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Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Small Cap
Moderately High Risk
NAV: 31 Dec '21
₹25.91
Min. SIP amount
Not Supported
Fund size
₹512.88 Cr
Expense ratio
0.73%
Holdings (68)
| Name | Sector | Instruments | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent Systems Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 3.28% |
| Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. | Services | Equity | 2.97% |
| Transport Corporation Of India Ltd. | Services | Equity | 2.81% |
| KPIT Technologies Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 2.75% |
| Kei Industries Ltd. | Engineering | Equity | 2.75% |
| Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd. | Engineering | Equity | 2.42% |
| Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 2.37% |
| KPR Mills Ltd. | Textiles | Equity | 2.34% |
| TCI Express Ltd. | Services | Equity | 2.24% |
| Canara Bank | Financial | Equity | 2.18% |
| Cyient Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 2.18% |
| Birlasoft Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 2.17% |
| Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 2.15% |
| Brigade Enterprises Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 2.15% |
| Can Fin Homes Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 2.10% |
| BEML Ltd | Engineering | Equity | 2.07% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | Services | Equity | 1.95% |
| Tata Elxsi Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 1.93% |
| Solar Industries India Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 1.88% |
| Neogen Chemicals Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 1.86% |
| Laurus Labs Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 1.79% |
| Birla Corporation Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 1.79% |
| Mastek Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 1.67% |
| Timken India Ltd. | Engineering | Equity | 1.59% |
| Orient Electric Ltd. | Consumer Durable | Equity | 1.51% |
| Westlife Development Ltd. | Services | Equity | 1.47% |
| VIP Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 1.45% |
| Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. | FMCG | Equity | 1.41% |
| Force Motors Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 1.38% |
| Blue Star Ltd. | Consumer Durable | Equity | 1.35% |
| JK Cement Ltd | Construction | Equity | 1.33% |
| Subros Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 1.29% |
| JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 1.29% |
| PVR Ltd. | Services | Equity | 1.29% |
| Amber Enterprises India Ltd. | Consumer Durable | Equity | 1.28% |
| Syngene International Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 1.26% |
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 1.23% |
| Ceat Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 1.19% |
| NIIT Ltd. | Technology | Equity | 1.18% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | Metals | Equity | 1.16% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | Equity | 1.16% |
| Cera Sanitaryware Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 1.16% |
| PNC Infratech Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 1.14% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 1.04% |
| KNR Constructions Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 1.01% |
| Vardhman Textiles Ltd. | Textiles | Equity | 1.01% |
| Cosmo Films Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 0.93% |
| NCC Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 0.91% |
| Tata Motors Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 0.91% |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 0.90% |
| Navin Fluorine International Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 0.85% |
| Minda Industries Ltd. | Automobile | Equity | 0.83% |
| Bank Of Baroda | Financial | Equity | 0.83% |
| Craftsman Automation Ltd. | Engineering | Equity | 0.77% |
| Indian Bank | Financial | Equity | 0.75% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 0.74% |
| Astral Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 0.73% |
| Rossari Biotech Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 0.73% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 0.62% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | Equity | 0.58% |
| Kaveri Seed Company Ltd. | FMCG | Equity | 0.57% |
| Info Edge (India) Ltd. | Services | Equity | 0.51% |
| Ipca Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | Equity | 0.44% |
| PI Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 0.23% |
| Rallis India Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 0.05% |
| Reserve Bank of India | Financial | T-Bills | 0.03% |
| Clean Science And Technology Ltd. | Chemicals | Equity | 0.02% |
| G R Infraprojects Ltd. | Construction | Equity | 0.01% |
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Minimum investments
Min. for 1st investment
Not Supported
Min. for 2nd investment
Not Supported
Min. for SIP
Not Supported
Returns and rankings
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
| Name | 3M | 6M | 1Y | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund returns | +9.8% | +26.7% | +77.3% | +159.1% |
| Category average (Equity Small Cap) | -- | -- | -6.3% | -- |
| Rank (Equity Small Cap) | 2 | 1 | 3 | -- |
Exit load, stamp duty and tax
Exit load
For units in excess of 24% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
from July 1st 2020
Tax implication
Returns are taxed at 20%, if you redeem before one year. After 1 year, you are required to pay LTCG tax of 12.5% on returns of Rs 1.25 lakh+ in a financial year.
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Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | +4.63% | +31.01% | 18,990.28 | |
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Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | -1.81% | +21.23% | 68,287.15 | |
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About Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Sundaram Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 26 Feb 1996. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹76,137 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 31 Dec 2021 is ₹25.91.
The Principal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderately High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹500. For units in excess of 24% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
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Investment Objective
The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.
Fund benchmarkNIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index
Fund house
Rank (total assets)#17 in India
Total AUM₹76,136.70 Cr
Date of Incorporation26 Feb 1996
Launch Date26 Feb 1996
AddressSundaram Towers No. 46,,1st& 2nd Floor, Whites Road,Royapettah Chennai 600014
Websitewww.karvymfs.com
AddressKarvy House, No. 46, 8-2-609/K, Avenue 4, Street No.1 Banjara Hills,