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Scheme

Nippon India Small Cap Fund

Holds 256 companies worth ₹78,760 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    NipponThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹80,906 CrNippon India Small Cap Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Down 2.0% on Aug 2026, ₹82,580 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    TD Power Systems LimitedTD Power Systems Limited is 1.9% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Samir RachhRuns it since 1 Jan 2017, as the fund house dates it.

Overview(8 Oct 2026)

Fund managers1

  1. Samir RachhFund manager · Jan 2017 · 35y · B.Com

    Key facts

    Benchmark
    Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
    Risk
    Very High
    Expense
    Regular 1.4% · Direct 0.69%
    Exit load
    1% if redeemed or switched out on or before completion of 1 Year from the date of allotment of units. Nil, thereafter.
    Started
    16 Sept 2010
    Minimum
    N.A

    Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 8 Oct 2026 at AMFI.

    What changed(22 changes)

    Oct 2026

    1 change
    1. Expense ratio
      8 OctRegular 1.41% → 1.4%

    Aug 2026

    2 changes

    Jul 2026

    1 change
    1. Expense ratio
      9 JulRegular 1.33% → 1.41%Direct 0.63% → 0.71%

    Source.Its filings at NSE, since Aug 2024.

    Fund managers over time(Jan 2017 – now)

    1. Samir Rachh
    MainCoSlice201820192020202120222023202420252026
    Fig. 1.Who ran it when: each manager from the date the fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left. A slice is part of it: overseas, gold and silver, or arbitrage.

    Costs(Aug 2024 – Oct 2026)

    Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
    23 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
    8 Oct 20261.40%0.69%0
    23 Aug 20261.41%0.69%0.01
    9 Aug 20261.41%0.70%0.01
    9 Jul 20261.41%0.71%0.08
    9 Jun 20261.33%0.63%0.24
    14 May 20261.57%0.87%0.18
    7 May 20261.39%0.69%0.15
    9 Apr 20261.53%0.84%0.18
    19 Mar 20261.41%0.66%0.01
    9 Mar 20261.42%0.67%0.02
    9 Feb 20261.40%0.65%0
    8 Jan 20261.41%0.65%0.01
    9 Dec 20251.40%0.64%0.01
    10 Nov 20251.39%0.63%0.01
    10 Jun 20251.40%0.64%0.04
    10 May 20251.44%0.68%0.01
    10 Apr 20251.45%0.69%0
    10 Feb 20251.44%0.69%0.02
    10 Dec 20241.42%0.67%0.01
    11 Nov 20241.43%0.68%0.01
    10 Oct 20241.43%0.67%0.02
    20 Sept 20241.42%0.65%0.01
    20 Aug 20241.43%0.64%–
    Direct plan, 8 Oct 2026
    0.69%
    Regular plan 1.40% · Exit load 1% if redeemed or switched out on or before completion of 1 Year from the date of allotment of units. Nil, thereafter.
    Fig. 1.Total expense ratio a year, each plan's, as its Scheme Summary Documents state it, filing by filing at NSE. A change holds until the next.

    Objective and risk(8 Oct 2026)

    Objective

    The primary investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of small cap companies and the secondary objective is to generate consistent returns by investing in debt and money market securities. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

    Risk, type and benchmark

    Riskometer
    Very High
    At launch
    Moderately High
    Type
    Open
    Benchmark
    Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI

    Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

    1. Equity & Equity Related Securities of small cap companies including derivatives
      Allowed65–100%
    2. Equity & Equity Related Securities of Any other companies including derivatives
      Allowed0–35%
    3. debt & money market securities (including investments in securitized debt upto 30%)
      Allowed0–35%Holds2.6%
    4. Units issued by REITs and InvITs –
      Allowed0–10%Holds0.0%

    Holds in Sept 2026.97.4% equity · 2.6% debt and cash

    How to invest(8 Oct 2026)

    Buying

    Systematic
    SIP - Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly SWP - Monthly / Quarterly / Half yearly / Yearly STP - Daily/ Weekly/ Fortnightly/ Monthly / Quarterly
    Dates
    SIP - 1st to 31st of a month SWP - 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd transaction day (if holiday, then next working day) STP - 1st to 28th of a month
    Minimum
    SIP - Rs.100/- per month (minimum 60 months) Rs.500/- per month (minimum 12 months) Rs.1000/- per month (minimum 6 months) Rs. 500/- per quarter (minimum 12 quarters) Rs.1500/- per quarter (minimum 4 quarters) Rs. 5000/- per year (minimum 2 years) SWP - 500 STP - Daily- Minimum of Rs. 100 Weekly / Fortnight / Monthly option - Rs. 1000 Quarterly - Rs. 3000 Capital Appreciation Monthly/ Quarterly - Rs. 500, then sIP - Rs. 500 if SIP amount is 5,000 per year & Rs. 1 for any other amount SWP - 1 STP - 1
    Instalments
    SIP - 60 months for Rs. 100 per month 12 months for Rs. 500 per month 6 months for Rs. 1,000 per month 12 quarters for Rs. 500 per quarter 4 quarters for Rs. 1500 per quarter 2 years for Rs. 5000 per Year SWP - 2 STP - 2
    Most
    Fresh registrations through Systematic Investment Plan (“SIP”) or Systematic Transfer Plan (“STP”) or such other special product whether single or multiple applications shall continue with an investment limit of Rs. 50,000 per day per PAN.

    Selling and switching

    To redeem
    Any units

    Scheme details(8 Oct 2026)

    What it is

    Category
    Equity: Small Cap Fund
    Offer
    26 Aug 2010 to 9 Sept 2010
    Started
    16 Sept 2010
    Reopened
    21 Sept 2010
    Plans
    Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Option Bonus · Direct Plan IDCW Plan Payout · Direct Plan IDCW Plan Reinvestment · Direct Growth Plan Growth Option Growth · Growth Plan - Bonus Option Bonus · IDCW Plan Payout · IDCW Plan Reinvestment · Growth Plan Growth Option Growth
    Face value
    ₹10
    Listed
    No

    How it is run

    Swing pricing
    No
    Side-pocketing
    No
    Custodian
    Deutsche Bank
    Auditor
    Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
    Registrar
    KFin Technologies Limited
    SEBI code
    NIMF/O/E/SCF/10/07/0044