HSBC Small Cap Fund Direct IDCW NAV today
AMFI: 151132ISIN: INF917K01PZ0MUTF_IN: HSBC_SMAL_CAP_1NN3G0PHSBC Mutual FundSmall Cap funds
Formerly L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
NAV ₹43.2303
NAV for 23 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.
- ₹18,513 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.
- 0.78%21 Oct 2026
- 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.
- 36.030 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.
- 10830 Sep 2026
- LaunchedLaunch date. The day the fund first allotted units to investors, at the close of its new fund offer.
- 12 May 2014
HSBC Small Cap Fund returns
Read from the direct plan's growth option: an IDCW plan's NAV falls by every payout, so it carries no return of its own
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 | −7.12% | −7.09% | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −12.54% | −10.98% | 36 of 36 | −10.16% | −10.9% to −9.6% |
| 3 months | −4.71% | −6.96% | 21 of 36 | −4.61% | −5.7% to −3.4% |
| 6 months | +2.89% | −0.85% | 20 of 36 | +3.23% | +0.5% to +6.1% |
| 1 year | +0.54% | −4.43% | 17 of 31 | +1.89% | −2.0% to +5.2% |
| 3 years | +11.19% | +11.80% | 17 of 24 | +12.83% | +10.1% to +15.7% |
| 5 years | +14.65% | +12.39% | 10 of 23 | +13.99% | +12.2% to +15.7% |
| 10 years | +16.69% | +13.11% | 5 of 13 | +16.03% | +15.0% to +17.1% |
₹10,000 put in on 15 May 2014 is ₹90,316 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 Direct plans of Small Cap funds, 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 | +14.15% | +7.23% |
| 3 years | +14.02% | +13.96% |
| 5 years | +16.92% | +14.50% |
| 10 years | +17.49% | +14.63% |
| Since launch | +19.72% | +16.75% |
Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 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.
- 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 2021, +79.3%; lowest year to Dec 2018, −12.9%Above the benchmark in 8 of 11 years
HSBC Small Cap 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 | ₹1,21,064₹1,21,058 after stamp duty | +1.72% | +1.71% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,77,534₹3,77,515 after stamp duty | +3.16% | +3.16% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8,00,681₹8,00,641 after stamp duty | +11.58% | +11.58% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹29,97,781₹29,97,716 after stamp duty | +17.50% | +17.49% | ₹38 | |
| Since May 2014149 instalments | ₹14,90,000 | ₹48,34,620₹48,34,555 after stamp duty | +17.65% | +17.65% | ₹38 |
From the Direct Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 15 May 2014 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 year2,821 windows−42.3%+22.1%+123.0%74.4%
3 years2,329 windows−11.6%+21.0%+51.2%90.5%
5 years1,836 windows+0.5%+19.7%+41.3%100.0%
10 years604 windows+16.7%+20.2%+23.6%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.From the Direct Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.
HSBC 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.
- 1.01 ptsA year, on 21 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.
- 0.77%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.
- 1.78%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan at its highest since Nov 2022 in the latest month.Direct plan lowest 0.62%, Jun 2025.
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. | 0.57% | 1.43% |
| Brokerage | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.18% | 0.33% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 21 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.
Exit load, in the fund house's words
If the units redeemed or switched out are upto 10% of the units purchased or switched in (“the limit”) within 1 year from the date of allotment – Nil. If units redeemed or switched out are over and above the limit within 1 year from the date of allotment – 1%. If units are redeemed or switched out on or after 1 year from the date of allotment – Nil.MoreLess
Buying and selling
- Lump-sum purchases
- Accepted
- Minimum investmentMinimum investment. The smallest amount the plan accepts for a first purchase.
- ₹5,000
- Minimum top-up
- ₹1,000
- Minimum redemption
- ₹500
- SIP
- Accepted
- SIP instalments, at least
- Weekly 6; Monthly 6; Quarterly 4
- 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.
HSBC 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.
- ₹18,453 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.
- 25.6%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 2022.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹19,076 Cr, Aug 2026.Lowest ₹3,815 Cr, Mar 2020.
