HSBC Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth
(Scheme Rating)
NAV as of Sep 05, 2025
89.08-0.27%
- Growth - Direct
(Earn upto 1.03% Extra Returns with Direct Plan)
Fund Category:
Equity: Small Cap
Expense Ratio:
0.64%(0.50% Category
average)Fund Size:
Rs. 16,535.82 Cr(4.51% of Investment in Category)
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HSBC Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth
(Scheme Rating)
NAV as of Sep 05, 2025
89.08-0.27%
Expense Ratio:
0.64%
Fund Size:
Rs. 16,535.82 Cr
Fund Category:
Equity: Small Cap
1. Current NAV: The Current Net Asset Value of the HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan as of Sep 05, 2025 is Rs 89.08 for Growth option of its Direct plan.
2. Returns: Its trailing returns over different time periods are: -8.54% (1yr), 20.37% (3yr), 31.22% (5yr) and 20.51% (since launch). Whereas, Category returns for the same time duration are: -7.35% (1yr), 19.99% (3yr) and 28.37% (5yr).
3. Fund Size: The HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan currently holds Assets under Management worth of Rs 16535.82 crore as on Jul 31, 2025.
4. Expense ratio: The expense ratio of the fund is 0.64% for Direct plan as on Sep 04, 2025.
5. Exit Load: HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan shall attract an Exit Load, "Exit load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption 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.
HSBC Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth Returns
Trailing Returns
Rolling Returns
Discrete Period
SIP Returns
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y Annualized Returns -1.00 -1.26 15.98 -8.54 20.37 31.22 Category Avg -0.24 -0.54 17.09 -7.35 19.99 28.37 Rank within Category 42 30 33 29 18 8 No. of funds within Category 50 49 48 45 28 22 - Loading...
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HSBC Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth Fund Details
Investment Objective - The Scheme will primarily be a diversified equity fund which will invest predominantly in small cap stocks to generate long term capital appreciation.
| Fund House | HSBC Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | May 12, 2014 |
| Benchmark | BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index |
| Return Since Launch | 20.51% |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Risk Grade | Average |
| Return Grade | Average |
HSBC 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 for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year. | |
Portfolio Allocation
Asset Allocation
Asset Allocation History
Sector Allocation
Market Cap Allocation
Concentration & Valuation Analysis
| JUL 2025 | JUN 2025 | MAY 2025 | APR 2025 | MAR 2025 | FEB 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 99 | 102 | 100 | 101 | 100 | 101 |
| Top 5 Company Holdings | 10.39% | 11.15% | 10.38% | 10.63% | 10.68% | 10.56% |
| Top 10 Company Holdings | 19.56% | 20.33% | 19.18% | 19.74% | 19.52% | 19.35% |
| Company with Highest Exposure | MCX (2.23%) | MCX (2.53%) | Aditya Birla Real Estate (2.16%) | K.P.R. Mill (2.38%) | Neuland Laboratories (2.34%) | Neuland Laboratories (2.33%) |
| Number of Sectors | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Top 3 Sector Holdings | 42.9% | 43.37% | 42.73% | 40.49% | 37.56% | 38.12% |
| Top 5 Sector Holdings | 59.73% | 60.29% | 58.74% | 57.18% | 53.97% | 54.31% |
| Sector with Highest Exposure | Capital Goods (17.04%) | Capital Goods (16.87%) | Capital Goods (17.48%) | Capital Goods (16.31%) | Capital Goods (15.3%) | Capital Goods (15.25%) |
Top Stock Holdings
Sector Holdings in MF
Company Sector Assest(%) P/E EPS-TTM(₹) RETURN 1 YR(%) MCX Services 2.23 60.10 127.91 41.44 Nippon Life India Asset Management Financial 2.18 37.86 21.25 16.13 Techno Electric & Eng. Co. Capital Goods 2.07 38.45 39.64 -3.10 K.P.R. Mill Textiles 1.98 41.65 24.12 14.25 Time Technoplast Materials 1.93 26.93 17.79 16.39 Karur Vysya Bank Financial 1.9 9.93 20.74 13.17 GE Vernova T&D Capital Goods 1.83 91.71 29.88 75.12 Sumitomo Chemical India Chemicals 1.83 50.60 11.16 5.81 Sobha Construction 1.81 148.59 9.56 -17.69 EID Parry Consumer Staples 1.8 18.52 58.12 31.70
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 HSBC Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth 89.08 16,535.82 -1.00 -8.54 20.37 31.22 Invesco India Smallcap Fund Direct - Growth 46.14 7,717.86 0.74 0.28 26.46 31.90 Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth 50.24 14,062.19 -0.50 -2.56 30.03 32.70 Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct- Growth 188.29 65,922.00 -0.18 -6.63 23.62 33.55 Quant Small Cap Fund Direct Plan-Growth 274.14 29,462.70 -0.48 -10.25 24.64 36.76
Risk Ratios
Ratios are calculated using the calendar month returns for the last 3 years
Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation
Standard deviation is the deviation of the fund's return around mean.
