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211194 people have invested ₹ 74.6Cr in Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nippon India Small Cap Fund, launched on September 16, 2010, is a small-cap mutual fund that, as per SEBI regulations, invests a minimum of 65% of its assets in small-cap companies. The fund uses the NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI index as its benchmark to measure performance relative to the broader small-cap market.
Its portfolio is diversified across key sectors such as Capital Goods, Financial Services, FMCG, Healthcare, Automobiles, and Technology. Nippon India adopts a process-oriented investment strategy to identify high-potential, alpha-generating stocks. This approach includes components like Risk Rating of Securities, Fund Casing, Risk Optimisation, Factor Analysis, and Continuous Monitoring of investments.
Currently, the fund's portfolio comprises 67.6% small-cap stocks, 12.02% large-cap stocks, and 14.79% mid-cap stocks.
With an AUM of ₹55491.0 crores, Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth generated a return of 6.4% in 1 year, 22.7% in 3 years, 40.2% 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.
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.74% |
Benchmark | Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR |
| AUM | ₹55491 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | --/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 22.08% |
| 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 Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
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4
/18
69% Performance
45% Risk Management
45% Cost
4 out of 18 among small-cap
Larger AUM within category
5Y returns in the top 25% of the category
3Y returns in the top 25% of the category
No bad points found for this fund.
Trailing Returns
as on (23-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Small cap
67.6%
Mid cap
14.8%
Large cap
12%
Sector Allocation
Industrial
24.1%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
Financial Services
14.3%
Basic Materials
13.3%
Consumer Defensive
9.6%
Tech
8.7%
Health
8.7%
Utilities
2.1%
Energy
2.1%
Communication
1.6%
Real Estate
0.5%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 7.50% 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 2.30% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 55.5K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 4.7K Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
TBO Tek Ltd's allocation increased from 0.15% to 0.74%
PG Electroplast Ltd's allocation increased from 0.21% to 0.57%
Axis Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 0.42% to 0.63%
Top Stocks sold last month
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.27 % to 2.19 %
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.82 % to 1.77 %
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.4 % to 1.38 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 14.8% to 14.8%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 12% to 12%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 66.7% to 67.6%
Cash allocation has gone down from 6% to 5.2%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Financial Services
Mar'25
Industrial
24%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
Financial Services
14%
Feb'25
Industrial
24%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
Financial Services
14%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 HDFC Bank Ltd | 2.19% | 0% | |
 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd | 1.77% | 0% | |
 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd | 1.38% | 0% | |
 State Bank of India | 1.27% | 0% | |
 Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares | 1.25% | 0% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 6.41% | 22.73% | 40.19% | 25.34% |
 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 |
|---|---|
 Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd | 10.6% |
 Astrazeneca Pharma India Ltd | 5.8% |
 TD Power Systems Ltd | 2.5% |
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Samir Rachh
Fund Manager of Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 2 January 2017
Top funds managed
Kinjal Desai
Fund Manager of Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 25 May 2018
Top funds managed
Fund House
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹3.92L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited,4th Floor, Tower A, Peninsula Business Park,,Ganapatrao Kadam Marg,,Lower Parel (W)
Phone
022-68087000/18602660111
Website
customercare@nipponindiaim.in
Mutual Fund Insights
This fund with AUM at ₹55490.73Cr is among the largest funds in the small-cap category.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 9.2% growth in AUM moving from 50.82K Cr to 55.49K Cr.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 13.8% moving from 0.65 to 0.74.
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 49.86% return, outperforming this fund by 9.68% per annum.
In the last 1 year, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 18.5% return, outperforming this fund by 12.08%.
In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 27.92% return, outperforming this fund by 5.19% per annum.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.74% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.19%.
Nippon India 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 25.34% since inception which is more than its category average return of 18.01%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 94.79% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 5.21% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹55491 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹55491 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 9875 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.74%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.74% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.28%
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Frequently Asked Questions for Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹177.15 as on 23-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 23-Apr-2025.
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 4.51% | 4.51% |
6 Month Returns | -8.89% | -8.89% |
1 Year Returns | 6.41% | 6.41% |
3 Years Returns | 84.85% | 22.73% |
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0.74% as on March 2025
₹55491 Cr as on March 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(2.19%), Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd(1.77%), Kirloskar Brothers Ltd(1.38%), State Bank of India(1.27%), Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares(1.25%) as on March 2025
Industrial(22.88%), Consumer Cyclical(14.22%), Financial Services(13.57%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.54 | 4.83 | 6.54 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for Nippon India Small Cap 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 Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.9 | 0.83 | 0.87 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for Nippon India Small Cap 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 Nippon India 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 |
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.11 | 0.86 | 1.67 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for Nippon India Small Cap 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 Nippon India 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 |
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 23.09 | 17.36 | 19.05 |
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 1.38 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.72 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Samir Rachh, Kinjal Desai are the fund managers of Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%