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HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund

Direct Plan · Growth Option · HDFC Mutual Fund

Risk: Very High Risk
52W Low ₹15.51 23 Mar 2026 52W High ₹20.21 8 Sept 2026
₹18.9407 NAV as of 4 Nov 2026 +1.97% day change
Other Plans of This Fund
ISININF179KC1GE4
Scheme Code151727
StructureOpen Ended Schemes
Fund HouseHDFC Asset Management Company Limited
AUM (avg. July - September 2026)₹595.42 Cr
Expense Ratio (as of 21 Oct 2026)0.40%
Min. Investment₹100
Inception Date6 Apr 2023
BenchmarkNIFTY Smallcap 250 Index (TRI)
Portfolio Turnover63.80%
NFO PeriodApril 6, 2023 – April 18, 2023

Returns

1Y +0.41%
3Y +12.30%
Since Inception +19.83%

Annualised (CAGR) returns for periods over a year.

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Rank in Category

PeriodThis FundCategory Avg.Rank
1W +2.41% +3.19% 183 of 283
1M -1.09% +2.85% 278 of 283
3M -4.49% -2.37% 223 of 283
6M +3.01% +1.56% 65 of 278
YTD +4.33% -0.86% 65 of 283
1Y +0.41% -0.15% 126 of 263
2Y -0.59% +2.58% 162 of 193
3Y +12.30% +9.71% 35 of 142
INCEPTION +19.83% — —

Ranked among: Other Scheme - Index Funds.

Rolling Returns

PeriodAverageBestWorstPositive PeriodsConsistency
3M +5.18% +25.57% -23.65% 66% 26%
6M +9.44% +37.42% -24.80% 69% 28%
1Y +15.10% +70.23% -12.29% 71% 30%
2Y +10.88% +31.70% -3.11% 89% 38%
3Y +16.94% +22.21% +10.69% 100% 46%

Rolling returns show the average, best and worst outcome an investor would have seen entering at any point in the window.

NAV History

AUM Trend (₹ Cr, quarterly average)

Expense Ratio Trend

Portfolio · Sep 2026

Asset Allocation

  • Equity98.32%
  • Debt0.00%
  • Cash1.68%
  • Other0.00%

Market Cap Split

  • Large Cap0.00%
  • Mid Cap2.99%
  • Small Cap95.15%
  • Others1.86%

Fundamentals

FundCategory
P/E25.9723.30
P/B3.313.81
Price / Sales2.543.27
Price / Cash Flow20.8217.22
Dividend Yield (%)0.991.63
Holdings251
Top 5 Stocks7.22%
Top 10 Stocks12.60%
Top 3 Sectors24.59%

