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Index — Small CapHold

HDFC Nifty Small Cap 250 Index

HDFC · Direct–Growth · rank #8 of 18 by Smart Score

Data updated

Trailing returns

vs Nifty Smallcap 250 (index-fund proxy)
1 Year
4.7%
-0.1% vs index
3 Years
14.3%
-0.2% vs index
5 Years
Since launch
22.5%

Year-by-year performance

last entry = YTD
2024
+26.2%
2025
-5.9%
2026
+9.8%

Why this score

HDFC Nifty Small Cap 250 Index scores 46/100 — #8 of 18 Index — Small Cap fund (Hold). It stands out for expense ratio and fund size — beating 82% of peers on expense ratio. The main drag is its 3y return (better than only 30% of peers).

Each bar shows the fund's percentile vs Index — Small Cap peers — a longer bar beats more of the category.

3Y return14.29% · 30th percentile in category
Expense ratio0.34% · 82nd percentile in category
Alpha-2.73 · 25th percentile in category
1Y return4.68% · 25th percentile in category
Fund size774.79 Cr · 64th percentile in category
Volatility19.05 · 61st percentile in category

Top holdings

top 5 = 7.5% of portfolio
1.Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd1.65%
2.Karur Vysya Bank Ltd1.49%
3.Ather Energy Ltd.1.49%
4.Navin Fluorine International Ltd1.45%
5.Welspun Corp Ltd1.42%

250 disclosed equity positions · portfolio as of Aug 2026 · weights are % of total corpus.

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