UTI Small Cap Fund
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of small cap companies.
Growthvine rating: 2/5 — ranked #20 of 37 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Small Cap |
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| NAV | ₹24.81 (as of 2026-10-23) |
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| AUM | ₹5,229 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.60% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Nitin Jain |
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| Exit load | 1% for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 12.85% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.38 |
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| Standard deviation | 19.89% |
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| Max drawdown | −22.54% |
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| Alpha | 0.5 |
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| Beta | 0.89 |
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Over 5 years, captured 81.2% of NIFTY Smallcap 250's upside and 76.8% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 0.0% |
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| Mid cap | 18.0% |
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| Small cap | 82.0% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 11.2% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 20.1% |
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| Total holdings | 107 |
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| Index overlap | 22.0% |
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| Active share | 78.0% |
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Top holdings
- NET CURRENT ASSETS — 5.7%
- ACUTAAS CHEMICALS LIMITED — 2.5%
- Navin Fluorine International Limited — 2.5%
- Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. — 2.4%
- City Union Bank Ltd — 1.9%
- Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd. — 1.9%
- Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited — 1.9%
- Marksans Pharma Ltd. — 1.8%
- Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. — 1.8%
- AFFLE 3I LIMITED — 1.7%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 12.8%
- Pharma & Biotech — 11.7%
- Industrial Products — 9.3%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −2.1% | Q4 (Bottom) | #27 of 34 |
| 2025 | −5.3% | Q3 | #21 of 30 |
| 2024 | 26.8% | Q2 | #10 of 28 |
| 2023 | 35.3% | Q3 | #18 of 24 |
| 2022 | −0.6% | Q3 | #12 of 22 |