| JUL 2026 | JUN 2026 | MAY 2026 | APR 2026 | MAR 2026 | FEB 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 71 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 73 | 72 |
| Top 5 Company Holdings | 15.49% | 17.2% | 17.06% | 16.83% | 16.93% | 16.77% |
| Top 10 Company Holdings | 27.47% | 29.56% | 29.82% | 28.99% | 29.18% | 29.12% |
| Company with Highest Exposure | Ather Energy (4.26%) | Ather Energy (5.71%) | Ather Energy (5.18%) | Ather Energy (5.06%) | Ather Energy (4.69%) | Ather Energy (4.09%) |
| Number of Sectors | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Top 3 Sector Holdings | 35.78% | 37.48% | 38.9% | 36.78% | 36.2% | 36.15% |
| Top 5 Sector Holdings | 53.62% | 55.35% | 57.27% | 55.92% | 55.81% | 53.31% |
| Sector with Highest Exposure | Financial (14.17%) | Financial (14.18%) | Financial (15.66%) | Financial (14.39%) | Financial (14.24%) | Financial (15.3%) |
(Scheme Rating)
SBI Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth
NAV as of Aug 31, 2026
217.620.61%
(Earn upto 0.79% Extra Returns with Direct Plan)
Investment Growth
SBI Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth Fund Details
Investment Objective - The scheme seeks to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital along with the liquidity of an open-ended scheme by investing predominantly in a well diversified basket of equity stocks of small cap companies.
| Fund House | SBI Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | Jan 01, 2013 |
| Benchmark | BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index |
| Return Since Launch | 22.98% |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Fund Category | Equity: Small Cap |
| Expense Ratio | 0.78%(0.80% Category average) |
| Fund Size | Rs. 39,954.73 Cr(8.81% of Investment in Category) |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Risk Grade | Below Average |
| Return Grade | Low |
SBI Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth Investment Details
| Minimum Investment (Rs.) | 5,000.00 |
| Minimum Additional Investment (Rs.) | 1,000.00 |
| Minimum SIP Investment (Rs.) | 500.00 |
| Minimum Withdrawal (Rs.) | 500.00 |
| Exit Load Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year | |
1. Current NAV: The Current Net Asset Value of the SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan as of Aug 31, 2026 is Rs 217.62 for Growth option of its Direct plan.
2. Returns: Its trailing returns over different time periods are: 11.21% (1yr), 13.44% (3yr), 16.02% (5yr) and 22.94% (since launch). Whereas, Category returns for the same time duration are: 14.85% (1yr), 16.83% (3yr) and 16.9% (5yr).
3. Fund Size: The SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan currently holds Assets under Management worth of Rs 39954.73 crore as on Jul 31, 2026.
4. Expense ratio: The expense ratio of the fund is 0.78% for Direct plan as on Aug 27, 2026.
5. Exit Load: SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan shall attract an Exit Load, "Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year"
6. Minimum Investment: Minimum investment required is Rs 5000 and minimum additional investment is Rs 1000. Minimum SIP investment is Rs 500.
SBI Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth Returns
Trailing Returns
Rolling Returns
Discrete Period
SIP Returns
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y Annualized Returns 6.26 12.36 17.79 12.32 13.13 15.55 Category Avg 3.82 10.09 17.90 14.81 15.95 16.36 Rank within Category 9 18 25 28 31 22 No. of funds within Category 57 56 53 46 35 26
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Portfolio Allocation
Asset Allocation
Asset Allocation History
Sector Allocation
Market Cap Allocation
Concentration & Valuation Analysis
Top Stock Holdings
Sector Holdings in MF
Company Sector Assest(%) P/E EPS-TTM(₹) RETURN 1 YR(%) Ather Energy Automobile 4.26 - - - Navin Fluorine International Chemicals 3.09 - - - Honeywell Automation India Capital Goods 2.85 - - - City Union Bank Financial 2.71 - - - Belrise Industries Automobile 2.58 - - - Kalpataru Projects Intl. Capital Goods 2.55 - - - ZF Commercial Automobile 2.54 - - - Sundram Fasteners Capital Goods 2.45 - - - MCX Services 2.22 - - - Krishna Institute Healthcare 2.22 - - -
Peer Comparison
Cumulative Returns
SIP returns
Discrete Returns
Quant Measures
Asset Allocation
Scheme Name NAV(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating AUM(Rs. Cr) 1M 1Y 3Y 5Y SBI Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth 217.62 39,954.73 6.26 12.32 13.13 15.55 Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth 57.48 31,103.03 2.95 16.76 25.87 20.44 Invesco India Smallcap Fund Direct - Growth 54.69 14,474.79 3.42 21.38 23.95 21.06 Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund Direct-Growth 21.17 730.23 3.09 20.51 20.73 - Union Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth 68.20 2,401.95 6.35 28.67 18.41 18.65
Risk Ratios
Ratios are calculated using the calendar month returns for the last 3 years
Standard Deviation
Low Volatality
17.15VS20.28Fund Vs Category Avg
Beta
Low Volatality
0.76VS0.91Fund Vs Category Avg
Sharpe Ratio
Poor risk-adjusted returns
0.41VS0.62Fund Vs Category Avg
Treynor's Ratio
Poor risk-adjusted returns
9.11VS13.82Fund Vs Category Avg
Jensen's Alpha
Poor risk-adjusted returns
-1.20VS2.89Fund Vs Category Avg
Mean Return
Poor average monthly returns
12.71VS18.33Fund Vs Category Avg
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Fund Manager
- R.V.Rakesh VyasSince May 2012
- A.K.Amar KalkundrikarSince Dec 2025