Holdings · Sep 2026

HoldingSectorWeightChange (1M)
TREPS - Tri-party Repo Reverse Repo / TREPS 1.93% —
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Auto Components 1.67% +0.02%
Welspun Corp Industrial Products 1.60% +0.18%
Karur Vysya Bank Banks 1.38% -0.11%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.36% -0.09%
Ather Energy Automobiles 1.21% -0.28%
RBL Bank Banks 1.12% +0.05%
Delhivery Transport Services 1.10% -0.06%
Redington Commercial Services & Supplies 1.08% +0.12%
Gland Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.04% +0.00%
HFCL Telecom - Services 1.04% -0.12%
CDSL Capital Markets 1.01% -0.12%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust Realty 1.01% —
City Union Bank Banks 0.98% -0.02%
Cupid Personal Products 0.94% —
View all 253 holdings
PNB Housing Finance Finance 0.94% -0.04%
Sai Life Sciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.94% +0.03%
Sansera Engineering Auto Components 0.90% —
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Equity 0.89% +0.00%
Anand Rathi Wealth Capital Markets 0.87% -0.02%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Industrial Products 0.86% +0.07%
Neuland Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.83% -0.08%
Angel One Capital Markets 0.80% -0.05%
TD Power Systems Electrical Equipment 0.80% —
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.79% +0.11%
Aegis Logistics Gas 0.78% +0.06%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.78% -0.07%
Wockhardt Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.78% +0.07%
Acutaas Chemicals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.76% +0.02%
CAMS Capital Markets 0.72% -0.13%
Himadri Speciality Chemical Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.72% +0.02%
Craftsman Automation Auto Components 0.71% -0.03%
Poonawalla Fincorp Finance 0.71% -0.04%
Kalpataru Projects International Construction 0.70% -0.02%
Dr. Lal Path Labs Equity 0.69% +0.01%
Great Eastern Shipping Company Transport Services 0.69% +0.11%
Amber Enterprises Consumer Durables 0.65% -0.10%
Carborundum Universal Industrial Products 0.65% +0.07%
IIFL Finance Finance 0.63% -0.05%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Finance 0.62% -0.05%
Syrma SGS Industrial Manufacturing 0.62% +0.11%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Durables 0.60% -0.09%
Nuvama Wealth Management Capital Markets 0.60% -0.01%
PTC Industries Industrial Products 0.60% -0.01%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.59% —
Elgi Equipments Industrial Products 0.59% -0.02%
Data Patterns Aerospace & Defense 0.58% -0.04%
Piramal Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.57% -0.03%
CarTrade Tech Retailing 0.56% -0.01%
Granules Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.56% +0.01%
Star Health Insurance Insurance 0.56% -0.04%
Onesource Specialty Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.54% +0.00%
Tata Technologies IT - Services 0.54% -0.11%
Asahi India Glass Auto Components 0.52% +0.00%
KFin Technologies Capital Markets 0.50% -0.09%
Timken Industrial Products 0.50% -0.01%
Finolex Cables Industrial Products 0.49% +0.06%
Kaynes Technology India Industrial Manufacturing 0.49% -0.03%
Brigade Enterprises Realty 0.48% -0.07%
Home First Finance Company Finance 0.48% -0.03%
Tata Elxsi IT - Software 0.48% —
Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.48% -0.02%
ZF Commercial Auto Components 0.48% -0.04%
Aditya Infotech Industrial Manufacturing 0.47% +0.03%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.47% -0.07%
Sammaan Capital Finance 0.47% -0.04%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.46% -0.02%
Five Star Business Finance Finance 0.45% -0.02%
Kajaria Ceramics Consumer Durables 0.45% -0.02%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.44% -0.05%
AWL Agri Business Agricultural Food & Other Products 0.44% —
Sagility IT - Services 0.44% -0.05%
Affle 3i IT - Services 0.43% -0.03%
Capri Global Capital Finance 0.43% -0.02%
Castrol Petroleum Products 0.43% +0.03%
Pine Labs Financial Technology (Fintech) 0.43% +0.27%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.43% -0.03%
Atul Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.42% -0.04%
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Auto Components 0.41% -0.09%
Anant Raj Realty 0.41% -0.01%
Belrise Industries Auto Components 0.41% +0.01%
Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.41% -0.02%
