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15952 people have invested ₹ 9.6Cr in HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 12 May, 2014. The fund is managed by Sonal Gupta, Venugopal Manghat, Cheenu Gupta. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth has ₹13334 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.
Returns
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 21.14% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 2.66%, 17.72% and 35.75% respectively.
Holdings
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Financial Services, Basic Materials, Tech, Health, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive, Energy. Its top holdings are Neuland Laboratories Limited, Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd, Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd, K.P.R. Mill Ltd, BSE Ltd
Taxation
As it is a small-cap mutual fund the taxation is as follows:For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.
Investment objective of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
To generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities of predominantly small cap companies. However, it could move a portion of its assets towards fixed income securities if the fund manager becomes negative on the Indian equity markets. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.65% |
Benchmark | Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR |
| AUM | ₹13334 Cr |
| Inception Date | 12 May, 2014 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹500 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 21.7% |
| 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 HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
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52% Performance
30% Risk Management
57% Cost
12 out of 18 among small-cap
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
Highly volatile within category
Poor track record of Recovering losses quickly
Trailing Returns
as on (17-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Small cap
68.4%
Mid cap
20.1%
Large cap
2.2%
Sector Allocation
Industrial
27.3%
Consumer Cyclical
17.2%
Financial Services
15.4%
Basic Materials
11.8%
Tech
10.8%
Health
6.1%
Real Estate
5.5%
Consumer Defensive
4.5%
Energy
1.4%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 8.22% 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 1.58% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 15.5K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM has remained same between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks sold last month
K.P.R. Mill Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.98 %
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.48 %
Supreme Petrochem Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.43 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 21% to 20.1%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 2.6% to 2.2%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 69.9% to 68.4%
Cash allocation has gone up from 3.7% to 6.9%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Financial Services
Mar'25
Industrial
27%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Financial Services
15%
Feb'25
Industrial
30%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Financial Services
16%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Neuland Laboratories Limited | 2.33% | -2.2% | |
 Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd | 2.23% | 0% | |
 Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 2.09% | 0% | |
 K.P.R. Mill Ltd | 1.98% | 0% | |
 BSE Ltd | 1.93% | -34.9% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | 2.66% | 17.72% | 35.75% | 21.14% |
 Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 17.6% | 26.52% | 37.4% | 34.34% |
 UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 11.77% | 15.73% | - | 23.61% |
 Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 11.59% | 17.54% | 31.36% | 23.71% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 BSE Ltd | 24.1% |
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Sonal Gupta
Fund Manager of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth, since 1 October 2023
Top funds managed
Venugopal Manghat
Fund Manager of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth, since 17 December 2019
Top funds managed
Cheenu Gupta
Fund Manager of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth, since 1 October 2023
Top funds managed
Fund House
HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹1.16L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Ltd.,16, V N Road,,Fort
Phone
+912266145000
Website
hsbcmf@hsbc.co.in
Mutual Fund Insights
Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 13.7% drop in AUM moving from 15.45K Cr to 13.33K Cr.
In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 19.09% return, outperforming this fund by 16.43%.
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.65% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.19%.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 3.0% moving from 0.67 to 0.65.
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 49.22% return, outperforming this fund by 13.47% per annum.
In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 26.52% return, outperforming this fund by 8.81% per annum.
HSBC Small Cap Fund 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 21.14% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.38%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 93.09% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 6.91% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹13334 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹13334 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 9875 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.65%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.65% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.28%
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▲ 31.86
5Y CAGR
▲ 29.09
5Y CAGR
▲ 31.14
5Y CAGR
▲ 27.27
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Frequently Asked Questions for HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is ₹81.38 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 7.36% | 7.36% |
6 Month Returns | -18.07% | -18.07% |
1 Year Returns | 2.66% | 2.66% |
3 Years Returns | 63.12% | 17.72% |
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0.65% as on March 2025
₹13334 Cr as on March 2025
Neuland Laboratories Limited(2.33%), Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd(2.23%), Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd(2.09%), K.P.R. Mill Ltd(1.98%), BSE Ltd(1.93%) as on March 2025
Industrial(25.42%), Consumer Cyclical(15.98%), Financial Services(14.37%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | -0.41 | 1.7 | 4.03 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty Smallcap 250 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 HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | 1 | 0.87 | 0.87 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Smallcap 250 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 HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | 0.07 | 0.67 | 1.53 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Smallcap 250 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 HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | 26.01 | 18.49 | 19.09 |
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 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.1 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Sonal Gupta, Venugopal Manghat, Cheenu Gupta are the fund managers of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is 1%