Name: Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Brand: Principal Mutual Fund

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Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Small Cap
Moderately High Risk
86.22%
1Y return
-0.94% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
All
 NAV: 17 Sep 2021₹23.24
Min. SIP amount₹500
Rating3star
Fund size₹445.22 Cr
Understand termsAnnualised returnsAverage of the yearly returns of a mutual fund over a given period.
Absolute returnsThe total return of a mutual fund over a given period.
Returns and rankingsCategory: Equity Small Cap
Absolute returns
3M6M1YAll
Fund returns16.8%40.7%86.2%132.4%
Category averageNANA102.5%NA
Rank with in category556NA
Understand termsinfo
Holdings (66)NameSectorInstrumentAssets
Persistent Systems Ltd.
TechnologyEquity3.0%
Laurus Labs Ltd.
HealthcareEquity2.7%
Can Fin Homes Ltd.
FinancialEquity2.3%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.
ServicesEquity2.3%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.
EngineeringEquity2.3%
Birlasoft Ltd.
TechnologyEquity2.2%
Kei Industries Ltd.
EngineeringEquity2.2%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.
ServicesEquity2.1%
Birla Corporation Ltd.
ConstructionEquity2.1%
Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd.
ChemicalsEquity2.0%
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All comparisons are done with the category average metrics for this category.
Pros and consinfo
Category: Equity Small Cap
thumb_up_altPros
Lower expense ratio - 0.73%
thumb_down_altCons
Age is less than 5 years
1Y Returns are lower than the category average returns
Understand termsExpense ratioA fee payable to a mutual fund house for managing your mutual fund investments. It is the total percentage of a company’s fund assets used for administrative, management, advertising, and other expenses.
TaxA percentage of your capital gains payable to the government upon exiting your mutual fund investments. Taxation is categorized as long-term capital gains (LTCG) and short-term capital gains (STCG) depending on your holding period and the type of fund.
Exit loadA fee payable to a mutual fund house for exiting a fund (fully or partially) before the completion of a specified period from the date of investment.
Stamp dutyA form of tax payable for the purchase or sale of an asset or security. 
Past expense ratio & exit load
Expense ratio
Exit load
31 Jul 2021 - Present
0.73%
30 Jun 2021 - 31 Jul 2021
0.73%
31 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2021
0.74%
30 Apr 2021 - 31 May 2021
0.75%
31 Mar 2021 - 30 Apr 2021
0.83%
28 Feb 2021 - 31 Mar 2021
0.89%
31 Jan 2021 - 28 Feb 2021
0.85%
31 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2021
0.85%
30 Nov 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
0.83%
31 Oct 2020 - 30 Nov 2020
0.80%
30 Sep 2020 - 31 Oct 2020
0.75%
31 Aug 2020 - 30 Sep 2020
0.76%
31 Jul 2020 - 31 Aug 2020
0.74%
30 Jun 2020 - 31 Jul 2020
0.74%
31 May 2020 - 30 Jun 2020
0.73%
30 Apr 2020 - 31 May 2020
0.73%
31 Mar 2020 - 30 Apr 2020
0.93%
29 Feb 2020 - 31 Mar 2020
0.66%
31 Jan 2020 - 29 Feb 2020
0.37%
31 Dec 2019 - 31 Jan 2020
0.37%
30 Nov 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
0.64%
31 Oct 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
0.71%
30 Sep 2019 - 31 Oct 2019
0.71%
31 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2019
0.71%
31 Jul 2019 - 31 Aug 2019
0.67%
30 Jun 2019 - 31 Jul 2019
0.67%
31 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2019
0.67%
Expense ratio, exit load and taxExpense ratio: 0.73%Inclusive of GST
Exit loadFor units in excess of 24% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
Stamp duty0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
Tax implicationReturns are taxed at 15%, if you redeem before one year. After 1 year, you are required to pay LTCG tax of 10% on returns of Rs 1 lakh+ in a financial year. 
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Minimum investment amountsMin. for 1st investment₹5,000
Min. for 2nd investment onwards₹1,000
Min. for SIP₹500
Fund managementP V K Mohan
Apr 2019 - Present
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Education
Mr. Mohan is a B.E (Electrical) and MBA from IIM Bangalore.
Experience
Prior to joining Principal AMC he has worked with UTI AMC.
Also manages these schemes
Principal Tax Savings Fund
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund Growth
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund Growth
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund IDCW Monthly
Principal Equity Savings Fund Growth
Principal Equity Savings Fund IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Equity Savings Fund IDCW Quarterly
Principal Personal Tax Saver Fund
Principal Balanced Advantage Fund Growth
Principal Balanced Advantage Fund IDCW Monthly
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund Direct Growth
Principal Equity Savings Fund Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Equity Savings Fund Direct IDCW Quarterly
Principal Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Principal Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Principal Balanced Advantage Fund Direct IDCW Monthly
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund Direct Growth
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund Direct IDCW Monthly
Principal Personal Tax Saver Fund Direct
Principal Tax Savings Fund Direct
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Progressive Plan Direct Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Progressive Plan Regular Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Conservative Plan Direct Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Conservative Plan Regular Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Moderate Plan Direct Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Moderate Plan Regular Growth
Principal Tax Savings Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Tax Savings Regular IDCW Half Yearly
Ravi Gopalakrishnan
Jul 2019 - Present
