Tata Smallcap Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.
Growthvine rating: 3/5 — ranked #14 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹39.04 (as of 2026-10-01) |
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| AUM | ₹13,094 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.46% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Chandraprakash Padiyar |
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| Exit load | 0.5% for redemption within 30 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 13.28% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.32 |
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| Standard deviation | 19.88% |
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| Max drawdown | −36.77% |
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| Alpha | -3.07 |
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| Beta | 0.87 |
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Over 5 years, captured 79.2% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 71.0% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 0.0% |
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| Mid cap | 7.8% |
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| Small cap | 92.2% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 21.2% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 35.2% |
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| Total holdings | 64 |
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| Index overlap | 6.9% |
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| Active share | 93.1% |
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Top holdings
- Sudarshan Chemical Indus. Ltd. — 4.8%
- Kirlosakar Pneumatic Company Ltd — 4.6%
- Usha Martin Ltd. — 4.4%
- IDFC FIRST BANK LIMITED — 3.9%
- Godrej Industries Ltd. — 3.4%
- CASH / NET CURRENT ASSET — 3.3%
- Tega Industries Limited — 3.2%
- REPO — 3.1%
- Wockhardt Ltd — 3.0%
- Cello World Limited — 2.7%
Top sectors
- Industrial Products — 23.0%
- Chemicals — 9.9%
- Retail — 7.0%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 6.2% | Q3 | #24 of 34 |
| 2025 | −12.5% | Q4 (Bottom) | #29 of 30 |
| 2024 | 31.7% | Q1 (Top) | #6 of 28 |
| 2023 | 33.5% | Q4 (Bottom) | #21 of 24 |
| 2022 | 8.2% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 22 |