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1763 people have invested ₹ 96L in UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 22 December, 2020. The fund is managed by Ankit Agarwal. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹4147 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.
Returns
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 23.30% since inception. Over the last 1 and 3 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 10.97% and 15.27% respectively.
Holdings
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Health, Basic Materials, Financial Services, Tech, Consumer Cyclical, Corporate, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Real Estate, Government. Its top holdings are Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, UTI Liquid Dir Gr, Avanti Feeds Ltd, Blue Star Ltd, Navin Fluorine International 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 UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of small cap companies. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.75% |
Benchmark | Nifty Smallcap 250 TR INR |
| AUM | ₹4147 Cr |
| Inception Date | 22 December, 2020 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹500 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 27.59% |
| 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 |
INDmoney Rank for UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
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49% Performance
52% Risk Management
43% Cost
8 out of 18 among small-cap
Recovers losses quickly
Higher probablity of downside risk
3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
Trailing Returns
as on (15-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Small cap
80.5%
Mid cap
14.7%
Sector Allocation
Industrial
25.7%
Health
14.1%
Basic Materials
13.8%
Financial Services
12.7%
Tech
10.6%
Consumer Cyclical
10.2%
Consumer Defensive
6.4%
Communication
5%
Real Estate
1.5%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 7.38% 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 2.42% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 4.1K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 316.5 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 1.35% to 1.79%
TD Power Systems Ltd's allocation increased from 1.25% to 1.53%
Gravita India Ltd's allocation increased from 1.24% to 1.44%
Top Stocks sold last month
360 One Wam Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 1.89 % to 1.8 %
India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.75 % to 1.65 %
Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.95 % to 1.59 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 80.5% to 80.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 15.3% to 14.7%
Cash allocation has gone up from 4.1% to 4.7%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Industrial, Health & Basic Materials
Mar'25
Industrial
26%
Health
14%
Basic Materials
14%
Feb'25
Industrial
24%
Health
14%
Basic Materials
14%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd | 2.86% | 9% | |
 Avanti Feeds Ltd | 2.15% | -9.8% | |
 Blue Star Ltd | 2.14% | 0% | |
 Navin Fluorine International Ltd | 2.04% | 5.2% | |
 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd | 1.94% | 5.5% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 10.97% | 15.27% | - | 23.3% |
 Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 16.54% | 25.77% | 37.65% | 33.92% |
 Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 10.42% | 17.05% | 32.22% | 23.58% |
 Kotak Small Cap Direct Growth | 6.31% | 13.41% | 35.69% | 19.64% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 TD Power Systems Ltd | 20.1% |
 Aster DM Healthcare Ltd | 17.7% |
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Ankit Agarwal
Fund Manager of UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 22 December 2020
Top funds managed
Fund House
UTI Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹2.21L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
PMS Division, UTI - Tower, “Gn” Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai- 400051
Phone
+912266786666
Website
pms_care@uti.co.in
UTI 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 23.3% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.01%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 95.31% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 4.69% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹4147 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹4147 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 9936 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.75%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.75% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.29%
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5Y CAGR
▲ 23.60
5Y CAGR
▲ 27.89
5Y CAGR
▲ 29.91
Frequently Asked Questions for UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹24.67 as on 15-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 15-Apr-2025.
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 5.61% | 5.61% |
6 Month Returns | -14.99% | -14.99% |
1 Year Returns | 10.97% | 10.97% |
3 Years Returns | 53.16% | 15.27% |
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0.75% as on March 2025
₹4147 Cr as on March 2025
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd(2.86%), Avanti Feeds Ltd(2.15%), Blue Star Ltd(2.14%), Navin Fluorine International Ltd(2.04%), Karur Vysya Bank Ltd(1.94%) as on March 2025
Industrial(24.54%), Health(13.44%), Basic Materials(13.13%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 7.28 | 0.56 | - |
As on March 2025
The alpha for UTI 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 UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.91 | 0.82 | - |
As on March 2025
The Beta for UTI 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 UTI 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 |
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.39 | 0.6 | - |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for UTI 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 UTI 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 |
UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 23.69 | 17.59 | - |
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 0.93 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Ankit Agarwal is the fund manager of UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%