Quant Small Cap Fund: ICICI Bank and Adani Power among stocks bought and sold in September
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Small cap portfolio
Quant Small Cap Fund, the largest fund managed by Quant Mutual Fund, had an AUM of Rs 35,572 crore as of September 2026 compared to an AUM of Rs 35,557 crore in August 2026. Here is a detailed breakup of stocks bought and sold by the small cap fund, according to the monthly portfolio disclosed by the fund house.
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Complete sell off
The fund sold 42.65 lakh shares of ICICI Bank from its portfolio. Apart from ICICI Bank, the fund made a complete exit from Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals, Sumitomo Chemical India, SMS Pharmaceuticals, Oswal Pumps, and Heritage Foods.
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Stake reduced
The small cap fund reduced its exposure in Zydus Wellness, Welspun Corporation, Capacite Infraprojects, Safari Industries (India), Ethos, and Sula Vineyards.
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New addition
Max Estates, EPL Ltd, Aequs, Heubach Colorants India, Moneyview and Prabha Energy were the new entrants in the portfolio in September.
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Stake increased
Adani Power, Emami, Indegene Ltd, KPIT Technologies, Manappuram Finance, Sona BLW Precision Forgings, Sonata Software, Castrol India, and Strides Pharma Science were among the key stocks where the fund increased its stake.
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Status quo
The monthly portfolio data showed that the exposure remained unchanged in nearly 82 stocks in September.
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Stock count
In September, the small cap fund had 104 stocks remaining unchanged compared to the previous month.
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What did the fund house say?
According to the monthly factsheet, the fund is for investors with a long-term investment horizon and a high risk appetite. The majority of the portfolio is invested in high growth companies with attractive valuations and relative under-ownership. The fund house further said that during September 2026, exposure to Capital Goods (+0.77%) and Media (+0.57%) was raised while Financial Services (-2.12%) and Telecom (-0.60%) were reduced.