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions IT - Services 0.41% +0.01%
Usha Martin Industrial Products 0.41% +0.00%
ACME Solar Holdings Power 0.40% +0.03%
HBL Engineering Industrial Products 0.40% +0.06%
Jyoti CNC Automation Industrial Manufacturing 0.40% +0.02%
Netweb Technologies IT - Services 0.40% -0.04%
PVR Inox Entertainment 0.40% +0.01%
Cyient IT - Services 0.39% -0.06%
Motherson Sumi Wiring Auto Components 0.39% -0.03%
Aptus Value Housing Finance Finance 0.38% -0.02%
Azad Engineering Electrical Equipment 0.38% —
CESC Power 0.38% -0.04%
Engineers India Construction 0.38% +0.05%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.38% -0.05%
Ola Electric Mobility Automobiles 0.38% -0.04%
Force Motors Automobiles 0.37% -0.01%
KPIT Technologies IT - Software 0.37% —
RR Kabel Industrial Products 0.37% -0.07%
SPR Auto Technologies Auto Components 0.37% —
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.36% +0.07%
Firstsource Solutions Commercial Services & Supplies 0.36% -0.02%
NBCC Construction 0.36% -0.04%
PG Electroplast Consumer Durables 0.36% -0.07%
Gabriel Auto Components 0.35% +0.02%
Nava Power 0.35% -0.01%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & Other Products 0.34% +0.00%
BEML Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.34% +0.00%
Shyam Metalics & Energy Industrial Products 0.34% -0.01%
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Capital Markets 0.33% -0.02%
eClerx Services Commercial Services & Supplies 0.33% -0.04%
Emami Personal Products 0.33% +0.00%
Honeywell Automation Industrial Manufacturing 0.33% —
Jaiprakash Power Ventures Power 0.33% -0.03%
Natco Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.33% -0.01%
Physicswallah Other Consumer Services 0.33% +0.04%
Zen Technologies Aerospace & Defense 0.33% -0.04%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.32% —
CCL Products Agricultural Food & Other Products 0.32% -0.03%
Cohance Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.32% -0.02%
EID Parry Food Products 0.32% -0.05%
Ramkrishna Forgings Auto Components 0.32% -0.03%
Schneider Electric Infra Electrical Equipment 0.32% +0.00%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Equity 0.32% -0.02%
Welspun Living Textiles & Apparels 0.32% +0.04%
CEAT Auto Components 0.31% -0.01%
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.31% +0.01%
Credit Access Grameen Finance 0.31% -0.03%
IRB Infrastructure Developers Construction 0.31% -0.03%
Syngene International Equity 0.31% -0.04%
Zee Entertainment Entertainment 0.31% -0.08%
Cemindia Projects Construction 0.30% -0.01%
Inox Wind Electrical Equipment 0.30% -0.01%
Paradeep Phosphates Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.30% -0.01%
Whirlpool Consumer Durables 0.30% +0.02%
Garden Reach Shipbuilders Aerospace & Defense 0.29% -0.05%
Mamaearth Personal Products 0.29% -0.01%
Jindal SAW Industrial Products 0.29% -0.04%
Poly Medicure Equity 0.29% -0.01%
Rainbow Childrens Medicare Equity 0.29% -0.03%
Titagarh Rail Systems Industrial Manufacturing 0.29% -0.01%
Choice International Finance 0.28% -0.02%
Jammu & Kashmir Bank Banks 0.28% -0.02%
Triveni Turbines Electrical Equipment 0.28% -0.03%
Bagmane Prime Office REIT Realty 0.28% —
Aditya Birla Real Estate Realty 0.27% -0.05%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.27% -0.03%
Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.27% -0.01%
EIH Hotels Leisure Services 0.27% +0.02%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.27% -0.01%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.27% +0.06%
Thangamayil Jewellery Consumer Durables 0.27% —
Gillette Personal Products 0.26% -0.01%
PCBL Chemical Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.26% +0.01%
Reliance Power Power 0.26% -0.03%
Rubicon Research Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.26% —
TBO Tek Leisure Services 0.26% -0.01%
Aether Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.25% —
Devyani International Leisure Services 0.25% -0.02%
Intellect Design Arena IT - Software 0.25% -0.03%
Jubilant Ingrevia Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.25% -0.01%
LT Foods Agricultural Food & Other Products 0.25% -0.03%
Minda Corporation Auto Components 0.25% -0.01%
Urban Company Retailing 0.25% -0.01%
Vedanta Iron & Steel Ferrous Metals 0.25% —
Vedanta Oil & Gas Oil 0.25% —
Vedanta Power Power 0.25% —
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.24% +0.07%
