LIC MF Small Cap Fund Direct-Growth
Equity: Small Cap - Growth (Open ended)
SEBI Riskometer: Very HighCategory: Equity: Small CapBenchmark: NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return IndexCheck Portfolio Overlap →
NAV: ₹37.02-1.00%
22 Oct 2026
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The scheme has outperformed its benchmark (NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index) with an alpha of 5.48% 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)?
Expense ratio of the scheme (1.3%) is lower than average expense ratio of the category (1.53%), 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 14.87% is between 25th and 75th 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 was a top-quartile (25%) performer in 7.0 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)?
Volatility of scheme returns is roughly in the range of 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)?
The scheme seeks to provide investors with the opportunities for long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in Equity and Equity related instruments of Small-cap Companies.