PGIM India Small Cap Fund
The scheme seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.
Growthvine rating: 2/5 — ranked #24 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹18.39 (as of 2026-11-11) |
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| AUM | ₹1,739 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.79% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Utsav Mehta |
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| Exit load | 0.5% for redemption within 90 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 9.65% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.52 |
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| Standard deviation | 17.81% |
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| Max drawdown | −25.23% |
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| Alpha | 2.7 |
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| Beta | 0.78 |
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Over 5 years, captured 79.5% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 83.8% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 7.5% |
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| Mid cap | 16.6% |
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| Small cap | 75.9% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 15.2% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 26.7% |
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| Total holdings | 71 |
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| Index overlap | 16.3% |
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| Active share | 83.7% |
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Top holdings
- Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. — 3.5%
- Sansera Engineering Limited — 3.4%
- TBO TEK LIMITED — 3.1%
- SEDEMAC MECHATRONICS LIMITED — 3.0%
- Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Limited — 2.9%
- AFFLE 3I LIMITED — 2.8%
- Navin Fluorine International Limited — 2.8%
- City Union Bank Ltd — 2.4%
- Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. — 2.2%
- Amagi Media Labs Limited — 2.1%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 12.2%
- Automobile — 12.1%
- Software & Services — 8.8%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 15.1% | Q2 | #13 of 34 |
| 2025 | −0.5% | Q1 (Top) | #4 of 30 |
| 2024 | 19.7% | Q4 (Bottom) | #25 of 28 |
| 2023 | 23.9% | Q4 (Bottom) | #24 of 24 |
| 2022 | −5.3% | Q4 (Bottom) | #20 of 22 |