HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Regular Growth NAV today
AMFI: 151726ISIN: INF179KC1GF1MUTF_IN: HDFC_NIFT_SMAL_1N00BQ2HDFC Mutual FundIndex funds
NAV ₹17.5009down ₹0.50 (2.80%)
NAV for 23 Oct 2026, against 22 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
- Fund sizeAssets under management. The money the fund manages for all its investors, across every plan, at the end of the month.
- ₹754 CrSep 2026
- Expense ratioTotal expense ratio. What the fund charges each year as a share of the money invested, taken out of the NAV every day, so the returns shown are already after it.
- 0.87%18 Oct 2026
- Exit loadExit load. A charge, as a share of the amount redeemed, on units sold before a set period has passed since they were bought.
- None
- P/EP/E. What the fund pays for each rupee of yearly profit its companies earn: the total value of its shares divided by those companies' last four quarters of profit, each in proportion to what the fund holds. The profit leaves out one-off items (exceptional items and businesses sold or demerged), so one company's one-off gain cannot make the fund look cheap. A loss-making company lowers the profit. Shown when at least 80% of the fund's shares are counted.
- 30.830 Sep 2026
- Risk levelRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month.
- Very HighAug 2026
- HoldingsHoldings. The number of different securities in the fund's latest monthly portfolio: shares, bonds, money market paper and units of other funds, not cash, overnight lending or futures.
- 25130 Sep 2026
- LaunchedLaunch date. The day the fund first allotted units to investors, at the close of its new fund offer.
- 21 Apr 2023
HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund returns
Regular Growth plan
Over each window to 23 Oct 2026
| Over | ReturnTrailing return. The change in NAV from the start date to the latest NAV; over a year and longer, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change (CAGR). | BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back. | Rank in categoryRank in category. The fund's place among the funds of its category with a return over the same window, highest return first. | Category medianCategory median. The middle return of the funds in the category over the same window: half returned more, half less. | Middle halfMiddle half of the category. The returns of the fund a quarter of the way down the category and the fund a quarter of the way up, over the same window: half the category's funds returned between the two. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | −7.11% | −7.09% | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −11.24% | −10.98% | 8 of 10 | −11.18% | −11.2% to −11.1% |
| 3 months | −7.35% | −6.96% | 7 of 9 | −7.32% | −7.3% to −7.3% |
| 6 months | −1.45% | −0.85% | 6 of 9 | −1.45% | −1.5% to −1.4% |
| 1 year | −5.45% | −4.43% | 3 of 8 | −5.46% | −5.6% to −5.4% |
| 3 years | +10.49% | +11.80% | 4 of 6 | +10.51% | +10.5% to +10.6% |
| 5 years | Needs 5 years | – | – | – | – |
₹10,000 put in on 21 Apr 2023 is ₹17,528 at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026Growth of ₹10,000. What ₹10,000 put in at the NAV of the first day would be worth at the latest NAV, after the fund's expenses and before tax and any exit load.Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Regular plans of funds tracking Nifty Smallcap 250, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 25 Oct 2026.
At the month end, 30 Sep 2026
| Over | FundTrailing return. The change in NAV from the start date to the latest NAV; over a year and longer, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change (CAGR). | BenchmarkBenchmark return. The change in the benchmark index's total return level over the same dates as the fund's return, as a yearly rate over a year and longer. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +6.15% | +7.23% |
| 3 years | +12.65% | +13.96% |
| Since launch | +20.59% | +22.14% |
Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.
Return in each calendar year
- Fund, Regular GrowthCalendar year return. The change in NAV from the last NAV of one year to the last NAV of the next.
- Nifty Smallcap 250 TRIBenchmark return. The change in the benchmark index's total return level over the same dates as the fund's return, as a yearly rate over a year and longer.
