Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth NAV at ₹209.50 on 11 September; 5-Year CAGR at 19.22%

Key Takeaways

• Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth NAV edged 0.03% higher to ₹209.50 on 11 September 2026.
• The one-year return was 10.05%, compared with a 14.44% three-year CAGR and 19.22% five-year CAGR.
• Fund size stood at approximately ₹82,580 crore and the Direct Growth expense ratio was 0.69%.
• TREPS was the largest disclosed allocation at 2.59%; the five largest disclosed entries together represented 9.70%.

Nippon India Small Cap Fund Direct Growth NAV edged 0.03% higher to ₹209.50 on 11 September 2026. Its latest one-year return stood at 10.05%. Over three years, the annualised return was higher at 14.44%, placing the medium-term figure 4.39 percentage points above the one-year result.

The five-year CAGR reached 19.22%. This was 4.78 percentage points above the three-year figure and 9.17 percentage points higher than the latest one-year return. The comparison is historical: each measurement period starts from a different NAV and therefore captures a different combination of market conditions.

Assets under management stood at approximately ₹82,580 crore. The Direct Growth expense ratio was 0.69%. Minimum SIP investment was ₹100, whereas the minimum lump-sum amount stood at ₹5,000. These figures provide additional scheme context alongside the daily NAV and trailing-return numbers.

TREPS was the largest disclosed portfolio allocation at 2.59%, though it is a money-market exposure rather than an equity stock. BHEL was the largest listed equity position at 1.85%, followed by TD Power Systems at 1.82%, Apar Industries at 1.73% and HDFC Bank at 1.71%. Including TREPS, the five entries represented 9.70% of the portfolio.

Historical risk statistics included beta of 0.86 and standard deviation of 5.53. Alpha stood at 1.31, with the Sharpe ratio at 0.61. The scheme's exit load was listed at 1% for units redeemed or switched out on or before completing one year from allotment and nil thereafter.