HDFC Nifty Small Cap 250 Index Fund

Direct · Growth
₹18.98
19 Oct 2026
NAV
17.4%
3Y CAGR
16.9%
Weighted CAGR
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4.16
Sharpe
-26.2%
Max Drawdown
?
0.30%
TER

If you invested ₹1,00,000 every month via SIP, here's how this fund has historically performed across different time horizons.

Duration Invested Median Value XIRR Min XIRR Max XIRR
1 Year ₹12.00 L ₹12.58 L 15.1% -35.5% 69.5%
3 Years ₹36.00 L ₹40.27 L 7.2% -1.9% 10.9%

SIP returns vs benchmark & category

Annualised SIP return (XIRR) over each rolling horizon — like-for-like, not lump-sum.

Duration Fund SIP XIRR NIFTY 50 Category avg Fund edge
1 Year 15.1% 14.3% 5.8% +0.8%
3 Years 7.2% 11.0% 12.0% -3.9%

Duration Mean Median Min Max Sharpe Sortino % Positive Cat. Mean Cat. Median
1 Year 15.4% 4.7% -12.3% 70.2% 0.38 1.38 72% — —
3 Years 17.4% 17.6% 12.2% 22.2% 4.16 — 100% — —

-26.2%
Max Drawdown
5 mo
Drawdown Duration
Not recovered
Recovery Time
-6.3%
Avg Drawdown

Calmar Ratio by Duration

0.59
1Y
0.67
3Y

Compared against NIFTY 50

Duration Alpha Beta Upside Capture Downside Capture Fund CAGR Bench CAGR
1 Year +12.47 1.00 98.7% 83.4% 3.0% -9.5%
3 Years +6.83 1.05 104.0% 94.5% 12.2% 5.5%
5 Years +8.43 1.03 105.4% 88.9% 13.9% 5.5%
7 Years +5.92 1.03 105.4% 88.9% 9.7% 3.9%
10 Years +4.12 1.03 105.4% 88.9% 6.7% 2.7%
12 Years +3.44 1.03 105.4% 88.9% 5.6% 2.2%
15 Years +2.76 1.03 105.4% 88.9% 4.4% 1.8%

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Total Holdings
12.6%
Top 10 Weight
42
Sectors
# Stock % of NAV
1 Sona Blw Precision Forgings 1.67%
2 WELSPUN CORP LIMITED 1.60%
3 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. 1.38%
4 Navin Fluorine International Ltd. 1.36%
5 Ather Energy Limited 1.21%
6 RBL Bank Ltd. 1.12%
7 Delhivery Limited 1.10%
8 Redington Ltd. 1.08%
9 HFCL Ltd 1.04%
10 Gland Pharma Ltd. 1.04%