تلاشبہترین سمال کیپ فنڈز? آج کل، بہت سے سرمایہ کار سرمایہ کاری کے خواہشمند ہیں۔سمال کیپ فنڈز کیونکہ ان میں بڑے اداروں میں ترقی کرنے کی کافی صلاحیت ہے۔ سمال کیپ فنڈز ایکویٹی کی ایک قسم ہیں۔مشترکہ فنڈ جو چھوٹے سائز کی کمپنیوں کے اسٹاک میں سرمایہ کاری کرتا ہے۔ یہ ایک کے ساتھ فرم ہیںمارکیٹ کیپٹلائزیشن (MC = کمپنی کی طرف سے جاری کردہ حصص کی تعداد X مارکیٹ قیمت فی حصص) INR 500 کروڑ سے کم۔ ان کی مارکیٹ کیپٹلائزیشن بڑی اور سے بہت کم ہے۔درمیانی ٹوپی.
سمال کیپ فرموں میں اچھا منافع پیدا کرنے کی صلاحیت ہوتی ہے۔ بہت سی چھوٹی کیپ کمپنیاں اپنی مصنوعات اور خدمات کے لیے صارفین کی مناسب مانگ کے ساتھ ایک خاص مارکیٹ فراہم کرتی ہیں۔ وہ ابھرتی ہوئی صنعتوں کو مستقبل میں خاطر خواہ ترقی کی صلاحیت کے ساتھ بھی خدمات فراہم کرتے ہیں۔ تاہم، اس میں ملوث خطرات بہت زیادہ ہیں. لیکن، اگر آپ طویل مدت کے لیے سرمایہ کاری کرتے ہیں، تو خطرات کم ہو جاتے ہیں۔
وہ سرمایہ کار جو سمال کیپ فنڈز میں سرمایہ کاری کرنا چاہتے ہیں، بہترین کارکردگی کا مظاہرہ کرنے والے چھوٹے کیپ فنڈز کا انتخاب کر سکتے ہیں جو گزشتہ 5 سال کی کارکردگی کی بنیاد پر ذیل میں درج ہیں۔
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Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) Kotak Small Cap Fund Growth ₹270.975
↑ 0.44 ₹19,679 2.1 24.2 6.7 10.9 11.1 -9.1 Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund Growth ₹98.435
↓ -0.15 ₹6,226 3.3 29.1 18.4 13.9 12.4 -3.7 SBI Small Cap Fund Growth ₹178.047
↓ -2.40 ₹42,631 0.6 22.6 6.7 10.3 12.5 -4.9 ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund Growth ₹89.85
↓ -0.97 ₹9,821 2 22 4.9 10.3 12.7 -0.4 HDFC Small Cap Fund Growth ₹134.978
↓ -1.10 ₹41,891 -0.6 15 -2.6 9 13.1 -0.6 Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Growth ₹172.051
↓ -1.78 ₹14,746 -0.9 20 5.5 11.2 14.4 -8.4 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 30 Sep 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 6 Funds showcased
Commentary Kotak Small Cap Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund SBI Small Cap Fund ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund HDFC Small Cap Fund Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund Point 1 Upper mid AUM (₹19,679 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹6,226 Cr). Highest AUM (₹42,631 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹9,821 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹41,891 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹14,746 Cr). Point 2 Oldest track record among peers (21 yrs). Established history (19+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (20+ yrs). Point 3 Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Top rated. Rating: 5★ (upper mid). Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 4★ (lower mid). 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. Point 5 5Y return: 11.13% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 12.36% (bottom quartile). 5Y return: 12.54% (lower mid). 5Y return: 12.70% (upper mid). 5Y return: 13.12% (upper mid). 5Y return: 14.37% (top quartile). Point 6 3Y return: 10.90% (upper mid). 3Y return: 13.90% (top quartile). 3Y return: 10.33% (lower mid). 3Y return: 10.32% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 9.05% (bottom quartile). 3Y return: 11.19% (upper mid). Point 7 1Y return: 6.72% (upper mid). 1Y return: 18.36% (top quartile). 1Y return: 6.68% (upper mid). 1Y return: 4.91% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: -2.57% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 5.50% (lower mid). Point 8 Alpha: -1.96 (upper mid). Alpha: 0.00 (upper mid). Alpha: 1.92 (top quartile). Alpha: -4.84 (bottom quartile). Alpha: -7.96 (bottom quartile). Alpha: -2.91 (lower mid). Point 9 Sharpe: 0.26 (upper mid). Sharpe: 0.84 (top quartile). Sharpe: 0.35 (upper mid). Sharpe: 0.11 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.18 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 0.22 (lower mid). Point 10 Information ratio: -0.62 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (top quartile). Information ratio: -0.31 (upper mid). Information ratio: -0.73 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: -0.58 (upper mid). Information ratio: -0.59 (lower mid). Kotak Small Cap Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
SBI Small Cap Fund
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
(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. Below is the key information for Kotak 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 (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 (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 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 1. Kotak Small Cap Fund
