HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 130503ISIN: INF179KA1RW5MUTF_IN: HDFC_SMAL_CAP_3AM37BHDFC Mutual FundSmall Cap funds
NAV ₹150.8020down ₹1.13 (0.74%)
NAV for 22 Oct 2026, against 21 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.
- ₹40,801 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.
- 0.79%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.
- 1%if sold within 1 year
- 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.
- 23.030 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.
- 8530 Sep 2026
- LaunchedLaunch date. The day the fund first allotted units to investors, at the close of its new fund offer.
- 3 Apr 2008
HDFC Small Cap Fund returns
Direct Growth plan
Over each window to 22 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 | −2.73% | – | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −6.07% | – | 4 of 36 | −7.41% | −7.9% to −6.9% |
| 3 months | −5.32% | – | 31 of 36 | −3.32% | −4.4% to −2.1% |
| 6 months | −1.50% | – | 35 of 36 | +5.41% | +1.8% to +8.2% |
| 1 year | −7.07% | +5.22%to 30 Sep 2026 | 31 of 31 | +4.56% | +0.5% to +8.1% |
| 3 years | +8.24% | +12.31%to 30 Sep 2026 | 24 of 24 | +12.53% | +9.6% to +15.1% |
| 5 years | +13.33% | +13.69%to 30 Sep 2026 | 16 of 23 | +14.49% | +12.7% to +16.2% |
| 10 years | +16.48% | +14.46%to 30 Sep 2026 | 6 of 13 | +16.32% | +15.2% to +17.3% |
₹10,000 put in on 30 Jun 2014 is ₹70,872 at the NAV of 22 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: BSE 250 Smallcap TRI, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Small Cap funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 22 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 | −1.76% | +5.22% |
| 3 years | +9.98% | +12.31% |
| 5 years | +14.14% | +13.69% |
| 10 years | +17.31% | +14.46% |
| Since launch | +18.03% | +13.75% |
Benchmark: BSE 250 Smallcap TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.
Return in each calendar year
- Fund, Direct GrowthCalendar year return. The change in NAV from the last NAV of one year to the last NAV of the next.
- Loss
Highest year to Dec 2021, +66.5%; lowest year to Dec 2019, −8.5%
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 30 Jun 2014 to 22 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 year2,788 windows−43.4%+20.9%+126.3%77.1%
3 years2,295 windows−8.8%+20.3%+49.7%94.5%
5 years1,803 windows+0.4%+19.3%+39.5%100.0%
10 years572 windows+16.5%+19.4%+22.3%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.
HDFC Small Cap Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 22 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 | ₹1,16,642₹1,16,636 after stamp duty | −5.40% | −5.41% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,66,680₹3,66,662 after stamp duty | +1.22% | +1.21% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,80,781₹7,80,742 after stamp duty | +10.57% | +10.57% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹28,82,583₹28,82,520 after stamp duty | +16.77% | +16.77% | ₹38 | |
| Since Jun 2014148 instalments | ₹14,80,000 | ₹44,99,132₹44,99,070 after stamp duty | +16.84% | +16.84% | ₹38 |
Risk ratios
NAV to 22 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Small Cap funds (24 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.17.61%
17.00%Lowest19.60%Average21.97%Highest
Downside deviationDownside deviation. Standard deviation counting only the months in which the fund lost money, stated as a yearly figure.11.13%
9.90%Lowest11.49%Average13.37%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.0.29
0.29Lowest0.54Average0.87Highest
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.0.43
0.43Lowest0.87Average1.50Highest
Against BSE 250 Smallcap 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.0.78
0.76Lowest0.86Average0.98Highest
R-squaredR-squared. The share of the fund's monthly movement that its benchmark's movement explains, from 0 to 100.93.1
88.5Lowest92.5Average96.1Highest
CorrelationCorrelation. How closely the fund's monthly returns moved in step with its benchmark's, from minus 1 (always opposite) to 1 (always together).0.96
0.94Lowest0.96Average0.98Highest
Upside captureUpside capture. The fund's return in the months its benchmark rose, as a percentage of the benchmark's return in those months.78.9%
76.0%Lowest91.9%Average112.4%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.76.1%
64.2%Lowest77.7%Average93.6%Highest
Information ratioInformation ratio. The fund's return above its benchmark, divided by how much that difference varied, as stated by the fund house.To 30 Sep 2026−0.47
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 | −18.03% | 3 Nov 2025 | 30 Mar 2026 | Not yet |
| 3 and 5 years | −22.61% | 11 Dec 2024 | 3 Mar 2025 | 19 Sep 2025 |
| 10 years and since Jun 2014 | −48.26% | 30 Apr 2018 | 24 Mar 2020 | 4 Jan 2021 |
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 8.2% in Jun 2026
Trading days to sell part of the portfolio
- HalfDays to sell half the portfolio. The trading days the fund house says it would take to sell half of every holding, in proportion, trading a set fraction of each stock's recent daily volume.
