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HSBC Small Cap Fund

Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹91.07-0.14%1 day
Return since launch
19.5%
52-week range
₹67.18 — ₹93.02
AUM
₹19,076 Cr

HSBC Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from HSBC Mutual Fund with ₹19,076 Cr under management, launched in 2014. Over three years it has returned 11.1% a year, against 15.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.78% 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
1Y27.6%+13.4 pts14.3%22.6%
2Y13.4%+0.3 pts13.0%12.7%
3Y11.1%−4.4 pts15.5%11.6%
5Y16.1%+0.8 pts15.2%15.6%
7Y21.7%+0.8 pts21.0%19.6%
10Y18.8%+2.4 pts16.4%17.1%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund27.6%
Category14.3%
3Y
Fund11.1%
Category15.5%
5Y
Fund16.1%
Category15.2%

Since launch (22 Apr 2014): 19.5%

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

1.78%

Expense ratio as on 25 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.42%
Brokerage
0.03%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.33%
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
Alpha0.327.64Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.980.90How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.460.82Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.661.18Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation21.7920.27How 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 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity99.0%
  • Other1.0%

Market cap split

  • Large2.0%
  • Mid23.1%
  • Small74.9%
P/E
35.10
P/B
4.54

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
Apar Industries Ltd.Consumer Staples2.33%₹445 Cr+1.92%+1.97%+1.38%
Ather Energy Ltd.Automobile2.16%₹413 Cr+1.13%+0.49%—
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.Financial2.12%₹404 Cr+1.99%+3.09%+1.93%
The Federal Bank Ltd.Financial2.11%₹403 Cr+1.93%+2.09%+1.39%
Happy Forgings Ltd.Metals & Mining2.08%₹396 Cr+0.83%+0.84%+0.22%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.Healthcare2.05%₹392 Cr+1.84%+1.74%+0.95%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.Healthcare1.99%₹380 Cr+1.53%+0.97%+0.94%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.Healthcare1.95%₹372 Cr+1.64%+1.35%+1.41%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.Consumer Staples1.84%₹352 Cr+1.64%+1.10%+1.64%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.Financial1.80%₹343 Cr+2.08%+1.83%+1.22%

Sectors

  • Financial19.8%
  • Healthcare14.2%
  • Capital Goods13.8%
  • Services9.6%
  • Consumer Staples7.9%
  • Automobile6.9%
  • Materials6.4%
  • Metals & Mining5.9%

