Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Plan

Small CapEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹322.6269

As of 1 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹3.7K Cr

Expense ratio

0.85%

1Y returns

+11.62%

cat 6.00%

3Y CAGR

+20.18%

cat 18.03%

5Y CAGR

+18.65%

cat 17.43%

Std deviation 3Y

+19.55%

cat 19.86%

In plain English

Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Plan is a Small Cap scheme from Sundaram. The portfolio is ~94% in equities. Long-run track record: about 18.6% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -57% in Mar 2020, recovered in 14 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

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹322.6269

Last 1Y

+11.62%

Jul 25Min ₹250.01 · Max ₹322.63 · 245 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-57.1%

Peak ₹119.12 on 15 Jan 2018 → trough ₹51.16 on 24 Mar 2020 (27 months down).

Recovered in 14 months· 3 May 2021

Aug 2013

-30.6%

Peak ₹34.95 on 7 Jan 2013 → trough ₹24.26 on 28 Aug 2013 (8 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 2 Apr 2014

Feb 2016

-26.5%

Peak ₹77.59 on 5 Aug 2015 → trough ₹57.05 on 29 Feb 2016 (7 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 25 Jul 2016

Mar 2025

-23.8%

Peak ₹299.52 on 23 Sept 2024 → trough ₹228.33 on 3 Mar 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 14 months· 30 Apr 2026

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
0.85% — typical for category.
AUM size
₹3.7K Cr — manageable for a small-cap mandate.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 60.3% — 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	+1.96%	+1.91%	19/ 37
1M	+16.03%	+13.09%	4/ 37
3M	+9.72%	+9.23%	18/ 34
6M	+11.22%	+9.15%	14/ 34
YTD	+11.71%	+9.21%	13/ 34
1Y	+11.62%	+6.00%	6/ 31
2Y	+8.72%	+6.07%	10/ 28
3Y	+20.18%	+18.03%	8/ 25
5Y	+18.65%	+17.43%	12/ 23
7Y	+19.57%	+17.83%	16/ 20
10Y	+15.80%	+17.36%	12/ 13

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity94.17%
Debt0.85%
Cash4.97%

By market cap

Large cap7.60%
Mid cap3.79%
Small cap80.13%
Others8.48%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹16.4K Cr

Top 10 stocks

28.77%

Top 5 stocks

16.90%

Top 3 sectors

60.32%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
MTAR Technologies Ltd
—5.25%
2
Treps
—4.07%
1
MTAR Technologies Ltd
—4.06%
2
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares
—3.78%
3
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares
—3.31%
3
SJS Enterprises Ltd
—3.00%
4
Treps
—2.94%
4
SJS Enterprises Ltd
—2.93%
5
Affle 3i Ltd
—2.89%
5
PNB Housing Finance Ltd
—2.81%
6
E I D Parry India Ltd
—2.72%
6
Rategain Travel Technologies Ltd
—2.60%
7
Eternal Ltd
—2.55%
8
PNB Housing Finance Ltd
—2.51%
9
Craftsman Automation Ltd
—2.49%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio26.5829.18-2.60
P/B ratio3.153.81-0.66
Price / Sales2.543.01-0.47
Price / Cash Flow21.4622.53-1.07
Dividend yield0.58%0.79%-0.21
Return on equity (ROE)13.25%15.59%-2.34

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
20.9519.5517.6421.5019.8617.89
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
0.300.710.730.060.630.69
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
0.581.181.230.151.031.13
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
1.000.850.830.910.860.82

Peers in Small Cap

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

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