Sundaram Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - 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.
AMC websiteScheme documentsNAV history (AMFI)हिंदी में
- Current NAV₹39.6083
- Fund Size (AUM)₹ 4,107 Cr.
- Expense Ratio0.95 %
- 1Y Return+3.38%
- 3Y Return (CAGR)+4.68%
- 5Y Return (CAGR)+6.61%
- Category Rank (3Y)—
- RiskometerVery High Risk
- Min. SIP / Lump sum₹ 100 / ₹ 100
More figures (11)
- Since Launch (CAGR)+8.83%
- BenchmarkNifty Smallcap 250
- Volatility (3Y)18.56 %
- Sharpe Ratio (3Y)-0.10
- Beta (3Y)0.83
- 52-week High / Low₹43.2115 / ₹32.8546
- Max Drawdown-65.3 %
- Launched1 Jan 2013
- Lock-inNone
- Portfolio Turnover30 %
- Fund ManagersRohit Seksaria, Shalav Saket
Performance chart
Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 price index (excludes dividends, so it slightly understates the index's total return). Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
Quick take
- Over 5 years it returned 6.6% a year, against Nifty Smallcap 250 12.2%.
- Volatility over 3 years was 18.6% a year (Nifty Smallcap 250: 19.2%), with a Sharpe ratio of -0.1.
- Its biggest fall from a peak was 65.3% (15 Jan 2018 to 24 Mar 2020).
- It did better than the Nifty Smallcap 250 in 2 of the last 10 calendar years.
- Across all 3-year periods since launch, yearly returns ranged from -23.3% to 36.2% and were positive 74% of the time.
- Expense ratio 0.95%, fund size ₹4,107 crore.
Pros
AI- Long track record of 13.8 years since 2 Jan 2013.
Cons
AI- Behind the Nifty Smallcap 250 by 5.6 points a year over 5 years (6.6% against 12.2%).
- Trailed the Nifty Smallcap 250 in 8 of the last 10 calendar years.
- Returns were negative in 26% of all 3-year periods since launch.
- Beat the Nifty Smallcap 250 in only 5% of rolling 3-year periods.
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| Returns (%) | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y | Since launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | +0.05% | -2.22% | -7.35% | +4.26% | +4.36% | +3.38% | -3.00% | +4.68% | +6.61% | +15.01% | +5.67% | +8.83% |
| Nifty Smallcap 250 | +0.36% | -1.26% | -2.60% | +8.88% | +5.71% | +3.04% | -2.38% | +12.32% | +12.16% | +21.49% | +13.44% | +14.28% |
Point-to-point NAV returns as on 16 Oct 2026; over 1 year, yearly compounded (CAGR). Category: Direct Growth plans in Small Cap Funds. Q1 = top quarter by return over that period.
Calendar-year returns
| Year | 2026 YTD | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | +4.36% | -5.16% | +11.85% | +36.33% | -7.78% | +40.66% | +27.38% | -10.45% | -38.93% | +44.53% | -9.52% |
| Nifty Smallcap 250 | +5.71% | -6.01% | +26.43% | +48.10% | -3.65% | +61.94% | +25.09% | -8.27% | -26.80% | +57.28% | +0.36% |
| Difference | -1.35% | +0.85% | -14.58% | -11.77% | -4.13% | -21.28% | +2.29% | -2.18% | -12.13% | -12.75% | -9.88% |
January to December each year; the current year is to date.
Month-by-month returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -3.3 | 0.5 | -10.0 | 18.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | -6.0 | 4.6 | -2.5 | -1.8 | |||
| 2025 | -6.8 | -12.9 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 4.0 | -7.5 | -3.3 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -5.2 |
| 2024 | 2.7 | 0.0 | -2.1 | 6.6 | -0.7 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | -10.0 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 11.8 |
| 2023 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -0.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 2.9 | -8.6 | 9.5 | 4.9 | 36.3 |
| 2022 | -1.6 | -7.8 | 5.5 | -1.2 | -6.9 | -3.1 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 | -6.2 | -1.8 | -7.8 |
| 2021 | -1.3 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 7.9 | -7.6 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 4.6 | 40.6 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | -2.9 | -33.6 | 12.6 | -3.8 | 12.9 | 5.4 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 12.2 | 7.9 | 27.4 |
| 2019 | -5.2 | -2.9 | 12.0 | -3.3 | 1.7 | -3.9 | -13.0 | -2.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -10.4 |
| 2018 | -3.9 | -4.1 | -13.0 | 8.3 | -8.8 | -10.3 | 1.3 | -2.0 | -14.1 | -1.6 | -1.0 | 3.4 | -38.9 |
| 2017 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | -4.2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | -4.6 | -0.1 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 44.5 |
Change in NAV from the last business day of one month to the last business day of the next. Positive in 64 of 118 months shown (54%). "Year" is shown for complete calendar years.