- Loss
Highest year to Dec 2024, +25.4%; lowest year to Dec 2025, −6.3%
HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026
| Period | InvestedAmount invested. ₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, or the next day the fund priced, added up over the period. | Value todayValue today. What the units bought by every instalment are worth at the latest NAV. | Invested against value today | SIP returnSIP return (XIRR). The yearly rate that, applied to each monthly instalment from the day it was invested, gives the value of all the units today. | After stamp dutySIP return after stamp duty. The same SIP return with stamp duty of 0.005% taken from every instalment since 1 Jul 2020, so ₹10,000 buys ₹9,999.50 of units. | Stamp dutyStamp duty paid. The stamp duty on all the instalments, in rupees: 0.005% of each purchase made since 1 Jul 2020. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year12 instalments | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,16,725₹1,16,719 after stamp duty | −5.24% | −5.25% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,61,359₹3,61,341 after stamp duty | +0.25% | +0.25% | ₹18 | |
| Since Apr 202342 instalments | ₹4,20,000 | ₹4,50,025₹4,50,002 after stamp duty | +3.94% | +3.94% | ₹21 |
5 years: Launched 21 Apr 2023, needs 5 years of history.
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 21 Apr 2023 to 23 Oct 2026
Lowest to highestAverage
LowestLowest rolling return. The worst yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history, one window starting on each day it priced.AverageAverage rolling return. The average of the yearly returns of every window of this length in the fund's history.HighestHighest rolling return. The best yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history.Ended higherWindows that ended higher. The share of all the windows of this length in which the NAV ended above where it started.
1 year620 windows−12.7%+14.6%+68.9%69.2%
3 yearsLaunched 21 Apr 2023, needs 4 years of history
Tracking error
Against Nifty Smallcap 250 Index, as on 30 Sep 2026.
- Rank on tracking errorRank among funds on the same index. The fund's place among the funds tracking the same index on the same plan: from the lowest tracking error and expense ratio, and from the highest tracking difference after fee.
- 3Of 11 funds
- Rank on expense ratioRank among funds on the same index. The fund's place among the funds tracking the same index on the same plan: from the lowest tracking error and expense ratio, and from the highest tracking difference after fee.
- 1Of 11 funds
- Difference after feeTracking difference after fee. The one-year tracking difference with the year's average expense ratio added back: how far the fund was from its index for reasons other than its fee.
- −0.31 ptsRank 7 of 9 funds
Against its index, by window
| Measure | Regular, this plan | Direct |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking errorTracking error. How much an index fund's daily returns differed from its index's, stated as a yearly figure. | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| Difference, 1 yearTracking difference. The index fund's return less its index's return over the same period; the fund's costs make it negative. | −1.08 pts | −0.59 pts |
| Difference, 3 years | −1.31 pts | −0.72 pts |
| Difference since launch | −1.61 pts | −0.95 pts |
Difference: the fund's return less the index's, in percentage points.
Index funds tracking Nifty Smallcap 250, regular plans
| Tracking error. How much an index fund's daily returns differed from its index's, stated as a yearly figure. | Tracking difference. The index fund's return less its index's return over the same period; the fund's costs make it negative. | Tracking difference after fee. The one-year tracking difference with the year's average expense ratio added back: how far the fund was from its index for reasons other than its fee. | Total expense ratio. What the fund charges each year as a share of the money invested, taken out of the NAV every day, so the returns shown are already after it. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.09% | −1.25 pts | −0.18 pts | 1.08% | 1,243 |
 ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.11% | −1.20 pts | −0.29 pts | 0.96% | 785 |
| HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.12% | −1.08 pts | −0.31 pts | 0.80% | 754 |
 Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.12% | −1.17 pts | −0.19 pts | 1.01% | 3,454 |
 SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.12% | −1.08 pts | −0.25 pts | 0.86% | 1,755 |
 Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.14% | −1.27 pts | −0.34 pts | 0.99% | 106 |
 Kotak Nifty SmallCap 250 Index Fund | 0.17% | −1.11 pts | −0.36 pts | 0.87% | 86 |
 Edelweiss Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.20% | −0.85 pts | +0.01 pts | 0.87% | 277 |
 Groww Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.23% | +0.92 pts | +2.01 pts | 1.09% | 136 |
 DSP Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.27% | – | – | 1.25% | 18 |
11 funds in Sep 2026. Expense ratio at the month end; after fee adds back the year's average expense ratio.
HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund expense ratio and exit load
Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.
- Regular over directDirect and regular plan cost gap. The regular plan's expense ratio less the direct plan's: what buying through a distributor costs each year, since both plans own the same portfolio.
- 0.47 ptsA year, on 18 Oct 2026
- Direct, 30-day averageExpense ratio, 30-day average. The total expense ratio averaged over the last 30 days the fund filed it, which evens out the day-to-day moves in brokerage and levies.
- 0.37%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day averageExpense ratio, 30-day average. The total expense ratio averaged over the last 30 days the fund filed it, which evens out the day-to-day moves in brokerage and levies.
- 0.84%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan at its highest since Apr 2023 in the latest month.Direct plan lowest 0.30%, Mar 2026.
What the expense ratio is made of
| Part | Direct | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Base expense ratioBase expense ratio. The part of the expense ratio that pays the fund house and the distributor, before brokerage, transaction costs, levies and GST. | 0.24% | 0.64% |
| Brokerage | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.15% | 0.22% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 18 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.
Buying and selling
- Lump-sum purchases
- Accepted
- Minimum investmentMinimum investment. The smallest amount the plan accepts for a first purchase.
- ₹100
- Minimum top-up
- ₹100
- Minimum redemption
- ₹500
- SIP
- Accepted
- STP, transfers to another fund
- Not accepted
- SWP, regular withdrawals
- Accepted
- Switches
- Accepted
- Lock-inLock-in. The time after each purchase during which those units cannot be sold.
- None
As listed for this plan on 24 Oct 2026.
HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund AUM
₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.
- Average assetsAverage assets under management. The money the fund managed, averaged over every day of the quarter, added up across its plans.
- ₹752 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
- In the direct plansShare of assets in the direct plans. The direct plans' average assets for the quarter as a percentage of the fund's total; the rest is in the regular plans, bought through distributors.
- 79.2%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Jun 2023.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹775 Cr, Aug 2026.Lowest ₹165 Cr, Apr 2024.
HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
Holdings on 30 Sep 2026
| Large, mid and small cap. Companies ranked by average market value over six months: the first 100 are large cap, the next 150 mid cap, the rest small cap, by the list in force for the portfolio's month. | Weight in the fund. The holding's market value on the portfolio date as a share of the fund's net assets. | Held since. The first month end of the fund's current run of holding this position; marked "or earlier" where that month is the fund's first portfolio on record or the first after a gap in its portfolios. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sona BLW Precision ForgingsAuto Components | Shares | Mid cap248th | 1.67% | 12.61 | 1,51,880 | Mar 2026 |
| Welspun CorpIndustrial Products | Shares | Small cap289th | 1.60% | 12.03 | 44,261 | Apr 2023or earlier |
| Karur Vysya BankBanks | Shares | Small cap279th | 1.38% | 10.37 | 3,19,144 | Apr 2023or earlier |
| Navin Fluorine InternationalChemicals & Petrochemicals | Shares | Small cap251st | 1.36% | 10.25 | 12,432 | Mar 2024 |
| Ather EnergyAutomobiles | Shares | Small cap260th | 1.21% | 9.14 | 64,136 | Sep 2025 |
| RBL BankBanks | Shares | Small cap346th | 1.12% | 8.44 | 2,09,159 | Apr 2023or earlier |
| DelhiveryTransport Services | Shares | Small cap253rd | 1.10% | 8.33 | 2,03,278 | Mar 2025 |
| RedingtonCommercial Services & Supplies | Shares | Small cap355th | 1.08% | 8.17 | 2,00,663 | Apr 2023or earlier |
| Gland PharmaPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Shares | Small cap261st | 1.04% | 7.81 | 26,921 | Sep 2025 |
| HFCLTelecom - Services | Shares | Small cap400th | 1.04% | 7.85 | 3,45,891 | Apr 2023or earlier |
| BROOKFIELD INDIA REAL ESTATE TRUSTRealty | REIT or InvIT units | 1.01% | 7.62 | 2,26,624 | Sep 2026 | |
| Central Depository Services (India)Capital Markets | Shares | Small cap291st | 1.01% | 7.61 | 60,167 | Apr 2023or earlier |
| City Union BankBanks | Shares | Small cap348th | 0.98% | 7.35 | 3,25,194 | Apr 2023or earlier |
| CupidPersonal Products | Shares | Small cap450th | 0.94% | 7.10 | 2,27,932 | Sep 2026 |
| PNB Housing FinanceFinance | Shares | Small cap313th | 0.94% | 7.12 | 63,547 | Apr 2023or earlier |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| Weight in the fund. The holding's market value on the portfolio date as a share of the fund's net assets. | ||
|---|---|---|
| TREPS - Tri-party Repo | 1.93% | 14.54 |
| Net Current Assets | −0.25% | −1.69 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
- Largest holdingLargest holding. The share of the fund in its single largest position, cash and futures not counted as positions.
