PGIM India Small Cap Fund
Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
- ₹18.20+0.94%1 day
- Return since launch
- 11.6%
- 52-week range
- ₹14.02 — ₹18.83
- AUM
- ₹1,661 Cr
PGIM India Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from PGIM India Mutual Fund with ₹1,661 Cr under management, launched in 2021. Over three years it has returned 11.4% a year, against 12.9% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.37% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
PGIM India Small Cap Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +10.3% against +7.6% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 18.7% | +10.6 pts | 8.2% | 12.1% |
| 2Y | 13.0% | +3.8 pts | 9.2% | 8.5% |
| 3Y | 11.4% | −1.6 pts | 12.9% | 8.0% |
| 5Y | 12.7% | −0.5 pts | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 1.5% | +2.3 pts | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| 3M | -0.6% | +1.9 pts | -2.5% | -3.0% |
| 6M | 9.0% | +3.1 pts | 5.9% | 5.0% |
| 1Y | 10.5% | +2.3 pts | 8.2% | 7.6% |
| 2Y | 6.7% | +3.1 pts | 3.6% | 2.9% |
| 3Y | 13.3% | +0.4 pts | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| 5Y | 9.6% | −3.6 pts | 13.2% | 12.4% |
Since launch (9 Jul 2021): 11.6%
Calendar-year returns
Category average-5.3%
23.9%
19.5%
-0.5%
Show as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.5% | +2.8 pts | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | −8.7 pts | 28.2% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | −18.9 pts | 42.8% |
| 2022 | -5.3% | −8.0 pts | 2.7% |
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
2.36%
Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.79%
- Brokerage
- 0.08%
- Transaction charges
- 0.01%
- Statutory levies
- 0.48%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days.
- 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.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 2.50 | 6.95 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.78 | 0.91 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.45 | 0.65 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.73 | 0.99 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 18.10 | 20.78 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
PGIM India Small Cap Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity96.5%
- Debt3.6%
Market cap split
- Large7.5%
- Mid16.6%
- Small75.9%
- P/E
- 40.03
- P/B
- 5.17
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sansera Engineering Ltd. | Automobile | 3.42% | ₹59.55 Cr | +2.54% | +2.29% | +1.31% |
| Others | Others | 3.32% | ₹57.58 Cr | +7.14% | +7.60% | +4.52% |
| TBO Tek Ltd. | Services | 3.12% | ₹54.27 Cr | +2.79% | +1.30% | — |
| SEDEMAC Mechatronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | 3.02% | ₹52.61 Cr | +2.64% | +1.34% | — |
| Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd | Healthcare | 2.91% | ₹50.56 Cr | +3.34% | +3.11% | +3.02% |
| Affle 3I Ltd. | Technology | 2.76% | ₹47.99 Cr | +1.87% | +2.32% | +2.73% |
| Navin Fluorine International Ltd. | Chemicals | 2.75% | ₹47.88 Cr | +3.01% | +2.94% | +2.07% |
| City Union Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.42% | ₹42.05 Cr | +2.01% | +1.67% | — |
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.20% | ₹38.30 Cr | +1.77% | +2.11% | +1.66% |
| Amagi Media Labs Ltd. | Technology | 2.08% | ₹36.25 Cr | +2.48% | +1.11% | — |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.00% | ₹34.83 Cr | — | — | — |
| Ethos Ltd. | Services | 1.88% | ₹32.78 Cr | — | — | — |
| Sai Life Sciences Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.87% | ₹32.53 Cr | +2.26% | +2.17% | +1.66% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | Services | 1.83% | ₹31.91 Cr | +2.10% | +2.69% | +3.60% |
| Welspun Corp Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.75% | ₹30.51 Cr | +1.04% | — | — |
| Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd. | Energy | 1.66% | ₹28.86 Cr | +1.80% | +0.93% | — |
| Sudeep Pharma Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.66% | ₹28.94 Cr | +1.23% | — | — |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.64% | ₹28.61 Cr | +0.98% | — | — |
| Dr. Agarwal's Health Care Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.54% | ₹26.85 Cr | +1.56% | +1.62% | +1.74% |
| Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.52% | ₹26.50 Cr | +1.39% | +1.70% | +1.83% |
| JK Cement Ltd. | Materials | 1.51% | ₹26.30 Cr | +1.19% | +1.35% | +1.69% |
| DOMS Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.49% | ₹25.86 Cr | +1.72% | +2.66% | +2.31% |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | Financial | 1.48% | ₹25.69 Cr | +1.38% | +1.49% | +0.96% |
| Kusumgar Ltd. | Textiles | 1.44% | ₹25.03 Cr | — | — | — |
| KSB Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.37% | ₹23.79 Cr | +1.22% | +1.06% | — |
| CCL Products (India) Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.32% | ₹22.99 Cr | +1.61% | +2.00% | +2.57% |
| Vishal Mega Mart Ltd. | Services | 1.31% | ₹22.72 Cr | +1.83% | +2.23% | +2.13% |
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd. | Services | 1.28% | ₹22.23 Cr | +1.21% | — | — |
| Can Fin Homes Ltd. | Financial | 1.27% | ₹22.01 Cr | +1.19% | — | — |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 1.27% | ₹22.11 Cr | +1.34% | +1.42% | +1.10% |
| Radico Khaitan Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.27% | ₹22.02 Cr | +1.71% | +1.59% | +2.37% |
| Sagility Ltd. | Services | 1.27% | ₹22.04 Cr | +1.26% | +1.56% | +2.49% |
| SJS Enterprises Ltd. | Automobile | 1.26% | ₹21.99 Cr | +1.25% | +1.08% | — |
| Ather Energy Ltd. | Automobile | 1.24% | ₹21.64 Cr | +1.36% | +1.75% | +1.23% |
| Shiprocket Ltd. | Technology | 1.21% | ₹21.09 Cr | — | — | — |
| Solar Industries India Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.21% | ₹20.98 Cr | +1.30% | +1.78% | +2.75% |
| Happy Forgings Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.18% | ₹20.61 Cr | +1.78% | +1.41% | — |
| Urban Company Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.17% | ₹20.27 Cr | +1.02% | +0.96% | +0.84% |
| K.P.R. Mill Ltd. | Textiles | 1.16% | ₹20.18 Cr | +1.31% | +1.12% | — |
| One 97 Communications Ltd. | Services | 1.16% | ₹20.12 Cr | — | — | — |
| Abbott India Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.13% | ₹19.73 Cr | — | — | — |
| Exide Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.13% | ₹19.60 Cr | — | — | — |
| Container Corporation Of India Ltd. | Services | 1.11% | ₹19.27 Cr | — | — | — |
| Dhoot Transmission Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.11% | ₹19.30 Cr | — | — | — |
| Max Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 1.09% | ₹19.02 Cr | +0.95% | +0.93% | +1.11% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.08% | ₹18.73 Cr | +1.19% | +1.76% | +1.44% |
| Timken India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.08% | ₹18.80 Cr | +1.27% | +1.73% | +1.26% |
| Sundaram Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.05% | ₹18.23 Cr | +1.14% | +1.35% | — |
| Triveni Turbine Ltd. | Construction | 1.05% | ₹18.19 Cr | +1.79% | +1.59% | +1.61% |
| Blue Star Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.02% | ₹17.70 Cr | +1.33% | +1.61% | +2.50% |
| Elevate Campuses Ltd. | Construction | 1.02% | ₹17.76 Cr | — | — | — |
| Lenskart Solutions Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.02% | ₹17.69 Cr | +1.25% | — | — |
| Rentomojo Ltd. | Services | 1.02% | ₹17.67 Cr | — | — | — |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | 1.01% | ₹17.56 Cr | +1.09% | +1.08% | — |
| Hatsun Agro Product Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.01% | ₹17.59 Cr | — | — | — |
| Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | 1.01% | ₹17.53 Cr | +0.69% | — | — |
| Praj Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.98% | ₹16.98 Cr | +1.18% | — | — |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 0.97% | ₹16.86 Cr | +1.06% | +0.97% | — |
| Jindal Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.96% | ₹16.76 Cr | +0.95% | +1.21% | — |
| BlackBuck Ltd. | Services | 0.95% | ₹16.61 Cr | +0.88% | +1.16% | +1.09% |
| Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd. | Services | 0.95% | ₹16.60 Cr | +0.97% | +0.93% | — |
| Home First Finance Company India Ltd. | Financial | 0.90% | ₹15.61 Cr | +0.98% | +1.28% | +1.48% |
| Uniparts India Ltd. | Automobile | 0.90% | ₹15.65 Cr | — | — | — |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 0.87% | ₹15.09 Cr | — | — | — |
