Nippon India Small Cap Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.
Growthvine rating: 5/5 — ranked #3 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹178.94 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹82,580 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.13% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Samir Rachh |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 1 year |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 17.11% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.55 |
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| Standard deviation | 19.15% |
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| Max drawdown | −49.72% |
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| Alpha | 1.55 |
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| Beta | 0.87 |
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Over 5 years, captured 90.3% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 71.5% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 14.6% |
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| Mid cap | 13.4% |
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| Small cap | 72.0% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 8.5% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 14.5% |
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| Total holdings | 254 |
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| Index overlap | 29.0% |
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| Active share | 71.0% |
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Top holdings
- Triparty Repo — 2.6%
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. — 1.9%
- TD Power Systems Limited — 1.8%
- Apar Industries Ltd — 1.7%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 1.7%
- Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. — 1.3%
- State Bank Of India — 1.3%
- Sundram Fasteners Ltd. — 1.2%
- ACME Solar Holdings Limited — 1.2%
- Sai Life Sciences Limited — 1.2%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 11.8%
- Electricals — 9.5%
- Industrial Products — 8.3%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 7.6% | Q3 | #21 of 34 |
| 2025 | −4.7% | Q3 | #18 of 30 |
| 2024 | 26.1% | Q2 | #11 of 28 |
| 2023 | 48.9% | Q1 (Top) | #5 of 24 |
| 2022 | 6.5% | Q1 (Top) | #5 of 22 |