Caplin Point Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.24% +0.01%
Godawari Power & Ispat Industrial Products 0.24% -0.03%
Sobha Realty 0.24% -0.01%
Sumitomo Chemical Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.24% -0.05%
Vardhman Textiles Textiles & Apparels 0.24% -0.02%
Action Construction Equipment Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.23% +0.02%
Central Bank of India Banks 0.23% +0.00%
Graphite Industrial Products 0.23% +0.02%
Lemon Tree Hotels Leisure Services 0.23% -0.01%
NCC Construction 0.23% -0.04%
Techno Electric & Engineering Construction 0.23% +0.01%
Tenneco Clean Air Auto Components 0.23% +0.01%
Aavas Financiers Finance 0.22% -0.01%
CIE Automotive Auto Components 0.22% -0.01%
IndiaMART InterMesh Retailing 0.22% -0.02%
JM Financial Finance 0.22% +0.00%
KEC International Construction 0.22% -0.02%
Zensar Technologies IT - Software 0.22% -0.02%
Zydus Wellness Food Products 0.22% -0.01%
Aadhar Housing Finance Finance 0.21% -0.02%
DOMS Industries Household Products 0.21% +0.03%
Gravita India Minerals & Mining 0.21% -0.05%
IDBI Bank Banks 0.21% -0.02%
IFCI Finance 0.21% -0.06%
INOX India Industrial Products 0.21% —
NMDC Steel Ferrous Metals 0.21% -0.03%
Olectra Greentech Automobiles 0.21% -0.03%
Privi Speciality Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.21% —
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.20% -0.02%
Concord Biotech Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.20% -0.02%
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Electrical Equipment 0.20% +0.00%
Kirloskar Brothers Industrial Products 0.20% —
KSB Industrial Products 0.20% —
Sarda Energy & Minerals Ferrous Metals 0.20% -0.01%
Shipping Corporation of India Transport Services 0.20% -0.02%
Aegis Vopak Terminals Oil 0.19% +0.01%
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Minerals & Mining 0.19% -0.02%
JK Tyre & Industries Auto Components 0.19% -0.02%
SJVN Power 0.19% —
Bata Consumer Durables 0.18% -0.02%
Firstcry (Brainbees Solutions) Retailing 0.18% -0.01%
Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Power 0.18% —
Elecon Engineering Company Electrical Equipment 0.18% +0.02%
Swan Corp Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.18% -0.01%
Tejas Networks Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.18% -0.03%
The New India Assurance Company Insurance 0.18% —
HEG Graphite Limited** Electrical Equipment 0.18% —
Afcons Infrastructure Construction 0.17% -0.03%
Allied Blenders & Distillers Beverages 0.17% +0.02%
Black Box IT - Services 0.17% —
Clean Science & Technology Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.17% -0.01%
Ircon International Construction 0.17% -0.01%
UTI AMC Capital Markets 0.17% +0.00%
Anupam Rasayan Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.16% -0.01%
Fractal Analytics IT - Software 0.16% —
JSW Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.16% +0.01%
Tega Industries Industrial Manufacturing 0.16% +0.04%
Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Cement & Cement Products 0.15% +0.01%
International Gemological Institute Commercial Services & Supplies 0.14% -0.02%
Jupiter Wagons Industrial Manufacturing 0.14% -0.01%
Prime Focus Entertainment 0.14% +0.05%
Sterlite Technologies Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.14% —
Avanti Feeds Food Products 0.13% —
Mangalore Refinery & Petroleum Petroleum Products 0.13% -0.01%
RITES Construction 0.13% +0.00%
Signatureglobal Realty 0.13% -0.01%
Transformers & Rectifiers Electrical Equipment 0.13% -0.02%
Trident Textiles & Apparels 0.13% -0.01%
BLS International Services Leisure Services 0.12% -0.01%
UCO Bank Banks 0.12% -0.01%
ITI Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.11% -0.01%
RHI Magnesita Industrial Products 0.11% +0.01%
Central Mine P & D Institute Commercial Services & Supplies 0.10% —
JBM Auto Auto Components 0.10% -0.01%
Railtel Corporation of India Telecom - Services 0.10% -0.01%
India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.09% -0.03%
Jain Resource Recycling Diversified Metals 0.09% +0.00%
HEG Advanced Materials Industrial Products 0.08% -0.19%
Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Telecom - Services 0.08% -0.01%
Bharat Coking Coal Consumable Fuels 0.07% —
Gallantt Ispat Industrial Products 0.07% -0.01%
MMTC Commercial Services & Supplies 0.04% +0.00%
MTAR Technologies Electrical Equipment 0.02% —
Net Current Assets Net Current Assets -0.25% —