Instruments

  • Repo1.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others1.12%-0.07%-1.19%
BSE Ltd.1.23%0.54%-0.69%
Happy Forgings Ltd.1.54%2.08%+0.54%
company:207700.00%0.54%+0.54%
company:142730.00%0.49%+0.49%
Ather Energy Ltd.1.70%2.16%+0.46%
company:207500.00%0.45%+0.45%
EIH Ltd.0.91%0.51%-0.40%
company:12380.00%0.39%+0.39%
Firstsource Solutions Ltd.0.38%0.00%-0.38%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.0.77%0.39%-0.38%
Devyani International Ltd.0.62%0.99%+0.37%
Apar Industries Ltd.1.99%2.33%+0.34%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.1.21%1.55%+0.34%
eClerx Services Ltd.1.30%0.97%-0.33%
Angel One Ltd.0.79%0.46%-0.33%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.1.68%1.99%+0.31%
company:44560.00%0.31%+0.31%
Time Technoplast Ltd.1.60%1.34%-0.26%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.1.75%1.50%-0.25%
Welspun Living Ltd.1.41%1.66%+0.25%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.1.01%1.24%+0.23%
PNC Infratech Ltd.0.32%0.10%-0.22%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.1.73%1.95%+0.22%
Finolex Cables Ltd.1.18%1.39%+0.21%
company:57640.00%0.20%+0.20%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.1.12%1.32%+0.20%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.1.35%1.54%+0.19%
Engineers India Ltd.1.38%1.56%+0.18%
PTC Industries Ltd.1.13%1.31%+0.18%
CCL Products (India) Ltd.1.39%1.21%-0.18%
The Federal Bank Ltd.2.28%2.11%-0.17%
Cera Sanitaryware Ltd.1.25%1.09%-0.16%
MTAR Technologies Ltd.1.07%1.23%+0.16%
Delhivery Ltd.1.28%1.13%-0.15%
Sobha Ltd.0.97%0.83%-0.14%
Sterlite Technologies Ltd.0.60%0.74%+0.14%
Wockhardt Ltd.1.30%1.17%-0.13%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.2.24%2.12%-0.12%
Avalon Technologies Ltd.0.50%0.62%+0.12%
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.98%0.86%-0.12%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.1.20%1.08%-0.12%
Aegis Logistics Ltd.1.31%1.20%-0.11%
Hi-Tech Pipes Ltd.0.16%0.05%-0.11%
Gokaldas Exports Ltd.0.95%0.84%-0.11%
Indo Count Industries Ltd.1.07%1.17%+0.10%
Bikaji Foods International Ltd.1.06%0.97%-0.09%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.1.51%1.60%+0.09%
KSH International Ltd.0.25%0.34%+0.09%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.74%0.65%-0.09%
Kei Industries Ltd.1.32%1.41%+0.09%
Senores Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.45%0.37%-0.08%
Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd.0.84%0.76%-0.08%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.1.38%1.30%-0.08%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.1.92%1.84%-0.08%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.0.65%0.58%-0.07%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.1.34%1.27%-0.07%
Rolex Rings Ltd0.30%0.37%+0.07%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.0.99%0.92%-0.07%
RBL Bank Ltd.1.17%1.10%-0.07%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.1.98%2.05%+0.07%
K.P.R. Mill Ltd.1.40%1.46%+0.06%
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.1.21%1.27%+0.06%
Supreme Petrochem Ltd.1.28%1.22%-0.06%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.0.76%0.70%-0.06%
Metro Brands Ltd.0.37%0.31%-0.06%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.0.59%0.53%-0.06%
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd.0.71%0.65%-0.06%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.0.87%0.92%+0.05%
Jindal Saw Ltd.0.35%0.40%+0.05%
KFin Technologies Ltd.1.35%1.30%-0.05%
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.1.59%1.54%-0.05%
Polycab India Ltd.1.51%1.46%-0.05%
Century Plyboards (India) Ltd.0.44%0.39%-0.05%
Safari Industries (India) Ltd.0.21%0.16%-0.05%
City Union Bank Ltd.1.33%1.38%+0.05%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.0.79%0.75%-0.04%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.0.53%0.49%-0.04%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.0.83%0.87%+0.04%
Swiggy Ltd.0.51%0.47%-0.04%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd0.36%0.32%-0.04%
Finolex Industries Ltd.0.48%0.44%-0.04%
Pine Labs Ltd.0.38%0.42%+0.04%
Paras Defence And Space Technologies Ltd.0.55%0.59%+0.04%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd1.14%1.10%-0.04%
Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd.0.52%0.55%+0.03%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.0.61%0.58%-0.03%
CarTrade Tech Ltd.1.00%1.03%+0.03%
Hindustan Foods Ltd.0.36%0.39%+0.03%
Nesco Ltd.0.40%0.37%-0.03%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.0.64%0.61%-0.03%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.1.77%1.80%+0.03%
Sharda Motor Industries Ltd.0.55%0.52%-0.03%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.53%0.50%-0.03%
Piramal Finance Ltd.0.46%0.49%+0.03%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.0.57%0.54%-0.03%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.49%0.47%-0.02%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.49%0.47%-0.02%
Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.0.26%0.24%-0.02%
LG Electronics India Ltd.0.43%0.45%+0.02%
Laurus Labs Ltd.1.31%1.29%-0.02%
Somany Ceramics Ltd.0.33%0.35%+0.02%
Carraro India Ltd.0.48%0.47%-0.01%
E.I.D. - Parry (India) Ltd.0.60%0.59%-0.01%
IIFL Finance Ltd.1.04%1.03%-0.01%
INDO-MIM Ltd.0.16%0.17%+0.01%
Sagility Ltd.0.60%0.61%+0.01%
UNO Minda Ltd.0.57%0.58%+0.01%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.0.61%0.60%-0.01%
Cello World Ltd.0.08%0.07%-0.01%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.0.12%0.11%-0.01%
Vinati Organics Ltd.0.21%0.20%-0.01%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.0.27%0.27%0.00%
Seshaasai Technologies Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹12,460 Cr2.03%31.2%16.8%21.5%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund₹34,176 Cr1.72%21.1%15.6%22.0%
Invesco India Small Cap Fund₹15,744 Cr1.83%24.4%15.9%20.4%
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund₹5,468 Cr2.20%29.0%14.7%—
ITI Small Cap Fund₹3,603 Cr2.22%34.9%18.0%22.1%
Bank of India Small Cap Fund₹3,307 Cr2.17%46.7%19.8%21.3%

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

  • 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 months30.59% absolute₹60,000₹78,35430.59%
1 year14.96% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,30,1838.49%
3 years13.84% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,48,24324.51%
5 years16.14% annualised₹6,00,000₹9,26,15954.36%

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 ₹91.07 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of HSBC Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of HSBC Small Cap Fund is 1.78% 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 27.6% over 1 year, 11.1% over 3 years and 16.1% 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 ₹1,44,068 Cr under management.