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Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Sundaram Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Small Cap Fund13.8 years
The scheme seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing predominantly in diversified stocks that are generally termed as smallcap stocks.
- NAV
- 305.541
- 30 Oct 2026
- 1Y
- +2.9%
- Trailing CAGR
- Upside capture
- +93%
- Vs NIFTY SMALLCAP 250 TRI
- Downside capture
- +87%
- Lower is better
Buying brief
Should you add this fund?
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 30 Oct 2026
Stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
In three lines
Watch if · Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer BANDHAN Small Cap Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
13.8 years of path to read.
Engine status
Fail
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.99% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Watch
Peak-to-trough -57.1%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
17% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Pass
Rohit Seksaria · 4.0 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 33.1% of the portfolio.
Browse category
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Before you buy or SIP
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
Drawdown rehearsal
This scheme’s worst fall on file is about 57%. Before you SIP, ask whether you would keep contributing through a similar drop - pausing on fear is the usual India MF failure mode.
SIP discipline
Review does not mean stop the SIP tomorrow - compare peers first. Stopping on a red label often locks in the worst path.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Returns
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
- 1Y+2.9%
- 3Y+14.1%
- 5Y+14.4%
- 10Y+13.7%
- SI+17.1%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y+6.2%
- 3Y+8.0%
- 5Y+14.4%
- 10Y+17.1%
- Since inception
- +17.1%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- -1.9%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- +17%
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- 44
- Vs comparable share classes
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- +8.0%
- Simulated monthly SIP
- Worst rolling 3Y
- -16.4%
- 2653 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- +21.1%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- +95%
- 2160 daily-ending windows
Official benchmark
Date-aligned against NIFTY SMALLCAP 250 TRI. Capture ratios use common month-end observations through 30 Oct 2026.
- 1Y excess
- +6.1%
- Fund minus TRI
- 3Y excess
- +1.8%
- Fund minus TRI
- Upside capture
- +93%
- Benchmark-up months
- Downside capture
- +87%
- Lower is better
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
- Max drawdown
- -57.1%
- Worst peak-to-trough
- Current
- -9.5%
- Below last peak
- Current spell
- 52 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +89%
- NAV observations
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 20 days
- 121 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 423 days
- Trough to prior peak
15 Jan 2018 – 3 May 2021
Trough 24 Mar 2020 · recovered in 405 days
-57.1%
7 Jan 2013 – 2 Apr 2014
Trough 28 Aug 2013 · recovered in 217 days
-30.6%
5 Aug 2015 – 25 Jul 2016
Trough 29 Feb 2016 · recovered in 147 days
-26.5%
23 Sept 2024 – 30 Apr 2026
Trough 3 Mar 2025 · recovered in 423 days
-23.8%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
44
Vs category
38
Consistency
29
Risk-adjusted
58
Drawdown
0
Mean
34
Decision
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Review
Buying stance
Prefer peers first
The live read flags issues. Inspect same-category alternatives before buying.
Why this status
- Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Supporting reads
- Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Portfolio
31 Aug 2026 · 76 holdings · top 10 are 33.1%.
- Top 5
- 19.8%
- Top 10
- 33.1%
- Largest holding
- 5.1%
- Effective holdings
- 49.1
Repo
Unspecified
5.1%
MTAR Technologies Ltd
Industrials
4.5%
RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd
Technology
3.5%
S.J.S Enterprises Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
3.5%
Zomato Ltd
Technology
3.2%
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
BANDHAN Small Cap Fund
Bandhan Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +1.2%
- 3Y
- +21.6%
- Vol
- 17.2%
- Max DD
- -24.3%
- Sharpe
- 1.22
- 3Y win
- +76%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
DSP Small Cap Fund
DSP Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +9.5%
- 3Y
- +15.7%
- Vol
- 16.5%
- Max DD
- -49.1%
- Sharpe
- 0.89
- 3Y win
- +30%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
Union Small Cap Fund
Union Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +11.8%
- 3Y
- +14.6%
- Vol
- 17.1%
- Max DD
- -44.7%
- Sharpe
- 0.62
- 3Y win
- +39%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher TER
Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund
Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +7.8%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 16.2%
- Max DD
- -16.2%
- Sharpe
- 0.04
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
BANK OF INDIA SMALL CAP FUND
Bank of India Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +16.7%
- 3Y
- +18.6%
- Vol
- 18.1%
- Max DD
- -32.4%
- Sharpe
- 1.08
- 3Y win
- +84%
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Lower TER
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility