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Investing Intelligence · Small Cap Fund

Small Cap funds, side by side

14 Small Cap funds with a complete record, in alphabetical order. Every figure is the fund's own, from AMFI and the fund house. This page ranks nothing and recommends nothing.

Data as of 28 Sept 2026 · Direct plan, growth option

The funds

Fund3 years, a year5 years, a yearExpense ratioWorst fall₹1 lakh after 5 years, after taxFund size
Axis Small Cap FundAxis Mutual Fund +15.1% +16.0% 0.71% -34.6% ₹1,95,396 ₹31,448 cr
BANDHAN Small Cap FundBandhan Mutual Fund +24.1% +19.6% 0.60% -24.3% ₹2,26,193 ₹36,290 cr
Baroda BNP Paribas Small Cap FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund — — 1.21% -25.0% — ₹1,295 cr
DSP Small Cap FundDSP Mutual Fund +17.5% +17.8% 0.81% -49.1% ₹2,10,151 ₹21,659 cr
Edelweiss Small Cap FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund +14.8% +16.7% 0.66% -37.1% ₹2,00,859 ₹7,131 cr
HDFC Small Cap FundHDFC Mutual Fund +10.3% +14.4% 0.78% -48.3% ₹1,83,537 ₹41,891 cr
Invesco India Small Cap FundInvesco Mutual Fund +22.6% +20.0% 0.63% -37.7% ₹2,29,038 ₹16,357 cr
Kotak Small Cap FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund +12.5% +12.9% 0.65% -40.6% ₹1,72,610 ₹19,740 cr
Mirae Asset Small Cap FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund — — 0.64% -15.1% — ₹5,717 cr
Nippon India Small Cap FundNippon India Mutual Fund +14.8% +18.6% 0.69% -48.6% ₹2,17,215 ₹82,580 cr
Quantum Small Cap FundQuantum Mutual Fund — — 0.83% -18.2% — ₹265 cr
SBI Small Cap FundSBI Mutual Fund +11.3% +13.9% 0.79% -40.3% ₹1,79,561 ₹42,631 cr
Sundaram Small Cap FundSundaram Mutual Fund +16.2% +16.4% 0.97% -57.1% ₹1,98,606 ₹4,138 cr
UTI Small Cap FundUTI Mutual Fund +13.5% +14.9% 1.05% -22.3% ₹1,87,496 ₹5,448 cr

The after-tax column is ₹1,00,000 placed in the Direct plan five years before the NAV date and sold on it, taxed at 12.5% on the whole gain with 4% cess, as for an investor whose yearly exemption of ₹1.25 lakh is already used. The assumptions and tax rules used

The spread

How far these funds differ.

The lowest and highest figure in each column. The spread says how much the choice within a category matters; it does not say which fund to choose.

Expense ratio, Direct plan0.60% to 1.21%lowest to highest
Return a year over 5 years+12.9% to +20.0%lowest to highest
Worst fall from a peak-57.1% to -15.1%lowest to highest
Reading the table

What each column is.

To set two to five of these beside each other in more detail, use Compare funds. To work out the tax on a sale of your own, use the capital gains calculator.

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