Union Small Cap Fund
- NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
- ₹59.99-1.75%1 day
- Return since launch
- 15.8%
- 52-week range
- ₹44.35 — ₹61.48
- AUM
- ₹2,667 Cr
Union Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from Union Mutual Fund with ₹2,667 Cr under management, launched in 2014. Over three years it has returned 17.1% a year, against 15.6% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.19% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Union Small Cap Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +20.6% against +11.5% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 32.2% | +20.2 pts | 12.0% | 21.6% |
| 2Y | 20.9% | +8.3 pts | 12.6% | 12.3% |
| 3Y | 17.1% | +1.5 pts | 15.6% | 11.5% |
| 5Y | 18.6% | +3.4 pts | 15.2% | 15.5% |
| 7Y | 22.3% | +1.3 pts | 21.1% | 19.7% |
| 10Y | 19.7% | +3.4 pts | 16.4% | 17.2% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -0.3% | 0.0 pts | -0.3% | -0.8% |
| 3M | 6.8% | +1.8 pts | 5.0% | 4.5% |
| 6M | 27.7% | +2.6 pts | 25.1% | 23.7% |
| 1Y | 20.6% | +8.6 pts | 12.0% | 11.5% |
| 2Y | 7.7% | +5.4 pts | 2.3% | 2.1% |
| 3Y | 16.5% | +0.9 pts | 15.6% | 14.9% |
| 5Y | 16.1% | +0.9 pts | 15.2% | 14.3% |
| 7Y | 23.9% | +1.1 pts | 22.8% | 20.6% |
| 10Y | 16.3% | −0.1 pts | 16.4% | 14.5% |
Since launch (20 May 2014): 15.8%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.7% | −1.4 pts | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | −4.8 pts | 28.2% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | −1.5 pts | 42.8% |
| 2022 | -1.0% | −3.7 pts | 2.7% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | −2.9 pts | 65.0% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | −1.9 pts | 32.1% |
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
2.18%
Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.69%
- Brokerage
- 0.05%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.44%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 days.
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- BSE 250 SmallCap 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.
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 | 3.59 | 7.64 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.84 | 0.90 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.62 | 0.82 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.82 | 1.18 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 19.38 | 20.27 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Union Small Cap Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity98.7%
- Debt0.0%
- Other1.2%
Market cap split
- Large4.2%
- Mid17.4%
- Small78.3%
- P/E
- 42.92
- P/B
- 5.89
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navin Fluorine International Ltd. | Chemicals | 3.67% | ₹97.84 Cr | +3.57% | +2.93% | +1.39% |
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.36% | ₹89.58 Cr | +3.45% | +4.49% | +3.18% |
| Gabriel India Ltd. | Automobile | 3.35% | ₹89.25 Cr | +3.26% | +3.47% | +4.31% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | Services | 3.16% | ₹84.22 Cr | +3.31% | +3.21% | +1.79% |
| GE Vernova T&D India Ltd | Capital Goods | 2.96% | ₹79.03 Cr | +4.20% | +3.83% | +2.10% |
| SJS Enterprises Ltd. | Automobile | 2.77% | ₹73.91 Cr | +3.11% | +3.06% | +2.51% |
| Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.68% | ₹71.38 Cr | +3.13% | +2.65% | +1.94% |
| Hindustan Copper Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 2.42% | ₹64.46 Cr | +1.05% | +0.66% | — |
| Azad Engineering Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.41% | ₹64.39 Cr | +2.17% | +2.16% | +2.08% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.37% | ₹63.30 Cr | +2.70% | +2.69% | +1.88% |
| Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.35% | ₹62.73 Cr | +2.36% | +2.62% | — |
| CORONA Remedies Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.08% | ₹55.37 Cr | +1.26% | — | — |
| Acutaas Chemicals Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.92% | ₹51.18 Cr | +3.90% | +4.35% | +3.05% |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.81% | ₹48.31 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hitachi Energy India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.74% | ₹46.51 Cr | +2.81% | +2.19% | +1.77% |
