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Sundaram Small Cap Fund

Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹294.69+0.03%1 day
Return since launch
17.2%
52-week range
₹224.18 — ₹301.31
AUM
₹4,155 Cr

Sundaram Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from Sundaram Mutual Fund with ₹4,155 Cr under management, launched in 2005. Over three years it has returned 13.1% a year, against 15.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.99% 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
1Y21.7%+7.5 pts14.3%22.1%
2Y14.7%+1.7 pts13.0%12.7%
3Y13.1%−2.4 pts15.5%11.7%
5Y16.9%+1.7 pts15.2%15.6%
7Y21.3%+0.3 pts21.0%19.6%
10Y17.9%+1.5 pts16.4%17.2%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund21.7%
Category14.3%
3Y
Fund13.1%
Category15.5%
5Y
Fund16.9%
Category15.2%

Since launch (3 Jan 2005): 17.2%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20250.4%+3.7 pts-3.3%
202418.9%−9.3 pts28.2%
202345.3%+2.5 pts42.8%
2022-2.1%−4.8 pts2.7%
202163.3%−1.7 pts65.0%
202027.8%−4.3 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

2.01%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.63%
Brokerage
0.04%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.34%
Exit load
For units more than 25% of the investments, an exit load of 1% if redeemed within 365 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.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha3.137.64Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.870.90How 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.
Sortino0.921.18Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation19.4720.27How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Sundaram Small Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity95.9%
  • Debt0.7%
  • Other3.4%

Market cap split

  • Large10.1%
  • Mid5.3%
  • Small84.6%
P/E
28.45
P/B
3.25

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
MTAR Technologies Ltd.Capital Goods4.49%₹187 Cr+5.67%+4.06%+1.70%
RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd.Technology3.46%₹144 Cr+3.11%+2.40%+2.20%
SJS Enterprises Ltd.Automobile3.46%₹144 Cr+3.30%+3.07%+2.56%
OthersOthers3.39%₹141 Cr+0.67%+0.47%+0.22%
Eternal Ltd.Services3.20%₹133 Cr+2.46%+2.12%+1.43%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.Healthcare3.04%₹126 Cr+3.33%+3.33%+3.48%
Affle 3I Ltd.Technology2.74%₹114 Cr+2.41%+2.37%+3.08%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.Financial2.65%₹110 Cr+2.68%+2.48%+2.28%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.Automobile2.63%₹109 Cr+2.60%+2.43%+2.97%
Safari Industries (India) Ltd.Consumer Discretionary2.34%₹97.43 Cr+2.04%+2.45%+2.82%

Sectors

  • Financial21.3%
  • Capital Goods14.3%
  • Services13.2%
  • Healthcare9.7%
  • Automobile8.0%
  • Technology7.9%
  • Consumer Discretionary5.2%
  • Consumer Staples4.1%

