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HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund

Small Cap IndexVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹19.44-1.39%1 day
Return since launch
21.9%
52-week range
₹15.25 — ₹19.84
AUM
₹775 Cr

HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund is a Small Cap Index equity fund from HDFC Mutual Fund with ₹775 Cr under management, launched in 2023. Over three years it has returned 8.3% a year, against 15.7% for its category. The expense ratio is 0.80% 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
1Y15.9%+9.4 pts6.5%14.2%
2Y8.4%0.0 pts8.3%7.0%
3Y8.3%−7.4 pts15.7%7.4%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund15.9%
Category6.5%
3Y
Fund8.3%
Category15.7%

Since launch (6 Apr 2023): 21.9%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
2025-6.3%+0.2 pts-6.5%
202425.2%−1.2 pts26.4%

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

0.80%

Expense ratio as on 16 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.64%
Brokerage
0.00%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.16%
Exit load
0%
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
Alpha0.503.52Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta1.001.03How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.480.61Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.730.98Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation21.7222.70How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity100.0%

Market cap split

  • Mid7.2%
  • Small92.8%
P/E
32.66
P/B
3.52

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.Automobile1.65%₹12.81 Cr+1.35%——
Ather Energy Ltd.Automobile1.49%₹11.57 Cr+0.91%+0.53%—
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.Financial1.49%₹11.53 Cr+1.35%+1.61%+1.07%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.Chemicals1.45%₹11.22 Cr+1.30%+1.20%+0.87%
Welspun Corp Ltd.Metals & Mining1.42%₹11.01 Cr+0.89%+0.56%+0.59%
Piramal Finance Ltd.Financial1.26%₹9.73 Cr+1.14%——
Delhivery Ltd.Services1.16%₹8.98 Cr+1.25%+1.23%+1.28%
HFCL Ltd.Communication1.16%₹8.96 Cr+0.91%+0.38%+0.35%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.Financial1.13%₹8.77 Cr+1.10%+1.18%+1.35%
RBL Bank Ltd.Financial1.07%₹8.26 Cr+1.03%+1.01%+0.82%

Sectors

  • Financial19.7%
  • Healthcare13.1%
  • Services11.8%
  • Capital Goods9.2%
  • Automobile8.0%
  • Chemicals7.3%
  • Metals & Mining6.3%
  • Construction4.0%

