Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
NAV as on 17-01-2025
₹ 184.83
Inception Returns
26.4%
/yr
About Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Plan is an equity mutual fund that aims to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in small-cap companies. The fund's key features include a diversified portfolio of small-cap stocks that have the potential to become tomorrow's blue-chip companies, a seasoned fund management team with a proven track record, and a high-risk-high-return investment strategy that targets long-term growth.The fund managers follow a bottom-up approach to stock selection, focusing on identifying companies with strong growth prospects, quality management, and a sustainable business model. The portfolio is well-diversified across sectors and stocks, reducing the risk associated with investing in small-cap companies.Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Plan is suitable for investors who have a higher risk appetite, a long-term investment horizon, and are seeking exposure to high-potential small-cap companies in India.
Key Parameters
- Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹61974 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.
Returns
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 26.41% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 19.45%, 22.34% and 32.88% respectively.
Holdings
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Tech, Health, Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Communication, Energy, Real Estate. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, Apar Industries Ltd, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, Dixon Technologies (India) 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 benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.
Investment objective of Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The primary investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies and the secondary objective is to generate consistent returns by investing in debt and money market securities.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Historical NAV & Returns
INDmoney Rank for Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.68% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹61974 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | --/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 22.08% |
| 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 (17-Jan-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (30-Nov-24)
- This fund’s returns stands at -0.30% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at -1.24% as on Nov'24
- This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 0.94% in Nov'24
- AUM of the fund stands at 61.6K Cr as of Dec'24
- AUM increased by 619.3 Cr between Dec'24 and Nov'24
Top 3 Sectors in December were Industrial, Financial Services & Basic Materials
Mutual Fund Insights
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
About the fund
Fund Allocations
AUM size ₹61974 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.68%
Frequently Asked Questions for Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | -8.28% | -8.28% |
6 Month Returns | -5.77% | -5.77% |
1 Year Returns | 19.45% | 19.45% |
3 Years Returns | 83.11% | 22.34% |
5 Years Returns | 314.31% | 32.88% |
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Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 3.91 | 6.38 | 6.56 |
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.88 |
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 1.32 | 1.3 | 1.26 |
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 13.83 | 14.84 | 22.86 |