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Quant Small Cap Fund

Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹290.59+0.26%1 day
Return since launch
12.8%
52-week range
₹219.53 — ₹295.78
AUM
₹35,557 Cr

Quant Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from Quant Mutual Fund with ₹35,557 Cr under management, launched in 1996. Over three years it has returned 11.8% a year, against 15.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.76% 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
1Y26.5%+12.3 pts14.3%22.6%
2Y14.2%+1.1 pts13.0%12.7%
3Y11.8%−3.7 pts15.5%11.6%
5Y18.1%+2.9 pts15.2%15.6%
7Y27.6%+6.6 pts21.0%19.6%
10Y24.4%+8.1 pts16.4%17.1%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund26.5%
Category14.3%
3Y
Fund11.8%
Category15.5%
5Y
Fund18.1%
Category15.2%

Since launch (23 Sep 1996): 12.8%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
2025-2.2%+1.1 pts-3.3%
202422.1%−6.0 pts28.2%
202346.4%+3.5 pts42.8%
20229.5%+6.8 pts2.7%
202188.0%+23.0 pts65.0%
202075.1%+43.0 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

1.75%

Expense ratio as on 25 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.32%
Brokerage
0.03%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.39%
Exit load
Exit load of 1% if redeemed 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
Alpha3.287.64Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.890.90How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.610.82Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino1.031.18Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation20.1620.27How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Quant Small Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity89.0%
  • Debt1.0%
  • Other10.0%

Market cap split

  • Large14.9%
  • Mid9.7%
  • Small75.4%
P/E
31.03
P/B
2.98

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers9.98%₹3,547 Cr-7.55%+8.07%-0.26%
HFCL Ltd.Communication6.70%₹2,381 Cr+5.10%+2.23%+1.85%
RBL Bank Ltd.Financial4.40%₹1,565 Cr+1.99%+8.77%+6.88%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.Services4.30%₹1,528 Cr+2.80%+1.93%+1.93%
Adani Power Ltd.Energy3.34%₹1,187 Cr+4.59%+3.06%+2.36%
Aegis Logistics Ltd.Services3.21%₹1,141 Cr+1.88%+2.17%+3.08%
Welspun Corp Ltd.Metals & Mining2.98%₹1,059 Cr+1.87%+1.29%+1.27%
Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd.Financial2.94%₹1,046 Cr+2.58%+2.64%+2.50%
Piramal Finance Ltd.Financial2.80%₹997 Cr+2.63%+2.73%—
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.Automobile2.62%₹931 Cr+0.53%——

Sectors

  • Financial20.6%
  • Services15.2%
  • Healthcare13.1%
  • Others10.0%
  • Communication6.8%
  • Construction5.3%
  • Automobile5.3%
  • Metals & Mining5.3%

