% 2020 19.8% 2019 -11.5% 2018 -22.6% 2017 56.7% 2016 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 6. Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 16 Sep 10 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹185.472 ↓ -0.98 (-0.53 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹78,957 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.44 Sharpe Ratio 0.12 Information Ratio -0.26 Alpha Ratio 0.8 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 ₹11,515 31 Aug 23 ₹15,573 31 Aug 24 ₹23,144 31 Aug 25 ₹21,131 31 Aug 26 ₹23,965 Returns for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.1% 3 Month 8.4% 6 Month 14.4% 1 Year 11.1% 3 Year 14.9% 5 Year 19% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 20.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -4.7% 2024 26.1% 2023 48.9% 2022 6.5% 2021 74.3% 2020 29.2% 2019 -2.5% 2018 -16.7% 2017 63% 2016 5.6% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Samir Rachh 2 Jan 17 9.58 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 8.19 Yr. Amber Singhania 11 Mar 26 0.39 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Small Cap Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 22.71% Financial Services 16.58% Consumer Cyclical 14.95% Basic Materials 11.27% Health Care 9.73% Consumer Defensive 9.06% Technology 7.13% Utility 3.52% Communication Services 1.15% Real Estate 0.8% Energy 0.39% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.69% Equity 97.31% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANK2% ₹1,493 Cr 19,954,929 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 5001032% ₹1,404 Cr 34,508,595 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | APARINDS2% ₹1,206 Cr 840,755
↓ -15,732 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 17 | 5900031% ₹1,093 Cr 31,907,252 TD Power Systems Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 15 | TDPOWERSYS1% ₹1,092 Cr 9,653,852
↓ -26,895 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | SBIN1% ₹1,027 Cr 10,000,000 Zydus Wellness Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 | ZYDUSWELL1% ₹989 Cr 17,119,843
↓ -153,727 ACME Solar Holdings Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | ACMESOLAR1% ₹888 Cr 24,487,415 Sai Life Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | SAILIFE1% ₹863 Cr 6,563,832 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | KIRLOSBROS1% ₹846 Cr 4,525,148 7. SBI Small Cap Fund
SBI Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Sep 09 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹187.678 ↓ -0.76 (-0.40 %) 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 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.8% 3 Month 12.5% 6 Month 16.8% 1 Year 9.8% 3 Year 12% 5 Year 14.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -4.9% 2024 24.1% 2023 25.3% 2022 8.1% 2021 47.6% 2020 33.6% 2019 6.1% 2018 -19.6% 2017 78.7% 2016 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 8. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth Launch Date 13 Jan 06 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹179.202 ↓ -0.65 (-0.36 %) 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 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.5% 3 Month 6.7% 6 Month 11.7% 1 Year 7% 3 Year 12.5% 5 Year 16.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -8.4% 2024 23.2% 2023 52.1% 2022 3.6% 2021 56.4% 2020 18.7% 2019 -5% 2018 -17.4% 2017 43.5% 2016 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 9. Kotak Small Cap Fund
Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Feb 05 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹277.549 ↓ -1.64 (-0.59 %) 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 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.3% 3 Month 10.4% 6 Month 13.8% 1 Year 7.6% 3 Year 11.7% 5 Year 12.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -9.1% 2024 25.5% 2023 34.8% 2022 -3.1% 2021 70.9% 2020 34.2% 2019 5% 2018 -17.3% 2017 44% 2016 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 10. IDBI Small Cap Fund
IDBI Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 21 Jun 17 NAV (01 Sep 26) ₹35.5196 ↓ -0.17 (-0.48 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹758 on 31 Jul 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC IDBI Asset Management Limited Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.3 Sharpe Ratio 0.26 Information Ratio -0.07 Alpha Ratio 4.12 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 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹11,982 31 Aug 23 ₹13,856 31 Aug 24 ₹21,469 31 Aug 25 ₹18,796 31 Aug 26 ₹22,821 Returns for IDBI Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 1 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.4% 3 Month 13.3% 6 Month 25% 1 Year 19.4% 3 Year 17.7% 5 Year 17.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2025 -13.4% 2024 40% 2023 33.4% 2022 2.4% 2021 64.7% 2020 19% 2019 -4.4% 2018 -15% 2017 2016 Fund Manager information for IDBI Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Dikshit Mittal 24 Jul 25 1.02 Yr. Data below for IDBI Small Cap Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 23.11% Consumer Cyclical 20.38% Basic Materials 13.5% Financial Services 12% Consumer Defensive 9.43% Technology 7.55% Health Care 6.02% Real Estate 2.01% Communication Services 1.29% Utility 0.84% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.73% Equity 96.27% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 25 | 5006555% ₹41 Cr 56,660
↑ 2,037 Avalon Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | AVALON4% ₹29 Cr 160,104
↓ -2,852 Manorama Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | 5419743% ₹23 Cr 142,461 Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | NAVINFLUOR3% ₹22 Cr 29,286 Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | ABDL3% ₹21 Cr 338,914
↑ 12,299 Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | KIRLOSENG2% ₹17 Cr 78,792 Arvind Fashions Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | 5424842% ₹17 Cr 374,775 KSH International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | KSHINTL2% ₹17 Cr 198,031
↓ -3,115 Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 26 | OFSS2% ₹17 Cr 14,847
↑ 5,308 Pricol Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 25 | PRICOLLTD2% ₹17 Cr 237,103
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