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Top 5 Equity - Small Cap Funds
The risk in SIP varies for different Types of Mutual Funds. investing in Mutual Funds via SIP (Systematic Investment plan) involves Market linked risks, that are certainly higher for Equity Funds than debt and balanced Mutual Funds. The risk in SIP depends on the investment option that is chosen considering the risk profile, risk appetite and liquidity. However, the risk in SIP can be managed and reduced by the fund managers and the fund house.
To calculate the risk in SIP there are various tools available like sip calculator (also known as SIP return calculator).
Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks, is a commonly heard term. What this means is that your investment in a SIP can go down and you can end up with a value lower than what you invested depending on how the market behaves.
The risk in SIP is however related to the holding period and usually, the longer the holding period, the lower the risk. With higher holding period the probability of making profit increases. For e.g. have a look below for equity, a longer holding period for equity results in a lowering chance of loss. (The below is an analysis done on the BSE Sensex from 1979 to 2016).
The ability to get your money back quickly depends on the Underlying investments. Usually with mutual funds, this is not an issue, however, there have been periods (such in 2008), when there was an issue in selling securities(Bonds) and that certain mutual funds had to limit withdrawals from some schemes. The equity market is fairly liquid (meaning that buying and selling do not pose an issue). However, if the sale quantity exceeds the numbers of buyers by a large amount, then this will result in an issue, hence making subsequent payouts a problem and hence liquidity risk.
When the bond of a particular company/entity undergoes a downgrade by a credit rating agency, its price falls. If the price falls, this impacts the overall value of the Portfolio. This is called credit risk.
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When a company defaults on its payments to the bond holders, it’s called Default Risk.
With the investor not getting their money back, this will impact their portfolio, negatively.
Today, all transactions take place in the electronic mode. With the various touch-points, there is a possibility of a technological failure at various places, at the R & T Agent, the Bank to debit funds etc.
The non-processing of a transaction is also a risk in SIP.
Another risk in SIP is that the chosen scheme may not deliver upto expectations, and performance may be much lower than expected. The Fund Manager may under-deliver on performance, and this will lead to low returns on the SIP investment.
These are the major risks in a SIP, while we can go on and elaborate further risks in SIP like Economy risk etc., most of these risks would fall under one or more of the categories above.
Though there is definitely a risk in SIP, one should always remember that SIP or lump sum, this is just an investment route and NOT the underlying investment. One needs to look at the underlying investment, its risks, and then make a final decision.
*Below is the list of Top SIP's one can evaluate to invest in
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 was 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 To provide long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in Small-Cap and Mid-Cap companies. HDFC Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 3 Apr 08. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for HDFC Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related securities, including equity derivatives, in the Indian markets with key theme focus being emerging companies (small cap stocks). The Scheme could also additionally invest in Foreign Securities. L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 12 May 14. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for L&T Emerging Businesses 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. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 18 Oct 07. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Smallcap 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. Kotak Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 24 Feb 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Kotak Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Nippon India Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 20% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Small Cap
category. Return for 2022 was 6.5% , 2021 was 74.3% and 2020 was 29.2% . Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 16 Sep 10 NAV (26 May 23) ₹100.708 ↑ 0.49 (0.49 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹26,294 on 30 Apr 23 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.86 Sharpe Ratio 0.36 Information Ratio 1.25 Alpha Ratio 8.78 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 30 Apr 18 ₹10,000 30 Apr 19 ₹8,476 30 Apr 20 ₹6,666 30 Apr 21 ₹13,255 30 Apr 22 ₹18,477 30 Apr 23 ₹20,435 Returns for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 May 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.5% 3 Month 10.3% 6 Month 7.1% 1 Year 31.4% 3 Year 50.6% 5 Year 18% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 20% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 6.5% 2021 74.3% 2020 29.2% 2019 -2.5% 2018 -16.7% 2017 63% 2016 5.6% 2015 15.1% 2014 97.6% 2013 11.9% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Samir Rachh 2 Jan 17 6.33 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 4.94 Yr. Tejas Sheth 1 Feb 23 0.24 Yr. Akshay Sharma 1 Dec 22 0.41 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Small Cap Fund as on 30 Apr 23