- A quarterDays to sell a quarter of the portfolio. The trading days the fund house says it would take to sell a quarter of every holding, in proportion, trading a set fraction of each stock's recent daily volume.
Stress test, Sep 2026
- Days to sell halfDays to sell half the portfolio. The trading days the fund house says it would take to sell half of every holding, in proportion, trading a set fraction of each stock's recent daily volume.
- 52
- Days to sell a quarterDays to sell a quarter of the portfolio. The trading days the fund house says it would take to sell a quarter of every holding, in proportion, trading a set fraction of each stock's recent daily volume.
- 26
- Ten largest investorsTen largest investors' share. The share of the fund's assets held by its ten largest investors, as the fund house states it.
- 3.47%
- Portfolio P/EPortfolio P/E. The price to earnings ratio of the fund's stocks taken together, on the last twelve months' profit, as the fund house states it.
- 21.6
- Benchmark P/EBenchmark P/E. The price to earnings ratio of the fund's benchmark index on the last twelve months' profit, as the fund house states it.
- 34.6
HDFC Small Cap 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firstsource SolutionsCommercial Services & Supplies | Small cap374th | 3.68% | 1,502.11 | 5,87,22,189 | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Aster DM Quality CareHealthcare Services | Mid cap244th | 3.37% | 1,376.18 | 1,97,40,031 | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Gabriel IndiaAuto Components | Small cap446th | 3.09% | 1,258.76 | 93,81,123 | Apr 2021or earlier |
| eClerx ServicesCommercial Services & Supplies | Small cap402nd | 2.92% | 1,191.61 | 65,47,683 | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Bank of BarodaBanks | Large cap58th | 2.65% | 1,079.64 | 4,68,28,792 | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Krishna Institute of Medical SciencesHealthcare Services | Small cap285th | 2.04% | 831.01 | 1,11,33,566 | Jul 2023 |
| Apar IndustriesElectrical Equipment | Mid cap209th | 1.92% | 782.36 | 4,50,044 | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Indian BankBanks | Large cap89th | 1.91% | 780.77 | 96,88,128 | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Pearl Global IndustriesTextiles & Apparels | Small cap658th | 1.90% | 774.70 | 60,42,408 | Jul 2024 |
| Eris LifesciencesPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Small cap353rd | 1.89% | 770.52 | 64,64,629 | Jul 2023 |
| Home First Finance Company IndiaFinance | Small cap514th | 1.76% | 717.87 | 64,97,756 | Dec 2024 |
| PVR INOXEntertainment | Small cap569th | 1.75% | 715.69 | 57,59,190 | Feb 2023 |
| The Great Eastern Shipping CompanyTransport Services | Small cap345th | 1.73% | 707.39 | 45,34,582 | Apr 2021or earlier |
| Sudarshan Chemical IndustriesChemicals & Petrochemicals | Small cap678th | 1.71% | 697.04 | 57,89,852 | Feb 2024 |
| Vijaya Diagnostic CentreHealthcare Services | Small cap523rd | 1.63% | 663.67 | 46,16,178 | Apr 2026 |
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 | 10.03% | 4,093.53 |
| Net Current Assets | −0.10% | −39.86 |
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.