Sector Allocation · Sep 2026

View all 45 sectors
  • Consumer Durables 2.81%
  • Electrical Equipment 2.79%
  • IT - Services 2.78%
  • Healthcare Services 2.50%
  • Power 2.34%
  • Automobiles 2.17%
  • Commercial Services & Supplies 2.05%
  • Transport Services 1.99%
  • Personal Products 1.82%
  • IT - Software 1.68%
  • Gas 1.51%
  • Agricultural Food & Other Products 1.35%
  • Telecom - Services 1.22%
  • Retailing 1.21%
  • Aerospace & Defense 1.20%
  • Cement & Cement Products 1.20%
  • Leisure Services 1.13%
  • Entertainment 1.12%
  • Insurance 0.98%
  • Petroleum Products 0.87%
  • Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.81%
  • Textiles & Apparels 0.69%
  • Food Products 0.67%
  • Ferrous Metals 0.66%
  • Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.57%
  • Oil 0.44%
  • Financial Technology (Fintech) 0.43%
  • Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.43%
  • Minerals & Mining 0.40%
  • Other Consumer Services 0.33%
  • Healthcare Equipment & Supplies 0.29%
  • Household Products 0.21%
  • Beverages 0.17%
  • Diversified Metals 0.09%
  • Consumable Fuels 0.07%

Risk Metrics

Standard Deviation

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 18.17 12.38 High Volatility
3Y 19.17 10.25 High Volatility
What is this?

Annualized population standard deviation of daily denomination-adjusted NAV returns, multiplied by sqrt(252). Values require a full timeframe of NAV history.

Sharpe Ratio

PeriodFundCategory
1Y -0.28 -0.51 Above Average
3Y 0.36 0.26 Above Average
What is this?

Annualized Sharpe ratio calculated from month-end NAV returns using the latest available FBIL Overnight MIBOR rate as the risk-free rate. For schemes with less than three years of history, the 3Y value uses since-inception data. Applied risk-free rate: 5.73% (published 2026-10-28).

Sortino Ratio

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 0.16 12.56 Below Average
3Y 0.96 8.16 Below Average
What is this?

Annualized from daily NAV returns using a 0.00% minimum acceptable return; downside deviation includes only returns below this target.

Tracking Difference

1Y-0.59%
3Y-0.72%
Since Inception-0.95%

Versus NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index, as of Sep 2026.

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Motilal Oswal Nifty Capital Market Index Fund
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+19.31% — — +16.06%
Motilal Oswal S&P 500 Index Fund
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+18.19% +25.74% +16.20% +20.46%
Tata Nifty MidSmall Healthcare Index Fund
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+17.24% — — +17.73%
Motilal Oswal Nifty MidSmall Healthcare Index Fund
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+17.19% — — +11.55%
ICICI Prudential NASDAQ 100 Index Fund
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+15.21% +27.99% +16.74% +17.49%
Bandhan BSE Healthcare Index Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
+13.22% — — +7.26%
Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
+13.06% — — +4.19%

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About This Scheme

Investment Objective

To generate returns that are commensurate (before fees and expenses) with the performance of the NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index, subject to tracking error.There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Stated Asset Allocation

Securities covered by NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index (TRI): 95% - 100%; Debt Securities & Money Market Instruments, Units of Debt Schemes of Mutual Funds : 0% - 5% For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website.

Exit Load

NIL

Fund Managers

FM 1 - Ms. Nandita Menezes , FM 2 - Arun Agarwal

FM - 1- Fund manager, FM - 2- Co-Fund manager

Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Data is sourced from AMFI and fund houses via FinAPI and may lag official figures.

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