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HSBC Small Cap Fund

Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹88.17+1.49%1 day
Return since launch
18.9%
52-week range
₹67.18 — ₹93.02
AUM
₹18,513 Cr

HSBC Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from HSBC Mutual Fund with ₹18,513 Cr under management, launched in 2014. Over three years it has returned 7.6% a year, against 12.9% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.79% 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
1Y16.5%+8.4 pts8.2%12.1%
2Y9.3%0.0 pts9.2%8.5%
3Y7.6%−5.3 pts12.9%8.0%
5Y13.6%+0.4 pts13.2%13.2%
7Y19.8%+0.8 pts19.0%17.8%
10Y17.7%+1.8 pts15.9%16.2%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund16.5%
Category8.2%
3Y
Fund7.6%
Category12.9%
5Y
Fund13.6%
Category13.2%

Since launch (22 Apr 2014): 18.9%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
2025-11.5%−8.2 pts-3.3%
202428.2%+0.1 pts28.2%
202346.1%+3.2 pts42.8%
20220.5%−2.2 pts2.7%
202176.9%+11.9 pts65.0%
202016.2%−15.9 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

1.77%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.42%
Brokerage
0.03%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.32%
Exit load
Exit load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year.
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
Alpha-0.076.95Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.990.91How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.320.65Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.470.99Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation22.4220.78How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

HSBC Small Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity99.2%
  • Other0.8%

Market cap split

  • Large1.3%
  • Mid22.7%
  • Small76.0%
P/E
34.42
P/B
4.46

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
Apar Industries Ltd.Consumer Staples2.66%₹493 Cr+2.17%+1.93%+1.27%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.Healthcare2.21%₹408 Cr+1.86%+1.88%+1.24%
Engineers India Ltd.Construction2.18%₹404 Cr+1.49%+1.35%+1.41%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.Financial2.04%₹378 Cr+1.93%+3.04%+1.88%
Welspun Living Ltd.Consumer Discretionary1.98%₹367 Cr+1.44%+1.26%+0.62%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.Financial1.96%₹362 Cr+1.74%+1.86%+1.38%
The Federal Bank Ltd.Financial1.94%₹358 Cr+2.09%+2.00%+0.87%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.Healthcare1.94%₹360 Cr+1.69%+0.92%+0.92%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.Chemicals1.88%₹348 Cr+1.23%+1.06%—
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.Healthcare1.86%₹345 Cr+1.68%+1.40%+1.52%

Sectors

  • Financial19.1%
  • Capital Goods15.1%
  • Healthcare14.4%
  • Services8.5%
  • Consumer Staples7.7%
  • Automobile6.9%
  • Materials6.5%
  • Metals & Mining5.8%

