PGIM India Small Cap Fund

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

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund is a 4 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.56% since inception. PGIM India Small Cap Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year Since Inception 5.36% 14.36% 12.56%

Q: How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund has an expense ratio of 2.07% , 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.

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹16.64+0.18% 1 day change	12.56% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,568 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹16.64 as on Oct 20, 2025

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PGIM India Small Cap Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹1,568 Cr
Exit load	0.5% Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days.!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	4 yrs 3 m since Jul 09, 2021
Benchmark	NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Expense ratio	2.07% 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%

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 Oct 26, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	3.85%	3.0%
3 Months	3.4%	1.63%
6 Months	15.15%	11.11%
1 Year	5.36%	1.27%
2 Years	18.78%	19.5%
3 Years	14.36%	19.86%
4 Years	11.24%	16.07%

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Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 3.85%

Mid Cap 24.32%

Small Cap 69.29%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.3.6%

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd3.02%

Solar Industries India Ltd.2.75%

Affle (India) Ltd.2.73%

Top sectors

Services 15.08%

Healthcare 14.650000000000002%

Consumer Staples 12.71%

Capital Goods 10.88%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Others 2.26%

Reserve Bank of India 0.41%

Allocation by Instruments

CBLO 2.26%

Treasury Bills 0.41%

Other Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	3.85%	15.15%	5.36%	14.36%	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	2.79%	9.62%	-0.42%	22.79%	32.7%	20.54%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	3.81%	12.86%	5.48%	30.86%	30.75%	16.92%
Tata Small Cap Fund	-0.02%	7.52%	-6.08%	19.87%	29.2%	14.7%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	5.69%	13.73%	7.62%	25.6%	31.13%	15.62%
Quant Small Cap Fund	3.98%	8.94%	-0.72%	24.13%	33.7%	19.55%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	15.0	0.74	0.48	0.7
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	16.46	0.85	0.93	1.3
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	17.88	0.91	1.17	1.84
Tata Small Cap Fund	16.04	0.8	0.83	1.16
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	16.15	0.81	1.04	1.26
Quant Small Cap Fund	17.35	0.87	0.95	1.47

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	1,568 Cr	4 yrs 3 m	2.07%
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	N.A.	66,136 Cr	15 yrs 2 m	1.4%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	N.A.	15,738 Cr	5 yrs 8 m	1.65%
Tata Small Cap Fund	N.A.	11,637 Cr	7 yrs	1.67%
Invesco India Smallcap Fund	N.A.	8,055 Cr	7 yrs	1.73%
Quant Small Cap Fund	N.A.	29,288 Cr	29 yrs 1 m	1.59%

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

Alpha	-4.06 vs. 4.89 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.48 vs. 5.92 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.74 vs. 0.74 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	15.0 vs. 12.63 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About PGIM India Small Cap Fund

PGIM India Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap mutual fund scheme from Pgim India Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 4 yrs 3 m, having been launched on 09/07/2021. PGIM India Small Cap Fund has ₹1,568 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 PGIM India Small Cap Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹16.64. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.07%, which is higher than what most other Small Cap funds charge.

PGIM India Small Cap Fund returns of last 1-year are -0.54%. Since launch, it has delivered 12.79% average annual returns.
PGIM India Small Cap 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 below average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Services, Healthcare, Consumer Staples, Capital Goods, Chemicals 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 Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd., Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd, Solar Industries India Ltd., Affle (India) Ltd., CCL Products (India) Ltd..

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Fund AUM	1,568 Cr as on Sep 30, 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	26,927 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	7th Floor, Radhe Empire, Chandavarkar Road Borivali (W), Mumbai Mumbai, 400092
Phone	+91 22 6159 5441 / 42 , 1800 209 7446

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Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
PGIM India ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	757 Cr	6.34%	19.82%
PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund	N.A.	6,193 Cr	7.08%	18.88%
PGIM India Large Cap Fund	N.A.	593 Cr	6.77%	15.32%
PGIM India Global Equity Opportunities FoF	N.A.	1,615 Cr	8.54%	8.65%
PGIM India Large and Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	763 Cr	8.77%	N.A.

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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 plan is approximately ₹16.64 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund is a 4 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.56% since inception.

PGIM India Small Cap Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	Since Inception
5.36%	14.36%	12.56%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The PGIM India Small Cap Fund has an expense ratio of 2.07%, 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 PGIM India Small Cap Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 1,568 Cr as on Sep 30, 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
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.	3.6%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd	3.02%
Solar Industries India Ltd.	2.75%
Affle (India) Ltd.	2.73%
CCL Products (India) Ltd.	2.57%
Blue Star Ltd.	2.5%
Sagility Ltd.	2.49%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.	2.37%
DOMS Industries Ltd.	2.31%
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	2.24%

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	15.08%
Healthcare	14.650000000000002%
Consumer Staples	12.71%
Capital Goods	10.88%
Chemicals	8.6%
Financial	7.2299999999999995%
Consumer Discretionary	6.64%
Automobile	5.91%
Materials	5.23%
Technology	3.91%

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 can I redeem my investments in PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the PGIM India Small Cap 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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Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Small Cap funds in the last 2 Years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days.