HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
NAV as on 21-02-2025
₹ 79.25
▲1.5%
1D
Inception Returns
21.2%
/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 21.25% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 0.79%, 19.30% and 26.67% 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, Real Estate, Health, Consumer Defensive, Energy. Its top holdings are BSE Ltd, Neuland Laboratories Limited, Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd, K.P.R. Mill Ltd, Brigade Enterprises 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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16785 people have invested ₹ 11.8Cr 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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12
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61% Performance
37% Risk Management
53% Cost
12 out of 18 among small-cap
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
No bad points found for this fund.
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.67% |
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 (21-Feb-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Jan-25)
Small cap
69.9%
Mid cap
21%
Large cap
2.6%
Sector Allocation
Industrial
31.6%
Consumer Cyclical
17.1%
Financial Services
14.8%
Tech
11%
Basic Materials
10.7%
Real Estate
5.5%
Health
4.4%
Consumer Defensive
3.3%
Energy
1.6%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 17.4K Cr as of Jan'25
- AUM increased by 148.5 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks sold last month
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.46 %
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 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 22.1% to 22.6%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 1.9% to 3.1%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 71.5% to 70.8%
Top 3 Sectors in January were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Financial Services
Jan'25
Industrial
32%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Financial Services
15%
Dec'24
Industrial
32%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Financial Services
15%
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd | 5.8% |
 Sundaram Finance Ltd | 0.9% |
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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
Over the last 15 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 5.6% moving from 0.71 to 0.67.
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 39.93% return, outperforming this fund by 13.27% per annum.
In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 17.97% return, outperforming this fund by 17.17%.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 11.1% drop in AUM moving from 17.38K Cr to 15.45K Cr.
In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 25.81% return, outperforming this fund by 6.51% per annum.
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.67% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.18%.
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 21.25% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.84%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 96.26% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 3.74% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹15453 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹15453 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 10297 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.67%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.67% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.27%
Frequently Asked Questions for HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth is ₹79.25 as on 21-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Feb-2025.
HSBC Small Cap Fund Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | -13.19% | -13.19% |
6 Month Returns | -15.64% | -15.64% |
1 Year Returns | 0.79% | 0.79% |
3 Years Returns | 69.81% | 19.3% |
5 Years Returns | 226.05% | 26.67% |
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0.67% as on January 2025
₹15453 Cr as on January 2025
BSE Ltd(2.93%), Neuland Laboratories Limited(2.73%), Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd(2.22%), K.P.R. Mill Ltd(1.98%), Brigade Enterprises Ltd(1.89%) as on January 2025
Industrial(28.51%), Consumer Cyclical(16.76%), Financial Services(15.02%) as on January 2025
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 | 2.6 | 3.33 | 3.74 |
As on January 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 | 0.95 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
As on January 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 | 0.17 | 0.82 | 0.98 |
As on January 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 | 19.87 | 16.69 | 23.45 |
As on January 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 1.36 as on January 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.33 as on January 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%