Best Small Cap Funds
Aggressive growth for long horizons.
Methodology: Small-cap funds ranked by FundScore. The highest long-term return potential and the deepest drawdowns — only for 7+ year horizons and strong risk appetite.
| # | Fund | Category | NAV | 1D | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | Sharpe | FundScore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mahindra Manulife | Small Cap Fund | ₹23.09 | ▼ 0.02% | +15.6% | +22.3% | — | 1.08 | ||
| BANDHAN SMALL CAP FUND - DIRECT PLAN GROWTH Bandhan | Small Cap Fund | ₹56.53 | ▼ 0.08% | +11.5% | +27.7% | +20.0% | 1.29 | ||
| Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund - Direct - Growth Motilal Oswal | Small Cap Fund | ₹17.34 | ▲ 0.33% | +22.0% | — | — | 0.93 | ||
| BANK OF INDIA Small Cap Fund Direct Plan Growth Bank of India | Small Cap Fund | ₹63.52 | ▲ 0.08% | +22.1% | +23.0% | +20.2% | 1.11 | ||
| TRUSTMF SMALL CAP FUND -DIRECT PLAN-GROWTH Trust | Small Cap Fund | ₹13.42 | ▲ 0.45% | +29.5% | — | — | 0.65 | ||
| ITI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option ITI | Small Cap Fund | ₹37.32 | ▲ 0.39% | +18.0% | +26.0% | +18.1% | 0.82 | ||
| Edelweiss Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Edelweiss | Small Cap Fund | ₹53.37 | ▲ 0.16% | +10.3% | +17.8% | +18.3% | 1.03 | ||
| BAJAJ FINSERV SMALL CAP FUND - DIRECT - GROWTH Bajaj Finserv | Small Cap Fund | ₹11.07 | ▲ 0.07% | +14.1% | — | — | 0.30 | ||
| LIC MF Small Cap Fund-Direct Plan-Growth LIC | Small Cap Fund | ₹38.51 | ▲ 0.64% | +14.0% | +18.8% | — | 0.67 | ||
| JM Small Cap Fund (Direct) - Growth Option JM Financial | Small Cap Fund | ₹11.76 | ▲ 0.49% | +16.7% | — | — | 0.17 | ||
| Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Axis | Small Cap Fund | ₹134.42 | ▼ 0.08% | +9.6% | +16.9% | +17.1% | 1.06 | ||
| UTI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option UTI | Small Cap Fund | ₹30.02 | ▲ 0.14% | +7.3% | +16.5% | +16.4% | 0.94 | ||
| Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth Option Nippon India | Small Cap Fund | ₹206.22 | ▲ 0.18% | +9.0% | +17.5% | +19.8% | 0.99 | ||
| Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option Nippon India | Small Cap Fund | ₹206.22 | ▲ 0.18% | +9.0% | +17.5% | +19.8% | 0.99 | ||
| PGIM India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan- Growth Option PGIM India | Small Cap Fund | ₹19.55 | ▲ 0.26% | +11.7% | +16.7% | +14.3% | 0.52 | ||
| Tata Small Cap Fund-Direct Plan-Growth Tata | Small Cap Fund | ₹44.20 | ▼ 0.27% | -2.6% | +12.9% | +15.3% | 0.87 | ||
| DSP Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth DSP | Small Cap Fund | ₹246.97 | ▲ 0.05% | +14.3% | +18.0% | +17.7% | 0.89 | ||
| Invesco India Smallcap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Invesco | Small Cap Fund | ₹53.73 | ▼ 0.11% | +16.6% | +24.5% | +20.7% | 0.95 | ||
| CANARA ROBECO SMALL CAP FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH OPTION Canara Robeco | Small Cap Fund | ₹45.86 | ▼ 0.04% | +7.2% | +14.7% | +16.4% | 0.91 | ||
| SBI Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth SBI | Small Cap Fund | ₹208.76 | ▲ 0.60% | +6.7% | +12.7% | +14.6% | 1.12 | ||
| Union Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Union | Small Cap Fund | ₹65.39 | ▲ 0.74% | +21.1% | +19.6% | +17.7% | 0.63 | ||
| Mirae Asset Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mirae Asset | Small Cap Fund | ₹12.65 | ▼ 0.18% | +10.9% | — | — | 0.65 | ||
| HSBC Small Cap Fund - Direct Growth HSBC | Small Cap Fund | ₹98.74 | ▲ 0.49% | +9.2% | +16.2% | — | 0.75 | ||
| Sundaram Small Cap Fund Direct Plan - Growth Sundaram | Small Cap Fund | ₹327.83 | ▲ 0.20% | +16.7% | +18.7% | +17.7% | 0.67 | ||
| QUANTUM SMALL CAP FUND - DIRECT PLAN GROWTH OPTION Quantum | Small Cap Fund | ₹14.18 | ▼ 0.28% | +9.7% | — | — | 0.53 | ||
| Kotak-Small Cap Fund - Growth - Direct Kotak Mahindra | Small Cap Fund | ₹323.42 | ▼ 0.05% | +5.9% | +13.6% | +13.9% | 0.81 | ||
| Baroda BNP Paribas Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth option Baroda BNP Paribas | Small Cap Fund | ₹14.67 | ▲ 0.02% | +10.3% | — | — | 0.53 | ||
| HDFC Small Cap Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan HDFC | Small Cap Fund | ₹164.01 | ▲ 0.19% | +2.5% | +13.8% | +16.2% | 0.74 | ||
| Franklin India Small Cap Fund - Direct - Growth Franklin Templeton | Small Cap Fund | ₹204.39 | ▼ 0.07% | +5.7% | +15.5% | +17.3% | 0.85 | ||
| quant Small Cap Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan quant | Small Cap Fund | ₹313.05 | ▼ 0.07% | +12.9% | +19.2% | +18.8% | 0.60 |