- 3.68%Firstsource Solutions
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions.
- 15.71%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions.
- 25.37%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights.
- 57.9Taken over 90.07% 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 shares90.07%
- Cash and receivables9.93%
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 cap7.21%Category 5.10%
- Mid cap10.20%Category 11.49%
- Small cap82.59%Category 79.99%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Category is the average of 36 Small Cap funds.
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.15sectors
- Services14.14%Category 4.35%
- Financial Services12.29%Category 17.19%
- Automobile And Auto Components11.83%Category 9.52%
- Healthcare10.79%Category 11.88%
- Capital Goods9.60%Category 17.30%
- Consumer Services5.48%Category 5.52%
- Consumer Durables4.39%Category 5.03%
- Construction4.09%Category 1.59%
- Chemicals3.91%Category 4.95%
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods3.60%Category 4.05%
- Textiles3.12%Category 1.97%
- Information Technology2.79%Category 3.20%
- Media Entertainment & Publication1.95%Category 0.59%
- Metals & Mining1.61%Category 1.14%
- Utilities0.48%Category 0.36%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 36 Small Cap funds. Category average. The sector's weight, less the futures sold on it, averaged over the 36 Small Cap funds that disclosed a portfolio for Sep 2026. A fund holding none of the sector counts as 0.
Sector allocation month by month
| 13 months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services11 companies | 14.14% | 13.87% | 14.14% | 12.59% | 13.60% | 13.63% | 14.10% | 14.07% | 16.83% | 16.64% | 16.82% | 17.68% | |
| Financial Services8 companies | 12.29% | 12.37% | 12.27% | 12.77% | 12.52% | 12.68% | 12.86% | 13.83% | 13.80% | 12.85% | 12.58% | 11.86% | |
| Automobile And Auto Components11 companies | 11.83% | 11.91% | 11.90% | 11.70% | 11.48% | 11.15% | 10.77% | 11.24% | 10.61% | 10.62% | 10.62% | 10.53% | |
| Healthcare7 companies | 10.79% | 11.28% | 12.34% | 12.32% | 11.84% | 11.83% | 12.12% | 11.71% | 10.57% | 11.14% | 11.87% | 12.33% | |
| Capital Goods13 companies | 9.60% | 8.57% | 8.18% | 9.10% | 8.77% | 9.06% | 8.82% | 9.63% | 8.61% | 8.40% | 8.09% | 7.83% | |
| Consumer Services5 companies | 5.48% | 5.46% | 5.05% | 5.18% | 4.97% | 4.79% | 4.86% | 4.40% | 4.69% | 4.42% | 4.01% | 4.36% | |
| Consumer Durables6 companies | 4.39% | 4.44% | 4.14% | 4.25% | 4.41% | 4.36% | 4.40% | 4.21% | 4.06% | 4.02% | 3.87% | 3.45% | |
| Construction5 companies | 4.09% | 4.26% | 4.43% | 4.79% | 4.66% | 4.82% | 4.34% | 4.68% | 4.77% | 5.16% | 5.10% | 5.53% | |
| Chemicals4 companies | 3.91% | 3.97% | 3.78% | 3.85% | 4.18% | 4.37% | 4.17% | 4.57% | 4.37% | 4.30% | 4.26% | 4.52% | |
| Fast Moving Consumer Goods5 companies | 3.60% | 3.64% | 3.88% | 3.98% | 4.05% | 4.06% | 3.99% | 4.29% | 4.17% | 4.08% | 3.66% | 3.31% | |
| Textiles2 companies | 3.12% | 3.05% | 2.73% | 2.87% | 2.59% | 2.63% | 2.58% | 2.50% | 2.26% | 2.26% | 2.28% | 1.99% | |
| Information Technology3 companies | 2.79% | 2.99% | 3.28% | 2.74% | 2.97% | 2.98% | 2.95% | 3.09% | 3.18% | 2.93% | 2.92% | 2.94% |
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.
- 10.57% 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.
- 10.20% 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.
- 11
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth.
- 4
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price.
- 69
- 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.
- 0.20%
- 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.
