Nippon INDIA SMALL CAP FUND

Small CapEquityVery High risk Rank 16 of 27

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹210.17+0.22+0.10%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+12.0%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

1 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.54% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

19.2% 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 — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+12.0%

-3.6 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+18.0%

-0.8 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+20.6%

+2.4 vs cat

AUM

₹78.4K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.54%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

19.2%

▼ vs 19.8%

Go deeper on Nippon INDIA SMALL CAP FUND

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

Nippon INDIA SMALL CAP FUND SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.Nippon INDIA 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

NIPPON INDIA SMALL CAP FUND is a Small Cap scheme from Nippon India. The portfolio is ~97% in equities. Long-run track record: about 20.6% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -49% in Mar 2020, recovered in 9 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 · INF204K01J83

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹210.1684

Last 1Y

+12.03%

Aug 25Min ₹165.18 · Max ₹210.17 · 247 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-48.6%

Peak ₹52.17 on 15 Jan 2018 → trough ₹26.82 on 24 Mar 2020 (27 months down).

Recovered in 9 months· 14 Dec 2020

Mar 2025

-24.2%

Peak ₹204.40 on 24 Sept 2024 → trough ₹154.92 on 3 Mar 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 16 months· 22 Jun 2026

Aug 2013

-22.1%

Peak ₹11.02 on 7 Jan 2013 → trough ₹8.59 on 28 Aug 2013 (8 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 28 Nov 2013

Feb 2016

-21.7%

Peak ₹28.63 on 1 Jan 2016 → trough ₹22.43 on 29 Feb 2016 (2 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 11 Jul 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
0.54% — well below typical 1% for equity.
AUM size
₹78K Cr — small-cap funds this big struggle to deploy capital.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 54.2% — 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	+0.73%	+0.58%	18/ 40
1M	+3.23%	+3.90%	26/ 40
3M	+9.78%	+13.53%	34/ 40
6M	+13.54%	+17.14%	26/ 38
YTD	+12.38%	+15.70%	23/ 37
1Y	+12.04%	+15.62%	24/ 35
2Y	+4.19%	+6.83%	22/ 32
3Y	+17.98%	+18.78%	16/ 27
5Y	+20.60%	+18.24%	3/ 26
7Y	+27.93%	+25.65%	5/ 22
10Y	+21.85%	+17.95%	1/ 15

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity96.90%
Cash3.10%

By market cap

Large cap13.93%
Mid cap13.37%
Small cap65.93%
Others6.77%

Concentration

Holdings

254

Avg market cap

₹25.9K Cr

Top 10 stocks

14.27%

Top 5 stocks

8.34%

Top 3 sectors

54.20%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

2
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
—2.07%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—1.89%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—1.89%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—1.89%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—1.89%
2
HDFC Bank Ltd
—1.89%
3
HDFC Bank Ltd
—1.81%
3
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
—1.76%
3
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
—1.76%
3
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
—1.76%
3
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
—1.76%
3
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
—1.76%
4
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
—1.67%
4
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
—1.67%
4
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
—1.67%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio28.4329.67-1.24
P/B ratio3.563.86-0.30
Price / Sales2.773.02-0.25
Price / Cash Flow21.2623.00-1.74
Dividend yield1.01%0.76%+0.25
Return on equity (ROE)15.64%15.63%+0.01

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
20.7619.3917.6921.6519.7917.83
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
0.060.680.860.090.610.68
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
0.101.121.440.201.001.11
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
0.920.860.840.910.860.82

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