Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is a 5 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 26.8% since inception. Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year Since Inception 0.61% 21.58% 26.71% 26.8%

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹32.852+0.53% 1 day change	26.8% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹2,563 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹32.852 as on Oct 20, 2025

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Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹2,563 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	5 yrs since Sep 28, 2020
Benchmark	NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	0.95% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Oct 17, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	1.01%	0.94%
3 Months	-0.86%	-0.92%
6 Months	10.93%	10.13%
1 Year	0.61%	0.34%
2 Years	19.49%	20.96%
3 Years	21.58%	23.02%
4 Years	15.83%	15.03%
5 Years	26.71%	26.86%

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Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 8.25%

Small Cap 91.89%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.2.0%

Laurus Labs Ltd.1.64%

Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.1.3%

Delhivery Ltd.1.21%

Top sectors

Financial 17.4%

Healthcare 14.29%

Services 12.7%

Capital Goods 12.060000000000002%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 0.53%

Margin Money 0.00300821%

Other Holdings

Others 0.53%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	1.01%	10.93%	0.61%	21.58%	26.71%	N.A.
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	1.06%	10.95%	1.38%	21.99%	27.0%	13.74%
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	1.64%	9.84%	2.05%	25.72%	14.72%	7.11%
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	1.02%	10.95%	1.26%	22.85%	13.14%	6.37%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	-0.1%	9.94%	-0.5%	19.13%	11.07%	5.39%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	19.27	1.02	0.76	1.13
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	19.39	1.02	0.78	1.14
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	2,563 Cr	5 yrs	0.95%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	997 Cr	6 yrs 2 m	1.04%
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	N.A.	161 Cr	2 yrs 7 m	0.9%
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	540 Cr	2 yrs 6 m	0.75%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	2,618 Cr	2 yrs 4 m	1.11%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	-0.81 vs. 3.43 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.76 vs. 1.12 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.02 vs. 0.27 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	19.27 vs. 4.91 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund

Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is a Small Cap Index mutual fund scheme from Nippon India Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 5 yrs, having been launched on 28/09/2020. Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund has ₹2,563 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹32.85. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.95%, which is higher than what most other Small Cap Index funds charge.

Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund returns of last 1-year are -6.85%. Since launch, it has delivered 26.77% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 4 yrs.
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is lower than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is low.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Healthcare, Services, Capital Goods, Chemicals sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Healthcare sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd., Laurus Labs Ltd., Central Depository Services (India) Ltd., Delhivery Ltd., Radico Khaitan Ltd..

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Fund AUM	2,563 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Himanshu Mange

Mr. Mange has done B.Com and CA Prior to joining Nippon India MF, he has worked with Tata AIA Life Insurance, Pipalia Singhal & Associates, Felix Solutions, Lodha Group and N.B.Gandhi & Co.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide investment returns closely corresponding to the total returns of the securities as represented by the Nifty Smallcap 250 Index before expenses, subject to tracking errors.

Nippon India Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	71 view all schemes
Total AUM	6,63,684 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	4th Floor, Tower A, Peninsula Business Park, Ganapatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai, 400013

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund plan is approximately ₹32.852 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is a 5 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 26.8% since inception.

Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	Since Inception
0.61%	21.58%	26.71%	26.8%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund has an expense ratio of 0.95%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 2,563 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?

The Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.	2.0%
Laurus Labs Ltd.	1.64%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.	1.3%
Delhivery Ltd.	1.21%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.	1.13%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.	1.11%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.	1.0%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.	0.94%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.	0.94%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.	0.91%

What are the top sectors Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund has invested in?

The Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	17.4%
Healthcare	14.29%
Services	12.7%
Capital Goods	12.060000000000002%
Chemicals	6.409999999999999%
Consumer Staples	5.170000000000001%
Automobile	4.67%
Metals & Mining	4.66%
Construction	4.5200000000000005%
Technology	4.05%

What is risk level of Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?

This is a Small Cap Index fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How can I redeem my investments in Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

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in Small Cap Index

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Small Cap Index funds in the last 1 Month.
Chance: This fund has generated a 26.55% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.