Edelweiss Small Cap Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation from a portfolio that predominantly invests in equity and equity related securities of small cap companies.
Growthvine rating: 4/5 — ranked #6 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹48.68 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹6,580 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.55% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Dhruv Bhatia |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 90 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 16.27% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.58 |
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| Standard deviation | 18.07% |
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| Max drawdown | -37.18% |
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| Alpha | 1.76 |
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| Beta | 0.81 |
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Over 5 years, captured 82.8% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 70.3% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 5.9% |
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| Mid cap | 23.9% |
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| Small cap | 70.2% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 12.7% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 23.5% |
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| Total holdings | 90 |
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| Index overlap | 21.1% |
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| Active share | 78.9% |
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Top holdings
- City Union Bank Ltd — 3.0%
- Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. — 2.8%
- Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. — 2.7%
- Fortis Healthcare Ltd — 2.3%
- Gabriel India Ltd. — 2.3%
- Ajanta Pharma Ltd. — 2.3%
- PNB Housing Finance Limited — 2.3%
- Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd — 2.2%
- Radico Khaitan Ltd. — 2.2%
- Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Limited — 2.1%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 15.9%
- Automobile — 11.7%
- Industrial Products — 8.5%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 10.7% | Q3 | #23 of 34 |
| 2025 | -2.4% | Q2 | #10 of 30 |
| 2024 | 24.9% | Q3 | #16 of 28 |
| 2023 | 42.1% | Q2 | #12 of 24 |
| 2022 | 1.7% | Q2 | #10 of 22 |