Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund
The scheme seeks to provide investment returns closely corresponding to the total returns of the securities as represented by the Nifty Smallcap 250 Index before expenses, subject to tracking errors.
Growthvine rating: 4/5 — ranked #39 of 245 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Index |
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| NAV | ₹31.20 (as of 2026-10-23) |
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| AUM | ₹3,454 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 0.81% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Himanshu Mange |
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| Exit load | 0 |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 12.54% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.39 |
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| Standard deviation | 21.81% |
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| Max drawdown | −27.17% |
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| Alpha | 0.28 |
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| Beta | 1 |
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Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 0.0% |
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| Mid cap | 3.0% |
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| Small cap | 97.0% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 7.2% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 12.7% |
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| Total holdings | 251 |
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Top holdings
- Triparty Repo — 2.2%
- Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited — 1.7%
- Welspun Corp Limited — 1.6%
- Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. — 1.4%
- Navin Fluorine International Limited — 1.4%
- Ather Energy Limited — 1.2%
- Sterlite Technologies Limited. — 1.2%
- RBL Bank Limited — 1.1%
- Delhivery Limited — 1.1%
- Redington Limited — 1.1%
Top sectors
- Industrial Products — 11.3%
- Automobile — 10.6%
- Banking & Financial — 10.5%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −2.2% | — | — |
| 2025 | −7.0% | — | — |
| 2024 | 25.5% | — | — |
| 2023 | 47.1% | — | — |
| 2022 | −4.2% | — | — |