Instruments

  • Repo9.1%
  • Treasury Bills1.0%
  • Net Current Assets0.8%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others-4.74%0.84%+5.58%
Nifty 505.33%0.00%-5.33%
company:191290.00%1.46%+1.46%
HFCL Ltd.5.44%6.70%+1.26%
Welspun Corp Ltd.2.09%2.98%+0.88%
Pfizer Ltd.1.29%2.14%+0.85%
Viyash Scientific Limited0.83%0.00%-0.83%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.0.70%0.09%-0.62%
company:13900.00%0.54%+0.54%
EPL Ltd.0.52%0.00%-0.52%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.2.95%2.49%-0.47%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.2.73%2.27%-0.46%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.4.72%4.30%-0.42%
The Karnataka Bank Ltd.1.23%1.65%+0.41%
Adani Power Ltd.3.72%3.34%-0.38%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.2.80%2.50%-0.29%
Sun TV Network Ltd.2.19%1.92%-0.27%
Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.0.25%0.00%-0.25%
KPIT Technologies Ltd.0.23%-0.01%-0.24%
company:81170.00%0.21%+0.21%
Sonata Software Ltd.0.00%0.20%+0.20%
Piramal Finance Ltd.2.62%2.80%+0.19%
Zydus Wellness Ltd.1.53%1.35%-0.18%
Aegis Logistics Ltd.3.39%3.21%-0.18%
Welspun Living Ltd.0.80%0.97%+0.17%
Ethos Ltd.0.60%0.45%-0.15%
TVS Srichakra Ltd.0.44%0.59%+0.15%
Rishabh Instruments Ltd.0.22%0.08%-0.15%
Redington Ltd.0.18%0.32%+0.15%
Ventive Hospitality Ltd.1.54%1.40%-0.14%
Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd.1.11%0.97%-0.14%
Bayer CropScience Ltd.1.29%1.16%-0.13%
Capri Global Capital Ltd.2.27%2.40%+0.13%
Welspun Enterprises Ltd.1.17%1.29%+0.13%
Alivus Life Sciences Ltd0.76%0.88%+0.12%
Bikaji Foods International Ltd.1.63%1.53%-0.11%
Oswal Pumps Ltd.0.14%0.04%-0.11%
BlackBuck Ltd.0.38%0.48%+0.10%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.1.17%1.27%+0.10%
Hexaware Technologies Ltd.1.09%1.18%+0.10%
Arvind Ltd.2.23%2.31%+0.08%
Jubilant Pharmova Ltd.0.81%0.73%-0.08%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.-0.08%0.00%+0.08%
Lloyds Metals & Energy Ltd.0.47%0.40%-0.08%
company:37410.00%0.07%+0.07%
Man Infraconstruction Ltd.0.07%0.00%-0.07%
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.0.36%0.29%-0.07%
Keystone Realtors Ltd0.73%0.66%-0.07%
NBCC (India) Ltd.0.45%0.40%-0.06%
Orchid Pharma Ltd.1.00%0.95%-0.06%
Usha Martin Ltd.1.56%1.50%-0.06%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.0.32%0.26%-0.05%
Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd.2.89%2.94%+0.05%
ICICI Bank Ltd.1.80%1.74%-0.05%
Sula Vineyards Ltd.0.14%0.09%-0.05%
Nitin Spinners Ltd.0.44%0.48%+0.05%
Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Ltd.0.38%0.34%-0.05%
Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd.0.21%0.16%-0.04%
Reserve Bank of India0.15%0.11%-0.04%
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.0.53%0.49%-0.04%
Black Box Ltd.0.71%0.67%-0.04%
Strides Pharma Science Ltd.1.09%1.06%-0.03%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.2.58%2.62%+0.03%
Maharashtra Seamless Ltd.0.22%0.24%+0.03%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.0.22%0.24%+0.02%
Poly Medicure Ltd.2.18%2.16%-0.02%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.24%-0.22%+0.02%
Juniper Hotels Ltd.0.34%0.36%+0.02%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.0.41%0.43%+0.02%
Indoco Remedies Ltd.0.27%0.29%+0.02%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.0.14%0.12%-0.02%
K.P.R. Mill Ltd.0.22%0.23%+0.02%
Triveni Turbine Ltd.0.16%0.15%-0.01%
Ravindra Energy Ltd.0.13%0.12%-0.01%
Sudeep Pharma Ltd.0.04%0.05%+0.01%
Marathon Nextgen Realty Ltd.0.77%0.78%+0.01%
Bata India Ltd.0.18%0.17%-0.01%
PTC India Ltd.0.06%0.05%-0.01%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%+0.01%
Intellect Design Arena Ltd.0.11%0.10%-0.01%
Just Dial Ltd.0.79%0.78%-0.01%
Apollo Tyres Ltd.0.46%0.46%-0.01%
Emami Ltd.0.06%0.06%-0.01%
Castrol India Ltd.0.17%0.16%-0.01%
Vishnu Prakash R Punglia Ltd.0.04%0.05%+0.01%
Newgen Software Technologies Ltd.0.08%0.07%-0.01%
Primo Chemicals Ltd.0.03%0.03%-0.01%
Digitide Solutions Ltd.0.08%0.07%-0.01%
Sanofi India Ltd.0.06%0.06%-0.01%
Best Agrolife Ltd.0.04%0.04%-0.01%
Capacit'e Infraprojects Ltd.0.13%0.12%-0.01%
NCC Ltd.0.72%0.72%+0.01%
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd.0.06%0.06%-0.01%
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.0.53%0.53%0.00%
Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Gabriel India Ltd.0.35%0.35%0.00%
Safari Industries (India) Ltd.0.06%0.05%0.00%
SBI Funds Management Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
SMS Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%
Embassy Developments Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
S.P. Apparels Ltd.0.23%0.24%0.00%
Gillette India Ltd.0.04%0.03%0.00%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.11%-0.11%0.00%
JM Financial Ltd.0.60%0.60%0.00%
Graphite India Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%
Heritage Foods Ltd.0.04%0.04%0.00%
Quant Gilt Fund Direct - Growth0.00%0.00%0.00%
Caliber Mining and Logistics Ltd.0.01%0.01%0.00%
Prime Securities Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Oriental Hotels Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%
Om Infra Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
Kalyani Steels Ltd.0.01%0.01%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 seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a well-diversified portfolio of small cap companies.

Fund managers

  • Ankit A PandeMr. Pande has done CFA and MBAPrior to joining Quant Mutual Fund he has worked with Infosys Finacle. Began his career in equity research in 2011.
  • Ayusha KumbhatCFA Level III, BSc (Hons) in Economics, MSc in Behavioural & Experimental EconomicsShe is working with Quant Mutual fund as Research Analyst for the past 15 months, specializing in investment research.
  • Sameer KateBachelor of Computer Science, MBA from IME Pune.Prior to joining Quant Mutual Fund, he was working with Investec Capital and Kotak Securities,
  • Sandeep TandonMr. Tandon has done MBA (Finance)Prior to joining Quant Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Securities as Vice President, The Economic Times and IDBI AMC.
  • Sanjeev SharmaMr. Sharma is a Commerce Graduate and PGDBA (Finance) from Symbiosis, Pune.He has total work experience of 17 years including 13 years of experience in the financial market. He specializes in identifying crucial inflexion points in securities.
  • Varun PattaniMr. Pattani is an ACAPrior to joining Quant Mutual Fund, he has worked with boutique PMS firm.
  • Yug TibrewalB.M.S, CFA L1Yug is an investment professional with over 2 years of experience in dealing related activities
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 months29.53% absolute₹60,000₹77,71829.53%
1 year15.70% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,30,7118.93%
3 years16.91% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,71,31430.92%
5 years17.87% annualised₹6,00,000₹9,72,94862.16%

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 Quant Small Cap Fund?
The NAV of Quant Small Cap Fund is ₹290.59 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Quant Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of Quant Small Cap Fund is 1.76% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Quant Small Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in Quant Small Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Quant Small Cap Fund given?
Quant Small Cap Fund has returned 26.5% over 1 year, 11.8% over 3 years and 18.1% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Quant Small Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year.
How risky is Quant Small Cap Fund?
Quant Small Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap category.
Which fund house manages Quant Small Cap Fund?
Quant Small Cap Fund is managed by Quant Mutual Fund, which runs 30 schemes with ₹95,314 Cr under management.