Sundaram Small Cap Fund
The scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing predominantly in diversified stocks that are generally termed as smallcap stocks.
Growthvine rating: 3/5 — ranked #18 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹301.19 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹3,872 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.63% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Rohit Seksaria |
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| Exit load | For units in excess of 25% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 16.26% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.6 |
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| Standard deviation | 19.46% |
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| Max drawdown | -67.74% |
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| Alpha | 2.42 |
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| Beta | 0.87 |
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Over 5 years, captured 85.8% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 77.0% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 9.8% |
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| Mid cap | 5.1% |
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| Small cap | 85.1% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 17.6% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 30.0% |
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| Total holdings | 69 |
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| Index overlap | 15.0% |
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| Active share | 85.0% |
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Top holdings
- MTAR Technologies Limited — 3.9%
- TREPS — 3.8%
- RateGain Travel Technologies Limited — 3.6%
- Aster DM Healthcare Limited — 3.5%
- S.J.S. Enterprises Limited — 3.5%
- Eternal Limited — 3.1%
- AFFLE 3I LIMITED — 2.9%
- PNB Housing Finance Limited — 2.6%
- Craftsman Automation Limited — 2.5%
- CHOLAMANDALAM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED — 2.2%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 12.3%
- Finance & Investments — 8.6%
- Software & Services — 8.1%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 16.0% | Q2 | #15 of 34 |
| 2025 | 0.4% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 30 |
| 2024 | 19.1% | Q4 (Bottom) | #26 of 28 |
| 2023 | 45.3% | Q2 | #9 of 24 |
| 2022 | -2.1% | Q3 | #16 of 22 |