| City Union Bank Ltd. | Financial | 1.72% | ₹45.84 Cr | +1.50% | +1.45% | +0.74% |
| Sai Life Sciences Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.72% | ₹46.00 Cr | +1.75% | +1.76% | +0.35% |
| company:20772 | Consumer Staples | 1.72% | ₹45.94 Cr | — | — | — |
| Radico Khaitan Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.68% | ₹44.85 Cr | +1.93% | +1.78% | +2.06% |
| Kei Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.66% | ₹44.20 Cr | +2.51% | +2.84% | +2.62% |
| Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd | Healthcare | 1.62% | ₹43.19 Cr | +2.07% | +2.38% | +2.09% |
| KFin Technologies Ltd. | Financial | 1.48% | ₹39.56 Cr | +1.67% | +2.18% | +2.51% |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.47% | ₹39.29 Cr | +1.10% | — | — |
| Sansera Engineering Ltd. | Automobile | 1.44% | ₹38.45 Cr | +1.31% | +1.25% | +0.73% |
| Amber Enterprises India Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.43% | ₹38.10 Cr | +1.82% | +2.93% | +2.88% |
| Ather Energy Ltd. | Automobile | 1.42% | ₹37.79 Cr | +1.01% | — | — |
| Eureka Forbes Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.40% | ₹37.43 Cr | +1.83% | +2.32% | +2.86% |
| eClerx Services Ltd. | Services | 1.38% | ₹36.77 Cr | +1.34% | +1.65% | +1.08% |
| CarTrade Tech Ltd. | Services | 1.35% | ₹35.90 Cr | +0.99% | +0.86% | +0.87% |
| K.P.R. Mill Ltd. | Textiles | 1.31% | ₹35.08 Cr | +1.05% | +1.14% | — |
| Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.31% | ₹35.04 Cr | +1.44% | +1.18% | +0.16% |
| Others | Others | 1.24% | ₹33.23 Cr | +1.98% | -1.18% | -1.14% |
| Fortis Healthcare Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.21% | ₹32.38 Cr | +1.01% | +1.05% | — |
| Apar Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.18% | ₹31.47 Cr | +0.85% | +0.63% | — |
| Welspun Corp Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.14% | ₹30.53 Cr | +0.84% | — | — |
| Home First Finance Company India Ltd. | Financial | 1.11% | ₹29.49 Cr | +1.29% | +1.53% | +1.86% |
| PNB Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.10% | ₹29.29 Cr | +1.11% | — | — |
| Cemindia Projects Ltd. | Construction | 1.05% | ₹27.92 Cr | — | — | — |
| PTC Industries Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.05% | ₹28.08 Cr | +0.57% | — | — |
| RBL Bank Ltd. | Financial | 1.04% | ₹27.65 Cr | — | — | — |
| Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.03% | ₹27.38 Cr | +1.27% | +1.19% | +1.81% |
| Sagility Ltd. | Services | 1.02% | ₹27.18 Cr | +1.27% | +1.44% | +2.04% |
| KSB Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.99% | ₹26.40 Cr | +0.75% | — | — |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.99% | ₹26.42 Cr | +0.91% | — | — |
| DOMS Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.95% | ₹25.24 Cr | +1.18% | +1.47% | +1.66% |
| Delhivery Ltd. | Services | 0.87% | ₹23.13 Cr | — | — | — |
| Neuland Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.86% | ₹23.01 Cr | +0.82% | +0.72% | — |
| Syrma SGS Technology Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.85% | ₹22.56 Cr | — | — | — |
| JK Cement Ltd. | Materials | 0.82% | ₹22.00 Cr | +1.06% | +1.36% | +1.59% |
| Shadowfax Technologies Ltd. | Services | 0.82% | ₹21.89 Cr | — | — | — |
| Brigade Enterprises Ltd. | Construction | 0.81% | ₹21.60 Cr | +0.77% | +1.14% | +1.63% |
| Aarti Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | 0.80% | ₹21.34 Cr | +0.92% | — | — |
| Inox India Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.80% | ₹21.36 Cr | — | — | — |
| Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd. | Financial | 0.79% | ₹21.20 Cr | +0.55% | — | — |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | Financial | 0.78% | ₹20.80 Cr | +1.61% | +1.88% | +1.87% |
| Affle 3I Ltd. | Technology | 0.72% | ₹19.17 Cr | +0.84% | +0.85% | — |
| Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.72% | ₹19.24 Cr | +0.95% | +1.02% | +0.71% |
| Sky Gold And Diamonds Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 0.72% | ₹19.20 Cr | — | — | — |
| ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd. | Automobile | 0.71% | ₹19.01 Cr | +0.88% | +1.06% | +1.00% |
| Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd. | Chemicals | 0.70% | ₹18.69 Cr | +0.85% | — | — |
