Mutual fund · Small Cap· NAV-verified

Nippon India Small Cap Fund

₹80,906 cr across 255 positions, as filed for 2026-09-30. Returns are the fund's AMFI growth-plan NAV; holdings and behavior come from its filed monthly portfolios.

Returns, against the category

Q2 FY27: +9% over 1 year against the median Small Cap fund's +13%.

OverQuarter1 year3 years (ann.)5 years (ann.)
Nippon India Small Cap Fund0%+9%+14%+17%
Median Small Cap fund+3%+13%+14%+14%

1-year return at each quarter-end since Q3 FY24:

+49%Q3 FY24+55%Q4 FY24+56%Q1 FY25+48%Q2 FY25+26%Q3 FY25+6%Q4 FY25+2%Q1 FY26−9%Q2 FY26−5%Q3 FY26−2%Q4 FY26+4%Q1 FY27+9%Q2 FY27

What moved the fund, last 12 filed months

Contribution = the fund's filed weight each month × that stock's price move in its own filings, in percentage points of NAV. Corporate-action months are left out.

Helped

Stock12 monthsLatest month
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited+1.4 pp−0.0 pp
Apar Industries Limited+1.2 pp−0.0 pp
TD Power Systems Limited+1.0 pp+0.0 pp
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited+1.0 pp−0.1 pp
Avalon Technologies Limited+0.8 pp−0.0 pp

Hurt

Stock12 monthsLatest month
HDFC Bank Limited−0.6 pp−0.0 pp
Emami Limited−0.4 pp+0.0 pp
Paradeep Phosphates Limited−0.4 pp−0.0 pp
Whirlpool of India Limited−0.3 pp+0.1 pp
ITC Limited−0.3 pp0.0 pp

Holdings, as filed for 2026-09-30

HoldingSector% of fundValueHeld forVs avg cost
TD Power Systems LimitedCapital Goods1.88%₹1,518 cr130 mo+83%
B H E LCapital Goods1.77%₹1,434 cr49 mo+218%
HDFC BankFinancial Services1.75%₹1,414 cr54 mo-9%
Apar Industries LimitedCapital Goods1.74%₹1,405 cr115 mo+2142%
Acme Solar Holdings LimitedPower1.33%₹1,075 cr23 mo+29%
Karur Vysya Bank LimitedFinancial Services1.28%₹1,036 cr116 mo+388%
Sai LifeHealthcare1.24%₹1,001 cr22 mo+86%
Sundram Fasteners LimitedAutomobile and Auto Components1.20%₹971 cr30 mo+10%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial Services1.19%₹960 cr84 mo+47%
Elantas Beck India LimitedChemicals1.16%₹938 cr164 mo+309%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India LimitedFinancial Services1.14%₹924 cr68 mo+1071%
Avalon TechCapital Goods1.10%₹891 cr42 mo+463%
Zydus Wellness LimitedFast Moving Consumer Goods1.09%₹879 cr122 mo+68%
Hindustan Unilever LimitedFast Moving Consumer Goods1.05%₹851 cr27 mo-12%
Kirloskar Brothers LimitedCapital Goods0.99%₹803 cr169 mo+673%

Top 15 of 255 equity positions. "Vs avg cost" estimates the fund's gain on the position from its filing history.

How this fund actually behaves

Computed from every filed monthly portfolio (169 months of filings) by the research pipeline.

Holding patienceMedian months a position is held (25th–75th band)7 mo (3–22)
Win rate on exitsClosed positions sold above entry, and the payoff ratio (157 exits)55% · payoff 2.9×
Loser handlingCuts losers vs averages down, from 12 months of filingsMixed
Entry valuation disciplineMedian P/E paid on entries over 36 months; share above 50×42× · 39% over 50×
Portfolio valuation todayWeighted P/E and P/B of the current book at filed prices64.0× P/E · 7.4× P/B · 2% loss-makers
ChurnStocks entered and exited in 12 months, of 255 positions70 in · 50 out
ConcentrationTop 10 holdings' share; effective number of positions15% · ~148 effective