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 27.86% Consumer Cyclical 15.11% Financial Services 14.37% Basic Materials 14.33% Consumer Defensive 7.77% Technology 7.22% Health Care 5.4% Energy 1.46% Communication Services 1.21% Utility 0.47% Real Estate 0.43% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.17% Equity 96.83% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | TIINDIA3% ₹846 Cr 3,267,559 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANK2% ₹456 Cr 2,700,000 KPIT Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | KPITTECH2% ₹436 Cr 4,756,932 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | BANKBARODA2% ₹433 Cr 23,045,248 NIIT Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 12 | NIITLTD2% ₹401 Cr 11,111,066
↑ 15,650 Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | BALRAMCHIN1% ₹386 Cr 9,291,212 Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 11 | NAVINFLUOR1% ₹382 Cr 787,244 Tejas Networks Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 17 | TEJASNET1% ₹380 Cr 5,763,697 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | LT1% ₹374 Cr 1,583,030 Zydus Wellness Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 16 | ZYDUSWELL1% ₹369 Cr 2,373,458 2. HDFC Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 15.5% since its launch. Ranked 9 in Small Cap
category. Return for 2022 was 4.6% , 2021 was 64.9% and 2020 was 20.2% . HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Apr 08 NAV (26 May 23) ₹88.161 ↑ 0.78 (0.90 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,857 on 30 Apr 23 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.84 Sharpe Ratio 0.62 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 30 Apr 18 ₹10,000 30 Apr 19 ₹8,972 30 Apr 20 ₹6,015 30 Apr 21 ₹11,443 30 Apr 22 ₹15,068 30 Apr 23 ₹17,369 Returns for HDFC Small Cap Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 May 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 7.2% 3 Month 10.9% 6 Month 11.1% 1 Year 35.6% 3 Year 48.1% 5 Year 14% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 4.6% 2021 64.9% 2020 20.2% 2019 -9.5% 2018 -8.1% 2017 60.8% 2016 5.4% 2015 6.4% 2014 51.5% 2013 7.5% Fund Manager information for HDFC Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Chirag Setalvad 28 Jun 14 8.85 Yr. Priya Ranjan 1 May 22 1 Yr. Data below for HDFC Small Cap Fund as on 30 Apr 23
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 26.71% Consumer Cyclical 19.76% Financial Services 13.56% Technology 12.61% Basic Materials 8.1% Health Care 4.8% Consumer Defensive 3.41% Communication Services 1.91% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 8.45% Equity 91.55% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Sonata Software Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | SONATSOFTW5% ₹791 Cr 9,259,329
↓ -131,322 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 19 | BANKBARODA4% ₹691 Cr 36,828,792 Bajaj Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 19 | BAJAJELEC4% ₹608 Cr 5,537,944 Firstsource Solutions Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | FSL3% ₹554 Cr 47,400,000 Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 15 | GESHIP3% ₹452 Cr 6,668,480 IDFC Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 21 | IDFC3% ₹444 Cr 50,571,544 eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | ECLERX3% ₹420 Cr 3,099,516
↑ 77,260 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ASTERDM3% ₹408 Cr 16,530,886 KEI Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | KEI3% ₹400 Cr 2,110,000 Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | 5002452% ₹371 Cr 8,965,017 3. L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 19.9% since its launch. Ranked 2 in Small Cap
category. Return for 2022 was 1% , 2021 was 77.4% and 2020 was 15.5% . L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 May 14 NAV (26 May 23) ₹51.5681 ↑ 0.23 (0.44 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,672 on 31 Jan 23 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC L&T Investment Management Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.87 Sharpe Ratio -0.15 Information Ratio 0.61 Alpha Ratio 3.77 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 30 Apr 18 ₹10,000 30 Apr 19 ₹8,416 30 Apr 20 ₹5,864 30 Apr 21 ₹11,213 30 Apr 22 ₹15,714 30 Apr 23 ₹17,333 Returns for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 May 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.3% 3 Month 9.4% 6 Month 8.6% 1 Year 26.9% 3 Year 47.6% 5 Year 13.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 19.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 1% 2021 77.4% 2020 15.5% 2019 -8.1% 2018 -13.7% 2017 66.5% 2016 10.2% 2015 12.3% 2014 2013 Fund Manager information for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Name Since Tenure Venugopal Manghat 17 Dec 19 3.37 Yr. Vihang Naik 17 Dec 19 3.37 Yr. Data below for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund as on 31 Jan 23
