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2002 people have invested ₹ 35.4L in Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
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
- Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹2955 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 1.
Returns
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 17.74% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 4.17%, 17.53% and 33.18% respectively.
Holdings
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Financial Services, Health, Basic Materials, Corporate, Consumer Defensive, Tech, Communication, Real Estate, Utilities, Government. Its top holdings are Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares, Affle India Ltd, Safari Industries (India) Ltd, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd, PNB Housing Finance 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 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.
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.96% |
Benchmark | Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR |
| AUM | ₹2955 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹100/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 48.52% |
| 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 |
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Trailing Returns
as on (17-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Small cap
83.3%
Large cap
6.2%
Mid cap
2.2%
Sector Allocation
Industrial
22.1%
Consumer Cyclical
20.3%
Financial Services
19.3%
Health
10%
Basic Materials
9.2%
Consumer Defensive
5.5%
Tech
4.7%
Communication
4.1%
Real Estate
3.5%
Utilities
1.3%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 7.09% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at 9.80% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 2.71% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 3K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 192.3 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 2.77% to 3.11%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd's allocation increased from 2.1% to 2.43%
KEI Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 0.4% to 0.73%
Top Stocks sold last month
Affle India Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.78 %
Safari Industries (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.91 % to 2.68 %
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.87 % to 2.58 %
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 5.5% to 6.2%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 82.7% to 83.3%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 2.9% to 2.2%
Cash allocation has gone up from 4.9% to 4.9%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Financial Services
Mar'25
Industrial
22%
Consumer Cyclical
20%
Financial Services
19%
Feb'25
Industrial
21%
Consumer Cyclical
20%
Financial Services
19%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares | 3.11% | 0% | |
 Affle India Ltd | 2.78% | 0% | |
 Safari Industries (India) Ltd | 2.68% | 6.3% | |
 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd | 2.58% | -10% | |
 PNB Housing Finance Ltd | 2.43% | 7.3% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 4.17% | 17.53% | 33.18% | 17.74% |
 Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 17.6% | 26.52% | 37.4% | 34.34% |
 UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 11.77% | 15.73% | - | 23.61% |
 Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 11.59% | 17.54% | 31.36% | 23.71% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 TD Power Systems Ltd | 18.8% |
 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd | 16% |
 RHI Magnesita India Ltd | 14% |
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Rohit Seksaria
Fund Manager of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 November 2022
Top funds managed
Fund House
Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹63.67K Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited,Sundaram Towers,,2nd Floor, 46 Whites Road,,Royapettah,
Phone
+914428583362/3367
Website
rahulm@sundarammutual.com
Mutual Fund Insights
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 49.22% return, outperforming this fund by 16.04% per annum.
In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 26.52% return, outperforming this fund by 8.99% per annum.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.96% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.19%.
Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 15.6% drop in AUM moving from 3.50K Cr to 2.95K Cr.
In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 19.09% return, outperforming this fund by 14.91%.
Sundaram Small Cap 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 17.74% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.38%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 95.05% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 4.94% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2955 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹2955 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 9875 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.96%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.96% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.28%
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5Y CAGR
▲ 29.61
5Y CAGR
▲ 30.48
5Y CAGR
▲ 23.01
5Y CAGR
▲ 28.94
Frequently Asked Questions for Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹256.46 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 9.81% | 9.81% |
6 Month Returns | -13.13% | -13.13% |
1 Year Returns | 4.17% | 4.17% |
3 Years Returns | 62.34% | 17.53% |
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0.96% as on March 2025
₹2955 Cr as on March 2025
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares(3.11%), Affle India Ltd(2.78%), Safari Industries (India) Ltd(2.68%), Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd(2.58%), PNB Housing Finance Ltd(2.43%) as on March 2025
Industrial(20.98%), Consumer Cyclical(19.29%), Financial Services(18.35%) as on March 2025
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 | -2.28 | 1.11 | 3 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty Smallcap 250 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 | 0.8 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Smallcap 250 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 | -0.03 | 0.64 | 1.49 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty Smallcap 250 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 | 21.06 | 16.46 | 17.94 |
As on March 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 0.99 as on March 2025. 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%