HSBC 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apar IndustriesElectrical Equipment | Mid cap209th | 2.66% | 493.00 | 2,83,592 | May 2023or earlier |
| Sai Life SciencesPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Small cap329th | 2.21% | 408.49 | 26,79,487 | Dec 2024or earlier |
| Engineers IndiaConstruction | Small cap503rd | 2.18% | 404.14 | 1,30,53,624 | May 2024or earlier |
| Karur Vysya BankBanks | Small cap279th | 2.04% | 377.77 | 1,16,30,799 | May 2023or earlier |
| Welspun LivingTextiles & Apparels | Small cap486th | 1.98% | 366.51 | 1,61,22,300 | May 2023or earlier |
| PNB Housing FinanceFinance | Small cap313th | 1.96% | 362.25 | 32,34,387 | Dec 2024or earlier |
| The Federal BankBanks | Mid cap150th | 1.94% | 358.46 | 1,12,93,726 | May 2023or earlier |
| Vijaya Diagnostic CentreHealthcare Services | Small cap523rd | 1.94% | 359.94 | 25,03,558 | Dec 2024or earlier |
| Navin Fluorine InternationalChemicals & Petrochemicals | Small cap251st | 1.88% | 347.84 | 4,21,874 | Feb 2026 |
| Neuland LaboratoriesPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Small cap356th | 1.86% | 344.86 | 1,61,529 | May 2024or earlier |
| Ather EnergyAutomobiles | Small cap260th | 1.85% | 342.32 | 24,02,232 | Nov 2025 |
| Radico KhaitanBeverages | Mid cap218th | 1.85% | 342.53 | 7,84,547 | May 2023or earlier |
| Happy ForgingsIndustrial Products | Small cap504th | 1.82% | 337.22 | 16,31,308 | May 2024or earlier |
| Mtar TechnologiesElectrical Equipment | Small cap423rd | 1.69% | 312.26 | 4,00,486 | Sep 2025 |
| Finolex CablesIndustrial Products | Small cap457th | 1.67% | 308.46 | 21,26,868 | May 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 | 0.93% | 171.59 |
| Net Current Assets (including cash & bank balances) | −0.14% | −22.17 |
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.
- 2.66%Apar Industries
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions.
- 11.07%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions.
- 20.65%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights.
- 77.8Taken over 99.21% 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 shares99.21%
- Cash and receivables0.79%
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 cap1.29%Category 5.10%
- Mid cap21.70%Category 11.49%
- Small cap74.93%Category 79.99%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 2.06% of the fund. 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
- Capital Goods23.19%Category 17.30%
- Financial Services20.66%Category 17.19%
- Healthcare14.41%Category 11.88%
- Automobile And Auto Components8.10%Category 9.52%
- Textiles5.34%Category 1.97%
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods5.00%Category 4.05%
- Chemicals4.87%Category 4.95%
- Consumer Durables4.70%Category 5.03%
- Construction3.16%Category 1.59%
- Consumer Services3.07%Category 5.52%
- Services2.34%Category 4.35%
- Realty1.50%Category 1.53%
- Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels1.35%Category 0.59%
- Telecommunication0.95%Category 0.76%
- Information Technology0.57%Category 3.20%
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Goods24 companies | 23.19% | 22.25% | 20.16% | 24.07% | 23.08% | 22.90% | 20.95% | 21.50% | 17.95% | 17.95% | 18.28% | 20.01% | |
| Financial Services22 companies | 20.66% | 21.81% | 23.39% | 22.70% | 23.31% | 23.16% | 21.35% | 22.15% | 25.19% | 24.91% | 22.50% | 19.08% | |
| Healthcare13 companies | 14.41% | 14.22% | 13.38% | 13.01% | 12.27% | 10.29% | 11.05% | 10.00% | 9.41% | 9.37% | 8.90% | 8.78% | |
| Automobile And Auto Components11 companies | 8.10% | 7.54% | 6.25% | 6.08% | 6.31% | 6.26% | 6.28% | 6.18% | 6.09% | 5.46% | 4.30% | 3.87% | |
| Textiles4 companies | 5.34% | 5.13% | 4.83% | 5.19% | 4.41% | 4.32% | 4.39% | 4.38% | 4.20% | 4.52% | 5.20% | 4.17% | |
| Fast Moving Consumer Goods7 companies | 5.00% | 5.29% | 5.64% | 5.44% | 5.37% | 5.70% | 5.90% | 5.18% | 5.37% | 6.18% | 6.01% | 6.37% | |
| Chemicals4 companies | 4.87% | 4.79% | 4.56% | 4.38% | 4.84% | 4.59% | 4.99% | 4.38% | 3.53% | 3.69% | 3.64% | 4.09% | |
| Consumer Durables8 companies | 4.70% | 4.94% | 5.31% | 5.40% | 5.05% | 5.89% | 5.75% | 5.84% | 5.64% | 5.95% | 7.23% | 8.13% | |
| Construction2 companies | 3.16% | 2.58% | 2.69% | 2.84% | 2.95% | 3.65% | 3.49% | 3.80% | 3.41% | 3.82% | 4.17% | 4.86% | |
| Consumer Services4 companies | 3.07% | 3.65% | 3.75% | 2.75% | 2.63% | 2.95% | 2.94% | 3.25% | 3.40% | 4.92% | 4.67% | 4.92% | |
| Services3 companies | 2.34% | 2.47% | 3.36% | 2.88% | 3.23% | 3.35% | 4.10% | 4.02% | 5.39% | 5.11% | 4.99% | 5.17% | |
| Realty3 companies | 1.50% | 1.76% | 1.97% | 1.69% | 1.82% | 2.10% | 2.06% | 2.12% | 2.19% | 3.01% | 4.60% | 5.35% |
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.
