Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 20-02-2025

₹ 39.57

1.8%

1D

Inception Returns

24.5%

/yr

About Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Tata Small Cap Fund as the name suggests is a mutual fund that places higher exposure towards small cap stocks in the fund. Small cap stocks are essentially firms which have a market capitalization below Rs 5,000 crore. These companies are smaller in size but have the potential to grow quickly, however, they come with a significant amount of risk attached to them as they are more susceptible to macro economic changes.

Tata Small Cap Fund aims to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in such small-cap companies with strong growth potential. Investing in small-cap stocks can be risky as they are more volatile and can be impacted by market conditions. However, they can also offer high returns if invested at the right time. Tata Small Cap Fund includes stocks such as IDFC, Radico Khaitan and Redington.

Key Parameters

  1. Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹8883 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 24.49% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 6.54%, 21.45% and 28.43% respectively.

Holdings

Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Health, Financial Services, Tech, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive, Utilities. Its top holdings are Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd, BASF India Ltd, IDFC First Bank Ltd, Wonderla Holidays Ltd, Quess Corp 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 benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

Investment objective of Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
66531 people have invested ₹ 24Cr in Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

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69% Performance
46% Risk Management
100% Cost
5 out of 18 among small-cap
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Consistently beats benchmark
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5Y returns in the top 25% of the category
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3Y returns in the top 25% of the category
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Poor track record of Recovering losses quickly

Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.36%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹8883 Cr
Inception Date13 November, 2018
Min Lumpsum/SIP--/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
15.44%
STCGSelling mutual fund 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 (20-Feb-25)

Period
Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
-11.4%
-12.3%
-11.2%
3M
-13.7%
-12.3%
-11.7%
6M
-13.6%
-16.7%
-14.7%
1Y
6.5%
-2.3%
2.8%
3Y
21.5%
16.7%
17.5%
5Y
28.4%
23.2%
24.9%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 95.4%

  • Debt & Cash 4.6%

Small cap
86%

Mid cap
7.8%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Industrial
25.9%
Basic Materials
19.9%
Consumer Cyclical
18.3%
Health
11.6%
Financial Services
9.1%
Tech
5.7%
Real Estate
4.6%
Consumer Defensive
3.9%
Utilities
0.9%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
Fund Returns
-1.55%
-1.53%
Nifty Smallcap 250
-0.49%
-1.24%
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 8.9K Cr
₹ 9.7K Cr
₹ 9.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 8.9K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM decreased by 815.8 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 0.8% to 4.72%
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 0.8% to 4.72%
Wockhardt Ltd's allocation increased from 1.3% to 2.05%
Wockhardt Ltd's allocation increased from 1.3% to 2.05%
Graphite India Ltd's allocation increased from 1.33% to 1.92%
Graphite India Ltd's allocation increased from 1.33% to 1.92%
Top Stocks sold last month
BASF India Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.38 % to 3.96 %
BASF India Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.38 % to 3.96 %
Quess Corp Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.28 % to 3.22 %
Quess Corp Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.28 % to 3.22 %
Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.57 % to 3.22 %
Kirloskar Pneumatic Co Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.57 % to 3.22 %
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 81.3% to 86%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 81.3% to 86%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 8.3% to 7.8%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 8.3% to 7.8%
Cash allocation has gone down from 7.9% to 4.6%
Cash allocation has gone down from 7.9% to 4.6%

Top 3 Sectors in January were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Basic Materials

Jan'25
Industrial
26%
Basic Materials
20%
Consumer Cyclical
18%
Dec'24
Industrial
28%
Consumer Cyclical
19%
Basic Materials
17%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Top Growth Drivers
1M Return
C.E. Info Systems Ltd
C.E. Info Systems Ltd
1.8%
Fund
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
No of Holdings
61
61
56
Top 5 Company Concentration
18.8%
18.6%
20.4%
Company having highest exposure
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd (4.7%)
BASF India Ltd (4.4%)
BASF India Ltd (6.2%)
No of Sectors
9
9
8
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
84.8%
83.7%
83.6%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (25.9%)
Industrial (27.9%)
Industrial (29%)
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Chandraprakash Padiyar
Chandraprakash Padiyar
Fund Manager of Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 13 November 2018
Fund House
Tata Asset Management Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹1.93L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
Tata Asset Management Private Limited,Mafatlal Centre, 9th Floor,,Nariman Point,,India
Phone
+912266578282
Website
kiran@tataamc.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.36% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.18%.
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In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 17.97% return, outperforming this fund by 11.42%.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has increased expense ratio by 24.1% moving from 0.29 to 0.36.
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In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 25.81% return, outperforming this fund by 4.36% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 8.4% drop in AUM moving from 9.69K Cr to 8.88K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 39.93% return, outperforming this fund by 11.5% per annum.

Tata 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 24.49% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.84%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 95.38% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 4.62% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹8883 Cr

AUM size ₹8883 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹8883 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 10297 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.36%

Expense Ratio 0.36%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.36% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.27%

Frequently Asked Questions for Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹39.57 as on 20-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Feb-2025.
Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-11.36%
-11.36%
6 Month Returns
-13.65%
-13.65%
1 Year Returns
6.54%
6.54%
3 Years Returns
79.15%
21.45%
5 Years Returns
249.43%
28.43%
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0.36% as on January 2025
₹8883 Cr as on January 2025
Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd(4.72%), BASF India Ltd(3.96%), IDFC First Bank Ltd(3.56%), Wonderla Holidays Ltd(3.36%), Quess Corp Ltd(3.22%) as on January 2025
Industrial(24.71%), Basic Materials(18.98%), Consumer Cyclical(17.43%) as on January 2025
The alpha ratio for the Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
8.04
5.75
5.8
As on January 2025
The alpha for Tata 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 Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
0.94
0.73
0.79
As on January 2025
The Beta for Tata 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 Tata 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
Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
0.45
0.97
1.07
As on January 2025
The sharpe ratio for Tata 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 Tata 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
Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
19.71
15.48
21.46
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 1.58 as on January 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.45 as on January 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Chandraprakash Padiyar is the fund manager of Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Tata Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%