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74994 people have invested ₹ 22.6Cr in HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
HDFC Small Cap Fund is a small-cap mutual fund. As per SEBI’s classification, small-cap funds are required to invest at least 65% of their assets in small-cap companies, those ranked 251st and below by market capitalization.
The fund uses the BSE 250 Small Cap TRI as its benchmark, which helps measure its performance against a broad universe of similar small-cap stocks. The fund has a strong presence in sectors like Healthcare, Technology, Financials, Automobiles, and Infrastructure.
India offers a wide and fast-growing base of small-cap companies, which the fund house believes can deliver strong long-term returns. HDFC Small Cap Mutual Fund focuses on selecting fundamentally sound businesses with reasonable valuations, aiming to generate alpha while managing risk effectively.
Currently, the fund's portfolio comprises 80.3% small-cap stocks, 4.33% large-cap stocks, and 8.49% mid-cap stocks.
With an AUM of ₹30223.0 crores, HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth generated a return of 0.4% in 1 year, 20.8% in 3 years, 35.8% in 5 years. while its benchmark index (Nifty Smallcap 250) generated 2.8% in 1 year, 17.9% in 3 years, and 34.9% in 5 years.
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.93% |
Benchmark | BSE 250 SmallCap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹30223 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹100/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 10.09% |
| STCG | Selling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
INDmoney Rank for HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
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9
/18
45% Performance
51% Risk Management
33% Cost
9 out of 18 among small-cap
Larger AUM within category
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
No bad points found for this fund.
Trailing Returns
as on (29-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Small cap
80.3%
Mid cap
8.5%
Large cap
4.3%
Sector Allocation
Industrial
25.2%
Consumer Cyclical
19.5%
Tech
15%
Health
14.2%
Financial Services
13.8%
Basic Materials
7.7%
Consumer Defensive
2.1%
Communication
2.1%
Utilities
0.3%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 6.68% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at 9.80% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 3.12% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 30.2K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 2.1K Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd's allocation increased from 1.63% to 2.42%
Power Mech Projects Ltd's allocation increased from 1.58% to 2.22%
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 3.49% to 3.89%
Top Stocks sold last month
Firstsource Solutions Ltd's allocation decreased from 6.75 % to 6.11 %
eClerx Services Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.77 % to 3.45 %
Sonata Software Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.16 % to 1.99 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 8.6% to 8.5%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 4% to 4.3%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 80% to 80.3%
Cash allocation has gone down from 7.4% to 6.9%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Tech
Mar'25
Industrial
25%
Consumer Cyclical
19%
Tech
15%
Feb'25
Industrial
24%
Consumer Cyclical
20%
Tech
17%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Firstsource Solutions Ltd | 6.11% | -1.1% | |
 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares | 3.89% | 0% | |
 Bank of Baroda | 3.54% | 0% | |
 eClerx Services Ltd | 3.45% | 0.1% | |
 Fortis Healthcare Ltd | 2.88% | 0% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.42% | 20.77% | 35.75% | 19.43% |
 Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 18.5% | 27.92% | 38.36% | 34.9% |
 Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 13.02% | 19.01% | 32.19% | 23.95% |
 UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 12.77% | 17.32% | - | 24.25% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd | 7% |
 Power Mech Projects Ltd | 2% |
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Chirag Setalvad
Fund Manager of HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 28 June 2014
Top funds managed
Fund House
HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.63L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
HDFC Asset Management Company Limited,“HUL House”, 2nd Floor,,H.T. Parekh Marg,165-166, Backbay Reclamation,,Churchgate,
Phone
+912266316333
Website
cliser@hdfcfund.com
Mutual Fund Insights
Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 10.8% drop in AUM moving from 33.89K Cr to 30.22K Cr.
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 49.75% return, outperforming this fund by 13.94% per annum.
In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 27.93% return, outperforming this fund by 7.29% per annum.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has increased expense ratio by 20.8% moving from 0.77 to 0.93.
In the last 1 year, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 14.52% return, outperforming this fund by 14.84%.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.93% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.19%.
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 19.43% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.45%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 93.12% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 6.88% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹30223 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹30223 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 9875 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.93%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.93% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.28%
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5Y CAGR
▲ 36.43
5Y CAGR
▲ 32.37
5Y CAGR
▲ 31.86
5Y CAGR
▲ 29.37
Frequently Asked Questions for HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹141.69 as on 29-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 29-Apr-2025.
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 3.04% | 3.04% |
6 Month Returns | -7.34% | -7.34% |
1 Year Returns | 0.42% | 0.42% |
3 Years Returns | 76.15% | 20.77% |
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0.93% as on March 2025
₹30223 Cr as on March 2025
Firstsource Solutions Ltd(6.11%), Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares(3.89%), Bank of Baroda(3.54%), eClerx Services Ltd(3.45%), Fortis Healthcare Ltd(2.88%) as on March 2025
Industrial(23.44%), Consumer Cyclical(18.16%), Tech(13.98%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | -4.56 | 3.37 | 2.68 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against BSE 250 SmallCap TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.88 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE 250 SmallCap TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | -0.05 | 0.84 | 1.52 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE 250 SmallCap TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 20.19 | 16.49 | 18.75 |
As on March 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.37 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.26 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Chirag Setalvad is the fund manager of HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%