Fundalysisby DARKHORSESTOCKS

Scheme

HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund

Holds 251 companies worth ₹741 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    HDFCThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹754 CrHDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Down 2.7% on Aug 2026, ₹775 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    Sona Blw Precision ForgingsSona Blw Precision Forgings is 1.7% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Nandita MenezesRuns it since 29 Mar 2025, as the fund house dates it. With Arun Agarwal (co-manager).

AUM(Jun 2023 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 2026754−2.7%
Aug 2026775+6.4%
Jul 2026728+3.8%
Jun 2026702+6.0%
May 2026662+2.8%
Apr 2026644+21.3%
Mar 2026531−4.1%
Feb 2026554+1.5%
Jan 2026546−3.4%
Dec 20255650.0%
Nov 2025565−0.1%
Oct 2025566+4.9%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹754 Cr
+33.2% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.AUM at each month's end, ₹ crore; under All, the quarterly average since 2010. Source: AMFI.

Direct plans(Jun 2023 – Sept 2026)

Direct plans' share of AUM each quarter, and its change on the quarter before
4 quartersShareChange
Sept 202679.15%−0.13 pt
Jun 202679.28%−0.25 pt
Mar 202679.53%+0.07 pt
Dec 202579.46%+0.01 pt
Direct plans' share of AUM, Sept 2026
79.15%
−0.30 pt since Dec 2025
Fig. 2.HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund's quarterly average AUM in direct plans, which pay no distributor; changes in points. Source: AMFI.

Returns(9 Oct 2026)

Growth · Direct and Regular plans

To 9 Oct 2026; past a year, a yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI. * From NAVs. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
1 month *
−4.84%−4.88%––−4.10%
3 months *
−1.70%−1.82%––−3.57%
6 months *
+13.36%+13.10%––+2.05%
1 year
+3.28%+2.80%+3.93%−0.65 pt−0.35%
3 years
+13.08%+12.50%+13.85%−0.77 pt+7.62%
Since launch
+20.60%+19.95%+21.53%−0.93 pt+7.28%
Fig. 3.To 9 Oct 2026; past a year, a yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI. * From NAVs. Source: AMFI.