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Quant Small Cap Fund

Small CapEquityVery High risk Rank 11 of 27

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹312.69-0.61-0.19%

As of 17 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+13.9%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
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Returns

Mixed vs category

2 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.81% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Above average

20.2% vs 19.8% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 10 of 12 years

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

1Y return

+15.5%

-1.3 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+18.8%

+0.1 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+20.3%

+2.1 vs cat

AUM

₹33.7K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.81%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

20.2%

▲ vs 19.8%

Go deeper on Quant Small Cap Fund

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

In plain English

quant Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap scheme from quant. The portfolio is ~87% in equities with 13% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 20.3% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -52% in Mar 2020, recovered in 5 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 · INF966L01689

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹312.6893

Last 1Y

+13.92%

Aug 25Min ₹239.93 · Max ₹316.23 · 246 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-51.6%

Peak ₹59.21 on 27 May 2015 → trough ₹28.66 on 24 Mar 2020 (59 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 24 Aug 2020

Jun 2022

-25.2%

Peak ₹150.14 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹112.35 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 30 Nov 2022

Mar 2025

-24.4%

Peak ₹306.52 on 27 Sept 2024 → trough ₹231.67 on 3 Mar 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 16 months· 22 Jun 2026

Aug 2021

-12.0%

Peak ₹133.66 on 2 Aug 2021 → trough ₹117.67 on 23 Aug 2021 (1 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 4 Oct 2021

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.

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Honesty score

4 / 5

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

  • Expense ratio

    0.81% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹34K Cr — small-cap funds this big struggle to deploy capital.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 46.4% — 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.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W-1.12%+0.44%40/ 40
1M-0.25%+3.56%40/ 40
3M+9.57%+11.68%29/ 40
6M+18.04%+17.28%17/ 38
YTD+12.98%+15.33%21/ 37
1Y+15.55%+16.82%19/ 35
2Y+3.61%+6.68%24/ 32
3Y+18.76%+18.67%11/ 27
5Y+20.26%+18.13%4/ 26
7Y+34.68%+25.61%1/ 22
10Y+20.72%+18.02%3/ 15

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity86.54%
  • Cash13.46%

By market cap

  • Large cap14.26%
  • Mid cap8.80%
  • Small cap65.06%
  • Others11.88%

Concentration

Holdings

113

Avg market cap

₹32.0K Cr

Top 10 stocks

37.62%

Top 5 stocks

24.96%

Top 3 sectors

46.35%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    9.66%
  • 1

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    9.47%
  • 1

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    9.47%
  • 1

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    9.47%
  • 1

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    9.47%
  • 1

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    9.47%
  • 3

    RBL Bank Ltd

    4.75%
  • 3

    RBL Bank Ltd

    4.75%
  • 3

    RBL Bank Ltd

    4.75%
  • 3

    RBL Bank Ltd

    4.75%
  • 3

    RBL Bank Ltd

    4.75%
  • 4

    Adani Power Ltd

    4.38%
  • 4

    Adani Power Ltd

    4.38%
  • 4

    Adani Power Ltd

    4.38%
  • 4

    Adani Power Ltd

    4.38%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio27.6829.18-1.50
  • P/B ratio2.653.81-1.16
  • Price / Sales2.623.01-0.39
  • Price / Cash Flow16.9822.53-5.55
  • Dividend yield0.66%0.79%-0.13
  • Return on equity (ROE)12.39%15.59%-3.20

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    18.9120.5619.4521.6519.7917.83
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.230.760.790.090.610.68
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    0.441.351.340.201.001.11
  • Beta

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

    0.950.890.910.910.860.82

Peers in Small Cap

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

Available plans & options

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