HSBC Small Cap Fund

Small CapEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹97.5517

As of 3 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹16.9K Cr

Expense ratio

0.56%

1Y returns

+5.04%

cat 6.00%

3Y CAGR

+17.89%

cat 18.03%

5Y CAGR

+19.46%

cat 17.43%

Std deviation 3Y

+21.87%

cat 19.79%

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 19.5% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -27% in Mar 2025 — ongoing. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

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NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF917K01QA1

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹97.5517

Last 1Y

+4.67%

Jul 25Min ₹75.16 · Max ₹98.15 · 244 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2025 — ongoing

-27.2%

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

Not yet recovered

Mar 2024

-11.0%

Peak ₹80.04 on 7 Feb 2024 → trough ₹71.21 on 13 Mar 2024 (1 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 10 Apr 2024

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

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.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	+2.18%	+1.91%	13/ 37
1M	+14.61%	+13.09%	9/ 37
3M	+11.39%	+9.23%	8/ 34
6M	+11.91%	+9.15%	11/ 34
YTD	+11.69%	+9.21%	14/ 34
1Y	+5.04%	+6.00%	22/ 31
2Y	+4.22%	+6.07%	22/ 28
3Y	+17.89%	+18.03%	14/ 25
5Y	+19.46%	+17.43%	6/ 23
7Y	+19.72%	+17.83%	14/ 20
10Y	+19.66%	+17.36%	4/ 13

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
Treps
—3.03%
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%

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.

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