Hdfc Small Cap Fund

Review Date: 09-04-2025

Beginning of Analysis

In the Small Cap Fund category, Hdfc Small Cap Fund is the 7th ranked fund. The category has total 21 funds. The 4 star rating shows a very good past performance of the Hdfc Small Cap Fund in Small Cap Fund. The fund has a Jensen Alpha of 4.81% which is higher than the category average of 2.19%. Here the fund has shown very good performance in terms of risk adjusted returns. The fund has a Sharpe Ratio of 0.7 which is higher than the category average of 0.54.
The past performance of the fund may or may not be sustained in the future. The review is not investment advice nor is it a recommendation to buy or sell funds. The ranking is based on proprietary methodology developed by bmsmoney. The methodology is based on the past performance of the funds and does not guarantee future performance.
Small Cap Mutual Funds

Hdfc Small Cap Fund Return Analysis

• The fund has given a return of -0.81%, -15.21 and -17.26 in last one, three and six months respectively. In the same period the category average return was -0.04%, -15.29% and -18.4% respectively.
• Hdfc Small Cap Fund has given a return of -5.72% in last one year. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was -5.64%. The fund has given 0.08% less return than the benchmark return.
• The fund has given a return of 16.21% in last three years and rank 8th out of 21 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 13.74%. The fund has given 2.47% more return than the benchmark return.
• Hdfc Small Cap Fund has given a return of 34.79% in last five years and category average returns is 34.26% in same period. The fund ranked 8th out of 19 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 34.28%. The fund has given 0.51% more return than the benchmark return.
• The fund has given a return of 17.04% in last ten years and ranked 6th out of 12 funds in the category. In the same period the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI return was 13.04%. The fund has given 4.0% more return than the benchmark return.
• The fund has given a SIP return of -21.37% in last one year whereas category average SIP return is -19.43%. The fund one year return rank in the category is 18th in 26 funds
• The fund has SIP return of 12.35% in last three years and ranks 12th in 21 funds. Bandhan Small Cap Fund has given the highest SIP return (25.04%) in the category in last three years.
• The fund has SIP return of 21.89% in last five years whereas category average SIP return is 21.97%.

Hdfc Small Cap Fund Risk Analysis

• The fund has a standard deviation of 16.5 and semi deviation of 12.11. The category average standard deviation is 17.14 and semi deviation is 12.52.
• The fund has a Value at Risk (VaR) of -25.61 and a maximum drawdown of -19.86. The category average VaR is -23.69 and the maximum drawdown is -22.27. The fund has a beta of 0.78 which shows that fund is less volatile than the benchmark.

Standard deviation measures the fund's return volatility and Semi deviation focuses on downside volatility. Value at Risk (VaR) is a measure of the risk of investments. Maximum Drawdown is the maximum loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio. Beta measures the volatility of the fund compared to the benchmark. A beta of 1 indicates that the fund will move in line with the benchmark. A beta of more than 1 indicates that the fund will be more volatile than the benchmark and vice versa.

Very Good Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

Good Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

Poor Performance in Small Cap Fund Category

Very Poor Performance in Small Cap Fund Category