Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Dir Gr Direct Growth

Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Dir Gr Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 16 October, 2020. The fund is managed by Himanshu Mange. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Dir Gr Direct Growth has ₹2472 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jul 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.
   

Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Dir Gr Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 28.04% since inception. Over the last 1 and 3 years the fund has given a CAGR return of -4.94% and 22.50% respectively.

Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Dir Gr Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Financial Services, Health, Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Communication, Real Estate, Energy. Its top holdings are Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, Laurus Labs Ltd, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd, Delhivery Ltd, Radico Khaitan Ltd

As it is a index funds 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 provide investment returns closely corresponding to the total returns of the securities as represented by the Nifty Smallcap 250 Index before expenses, subject to tracking errors. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Dir Gr Direct Growth has no lock in period.