HDFC Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth
Equity: Small Cap - Growth (Open ended) Factsheet
NAV: ₹158.06-0.59%
07 Jul 2026
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Volatility of scheme returns is significantly lower than average volatility of the category
This measures the volatility of monthly returns of the scheme (in the last 3 years) with respect to average volatility of the category. Higher number implies that scheme has been riskier that average category risk
What is Volatility (3Y)?
Expense ratio of the scheme (0.77%) is lower than average expense ratio of the category (0.96%), excluding index funds and ETFs
This measures the relative expense of the scheme with respect to average expense ratio of the category. Investors should always prefer schemes with lower expense, everything else remaining the same
What is Expense ratio?
3-year CAGR of 13.76% is in the bottom 25th percentile in its category - Equity: Small Cap
This is measured by percentile rank of the scheme in its category based on 3-year CAGR. Lower rank implies that scheme was a relative outperformer in its category
What is CAGR (3Y)?
The scheme has marginally underperformed its benchmark (BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index) with an alpha of -0.9% in the last 3 years
This measures the risk-adjusted outperformance of the scheme with respect to the benchmark calculated based on last 3 years of performance. Higher alpha implies higher outperformance (in the last 3 years)
What is Alpha (3Y)?
The scheme was a top-quartile (25%) performer in 5.0 out of last 12 quarters
This is measured as the number of quarters, in the last 12 quarters, that the scheme was in the top quartile (25th percentile). Higher number implies that scheme has been a consistent performer
What is Consistency (quarterly)?
The scheme seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation /income by investing predominantly in Small-Cap companies.