- 1.67%Sona BLW Precision Forgings
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions.
- 7.22%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions.
- 12.60%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights.
- 168.9Taken over 98.32% of the fund
Asset allocation
Asset allocation. What the fund owns, by kind of asset, each as a share of its net assets; futures and options are shown beside it, not in it, since they are contracts rather than assets bought.- Indian shares96.85%
- Foreign shares0.18%
- REIT and InvIT units1.29%
- Cash and receivables1.68%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.
Large, mid and small cap
Large, mid and small cap. Companies ranked by average market value over six months: the first 100 are large cap, the next 150 mid cap, the rest small cap, by the list in force for the portfolio's month.- Large capNone
- Mid cap2.80%
- Small cap97.20%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026.
Sector allocation
Sector weight. The fund's shares grouped by the business each company is in, less the futures sold on them, each group as a share of the fund's net assets.19sectors
- Financial Services19.51%
- Capital Goods15.72%
- Automobile And Auto Components10.59%
- Healthcare10.52%
- Chemicals6.54%
- Information Technology4.46%
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods4.22%
- Services4.04%
- Construction3.20%
- Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels2.89%
- Consumer Durables2.81%
- Consumer Services2.67%
- Power2.34%
- Telecommunication1.65%
- Realty1.53%
- Construction Materials1.20%
- Metals & Mining1.15%
- Media Entertainment & Publication1.12%
- Textiles0.69%
- Foreign shares0.18%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Foreign shares are one part, not split by sector.
Sector allocation month by month
| 13 months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services38 companies | 19.51% | 22.25% | 22.66% | 22.09% | 22.36% | 22.51% | 22.66% | 24.55% | 24.95% | 24.10% | 23.60% | 23.01% | |
| Capital Goods42 companies | 15.72% | 13.50% | 12.86% | 13.38% | 13.10% | 12.85% | 12.06% | 12.53% | 12.00% | 12.07% | 12.70% | 13.06% | |
| Automobile And Auto Components22 companies | 10.59% | 9.31% | 8.91% | 8.54% | 8.45% | 8.13% | 8.11% | 6.21% | 6.24% | 6.22% | 6.08% | 6.00% | |
| Healthcare20 companies | 10.52% | 13.15% | 13.21% | 14.00% | 13.86% | 12.82% | 13.54% | 14.64% | 14.03% | 14.50% | 14.34% | 14.10% | |
| Chemicals17 companies | 6.54% | 7.13% | 7.25% | 7.15% | 7.44% | 7.57% | 7.39% | 6.12% | 6.06% | 6.01% | 5.91% | 5.99% | |
| Information Technology13 companies | 4.46% | 4.21% | 4.15% | 3.84% | 4.14% | 4.08% | 4.21% | 3.68% | 4.26% | 4.41% | 4.47% | 4.57% | |
| Fast Moving Consumer Goods13 companies | 4.22% | 3.11% | 3.15% | 3.15% | 3.21% | 3.38% | 3.55% | 4.64% | 4.74% | 4.86% | 4.86% | 4.72% | |
| Services9 companies | 4.04% | 4.00% | 4.13% | 3.89% | 3.94% | 4.01% | 4.21% | 4.13% | 4.33% | 4.08% | 4.16% | 4.13% | |
| Construction11 companies | 3.20% | 3.34% | 3.42% | 3.69% | 3.76% | 3.88% | 3.76% | 3.22% | 3.21% | 3.40% | 3.38% | 3.55% | |
| Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels9 companies | 2.89% | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.49% | 2.29% | 2.76% | 2.83% | 2.33% | 2.29% | 2.18% | 2.22% | 2.22% | |
| Consumer Durables7 companies | 2.81% | 3.07% | 3.18% | 3.23% | 3.32% | 3.55% | 3.44% | 4.29% | 3.86% | 3.97% | 4.19% | 4.36% | |
| Consumer Services10 companies | 2.67% | 4.46% | 4.34% | 4.42% | 3.96% | 4.20% | 4.10% | 3.27% | 3.46% | 3.76% | 3.75% | 3.86% |
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.
