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 3 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.68% since inception. PGIM India Small Cap Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year Since Inception 6.97% 12.48% 12.68%

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹15.81-0.25% 1 day change	12.68% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	1

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹15.81 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

PGIM India Small Cap Fund overview

VRO rating	1
Expense ratio	0.57% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	0.5% Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹1,376 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	3 yrs 9 m since Jul 09, 2021
Benchmark	NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI
Min. investment	SIP ₹1000 & Lump. ₹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, pay tax of 12.5% on returns of ₹1.25 lakh+ in a financial year

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 Apr 24, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 month	2.8%	2.87%
3 months	1.15%	-0.2%
6 months	-6.28%	-7.33%
1 year	6.97%	7.11%
3 years	12.48%	19.91%

Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 0.0%

Mid Cap 20.362224%

Small Cap 74.257776%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

Blue Star Ltd.3.23%

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd3.15%

Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.2.98%

Solar Industries India Ltd.2.93%

Top sectors

Healthcare 13.61%

Services 12.709999999999999%

Consumer Staples 10.16%

Consumer Discretionary 9.879999999999999%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Others 5.07%

Reserve Bank of India 0.46%

Allocation by Instruments

CBLO 5.07%

Treasury Bills 0.46%

Other Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹1,376 Crs	3 yrs 9 m	0.57%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹55,491 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.73%
Tata Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹9,203 Crs	6 yrs 6 m	0.3%
Quant Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹24,893 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.69%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	N.A.	₹5,885 Crs	6 yrs 6 m	0.41%
Axis Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹22,736 Crs	11 yrs 5 m	0.57%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	2.8%	-6.28%	6.97%	12.48%	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	3.13%	-8.4%	5.79%	23.4%	40.66%	22.0%
Tata Small Cap Fund	1.11%	-10.13%	8.84%	23.38%	38.01%	15.43%
Quant Small Cap Fund	2.6%	-8.62%	-2.7%	22.35%	50.18%	19.84%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	4.39%	-3.62%	15.51%	25.3%	36.74%	15.55%
Axis Small Cap Fund	2.97%	-3.07%	12.14%	19.64%	32.79%	19.61%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	16.67	0.79	0.32	0.52
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	17.36	0.85	0.87	1.2
Tata Small Cap Fund	16.27	0.76	0.99	1.33
Quant Small Cap Fund	18.86	0.9	0.82	1.23
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	17.07	0.8	0.92	1.17
Axis Small Cap Fund	14.67	0.71	0.74	1.03

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

Alpha	-4.19 vs. 5.19 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.32 vs. 6.12 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.79 vs. 0.71 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	16.67 vs. 13.25 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 3 yrs 9 m, having been launched on 09/07/2021. PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct - Growth has ₹1,376 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/03/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct - Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹15.81. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.57%, which is close to what most other Small Cap funds charge.

PGIM India Small Cap Fund Direct - Growth returns of last 1-year are 7.55%. Since launch, it has delivered 13.04% 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 low.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Healthcare, Services, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Chemicals sectors. It has taken less exposure in Healthcare, Services sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Blue Star Ltd., Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd, Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd., Solar Industries India Ltd., Sagility India Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹1,376 Crs as on Mar 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	₹24,165 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	7th Floor, Radhe Empire, Chandavarkar Road Borivali (W), Mumbai Mumbai, 400092
Phone	+91 22 6159 5441 / 42

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PGIM India Midcap Opportunities Fund	N.A.	₹10,302 Crs	11.53%	32.92%
PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund	N.A.	₹5,967 Crs	10.21%	26.86%
PGIM India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	₹741 Crs	12.46%	25.73%
PGIM India Large Cap Fund	N.A.	₹569 Crs	8.37%	20.71%
PGIM India Global Equity Opportunities Fund	N.A.	₹1,251 Crs	1.34%	13.17%

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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 ₹15.81 as of Apr 23, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund is a 3 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.68% since inception.

PGIM India Small Cap Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	Since Inception
6.97%	12.48%	12.68%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.57%, 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 ₹1,376 Crs crore as of Mar 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
Blue Star Ltd.	3.23%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd	3.15%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.	2.98%
Solar Industries India Ltd.	2.93%
Sagility India Ltd.	2.86%
Awfis Space Solutions Ltd.	2.73%
Affle (India) Ltd.	2.57%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.	2.56%
DOMS Industries Ltd.	2.51%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.	2.48%

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
Healthcare	13.61%
Services	12.709999999999999%
Consumer Staples	10.16%
Consumer Discretionary	9.879999999999999%
Chemicals	9.64%
Capital Goods	8.2%
Financial	7.47%
Materials	4.949999999999999%
Metals & Mining	4.67%
Technology	3.9699999999999998%

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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ET Money rank

in Small Cap

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Small Cap funds in the last 1 Year.
AUM Growth: This fund has the highest AUM growth in the last 12 months in Small Cap category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days.