Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 20-12-2024

₹ 284.8

-2.3%

1D

Inception Returns

19.3%

/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. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹3424 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 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 19.30% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 24.26%, 23.18% and 29.87% respectively.

Holdings

Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Government, Basic Materials, Health, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Real Estate, Utilities, Energy. Its top holdings are Safari Industries (India) Ltd, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares, Affle India Ltd, KSB 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 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
2249 people have invested ₹ 61.8L 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 ratio0.84%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹3424 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
48.52%
STCGSelling mutual fund 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 (20-Dec-24)

Period
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
3.8%
7.2%
6.8%
3M
-4.5%
-2.2%
0%
6M
5.9%
5.9%
9.2%
1Y
24.3%
34.5%
30.1%
3Y
23.2%
25.3%
24.2%
5Y
29.9%
30.7%
32.7%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 95.5%

  • Debt & Cash 4.5%

Small cap
83.5%

Mid cap
6.3%

Large cap
5.5%

Sector Allocation

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Financial Services
21.7%
Industrial
20.1%
Consumer Cyclical
16.8%
Basic Materials
9.3%
Health
8.9%
Tech
6.9%
Consumer Defensive
6%
Communication
3.9%
Real Estate
3.8%
Utilities
1.6%
Energy
1%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Fund Returns
-0.75%
-3.08%
2.82%
Nifty Smallcap 250
-1.24%
-4.21%
1.39%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -0.75% 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 0.49% in Nov'24
Parameters
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
AUM
₹ 3.4K Cr
₹ 3.5K Cr
₹ 3.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 3.4K Cr as of Nov'24
  • AUM decreased by 25.8 Cr between Nov'24 and Oct'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd's allocation increased from 0.94% to 1.91%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd's allocation increased from 0.94% to 1.91%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd's allocation increased from 1.17% to 1.87%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd's allocation increased from 1.17% to 1.87%
Safari Industries (India) Ltd's allocation increased from 2.48% to 2.93%
Safari Industries (India) Ltd's allocation increased from 2.48% to 2.93%
Top Stocks sold last month
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.45 % to 2.71 %
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.45 % to 2.71 %
Affle India Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.32 %
Affle India Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.32 %
KSB Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.71 % to 2.28 %
KSB Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.71 % to 2.28 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 85.3% to 83.5%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 85.3% to 83.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 6.8% to 6.3%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 6.8% to 6.3%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 3.2% to 5.5%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 3.2% to 5.5%
Cash allocation has gone down from 4% to 4%
Cash allocation has gone down from 4% to 4%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.6% to 0.6%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.6% to 0.6%

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

Nov'24
Financial Services
22%
Industrial
20%
Consumer Cyclical
17%
Oct'24
Financial Services
22%
Industrial
20%
Consumer Cyclical
16%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
84
84
83
Top 5 Company Concentration
12.7%
12.7%
13.2%
Company having highest exposure
Safari Industries (India) Ltd (2.9%)
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (3.4%)
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (2.9%)
No of Sectors
12
12
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
78%
78.3%
89.7%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (21.7%)
Financial Services (21.6%)
Financial Services (22.3%)
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Rohit Seksaria
Rohit Seksaria
Fund Manager of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 November 2022
Fund House
Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd
Total AUM
₹68.77K Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
Address
Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited,Sundaram Towers,,2nd Floor, 46 Whites Road,,Royapettah,
Phone
+914428583362/3367
Website
rahulm@sundarammutual.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 2.2% drop in AUM moving from 3.50K Cr to 3.42K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 49.98% return, outperforming this fund by 25.7%.
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In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 32.11% return, outperforming this fund by 9.14% per annum.
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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.84% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.15%.

Sundaram 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 19.3% since inception which is less than its category average return of 21.33%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 95.46% in Equity, 0.57% in Debt and 3.97% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹3424 Cr

AUM size ₹3424 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹3424 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 8149 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.84%

Expense Ratio 0.84%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.84% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.23%

Frequently Asked Questions for Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹284.8 as on 20-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Dec-2024.
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
3.8%
3.8%
6 Month Returns
5.93%
5.93%
1 Year Returns
24.26%
24.26%
3 Years Returns
86.91%
23.18%
5 Years Returns
269.41%
29.87%
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0.84% as on November 2024
₹3424 Cr as on November 2024
Safari Industries (India) Ltd(2.93%), Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd(2.71%), Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares(2.47%), Affle India Ltd(2.32%), KSB Ltd(2.28%) as on November 2024
Financial Services(20.75%), Industrial(19.14%), Consumer Cyclical(16.03%) as on November 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
1.96
1.98
1.32
As on November 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
0.65
0.76
0.88
As on November 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
1.5
1.09
1.03
As on November 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
11.98
14.33
23
As on November 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 2.02 as on November 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Rohit Seksaria is the fund manager of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%