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- Best 10 Performing Small Cap Funds for 2024 Based on Performance
- Top & Best Performing Small Cap Mutual Funds for 2024
Top 10 Equity - Small Cap Funds
Top 10 Performing Small Cap Mutual Funds for 2024
Small Cap Mutual Funds refer to the schemes whose corpus money is invested in shares of companies having a Market capitalization of less than INR 500 crores. This category is further classified into micro-cap and nano-cap stocks. These companies form the bottom of the pyramid when it comes to classification on the Basis of market capitalization. These schemes help to diversify the Portfolio and have high growth potential. In some instances, these companies have earned more returns as compared to the Large cap funds. However, the risk of failure of these companies is also high. In the year 2024, the performance of small-cap stocks has been very well. These funds have also generated considerable returns for their investors. So, let us see some of the top and best performing Small cap funds for the year 2024 on the basis of performance (returns).
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Best 10 Performing Small Cap Funds for 2024 Based on Performance
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 2023 (%) 2022 (%) 2021 (%) 2020 (%) 2019 (%) IDBI Small Cap Fund Growth ₹28.215
↑ 0.16 ₹494 40 33.4 2.4 64.7 19 L&T Emerging Businesses Fund Growth ₹74.2702
↑ 0.45 ₹13,334 28.5 46.1 1 77.4 15.5 Nippon India Small Cap Fund Growth ₹155.91
↑ 0.98 ₹55,491 26.1 48.9 6.5 74.3 29.2 DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund Growth ₹172.356
↑ 0.18 ₹14,269 25.6 41.2 0.5 58.9 33.1 Kotak Small Cap Fund Growth ₹239.91
↑ 1.14 ₹15,706 25.5 34.8 -3.1 70.9 34.2 SBI Small Cap Fund Growth ₹161.791
↑ 0.35 ₹30,829 24.1 25.3 8.1 47.6 33.6 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Growth ₹159.248
↑ 1.05 ₹11,970 23.2 52.1 3.6 56.4 18.7 Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Growth ₹78.1007
↑ 0.45 ₹4,416 21.5 39.4 -6.5 51.4 19.8 HDFC Small Cap Fund Growth ₹124.922
↑ 0.97 ₹30,223 20.4 44.8 4.6 64.9 20.2 Sundaram Small Cap Fund Growth ₹234.933
↑ 0.68 ₹2,955 19.1 45.3 -2.1 60.3 26.2 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 28 Apr 25
Top & Best Performing Small Cap Mutual Funds for 2024
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. IDBI Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 21 Jun 17. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for IDBI 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 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 (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 DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 14 Jun 07. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for DSP BlackRock Small Cap 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 (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 SBI Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 9 Sep 09. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a 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. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 13 Jan 06. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Franklin India Smaller Companies 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. Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 31 May 07. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life 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 (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. Sundaram Small Cap Fund is a Equity - Small Cap fund was launched on 15 Feb 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Sundaram Small Cap Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. IDBI Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 14.1% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 40% , 2023 was 33.4% and 2022 was 2.4% . IDBI Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 21 Jun 17 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹28.215 ↑ 0.16 (0.59 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹494 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC IDBI Asset Management Limited Rating Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2.3 Sharpe Ratio 0.29 Information Ratio -0.19 Alpha Ratio 5.7 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹19,259 31 Mar 22 ₹27,068 31 Mar 23 ₹26,914 31 Mar 24 ₹38,308 31 Mar 25 ₹42,752 Returns for IDBI Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.8% 3 Month -3% 6 Month -10.5% 1 Year 3.9% 3 Year 16.7% 5 Year 31.