Kotak Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Feb 05 NAV (30 Sep 26) ₹270.975 ↑ 0.44 (0.16 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹19,679 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.66 Sharpe Ratio 0.26 Information Ratio -0.62 Alpha Ratio -1.96 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 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹10,351 30 Sep 23 ₹12,428 30 Sep 24 ₹18,057 30 Sep 25 ₹15,883 30 Sep 26 ₹16,950 Returns for Kotak Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -2.9% 3 Month 2.1% 6 Month 24.2% 1 Year 6.7% 3 Year 10.9% 5 Year 11.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 16.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -9.1% 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% Fund Manager information for Kotak Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Harish Bihani 20 Oct 23 2.87 Yr. Data below for Kotak Small Cap Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 22.98% Health Care 22.13% Consumer Cyclical 20.13% Financial Services 15.02% Basic Materials 7.46% Real Estate 3.58% Consumer Defensive 2.75% Technology 2.57% Communication Services 1.69% Utility 0.79% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 0.91% Equity 99.09% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aster DM Quality Care Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | ASTERDM4% ₹844 Cr 11,167,820
↓ -149,008 Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 | VIJAYA4% ₹828 Cr 5,454,656 Sansera Engineering Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 21 | SANSERA4% ₹817 Cr 2,032,796
↓ -48,883 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | KIMS3% ₹639 Cr 8,454,118 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | KPIL3% ₹500 Cr 3,572,133 Minda Corp Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 29 Feb 24 | MINDACORP2% ₹471 Cr 6,607,215 Century Plyboards (India) Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | 5325482% ₹442 Cr 5,836,731 Five-Star Business Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 25 | FIVESTAR2% ₹416 Cr 7,780,174 Shriram Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | SHRIRAMFIN2% ₹400 Cr 3,603,518 Ajanta Pharma Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 May 23 | 5323312% ₹391 Cr 1,086,134
↓ -58,746 2. Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 31 May 07 NAV (30 Sep 26) ₹98.435 ↓ -0.15 (-0.15 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹6,226 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.91 Sharpe Ratio 0.84 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 30 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹9,488 30 Sep 23 ₹12,121 30 Sep 24 ₹16,955 30 Sep 25 ₹15,133 30 Sep 26 ₹17,911 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 30 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -3.2% 3 Month 3.3% 6 Month 29.1% 1 Year 18.4% 3 Year 13.9% 5 Year 12.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -3.7% 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% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Abhinav Khandelwal 31 Oct 24 1.84 Yr. Dhaval Joshi 21 Nov 22 3.78 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 20.05% Financial Services 15.79% Industrials 14.93% Health Care 14.84% Basic Materials 12.8% Consumer Defensive 8.33% Technology 3.72% Real Estate 2.34% Communication Services 1.12% Utility 0.91% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.16% Equity 94.84% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity TD Power Systems Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 23 | TDPOWERSYS3% ₹205 Cr 2,638,838
↑ 596,702 Sai Life Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 25 | SAILIFE3% ₹184 Cr 1,263,192
↓ -50,000 Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 20 | NAVINFLUOR3% ₹183 Cr 210,525 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 25 | UJJIVANSFB2% ₹151 Cr 21,907,129 Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 25 | 5014232% ₹136 Cr 416,964 Radico Khaitan Ltd (Consumer Defensive)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | RADICO2% ₹136 Cr 302,373 Ather Energy Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | ATHERENERG2% ₹134 Cr 779,618 Craftsman Automation Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | CRAFTSMAN2% ₹131 Cr 116,981 Arvind Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 24 | 5001012% ₹130 Cr 2,331,695
↑ 260,404 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 24 | MCX2% ₹130 Cr 381,000 3. SBI Small Cap Fund
