Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 17-04-2025

₹ 47.97

0.6%

1D

Inception Returns

28.1%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
6966 people have invested ₹ 3.9Cr in Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 19 December, 2018. The fund is managed by . The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹1574 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.

Returns

Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 28.12% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 10.99%, 19.47% and 37.11% respectively.

Holdings

Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Basic Materials, Financial Services, Health, Tech, Consumer Cyclical, Government, Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Energy, Communication. Its top holdings are Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd, Ami Organics Ltd, Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd, PG Electroplast Ltd, Housing & Urban Development Corp Ltd

Taxation

As it is a small-cap mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

Investment objective of Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related securities of small cap companies. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be realized.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 1000.00. Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.48%
Benchmark
Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR
AUM₹1574 Cr
Inception Date19 December, 2018
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹1000
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
67.21%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

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Trailing Returns

as on (17-Apr-25)

Period
Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
10.4%
6.4%
7.7%
3M
-6.4%
-7.5%
-7.3%
6M
-12.9%
-15.3%
-14.3%
1Y
11%
1.8%
5.8%
3Y
19.5%
16.5%
17.1%
5Y
37.1%
33.8%
33.8%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 97.4%

  • Debt & Cash 2.6%

Small cap
78.2%

Mid cap
13%

Large cap
4.1%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Industrial
20.1%
Basic Materials
19.8%
Financial Services
16.4%
Health
12.9%
Tech
9.7%
Consumer Cyclical
9.1%
Consumer Defensive
6.1%
Utilities
2.4%
Energy
1.8%
Communication
1.5%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
Fund Returns
9.89%
-13.35%
-10.27%
Nifty Smallcap 250
9.80%
-13.23%
-11.49%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 9.89% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at 9.80% as on Mar'25
  • This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 0.09% in Mar'25
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 1.6K Cr
₹ 1.4K Cr
₹ 1.6K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1.6K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 184.3 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd's allocation increased from 1.17% to 1.81%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd's allocation increased from 1.17% to 1.81%
HEG Ltd's allocation increased from 1.08% to 1.64%
HEG Ltd's allocation increased from 1.08% to 1.64%
Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's allocation increased from 3.12% to 3.48%
Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd's allocation increased from 3.12% to 3.48%
Top Stocks sold last month
Ami Organics Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.96 % to 2.91 %
Ami Organics Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.96 % to 2.91 %
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.72 % to 2.64 %
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.72 % to 2.64 %
CarTrade Tech Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.66 % to 2.53 %
CarTrade Tech Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.66 % to 2.53 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 79.6% to 78.2%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 79.6% to 78.2%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 11.6% to 13%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 11.6% to 13%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 2.3% to 4.1%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 2.3% to 4.1%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.1% to 2.4%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.1% to 2.4%
Debt allocation has gone down from 0.2% to 0.2%
Debt allocation has gone down from 0.2% to 0.2%

Top 3 Sectors in March were Industrial, Basic Materials & Financial Services

Mar'25
Industrial
20%
Basic Materials
20%
Financial Services
16%
Feb'25
Industrial
20%
Basic Materials
18%
Financial Services
16%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
10.99%
19.47%
37.11%
28.12%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
17.6%
26.52%
37.4%
34.34%
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
11.77%
15.73%
-
23.61%
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
11.59%
17.54%
31.36%
23.71%
Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
71
72
71
Top 5 Company Concentration
14.1%
14%
14.5%
Company having highest exposure
Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd (3.5%)
Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd (3.1%)
Ami Organics Ltd (3.3%)
No of Sectors
11
11
11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
79%
78.4%
78.9%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (20.1%)
Industrial (19.6%)
Industrial (19.2%)
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Fund House
Bank of India Investment Managers Private Limited
Total AUM
₹10.84K Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
Bank of India Investment Managers Private Limited,B/204, Tower 1, Peninsula Corporate Park,,Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,,Lower Parel, Mumba
Phone
+912240479000
Website
service@boimf.in

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.48% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.19%.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 49.22% return, outperforming this fund by 12.11% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 19.09% return, outperforming this fund by 8.1%.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 13.3% growth in AUM moving from 1.38K Cr to 1.57K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 26.52% return, outperforming this fund by 7.05% per annum.

Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 28.12% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.38%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 97.4% in Equity, 0.18% in Debt and 2.42% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1574 Cr

AUM size ₹1574 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1574 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 9875 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.48%

Expense Ratio 0.48%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.48% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.28%
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Frequently Asked Questions for Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹47.97 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
10.4%
10.4%
6 Month Returns
-12.91%
-12.91%
1 Year Returns
10.99%
10.99%
3 Years Returns
70.53%
19.47%
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0.48% as on March 2025
₹1574 Cr as on March 2025
Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd(3.48%), Ami Organics Ltd(2.91%), Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd(2.64%), PG Electroplast Ltd(2.56%), Housing & Urban Development Corp Ltd(2.53%) as on March 2025
Industrial(19.62%), Basic Materials(19.33%), Financial Services(16%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
4.92
1.82
5.21
As on March 2025
The alpha for Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
1.01
0.86
0.84
As on March 2025
The Beta for Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
0.27
0.66
1.56
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
25.99
18.62
18.97
As on March 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.03 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.09 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
The Exit load of Bank of India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%