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Bank of India Small Cap Fund

Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹58.50-0.85%1 day
Return since launch
25.7%
52-week range
₹40.00 — ₹59.00
AUM
₹3,307 Cr

Bank of India Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from Bank of India Mutual Fund with ₹3,307 Cr under management, launched in 2018. Over three years it has returned 19.7% a year, against 15.6% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.19% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y45.2%+33.2 pts12.0%21.6%
2Y23.9%+11.3 pts12.6%12.3%
3Y19.7%+4.1 pts15.6%11.5%
5Y21.2%+6.0 pts15.2%15.5%
7Y25.6%+4.5 pts21.1%19.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund45.2%
Category12.0%
3Y
Fund19.7%
Category15.6%
5Y
Fund21.2%
Category15.2%

Since launch (28 Nov 2018): 25.7%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
2025-8.5%−5.2 pts-3.3%
202429.7%+1.5 pts28.2%
202340.8%−2.0 pts42.8%
2022-1.6%−4.3 pts2.7%
202170.8%+5.8 pts65.0%
202052.2%+20.1 pts32.1%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

2.18%

Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.65%
Brokerage
0.08%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.45%
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 3 months.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha6.307.97Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.960.89How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.730.84Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino1.081.21Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation21.8419.88How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

Bank of India Small Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity86.1%
  • Debt6.3%
  • Other7.6%

Market cap split

  • Large2.8%
  • Mid8.4%
  • Small88.8%
P/E
35.97
P/B
4.64

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers7.57%₹250 Cr+1.34%+0.86%-0.22%
Sky Gold And Diamonds Ltd.Consumer Discretionary3.01%₹99.54 Cr+2.90%+2.45%+2.05%
Quality Power Electrical Equipments Ltd.Capital Goods2.45%₹81.12 Cr+2.59%+2.57%+3.03%
City Union Bank Ltd.Financial2.37%₹78.38 Cr+2.35%+2.47%—
Sterlite Technologies Ltd.Communication2.21%₹73.14 Cr+1.17%——
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.Consumer Staples2.17%₹71.75 Cr+1.29%+0.89%+1.03%
E.I.D. - Parry (India) Ltd.Consumer Staples2.09%₹69.15 Cr+0.05%+0.07%+0.84%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.Services2.02%₹66.70 Cr+2.57%+2.41%+1.56%
Wockhardt Ltd.Healthcare1.99%₹65.93 Cr+3.86%+3.15%+1.63%
Arvind Ltd.Textiles1.85%₹61.12 Cr+2.25%+1.65%+1.17%

Sectors

  • Financial16.5%
  • Capital Goods14.1%
  • Services12.3%
  • Healthcare11.4%
  • Consumer Staples7.7%
  • Others7.6%
  • Automobile6.4%
  • Metals & Mining4.2%

