Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
NAV as on 21-02-2025
₹ 243.75
▲0.8%
1D
Inception Returns
17.6%
/yr
About Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Ankit A. Pande, Sanjeev Sharma. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹25183 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.
Returns
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 17.61% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of -5.23%, 21.51% and 39.93% respectively.
Holdings
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Energy, Financial Services, Health, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Industrial, Tech, Utilities, Real Estate, Government. Its top holdings are Reliance Industries Ltd, Jio Financial Services Ltd, Aegis Logistics Ltd, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd, Bikaji Foods 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 Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate capital appreciation & provide long-term growth opportunities by investing in a portfolio of Small Cap companies. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 1000.00. Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Historical NAV & Returns
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232597 people have invested ₹ 144.9Cr in Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
INDmoney Rank for Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
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11
/18
77% Performance
36% Risk Management
0% Cost
11 out of 18 among small-cap
Generated Consistent Returns
Consistently beats benchmark
Outperformed benchmarks during bull run
Highly volatile within category
Poor track record of Recovering losses quickly
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.68% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹25183 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹5000/₹1000 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 86.77% |
| 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 |
Trailing Returns
as on (21-Feb-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Jan-25)
Small cap
63.1%
Large cap
25.9%
Mid cap
3.7%
Sector Allocation
Energy
19%
Financial Services
17.3%
Health
16.4%
Consumer Cyclical
15.7%
Basic Materials
9.8%
Consumer Defensive
5.7%
Communication
4.2%
Industrial
3.9%
Tech
3.5%
Utilities
2.5%
Real Estate
2%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 25.2K Cr as of Jan'25
- AUM decreased by 1.5K Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 8.99% to 10.34%
Ventive Hospitality Ltd's allocation increased from 1.17% to 2.1%
Welspun Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 0.53% to 1.04%
Top Stocks sold last month
Jio Financial Services Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.89 % to 5.05 %
Aegis Logistics Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.05 % to 3.67 %
Bikaji Foods International Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.29 % to 3.09 %
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 25.4% to 25.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 64.7% to 64.2%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 0.7% to 0.2%
Cash allocation has gone down from 6.6% to 6.1%
Top 3 Sectors in January were Financial Services, Energy & Health
Jan'25
Energy
19%
Financial Services
17%
Health
16%
Dec'24
Financial Services
19%
Energy
18%
Health
16%
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Ankit A. Pande
Fund Manager of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 11 May 2020
Top funds managed
Sanjeev Sharma
Fund Manager of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 February 2017
Top funds managed
Fund House
Quant Money Managers Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹94.78K Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
6th Floor, Sea Breeze Building,Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi
Phone
022-62955000
Website
help.investor@quant.in
Mutual Fund Insights
In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 25.81% return, outperforming this fund by 4.3% per annum.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 5.6% drop in AUM moving from 26.67K Cr to 25.18K Cr.
In the last 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 11.7% moving from 0.77 to 0.68.
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.68% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.18%.
In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 17.97% return, outperforming this fund by 23.2%.
Quant 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 17.61% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.84%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 93.88% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 6.12% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹25183 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹25183 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 10297 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.68%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.68% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.27%
Frequently Asked Questions for Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹243.75 as on 21-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Feb-2025.
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | -10.63% | -10.63% |
6 Month Returns | -18.01% | -18.01% |
1 Year Returns | -5.23% | -5.23% |
3 Years Returns | 79.39% | 21.51% |
5 Years Returns | 436.55% | 39.93% |
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0.68% as on January 2025
₹25183 Cr as on January 2025
Reliance Industries Ltd(10.34%), Jio Financial Services Ltd(5.05%), Aegis Logistics Ltd(3.67%), Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd(3.5%), Bikaji Foods International Ltd(3.09%) as on January 2025
Energy(17.81%), Financial Services(16.28%), Health(15.38%) as on January 2025
The alpha ratio for the Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | -3.08 | 4.45 | 13.7 |
As on January 2025
The alpha for Quant 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 Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.77 | 0.91 | 0.92 |
As on January 2025
The Beta for Quant 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 Quant 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 |
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | -0.15 | 0.86 | 1.27 |
As on January 2025
The sharpe ratio for Quant 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 Quant 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 |
Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 16.46 | 18.51 | 26.43 |
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 1.47 as on January 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.72 as on January 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Ankit A. Pande, Sanjeev Sharma are the fund managers of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%