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. Nippon India Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund launched on 16 Sep 10. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis Nippon India Small Cap Fund - G
Scheme Objective
CAGR return of 19.6% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Small Cap category. Return for 2025 was -4.7% , 2024 was 26.1% and 2023 was 48.9% . NAV as on 20 Jan 26 ₹156.561 ↓ -3.23 (-2.02 %) Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Dec 2025 ₹68,287 Cr. Launch Date 16 Sep 2010 Category Equity - Small Cap Rating ☆☆☆☆ Type Open Ended Fund Risk Moderately High AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Alpha Ratio -1.23 Expense Ratio 1.44 % Sharpe Ratio -0.418 Information Ratio -0.02 Benchmark Not Available Min Investment ₹5,000 Min SIP Investment ₹100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) NAV Price Chart
Returns
Annual Compounded Returns
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 20 Jan 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -5% 3 Month -7.9% 6 Month -10.1% 1 Year -5.9% 3 Year 19.1% 5 Year 24.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 19.6% Historical Annual Returns
Year Returns 2024 -4.7% 2023 26.1% 2022 48.9% 2021 6.5% 2020 74.3% 2019 29.2% 2018 -2.5% 2017 -16.7% 2016 63% Growth of 10k Over Years
Date Value 31 Dec 20 ₹10,000 31 Dec 21 ₹17,434 31 Dec 22 ₹18,574 31 Dec 23 ₹27,661 31 Dec 24 ₹34,872 31 Dec 25 ₹33,217 Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.83% Equity 96.17% Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 19.8% Financial Services 16.77% Consumer Cyclical 14.25% Consumer Defensive 11.36% Basic Materials 10.68% Health Care 9.29% Technology 6.96% Utility 3% Energy 1.86% Communication Services 1.26% Real Estate 0.92% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Holdings/Securities
Name Global Industry Holding Value Quantity Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | MCXFinancial Data & Stock Exchanges 3% ₹2,061 Cr 1,851,010 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANKBanks - Regional 2% ₹1,318 Cr 13,300,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | SBINBanks - Regional 1% ₹1,016 Cr 10,347,848 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 17 | 590003Banks - Regional 1% ₹1,006 Cr 38,140,874 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 500103Specialty Industrial Machinery 1% ₹848 Cr 29,507,422 Emami Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 531162Household & Personal Products 1% ₹835 Cr 15,798,302
↑ 2,923,504 eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 20 | ECLERXInformation Technology Services 1% ₹804 Cr 1,712,794 Reliance Industries Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | RELIANCEOil & Gas Refining & Marketing 1% ₹780 Cr 4,964,128 Zydus Wellness Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 | ZYDUSWELLPackaged Foods 1% ₹775 Cr 17,048,030
↑ 200,000 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | 532215Banks - Regional 1% ₹759 Cr 5,977,976
Talk to our investment specialistFund Managers
Name Since Tenure Samir Rachh 2 Jan 17 9 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 7.61 Yr. Lokesh Maru 5 Sep 25 0.32 Yr. Divya Sharma 5 Sep 25 0.32 Yr. Custodians
Company Address Deutsche Bank AG 1 Great Winchester Street Registrar & Transfer Agent
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Company Address Nippon India Mutual Fund 9th Floor, Crescenzo, C-38 & 39,,G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400051 Auditors
Company Address Haribhakti & Co. Chartered Accountants 42, Free Press House,4th Floor,,215, Nariman Point, All Plan & Options
Fund and Plan NAV 6 Month 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Normal Dividend, Payout ₹82.5045
↓ -1.70 -10.08 % -6.57 % 18.32 % 25.18 % Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Normal Dividend, Reinvestment ₹82.5045
↓ -1.70 -10.08 % -6.57 % 18.32 % 25.18 % Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth ₹156.561
↓ -3.23 -10.08 % -5.9 % 19.13 % 24.71 % Data as on 20 Jan 26