| V-Guard Industries Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 0.87% | ₹15.08 Cr | — | — | — |
| Capillary Technologies India Ltd. | Technology | 0.85% | ₹14.83 Cr | +0.82% | +0.94% | — |
| Orchid Pharma Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.81% | ₹14.03 Cr | +0.83% | — | — |
| Bharat Rasayan Ltd. | Chemicals | 0.60% | ₹10.38 Cr | +0.85% | +0.93% | +1.64% |
| Brigade Enterprises Ltd. | Construction | 0.60% | ₹10.44 Cr | +0.55% | +0.65% | +0.78% |
| Awfis Space Solutions Ltd. | Services | 0.25% | ₹4.28 Cr | +0.85% | +0.79% | +2.20% |
| Eureka Forbes Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.23% | ₹3.96 Cr | +0.94% | +1.46% | +1.81% |
| Reserve Bank of India | Financial | 0.14% | ₹2.49 Cr | +0.15% | +0.18% | +0.41% |
| Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.01% | ₹0.22 Cr | — | — | — |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem Biosciences Ltd. | 1.17% | 0.00% | -1.17% |
| Happy Forgings Ltd. | 2.26% | 1.18% | -1.08% |
| Elevate Campuses Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.02% | +1.02% |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd. | 1.02% | 0.00% | -1.02% |
| Rentomojo Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.02% | +1.02% |
| Uniparts India Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.90% | +0.90% |
| V-Guard Industries Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.87% | +0.87% |
| Sai Life Sciences Ltd. | 2.46% | 1.87% | -0.59% |
| Eureka Forbes Ltd. | 0.81% | 0.23% | -0.58% |
| Sansera Engineering Ltd. | 2.94% | 3.42% | +0.48% |
| SEDEMAC Mechatronics Ltd. | 2.59% | 3.02% | +0.43% |
| Awfis Space Solutions Ltd. | 0.67% | 0.25% | -0.42% |
| Hatsun Agro Product Ltd. | 0.59% | 1.01% | +0.42% |
| Affle 3I Ltd. | 2.40% | 2.76% | +0.36% |
| Others | 3.79% | 3.45% | -0.34% |
| Ather Energy Ltd. | 1.56% | 1.24% | -0.32% |
| Pfizer Ltd. | 0.31% | 0.00% | -0.31% |
| Welspun Corp Ltd. | 1.50% | 1.75% | +0.25% |
| Shiprocket Ltd. | 1.00% | 1.21% | +0.21% |
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd. | 1.44% | 1.28% | -0.16% |
| Lenskart Solutions Ltd. | 1.18% | 1.02% | -0.16% |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | 1.63% | 1.48% | -0.15% |
| Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd. | 1.51% | 1.66% | +0.15% |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 2.15% | 2.00% | -0.15% |
| KSB Ltd. | 1.25% | 1.37% | +0.12% |
| Bharat Rasayan Ltd. | 0.72% | 0.60% | -0.12% |
| Capillary Technologies India Ltd. | 0.73% | 0.85% | +0.12% |
| Container Corporation Of India Ltd. | 1.23% | 1.11% | -0.12% |
| Max Financial Services Ltd. | 1.21% | 1.09% | -0.12% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | 1.94% | 1.83% | -0.11% |
| Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd. | 1.62% | 1.52% | -0.10% |
| Can Fin Homes Ltd. | 1.36% | 1.27% | -0.09% |
| SJS Enterprises Ltd. | 1.35% | 1.26% | -0.09% |
| Sagility Ltd. | 1.36% | 1.27% | -0.09% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 0.96% | 0.87% | -0.09% |
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. | 2.29% | 2.20% | -0.09% |
| Kusumgar Ltd. | 1.35% | 1.44% | +0.09% |
| Praj Industries Ltd. | 1.06% | 0.98% | -0.08% |
| Abbott India Ltd. | 1.05% | 1.13% | +0.08% |
| Vishal Mega Mart Ltd. | 1.39% | 1.31% | -0.08% |
| Blue Star Ltd. | 0.95% | 1.02% | +0.07% |
| Solar Industries India Ltd. | 1.28% | 1.21% | -0.07% |
| Brigade Enterprises Ltd. | 0.66% | 0.60% | -0.06% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 1.03% | 0.97% | -0.06% |
| Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd | 2.85% | 2.91% | +0.06% |
| Navin Fluorine International Ltd. | 2.81% | 2.75% | -0.06% |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | 1.58% | 1.64% | +0.06% |
| Ethos Ltd. | 1.93% | 1.88% | -0.05% |
| Orchid Pharma Ltd. | 0.76% | 0.81% | +0.05% |
| BlackBuck Ltd. | 0.90% | 0.95% | +0.05% |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | 1.05% | 1.01% | -0.04% |
| CCL Products (India) Ltd. | 1.36% | 1.32% | -0.04% |
| City Union Bank Ltd. | 2.38% | 2.42% | +0.04% |
| DOMS Industries Ltd. | 1.53% | 1.49% | -0.04% |
| Dhoot Transmission Ltd. | 1.07% | 1.11% | +0.04% |
| Exide Industries Ltd. | 1.17% | 1.13% | -0.04% |
| K.P.R. Mill Ltd. | 1.20% | 1.16% | -0.04% |
