Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
About the Fund
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Sanjeev Sharma, Ankit A. Pande. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹22967 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 2024 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.
Returns
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 20.30% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 59.88%, 31.11% and 46.08% respectively.
Holdings
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Government, Financial Services, Energy, Industrial, Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Health, Consumer Defensive, Tech, Communication, Utilities, Real Estate. Its top holdings are Reliance Industries Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, Jio Financial Services Ltd, Aegis Logistics Ltd, Bikaji Foods International 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 15%For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.
Investment objective of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate capital appreciation & provide long-term growth opportunities by investing in a portfolio of small cap companies.There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 1000.00. Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Fund Performance
235258 people have invested ₹ 216.3Cr in Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
INDmoney Rank
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93% Performance
30% Risk Management
75% Cost
2 out of 17 among small-cap
Generated Consistent Returns
Consistently beats benchmark
Outperformed benchmarks during bull run
Highly volatile within category
Poor track record of Recovering losses quickly
Fund Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.64% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹22967 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹1000 |
Exit Load | 1% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 86.77% |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
Fund Distributionas on (30-Jun-24)
Small cap
64.3%
Large cap
31.3%
Mid cap
0.4%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
26.9%
Energy
14.5%
Industrial
12.9%
Basic Materials
9.8%
Consumer Cyclical
8.5%
Health
8.5%
Consumer Defensive
5.7%
Tech
4%
Communication
3.8%
Utilities
3.5%
Real Estate
1.8%
All changes are between Apr'24 and Jun'24
as on (30-Jun-24)
Returns for the month of Jun
Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Aegis Logistics Ltd | 5.1% |
Sanjeev Sharma
Fund Manager of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 February 2017
Top funds managed
Ankit A. Pande
Fund Manager of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 11 May 2020
Top funds managed
Mutual Fund Insights
Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 76.6% growth in AUM moving from 13.00K Cr to 22.96K Cr.
Over the last 6 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 16.9% moving from 0.77 to 0.64.
In the last 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
In the last 1 year, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 71.49% return, outperforming this fund by 11.61%.
In the last 3 years, Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Plan has given 32.31% return, outperforming this fund by 1.19% per annum.
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.64% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.14%.
Quant 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 20.3% since inception which is less than its category average return of 21.18%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 98.17% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 1.83% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹22967 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹22967 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 7573 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.64%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.64% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.22%
Frequently Asked Questions
The current NAV of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹292.63 as on 23-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 23-Jul-2024.
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 0.3% | 0.3% |
6 Month Returns | 22.37% | 22.37% |
1 Year Returns | 59.88% | 59.88% |
3 Years Returns | 125.4% | 31.11% |
5 Years Returns | 565.18% | 46.08% |
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0.64% as on June 2024
₹22967 Cr as on June 2024
Reliance Industries Ltd(10.63%), HDFC Bank Ltd(7.27%), Jio Financial Services Ltd(5.68%), Aegis Logistics Ltd(3.57%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd(3.51%) as on June 2024
Financial Services(26.42%), Energy(14.23%), Industrial(12.68%) as on June 2024
The alpha ratio for the Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 5.22 | 6.04 | 13.17 |
As on June 2024
The alpha for Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 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 Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
As on June 2024
The Beta for Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 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 Quant 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 |
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 2.62 | 1.4 | 1.32 |
As on June 2024
The sharpe ratio for Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 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 Quant 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 |
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 18.01 | 18.42 | 27.01 |
As on June 2024
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 2.66 as on June 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 1.16 as on June 2024. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Sanjeev Sharma, Ankit A. Pande are the fund managers of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%