- 10.49% 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.
- 61.56% 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.
- 8
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth.
- 5
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price.
- 94
- 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.
- 0.49%
- 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.
- 5.92%
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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineers India | Added | 2.18% | 1.56% | +0.62 pts | +17,11,338 |
| BSE | Sold out | – | 0.54% | −0.54 pts | −3,11,728 |
| EIH | Sold out | – | 0.51% | −0.51 pts | −34,35,201 |
| Dhoot Transmission | Added | 1.03% | 0.54% | +0.49 pts | +5,83,574 |
| Gabriel India | New | 0.49% | 0.00% | +0.49 pts | +6,69,676 |
| Mtar Technologies | Added | 1.69% | 1.23% | +0.46 pts | +68,392 |
| INDO-MIM | Added | 0.60% | 0.17% | +0.43 pts | +5,13,340 |
| KEI Industries | Trimmed | 1.04% | 1.41% | −0.37 pts | −36,050 |
| Apar Industries | Added | 2.66% | 2.33% | +0.33 pts | +32,007 |
| Navin Fluorine International | Added | 1.88% | 1.55% | +0.33 pts | +81,823 |
| Happy Forgings | Trimmed | 1.82% | 2.08% | −0.26 pts | −10,073 |
| Aditya Birla Real Estate | Trimmed | 0.07% | 0.32% | −0.25 pts | −3,36,445 |
| Vinati Organics | Sold out | – | 0.20% | −0.20 pts | −2,92,795 |
| PNB Housing Finance | Added | 1.96% | 1.80% | +0.16 pts | +2,45,451 |
| Safari Industries (India) | Sold out | – | 0.16% | −0.16 pts | −1,97,207 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Apar Industries | 1.16%Cut | 0.92%Cut | 0.85% | 0.86% | 1.97%Added | 1.93% | 2.04%Cut | 1.92%Cut | 2.17% | 1.99% | 2.33%Added | 2.66%Added |
 Sai Life Sciences | 1.28% | 1.26% | 1.31% | 1.28% | 1.74%Added | 1.88% | 1.75% | 1.84% | 1.86% | 1.98% | 2.05% | 2.21%Cut |
 Engineers India | 1.43% | 1.42% | 1.37%Cut | 1.18%Cut | 1.49% | 1.35% | 1.58% | 1.52%Added | 1.49% | 1.38% | 1.56%Added | 2.18%Added |
 Karur Vysya Bank | 2.14%Added | 2.23% | 2.41% | 2.92% | 3.09% | 3.04% | 2.08%Cut | 1.99% | 1.93% | 2.24% | 2.12% | 2.04% |
 Welspun Living | 0.79%Added | 1.48%Added | 1.32% | 1.33% | 1.31% | 1.26% | 1.27% | 1.32% | 1.44% | 1.41% | 1.66% | 1.98% |
 PNB Housing Finance | 1.44% | 1.43% | 1.93%Added | 1.87%Added | 1.83% | 1.86% | 2.18% | 2.08% | 1.74%Cut | 1.77% | 1.80% | 1.96%Added |
 The Federal Bank | 1.30%Added | 1.71%Added | 1.79% | 2.05% | 2.09% | 2.00% | 1.88% | 1.93%Added | 2.09% | 2.28% | 2.11% | 1.94% |
 Vijaya Diagnostic Centre | 0.89% | 0.91% | 0.98% | 0.95% | 0.97% | 0.92% | 1.04%Added | 1.53%Added | 1.69%Added | 1.68% | 1.99%Added | 1.94% |
 Navin Fluorine International | – | – | – | – | 0.63%Bought again | 1.06%Added | 0.99% | 1.20%Added | 1.23% | 1.21% | 1.55%Added | 1.88%Added |
 Neuland Laboratories | 1.66% | 1.73%Cut | 1.54% | 1.43% | 1.35% | 1.40% | 1.48%Cut | 1.64% | 1.68% | 1.73% | 1.95% | 1.86% |
 Ather Energy | – | 0.47%Bought | 0.50% | 0.44% | 0.49% | 0.67%Added | 1.13%Added | 1.13% | 1.54%Added | 1.70% | 2.16% | 1.85% |
 Radico Khaitan | 1.73% | 1.36%Cut | 1.41% | 1.20%Cut | 1.10% | 1.49%Added | 1.64% | 1.64% | 1.74% | 1.92% | 1.84% | 1.85% |
 Happy Forgings | 0.24% | 0.25% | 0.28% | 0.27% | 0.84%Added | 0.84%Added | 0.83% | 0.83% | 1.43%Added | 1.54% | 2.08%Cut | 1.82%Cut |
 Mtar Technologies | 1.05%Added | 1.22%Added | 1.18% | 1.52% | 1.94% | 1.95% | 3.08% | 3.65% | 2.81%Cut | 1.07%Cut | 1.23% | 1.69%Added |
 Finolex Cables | 0.90% | 0.88% | 0.89% | 0.91% | 1.13% | 1.13%Added | 1.22% | 1.43%Added | 1.39% | 1.18% | 1.39% | 1.67% |
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.