High Volatality
18.20VS17.08Fund Vs Category Avg
Beta
Beta
Beta shows the portfolio risk in relation to the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the fund returns are less volatile compared to the broader market. A beta of more than 1 means that the fund returns are more volatile than the broader markets. A beta equal to 1 means that fund's volatility is in line with the broader market.
High Volatality
0.93VS0.87Fund Vs Category Avg
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe ratio is a risk adjusted performance measure. A fund with a higher Sharpe ratio is considered better than a fund with a lower Sharpe ratio.
Poor risk-adjusted returns
0.75VS0.84Fund Vs Category Avg
Treynor's Ratio
Treynor's Ratio
Treynor is a risk adjusted performance measure. A fund with a higher Treynor ratio is considered better than a fund with a lower Treynor ratio.
Poor risk-adjusted returns
14.72VS16.49Fund Vs Category Avg
Jensen's Alpha
Jensen's Alpha
Alpha shows the ability of the fund manager to outperform the market. A higher Alpha is preferred.
Poor risk-adjusted returns
0.08VS1.56Fund Vs Category Avg
Mean Return
Mean Return
Average return generated by the fund during a specified period.
Poor average monthly returns
19.98VS20.59Fund Vs Category Avg
Risk Ratio Chart
- Risk Ratio
- Category Average
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Fund Manager
- V.M.Venugopal ManghatSince Dec 20194 schemes
Mr. Manghat is a B.Sc (Mathematics) and MBA (Finance). Prior to joining HSBC Mutual Fund, he has worked with L&T Mutual Fund, Tata Asset Management Ltd.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y HSBC Value Fund Direct-Growth Value Oriented 121.43 13,816.77 -1.11 HSBC Infrastructure Fund Direct-Growth Thematic-Infrastructure 51.40 2,364.97 -9.34 HSBC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct-Growth Dynamic Asset Allocation 50.31 1,566.97 3.12 HSBC Multi Cap Fund Direct - Growth Multi Cap 19.24 Unrated 4,953.75 -1.79
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| Scheme Name | Rating | Asset Size(Cr) | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC Liquid Fund Direct-Growth | 18,692.68 | 0.50 | 1.58 | 3.47 | 7.18 | 7.09 | |
| HSBC Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth | 16,909.21 | -2.10 | 9.98 | 10.43 | -4.38 | 24.03 | |
| HSBC Value Fund Direct-Growth | 14,053.52 | -2.54 | 6.47 | 12.22 | 0.64 | 26.68 | |
| HSBC Midcap Fund Direct-Growth | 12,146.02 | -3.10 | 9.25 | 14.08 | 1.46 | 25.38 | |
| HSBC Corporate Bond Direct-Growth | 6,063.42 | 0.75 | 2.16 | 5.29 | 9.47 | 8.07 | |
| HSBC Aggressive Hybrid Fund Direct-Growth | 5,565.90 | -1.03 | 8.26 | 11.14 | 1.06 | 17.09 | |
| HSBC Flexi Cap Fund Direct-Growth | 5,169.21 | -2.67 | 6.41 | 10.92 | 1.18 | 22.21 | |
| HSBC Multi Cap Fund Direct - Growth | 4,984.93 | -2.49 | 5.74 | 10.35 | -0.72 | - | |
| HSBC Banking and PSU Debt Fund Direct-Growth | 4,667.01 | 0.67 | 1.98 | 5.16 | 8.94 | 7.48 | |
| HSBC Short Duration Fund Direct-Growth | 4,644.02 | 0.65 | 2.05 | 5.19 | 9.30 | 7.80 |
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1. HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan is Open-ended Small Cap Equity scheme which belongs to HSBC Mutual Fund House.
2. The fund was launched on May 12, 2014.
Investment objective & Benchmark
1. The investment objective of the fund is that " The Scheme will primarily be a diversified equity fund which will invest predominantly in small cap stocks to generate long term capital appreciation. "
2. It is benchmarked against BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index.
Asset Allocation & Portfolio Composition
1. The asset allocation of the fund comprises around 97.05% in equities, 0.0% in debts and 2.95% in cash & cash equivalents.
2. While the top 10 equity holdings constitute around 19.56% of the assets, the top 3 sectors constitute around 42.9% of the assets.
3. The fund largely follows a Growth 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 HSBC 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.
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FAQs about HSBC Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth
- Is it safe to invest in HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan?As per SEBI’s latest guidelines to calculate risk grades, investment in the HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan comes under Very High risk category.
- What is the category of HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan?HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan belongs to the Equity : Small Cap category of funds.
- How Long should I Invest in HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan?The suggested investment horizon of investing into HSBC 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 HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan?The HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan is managed by Karan Desai (Since Feb 03, 2017) and Venugopal Manghat (Since Dec 17, 2019).
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