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 #15 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹37.36 (as of 2026-11-11) |
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| AUM | ₹13,214 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 | 10.62% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.32 |
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| Standard deviation | 19.89% |
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| Max drawdown | −36.77% |
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| Alpha | -0.91 |
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| Beta | 0.86 |
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Over 5 years, captured 79.2% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 78.8% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 0.0% |
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| Mid cap | 7.4% |
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| Small cap | 92.6% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 21.1% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 34.9% |
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| Total holdings | 62 |
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| Index overlap | 7.1% |
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| Active share | 92.9% |
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Top holdings
- Sudarshan Chemical Indus. Ltd. — 4.5%
- Usha Martin Ltd. — 4.4%
- Kirlosakar Pneumatic Company Ltd — 4.3%
- Tega Industries Limited — 4.2%
- IDFC FIRST BANK LIMITED — 3.7%
- TREPS — 3.4%
- Wockhardt Ltd — 3.4%
- Godrej Industries Ltd. — 3.1%
- CASH / NET CURRENT ASSET — 3.1%
- The Ramco Cements Limited — 2.5%
Top sectors
- Industrial Products — 23.6%
- Chemicals — 9.8%
- Cash — 8.1%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 1.6% | Q4 (Bottom) | #33 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 |