Kotak Smallcap Fund
The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities by investing predominantly in small cap companies.
Growthvine rating: 2/5 — ranked #28 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹268.35 (as of 2026-11-11) |
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| AUM | ₹19,141 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.42% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Harish Bihani |
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| Exit load | For units in excess of 10% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 9.37% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.34 |
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| Standard deviation | 19.54% |
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| Max drawdown | −70.41% |
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| Alpha | -0.57 |
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| Beta | 0.86 |
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Over 5 years, captured 76.5% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 81.3% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 6.8% |
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| Mid cap | 15.4% |
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| Small cap | 77.7% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 18.9% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 29.4% |
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| Total holdings | 79 |
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| Index overlap | 13.0% |
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| Active share | 87.0% |
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Top holdings
- Sansera Engineering Limited — 4.8%
- Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Limited — 4.1%
- Aster DM Healthcare Limited — 4.1%
- Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Limited — 3.3%
- KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — 2.6%
- Minda Corporation Limited — 2.4%
- Five-Star Business Finance Ltd. — 2.1%
- Century Plyboards (India) Ltd. — 2.1%
- Ajanta Pharma Ltd. — 2.0%
- Techno Electric & Engineering Company Limited — 1.9%
Top sectors
- Healthcare — 14.0%
- Industrial Products — 10.2%
- Retail — 10.2%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 7.4% | Q3 | #23 of 34 |
| 2025 | −9.1% | Q4 (Bottom) | #27 of 30 |
| 2024 | 25.5% | Q2 | #14 of 28 |
| 2023 | 34.8% | Q4 (Bottom) | #19 of 24 |
| 2022 | −3.1% | Q3 | #17 of 22 |