SBI Small Cap Fund
The scheme seeks to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital along with the liquidity of an open-ended scheme by investing predominantly in a well diversified basket of equity stocks of small cap companies.
Growthvine rating: 3/5 — ranked #17 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹186.57 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹40,157 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.29% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Rama Iyer Srinivasan |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 13.28% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.35 |
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| Standard deviation | 17.14% |
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| Max drawdown | -41.85% |
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| Alpha | -2.08 |
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| Beta | 0.76 |
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Over 5 years, captured 72.4% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 65.8% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 1.1% |
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| Mid cap | 5.6% |
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| Small cap | 93.3% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 15.5% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 27.5% |
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| Total holdings | 68 |
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| Index overlap | 15.1% |
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| Active share | 84.9% |
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Top holdings
- TREPS — 9.2%
- Ather Energy Limited — 4.3%
- Navin Fluorine International Limited — 3.1%
- Honeywell Automation India Ltd. — 2.8%
- City Union Bank Ltd — 2.7%
- BELRISE INDUSTRIES LIMITED — 2.6%
- KALPATARU PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — 2.5%
- ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Limited — 2.5%
- Sundram Fasteners Ltd. — 2.5%
- Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Limited — 2.2%
Top sectors
- Automobile — 13.8%
- Industrial Products — 11.1%
- Consumer Durables — 10.7%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 10.6% | Q3 | #24 of 34 |
| 2025 | -4.9% | Q3 | #19 of 30 |
| 2024 | 24.1% | Q3 | #18 of 28 |
| 2023 | 25.3% | Q4 (Bottom) | #23 of 24 |
| 2022 | 8.1% | Q1 (Top) | #3 of 22 |