Bought and sold
Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.
Positions changed, month by month
- New
- Added
- Trimmed
- Sold out
- New positionsNew positions. Holdings in this month's portfolio that were not in the month before.
- 3411.08% of the fund
- Sold outSold out. Holdings in last month's portfolio that are gone from this one, other than a bond or deposit repaid on its due date.
- 339.82% of the fund before
- Added toAdded to. Holdings with more units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that rose by more than a tenth.
- 15
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth.
- 202
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price.
- 0
- Traded at leastTraded at least. The smaller of the weight bought in new positions and the weight sold out of old ones, cash left out: the least the fund must have bought and sold in the month.
- 9.82%
- Weight that movedWeight that moved. Half the sum of every position's change in weight between the two month ends, new and sold positions included; price moves alone raise it.
- 15.03%
Changes in Sep 2026
| What changed. New: not held the month before. Added or trimmed: more or fewer units than the month before, or, where no units are stated, a weight that moved by more than a tenth. Sold out: held the month before, gone now. Matured: a bond or deposit whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so it was repaid rather than sold (one sold in its last days reads the same). | Change in weight. The holding's weight this month less its weight the month before, in percentage points; a price move alone changes it. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piramal Finance | Sold out | – | 1.26% | −1.26 pts | −42,280 |
| BROOKFIELD INDIA REAL ESTATE TRUST | New | 1.01% | 0.00% | +1.01 pts | +2,26,624 |
| Cupid | New | 0.94% | 0.00% | +0.94 pts | +2,27,932 |
| Sansera Engineering | New | 0.90% | 0.00% | +0.90 pts | +14,902 |
| Aster DM Quality Care | Sold out | – | 0.87% | −0.87 pts | −88,934 |
| TD Power Systems | New | 0.80% | 0.00% | +0.80 pts | +77,014 |
| Hindustan Copper | Sold out | – | 0.78% | −0.78 pts | −1,15,280 |
| Narayana Hrudayalaya | Sold out | – | 0.60% | −0.60 pts | −24,257 |
| Apollo Tyres | New | 0.59% | 0.00% | +0.59 pts | +1,09,035 |
| Meesho | Sold out | – | 0.52% | −0.52 pts | −1,95,655 |
| Tata Elxsi | New | 0.48% | 0.00% | +0.48 pts | +11,636 |
| AWL Agri Business | New | 0.44% | 0.00% | +0.44 pts | +1,86,903 |
| Azad Engineering | New | 0.38% | 0.00% | +0.38 pts | +9,596 |
| KPIT Technologies | New | 0.37% | 0.00% | +0.37 pts | +56,226 |
| SPR Auto Technologies | New | 0.37% | 0.00% | +0.37 pts | +5,992 |
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.
