Tata Small Cap Fund

Small CapEquityVery High risk Rank 26 of 27

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹44.47-0.02-0.04%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-0.6%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictMixed picture

Returns

Lags category

0 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.43% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Above average

19.9% vs 19.8% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 7 of 8 years

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

1Y return

-0.6%

-16.2 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+13.4%

-5.4 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+15.6%

-2.6 vs cat

AUM

₹11.6K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.43%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

19.9%

▲ vs 19.8%

Go deeper on Tata Small Cap Fund

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

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

Tata Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap scheme from Tata. The portfolio is ~92% in equities with 8% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 15.6% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -37% in Mar 2020, recovered in 6 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 · INF277K011O1

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹44.4724

Last 1Y

-0.56%

Aug 25Min ₹34.30 · Max ₹46.10 · 247 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-36.6%

Peak ₹11.67 on 7 Feb 2020 → trough ₹7.40 on 24 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 6 months· 15 Sept 2020

Mar 2026 — ongoing

-30.9%

Peak ₹49.64 on 16 Oct 2024 → trough ₹34.30 on 30 Mar 2026 (18 months down).

Not yet recovered

Jun 2022

-18.2%

Peak ₹24.34 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹19.92 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 7 Sept 2022

Aug 2019

-12.4%

Peak ₹10.92 on 27 May 2019 → trough ₹9.57 on 5 Aug 2019 (2 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 2 Jan 2020

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
0.43% — well below typical 1% for equity.
AUM size
₹11.6K Cr — getting large for a small-cap fund.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 67.5% — 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	-0.15%	+0.58%	34/ 40
1M	+2.00%	+3.90%	35/ 40
3M	+12.90%	+13.53%	23/ 40
6M	+11.76%	+17.14%	31/ 38
YTD	+7.04%	+15.70%	36/ 37
1Y	-0.56%	+15.62%	35/ 35
2Y	-0.74%	+6.83%	32/ 32
3Y	+13.39%	+18.78%	26/ 27
5Y	+15.63%	+18.24%	23/ 26
7Y	+24.13%	+25.65%	16/ 22

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity91.51%
Cash8.49%

By market cap

Mid cap7.42%
Small cap78.07%
Others14.51%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹9.1K Cr

Top 10 stocks

35.01%

Top 5 stocks

21.65%

Top 3 sectors

67.55%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd
—5.57%
3
Usha Martin Ltd
—4.63%
2
Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd
—4.55%
3
Usha Martin Ltd
—4.53%
4
Tega Industries Ltd
—4.33%
5
IDFC First Bank Ltd
—4.10%
6
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd
—4.03%
4
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd
—4.03%
5
Tega Industries Ltd
—3.74%
6
IDFC First Bank Ltd
—3.67%
7
Godrej Industries Ltd
—3.64%
7
Godrej Industries Ltd
—3.34%
8
CE Info Systems Ltd
—2.61%
8
Wockhardt Ltd
—2.59%
9
Wockhardt Ltd
—2.57%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio26.2729.18-2.91
P/B ratio2.793.81-1.02
Price / Sales1.593.01-1.42
Price / Cash Flow19.0422.53-3.49
Dividend yield1.02%0.79%+0.23
Return on equity (ROE)9.76%15.59%-5.83

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
20.7420.0117.6221.6519.7917.83
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
-0.400.410.640.090.610.68
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
-0.600.651.020.201.001.11
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
0.930.860.800.910.860.82

Peers in Small Cap

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