| Craftsman Automation Ltd. | Automobile | 0.65% | ₹17.36 Cr | +0.67% | +0.46% | — |
| Sobha Ltd. | Construction | 0.64% | ₹17.05 Cr | — | — | — |
| Honasa Consumer Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.63% | ₹16.78 Cr | — | — | — |
| Angel One Ltd. | Financial | 0.62% | ₹16.55 Cr | — | — | — |
| BSE Ltd. | Services | 0.62% | ₹16.41 Cr | +0.99% | +0.76% | — |
| company:20795 | Technology | 0.56% | ₹14.97 Cr | — | — | — |
| Aether Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | 0.54% | ₹14.38 Cr | +0.45% | — | — |
| company:20818 | Capital Goods | 0.54% | ₹14.53 Cr | — | — | — |
| KSH International Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.50% | ₹13.26 Cr | — | — | — |
| CreditAccess Grameen Ltd. | Financial | 0.48% | ₹12.68 Cr | +0.58% | +0.66% | — |
| Max Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 0.47% | ₹12.58 Cr | +0.74% | +0.76% | +0.87% |
| Chalet Hotels Ltd. | Services | 0.46% | ₹12.38 Cr | +0.64% | +0.77% | +1.04% |
| Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. | Chemicals | 0.46% | ₹12.24 Cr | +0.88% | +0.72% | +1.09% |
| Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd. | Automobile | 0.45% | ₹12.01 Cr | — | — | — |
| Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd. | Financial | 0.44% | ₹11.72 Cr | +0.53% | +0.52% | +0.95% |
| Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.44% | ₹11.63 Cr | — | — | — |
| Anthem Biosciences Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.43% | ₹11.36 Cr | +0.46% | +0.50% | +0.63% |
| CESC Ltd. | Energy | 0.38% | ₹10.23 Cr | +0.61% | — | +0.49% |
| Power Mech Projects Ltd. | Construction | 0.33% | ₹8.82 Cr | +0.18% | — | — |
| RHI Magnesita India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.29% | ₹7.73 Cr | +0.40% | +0.51% | — |
| Reserve Bank of India | Financial | 0.04% | ₹1.07 Cr | +0.05% | +0.06% | +0.07% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| company:20772 | 0.00% | 1.72% | +1.72% |
| Hindustan Copper Ltd. | 1.00% | 2.42% | +1.42% |
| company:20795 | 0.00% | 0.56% | +0.56% |
| company:20818 | 0.00% | 0.54% | +0.54% |
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd. | 0.49% | 0.00% | -0.49% |
| Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd. | 0.45% | 0.00% | -0.45% |
| Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. | 3.10% | 2.68% | -0.42% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | 2.78% | 3.16% | +0.38% |
| Dodla Dairy Ltd | 0.38% | 0.00% | -0.38% |
| Gabriel India Ltd. | 3.73% | 3.35% | -0.38% |
| Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. | 2.71% | 2.35% | -0.36% |
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. | 3.67% | 3.36% | -0.31% |
| SJS Enterprises Ltd. | 3.08% | 2.77% | -0.31% |
| Sky Gold And Diamonds Ltd. | 0.42% | 0.72% | +0.30% |
| Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd | 1.92% | 1.62% | -0.30% |
| Bank of Maharashtra | 0.29% | 0.00% | -0.29% |
| Ather Energy Ltd. | 1.15% | 1.42% | +0.27% |
| Azad Engineering Ltd. | 2.15% | 2.41% | +0.26% |
| CORONA Remedies Ltd. | 1.82% | 2.08% | +0.26% |
| Welspun Corp Ltd. | 0.88% | 1.14% | +0.26% |
| Radico Khaitan Ltd. | 1.93% | 1.68% | -0.25% |
| Eureka Forbes Ltd. | 1.63% | 1.40% | -0.23% |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 2.03% | 1.81% | -0.22% |
| Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. | 0.66% | 0.46% | -0.20% |
| Fortis Healthcare Ltd. | 1.40% | 1.21% | -0.19% |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | 0.80% | 0.99% | +0.19% |
| Others | 0.02% | -0.16% | -0.18% |
| Cemindia Projects Ltd. | 0.89% | 1.05% | +0.16% |
| Delhivery Ltd. | 1.02% | 0.87% | -0.15% |
| Honasa Consumer Ltd. | 0.48% | 0.63% | +0.15% |
| JK Cement Ltd. | 0.97% | 0.82% | -0.15% |
| Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd. | 0.85% | 0.70% | -0.15% |
| Sagility Ltd. | 1.17% | 1.02% | -0.15% |
| BSE Ltd. | 0.76% | 0.62% | -0.14% |
| CreditAccess Grameen Ltd. | 0.62% | 0.48% | -0.14% |
| Sobha Ltd. | 0.78% | 0.64% | -0.14% |
| Home First Finance Company India Ltd. | 1.25% | 1.11% | -0.14% |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd. | 1.33% | 1.47% | +0.14% |