Holdings month by month
| Holding | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sona BLW Precision Forgings | – | – | – | – | – | 1.32%Bought | 1.37%Cut | 1.35%Added | 1.31%Added | 1.60%Added | 1.65%Added | 1.67%Cut |
 Welspun Corp | 0.61%Added | 0.56%Added | 0.53%Cut | 0.50%Added | 0.56%Added | 0.62%Added | 0.83%Added | 0.89%Added | 0.94%Added | 1.00%Added | 1.42%Added | 1.60%Cut |
 Karur Vysya Bank | 1.11%Added | 1.17%Added | 1.24%Cut | 1.50%Added | 1.61%Added | 1.60%Added | 1.39%Added | 1.35%Added | 1.31%Added | 1.50%Added | 1.49%Added | 1.38%Cut |
 Navin Fluorine International | 1.01%Added | 1.06%Added | 1.08%Cut | 1.18%Added | 1.20%Added | 1.33%Added | 1.26%Added | 1.30%Added | 1.33%Added | 1.29%Added | 1.45%Added | 1.36%Cut |
 Ather Energy | 0.39%Added | 0.41%Added | 0.53%Added | 0.47%Added | 0.53%Added | 0.84%Added | 0.90%Added | 0.91%Added | 1.03%Added | 1.12%Added | 1.49%Added | 1.21%Cut |
 RBL Bank | 0.95%Added | 0.94%Added | 0.95%Cut | 0.95%Added | 1.01%Added | 1.02%Added | 1.02%Added | 1.03%Added | 0.43%Cut | 1.08%Added | 1.07%Added | 1.12%Cut |
 Delhivery | 1.21%Added | 1.14%Added | 1.10%Added | 1.21%Added | 1.23%Added | 1.36%Added | 1.31%Added | 1.25%Added | 1.24%Added | 1.25%Added | 1.16%Added | 1.10%Added |
 Redington | 0.73%Added | 0.84%Added | 0.81%Cut | 0.85%Added | 0.87%Added | 0.70%Added | 0.64%Added | 0.66%Added | 0.77%Added | 0.89%Added | 0.96%Added | 1.08%Cut |
 Gland Pharma | 0.74%Added | 0.70%Added | 0.68%Cut | 0.77%Added | 0.76%Added | 0.79%Added | 0.70%Added | 0.89%Added | 0.93%Added | 0.93%Added | 1.04%Added | 1.04%Cut |
 HFCL | 0.35%Added | 0.35%Added | 0.36%Added | 0.39%Added | 0.38%Added | 0.41%Added | 0.60%Added | 0.91%Added | 1.02%Added | 0.92%Added | 1.16%Added | 1.04%Cut |
| BROOKFIELD INDIA REAL ESTATE TRUST | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.01%Bought |
 Central Depository Services (India) | 1.37%Added | 1.44%Added | 1.28%Cut | 1.24%Added | 1.18%Added | 1.17%Added | 1.14%Added | 1.10%Added | 1.09%Added | 1.10%Added | 1.13%Added | 1.01%Cut |
 City Union Bank | 0.80%Added | 0.98%Added | 1.05%Cut | 1.15%Added | 1.07%Added | 1.01%Added | 0.98%Added | 0.91%Added | 0.94%Added | 0.92%Added | 1.00%Added | 0.98%Cut |
 Cupid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.94%Bought |
 PNB Housing Finance | 0.85%Added | 0.85%Added | 0.89%Cut | 0.81%Added | 0.81%Added | 0.83%Added | 0.99%Added | 0.96%Added | 0.92%Added | 0.92%Added | 0.98%Added | 0.94%Cut |
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap. The 250 largest of the 251 holdings other than cash in the latest month. The 69 holdings no longer held, sold or repaid within these months, are not listed.
Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year
- TurnoverPortfolio turnover. How much of the portfolio the fund bought or sold over the last year, as a share of its assets, as the fund house states it.
Highest 39.9% in Sep 2026
Risk ratios
NAV to 23 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Regular plans of funds tracking Nifty Smallcap 250 (6 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.