Risk ratios
NAV to 23 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.21.97%
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.13.37%
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.0.44
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.0.68
0.43Lowest0.87Average1.50Highest
From the Direct Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.
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.0.98
0.76Lowest0.86Average0.98Highest
AlphaAlpha. The yearly return the fund made beyond what its beta to the benchmark accounts for.+0.25 pts
−1.00 ptsLowest+2.37 ptsAverage of 16 funds+10.65 ptsHighest
R-squaredR-squared. The share of the fund's monthly movement that its benchmark's movement explains, from 0 to 100.94.8
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).0.97
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.96.5%
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.93.6%
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 2026−0.02
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 | −17.64% | 3 Nov 2025 | 23 Mar 2026 | 6 May 2026 |
| 3 and 5 years | −27.16% | 11 Dec 2024 | 3 Mar 2025 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 10 years and since May 2014 | −52.45% | 8 Jan 2018 | 24 Mar 2020 | 16 Feb 2021 |
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.
- 10
- 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.
- 5
- 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.
- 0.77%
- 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.
- 37.7
- 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.
- 34.5
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 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.
HSBC 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venugopal ManghatPrimary | Dec 2019 | +23.22%a year | +22.16% | +1.07 pts | – | – | 4 | ₹41,932 Cr |
| Mayank Chaturvedifor Foreign securities | Oct 2025 | +10.22%a year | +4.95% | +5.27 pts | 18.9% | 13.4% | 19 | ₹94,800 Cr |
| Dipan S. Parikhfor Investment in Gold / Silver ETFs | Aug 2026 | −4.77%over 51 days | −4.37% | −0.40 pts | – | – | 20 | ₹94,383 Cr₹1,056 Cr alone |
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.
Managers before
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonal Guptafor Foreign securities | Sep 2026 | – | – | – |
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC Value FundVenugopal Manghat | Nov 2012 | – | +13.20% | – | ₹14,660 Cr |
| HSBC Multi Cap FundVenugopal Manghat | Jan 2023 | +21.17%a year | +15.01% | +6.16 pts | ₹6,380 Cr |
| HSBC Infrastructure FundVenugopal Manghat | Dec 2019 | +19.79%a year | +16.80% | +2.99 pts | ₹2,379 Cr |
| HSBC Midcap FundMayank Chaturvedi | Oct 2025 | +14.84%a year | +2.94% | +11.90 pts | ₹16,800 Cr |
| HSBC Value FundMayank Chaturvedi | Oct 2025 | +2.31%a year | −1.89% | +4.20 pts | ₹14,660 Cr |
| HSBC Multi Cap FundMayank Chaturvedi | Oct 2025 | +5.85%a year | −0.01% | +5.86 pts | ₹6,380 Cr |
| HSBC Large & Mid Cap FundMayank Chaturvedi | Oct 2025 | +7.42%a year | −0.62% | +8.04 pts | ₹5,784 Cr |
| HSBC Flexi Cap FundMayank Chaturvedi | Oct 2025 | +4.67%a year | −1.89% | +6.56 pts | ₹5,749 Cr |
| HSBC Aggressive Hybrid FundMayank Chaturvedi | Oct 2025 | +4.09%a year | – | – | ₹5,652 Cr |
| HSBC ELSS Tax saver FundMayank Chaturvedi | Oct 2025 | +2.77%a year | −1.89% | +4.66 pts | ₹3,974 Cr |
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the direct 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Union Small Cap FundUnion Mutual Fund | 34.30% | 37 |
| ITI Small Cap FundITI Mutual Fund | 34.14% | 33 |
| Edelweiss Small Cap FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund | 32.26% | 35 |
| Trustmf Small Cap FundTrust Mutual Fund | 30.26% | 29 |
| UTI Small Cap FundUTI Mutual Fund | 28.52% | 35 |
| Axis Small Cap FundAxis Mutual Fund | 26.73% | 40 |
| Canara Robeco Small Cap FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund | 26.53% | 32 |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | 26.16% | 26 |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Small Cap FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund | 24.59% | 22 |
| Nippon India Small Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 20.82% | 40 |
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. | |
|---|---|
| HSBC Multi Cap FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 39.67% |
| HSBC Business Cycles FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 21.45% |
| HSBC Midcap FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 21.22% |
| HSBC Value FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 21.20% |
| HSBC Financial Services FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 18.17% |
| HSBC ELSS Tax saver FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 17.70% |
| HSBC Large & Mid Cap FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 17.27% |
| HSBC Flexi Cap FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 17.13% |
| HSBC Consumption FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 16.07% |
| HSBC India Export Opportunities FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 15.42% |
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.
