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Union Small Cap Fund

Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹58.11+1.27%1 day
Return since launch
15.1%
52-week range
₹44.35 — ₹61.48
AUM
₹2,732 Cr

Union Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from Union Mutual Fund with ₹2,732 Cr under management, launched in 2014. Over three years it has returned 13.5% a year, against 12.9% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.18% 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
1Y20.0%+11.8 pts8.2%12.1%
2Y16.2%+7.0 pts9.2%8.5%
3Y13.5%+0.6 pts12.9%8.0%
5Y16.2%+3.0 pts13.2%13.2%
7Y20.3%+1.3 pts19.0%17.8%
10Y18.7%+2.8 pts15.9%16.2%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund20.0%
Category8.2%
3Y
Fund13.5%
Category12.9%
5Y
Fund16.2%
Category13.2%

Since launch (20 May 2014): 15.1%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
2025-4.7%−1.4 pts-3.3%
202423.4%−4.8 pts28.2%
202341.4%−1.5 pts42.8%
2022-1.0%−3.7 pts2.7%
202162.1%−2.9 pts65.0%
202030.2%−1.9 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

2.17%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.69%
Brokerage
0.05%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.43%
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.

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
Alpha2.756.95Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.850.91How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.450.65Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.620.99Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation19.9520.78How 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 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.4%
  • Debt0.1%
  • Other1.5%

Market cap split

  • Large4.9%
  • Mid16.7%
  • Small78.5%
P/E
42.36
P/B
5.68

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.Chemicals3.40%₹92.98 Cr+3.75%+3.70%+1.33%
Gabriel India Ltd.Automobile3.08%₹84.23 Cr+3.39%+3.08%+4.29%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.Financial3.06%₹83.70 Cr+3.36%+4.34%+3.03%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.Services2.99%₹81.75 Cr+2.94%+3.37%+1.83%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.Capital Goods2.87%₹78.34 Cr+3.54%+2.71%+1.93%
GE Vernova T&D India LtdCapital Goods2.73%₹74.68 Cr+3.72%+3.89%+2.16%
Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd.Consumer Staples2.52%₹68.92 Cr———
SJS Enterprises Ltd.Automobile2.45%₹67.06 Cr+3.03%+2.90%+2.73%
Azad Engineering Ltd.Capital Goods2.44%₹66.67 Cr+2.04%+2.00%+2.06%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.Financial2.24%₹61.27 Cr+2.36%+2.66%—

Sectors

  • Capital Goods21.1%
  • Financial15.3%
  • Healthcare13.4%
  • Automobile9.9%
  • Services9.9%
  • Metals & Mining6.9%
  • Consumer Staples6.7%
  • Chemicals6.6%

