HDFC Small Cap Fund

Small CapEquityVery High risk Rank 27 of 27

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹161.78-0.26-0.16%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+1.1%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Lags category

0 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.73% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

17.5% vs 19.8% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 10 of 12 years

Trails its Small Cap category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+1.1%

-14.6 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+13.0%

-5.8 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+16.3%

-1.9 vs cat

AUM

₹38.8K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.73%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

17.5%

▼ vs 19.8%

Go deeper on HDFC Small Cap Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

HDFC Small Cap Fund SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.HDFC Small Cap Fund real oddsYour real chances over every start date in history — how often it made money and beat a fixed deposit.

In plain English

HDFC Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap scheme from HDFC. The portfolio is ~90% in equities with 10% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 16.3% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -48% in Mar 2020, recovered in 10 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

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NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹161.7780

Last 1Y

+1.06%

Aug 25Min ₹135.38 · Max ₹165.87 · 247 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2020

-48.3%

Peak ₹50.68 on 30 Apr 2018 → trough ₹26.22 on 24 Mar 2020 (23 months down).

Recovered in 10 months· 4 Jan 2021

Mar 2025

-22.6%

Peak ₹165.51 on 11 Dec 2024 → trough ₹128.08 on 3 Mar 2025 (3 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 19 Sept 2025

Jun 2022

-22.5%

Peak ₹87.16 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹67.51 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 15 Sept 2022

Feb 2016

-18.9%

Peak ₹28.22 on 19 Aug 2015 → trough ₹22.88 on 26 Feb 2016 (6 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 29 Jun 2016

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

Expense ratio
0.73% — typical for category.
AUM size
₹39K Cr — small-cap funds this big struggle to deploy capital.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 54.7% — diversified across sectors.
Style drift
Allocation matches the declared category mandate.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	-1.06%	+0.58%	40/ 40
1M	+0.78%	+3.90%	39/ 40
3M	+8.31%	+13.53%	39/ 40
6M	+4.64%	+17.14%	38/ 38
YTD	+2.46%	+15.70%	37/ 37
1Y	+1.06%	+15.62%	34/ 35
2Y	+2.17%	+6.83%	30/ 32
3Y	+12.98%	+18.78%	27/ 27
5Y	+16.32%	+18.24%	20/ 26
7Y	+21.80%	+25.65%	21/ 22
10Y	+18.03%	+17.95%	7/ 15

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity89.86%
Cash10.14%

By market cap

Large cap5.45%
Mid cap9.42%
Small cap76.56%
Others8.57%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹14.9K Cr

Top 10 stocks

26.77%

Top 5 stocks

16.18%

Top 3 sectors

54.71%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

2
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares
—4.78%
2
Firstsource Solutions Ltd
—3.92%
3
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares
—3.80%
3
Bank of Baroda
—3.44%
4
Firstsource Solutions Ltd
—3.42%
4
Bank of Baroda
—3.24%
5
Gabriel India Ltd
—2.77%
5
Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs
—2.59%
6
eClerx Services Ltd
—2.55%
6
eClerx Services Ltd
—2.45%
7
Indian Bank
—2.43%
8
Gabriel India Ltd
—2.38%
7
Eris Lifesciences Ltd Registered Shs
—2.37%
8
Fortis Healthcare Ltd
—2.26%
9
Fortis Healthcare Ltd
—2.23%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio20.6429.18-8.54
P/B ratio2.803.81-1.01
Price / Sales1.803.01-1.21
Price / Cash Flow14.7222.53-7.81
Dividend yield1.48%0.79%+0.69
Return on equity (ROE)15.89%15.59%+0.30

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
19.6717.8716.7721.6519.7917.83
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
-0.330.490.670.090.610.68
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
-0.450.761.060.201.001.11
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
0.730.780.790.910.860.82

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