ITI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

ITI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 17 February, 2020. The fund is managed by Dhimant Shah, Rohan Korde. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. ITI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹2680 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jul 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.
   

ITI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 23.06% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 3.83%, 28.96% and 27.79% respectively.

ITI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Basic Materials, Financial Services, Tech, Health, Consumer Cyclical, Government, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Real Estate, Corporate, Energy. Its top holdings are PG Electroplast Ltd, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, Acutaas Chemicals Ltd, Karur Vysya Bank Ltd, Radico Khaitan Ltd

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 benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related securities of small cap companies. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. ITI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.