Mr. Vyas is a B.E (Electrical) and PGDM (Business Management) from XLRI Jamshedpur. Prior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund in 2009 he has worked with Lehman Brothers and Nomura.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Regular-IDCW Dynamic Asset Allocation 36.22 1,07,765.65 3.44 HDFC Flexi Cap Fund Regular-IDCW Flexi Cap 75.59 1,10,736.41 6.15 HDFC Value Fund-IDCW Value Oriented 37.40 7,933.62 11.26 HDFC Equity Savings Fund Regular-IDCW Equity Savings 12.43 5,698.91 3.71 HDFC Dynamic Term Fund Regular-IDCW Dynamic Term 19.97 524.64 5.50 HDFC Credit Risk Fund Regular-IDCW Credit Risk 23.96 7,665.67 7.12 HDFC Corporate Bond Fund Regular-IDCW Corporate Bond 20.79 30,664.22 4.87 Mr. Kalkundrikar has done B.Com, CA, CFA, and MBA from Columbia Business School. Prior to joining HDFC Asset Management Company Limited, he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, and HDFC AMC. He worked with multiple roles at HDFC MF.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y HDFC Focused Fund Regular-IDCW Focused 24.13 27,924.78 3.55 HDFC Mid Cap Fund Regular-IDCW Mid Cap 53.74 1,05,142.69 12.70 HDFC Short Term Fund-IDCW Short Term 20.27 15,080.98 5.46 HDFC Large Cap Fund Regular-IDCW Large Cap 52.30 40,197.89 2.59 HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund Regular-IDCW Large & MidCap 36.24 30,098.85 6.59 HDFC Multi Cap Fund Regular - IDCW Multi Cap 17.21 20,582.74 2.93 HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund Regular-IDCW Medium to Long Term 19.07 830.30 4.76 HDFC Infrastructure Fund Regular-IDCW Thematic-Infrastructure 19.96 2,375.09 0.44 HDFC Small Cap Fund Regular- IDCW Small Cap 40.70 41,679.00 0.69 HDFC Multi Asset Allocation Fund Regular-IDCW Multi Asset Allocation 17.26 5,979.92 6.21 HDFC Medium Term Fund Regular-IDCW Medium Term 20.34 3,613.91 6.40 HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund Regular-IDCW Thematic-Other 15.47 Unrated 1,172.96 -1.17
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBI Equity Hybrid Fund-Growth | 88,560.56 | 1.25 | 6.26 | 2.70 | 7.93 | 12.98 | |
| SBI Liquid Fund-Growth | 84,054.59 | 0.53 | 1.69 | 3.33 | 6.32 | 6.82 | |
| SBI Large Cap Fund-Growth | 55,430.75 | 0.84 | 5.97 | -1.42 | 4.93 | 10.51 | |
| SBI Focused Fund-Growth | 50,040.77 | 2.02 | 7.20 | 5.13 | 16.65 | 15.92 | |
| SBI Contra Fund-Growth | 48,266.35 | 1.40 | 4.35 | -2.94 | 2.19 | 12.46 | |
| SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund-Growth | 46,803.09 | 0.57 | 1.59 | 3.02 | 6.02 | 6.87 | |
| SBI Large & Midcap Fund-Growth | 42,325.05 | 1.45 | 7.26 | 0.53 | 8.91 | 14.08 | |
| SBI Balanced Advantage Fund Regular - Growth | 42,244.29 | 0.52 | 2.93 | -0.25 | 5.60 | 10.32 | |
| SBI Small Cap Fund-Growth | 39,954.73 | 2.88 | 12.31 | 12.69 | 10.42 | 12.77 | |
| SBI Savings Fund-Growth | 33,894.54 | 0.62 | 1.82 | 3.10 | 5.95 | 6.86 |
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FAQs about SBI Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth
- Is it safe to invest in SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan?As per SEBI’s latest guidelines to calculate risk grades, investment in the SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan comes under Very High risk category.
- What is the category of SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan?SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan belongs to the Equity : Small Cap category of funds.
- How Long should I Invest in SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan?The suggested investment horizon of investing into SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan is >3 years. The suggested investment horizon is the minimum time required for holding investments in the fund to reduce its downside risk and ensure that the returns become more predictable.
- Who manages the SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan?The SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan is managed by Rama Iyer Srinivasan (Since Nov 16, 2013).
1. SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan is Open-ended Small Cap Equity scheme which belongs to SBI Mutual Fund House.
2. The fund was launched on Jan 01, 2013.
Investment objective & Benchmark
1. The investment objective of the fund is that " The scheme seeks to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital along with the liquidity of an open-ended scheme by investing predominantly in a well diversified basket of equity stocks of small cap companies. "
2. It is benchmarked against BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index.
Asset Allocation & Portfolio Composition
1. The asset allocation of the fund comprises around 89.95% in equities, 1.26% in debts and 8.79% in cash & cash equivalents.
2. While the top 10 equity holdings constitute around 27.47% of the assets, the top 3 sectors constitute around 35.78% of the assets.
3. The fund largely follows a Blend oriented style of investing and invests across market capitalisations - around 0.0% in giant & large cap companies, 0.0% in mid cap and 0.0% in small cap companies.
Tax Implications on SBI Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth
1. Gains are taxed at a rate of 15% (Short-term Capital Gain Tax - STCG) if units are redeemed within 1 year of investment.
2. For units redeemed after 1 year of investment, gains of upto Rs. 1 lakh accruing from those units in a financial year shall be exempted from tax.
3. Gains of more than Rs. 1 lakh will be taxed at a rate of 10% (Long-term Capital Gain Tax - LTCG).
4. For Dividend Distribution Tax, the dividend income from this fund will get added to the income of an investor and taxed according to his/her respective tax slabs.
5. Also, for dividend income in excess of Rs 5,000 in a financial year; the fund house shall deduct a TDS of 10% on such income.