Instruments

  • Repo0.2%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Welspun Corp Ltd.1.00%1.42%+0.42%
Ather Energy Ltd.1.12%1.49%+0.37%
HFCL Ltd.0.92%1.16%+0.24%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.1.29%1.45%+0.16%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.0.76%0.91%+0.15%
Cyient Ltd.0.33%0.45%+0.12%
Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.0.82%0.70%-0.12%
Piramal Finance Ltd.1.15%1.26%+0.11%
Gland Pharma Ltd.0.93%1.04%+0.11%
PTC Industries Ltd.0.50%0.61%+0.11%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.0.97%0.87%-0.10%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.0.95%0.85%-0.10%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.0.49%0.39%-0.10%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.0.78%0.69%-0.09%
Delhivery Ltd.1.25%1.16%-0.09%
Others-0.14%-0.23%-0.09%
Finolex Cables Ltd.0.35%0.43%+0.08%
City Union Bank Ltd.0.92%1.00%+0.08%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.97%0.89%-0.08%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.84%0.91%+0.07%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.0.67%0.74%+0.07%
Redington Ltd.0.89%0.96%+0.07%
Sammaan Capital Ltd.0.58%0.51%-0.07%
CESC Ltd.0.48%0.42%-0.06%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.0.40%0.34%-0.06%
Firstsource Solutions Ltd.0.44%0.38%-0.06%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.0.49%0.43%-0.06%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.0.32%0.38%+0.06%
Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.0.48%0.42%-0.06%
NBCC (India) Ltd.0.46%0.40%-0.06%
Urban Company Ltd.0.20%0.26%+0.06%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.0.74%0.68%-0.06%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.0.85%0.79%-0.06%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.0.92%0.98%+0.06%
Angel One Ltd.0.90%0.85%-0.05%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.0.50%0.55%+0.05%
Meesho Ltd.0.47%0.52%+0.05%
Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd.0.65%0.60%-0.05%
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd.0.65%0.60%-0.05%
Tata Technologies Ltd0.60%0.65%+0.05%
Welspun Living Ltd.0.23%0.28%+0.05%
Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.0.48%0.43%-0.05%
EIH Ltd.0.30%0.25%-0.05%
Engineers India Ltd.0.28%0.33%+0.05%
Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.0.41%0.36%-0.05%
Jindal Saw Ltd.0.28%0.33%+0.05%
Sapphire Foods India Ltd.0.20%0.25%+0.05%
Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.0.37%0.32%-0.05%
Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.0.59%0.54%-0.05%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.60%1.65%+0.05%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.0.30%0.34%+0.04%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.0.89%0.85%-0.04%
Elgi Equipments Ltd.0.57%0.61%+0.04%
KEC International Ltd.0.28%0.24%-0.04%
Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd.0.65%0.61%-0.04%
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd.0.62%0.58%-0.04%
The Ramco Cements Ltd.0.54%0.50%-0.04%
Wockhardt Ltd.0.75%0.71%-0.04%
Devyani International Ltd.0.23%0.27%+0.04%
Atul Ltd.0.50%0.46%-0.04%
Cemindia Projects Ltd.0.35%0.31%-0.04%
HBL Engineering Ltd.0.38%0.34%-0.04%
Indegene Ltd.0.25%0.29%+0.04%
Inox Wind Ltd.0.35%0.31%-0.04%
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd.0.44%0.40%-0.04%
Natco Pharma Ltd.0.38%0.34%-0.04%
Netweb Technologies India Ltd.0.40%0.44%+0.04%
R R Kabel Ltd.0.40%0.44%+0.04%
Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd.0.31%0.35%+0.04%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.0.71%0.67%-0.04%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.0.68%0.72%+0.04%
Piramal Pharma Ltd.0.56%0.60%+0.04%
Aegis Logistics Ltd.0.75%0.72%-0.03%
Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd.0.86%0.89%+0.03%
Asahi India Glass Ltd.0.49%0.52%+0.03%
BEML Ltd.0.31%0.34%+0.03%
CCL Products (India) Ltd.0.38%0.35%-0.03%
Capri Global Capital Ltd.0.42%0.45%+0.03%
Choice International Ltd.0.33%0.30%-0.03%
Hindustan Copper Ltd.0.75%0.78%+0.03%
IFCI Ltd.0.24%0.27%+0.03%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.0.55%0.52%-0.03%
PG Electroplast Ltd.0.46%0.43%-0.03%
Reliance Power Ltd.0.32%0.29%-0.03%
Sobha Ltd.0.28%0.25%-0.03%
TBO Tek Ltd.0.24%0.27%+0.03%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.0.31%0.34%+0.03%
Zensar Technologies Ltd.0.27%0.24%-0.03%
Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd.0.26%0.23%-0.03%
Brainbees Solutions Ltd.0.22%0.19%-0.03%
Zydus Wellness Ltd.0.26%0.23%-0.03%
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.0.34%0.37%+0.03%
Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd.0.43%0.40%-0.03%
Emami Ltd.0.36%0.33%-0.03%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.0.29%0.26%-0.03%
Jubilant Pharmova Ltd.0.35%0.32%-0.03%
Rainbow Children's Medicare Ltd.0.35%0.32%-0.03%
Sagility Ltd.0.46%0.49%+0.03%
Sonata Software Ltd.0.29%0.26%-0.03%
Tata Chemicals Ltd.0.49%0.46%-0.03%
CarTrade Tech Ltd.0.54%0.57%+0.03%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.1.10%1.13%+0.03%
Aarti Industries Ltd.0.47%0.49%+0.02%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd0.34%0.32%-0.02%
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd0.52%0.50%-0.02%
Anant Raj Ltd.0.44%0.42%-0.02%
Can Fin Homes Ltd.0.32%0.30%-0.02%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.0.32%0.34%+0.02%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.0.60%0.62%+0.02%
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.31%0.29%-0.02%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.0.34%0.32%-0.02%
Five-Star Business Finance Ltd.0.49%0.47%-0.02%
Force Motors Ltd.0.40%0.38%-0.02%
Gravita India Ltd.0.24%0.26%+0.02%
HEG Advanced Materials Ltd.0.25%0.27%+0.02%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.0.53%0.51%-0.02%
IIFL Finance Ltd.0.66%0.68%+0.02%
Indiamart Intermesh Ltd.0.26%0.24%-0.02%
Indian Overseas Bank0.23%0.21%-0.02%
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.0.23%0.21%-0.02%
LT Foods Ltd.0.26%0.28%+0.02%
PVR Inox Ltd.0.37%0.39%+0.02%
Pfizer Ltd.0.34%0.32%-0.02%
Physicswallah Ltd.0.31%0.29%-0.02%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.0.77%0.75%-0.02%
Sun TV Network Ltd.0.23%0.21%-0.02%
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd.0.49%0.51%+0.02%
The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd.0.32%0.30%-0.02%
Triveni Turbine Ltd.0.33%0.31%-0.02%
Zen Technologies Ltd.0.35%0.37%+0.02%
eClerx Services Ltd.0.35%0.37%+0.02%
Jain Resource Recycling Ltd.0.11%0.09%-0.02%
Latent View Analytics Ltd.0.11%0.09%-0.02%
Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.0.16%0.14%-0.02%
Bayer CropScience Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd.0.15%0.13%-0.02%
Central Bank of India0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Clean Science And Technology Ltd.0.16%0.18%+0.02%
Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd.0.19%0.21%+0.02%
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd.0.16%0.14%-0.02%
Pine Labs Ltd.0.14%0.16%+0.02%
Saregama India Ltd.0.18%0.16%-0.02%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.0.27%0.29%+0.02%
Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.0.30%0.28%-0.02%
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.28%0.30%+0.02%
Gillette India Ltd.0.29%0.27%-0.02%
Honasa Consumer Ltd.0.28%0.30%+0.02%
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.0.36%0.34%-0.02%
Intellect Design Arena Ltd.0.30%0.28%-0.02%
Mahanagar Gas Ltd.0.30%0.28%-0.02%
Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.0.40%0.42%+0.02%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.0.75%0.74%-0.01%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.0.43%0.44%+0.01%
Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
Bikaji Foods International Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.01%
Birlasoft Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Blue Dart Express Ltd.0.14%0.13%-0.01%
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.16%0.17%+0.01%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.57%0.58%+0.01%
Ceat Ltd.0.33%0.32%-0.01%
DCM Shriram Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
Deepak Nitrite Ltd.0.53%0.54%+0.01%
E.I.D. - Parry (India) Ltd.0.36%0.37%+0.01%
Elecon Engineering Company Ltd.0.17%0.16%-0.01%
Gabriel India Ltd.0.34%0.33%-0.01%
Godawari Power And Ispat Ltd.0.28%0.27%-0.01%
Granules India Ltd.0.56%0.55%-0.01%
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.0.22%0.21%-0.01%
IDBI Bank Ltd.0.22%0.23%+0.01%
Indraprastha Gas Ltd.0.49%0.48%-0.01%
International Gemological Institute Ltd.0.17%0.16%-0.01%
Ircon International Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
JSW Cement Ltd.0.16%0.15%-0.01%
JSW Dulux Ltd.0.24%0.25%+0.01%
Jupiter Wagons Ltd.0.16%0.15%-0.01%
KFin Technologies Ltd.0.58%0.59%+0.01%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.1.50%1.49%-0.01%
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd.0.25%0.24%-0.01%
NCC Ltd.0.26%0.27%+0.01%
Newgen Software Technologies Ltd.0.16%0.15%-0.01%
Olectra Greentech Ltd.0.25%0.24%-0.01%
PCBL Chemical Ltd.0.26%0.25%-0.01%
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.0.30%0.31%+0.01%