| Triveni Turbine Ltd. | 1.09% | 1.05% | -0.04% |
| Sudeep Pharma Ltd. | 1.62% | 1.66% | +0.04% |
| JK Cement Ltd. | 1.48% | 1.51% | +0.03% |
| Timken India Ltd. | 1.05% | 1.08% | +0.03% |
| Urban Company Ltd. | 1.20% | 1.17% | -0.03% |
| Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd. | 0.92% | 0.95% | +0.03% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd. | 1.10% | 1.08% | -0.02% |
| Home First Finance Company India Ltd. | 0.92% | 0.90% | -0.02% |
| Jindal Steel Ltd. | 0.98% | 0.96% | -0.02% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 1.26% | 1.27% | +0.01% |
| One 97 Communications Ltd. | 1.15% | 1.16% | +0.01% |
| Radico Khaitan Ltd. | 1.26% | 1.27% | +0.01% |
| Sundaram Finance Ltd. | 1.06% | 1.05% | -0.01% |
| Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. | 1.00% | 1.01% | +0.01% |
| Amagi Media Labs Ltd. | 2.09% | 2.08% | -0.01% |
| TBO Tek Ltd. | 3.13% | 3.12% | -0.01% |
| Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital Ltd. | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Dr. Agarwal's Health Care Ltd. | 1.54% | 1.54% | 0.00% |
| Reserve Bank of India | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.00% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹12,980 Cr | 2.04% | 22.0% | 13.6% | 19.5% |
 Bandhan Small Cap Fund | ₹35,856 Cr | 1.73% | 11.0% | 11.3% | 19.5% |
 Invesco India Small Cap Fund | ₹16,321 Cr | 1.83% | 24.4% | 15.3% | 20.0% |
 Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund | ₹5,373 Cr | 2.17% | 21.8% | 12.1% | — |
 Bank of India Small Cap Fund | ₹3,685 Cr | 2.25% | 31.1% | 15.8% | 18.8% |
 ITI Small Cap Fund | ₹3,666 Cr | 2.20% | 21.6% | 13.7% | 19.6% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.
Fund managers
- Puneet PalMr. Pal is a B.Com (H) and MBA from SIBM Pune.Prior to joining PGIM India Mutual Fund, he has worked with BNP Paribas AMC as Head Fixed Income, UTI AMC as Sr. Vice President & Fund Manager & TATA AMC as Fund Manager.
- Utsav MehtaMr. Mehta has done B.Com and CFAPrior to joining PGIM Mutual Fund, he has worked with Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd and Ambit Capital
- Vinay PahariaMr. Paharia holds a B.Com degree from Narsee Monjee College and an M.M.S. degree from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai.Prior to joining PGIM India Mutual Fund, he was associated with Union Mutual Fund, Invesco Asset Management Company, L&T Mutual Fund, K R Choksey Shares and Securities Pvt Ltd (Jan 2004-Jan 2006), First Global Stock broking Pvt. Ltd (Jun 2002-Jan 2004).
- Vivek SharmaMr. Sharma is a PGDM FinancePrior to joining PGIM India Asset Management Pvt. Ltd. - Equity Analyst and Asst. Fund Manager, he has worked with ICICI Securities Ltd. - Equity Analyst and JP Morgan Services India Pvt. Ltd.- Associate - Investment Banking.
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 past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months8.98% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹65,388 | 8.98% | |
| 1 year10.50% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,27,049 | 5.87% | |
| 3 years13.34% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,44,617 | 23.50% | |
| 5 years9.60% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,72,369 | 28.73% |
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 PGIM India Small Cap Fund?
The NAV of PGIM India Small Cap Fund is ₹18.20 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of PGIM India Small Cap Fund is 2.37% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for PGIM India Small Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in PGIM India Small Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has PGIM India Small Cap Fund given?
PGIM India Small Cap Fund has returned 18.7% over 1 year, 11.4% over 3 years and 12.7% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on PGIM India Small Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days..
How risky is PGIM India Small Cap Fund?
PGIM India Small Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap category.
Which fund house manages PGIM India Small Cap Fund?
PGIM India Small Cap Fund is managed by PGIM India Mutual Fund, which runs 25 schemes with ₹27,859 Cr under management.