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 40% 2022 33.4% 2021 2.4% 2020 64.7% 2019 19% 2018 -4.4% 2017 -15% 2016 2015 2014 Fund Manager information for IDBI Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Nikhil Rungta 1 Jul 24 0.75 Yr. Mahesh Bendre 1 Jul 24 0.75 Yr. Data below for IDBI Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 36.02% Consumer Cyclical 16.94% Basic Materials 10.19% Utility 8.01% Consumer Defensive 7.48% Financial Services 6.29% Health Care 4.34% Communication Services 3.21% Technology 2.85% Real Estate 0.71% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.96% Equity 96.04% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity JTL Industries Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | 5346003% ₹15 Cr 2,026,866 Housing & Urban Development Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | HUDCO3% ₹15 Cr 752,118 Sanathan Textiles Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | SANATHAN3% ₹15 Cr 401,251 Concord Enviro Systems Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | CEWATER3% ₹13 Cr 270,441
↑ 8,652 International Gemmological Institute (India) Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | IGIL3% ₹13 Cr 337,832
↑ 34,045 TD Power Systems Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | TDPOWERSYS3% ₹13 Cr 316,162 Himatsingka Seide Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 24 | 5140433% ₹13 Cr 918,773
↑ 29,910 Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | SHAKTIPUMP2% ₹12 Cr 118,679 Manorama Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | 5419742% ₹11 Cr 106,807
↑ 4,203 Navkar Corp Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | NAVKARCORP2% ₹11 Cr 1,084,277 2. L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 20.1% since its launch. Ranked 2 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 28.5% , 2023 was 46.1% and 2022 was 1% . L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 May 14 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹74.2702 ↑ 0.45 (0.61 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹13,334 on 28 Feb 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC L&T Investment Management Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 1.73 Sharpe Ratio -0.4 Information Ratio -0.11 Alpha Ratio 1.44 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹20,010 31 Mar 22 ₹29,870 31 Mar 23 ₹31,289 31 Mar 24 ₹46,026 31 Mar 25 ₹48,026 Returns for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.3% 3 Month 0.1% 6 Month -11.9% 1 Year -1% 3 Year 17.7% 5 Year 35.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 20.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 28.5% 2022 46.1% 2021 1% 2020 77.4% 2019 15.5% 2018 -8.1% 2017 -13.7% 2016 66.5% 2015 10.2% 2014 12.3% Fund Manager information for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Name Since Tenure Venugopal Manghat 17 Dec 19 5.29 Yr. Cheenu Gupta 1 Oct 23 1.5 Yr. Sonal Gupta 1 Oct 23 1.5 Yr. Data below for L&T Emerging Businesses Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 26.11% Consumer Cyclical 15.8% Financial Services 13.58% Basic Materials 10.91% Technology 9.31% Health Care 5.7% Real Estate 4.71% Consumer Defensive 4.25% Energy 1.01% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.28% Equity 93.72% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Neuland Laboratories Limited
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | -2% ₹339 Cr 280,946
↓ -11,533 Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 5000402% ₹313 Cr 1,595,574 K.P.R. Mill Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 15 | KPRMILL2% ₹312 Cr 3,445,300
↑ 158,403 The Federal Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | FEDERALBNK2% ₹300 Cr 15,544,000
↑ 2,257,421 Time Technoplast Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | TIMETECHNO2% ₹284 Cr 6,810,500 Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | SUVENPHAR2% ₹265 Cr 2,298,085 Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | SUMICHEM2% ₹261 Cr 4,672,221 Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | AMBER2% ₹257 Cr 356,138 KFin Technologies Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | KFINTECH2% ₹250 Cr 2,429,736 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | 5900032% ₹249 Cr 11,912,400 3. Nippon India Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 20.7% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 26.1% , 2023 was 48.9% and 2022 was 6.5% . Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 16 Sep 10 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹155.91 ↑ 0.98 (0.63 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹55,491 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.55 Sharpe Ratio 0.07 Information Ratio 0.53 Alpha Ratio -0.23 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹21,742 31 Mar 22 ₹31,334 31 Mar 23 ₹33,418 31 Mar 24 ₹51,907 31 Mar 25 ₹55,076 Returns for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4% 3 Month 2.8% 6 Month -9.2% 1 Year 1.9% 3 Year 21.3% 5 Year 38.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 20.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 26.1% 2022 48.9% 2021 6.5% 2020 74.3% 2019 29.2% 2018 -2.5% 2017 -16.7% 2016 63% 2015 5.6% 2014 15.1% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Samir Rachh 2 Jan 17 8.25 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 6.86 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 22.79% Consumer Cyclical 14.16% Financial Services 13.52% Basic Materials 12.56% Consumer Defensive 9.06% Technology 8.18% Health Care 8.18% Utility 2% Energy 1.96% Communication Services 1.49% Real Estate 0.5% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.21% Equity 94.79% Other 0.01% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Nippon India Liquid Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -3% ₹1,502 Cr 2,367,230
↑ 2,367,230 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANK2% ₹1,216 Cr 6,650,000 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | MCX2% ₹983 Cr 1,851,010 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | KIRLOSBROS1% ₹766 Cr 4,472,130 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | SBIN1% ₹702 Cr 9,100,000 Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | TIINDIA1% ₹692 Cr 2,499,222 NLC India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | NLCINDIA1% ₹665 Cr 27,190,940 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 17 | 5900031% ₹665 Cr 31,784,062 Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 18 | DIXON1% ₹620 Cr 470,144 Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 19 | BALRAMCHIN1% ₹606 Cr 11,061,303
↑ 212,506 4. DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 17.3% since its launch. Ranked 7 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 25.6% , 2023 was 41.2% and 2022 was 0.5% . DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 14 Jun 07 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹172.356 ↑ 0.18 (0.11 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,269 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.86 Sharpe Ratio 0.19 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹20,237 31 Mar 22 ₹28,172 31 Mar 23 ₹27,726 31 Mar 24 ₹40,031 31 Mar 25 ₹43,618 Returns for DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.1% 3 Month -0.5% 6 Month -9.5% 1 Year 2% 3 Year 14.9% 5 Year 32% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 25.6% 2022 41.2% 2021 0.5% 2020 58.9% 2019 33.1% 2018 0.7% 2017 -25.5% 2016 42.8% 2015 12.7% 2014 20.4% Fund Manager information for DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Vinit Sambre 21 Jun 10 14.79 Yr. Resham Jain 16 Mar 18 7.05 Yr. Data below for DSP BlackRock Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 32.33% Basic Materials 19.58% Industrials 14.24% Health Care 9.19% Consumer Defensive 8.11% Financial Services 5.33% Technology 3.57% Communication Services 0.88% Utility 0.16% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.61% Equity 93.39% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Welspun Corp Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | 5321444% ₹508 Cr 5,839,689
↓ -660,311 Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 22 | JUBLINGREA4% ₹507 Cr 7,800,000
↓ -137,996 eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 18 | ECLERX3% ₹444 Cr 1,600,000 Dodla Dairy Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | 5433063% ₹434 Cr 3,750,000 Cyient Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | CYIENT3% ₹379 Cr 3,000,000
↑ 50,000 LT Foods Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | 5327833% ₹370 Cr 9,700,000
↑ 112,295 Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 17 | 5323562% ₹354 Cr 9,200,000 Suprajit Engineering Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | SUPRAJIT2% ₹348 Cr 9,260,495 Ipca Laboratories Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 14 | 5244942% ₹339 Cr 2,254,904 Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | LUMAXTECH2% ₹332 Cr 6,150,000 5. Kotak Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 17.1% since its launch. Ranked 23 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 25.5% , 2023 was 34.8% and 2022 was -3.1% . Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Feb 05 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹239.91 ↑ 1.14 (0.48 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,706 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.67 Sharpe Ratio 0.18 Information Ratio -0.64 Alpha Ratio 2.33 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹22,777 31 Mar 22 ₹31,078 31 Mar 23 ₹29,901 31 Mar 24 ₹41,373 31 Mar 25 ₹44,967 Returns for Kotak Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.5% 3 Month -0.3% 6 Month -11.1% 1 Year 3.7% 3 Year 13.5% 5 Year 33.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 17.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 25.5% 2022 34.8% 2021 -3.1% 2020 70.9% 2019 34.2% 2018 5% 2017 -17.3% 2016 44% 2015 8.9% 2014 7.4% Fund Manager information for Kotak Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Harish Bihani 20 Oct 23 1.45 Yr. Data below for Kotak Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 28.86% Health Care 21.33% Consumer Cyclical 20.7% Basic Materials 12.16% Real Estate 3.97% Financial Services 3.29% Consumer Defensive 3.06% Communication Services 2.24% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.39% Equity 95.61% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | ASTERDM4% ₹568 Cr 11,757,234 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | 5433083% ₹542 Cr 8,473,425 Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | 5433503% ₹495 Cr 4,918,037 Century Plyboards (India) Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5325483% ₹470 Cr 6,626,898
↑ 36,219 Cyient Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | CYIENT3% ₹452 Cr 3,574,852 Garware Technical Fibres Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | GARFIBRES3% ₹404 Cr 4,668,806
↑ 25,804 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 24 | 5329293% ₹402 Cr 4,112,297
↑ 33,893 Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 18 | TECHNOE2% ₹370 Cr 3,691,305 Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 18 | AMBER2% ₹349 Cr 484,586
↓ -131,926 Blue Star Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 18 | BLUESTARCO2% ₹346 Cr 1,619,338
↓ -899,591 6. SBI Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 19.5% since its launch. Ranked 4 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 24.1% , 2023 was 25.3% and 2022 was 8.1% . SBI Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Sep 09 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹161.791 ↑ 0.35 (0.21 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹30,829 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.7 Sharpe Ratio 0.03 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹19,527 31 Mar 22 ₹25,045 31 Mar 23 ₹26,602 31 Mar 24 ₹36,310 31 Mar 25 ₹38,288 Returns for SBI Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.4% 3 Month 2.5% 6 Month -7.4% 1 Year 1.5% 3 Year 15.2% 5 Year 29.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 19.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 24.1% 2022 25.3% 2021 8.1% 2020 47.6% 2019 33.6% 2018 6.1% 2017 -19.6% 2016 78.7% 2015 1.3% 2014 20.6% Fund Manager information for SBI Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure R. Srinivasan 16 Nov 13 11.38 Yr. Mohan Lal 1 May 24 0.92 Yr. Data below for SBI Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 25.61% Consumer Cyclical 17.69% Financial Services 12.53% Basic Materials 11.6% Consumer Defensive 4.68% Health Care 2.56% Real Estate 1.4% Communication Services 1.38% Technology 1.35% Utility 0.1% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 21.08% Equity 78.91% Other 0.01% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity DOMS Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | DOMS3% ₹949 Cr 3,300,000 Chalet Hotels Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | CHALET3% ₹796 Cr 9,716,991 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | 5433083% ₹788 Cr 12,323,990 SBFC Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | SBFC3% ₹788 Cr 89,318,180 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | 5222872% ₹770 Cr 7,900,000 SBI Liquid Dir Gr
Investment Fund | -2% ₹754 Cr 1,860,041
↑ 1,860,041 E I D Parry India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | EIDPARRY2% ₹732 Cr 9,324,049 Blue Star Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 18 | BLUESTARCO2% ₹705 Cr 3,300,000