How much the NAV moves
Standard deviationStandard deviation. How far the fund's monthly returns spread around their average, stated as a yearly figure: the wider the spread, the more the NAV moves.21.87%
21.81%Lowest21.86%Average21.92%Highest
Downside deviationDownside deviation. Standard deviation counting only the months in which the fund lost money, stated as a yearly figure.13.03%
12.98%Lowest13.02%Average13.04%Highest
Sharpe ratioSharpe ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by its standard deviation and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement in the NAV.0.38
0.37Lowest0.38Average0.39Highest
Sortino ratioSortino ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by how far it fell below that yield and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement on the way down.0.60
0.58Lowest0.60Average0.62Highest
Against Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
BetaBeta. How much the fund's monthly return moved for each 1% move in its benchmark: 1 moves with it, below 1 moves less.1.00
0.99Lowest1.00Average1.00Highest
AlphaAlpha. The yearly return the fund made beyond what its beta to the benchmark accounts for.−1.29 pts
−1.55 ptsLowest−1.30 ptsAverage−1.08 ptsHighest
R-squaredR-squared. The share of the fund's monthly movement that its benchmark's movement explains, from 0 to 100.100.0
100.0Lowest100.0Average100.0Highest
CorrelationCorrelation. How closely the fund's monthly returns moved in step with its benchmark's, from minus 1 (always opposite) to 1 (always together).1.00
1.00Lowest1.00Average1.00Highest
Upside captureUpside capture. The fund's return in the months its benchmark rose, as a percentage of the benchmark's return in those months.97.9%
97.3%Lowest97.8%Average98.1%Highest
Downside captureDownside capture. The fund's return in the months its benchmark fell, as a percentage of the benchmark's fall in those months.101.9%
101.1%Lowest101.8%Average102.1%Highest
Largest falls
| Largest over | FallLargest fall. The biggest drop in NAV from a high to the low that followed, before the NAV went back above that high. | High on | Low on | Back at the highBack at the high. The first day the NAV closed at or above the high it had fallen from. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −18.48% | 3 Nov 2025 | 23 Mar 2026 | 17 Jun 2026 |
| 3 years and since Apr 2023 | −26.35% | 23 Sep 2024 | 3 Mar 2025 | Not yet |
Risk level by month
| Months | FundRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month. | BenchmarkBenchmark's risk level. The riskometer level of the fund's benchmark index for the same month, on the same six-step scale as the fund's own. |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 to Aug 202618 months | Very High | Very HighNifty Smallcap 250 TRI |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund managers
Managers now
| Manager | Return in the manager's time. The change in the plan's NAV from the day the manager took the fund over to the latest NAV; past a year, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change. | Benchmark over the same days. The change in the fund's benchmark index over the same days as the manager's return, worked out the same way, with the dividends of the index's companies added back. | Difference from the benchmark. The fund's return in the manager's time less its benchmark's over the same days, in percentage points. | Portfolio changed after the handover. How much of the portfolio was different three months after the manager took over: half the sum of every holding's change in weight, with each side's holdings scaled to add up to 100 so a move into cash does not count. | Portfolio changed before the handover. The same measure over the three months before the manager took over, since portfolios change anyway. | Assets the manager runs. The latest monthly size of every fund the manager runs now, added up; a fund run with others counts in full for each of its managers, and the line under it counts only the funds they run alone. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nandita MenezesFund manager | Mar 2025 | +10.10%a year | +11.25% | −1.15 pts | 7.1% | 19.8% | 36 | ₹2,09,123 Cr |
| Arun AgarwalCo-Fund manager | Apr 2023 | +19.95%a year | +21.52% | −1.57 pts | – | – | 50 | ₹2,17,709 Cr |
Returns are the regular plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.
