HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 06-09-2024

₹ 160.48

-1%

1D

Inception Returns

21.9%

/yr

About the Fund

HDFC Small Cap Fund is a mutual fund scheme that invests in small-cap companies, which are typically companies with a market capitalization of less than Rs. 5000 crore.

The fund aims to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in small-cap stocks. The fund's investment strategy is to identify companies with high growth potential that are expected to benefit from emerging trends and changing consumer preferences.

Some of the fund constituents of HDFC Small Cap Fund include companies from a variety of sectors, such as healthcare, technology, finance, and consumer goods. These companies include names such as Dixon Technologies, CDSL, Laurus Labs, and SRF Limited, among others.

Key Parameters

  1. HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹33182 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jul 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.

Returns

HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 21.88% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 36.27%, 27.12% and 31.94% respectively.

Holdings

HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Financial Services, Health, Basic Materials, Communication, Consumer Defensive, Utilities. Its top holdings are Firstsource Solutions Ltd, Bank of Baroda, Sonata Software Ltd, eClerx Services Ltd, Great Eastern Shipping Co 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 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

Investment objective of HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

To provide long-term capital appreciation /income by investing predominantly in Small-Cap companies. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
80841 people have invested ₹ 22.1Cr in HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank

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38% Performance
30% Risk Management
73% Cost
15 out of 18 among small-cap
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Larger AUM within category
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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Has not generated consistent returns
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Poor track record of Recovering losses quickly

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.64%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹33182 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
10.09%
STCGRedeeming before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (06-Sep-24)

Period
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
6.6%
6%
7.7%
3M
14.3%
13.7%
15.8%
6M
19.7%
23.7%
26.2%
1Y
36.3%
48.9%
44.3%
3Y
27.1%
26.4%
25.9%
5Y
31.9%
32.4%
34.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jul-24)

  • Equity 92.4%

  • Debt & Cash 7.6%

Small cap
79.7%

Mid cap
8.2%

Large cap
4%

Sector Allocation

Jul'24

Jun'24

May'24

Industrial
31.5%
Consumer Cyclical
20.7%
Tech
13.6%
Financial Services
11.2%
Health
10%
Basic Materials
6.7%
Communication
3.1%
Consumer Defensive
2.6%
Utilities
0.5%
All changes are between May'24 and Jul'24
Jul'24
Jun'24
May'24
Fund Returns
5.26%
7.70%
-2.19%
Nifty Smallcap 250
3.34%
7.29%
-1.40%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 5.26% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at 3.34% as on Jul'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 1.92% in Jul'24
Parameters
Jul'24
Jun'24
May'24
AUM
₹ 33.2K Cr
₹ 31.5K Cr
₹ 29.2K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 33.2K Cr as of Jul'24
  • AUM increased by 1.7K Cr between Jul'24 and Jun'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Firstsource Solutions Ltd's allocation increased from 4.01% to 5.01%
Firstsource Solutions Ltd's allocation increased from 4.01% to 5.01%
Sonata Software Ltd's allocation increased from 2.68% to 3.08%
Sonata Software Ltd's allocation increased from 2.68% to 3.08%
Power Mech Projects Ltd's allocation increased from 1.84% to 2.2%
Power Mech Projects Ltd's allocation increased from 1.84% to 2.2%
Top Stocks sold last month
Bank of Baroda's allocation decreased from 3.74 % to 3.27 %
Bank of Baroda's allocation decreased from 3.74 % to 3.27 %
eClerx Services Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.81 % to 2.63 %
eClerx Services Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.81 % to 2.63 %
Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.38 % to 2.35 %
Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.38 % to 2.35 %
Cash allocation has gone up from 7.3% to 7.6%
Cash allocation has gone up from 7.3% to 7.6%

Top 3 Sectors in July were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Financial Services

Jul'24
Industrial
32%
Consumer Cyclical
21%
Tech
14%
Jun'24
Industrial
31%
Consumer Cyclical
21%
Financial Services
12%
Fund
Jul'24
Jun'24
May'24
No of Holdings
84
83
82
Top 5 Company Concentration
16.3%
15.6%
15.6%
Company having highest exposure
Firstsource Solutions Ltd (5%)
Firstsource Solutions Ltd (4%)
Bank of Baroda (3.9%)
No of Sectors
9
9
9
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
87.1%
87.2%
88.2%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (31.5%)
Industrial (30.7%)
Industrial (31.8%)
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Chirag Setalvad
Chirag Setalvad
Fund Manager of HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 28 June 2014
Fund House
HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹5.7L Cr
as on 31-Jul-2024
Address
HDFC Asset Management Company Limited,“HUL House”, 2nd Floor,,H.T. Parekh Marg,165-166, Backbay Reclamation,,Churchgate,
Phone
+912266316333
Website
cliser@hdfcfund.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 50.97% return, outperforming this fund by 19.03% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 5.3% growth in AUM moving from 31.52K Cr to 33.18K Cr.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.64% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.14%.
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In the last 1 year, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 74.58% return, outperforming this fund by 38.3%.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 10.3% moving from 0.58 to 0.64.
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In the last 3 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 32.8% return, outperforming this fund by 5.68% per annum.

HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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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 21.88% since inception which is less than its category average return of 22.28%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 92.41% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 7.59% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹0 Cr

AUM size ₹0 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹0 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 8057 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.64%

Expense Ratio 0.64%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.64% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.22%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹160.48 as on 06-Sep-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 06-Sep-2024.
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
6.59%
6.59%
6 Month Returns
19.72%
19.72%
1 Year Returns
36.27%
36.27%
3 Years Returns
105.43%
27.12%
5 Years Returns
299.91%
31.94%
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0.64% as on August 2024
₹33182 Cr as on August 2024
Firstsource Solutions Ltd(5.01%), Bank of Baroda(3.27%), Sonata Software Ltd(3.08%), eClerx Services Ltd(2.63%), Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd(2.35%) as on August 2024
Industrial(29.13%), Consumer Cyclical(19.17%), Tech(12.54%) as on August 2024
The alpha ratio for the HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
-2.74
3.29
-1.86
As on August 2024
The alpha for HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Smallcap 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 HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
0.79
0.8
0.95
As on August 2024
The Beta for HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 HDFC 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
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
1.88
1.39
1.11
As on August 2024
The sharpe ratio for HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 HDFC 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
HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
14.07
14.75
23.03
As on August 2024
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 2.65 as on August 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Chirag Setalvad is the fund manager of HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%