Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 19-11-2024

₹ 274.38

1.3%

1D

Inception Returns

19.1%

/yr

About Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Rohit Seksaria, Ravi Gopalakrishnan. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹3450 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Oct 2024 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.

Returns

Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 19.08% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 25.12%, 19.58% and 28.46% respectively.

Holdings

Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Government, Health, Basic Materials, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Real Estate, Utilities, Energy. Its top holdings are Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, Safari Industries (India) Ltd, Greenpanel Industries Ltd Ordinary Shares, Affle India Ltd, Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares

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 Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The objective of the scheme is to achieve capital appreciation by investing predominantly in diversified stocks that are generally termed as small-cap stocks.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

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

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
2300 people have invested ₹ 56.2L in Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.83%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹3450 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
48.52%
STCGRedeeming 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

Trailing Returns

as on (19-Nov-24)

Period
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
-7.2%
-7.6%
-6.7%
3M
-1.6%
-5%
-2.9%
6M
7.9%
5.7%
9.3%
1Y
25.1%
29.8%
29.5%
3Y
19.6%
20.5%
20.8%
5Y
28.5%
28.8%
30.9%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Oct-24)

  • Equity 95.4%

  • Debt & Cash 4.6%

Small cap
85.3%

Mid cap
6.8%

Large cap
3.2%

Sector Allocation

Oct'24

Sep'24

Aug'24

Financial Services
21.6%
Industrial
20%
Consumer Cyclical
15.7%
Health
9.3%
Basic Materials
9.2%
Tech
7.6%
Consumer Defensive
6.4%
Communication
3.8%
Real Estate
3.6%
Utilities
1.8%
Energy
1%
All changes are between Aug'24 and Oct'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
Fund Returns
-3.08%
2.82%
3.10%
Nifty Smallcap 250
-4.21%
1.39%
1.94%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -3.08% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at -4.21% as on Oct'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 1.14% in Oct'24
Parameters
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
AUM
₹ 3.5K Cr
₹ 3.5K Cr
₹ 3.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 3.5K Cr as of Oct'24
  • AUM decreased by 52.7 Cr between Oct'24 and Sep'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd's allocation increased from 2.67% to 3.45%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd's allocation increased from 2.67% to 3.45%
JK Cement Ltd's allocation increased from 0% to 0.66%
JK Cement Ltd's allocation increased from 0% to 0.66%
E I D Parry India Ltd's allocation increased from 1.09% to 1.69%
E I D Parry India Ltd's allocation increased from 1.09% to 1.69%
Top Stocks sold last month
Safari Industries (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.74 % to 2.48 %
Safari Industries (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.74 % to 2.48 %
Greenpanel Industries Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 2.41 % to 2.41 %
Greenpanel Industries Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 2.41 % to 2.41 %
Affle India Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.19 %
Affle India Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.19 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 8.1% to 6.8%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 8.1% to 6.8%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 4.7% to 3.2%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 4.7% to 3.2%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 81.9% to 85.3%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 81.9% to 85.3%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.5% to 0.6%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.5% to 0.6%
Cash allocation has gone up from 4% to 4%
Cash allocation has gone up from 4% to 4%

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

Oct'24
Financial Services
22%
Industrial
20%
Consumer Cyclical
16%
Sep'24
Financial Services
25%
Industrial
18%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Top Growth Drivers
1M Return
S J S Enterprises Ltd
S J S Enterprises Ltd
0.6%
Fund
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
No of Holdings
84
83
83
Top 5 Company Concentration
12.7%
13.2%
13.2%
Company having highest exposure
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (3.4%)
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (2.9%)
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (2.9%)
No of Sectors
12
13
11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
78.3%
89.7%
80.4%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (21.6%)
Financial Services (22.3%)
Financial Services (25%)
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Rohit Seksaria
Rohit Seksaria
Fund Manager of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 November 2022
Ravi Gopalakrishnan
Ravi Gopalakrishnan
Fund Manager of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 January 2022
Fund House
Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd
Total AUM
₹70.43K Cr
as on 31-Oct-2024
Address
Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited,Sundaram Towers,,2nd Floor, 46 Whites Road,,Royapettah,
Phone
+914428583362/3367
Website
rahulm@sundarammutual.com

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Sundaram 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 19.08% since inception which is less than its category average return of 19.91%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 95.39% in Equity, 0.56% in Debt and 4.05% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹3450 Cr

AUM size ₹3450 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹3450 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 8062 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.83%

Expense Ratio 0.83%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.83% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.19%

Frequently Asked Questions for Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹274.38 as on 19-Nov-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 19-Nov-2024.
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-7.18%
-7.18%
6 Month Returns
7.94%
7.94%
1 Year Returns
25.12%
25.12%
3 Years Returns
71%
19.58%
5 Years Returns
249.77%
28.46%
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0.83% as on October 2024
₹3450 Cr as on October 2024
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd(3.45%), Safari Industries (India) Ltd(2.48%), Greenpanel Industries Ltd Ordinary Shares(2.41%), Affle India Ltd(2.19%), Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares(2.18%) as on October 2024
Financial Services(20.64%), Industrial(19.07%), Consumer Cyclical(15%) as on October 2024
The alpha ratio for the Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
3.96
2.22
1.11
As on October 2024
The alpha for Sundaram 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 Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
0.69
0.76
0.88
As on October 2024
The Beta for Sundaram 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 Sundaram 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
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
2.07
1.11
1.03
As on October 2024
The sharpe ratio for Sundaram 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 Sundaram 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
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
13.61
14.31
23
As on October 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 2.06 as on October 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Rohit Seksaria, Ravi Gopalakrishnan are the fund managers of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%