Hdfc Small Cap Fund

Review Date: 12-12-2025

Beginning of Analysis

In the Small Cap Fund category, Hdfc Small Cap Fund is the top ranked fund. The category has total 21 funds. The 5 star rating shows an excellent past performance of the Hdfc Small Cap Fund in Small Cap Fund. The fund has a Jensen Alpha of 4.36% which is higher than the category average of 2.01%. Here the fund has shown very good performance in terms of risk adjusted returns. The fund has a Sharpe Ratio of 0.91 which is higher than the category average of 0.75.
The past performance of the fund may or may not be sustained in the future. The review is not investment advice nor is it a recommendation to buy or sell funds. The ranking is based on proprietary methodology developed by bmsmoney. The methodology is based on the past performance of the funds and does not guarantee future performance.
Small Cap Mutual Funds

Hdfc Small Cap Fund Return Analysis

The Hdfc Small Cap Fund has delivered a mixed performance across various time horizons, showcasing both strengths and challenges when compared to its Small Cap Fund peers and the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI benchmark. This analysis examines the fund’s returns over periods ranging from one month to ten years, alongside its Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) performance, highlighting its rankings within the Small Cap Fund category and its ability to outperform or underperform the benchmark and category averages.

• The fund has given a return of -3.64%, -3.41 and 0.72 in last one, three and six months respectively. In the same period the category average return was -3.15%, -2.4% and -1.0% respectively.
• Hdfc Small Cap Fund has given a return of -4.25% in last one year. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was -10.04%. The fund has given 5.79% more return than the benchmark return.
• The fund has given a return of 20.47% in last three years and rank 7th out of 22 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 19.73%. The fund has given 0.74% more return than the benchmark return.
• Hdfc Small Cap Fund has given a return of 26.42% in last five years and category average returns is 25.04% in same period. The fund ranked 6th out of 19 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 23.56%. The fund has given 2.86% more return than the benchmark return.
• The fund has given a return of 19.35% in last ten years and ranked 4th out of 12 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 15.24%. The fund has given 4.11% more return than the benchmark return.
• The fund has given a SIP return of 7.84% in last one year whereas category average SIP return is 4.75%. The fund one year return rank in the category is 10th in 28 funds
• The fund has SIP return of 14.36% in last three years and ranks 9th in 22 funds. Bandhan Small Cap Fund has given the highest SIP return (24.91%) in the category in last three years.
• The fund has SIP return of 19.42% in last five years whereas category average SIP return is 18.41%.

Hdfc Small Cap Fund Risk Analysis

• The fund has a standard deviation of 15.46 and semi deviation of 11.18. The category average standard deviation is 16.58 and semi deviation is 12.17.
• The fund has a Value at Risk (VaR) of -13.99 and a maximum drawdown of -19.86. The category average VaR is -17.86 and the maximum drawdown is -22.39. The fund has a beta of 0.76 which shows that fund is less volatile than the benchmark.

Standard deviation measures the fund's return volatility and Semi deviation focuses on downside volatility. Value at Risk (VaR) is a measure of the risk of investments. Maximum Drawdown is the maximum loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio. Beta measures the volatility of the fund compared to the benchmark. A beta of 1 indicates that the fund will move in line with the benchmark. A beta of more than 1 indicates that the fund will be more volatile than the benchmark and vice versa.

Very Good Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

Good Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

Poor Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

Very Poor Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

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