PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct - Growth

Q: What are the returns of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund is a 4 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 15.21% since inception. PGIM India Small Cap Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year Since Inception 11.6% 18.94% 15.21%

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹17.8-0.11% 1 day change	15.21% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,487 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹17.8 as on Jul 21, 2025

This fund Category average

PGIM India Small Cap Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.56% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	0.5% Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹1,487 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	4 yrs since Jul 09, 2021
Benchmark	NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
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%

PGIM India Small Cap 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 Jul 22, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	4.03%	2.66%
3 Months	12.3%	11.58%
6 Months	13.59%	9.49%
1 Year	11.6%	5.96%
2 Years	20.89%	24.35%
3 Years	18.94%	25.4%

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Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 20.78%

Small Cap 73.89%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Solar Industries India Ltd.3.88%

Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.3.43%

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd3.12%

CCL Products (India) Ltd.2.83%

Top sectors

Services 12.810000000000002%

Healthcare 12.370000000000001%

Consumer Staples 12.090000000000002%

Chemicals 9.63%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Others 5.08%

Reserve Bank of India 0.43%

Allocation by Instruments

CBLO 5.08%

Treasury Bills 0.43%

Other Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	1,487 Cr	4 yrs	0.56%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	58,029 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.65%
Tata Small Cap Fund	N.A.	10,529 Cr	6 yrs 9 m	0.34%
Quant Small Cap Fund	N.A.	28,205 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.66%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	N.A.	11,744 Cr	5 yrs 5 m	0.39%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	N.A.	6,823 Cr	6 yrs 9 m	0.44%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	4.03%	13.59%	11.6%	18.94%	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	1.98%	8.68%	1.75%	28.51%	38.29%	22.32%
Tata Small Cap Fund	4.21%	9.01%	7.7%	28.45%	35.6%	16.74%
Quant Small Cap Fund	1.94%	7.75%	-1.88%	30.16%	43.87%	20.84%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	3.22%	12.25%	15.09%	35.08%	37.8%	18.06%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	2.59%	11.81%	14.53%	31.09%	35.24%	16.86%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	15.9	0.78	0.88	1.33
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	16.63	0.85	1.37	1.82
Tata Small Cap Fund	16.18	0.8	1.3	1.72
Quant Small Cap Fund	17.41	0.86	1.38	2.04
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	17.83	0.9	1.53	2.31
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	16.35	0.81	1.5	1.77

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

Alpha	-3.28 vs. 7.0 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.88 vs. 8.52 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.78 vs. 0.96 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	15.9 vs. 12.87 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About PGIM India Small Cap Fund

PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct - Growth is a Small Cap mutual fund scheme from Pgim India Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 4 yrs, having been launched on 09/07/2021. PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct - Growth has ₹1,487 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct - Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹17.80. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.56%, which is close to what most other Small Cap funds charge.

PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct - Growth returns of last 1-year are 11.74%. Since launch, it has delivered 15.59% average annual returns.
PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct - Growth 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 below average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Services, Healthcare, Consumer Staples, Chemicals, Consumer Discretionary sectors. It has taken less exposure in Services, Healthcare sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Solar Industries India Ltd., Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd., Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd, CCL Products (India) Ltd., Affle (India) Ltd..

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Fund AUM	1,487 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Puneet Pal

Mr. Pal is a B.Com (H) and MBA from SIBM Pune. Prior to joining PGIM India Mutual Fund, he has worked with BNP Paribas AMC as Head Fixed Income, UTI AMC as Sr. Vice President & Fund Manager & TATA AMC as Fund Manager.

Vinay Paharia

Mr. Paharia holds a B.Com degree from Narsee Monjee College and an M.M.S. degree from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai. Prior to joining PGIM India Mutual Fund, he was associated with Union Mutual Fund, Invesco Asset Management Company, L&T Mutual Fund, K R Choksey Shares and Securities Pvt Ltd (Jan 2004-Jan 2006), First Global Stock broking Pvt. Ltd (Jun 2002-Jan 2004).

Vivek Sharma

Mr. Sharma is a PGDM Finance Prior to joining PGIM India Asset Management Pvt. Ltd. - Equity Analyst and Asst. Fund Manager, he has worked with ICICI Securities Ltd. - Equity Analyst and JP Morgan Services India Pvt. Ltd.- Associate - Investment Banking.

Utsav Mehta

Mr. Mehta has done B.Com and CFA Prior to joining PGIM Mutual Fund, he has worked with Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd and Ambit Capital

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies.

PGIM India Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	24 view all schemes
Total AUM	25,212 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	204, 2nd Floor, Jalaram Business Centre, Ganjawala Lane Near Chamunda Circle, Borivali (W) Mumbai, 400092
Phone	022-61593000 / 1800-266-2667

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Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
PGIM India Midcap Fund	N.A.	11,052 Cr	7.44%	29.21%
PGIM India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	772 Cr	6.82%	22.41%
PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund	N.A.	6,262 Cr	6.93%	22.13%
PGIM India Large Cap Fund	N.A.	600 Cr	4.07%	18.01%
PGIM India Global Equity Opportunities FoF	N.A.	1,384 Cr	8.33%	10.43%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the PGIM India Small Cap Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹17.8 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund is a 4 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 15.21% since inception.

PGIM India Small Cap Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	Since Inception
11.6%	18.94%	15.21%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.56%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

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

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 1,487 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Solar Industries India Ltd.	3.88%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.	3.43%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd	3.12%
CCL Products (India) Ltd.	2.83%
Affle (India) Ltd.	2.57%
Eureka Forbes Ltd.	2.56%
Awfis Space Solutions Ltd.	2.46%
Sagility India Ltd.	2.44%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.	2.39%
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	2.32%

What are the top sectors PGIM India Small Cap Fund has invested in?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Services	12.810000000000002%
Healthcare	12.370000000000001%
Consumer Staples	12.090000000000002%
Chemicals	9.63%
Consumer Discretionary	9.0%
Capital Goods	8.43%
Financial	6.789999999999999%
Metals & Mining	5.29%
Materials	5.15%
Technology	4.16%

What is risk level of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

This is a Small Cap 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 do I invest in PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

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Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

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ET Money rank

in Small Cap

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Small Cap funds in the last 1 Year.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days.