Other funds they run
| Fund | Return in the manager's time. The change in the plan's NAV from the day the manager took the fund over to the latest NAV; past a year, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change. | Benchmark over the same days. The change in the fund's benchmark index over the same days as the manager's return, worked out the same way, with the dividends of the index's companies added back. | Difference from the benchmark. The fund's return in the manager's time less its benchmark's over the same days, in percentage points. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Balanced Advantage FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +2.36%a year | – | – | ₹1,02,534 Cr |
| HDFC Arbitrage FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +6.05%a year | – | – | ₹25,509 Cr |
| HDFC Nifty 50 Index FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | −0.19%a year | +0.23% | −0.42 pts | ₹22,246 Cr |
| HDFC Gold ETF Fund of FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +35.70%a year | – | – | ₹12,013 Cr |
| HDFC BSE Sensex Index FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | −1.41%a year | – | – | ₹7,973 Cr |
| HDFC Retirement Fund - EquityNandita Menezes | Apr 2025 | +0.99%a year | +4.74% | −3.75 pts | ₹6,645 Cr |
| HDFC Multi Asset Allocation FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +5.68%a year | – | – | ₹5,782 Cr |
| HDFC Equity Savings FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +3.89%a year | – | – | ₹5,532 Cr |
| HDFC Silver ETF Fund of FundNandita Menezes | Mar 2025 | +57.36%a year | – | – | ₹4,497 Cr |
| HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 ETFNandita Menezes | – | – | – | ₹2,708 Cr |
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the regular plan's.
Portfolio overlap
Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.
Closest funds in the category
| Portfolio overlap. The share of the two funds' portfolios that is the same: for every holding they share, the smaller of its two weights, added up. | Shared holdings. The number of securities both funds hold, cash and futures left out. | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundBandhan Mutual Fund | 98.14% | 250 |
| Edelweiss Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund | 98.12% | 249 |
| Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 98.01% | 250 |
| SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundSBI Mutual Fund | 98.00% | 250 |
| Kotak Nifty SmallCap 250 Index FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | 97.79% | 250 |
| Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundMotilal Oswal Mutual Fund | 97.78% | 250 |
| ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | 97.33% | 250 |
| DSP Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundDSP Mutual Fund | 97.20% | 248 |
| Nippon India Nifty 500 Equal Weight Index FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 47.03% | 250 |
| Navi Nifty Smallcap250 Momentum Quality 100 Index FundNavi Mutual Fund | 42.76% | 92 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
Fund details
Objective
To generate returns that are commensurate (before fees and expenses) with the performance of the NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index, subject to tracking error.There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.
Asset allocation
- Securities covered by NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index (TRI): 95% - 100%;
- Debt Securities & Money Market Instruments, Units of Debt Schemes of Mutual Funds : 0% - 5%
- For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website.
Type of scheme
An open ended scheme replicating/tracking NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index (TRI)
- BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back.
- NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index (TRI)
- Risk level at launchRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month.
- Very High Risk
- New fund offer
- 6 Apr 2023 to 18 Apr 2023
- Units first allotted
- 21 Apr 2023
- Open for sale again
- 26 Apr 2023
- Price at the offer
- ₹10 a unit
- Minimum at the offer
- ₹100
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 151727 | INF179KC1GE4 | HDFC_NIFT_SMAL_1BRSAFW | 21 Apr 2023 |
| Regular Growth | 151726 | INF179KC1GF1 | HDFC_NIFT_SMAL_1N00BQ2 | 21 Apr 2023 |
This fund
- Scheme information document (opens in a new tab)The fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- HDFC MF Factsheet - September 2026 (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- HDFC MF Index Factsheet - September 2026 (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI HDFC Mutual Fund (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- HDFC Mutual Fund - Trustee Report- FY- 2025- 2026 (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- HDFC Flexi Cap Fund - Auditor's Report, Balance Sheet, Revenue Account & Schedules (Scheme Financials) (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- HDFC Flexi Cap Fund - Notes to Accounts (Scheme Financials) (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund - Auditor's Report, Balance Sheet, Revenue Account & Schedules (Scheme Financials) (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- Annual Disclosure of Riskometers - HDFC MF - as at March 31, 2026 - Final (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Annual Disclosure of Riskometers - HDFC MF - as at March 31, 2026 (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio Overlap 30 Sep (opens in a new tab)HDFC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026