Instruments

  • Repo7.6%
  • Certificate of Deposit6.2%
  • Treasury Bills0.2%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
E.I.D. - Parry (India) Ltd.0.04%2.09%+2.05%
Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd.1.93%0.55%-1.38%
company:164650.00%1.22%+1.22%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.1.12%0.00%-1.12%
company:13900.00%1.08%+1.08%
Shreeji Shipping Global Ltd.1.99%0.94%-1.05%
Fiem Industries Ltd.1.76%0.91%-0.85%
company:207620.00%0.83%+0.83%
company:208210.00%0.78%+0.78%
Hindustan Copper Ltd.0.34%0.93%+0.59%
Others0.41%-0.05%-0.46%
Wockhardt Ltd.2.43%1.99%-0.44%
Castrol India Ltd.0.41%0.00%-0.41%
Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd.1.15%1.55%+0.40%
Turtlemint Fintech Solutions Ltd.0.57%0.97%+0.40%
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.1.04%1.42%+0.38%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd1.92%1.54%-0.38%
PG Electroplast Ltd.1.94%1.56%-0.38%
company:24940.00%0.36%+0.36%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.1.72%1.40%-0.32%
company:13180.00%0.32%+0.32%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.1.11%0.81%-0.30%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.1.62%1.32%-0.30%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.87%1.17%+0.30%
WeWork India Management Ltd.1.27%0.99%-0.28%
company:55360.00%0.28%+0.28%
Shipping Corporation Of India Ltd.0.56%0.30%-0.26%
Goodluck India Ltd.1.08%0.84%-0.24%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.1.93%2.17%+0.24%
Cemindia Projects Ltd.0.97%0.74%-0.23%
Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd.0.99%1.22%+0.23%
Sterlite Technologies Ltd.1.98%2.21%+0.23%
Tinna Rubber And Infrastructure Ltd.0.96%0.73%-0.23%
Entero Healthcare Solutions Ltd.0.91%1.13%+0.22%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.1.04%0.83%-0.21%
Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd.0.82%0.61%-0.21%
Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd.1.21%1.00%-0.21%
Sanathan Textiles Ltd.1.07%0.87%-0.20%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.0.20%0.00%-0.20%
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Ltd.1.24%1.04%-0.20%
company:203130.00%0.19%+0.19%
Sky Gold And Diamonds Ltd.2.82%3.01%+0.19%
TVS Srichakra Ltd.0.99%1.18%+0.19%
Quality Power Electrical Equipments Ltd.2.27%2.45%+0.18%
KSH International Ltd.0.29%0.11%-0.18%
GNA Axles Ltd.1.03%1.21%+0.18%
Stylam Industries Ltd.1.32%1.15%-0.17%
Knack Packaging Ltd.1.11%0.95%-0.16%
TD Power Systems Ltd.0.94%1.10%+0.16%
JK Cement Ltd.0.78%0.62%-0.16%
Arvind Ltd.2.00%1.85%-0.15%
Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd.1.54%1.40%-0.14%
Vardhman Textiles Ltd.0.83%0.69%-0.14%
Godavari Biorefineries Ltd.0.60%0.46%-0.14%
Carraro India Ltd.1.21%1.07%-0.14%
Indian Bank1.57%1.44%-0.13%
ICICI Bank Ltd.0.88%0.75%-0.13%
City Union Bank Ltd.2.50%2.37%-0.13%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.1.23%1.10%-0.13%
Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Ltd.0.51%0.39%-0.12%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.1.15%1.03%-0.12%
Laser Power & Infra Ltd.1.06%0.95%-0.11%
Sigma Advanced Systems Ltd.1.50%1.61%+0.11%
Firstsource Solutions Ltd.0.44%0.33%-0.11%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.1.03%0.92%-0.11%
Senco Gold Ltd.0.44%0.33%-0.11%
Aequs Ltd.1.21%1.10%-0.11%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.2.13%2.02%-0.11%
CMS Info Systems Ltd.0.10%0.00%-0.10%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.0.75%0.66%-0.09%
Vidya Wires Ltd.0.48%0.39%-0.09%
Tata Technologies Ltd1.54%1.46%-0.08%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.0.52%0.44%-0.08%
Union Bank of India0.53%0.45%-0.08%
Gufic Biosciences Ltd.0.79%0.72%-0.07%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.0.70%0.77%+0.07%
KSB Ltd.0.34%0.27%-0.07%
Laxmi Dental Ltd.0.34%0.27%-0.07%
OnEMI Technology Solutions Ltd.0.36%0.29%-0.07%
Bank Of Baroda0.43%0.37%-0.06%
Canara Bank0.42%0.36%-0.06%
HDFC Bank Ltd.0.43%0.37%-0.06%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.42%0.36%-0.06%
Xpro India Ltd.0.43%0.49%+0.06%
Apar Industries Ltd.1.02%1.07%+0.05%
Meesho Ltd.1.20%1.15%-0.05%
TBO Tek Ltd.1.87%1.82%-0.05%
HEG Advanced Materials Ltd.0.70%0.66%-0.04%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.1.14%1.10%-0.04%
Jash Engineering Ltd.0.55%0.52%-0.03%
Steelcast Ltd.0.93%0.90%-0.03%
Reserve Bank of India0.23%0.20%-0.03%
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd.0.29%0.26%-0.03%
Atlanta Electricals Ltd.1.20%1.22%+0.02%
Thyrocare Technologies Ltd.0.82%0.84%+0.02%
Clean Science And Technology Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd.0.91%0.90%-0.01%
Ethos Ltd.0.47%0.46%-0.01%
Aye Finance Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Allied Blenders And Distillers Ltd.0.01%0.01%0.00%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.0.18%0.18%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹14,748 Cr1.99%26.6%16.1%21.6%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund₹34,176 Cr1.72%20.0%15.6%22.0%
Invesco India Small Cap Fund₹15,744 Cr1.83%24.4%16.2%20.6%
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund₹5,468 Cr2.19%28.0%14.7%—
ITI Small Cap Fund₹3,603 Cr2.22%34.0%18.0%22.1%

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related securities of small cap companies.

Fund managers

  • Alok SinghMr. Singh is a CFA and PGDBA from ICFAI Business School.Prior to joining Bank of India AMC he has worked with BNP Paribas Asset Management and Axis Bank
  • Nav BhardwajPhD - Business Management (Finance), Masters in Commerce, B.A. (Hons.) - EconomicsPrior to joining the Bank of India , he was associated with Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited, Anand Rathi Shares and stock brokers Ltd, Sunflower Capital.
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months39.29% absolute₹60,000₹83,57439.29%
1 year25.70% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,38,09015.07%
3 years20.84% annualised₹3,60,000₹5,02,99239.72%
5 years18.25% annualised₹6,00,000₹9,83,60663.93%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of Bank of India Small Cap Fund?
The NAV of Bank of India Small Cap Fund is ₹58.50 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Bank of India Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of Bank of India Small Cap Fund is 2.19% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Bank of India Small Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in Bank of India Small Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Bank of India Small Cap Fund given?
Bank of India Small Cap Fund has returned 45.2% over 1 year, 19.7% over 3 years and 21.2% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Bank of India Small Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 3 months..
How risky is Bank of India Small Cap Fund?
Bank of India Small Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap category.
Which fund house manages Bank of India Small Cap Fund?
Bank of India Small Cap Fund is managed by Bank of India Mutual Fund, which runs 23 schemes with ₹15,446 Cr under management.