SBI Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Sep 09 NAV (01 Oct 26) ₹178.047 ↓ -2.40 (-1.33 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹42,631 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.58 Sharpe Ratio 0.35 Information Ratio -0.31 Alpha Ratio 1.92 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 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹11,387 30 Sep 23 ₹13,445 30 Sep 24 ₹18,830 30 Sep 25 ₹16,925 30 Sep 26 ₹18,056 Returns for SBI Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -4.2% 3 Month 0.6% 6 Month 22.6% 1 Year 6.7% 3 Year 10.3% 5 Year 12.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 18.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -4.9% 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% Fund Manager information for SBI Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure R. Srinivasan 16 Nov 13 12.8 Yr. Data below for SBI Small Cap Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 28.03% Industrials 20.33% Financial Services 13.03% Basic Materials 11.7% Technology 6.12% Consumer Defensive 3.68% Utility 2.08% Health Care 1.95% Real Estate 0.91% Communication Services 0.4% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 11.76% Equity 88.24% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Ather Energy Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 | ATHERENERG5% ₹2,010 Cr 11,700,000
↓ -1,807,612 Navin Fluorine International Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 20 | NAVINFLUOR3% ₹1,416 Cr 1,631,795 Sundaram Fasteners Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 25 | SUNDRMFAST3% ₹1,204 Cr 10,000,000 City Union Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 20 | CUB3% ₹1,201 Cr 52,419,485 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | KPIL3% ₹1,107 Cr 7,900,000 ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 21 | ZFCVINDIA2% ₹1,065 Cr 4,200,000 Honeywell Automation India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | HONAUT2% ₹1,059 Cr 298,145 Pine Labs Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 | PINELABS2% ₹1,027 Cr 62,607,250
↑ 1,167 Belrise Industries Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 | BELRISE2% ₹1,012 Cr 43,542,092 Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 21 | ANANDRATHI2% ₹926 Cr 4,200,000 4. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Oct 07 NAV (01 Oct 26) ₹89.85 ↓ -0.97 (-1.07 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹9,821 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.78 Sharpe Ratio 0.11 Information Ratio -0.73 Alpha Ratio -4.84 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 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹10,767 30 Sep 23 ₹13,542 30 Sep 24 ₹18,539 30 Sep 25 ₹17,331 30 Sep 26 ₹18,182 Returns for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.3% 3 Month 2% 6 Month 22% 1 Year 4.9% 3 Year 10.3% 5 Year 12.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 12.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -0.4% 2023 15.6% 2022 37.9% 2021 5.7% 2020 61% 2019 22.8% 2018 10% 2017 -22.4% 2016 42.7% 2015 6% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
Name Since Tenure Rajat Chandak 5 Feb 26 0.57 Yr. Sharmila D'Silva 30 Jun 22 4.18 Yr. Aatur Shah 21 Apr 25 1.36 Yr. Sakshat Goel 5 Feb 26 0.57 Yr. Gaurav Jain 5 Feb 26 0.57 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 25.34% Consumer Cyclical 22.38% Basic Materials 16.58% Financial Services 12.88% Health Care 10.63% Technology 4.61% Energy 1.38% Real Estate 1.29% Consumer Defensive 1.25% Utility 0.86% Communication Services 0.1% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.52% Equity 97.48% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Shadowfax Technologies Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | SHADOWFAX4% ₹379 Cr 14,643,626
↑ 3,303,479 R R Kabel Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 26 | RRKABEL2% ₹225 Cr 766,719
↓ -30,554 Atul Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | ATUL2% ₹224 Cr 350,000 Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | SEDEMAC2% ₹207 Cr 670,710
↓ -9,733 Travel Food Services Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | TRAVELFOOD2% ₹206 Cr 1,584,917
↑ 264,744 Timken India Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 23 | 5221132% ₹175 Cr 555,849 ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | ZFCVINDIA2% ₹172 Cr 680,314 Pfizer Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 23 | PFIZER2% ₹167 Cr 356,978 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 | M&M2% ₹166 Cr 506,078
↓ -150,000 Minda Corp Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 26 | MINDACORP2% ₹161 Cr 2,254,464
↓ -288,105 5. HDFC Small Cap Fund
HDFC Small Cap Fund