Risk and consistency
| Risk measure | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility (standard deviation) ? | 18.56% | 17.48% |
| Nifty Smallcap 250 volatility ? | 19.18% | 18.68% |
| Sharpe ratio ? | -0.10 | 0.01 |
| Sortino ratio ? | -0.12 | 0.01 |
| Beta ? | 0.83 | 0.82 |
| Alpha (yearly) ? | -6.67% | -4.53% |
| R-squared ? | 0.74 | 0.77 |
| Up-market capture ? | 86.60% | 81.90% |
| Down-market capture ? | 100.20% | 95.20% |
| Maximum drawdown | -29.18% | -29.18% |
Rolling 3-year returns (yearly)
Rolling 5-year returns (yearly)
Every 3- and 5-year period since launch, checked weekly. It shows how consistent returns were, whenever someone invested.
How it handled market falls
When the Nifty Smallcap 250 fell more than 10%
| Fall (peak to bottom) | Nifty Smallcap 250 | This fund | Difference | Fund, 1 year after bottom | Index, 1 year after bottom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2024 → 3 Mar 2025 | -26.1% | -29.2% | -3.1 | 12.5% | 13.3% |
| 7 Feb 2024 → 13 Mar 2024 | -12.5% | -8.6% | +3.9 | -3.9% | 4.6% |
| 17 Jan 2022 → 20 Jun 2022 | -26.9% | -22.2% | +4.7 | 29.8% | 37.5% |
| 15 Jan 2018 → 24 Mar 2020 | -60.8% | -65.3% | -4.5 | 114.9% | 131.9% |
| 24 Oct 2016 → 21 Nov 2016 | -15.8% | -18.7% | -2.9 | 37.9% | 54.1% |
Every fall of more than 10% in the benchmark since the fund was launched, measured between the index's peak and bottom dates. "Difference" in percentage points: positive means the fund fell less.
Biggest falls in this fund's NAV
| Peak | Bottom | Fall | Back to the peak on | Time to recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2018 | 24 Mar 2020 | -65.3% | 16 Jun 2023 | 39 months |
| 7 Jan 2013 | 28 Aug 2013 | -30.6% | 2 Apr 2014 | 7 months |
| 23 Sep 2024 | 3 Mar 2025 | -29.2% | Not yet | — |
| 13 Apr 2015 | 29 Feb 2016 | -28.4% | 3 Apr 2017 | 13 months |
| 17 Oct 2023 | 30 Oct 2023 | -10.4% | 11 Dec 2023 | 42 days |
| 16 Jun 2017 | 11 Aug 2017 | -9.4% | 27 Oct 2017 | 3 months |
Falls of 5% or more from a previous high, deepest first. Time to recover runs from the bottom to the day the NAV regained its old high.
SIP returns: ₹10,000 every month
| SIP for | Invested | Value today | Gain | XIRR | Nifty Smallcap 250 XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,22,361 | ₹2,361 | +3.65% | +9.55% |
| 3Y | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,73,535 | ₹13,535 | +2.41% | +5.94% |
| 5Y | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,19,680 | ₹1,19,680 | +7.21% | +13.29% |
| 10Y | ₹12,00,000 | ₹19,47,363 | ₹7,47,363 | +9.36% | +15.96% |
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What your investment would be worth
Worked out from the scheme's weekly NAVs (instalments on the first NAV of each month), so it can differ slightly from your statement. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future. Plan a future SIP.
Compare with all Small Cap Funds (36)
| S.No. | Scheme (Direct plans, Growth) | NAV ₹ | 1M % | 6M % | 1Y % | 3Y % CAGR | 5Y % CAGR | Expense ratio % | Fund size ₹ Cr | Riskometer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abakkus Small Cap FundAbakkus Mutual Fund | ₹12.1550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. | Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | ₹111.2406 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.09 | 6,120 | Very High Risk |
| 3. | Axis Small Cap FundAxis Mutual Fund | ₹131.6300 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.73 | 30,678 | Very High Risk |
| 4. | Bajaj Finserv Small Cap FundBajaj Finserv Mutual Fund | ₹11.0230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. | BANDHAN Small Cap FundBandhan Mutual Fund | ₹56.5020 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.60 | 35,856 | Very High Risk |
| 6. | BANK OF INDIA SMALL CAP FUNDBank of India Mutual Fund | ₹65.9800 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.72 | 3,671 | Very High Risk |
| 7. | Baroda BNP Paribas Small Cap FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund | ₹14.3225 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.92 | 1,277 | Very High Risk |
| 8. | Canara Robeco Small Cap FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund | ₹43.7800 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.68 | 13,972 | Very High Risk |
| 9. | DSP Small Cap FundDSP Mutual Fund | ₹249.6800 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.80 | 21,467 | Very High Risk |
| 10. | Edelweiss Small Cap FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund | ₹51.2410 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.63 | 6,928 | Very High Risk |
| 11. | Franklin India Small Cap FundFranklin Templeton Mutual Fund | ₹196.5077 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.06 | 14,257 | Very High Risk |
| 12. | Groww Small Cap FundGroww Mutual Fund | ₹12.6821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. | HDFC Small Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund | ₹155.0560 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.75 | 40,801 | Very High Risk |
| 14. | Helios Small Cap FundHelios Mutual Fund | ₹11.2800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15. | ICICI Prudential Small Cap FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | ₹101.2800 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.17 | 9,791 | Very High Risk |