↓ -87,376 K.P.R. Mill Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | KPRMILL2% ₹698 Cr 7,700,000 CMS Info Systems Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | 5434412% ₹692 Cr 15,000,000 7. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 15.4% since its launch. Ranked 11 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 23.2% , 2023 was 52.1% and 2022 was 3.6% . Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth Launch Date 13 Jan 06 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹159.248 ↑ 1.05 (0.66 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹11,970 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.78 Sharpe Ratio -0.06 Information Ratio 0.27 Alpha Ratio -3.3 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹19,999 31 Mar 22 ₹26,272 31 Mar 23 ₹28,549 31 Mar 24 ₹43,647 31 Mar 25 ₹44,921 Returns for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 5% 3 Month 1.9% 6 Month -8.5% 1 Year -0.5% 3 Year 20.9% 5 Year 34.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 23.2% 2022 52.1% 2021 3.6% 2020 56.4% 2019 18.7% 2018 -5% 2017 -17.4% 2016 43.5% 2015 10.2% 2014 9.6% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 1 Feb 11 14.17 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 3.45 Yr. Akhil Kalluri 8 Sep 22 2.56 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 19.26% Financial Services 18.94% Consumer Cyclical 15.15% Health Care 11.27% Basic Materials 10.48% Technology 4.67% Real Estate 4.54% Consumer Defensive 3.5% Utility 2.72% Energy 0.93% Communication Services 0.01% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 7.22% Equity 92.61% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | ASTERDM3% ₹388 Cr 8,018,630 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5329293% ₹378 Cr 3,868,691 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | 5900032% ₹293 Cr 13,998,917 Deepak Nitrite Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 16 | DEEPAKNTR2% ₹275 Cr 1,387,967 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ERIS2% ₹265 Cr 1,866,828 Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | EQUITASBNK2% ₹264 Cr 48,064,081 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | CROMPTON2% ₹244 Cr 6,900,000 ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | ICICIBANK2% ₹237 Cr 1,759,945 J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | JBCHEPHARM2% ₹235 Cr 1,448,723 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | KALYANKJIL2% ₹232 Cr 4,963,469 8. Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 12.1% since its launch. Ranked 1 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 21.5% , 2023 was 39.4% and 2022 was -6.5% . Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 May 07 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹78.1007 ↑ 0.45 (0.57 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹4,416 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.89 Sharpe Ratio 0.02 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹21,002 31 Mar 22 ₹25,451 31 Mar 23 ₹24,417 31 Mar 24 ₹35,677 31 Mar 25 ₹37,324 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 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3.2% 3 Month 3.5% 6 Month -10% 1 Year -0.3% 3 Year 14.5% 5 Year 28.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 21.5% 2022 39.4% 2021 -6.5% 2020 51.4% 2019 19.8% 2018 -11.5% 2017 -22.6% 2016 56.7% 2015 9.7% 2014 13.4% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Abhinav Khandelwal 31 Oct 24 0.41 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 2.36 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 22.49% Consumer Cyclical 18.36% Financial Services 15.03% Basic Materials 12.59% Health Care 10.76% Consumer Defensive 7.38% Real Estate 4.65% Technology 3.35% Utility 1.53% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.86% Equity 96.14% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity TD Power Systems Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | TDPOWERSYS2% ₹95 Cr 2,312,252
↓ -164,268 Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 20 | NAVINFLUOR2% ₹94 Cr 224,193
↓ -30,000 Hitachi Energy India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | POWERINDIA2% ₹93 Cr 73,267 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | MCX2% ₹93 Cr 174,173
↑ 12,883 Tega Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | 5434132% ₹90 Cr 612,219 Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 22 | 5052832% ₹90 Cr 760,011 JK Cement Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | JKCEMENT2% ₹90 Cr 181,892 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 21 | 5329292% ₹84 Cr 862,251 Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 25 | 5322152% ₹83 Cr 750,000 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | 5433082% ₹82 Cr 1,280,824