- 3.20%
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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usha Martin | New | 0.57% | 0.00% | +0.57 pts | +46,32,557 |
| Brainbees Solutions | Sold out | – | 0.20% | −0.20 pts | −46,81,185 |
| Vedant Fashions | Added | 0.54% | 0.37% | +0.17 pts | +12,67,677 |
| Gabriel India | Trimmed | 3.09% | 3.25% | −0.16 pts | −1,00,000 |
| UTI Asset Management Company | Added | 1.01% | 0.87% | +0.14 pts | +5,06,802 |
| Pearl Global Industries | Added | 1.90% | 1.77% | +0.13 pts | +25,696 |
| Sonata Software | Added | 1.28% | 1.40% | −0.12 pts | +1,00,000 |
| Shoppers Stop | Added | 1.02% | 0.92% | +0.10 pts | +10,759 |
| Aadhar Housing Finance | Added | 0.72% | 0.63% | +0.09 pts | +11,00,926 |
| PVR INOX | Trimmed | 1.75% | 1.66% | +0.09 pts | −11,171 |
| Home First Finance Company India | Added | 1.76% | 1.69% | +0.07 pts | +4,27,405 |
| Blue Dart Express | Added | 1.18% | 1.22% | −0.04 pts | +841 |
| Bajaj Consumer Care | Trimmed | 0.62% | 0.59% | +0.03 pts | −1,00,000 |
| Zensar Technologies | Added | 0.90% | 0.93% | −0.03 pts | +2,00,000 |
| Chalet Hotels | Added | 1.62% | 1.63% | −0.01 pts | +3,08,660 |
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.
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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Edelweiss Small Cap FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund | 17.82% | 18 |
| UTI Small Cap FundUTI Mutual Fund | 16.14% | 19 |
| Kotak-Small Cap FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | 13.64% | 12 |
| Union Small Cap FundUnion Mutual Fund | 12.84% | 11 |
| Bajaj Finserv Small Cap FundBajaj Finserv Mutual Fund | 12.55% | 14 |
| Mirae Asset Small Cap FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund | 12.07% | 12 |
| Motilal Oswal Small Cap FundMotilal Oswal Mutual Fund | 12.03% | 10 |
| DSP Small Cap FundDSP Mutual Fund | 11.61% | 14 |
| HSBC Small Cap FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 11.20% | 12 |
| Nippon India Small Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 11.14% | 31 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Overlap with the fund house's other funds
| 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. | |
|---|---|
| HDFC Mid Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 12.00% |
| HDFC Business Cycle FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 10.86% |
| HDFC Transportation and Logistics FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 10.60% |
| HDFC Technology FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 10.20% |
| HDFC Multi Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 9.26% |
| HDFC Consumption FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 8.66% |
| HDFC Pharma and Healthcare FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 8.22% |
| HDFC Dividend Yield FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 7.75% |
| HDFC Infrastructure FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 7.58% |
| HDFC Manufacturing fundHDFC Mutual Fund | 7.27% |
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.
HDFC Small Cap 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.
- 0.77 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.
- 0.79%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.
- 1.56%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan highest 1.05%, Mar 2020.Direct plan lowest 0.58%, Mar 2024.
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. | 0.64% | 1.29% |
| Brokerage | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.14% | 0.26% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 18 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.
Exit load, in the fund house's words
In respect of each purchase/ switch-in of units, an Exit Load of 1.00% is payable if Units are redeemed/switched-out within 1 year from the date of allotment. No Exit Load is payable if Units are redeemed/ switched-out after 1 year from the date of allotment.
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
- ₹100
- 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 23 Oct 2026.
HDFC Small Cap 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.
- ₹41,670 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.
- 36.6%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 2014.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹41,891 Cr, Aug 2026.Lowest ₹6,246 Cr, Mar 2020.