| Inox India Ltd. | 0.67% | 0.80% | +0.13% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd. | 2.50% | 2.37% | -0.13% |
| Hitachi Energy India Ltd. | 1.61% | 1.74% | +0.13% |
| Amber Enterprises India Ltd. | 1.55% | 1.43% | -0.12% |
| Navin Fluorine International Ltd. | 3.55% | 3.67% | +0.12% |
| Apar Industries Ltd. | 1.06% | 1.18% | +0.12% |
| DOMS Industries Ltd. | 1.06% | 0.95% | -0.11% |
| KFin Technologies Ltd. | 1.59% | 1.48% | -0.11% |
| PTC Industries Ltd. | 0.94% | 1.05% | +0.11% |
| Shadowfax Technologies Ltd. | 0.71% | 0.82% | +0.11% |
| GE Vernova T&D India Ltd | 3.07% | 2.96% | -0.11% |
| Sansera Engineering Ltd. | 1.33% | 1.44% | +0.11% |
| Angel One Ltd. | 0.72% | 0.62% | -0.10% |
| CESC Ltd. | 0.48% | 0.38% | -0.10% |
| Max Financial Services Ltd. | 0.57% | 0.47% | -0.10% |
| RBL Bank Ltd. | 1.14% | 1.04% | -0.10% |
| Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. | 0.81% | 0.72% | -0.09% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. | 1.12% | 1.03% | -0.09% |
| Affle 3I Ltd. | 0.79% | 0.72% | -0.07% |
| Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd. | 0.38% | 0.45% | +0.07% |
| Neuland Laboratories Ltd. | 0.79% | 0.86% | +0.07% |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | 0.84% | 0.78% | -0.06% |
| Kei Industries Ltd. | 1.60% | 1.66% | +0.06% |
| RHI Magnesita India Ltd. | 0.34% | 0.29% | -0.05% |
| eClerx Services Ltd. | 1.43% | 1.38% | -0.05% |
| Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd. | 0.49% | 0.44% | -0.05% |
| Syrma SGS Technology Ltd. | 0.89% | 0.85% | -0.04% |
| ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd. | 0.75% | 0.71% | -0.04% |
| Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd. | 0.48% | 0.44% | -0.04% |
| Power Mech Projects Ltd. | 0.37% | 0.33% | -0.04% |
| Aarti Industries Ltd. | 0.83% | 0.80% | -0.03% |
| Acutaas Chemicals Ltd. | 1.94% | 1.92% | -0.02% |
| PNB Housing Finance Ltd. | 1.12% | 1.10% | -0.02% |
| Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd. | 1.29% | 1.31% | +0.02% |
| Brigade Enterprises Ltd. | 0.80% | 0.81% | +0.01% |
| CarTrade Tech Ltd. | 1.36% | 1.35% | -0.01% |
| Craftsman Automation Ltd. | 0.64% | 0.65% | +0.01% |
| K.P.R. Mill Ltd. | 1.30% | 1.31% | +0.01% |
| KSH International Ltd. | 0.49% | 0.50% | +0.01% |
| Sai Life Sciences Ltd. | 1.73% | 1.72% | -0.01% |
| Aether Industries Ltd. | 0.54% | 0.54% | 0.00% |
| Anthem Biosciences Ltd. | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.00% |
| Chalet Hotels Ltd. | 0.46% | 0.46% | 0.00% |
| City Union Bank Ltd. | 1.72% | 1.72% | 0.00% |
| KSB Ltd. | 0.99% | 0.99% | 0.00% |
| Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd. | 0.79% | 0.79% | 0.00% |
| Reserve Bank of India | 0.04% | 0.04% | 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 | ₹12,460 Cr | 2.03% | 30.3% | 16.8% | 21.5% |
| ₹34,176 Cr | 1.72% | 20.0% | 15.6% | 22.0% | |
| ₹15,744 Cr | 1.83% | 24.4% | 16.2% | 20.6% | |
| ₹5,468 Cr | 2.19% | 28.0% | 14.7% | — | |
| ₹3,603 Cr | 2.22% | 34.0% | 18.0% | 22.1% | |
| ₹3,307 Cr | 2.18% | 45.2% | 19.7% | 21.2% |
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 investing in a portfolio consisting of equity and equity related securities, predominantly of small cap companies.
Fund managers
- Gaurav ChopraMr. Chopra has done B.Com, Chartered Accountant and CFA (Level III cleared)Prior to joining Union Mutual Fund, he was associated with Centrum Portfolio Management Services- Centrum Broking Ltd., Barclays Wealth Trustees (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Sharp & Tanan Associates
- Pratik DharmshiMr. Dharmshi has done B. Com & CAPrior to joining Union AMC, he was associated with UTI Pension Fund Limited, Safe Enterprises, Girik Capital, Edelweiss AMC, JP Morgan India Pvt. Ltd., CRISIL Ltd. & Morgan Stanley Advantage Services Pvt. Ltd.
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 months27.72% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹76,632 | 27.72% | |
| 1 year20.61% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,34,278 | 11.90% | |
| 3 years16.50% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,68,150 | 30.04% | |
| 5 years16.08% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹9,24,586 | 54.10% |
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.