RBL Bank Ltd.1.08%1.07%-0.01%
Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd.0.22%0.21%-0.01%
Shipping Corporation Of India Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Swan Corp Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.01%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd0.23%0.22%-0.01%
The India Cements Ltd.0.13%0.12%-0.01%
Timken India Ltd.0.52%0.51%-0.01%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.0.31%0.30%-0.01%
UCO Bank0.14%0.13%-0.01%
Usha Martin Ltd.0.42%0.41%-0.01%
Vardhman Textiles Ltd.0.27%0.26%-0.01%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.0.51%0.52%+0.01%
CE Info Systems Ltd.0.09%0.08%-0.01%
Gallantt Ispat Ltd.0.09%0.08%-0.01%
JBM Auto Ltd.0.12%0.11%-0.01%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd.0.11%0.10%-0.01%
Railtel Corporation Of India Ltd.0.12%0.11%-0.01%
Tega Industries Ltd.0.11%0.12%+0.01%
Action Construction Equipment Ltd.0.20%0.21%+0.01%
Bata India Ltd.0.21%0.20%-0.01%
CIE Automotive India Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.01%
Graphite India Ltd.0.20%0.21%+0.01%
NMDC Steel Ltd.0.23%0.24%+0.01%
SBFC Finance Ltd.0.17%0.18%+0.01%
Signatureglobal (India) Ltd.0.15%0.14%-0.01%
Tejas Networks Ltd.0.20%0.21%+0.01%
The Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.01%
UTI Asset Management Company Ltd.0.18%0.17%-0.01%
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd.0.34%0.35%+0.01%
Affle 3I Ltd.0.47%0.46%-0.01%
Belrise Industries Ltd.0.41%0.40%-0.01%
Castrol India Ltd.0.41%0.40%-0.01%
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.0.35%0.34%-0.01%
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.0.46%0.47%+0.01%
Shyam Metalics And Energy Ltd.0.34%0.35%+0.01%
Syngene International Ltd.0.34%0.35%+0.01%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.0.69%0.68%-0.01%
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Allied Blenders And Distillers Ltd.0.15%0.15%0.00%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.0.75%0.75%0.00%
Anupam Rasayan India Ltd.0.17%0.17%0.00%
BLS International Services Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd.0.12%0.12%0.00%
Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd.0.23%0.23%0.00%
Concord Biotech Ltd.0.22%0.22%0.00%
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd.0.28%0.28%0.00%
ITI Ltd.0.12%0.12%0.00%
JM Financial Ltd.0.22%0.22%0.00%
MMTC Ltd.0.04%0.04%0.00%
Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
Minda Corporation Ltd.0.26%0.26%0.00%
Nava Ltd.0.36%0.36%0.00%
Poly Medicure Ltd.0.30%0.30%0.00%
Prime Focus Ltd.0.09%0.09%0.00%
Rites Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.0.29%0.29%0.00%
Supreme Petrochem Ltd.0.21%0.21%0.00%
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd.0.09%0.09%0.00%
Transformers And Rectifiers India Ltd.0.15%0.15%0.00%
Travel Food Services Ltd.0.11%0.11%0.00%
Trident Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.0.28%0.28%0.00%

Compare

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

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About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate returns that are commensurate (before fees and expenses) with the performance of the NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index, subject to tracking error.

Fund managers

  • Arun AgarwalMr. Agarwal is a B.Com. and Chartered AccountantPrior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd., ICICI Bank Limited, UTI Asset Management Pvt. Ltd.
  • Nandita MenezesCA (ICAI, INDIA), B.Com (University of Mumbai)Prior to joining HDFC AMC, she was associated with S.V. Ghatalia & Associates LLP.
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 months21.45% absolute₹60,000₹72,87021.45%
1 year6.11% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,0473.37%
3 years14.03% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,49,63024.90%

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 HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
The NAV of HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund is ₹19.44 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
The expense ratio of HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund is 0.80% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
You can start a SIP in HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: 0%.
How risky is HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap Index category.
Which fund house manages HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund is managed by HDFC Mutual Fund, which runs 85 schemes with ₹9,61,940 Cr under management.