| 16. | Invesco India Small Cap FundInvesco Mutual Fund | ₹51.9800 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.63 | 16,131 | Very High Risk |
| 17. | ITI Small Cap FundITI Mutual Fund | ₹37.0131 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.86 | 3,666 | Very High Risk |
| 18. | JM Small Cap FundJM Financial Mutual Fund | ₹11.6781 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.95 | 941 | Very High Risk |
| 19. | Kotak Small Cap FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | ₹314.7860 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.64 | 19,141 | Very High Risk |
| 20. | LIC MF Small Cap FundLIC Mutual Fund | ₹38.7538 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.32 | 841 | Very High Risk |
| 21. | Mahindra Manulife Small Cap FundMahindra Manulife Mutual Fund | ₹23.2102 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.96 | 5,373 | Very High Risk |
| 22. | Mirae Asset Small Cap FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund | ₹12.5640 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23. | Motilal Oswal Small Cap FundMotilal Oswal Mutual Fund | ₹17.2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.85 | 8,298 | Very High Risk |
| 24. | Nippon India Small Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund | ₹202.2724 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.69 | 80,906 | Very High Risk |
| 25. | PGIM India Small Cap FundPGIM India Mutual Fund | ₹19.4300 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.94 | 1,739 | Very High Risk |
| 26. | Quant Small Cap Fundquant Mutual Fund | ₹313.2720 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.94 | 35,572 | Very High Risk |
| 27. | QUANTUM SMALL CAP FUNDQuantum Mutual Fund | ₹13.7300 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.70 | 262 | Very High Risk |
| 28. | Samco Small Cap FundSamco Mutual Fund | ₹12.3800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29. | SBI SMALL CAP FUNDSBI Mutual Fund | ₹205.1923 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.78 | 41,059 | Very High Risk |
| 30. | Sundaram Small Cap FundSundaram Mutual Fund | ₹321.3846 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.95 | 4,107 | Very High Risk |
| 31. | Sundaram Small Cap FundSundaram Mutual Fund | ₹39.6083 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.95 | 4,107 | Very High Risk |
| 32. | Tata Small Cap FundTata Mutual Fund | ₹43.8709 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.51 | 13,214 | Very High Risk |
| 33. | The Wealth Company Small Cap FundThe Wealth Company Mutual Fund | ₹11.5710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34. | TRUSTMF SMALL CAP FUNDTrust Mutual Fund | ₹13.6000 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.56 | 3,877 | Very High Risk |
| 35. | Union Small Cap FundUnion Mutual Fund | ₹64.9500 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.11 | 2,732 | Very High Risk |
| 36. | UTI Small Cap FundUTI Mutual Fund | ₹28.7944 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.87 | 5,229 | Very High Risk |
| Median: 36 schemes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.86 | 6,928 | — |
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Scheme details
- Investment objective
- The objective of the scheme is to achieve capital appreciation by investing predominantly in diversified stocks that are generally termed as small-cap stocks.
- Fund managers
- Rohit Seksaria, Shalav Saket
- Fund house
- Sundaram Mutual Fund
- Category
- Small Cap Funds · Equity
- Benchmark used here
- Nifty Smallcap 250 (price index)
- Plan / option
- Direct · Growth
- AMFI scheme code
- 119588
- ISIN
- INF903J01NI3, INF903J01NJ1
- Scheme documents
- SID, KIM and factsheets (fund house website) · exit load and full portfolio are in these documents.
About Small Cap Funds
Small Cap Funds invest at least 65% in small-cap companies (251st and smaller). They carry the highest risk among diversified equity funds and can fall much more than the market in bad years.
Generally used by experienced investors with a long horizon (7–10 years) and a high tolerance for risk.
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Tax on your gains
Likely tax treatment: Equity-oriented fund
- Held 12 months or less: short-term gain taxed at 20%.
- Held over 12 months: long-term gain taxed at 12.5% on gains above ₹1.25 lakh a year (the ₹1.25 lakh exemption covers all your equity funds and shares together).
- Dividends (IDCW option) are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate; the fund deducts 10% TDS when they exceed ₹10,000 in a year.
- Switching from one scheme or plan to another counts as selling and buying.
- Surcharge and 4% health and education cess apply on top of these rates.
| Fund type | Short-term | Long-term |
|---|---|---|
| Equity-oriented | 20% (up to 12 months) | 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh |
| Debt-oriented (bought from Apr 2023) | Slab rate | Slab rate |
| Gold, international, other hybrid | Slab rate | 12.5% (after 12 or 24 months) |
Exit load, if any, is set out in the scheme's KIM (scheme documents). Tax rules change from time to time and depend on your situation; please confirm with your tax adviser. This is general information, not tax advice.
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