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Nippon India Small Cap Fund

Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited
Benchmark
Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
Riskometer
Very High
Size
₹81,137 cr
Allotted
16 Sep 2010
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2026

Nippon India Small Cap Fund is a small cap fund of Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited with ₹81,137 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI) in 4 of 4 periods. Its direct plan charges 0.68% a year.

Has Nippon India Small Cap Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI, in 4 of 4 periods in AMFI's figures; +7.92% over the last year against +5.12%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty Smallcap 250 TRIAhead
1 month−2.65% −2.73% —
3 months+0.10% −1.21% —
6 months+12.59% +11.53% —
1 year+7.92% +6.04% +1.88 pts
3 years+14.13% +13.53% +0.60 pts
5 years+17.04% +13.22% +3.82 pts
10 years+20.49% +14.34% +6.15 pts
Since start
from 2 Jan 2013
+23.60%——
Valarth price history to 13 Oct 2026 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026
Ahead of its benchmark (Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI) in 4 of 4 periods.
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y +7.92%+7.14%+5.12% +2.80 🔒
3y +14.11%+13.25%+13.51% +0.60 🔒
5y +17.02%+16.08%+13.33% +3.69 🔒
10y +20.47%+19.38%+14.41% +6.06 🔒
Ahead in points a year · its rank among Small Cap funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Oct 2016 to 13 Oct 2026
50100150200250300350400450500550600650 20172019202120232025
Fund 616Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI 372

₹100 put in at the start of Oct 2016 would be ₹616 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹372 in the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

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Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.
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What does Nippon India Small Cap Fund cost?

0.68% a year on the direct plan, 1.39% on the regular plan; 6 of 36 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
0.68% a year
Category median 0.90%
Regular plan
1.39% a year
Category median 2.05%
Gap
0.71 points
for the same holdings
6 of 36 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund

What the regular plan costs you over time

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The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages Nippon India Small Cap Fund?

Samir Rachh, since None.

Samir Rachh
Primary
None years
since None
Benchmark as filedNifty Smallcap 250 TRI
Exit load
1% if redeemed or switched out on or before completion of 1 Year from the date of allotment of units. Nil, thereafter.
From 8 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 7 May 2026; as on 8 Oct 2026

What does Nippon India Small Cap Fund hold?

259 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 14.5% of the fund, the largest TD Power Systems Limited at 1.9%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026
Equity97.4%Debt0.0%Cash2.6%Other0.0%
Holdings
259
256 shares
Top ten
14.5%
of the fund
Effective holdings
148.6
spread, as if equal-weighted
Matched to our table
100%
of the equity

Five largest

% of fund
TD Power Systems Limited1.88%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited1.77%
HDFC Bank Limited1.75%
Apar Industries Limited1.74%
Acme Solar Holdings Ltd1.33%

Five largest industries

% of fund
Electrical Equipment9.80%
Auto Components7.90%
Banks7.80%
Industrial Products7.00%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology5.60%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists
Large Cap14.7%Mid Cap13.4%Small Cap71.9%

How does Nippon India Small Cap Fund score against its category?

Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.

Scorecard

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Seven scores, each out of 5, against funds in its category, with the reasons, and the warning signs it trips: in the app.
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Are the companies inside any good?

The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.

The companies inside

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The holdings weighted by their share of the fund: P/E and ROE, forensic risk levels, Valarth's valuation view, quality, moats, balance sheets and who owns them: in the app.

How is Nippon India Small Cap Fund run?

Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.

How it is run

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Turnover, what it bought and sold and when, how long it holds, size drift, cash and its record in new listings, from up to two years of monthly holdings files: in the app.

Which funds hold much the same?

The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.

not an index tracker
Nearest to the Nifty Smallcap 250: 71% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).
Active share 71.4%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common
Axis Small Cap Fund29.4% the same
64 shared holdings
HDFC NIFTY SMALLCAP 250 ETF29.3% the same
85 shared holdings
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 ETF29.3% the same
85 shared holdings

How much is in its sponsor's own group?

Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.

Related-party exposure

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How much of the fund is in companies of its sponsor's own group, beside what the index holds of them: in the app.

Questions people ask

Who manages Nippon India Small Cap Fund?

Samir Rachh (Primary) since None.

What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Small Cap Fund?

0.68% a year on the direct plan and 1.39% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has Nippon India Small Cap Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +14.11% a year over 3 years against +13.51% for its benchmark, Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.

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