Instruments

  • Repo0.9%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Engineers India Ltd.1.56%2.18%+0.62%
BSE Ltd.0.54%0.00%-0.54%
EIH Ltd.0.51%0.00%-0.51%
Dhoot Transmission Ltd.0.54%1.03%+0.49%
Gabriel India Ltd.0.00%0.49%+0.49%
MTAR Technologies Ltd.1.23%1.69%+0.46%
INDO-MIM Ltd.0.17%0.60%+0.43%
Kei Industries Ltd.1.41%1.04%-0.37%
Apar Industries Ltd.2.33%2.66%+0.33%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.1.55%1.88%+0.33%
Welspun Living Ltd.1.66%1.98%+0.32%
Ather Energy Ltd.2.16%1.85%-0.31%
Finolex Cables Ltd.1.39%1.67%+0.28%
Happy Forgings Ltd.2.08%1.82%-0.26%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd0.32%0.07%-0.25%
Sterlite Technologies Ltd.0.74%0.95%+0.21%
Vinati Organics Ltd.0.20%0.00%-0.20%
Wockhardt Ltd.1.17%1.35%+0.18%
Polycab India Ltd.1.46%1.28%-0.18%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.1.27%1.09%-0.18%
Supreme Petrochem Ltd.1.22%1.40%+0.18%
The Federal Bank Ltd.2.11%1.94%-0.17%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.2.05%2.21%+0.16%
Safari Industries (India) Ltd.0.16%0.00%-0.16%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.1.80%1.96%+0.16%
Aegis Logistics Ltd.1.20%1.35%+0.15%
KFin Technologies Ltd.1.30%1.16%-0.14%
Bikaji Foods International Ltd.0.97%0.83%-0.14%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.0.39%0.28%-0.11%
KSH International Ltd.0.34%0.45%+0.11%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.0.87%0.76%-0.11%
RBL Bank Ltd.1.10%1.21%+0.11%
PNC Infratech Ltd.0.10%0.00%-0.10%
Cera Sanitaryware Ltd.1.09%1.00%-0.09%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.1.24%1.33%+0.09%
Delhivery Ltd.1.13%1.04%-0.09%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.1.95%1.86%-0.09%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.47%0.55%+0.08%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.2.12%2.04%-0.08%
Laurus Labs Ltd.1.29%1.37%+0.08%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.1.30%1.22%-0.08%
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.1.27%1.35%+0.08%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.1.50%1.43%-0.07%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.1.60%1.53%-0.07%
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.86%0.93%+0.07%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.0.58%0.65%+0.07%
Others-0.07%-0.14%-0.07%
E.I.D. - Parry (India) Ltd.0.59%0.52%-0.07%
Gokaldas Exports Ltd.0.84%0.77%-0.07%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.50%0.44%-0.06%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.0.58%0.52%-0.06%
Sharda Motor Industries Ltd.0.52%0.58%+0.06%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.0.92%0.98%+0.06%
Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd.0.55%0.50%-0.05%
K.P.R. Mill Ltd.1.46%1.41%-0.05%
PTC Industries Ltd.1.31%1.36%+0.05%
Somany Ceramics Ltd.0.35%0.40%+0.05%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.1.99%1.94%-0.05%
Hi-Tech Pipes Ltd.0.05%0.00%-0.05%
Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd.0.39%0.34%-0.05%
Piramal Finance Ltd.0.49%0.44%-0.05%
Thyrocare Technologies Ltd.0.49%0.44%-0.05%
eClerx Services Ltd.0.97%0.92%-0.05%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.1.08%1.04%-0.04%
Hindustan Foods Ltd.0.39%0.35%-0.04%
IIFL Finance Ltd.1.03%0.99%-0.04%
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.1.54%1.58%+0.04%
Sagility Ltd.0.61%0.57%-0.04%
Swiggy Ltd.0.47%0.43%-0.04%
Paras Defence And Space Technologies Ltd.0.59%0.55%-0.04%
CCL Products (India) Ltd.1.21%1.18%-0.03%
Century Plyboards (India) Ltd.0.39%0.36%-0.03%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.0.75%0.72%-0.03%
Devyani International Ltd.0.99%0.96%-0.03%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.0.53%0.50%-0.03%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd1.10%1.07%-0.03%
Jindal Saw Ltd.0.40%0.37%-0.03%
Pine Labs Ltd.0.42%0.45%+0.03%
Rolex Rings Ltd0.37%0.40%+0.03%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.0.60%0.57%-0.03%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.0.49%0.46%-0.03%
LG Electronics India Ltd.0.45%0.48%+0.03%
UNO Minda Ltd.0.58%0.55%-0.03%
City Union Bank Ltd.1.38%1.40%+0.02%
Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd.0.76%0.74%-0.02%
Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd.0.45%0.43%-0.02%
Metro Brands Ltd.0.31%0.29%-0.02%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.1.54%1.52%-0.02%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.0.70%0.72%+0.02%
Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.0.24%0.22%-0.02%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.47%0.45%-0.02%
Carraro India Ltd.0.47%0.45%-0.02%
Avalon Technologies Ltd.0.62%0.61%-0.01%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.0.27%0.26%-0.01%
Finolex Industries Ltd.0.44%0.43%-0.01%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.0.54%0.53%-0.01%
Indo Count Industries Ltd.1.17%1.18%+0.01%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.65%0.66%+0.01%
Nesco Ltd.0.37%0.38%+0.01%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.0.61%0.60%-0.01%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.1.84%1.85%+0.01%
SPR Auto Technologies Ltd.0.20%0.21%+0.01%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.0.31%0.31%0.00%
Angel One Ltd.0.46%0.46%0.00%
CarTrade Tech Ltd.1.03%1.03%0.00%
Cello World Ltd.0.07%0.07%0.00%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.0.11%0.11%0.00%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.0.92%0.92%0.00%
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd.0.65%0.65%0.00%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.1.32%1.32%0.00%
Senores Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.37%0.37%0.00%
Seshaasai Technologies Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Sobha Ltd.0.83%0.83%0.00%
Time Technoplast Ltd.1.34%1.34%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹12,980 Cr2.04%22.0%13.6%19.5%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund₹35,856 Cr1.73%11.0%11.3%19.5%
Invesco India Small Cap Fund₹16,321 Cr1.83%24.4%15.3%20.0%
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund₹5,373 Cr2.17%21.8%12.1%—
Bank of India Small Cap Fund₹3,685 Cr2.25%31.1%15.8%18.8%
ITI Small Cap Fund₹3,666 Cr2.20%21.6%13.7%19.6%
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About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The Scheme will primarily be a diversified equity fund which will invest predominantly in small cap stocks to generate long term capital appreciation.

Fund managers

  • Dipan S. ParikhMr. Parikh has done B.ComHe has been working with HSBC Mutual Fund since 2006
  • Venugopal ManghatMr. Manghat is a B.Sc (Mathematics) and MBA (Finance).Prior to joining HSBC Mutual Fund, he has worked with L&T Mutual Fund, Tata Asset Management Ltd.
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 months6.37% absolute₹60,000₹63,8226.37%
1 year10.02% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,26,7175.60%
3 years11.66% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,32,69620.19%
5 years14.11% annualised₹6,00,000₹8,74,69545.78%

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 HSBC Small Cap Fund?
The NAV of HSBC Small Cap Fund is ₹88.17 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of HSBC Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of HSBC Small Cap Fund is 1.79% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for HSBC Small Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in HSBC Small Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has HSBC Small Cap Fund given?
HSBC Small Cap Fund has returned 16.5% over 1 year, 7.6% over 3 years and 13.6% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on HSBC 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 1 year..
How risky is HSBC Small Cap Fund?
HSBC Small Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap category.
Which fund house manages HSBC Small Cap Fund?
HSBC Small Cap Fund is managed by HSBC Mutual Fund, which runs 44 schemes with ₹1,58,065 Cr under management.