Growth Launch Date 3 Apr 08 NAV (01 Oct 26) ₹134.978 ↓ -1.10 (-0.81 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹41,891 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.56 Sharpe Ratio -0.18 Information Ratio -0.58 Alpha Ratio -7.96 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 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹10,354 30 Sep 23 ₹14,282 30 Sep 24 ₹19,310 30 Sep 25 ₹19,008 30 Sep 26 ₹18,520 Returns for HDFC Small Cap Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -3% 3 Month -0.6% 6 Month 15% 1 Year -2.6% 3 Year 9% 5 Year 13.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 15.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -0.6% 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% Fund Manager information for HDFC Small Cap Fund
Name Since Tenure Chirag Setalvad 28 Jun 14 12.19 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 3.2 Yr. Data below for HDFC Small Cap Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 22.13% Industrials 20.12% Financial Services 12.36% Health Care 11.29% Technology 10.95% Basic Materials 7.32% Consumer Defensive 3.64% Communication Services 1.89% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 10.3% Equity 89.7% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Firstsource Solutions Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | FSL4% ₹1,555 Cr 58,722,189
↑ 200,000 Aster DM Quality Care Ltd Ordinary Shares (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 19 | ASTERDM4% ₹1,492 Cr 19,740,031 Gabriel India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | GABRIEL3% ₹1,363 Cr 9,481,123
↓ -174,186 eClerx Services Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 18 | ECLERX3% ₹1,294 Cr 6,547,683
↑ 100,027 Bank of Baroda (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 19 | 5321343% ₹1,117 Cr 46,828,792 Indian Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 16 | 5328142% ₹871 Cr 9,688,128 Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | KIMS2% ₹841 Cr 11,133,566 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | ERIS2% ₹839 Cr 6,464,629 Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | APARINDS2% ₹797 Cr 450,044
↓ -20,000 Pearl Global Industries Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 24 | PGIL2% ₹741 Cr 3,008,356
↑ 137,500 6. Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Growth Launch Date 13 Jan 06 NAV (01 Oct 26) ₹172.051 ↓ -1.78 (-1.03 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,746 on 31 Aug 26 Category Equity - Small Cap AMC Franklin Templeton Asst Mgmt(IND)Pvt Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 1.72 Sharpe Ratio 0.22 Information Ratio -0.59 Alpha Ratio -2.91 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 Sep 21 ₹10,000 30 Sep 22 ₹10,442 30 Sep 23 ₹14,234 30 Sep 24 ₹20,964 30 Sep 25 ₹18,547 30 Sep 26 ₹19,567 Returns for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 30 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month -3.3% 3 Month -0.9% 6 Month 20% 1 Year 5.5% 3 Year 11.2% 5 Year 14.4% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 14.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 -8.4% 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% Fund Manager information for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
Name Since Tenure R. Janakiraman 1 Feb 11 15.59 Yr. Sandeep Manam 18 Oct 21 4.87 Yr. Akhil Kalluri 8 Sep 22 3.98 Yr. Data below for Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund as on 31 Aug 26
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Consumer Cyclical 21.32% Industrials 19.58% Financial Services 17.71% Technology 10.01% Health Care 9.8% Basic Materials 8.99% Real Estate 3.65% Consumer Defensive 3.13% Utility 2.71% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.67% Equity 96.33% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Pine Labs Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 | PINELABS3% ₹384 Cr 23,411,324
↑ 698,072 Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd Ordinary Shares (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 20 | EQUITASBNK2% ₹356 Cr 48,064,081 Kajaria Ceramics Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 | 5002332% ₹349 Cr 2,804,114 Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 14 | 5329292% ₹348 Cr 5,311,513 Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | KIRLOSENG2% ₹308 Cr 1,465,251 Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 19 | ERIS2% ₹290 Cr 2,233,791 Metropolis Healthcare Ltd (Healthcare)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 20 | METROPOLIS2% ₹272 Cr 4,678,471
↑ 305,037 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 25 | HAL2% ₹271 Cr 565,000
↓ -50,000 PNB Housing Finance Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 24 | PNBHOUSING2% ₹270 Cr 2,354,061
↓ -107,898 Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 May 22 | KALYANKJIL2% ₹268 Cr 4,463,469
Research Highlights for Kotak Small Cap Fund