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 34.81% Basic Materials 17.04% Consumer Cyclical 15.6% Financial Services 9.15% Technology 7.18% Real Estate 5.69% Consumer Defensive 4.82% Health Care 2.66% Energy 1.27% Communication Services 0.08% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.7% Equity 98.3% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity K.P.R. Mill Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 15 | KPRMILL3% ₹269 Cr 5,081,639 RHI Magnesita India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | RHIM3% ₹235 Cr 3,018,479 Indian Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 22 | 5328143% ₹230 Cr 7,556,600 Grindwell Norton Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 17 | 5060763% ₹225 Cr 1,127,322 Carborundum Universal Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 16 | CARBORUNIV3% ₹219 Cr 2,249,700 KEI Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | KEI2% ₹215 Cr 1,329,400 JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | JKLAKSHMI2% ₹209 Cr 2,845,600 E I D Parry India Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | EIDPARRY2% ₹207 Cr 3,804,620 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | APARINDS2% ₹200 Cr 1,184,900 Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | RATNAMANI2% ₹195 Cr 880,422 4. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 11.9% since its launch. Ranked 26 in Small Cap
category. Return for 2022 was 5.7% , 2021 was 61% and 2020 was 22.8% . ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Oct 07 NAV (26 May 23) ₹57.47 ↑ 0.32 (0.56 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹5,036 on 30 Apr 23 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.1 Sharpe Ratio 0.2 Information Ratio 0.44 Alpha Ratio 4.5 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 30 Apr 18 ₹10,000 30 Apr 19 ₹8,460 30 Apr 20 ₹6,580 30 Apr 21 ₹12,747 30 Apr 22 ₹17,408 30 Apr 23 ₹18,749 Returns for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 May 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 6.5% 3 Month 9.2% 6 Month 5.4% 1 Year 20.6% 3 Year 47.5% 5 Year 15.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 11.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 5.7% 2021 61% 2020 22.8% 2019 10% 2018 -22.4% 2017 42.7% 2016 6% 2015 0.5% 2014 50.6% 2013 8.8% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Name Since Tenure Harish Bihani 5 Nov 18 4.49 Yr. Sharmila D’mello 30 Jun 22 0.84 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund as on 30 Apr 23
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 23.67% Consumer Cyclical 21.35% Health Care 13.63% Financial Services 8.3% Basic Materials 6.67% Real Estate 4.08% Communication Services 4.05% Consumer Defensive 3.85% Technology 3.55% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 10.01% Equity 89.99% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Cyient Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 18 | CYIENT5% ₹227 Cr 1,926,719
↓ -66,247 PVR INOX Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 23 | PVRINOX4% ₹179 Cr 1,222,813 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 5433084% ₹179 Cr 1,183,364 EPL Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 21 | EPL3% ₹167 Cr 9,546,110
↑ 34,684 Rolex Rings Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 21 | 5433253% ₹161 Cr 873,867 KEI Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | KEI3% ₹144 Cr 760,363
↓ -59,862 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | MCX3% ₹128 Cr 917,205
↑ 50,000 CCL Products (India) Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | CCL3% ₹127 Cr 2,116,034
↓ -430,720 Tarsons Products Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 21 | 5433993% ₹127 Cr 2,250,439 Blue Star Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 17 | BLUESTARCO2% ₹112 Cr 758,429
↓ -960 5. Kotak Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 16.8% since its launch. Ranked 23 in Small Cap
category. Return for 2022 was -3.1% , 2021 was 70.9% and 2020 was 34.2% . Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Feb 05 NAV (26 May 23) ₹171.365 ↑ 0.60 (0.35 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹9,230 on 30 Apr 23 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.55 Sharpe Ratio -0.36 Information Ratio 0.29 Alpha Ratio -1.74 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 30 Apr 18 ₹10,000 30 Apr 19 ₹8,523 30 Apr 20 ₹7,111 30 Apr 21 ₹14,875 30 Apr 22 ₹19,797 30 Apr 23 ₹19,852 Returns for Kotak Small Cap Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 26 May 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 5.8% 3 Month 6.3% 6 Month 4.7% 1 Year 14.6% 3 Year 46% 5 Year 16.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2022 -3.1% 2021 70.9% 2020 34.2% 2019 5% 2018 -17.3% 2017 44% 2016 8.9% 2015 7.4% 2014 74% 2013 -4.9% Fund Manager information for Kotak Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Pankaj Tibrewal 21 Jan 10 13.28 Yr. Arjun Khanna 30 Apr 22 1 Yr. Data below for Kotak Small Cap Fund as on 30 Apr 23
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 33.94% Consumer Cyclical 22.88% Basic Materials 21.86% Financial Services 5.5% Health Care 3.24% Technology 3.21% Consumer Defensive 2.34% Real Estate 1.5% Energy 0.22% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.6% Equity 95.4% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Carborundum Universal Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | CARBORUNIV5% ₹435 Cr 4,041,905
↓ -100,000 Cyient Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | CYIENT4% ₹364 Cr 3,087,178
↓ -63,829 Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | RATNAMANI3% ₹303 Cr 1,409,522 Century Plyboards (India) Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | CENTURYPLY3% ₹296 Cr 5,673,505 Blue Star Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | BLUESTARCO3% ₹278 Cr 1,880,175 Galaxy Surfactants Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | GALAXYSURF3% ₹260 Cr 1,044,042
↑ 17,777 Supreme Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 14 | SUPREMEIND3% ₹232 Cr 851,636 Garware Technical Fibres Ltd Shs Dematerialised (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | GARFIBRES2% ₹225 Cr 772,836
↑ 13,005 Persistent Systems Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 13 | PERSISTENT2% ₹225 Cr 474,169 Sheela Foam Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | SFL2% ₹201 Cr 1,927,672