Instruments

  • Repo1.8%
  • Treasury Bills0.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Tempsens Instruments (India) Ltd.0.54%1.46%+0.92%
Shilpa Medicare Ltd.0.00%0.91%+0.91%
Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd.1.72%2.52%+0.80%
National Stock Exchange0.00%0.78%+0.78%
Varmora Granito Ltd.0.00%0.55%+0.55%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.0.48%0.00%-0.48%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.00%0.48%+0.48%
Graphite India Ltd.0.00%0.44%+0.44%
One 97 Communications Ltd.0.00%0.43%+0.43%
Kei Industries Ltd.1.66%1.26%-0.40%
SJS Enterprises Ltd.2.77%2.45%-0.32%
Hindustan Copper Ltd.2.42%2.12%-0.30%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.3.36%3.06%-0.30%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd.0.29%0.00%-0.29%
Ather Energy Ltd.1.42%1.15%-0.27%
Gabriel India Ltd.3.35%3.08%-0.27%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.3.67%3.40%-0.27%
Eureka Forbes Ltd.1.40%1.15%-0.25%
Kanohar Electricals Ltd.0.00%0.25%+0.25%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd2.96%2.73%-0.23%
KFin Technologies Ltd.1.48%1.25%-0.23%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.1.43%1.22%-0.21%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.1.21%1.01%-0.20%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.1.03%0.84%-0.19%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.2.68%2.87%+0.19%
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd.0.85%1.02%+0.17%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.2.37%2.20%-0.17%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.3.16%2.99%-0.17%
Sansera Engineering Ltd.1.44%1.59%+0.15%
eClerx Services Ltd.1.38%1.24%-0.14%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.1.81%1.68%-0.13%
Welspun Corp Ltd.1.14%1.27%+0.13%
Others-0.16%-0.29%-0.13%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.0.81%0.69%-0.12%
CORONA Remedies Ltd.2.08%2.20%+0.12%
MTAR Technologies Ltd.1.47%1.59%+0.12%
Venus Pipes & Tubes Ltd.0.44%0.56%+0.12%
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.0.72%0.60%-0.12%
Sagility Ltd.1.02%0.90%-0.12%
K.P.R. Mill Ltd.1.31%1.20%-0.11%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.78%0.67%-0.11%
Delhivery Ltd.0.87%0.76%-0.11%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.2.35%2.24%-0.11%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.1.31%1.21%-0.10%
Power Mech Projects Ltd.0.33%0.43%+0.10%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services Ltd.0.79%0.89%+0.10%
Aarti Industries Ltd.0.80%0.71%-0.09%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.1.11%1.02%-0.09%
Shiprocket Ltd.0.56%0.47%-0.09%
CarTrade Tech Ltd.1.35%1.27%-0.08%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.95%0.87%-0.08%
Honasa Consumer Ltd.0.63%0.55%-0.08%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.0.86%0.78%-0.08%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.1.10%1.18%+0.08%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.1.68%1.60%-0.08%
City Union Bank Ltd.1.72%1.65%-0.07%
Max Financial Services Ltd.0.47%0.40%-0.07%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.0.71%0.64%-0.07%
Cemindia Projects Ltd.1.05%0.99%-0.06%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.0.65%0.59%-0.06%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd1.62%1.56%-0.06%
Affle 3I Ltd.0.72%0.66%-0.06%
Apar Industries Ltd.1.18%1.13%-0.05%
BSE Ltd.0.62%0.57%-0.05%
Inox India Ltd.0.80%0.75%-0.05%
Shadowfax Technologies Ltd.0.82%0.87%+0.05%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.0.44%0.39%-0.05%
Angel One Ltd.0.62%0.58%-0.04%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.0.46%0.42%-0.04%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.1.72%1.76%+0.04%
CESC Ltd.0.38%0.34%-0.04%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.0.70%0.66%-0.04%
Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.0.46%0.43%-0.03%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.1.74%1.77%+0.03%
KSB Ltd.0.99%1.02%+0.03%
RBL Bank Ltd.1.04%1.07%+0.03%
Sobha Ltd.0.64%0.61%-0.03%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.43%0.40%-0.03%
Azad Engineering Ltd.2.41%2.44%+0.03%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.1.92%1.94%+0.02%
PTC Industries Ltd.1.05%1.03%-0.02%
JK Cement Ltd.0.82%0.80%-0.02%
Aether Industries Ltd.0.54%0.53%-0.01%
KSH International Ltd.0.50%0.51%+0.01%
Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd.0.45%0.44%-0.01%
Sky Gold And Diamonds Ltd.0.72%0.71%-0.01%
TD Power Systems Ltd.0.99%0.98%-0.01%
Reserve Bank of India0.04%0.04%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹12,980 Cr2.04%22.0%13.6%19.5%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund₹35,856 Cr1.73%11.0%11.3%19.5%
Invesco India Small Cap Fund₹16,321 Cr1.83%24.4%15.3%20.0%
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund₹5,373 Cr2.17%21.8%12.1%—
Bank of India Small Cap Fund₹3,685 Cr2.25%31.1%15.8%18.8%
ITI Small Cap Fund₹3,666 Cr2.20%21.6%13.7%19.6%
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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.
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 months6.37% absolute₹60,000₹63,8226.37%
1 year16.38% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,31,1999.33%
3 years13.75% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,47,58824.33%
5 years14.57% annualised₹6,00,000₹8,86,04447.67%

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 Union Small Cap Fund?
The NAV of Union Small Cap Fund is ₹58.11 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Union Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of Union Small Cap Fund is 2.18% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Union Small Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in Union Small Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Union Small Cap Fund given?
Union Small Cap Fund has returned 20.0% over 1 year, 13.5% over 3 years and 16.2% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Union Small Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 days..
How risky is Union Small Cap Fund?
Union Small Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap category.
Which fund house manages Union Small Cap Fund?
Union Small Cap Fund is managed by Union Mutual Fund, which runs 30 schemes with ₹28,977 Cr under management.