HDFC Small Cap 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirag SetalvadFund Manager of the scheme | Jun 2014 | +17.52%a year | – | – | – | – | 6 | ₹1,61,313 Cr |
| Gopal AgrawalFund Manager for Overseas Investments | Sep 2026 | −3.68%over 45 days | – | – | – | – | 46 | ₹8,22,736 Cr |
| Bhagyesh KagalkarFund Manager for investments in Gold/Silver instruments | Aug 2026 | −3.66%over 51 days | – | – | – | – | 27 | ₹4,61,737 Cr |
Returns are the direct 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 Mid Cap FundChirag Setalvad | Jun 2007 | – | +14.32% | – | ₹1,01,856 Cr |
| HDFC Childrens FundChirag Setalvad | Apr 2007 | – | – | – | ₹10,339 Cr |
| HDFC Retirement Fund - EquityChirag Setalvad | Sep 2026 | −3.16%over 45 days | −4.54% | +1.37 pts | ₹6,645 Cr |
| HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid-EquityChirag Setalvad | Sep 2026 | −2.85%over 45 days | – | – | ₹1,530 Cr |
| HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid-DebtChirag Setalvad | Sep 2026 | −1.46%over 45 days | – | – | ₹143 Cr |
| HDFC Flexi Cap FundGopal Agrawal | Sep 2026 | −4.48%over 45 days | −4.54% | +0.05 pts | ₹1,08,547 Cr |
| HDFC Balanced Advantage FundGopal Agrawal | Jul 2022 | +14.17%a year | – | – | ₹1,02,534 Cr |
| HDFC Mid Cap FundGopal Agrawal | Sep 2026 | −6.49%over 45 days | −6.49% | 0.00 pts | ₹1,01,856 Cr |
| HDFC Liquid FundGopal Agrawal | Sep 2026 | +0.74%over 47 days | – | – | ₹66,295 Cr |
| HDFC Large Cap FundGopal Agrawal | Sep 2026 | −5.23%over 45 days | −4.02% | −1.21 pts | ₹37,294 Cr |
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the direct plan's.
HDFC Small Cap Fund dividend history
Paid through the IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal) option, once called a dividend.
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
2021
- 31 DecBenchmarkBenchmark: NIFTY Smallcap 100 Total Return Index to BSE 250 Smallcap TRI
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. |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 months | Very High | Very HighBSE 250 Smallcap TRI |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
Fund details
Objective
To provide long-term capital appreciation /income by investing predominantly in Small-Cap companies. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.
Asset allocation
Equity and equity related instruments of Small Cap companies/entities** : 65%- 100% Equity and equity related instruments other than Small Cap companies: 0% - 35%; Money market instruments, Other liquid instruments and Units of Mutual Fund^^: 0% - 35%; Units issued by InvITs: 0% - 10%; Gold and Silver instruments: 0% - 35%. ** Investment universe of “Small Cap” will be as per clause 3.9. of SEBI Master Circular and as defined by SEBI from time to time. The list of stocks of Small Capcompanies/entities prepared by AMFI in this regard will be adopted.^^Units of Domestic Mutual Funds shall only include Overnight Funds, Liquid Funds and Money Market Mutual Funds. Further other liquid instruments shall include cash, bank deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks, Government Securities, Treasury bills, Repo on Government securities and any other instruments as specified by SEBI from time to time. For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website.
Type of scheme
An open ended equity scheme predominantly investing in small cap stocks
- BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back.
- BSE 250 SmallCap (Total Returns Index)
- New fund offer
- 11 Feb 2008 to 11 Mar 2008
- Units first allotted
- 3 Apr 2008
- Price at the offer
- ₹10 a unit
- Minimum at the offer
- ₹5,000
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | ISIN, reinvestment | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 130503 | INF179KA1RW5 | HDFC_SMAL_CAP_3AM37B | 30 Jun 2014 | |
| Regular Growth | 130502 | INF179KA1RZ8 | HDFC_SMAL_CAP_OKWZXJ | 30 Jun 2014 | |
| Direct IDCW | 130504 | INF179KA1RX3 | INF179KA1RY1 | HDFC_SMAL_CAP_3TXYAA | 30 Jun 2014 |
| Regular IDCW | 130501 | INF179KA1SA9 | INF179KA1SB7 | HDFC_SMAL_CAP_E4UCII | 30 Jun 2014 |
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
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