↑ 118,689 9. HDFC Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 15.9% since its launch. Ranked 9 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 20.4% , 2023 was 44.8% and 2022 was 4.6% . HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Apr 08 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹124.922 ↑ 0.97 (0.78 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹30,223 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.64 Sharpe Ratio -0.09 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹20,334 31 Mar 22 ₹27,320 31 Mar 23 ₹30,642 31 Mar 24 ₹45,265 31 Mar 25 ₹46,669 Returns for HDFC Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 3% 3 Month 2% 6 Month -7.7% 1 Year -0.4% 3 Year 19.7% 5 Year 34.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 20.4% 2022 44.8% 2021 4.6% 2020 64.9% 2019 20.2% 2018 -9.5% 2017 -8.1% 2016 60.8% 2015 5.4% 2014 6.4% Fund Manager information for HDFC Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Chirag Setalvad 28 Jun 14 10.76 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 1.78 Yr. Data below for HDFC Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 23.44% Consumer Cyclical 18.16% Technology 13.98% Health Care 13.25% Financial Services 12.89% Basic Materials 7.16% Consumer Defensive 1.98% Communication Services 1.95% Utility 0.3% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.88% Equity 93.12% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Firstsource Solutions Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | FSL6% ₹1,847 Cr 54,282,581
↓ -584,260 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ASTERDM4% ₹1,176 Cr 24,326,653 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 19 | 5321344% ₹1,070 Cr 46,828,792 eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | ECLERX3% ₹1,041 Cr 3,750,096
↑ 5,000 Fortis Healthcare Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5328433% ₹870 Cr 12,453,275 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | ERIS3% ₹847 Cr 5,974,796
↑ 3,139 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5433082% ₹732 Cr 11,442,105 Gabriel India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | GABRIEL2% ₹699 Cr 12,056,000 Power Mech Projects Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 15 | POWERMECH2% ₹671 Cr 2,469,936 Sonata Software Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 17 | SONATSOFTW2% ₹601 Cr 17,380,423
↑ 541,352 10. Sundaram Small Cap Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 16.9% since its launch. Ranked 19 in Small Cap category. Return for 2024 was 19.1% , 2023 was 45.3% and 2022 was -2.1% . Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 15 Feb 05 NAV (28 Apr 25) ₹234.933 ↑ 0.68 (0.29 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,955 on 31 Mar 25 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 2 Sharpe Ratio -0.08 Information Ratio -0.37 Alpha Ratio -3.38 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 Mar 20 ₹10,000 31 Mar 21 ₹20,237 31 Mar 22 ₹27,752 31 Mar 23 ₹27,712 31 Mar 24 ₹41,448 31 Mar 25 ₹42,701 Returns for Sundaram Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Apr 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 4.7% 3 Month 2.1% 6 Month -8% 1 Year 1.6% 3 Year 17.4% 5 Year 32.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 19.1% 2022 45.3% 2021 -2.1% 2020 60.3% 2019 26.2% 2018 -6.1% 2017 -29.2% 2016 55.6% 2015 -0.1% 2014 7.8% Fund Manager information for Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Rohit Seksaria 1 Nov 22 2.41 Yr. Data below for Sundaram Small Cap Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 20.25% Consumer Cyclical 18.61% Financial Services 17.71% Health Care 9.2% Basic Materials 8.48% Consumer Defensive 5.07% Technology 4.29% Communication Services 3.73% Real Estate 3.17% Utility 1.22% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.94% Equity 95.05% Other 0% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | ASTERDM3% ₹92 Cr 1,898,655 Affle India Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 21 | AFFLE3% ₹82 Cr 509,862 Safari Industries (India) Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | 5230253% ₹79 Cr 400,720
↑ 23,907 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 20 | CHOLAHLDNG3% ₹76 Cr 434,995
↓ -48,216 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | PNBHOUSING2% ₹72 Cr 815,542
↑ 55,724 Craftsman Automation Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 | CRAFTSMAN2% ₹67 Cr 137,582
↑ 3,036 KSB Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 14 | KSB2% ₹67 Cr 936,780 Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 20 | BALRAMCHIN2% ₹65 Cr 1,184,520 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 May 24 | UJJIVANSFB2% ₹65 Cr 18,825,767 E I D Parry India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | EIDPARRY2% ₹62 Cr 791,244
↑ 3,667
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