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UTI Small Cap Fund

Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 6 Nov 2026
₹26.17-0.79%1 day
Return since launch
17.8%
52-week range
₹21.82 — ₹27.98
AUM
₹5,229 Cr

UTI Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from UTI Mutual Fund with ₹5,229 Cr under management, launched in 2020. Over three years it has returned 5.0% a year, against 12.8% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.02% 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
1Y3.7%−3.4 pts7.1%10.8%
2Y3.3%−5.4 pts8.7%8.0%
3Y5.0%−7.8 pts12.8%7.6%
5Y10.7%−2.3 pts13.0%12.9%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund3.7%
Category7.1%
3Y
Fund5.0%
Category12.8%
5Y
Fund10.7%
Category13.0%

Since launch (2 Dec 2020): 17.8%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
2025-5.3%−2.0 pts-3.3%
202426.5%−1.7 pts28.2%
202335.3%−7.5 pts42.8%
2022-0.6%−3.3 pts2.7%
202155.3%−9.7 pts65.0%

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

2.02%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.60%
Brokerage
0.06%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.36%
Exit load
Exit load of 1% if redeemed within one 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
Alpha0.286.95Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.880.91How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.330.65Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.550.99Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation20.1020.78How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

UTI Small Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity94.3%
  • Debt0.0%
  • Other5.7%

Market cap split

  • Mid18.0%
  • Small82.0%
P/E
27.17
P/B
3.99

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers5.71%₹298 Cr+8.92%+6.76%+7.27%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.Healthcare2.52%₹132 Cr+2.72%+2.39%+1.76%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.Chemicals2.50%₹131 Cr+2.34%+1.94%+1.99%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.Financial2.41%₹126 Cr+2.39%+3.05%+2.25%
City Union Bank Ltd.Financial1.89%₹98.79 Cr+1.75%+2.16%+2.25%
Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd.Healthcare1.87%₹98.03 Cr+1.88%+1.36%+1.48%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.Financial1.86%₹97.02 Cr+1.90%+2.04%+1.15%
Marksans Pharma Ltd.Healthcare1.83%₹95.79 Cr+1.55%+1.21%+0.65%
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd.Energy1.81%₹94.88 Cr+1.24%+1.65%+1.20%
Affle 3I Ltd.Technology1.71%₹89.57 Cr+1.57%+1.87%+2.06%

Sectors

  • Healthcare18.3%
  • Financial15.6%
  • Services12.5%
  • Capital Goods9.5%
  • Technology6.4%
  • Chemicals5.9%
  • Metals & Mining5.7%
  • Others5.7%