Instruments

  • Repo5.1%
  • Treasury Bills0.7%
  • Cash Margin0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
company:207700.00%1.55%+1.55%
company:167830.00%1.01%+1.01%
company:62540.00%1.00%+1.00%
Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd.0.96%0.22%-0.74%
company:171090.00%0.74%+0.74%
PVR Inox Ltd.0.72%0.00%-0.72%
MTAR Technologies Ltd.3.87%4.49%+0.62%
Others0.61%0.01%-0.60%
company:171080.00%0.57%+0.57%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.3.52%3.04%-0.49%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.1.77%1.31%-0.46%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.2.03%1.59%-0.45%
Natco Pharma Ltd.1.44%1.12%-0.32%
Axis Bank Ltd.1.71%1.95%+0.24%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.1.61%1.84%+0.23%
Greenpanel Industries Ltd.1.14%1.37%+0.23%
DCB Bank Ltd.2.11%2.33%+0.23%
Ion Exchange (India) Ltd.1.18%0.96%-0.22%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.1.68%1.47%-0.21%
Senco Gold Ltd.1.16%0.94%-0.21%
Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Ltd.1.36%1.15%-0.21%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.1.30%1.50%+0.20%
Cyient Ltd.0.65%0.85%+0.20%
Safari Industries (India) Ltd.2.15%2.34%+0.20%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.1.69%1.50%-0.19%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.2.23%2.04%-0.19%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.2.45%2.63%+0.17%
KSB Ltd.1.57%1.40%-0.17%
Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases Ltd.1.02%1.18%+0.16%
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.1.14%0.99%-0.15%
Angel One Ltd.1.60%1.46%-0.15%
Affle 3I Ltd.2.88%2.74%-0.14%
RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd.3.59%3.46%-0.13%
Electronics Mart India Ltd.0.97%0.84%-0.13%
Gujarat Energy Ltd.0.85%0.72%-0.13%
Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd.0.66%0.54%-0.12%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.1.02%0.91%-0.12%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.1.62%1.73%+0.11%
OnEMI Technology Solutions Ltd.1.18%1.08%-0.10%
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd.1.38%1.28%-0.10%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd.0.98%0.88%-0.10%
Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd.1.37%1.28%-0.09%
Emami Ltd.0.69%0.59%-0.09%
Sobha Ltd.0.63%0.54%-0.09%
Elecon Engineering Company Ltd.1.15%1.07%-0.08%
R Systems International Ltd.0.67%0.59%-0.08%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.2.57%2.65%+0.08%
Eternal Ltd.3.13%3.20%+0.07%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.1.39%1.46%+0.07%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.1.20%1.26%+0.06%
SJS Enterprises Ltd.3.52%3.46%-0.06%
Birla Corporation Ltd.0.82%0.76%-0.06%
Gland Pharma Ltd.0.63%0.69%+0.06%
UTI Asset Management Company Ltd.0.60%0.54%-0.05%
Five-Star Business Finance Ltd.1.17%1.11%-0.05%
Ceat Ltd.0.85%0.80%-0.05%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.1.31%1.27%-0.04%
Westlife Foodworld Ltd.0.69%0.73%+0.04%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.1.50%1.46%-0.04%
K.P.R. Mill Ltd.0.69%0.73%+0.04%
Reserve Bank of India0.78%0.74%-0.04%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.1.20%1.16%-0.04%
Kovai Medical Center & Hospital Ltd.1.13%1.10%-0.03%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.0.35%0.38%+0.03%
Birlasoft Ltd.0.32%0.29%-0.03%
TD Power Systems Ltd.0.59%0.62%+0.02%
SKF India (Industrial) Ltd.0.86%0.88%+0.02%
Orient Electric Ltd.0.71%0.69%-0.02%
Esab India Ltd.0.75%0.77%+0.02%
CSB Bank Ltd.1.04%1.03%-0.02%
E.I.D. - Parry (India) Ltd.2.23%2.21%-0.02%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.1.31%1.33%+0.01%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.1.17%1.16%-0.01%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.36%0.35%-0.01%
Deepak Nitrite Ltd.0.96%0.96%-0.01%
GSPL Transmission Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd.0.00%0.00%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%30.8%16.9%21.5%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund₹34,176 Cr1.72%20.6%15.7%22.0%
Invesco India Small Cap Fund₹15,744 Cr1.83%24.1%16.0%20.4%
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund₹5,468 Cr2.19%28.5%14.8%—
ITI Small Cap Fund₹3,603 Cr2.22%34.3%18.1%22.1%
Bank of India Small Cap Fund₹3,307 Cr2.18%46.3%20.0%21.3%

About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing predominantly in diversified stocks that are generally termed as smallcap stocks.

Fund managers

  • Rohit SeksariaMr. Seksaria is CS, CA & has done MBA from IIM AhmedabadPrior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund he has worked with Progress Capital/Asia Capital & Advisor Pte Ltd., Matchpoint Investment Management and Progress Capital Pte 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 months27.69% absolute₹60,000₹76,61427.69%
1 year15.38% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,30,4828.74%
3 years15.79% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,62,73328.54%
5 years15.35% annualised₹6,00,000₹9,05,70350.95%

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 Sundaram Small Cap Fund?
The NAV of Sundaram Small Cap Fund is ₹294.69 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Sundaram Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of Sundaram Small Cap Fund is 1.99% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Sundaram Small Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in Sundaram Small Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Sundaram Small Cap Fund given?
Sundaram Small Cap Fund has returned 21.7% over 1 year, 13.1% over 3 years and 16.9% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Sundaram Small Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: For units more than 25% of the investments, an exit load of 1% if redeemed within 365 days..
How risky is Sundaram Small Cap Fund?
Sundaram Small Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap category.
Which fund house manages Sundaram Small Cap Fund?
Sundaram Small Cap Fund is managed by Sundaram Mutual Fund, which runs 32 schemes with ₹76,995 Cr under management.