Small Cap · Equity
HDFC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
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Descriptive research · not a buy/sell recommendation
Sharpe (3Y)
0.36
Return per unit of risk · rf 6.5%
Sortino (3Y)
0.44
Downside-only Sharpe
Max Drawdown
-48.3%
Peak-to-trough · full history
Vol (3Y)
16.0%
Annualised σ of daily returns
Positive Days
59%
Smoothness proxy
This fund has delivered weak risk-adjusted returns over the last 3 years (Sharpe 0.36). Its worst peak-to-trough drop over the full history was 48.3% (large drawdowns) between 2018-04-30 and 2020-03-24. About 59% of trading days closed up. Profile: risk-on with weak risk-adjusted return · smooth NAV path.
YTD
+1.5%
Calendar YTD
1 Year
-3.0%
Trailing 12 mo
3 Year
+11.1%
CAGR
5 Year
+15.2%
CAGR
10 Year
+17.6%
CAGR
Since Inception
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CAGR (?y)
📈 NAV History
End-of-day NAV series from AMFI (via MFAPI.in).
🎯 Rolling-Return Consistency
3-Year Rolling Windows
- Sample size
- 2273 windows
- Best window CAGR
- +49.71%
- Median CAGR
- +21.13%
- Avg CAGR
- +20.38%
- Worst window CAGR
- -8.49%
- Positive windows
- 94.4%
5-Year Rolling Windows
- Sample size
- 1780 windows
- Best window CAGR
- +38.92%
- Median CAGR
- +18.69%
- Avg CAGR
- +19.37%
- Worst window CAGR
- +0.71%
- Positive windows
- 100.0%
Every trading day in the history is treated as a potential window end-date; the fund's CAGR over the trailing 3 (or 5) years ending that day is computed, and the full distribution is summarised. A narrower band + higher "positive windows" percentage means more predictable outcomes — reduces the timing luck a single point-in-time CAGR can hide.
🏁 Peer Comparison · Top in Small Cap
| Scheme | 1Y | 3Y CAGR | 5Y CAGR | Latest NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ITI Small Cap Fund
ITI Mutual Fund
|
+19.8% | +25.5% | +19.9% | — |
|
BANDHAN Small Cap Fund
Bandhan Mutual Fund
|
+9.6% | +25.0% | +20.0% | — |
|
Invesco India Small Cap Fund
Invesco Mutual Fund
|
+14.0% | +23.4% | +20.5% | — |
|
Bank Of India Small Cap Fund
Bank of India Mutual Fund
|
+24.9% | +22.3% | +20.3% | — |
|
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund
Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund
|
+16.0% | +20.8% | — | — |
|
LIC MF Small Cap Fund
LIC Mutual Fund
|
+14.7% | +19.3% | — | — |
|
HDFC Small Cap Fund (this fund)
HDFC Mutual Fund
|
-3.0% | +11.1% | +15.2% | — |
Disclaimer: Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully before investing. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This page publishes descriptive rank-and-return analysis only — not personalised advice on which fund to buy. Trailing returns and rolling-window statistics are computed from AMFI's official daily NAV series. Research by Equity Alfa Analytics, SEBI Registered Research Analyst · INH000024985 · BSE RAASB Enlistment 6942.