HSBC Small Cap Fund dividend history
IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV.
Paid per unit, the latest payouts
- Paid per unitIDCW payout. Rupees paid out per unit to holders on the record date; the money comes out of the fund, so the plan's NAV falls by the same amount.
Largest ₹4.00 a unit, May 2024.
Every payout
| IDCW payout. Rupees paid out per unit to holders on the record date; the money comes out of the fund, so the plan's NAV falls by the same amount. | IDCW yield. A payout as a share of the plan's NAV on the record date, before the NAV fell by the amount paid. | NAV before | NAV after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2026 | ₹3.95 | 8.25% | ₹47.9068 | ₹44.0181 |
| 26 May 2025 | ₹3.80 | 7.73% | ₹49.1414 | ₹45.4311 |
| 27 May 2024 | ₹4.00 | 7.70% | ₹51.9606 | ₹47.2973 |
| 25 May 2023 | ₹3.00 | 8.12% | ₹36.9292 | ₹34.0931 |
All 4 payouts since 25 May 2023.
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
2023
- 31 JanBenchmarkBenchmark: BSE 250 Smallcap TRI to Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
2021
- 31 DecBenchmarkBenchmark: BSE Small Cap Total Return Index to BSE 250 Smallcap TRI
Fund details
Objective
To generate long term capital growth from an actively managed portfolio of equity and equity related securities of predominantly small cap companies. However, it could move a portion of its assets towards fixed income securities if the fund manager becomes negative on the Indian equity markets. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.
Asset allocation
- Equity & Equity related securities of small cap companies : 65% -100%
- Equity & Equity related securities of other than small cap companies : 0%-35%
- Money market instruments and other liquid instruments : 0%-35%
- Units issued by InvITs: 0%-10%
- Units of Gold and Silver ETFs : 0% - 35%
Type of scheme
An open ended equity scheme predominantly investing in small cap stocks
- Stated category
- Open Ended-Equity - Small cap
- BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back.
- NIFTY Small Cap 250 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
- New fund offer
- 22 Apr 2014 to 6 May 2014
- Units first allotted
- 12 May 2014
- Open for sale again
- 13 May 2014
- 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 | 151130 | INF917K01QA1 | HSBC_SMAL_CAP_XM369F | 15 May 2014 | |
| Regular Growth | 151133 | INF917K01QC7 | HSBC_SMAL_CAP_6X8RL5 | 15 May 2014 | |
| Direct IDCW | 151132 | INF917K01PZ0 | INF917K01XP5 | HSBC_SMAL_CAP_1NN3G0P | 15 May 2014 |
| Regular IDCW | 151131 | INF917K01QB9 | INF917K01XQ3 | HSBC_SMAL_CAP_AEYTV1 | 15 May 2014 |
This fund
- Scheme information document (opens in a new tab)The fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- The Asset as on - September 2026 (opens in a new tab)HSBC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI HSBC Mutual Fund (opens in a new tab)HSBC Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- Schemewise Abridged Annual Report for HSBC Conservative Hybrid Fund 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab)HSBC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Schemewise Abridged Annual Report for HSBC Banking & PSU Debt Fund 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab)HSBC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Schemewise Abridged Annual Report for HSBC Corporate Bond Fund 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab)HSBC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Schemewise Abridged Annual Report for HSBC Credit Risk Fund 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab)HSBC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- Riskometer Changes F.Y. 2025-26 (opens in a new tab)HSBC Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio Overlap disclosure Sep 2026 (opens in a new tab)HSBC Mutual Fund, Sep 2026