Instruments

  • Net Current Assets5.7%
  • CBLO0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others3.96%5.68%+1.72%
Heritage Foods Ltd.0.73%0.00%-0.73%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.50%1.21%+0.71%
TD Power Systems Ltd.1.86%1.25%-0.61%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.0.00%0.42%+0.42%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.0.75%0.38%-0.38%
PNC Infratech Ltd.0.38%0.00%-0.38%
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd.1.45%1.81%+0.36%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.2.21%1.86%-0.35%
Inox India Ltd.1.50%1.24%-0.26%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.0.62%0.38%-0.25%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.0.97%1.20%+0.23%
Gravita India Ltd.1.29%1.08%-0.21%
Indiamart Intermesh Ltd.0.21%0.00%-0.21%
Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd.1.67%1.87%+0.21%
JK Cement Ltd.0.47%0.27%-0.20%
Sundram Fasteners Ltd.0.29%0.49%+0.20%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.2.33%2.52%+0.19%
MTAR Technologies Ltd.0.00%0.18%+0.18%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.79%0.96%+0.17%
Engineers India Ltd.0.00%0.17%+0.17%
Endurance Technologies Ltd.0.16%0.00%-0.16%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.71%0.83%+0.13%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.0.21%0.09%-0.13%
Indo Count Industries Ltd.0.51%0.39%-0.12%
Kei Industries Ltd.0.62%0.50%-0.12%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.1.08%0.97%-0.12%
Voltamp Transformers Ltd.1.39%1.50%+0.11%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.1.02%0.91%-0.11%
Shiprocket Ltd.1.07%0.96%-0.11%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.95%0.85%-0.10%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.1.18%1.08%-0.10%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.97%1.05%+0.09%
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.0.99%1.07%+0.08%
Praj Industries Ltd.1.13%1.05%-0.08%
V-Mart Retail Ltd.1.13%1.05%-0.08%
Tips Industries Ltd.1.28%1.37%+0.08%
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.0.58%0.66%+0.08%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.89%0.97%+0.08%
Marksans Pharma Ltd.1.75%1.83%+0.08%
KPIT Technologies Ltd.0.66%0.59%-0.07%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.1.05%1.12%+0.07%
Newgen Software Technologies Ltd.0.90%0.83%-0.07%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.1.78%1.71%-0.07%
Pfizer Ltd.0.53%0.46%-0.07%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.0.63%0.56%-0.07%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.2.48%2.41%-0.07%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.0.90%0.97%+0.06%
Orchid Pharma Ltd.0.91%0.97%+0.06%
Cera Sanitaryware Ltd.0.75%0.70%-0.06%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.1.31%1.25%-0.06%
eClerx Services Ltd.1.33%1.28%-0.05%
Rossari Biotech Ltd.0.53%0.48%-0.05%
Pitti Engineering Ltd.0.74%0.80%+0.05%
Godrej Agrovet Ltd.0.92%0.97%+0.05%
City Union Bank Ltd.1.84%1.89%+0.05%
Blue Star Ltd.0.62%0.67%+0.05%
Nesco Ltd.1.02%1.07%+0.05%
NIIT Learning Systems Ltd.0.77%0.73%-0.05%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.1.50%1.45%-0.05%
Bikaji Foods International Ltd.0.35%0.30%-0.05%
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.1.32%1.36%+0.04%
Jupiter Life Line Hospitals Ltd.0.40%0.36%-0.04%
Coforge Ltd.0.51%0.46%-0.04%
Timken India Ltd.1.05%1.09%+0.04%
Metro Brands Ltd.0.85%0.81%-0.04%
TeamLease Services Ltd.0.58%0.54%-0.04%
Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd.0.80%0.84%+0.04%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd.0.43%0.46%+0.03%
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.1.07%1.04%-0.03%
Delhivery Ltd.0.51%0.48%-0.03%
Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd.0.68%0.65%-0.03%
Ivalue Infosolutions Ltd.0.49%0.46%-0.03%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.94%0.91%-0.03%
Fractal Analytics Ltd.0.32%0.29%-0.03%
Grindwell Norton Ltd.1.08%1.11%+0.03%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.2.52%2.50%-0.03%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.1.58%1.61%+0.02%
Affle 3I Ltd.1.69%1.71%+0.02%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.0.59%0.57%-0.02%
H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.1.40%1.38%-0.02%
SPR Auto Technologies Ltd.0.36%0.38%+0.02%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.1.23%1.25%+0.02%
GR Infraprojects Ltd.0.35%0.33%-0.02%
Subros Ltd.1.09%1.10%+0.02%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.1.09%1.11%+0.02%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.54%0.55%+0.02%
KFin Technologies Ltd.1.47%1.45%-0.02%
Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.0.41%0.40%-0.01%
Gabriel India Ltd.0.48%0.47%-0.01%
Berger Paints India Ltd.0.28%0.27%-0.01%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.0.44%0.43%-0.01%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.1.45%1.46%+0.01%
RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd.0.18%0.17%-0.01%
Fine Organic Industries Ltd.0.91%0.92%+0.01%
JSW Dulux Ltd.0.70%0.71%+0.01%
Awfis Space Solutions Ltd.0.53%0.52%-0.01%
Bharti Hexacom Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.1.27%1.27%-0.01%
Tata Communications Ltd.0.89%0.90%+0.01%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.0.17%0.17%+0.01%
TBO Tek Ltd.0.85%0.86%+0.01%
Firstsource Solutions Ltd.0.85%0.85%+0.01%
Yatra Online Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.01%
Indegene Ltd.0.54%0.54%0.00%
India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd.0.25%0.25%0.00%
Arvind Ltd.0.32%0.32%0.00%
Clean Science And Technology Ltd.0.54%0.54%0.00%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.0.85%0.85%0.00%
Seshaasai Technologies Ltd.0.80%0.80%0.00%
Anthem Biosciences Ltd.0.50%0.50%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹12,977 Cr2.04%20.4%13.1%19.2%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund₹35,856 Cr1.73%10.3%11.0%19.3%
Invesco India Small Cap Fund₹16,321 Cr1.83%23.6%15.1%19.8%
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund₹5,373 Cr2.17%19.0%11.2%—
Bank of India Small Cap Fund₹3,671 Cr2.25%29.3%15.2%18.4%
ITI Small Cap Fund₹3,666 Cr2.20%20.0%13.1%19.2%
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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 generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of small cap companies.

Fund managers

  • Nitin JainMr. Jain holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree and is also MMS.Has been associated with SBIMF since 2004. Earlier,he was with IDBI Capital Market Services 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 months−1.42% absolute₹60,000₹59,148−1.42%
1 year0.44% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,20,2860.24%
3 years10.92% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,27,56918.77%
5 years11.23% annualised₹6,00,000₹8,07,55334.59%

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 UTI Small Cap Fund?
The NAV of UTI Small Cap Fund is ₹26.17 as on 6 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of UTI Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of UTI Small Cap Fund is 2.02% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for UTI Small Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in UTI Small Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has UTI Small Cap Fund given?
UTI Small Cap Fund has returned 3.7% over 1 year, 5.0% over 3 years and 10.7% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on UTI Small Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within one year..
How risky is UTI Small Cap Fund?
UTI Small Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap category.
Which fund house manages UTI Small Cap Fund?
UTI Small Cap Fund is managed by UTI Mutual Fund, which runs 67 schemes with ₹4,04,584 Cr under management.