SBI Small Cap Fund

Small CapEquityVery High risk Rank 25 of 27

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹214.40-0.08-0.04%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+8.9%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Lags category

0 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.74% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

17.3% 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

+8.9%

-6.7 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+13.8%

-5.0 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+15.8%

-2.4 vs cat

AUM

₹40.2K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.74%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

17.3%

▼ vs 19.8%

Go deeper on SBI Small Cap Fund

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

SBI Small Cap Fund SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.SBI 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

SBI Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap scheme from SBI. The portfolio is ~93% in equities with 7% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 15.8% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -40% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 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 · INF200K01T51

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹214.4042

Last 1Y

+8.88%

Aug 25Min ₹169.11 · Max ₹214.51 · 252 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-40.3%

Peak ₹69.07 on 8 Jan 2018 → trough ₹41.26 on 24 Mar 2020 (27 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 17 Nov 2020

Mar 2025 — ongoing

-22.4%

Peak ₹214.68 on 15 Oct 2024 → trough ₹166.54 on 3 Mar 2025 (5 months down).

Not yet recovered

Feb 2016

-17.4%

Peak ₹36.04 on 1 Jan 2016 → trough ₹29.76 on 29 Feb 2016 (2 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 14 Jul 2016

Jun 2022

-15.3%

Peak ₹121.89 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹103.20 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 2 months· 11 Aug 2022

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
0.74% — typical for category.
AUM size
₹40K Cr — small-cap funds this big struggle to deploy capital.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 60.8% — 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	+0.44%	+0.58%	26/ 40
1M	+2.63%	+3.90%	31/ 40
3M	+14.10%	+13.53%	19/ 40
6M	+13.92%	+17.14%	24/ 38
YTD	+10.65%	+15.70%	31/ 37
1Y	+8.88%	+15.62%	30/ 35
2Y	+2.81%	+6.83%	27/ 32
3Y	+13.80%	+18.78%	25/ 27
5Y	+15.84%	+18.24%	22/ 26
7Y	+22.42%	+25.65%	19/ 22
10Y	+19.30%	+17.95%	5/ 15

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity92.76%
Debt0.16%
Cash7.08%

By market cap

Large cap0.97%
Mid cap4.92%
Small cap77.93%
Others16.18%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹20.0K Cr

Top 10 stocks

27.96%

Top 5 stocks

16.24%

Top 3 sectors

60.77%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

2
Ather Energy Ltd
—5.06%
2
Ather Energy Ltd
—5.06%
2
Ather Energy Ltd
—5.06%
2
Ather Energy Ltd
—5.06%
2
Ather Energy Ltd
—5.06%
2
Ather Energy Ltd
—4.69%
3
Nifty Index 28-04-2026
—3.47%
3
Nifty Index 26-05-2026
—3.25%
3
Nifty Index 26-05-2026
—3.25%
3
Nifty Index 26-05-2026
—3.25%
3
Nifty Index 26-05-2026
—3.25%
3
Nifty Index 26-05-2026
—3.25%
5
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd
—2.99%
6
City Union Bank Ltd
—2.92%
5
Navin Fluorine International Ltd
—2.89%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio29.6629.18+0.48
P/B ratio3.903.81+0.09
Price / Sales2.573.01-0.44
Price / Cash Flow22.4522.53-0.08
Dividend yield0.50%0.79%-0.29
Return on equity (ROE)12.11%15.59%-3.48

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
17.4817.3215.2721.6519.7917.83
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
-0.030.500.640.090.610.68
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
-0.040.801.050.201.001.11
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
0.840.760.710.910.860.82

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