HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
NAV as on 24-03-2025
₹ 82.34
▲1.8%
1D
Inception Returns
21.3%
/yr
About HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 12 May, 2014. The fund is managed by Cheenu Gupta, Venugopal Manghat, Sonal Gupta. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth has ₹15453 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.
Returns
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 21.28% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 9.78%, 19.09% and 37.21% respectively.
Holdings
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Financial Services, Basic Materials, Tech, Health, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive, Energy. Its top holdings are Neuland Laboratories Limited, Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd, Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd, K.P.R. Mill Ltd, BSE 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 benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.
Investment objective of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
To generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities of predominantly small cap companies. However, it could move a portion of its assets towards fixed income securities if the fund manager becomes negative on the Indian equity markets. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Historical NAV & Returns
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16558 people have invested ₹ 9.5Cr in HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
INDmoney Rank for HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
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52% Performance
26% Risk Management
54% Cost
12 out of 18 among small-cap
5Y returns in the top 25% of the category
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
Highly volatile within category
Poor track record of Recovering losses quickly
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.66% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹15453 Cr |
| Inception Date | 12 May, 2014 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹500 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 21.7% |
| STCG | Selling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
Trailing Returns
as on (24-Mar-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Jan-25)
Small cap
68.4%
Mid cap
20.1%
Large cap
2.2%
Sector Allocation
Industrial
29.6%
Consumer Cyclical
17.4%
Financial Services
15.6%
Basic Materials
11.3%
Tech
10.7%
Real Estate
5.6%
Health
4.8%
Consumer Defensive
3.6%
Energy
1.5%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 15.5K Cr as of Feb'25
- AUM decreased by 1.9K Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks sold last month
K.P.R. Mill Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.88 %
Supreme Petrochem Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.36 %
Persistent Systems Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.31 % to 1.16 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 70.8% to 69.9%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 22.6% to 21%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 3.1% to 2.6%
Cash allocation has gone up from 1.2% to 3.7%
Top 3 Sectors in February were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Financial Services
Feb'25
Industrial
30%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Financial Services
16%
Jan'25
Industrial
32%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Financial Services
15%
See all
Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd | 12.5% |
 Aegis Logistics Ltd | 5.9% |
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Cheenu Gupta
Fund Manager of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth, since 1 October 2023
Top funds managed
Venugopal Manghat
Fund Manager of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth, since 17 December 2019
Top funds managed
Sonal Gupta
Fund Manager of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth, since 1 October 2023
Top funds managed
Fund House
HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹1.34L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Ltd.,16, V N Road,,Fort
Phone
+912266145000
Website
hsbcmf@hsbc.co.in
Mutual Fund Insights
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.66% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.2%.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 8.7% drop in AUM moving from 16.91K Cr to 15.45K Cr.
In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 27.37% return, outperforming this fund by 8.28% per annum.
In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 26.43% return, outperforming this fund by 16.64%.
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 51.29% return, outperforming this fund by 14.08% per annum.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 2.9% moving from 0.68 to 0.66.
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 21.28% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.37%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 93.09% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 6.91% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹15453 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹15453 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 9338 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.66%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.66% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.29%
Frequently Asked Questions for HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is ₹82.34 as on 24-Mar-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 24-Mar-2025.
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 2.55% | 2.55% |
6 Month Returns | -17.54% | -17.54% |
1 Year Returns | 9.78% | 9.78% |
3 Years Returns | 68.88% | 19.09% |
5 Years Returns | 386.28% | 37.21% |
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0.66% as on February 2025
₹15453 Cr as on February 2025
Neuland Laboratories Limited(2.33%), Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd(2.23%), Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd(2.09%), K.P.R. Mill Ltd(1.98%), BSE Ltd(1.93%) as on February 2025
Industrial(25.42%), Consumer Cyclical(15.98%), Financial Services(14.37%) as on January 1
The alpha ratio for the HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | 2.46 | 1.64 | 3.14 |
As on February 2025
The alpha for HSBC Small Cap Fund 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 HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | 1 | 0.87 | 0.89 |
As on February 2025
The Beta for HSBC Small Cap Fund 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 HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | -0.36 | 0.63 | 0.89 |
As on February 2025
The sharpe ratio for HSBC Small Cap Fund 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 HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | 24.8 | 18.22 | 24.21 |
As on February 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 0.94 as on February 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.1 as on February 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Cheenu Gupta, Venugopal Manghat, Sonal Gupta are the fund managers of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is 1%