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Education
Mr. Gopalakrishnan is an MBA from Bradley University, USA and Masters in Finance (Investments) from Drexel University, USA.
Experience
Prior to joining Principal Mutual Fund, he has worked with Canara Robeco AMC, PGIM India Mutual Fund, Hudson Fairfax Group,USA, and Sun F & C Asset Management Ltd.
Also manages these schemes
Principal Tax Savings Fund
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund Growth
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund Growth
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund IDCW Monthly
Principal Equity Savings Fund Growth
Principal Equity Savings Fund IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Equity Savings Fund IDCW Quarterly
Principal Personal Tax Saver Fund
Principal Dividend Yield Fund Growth
Principal Dividend Yield Fund IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Focused Multicap IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Focused Multicap Growth
Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund Growth
Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Balanced Advantage Fund Growth
Principal Balanced Advantage Fund IDCW Monthly
Principal Dividend Yield Fund Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Dividend Yield Fund Direct Growth
Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund Direct Growth
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund Direct Growth
Principal Focused Multicap Fund Direct Growth
Principal Focused Multicap Fund Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Equity Savings Fund Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Equity Savings Fund Direct IDCW Quarterly
Principal Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Principal Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Principal Balanced Advantage Fund Direct IDCW Monthly
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund Direct Growth
Principal Hybrid Equity Fund Direct IDCW Monthly
Principal Personal Tax Saver Fund Direct
Principal Tax Savings Fund Direct
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Progressive Plan Direct Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Progressive Plan Regular Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Conservative Plan Direct Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Conservative Plan Regular Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Moderate Plan Direct Growth
Principal Retirement Savings Fund Moderate Plan Regular Growth
Principal Tax Savings Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Tax Savings Regular IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Small Cap Fund Regular Growth
Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Principal Small Cap Fund Direct IDCW
Principal Midcap Fund Direct Growth
Principal Midcap Fund Regular Growth
Principal Midcap Fund Regular IDCW
Siddarth Mohta
Apr 2019 - Present
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Education
Mr. Mohta is a MBA (Finance), Financial Risk Management
Experience
Has over 16 years of experience as an Equity Analyst/Finance Manager.
Also manages these schemes
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund Growth
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund Direct IDCW Half Yearly
Principal Multi Cap Growth Fund Direct Growth
Principal Small Cap Fund Regular Growth
Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Principal Small Cap Fund Direct IDCW
Fund house & investment objective
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Principal Mutual Fund
Rank (total assets)#24 in India
Total AUM7,817.63 Cr
Date of Incorporation25 Nov 1994
Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Principal Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors
Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Principal Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 25 Nov 1994. P V K Mohan is the Current Fund Manager of Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹7,818 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 17 Sep 2021 is ₹23.24.
The Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderately High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to 500. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is 5000. For units in excess of 24% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days...Read more
Investment Objective
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.
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Fund benchmarkNIFTY Smallcap 100 TRI
descriptionScheme Information Document(SID)
Fund house contact details
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Address
Exchange Plaza, Ground Floor, B Wing, NSE Building, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra(East) Mumbai 400051
Phone
022-67720555
Launch Date
25 Nov 1994
E-mail
[email protected]
Website
NA
Principal Mutual Fund
Asset Management Company
Custodian
SBI SG Global Securities Services Pvt.Ltd.
Registrar & Transfer Agent
KFin Tech
Address
Karvy House, No. 46, 8-2-609/K, Avenue 4, Street No.1 Banjara Hills,
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.karvymfs.com
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	3M	6M	1Y	All
Fund returns	16.8%	40.7%	86.2%	132.4%
Category average	NA	NA	102.5%	NA
Rank with in category	5	5	6	NA

Name	Sector	Instrument	Assets
Persistent Systems Ltd.	Technology	Equity	3.0%
Laurus Labs Ltd.	Healthcare	Equity	2.7%
Can Fin Homes Ltd.	Financial	Equity	2.3%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.	Services	Equity	2.3%
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd.	Engineering	Equity	2.3%
Birlasoft Ltd.	Technology	Equity	2.2%
Kei Industries Ltd.	Engineering	Equity	2.2%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.	Services	Equity	2.1%
Birla Corporation Ltd.	Construction	Equity	2.1%
Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd.	Chemicals	Equity	2.0%

Min. for 1st investment	₹5,000
Min. for 2nd investment onwards	₹1,000

Rating	3
Fund size	₹445.22 Cr

Rank (total assets)	#24 in India
Total AUM	7,817.63 Cr