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HSBC Small Cap Fund

Small CapEquityVery High risk Rank 20 of 27

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹101.98+0.51+0.51%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+14.8%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
Arthkar verdictMixed picture

Returns

Mixed vs category

1 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.56% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Above average

21.7% vs 19.8% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Steady

positive in 9 of 12 years

Beats its Small Cap category on 5Y but trails on 1Y & 3Y — but has run more volatile than peers.

1Y return

+14.8%

-0.8 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+17.0%

-1.8 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+19.2%

+1.0 vs cat

AUM

₹16.9K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.56%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

21.7%

▲ vs 19.8%

Go deeper on HSBC Small Cap Fund

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

In plain English

HSBC Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap scheme from HSBC. The portfolio is ~99% in equities. Long-run track record: about 19.2% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -52% in Mar 2020, recovered in 11 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

Showing Direct · Growth · INF917K01QA1

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹101.9797

Last 1Y

+14.78%

Aug 25Min ₹75.16 · Max ₹101.98 · 248 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-52.5%

Peak ₹30.67 on 8 Jan 2018 → trough ₹14.58 on 24 Mar 2020 (27 months down).

Recovered in 11 months· 16 Feb 2021

Mar 2025

-27.2%

Peak ₹101.66 on 11 Dec 2024 → trough ₹74.04 on 3 Mar 2025 (3 months down).

Recovered in 18 months· 18 Aug 2026

Jun 2022

-21.4%

Peak ₹53.19 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹41.80 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 10 months· 27 Apr 2023

Feb 2016

-20.3%

Peak ₹15.98 on 1 Jan 2016 → trough ₹12.74 on 29 Feb 2016 (2 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 28 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.

3

Honesty score

3 / 5

Watch a few items. Read the signal detail before investing.

  • Expense ratio

    0.56% — well below typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹16.9K Cr — getting large for a small-cap fund.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 64.9% — fairly concentrated.

  • 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.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W+1.30%+0.58%4/ 40
1M+4.80%+3.90%12/ 40
3M+13.40%+13.53%21/ 40
6M+18.24%+17.14%16/ 38
YTD+16.58%+15.70%15/ 37
1Y+14.78%+15.62%18/ 35
2Y+4.66%+6.83%21/ 32
3Y+17.03%+18.78%20/ 27
5Y+19.19%+18.24%11/ 26
7Y+24.23%+25.65%14/ 22
10Y+19.15%+17.95%6/ 15

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.62%
  • Cash1.38%

By market cap

  • Large cap2.12%
  • Mid cap26.98%
  • Small cap67.61%
  • Others3.29%

Concentration

Holdings

106

Avg market cap

₹24.9K Cr

Top 10 stocks

20.33%

Top 5 stocks

11.50%

Top 3 sectors

64.93%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    MTAR Technologies Ltd

    3.08%
  • 1

    Karur Vysya Bank Ltd

    3.04%
  • 2

    PNB Housing Finance Ltd

    2.18%
  • 3

    GE Vernova T&D India Ltd

    2.12%
  • 4

    Karur Vysya Bank Ltd

    2.08%
  • 5

    Apar Industries Ltd

    2.04%
  • 3

    The Federal Bank Ltd

    2.00%
  • 6

    BSE Ltd

    1.96%
  • 4

    MTAR Technologies Ltd

    1.95%
  • 5

    Apar Industries Ltd

    1.93%
  • 7

    The Federal Bank Ltd

    1.88%
  • 6

    Sai Life Sciences Ltd

    1.88%
  • 7

    PNB Housing Finance Ltd

    1.86%
  • 8

    Sai Life Sciences Ltd

    1.75%
  • 8

    Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares

    1.72%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio30.3929.18+1.21
  • P/B ratio4.213.81+0.40
  • Price / Sales3.703.01+0.69
  • Price / Cash Flow24.8922.53+2.36
  • Dividend yield0.74%0.79%-0.05
  • Return on equity (ROE)16.39%15.59%+0.80

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    24.3921.8719.1321.6519.7917.83
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.050.570.730.090.610.68
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    0.090.901.190.201.001.11
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    1.020.970.910.910.860.82

Peers in Small Cap

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

Available plans & options

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