This Tata Mutual Fund Outperformed Benchmark, Gave 42.64% Return In 1 Year, CRISIL Ranked No. 1

Tata Small Cap Fund is a small-cap mutual fund scheme ranked No.1 by rating agency CRISIL. The fund was launched on 12th November 2018 by the Tata Mutual Fund. It is an open-ended equity scheme that primarily invests in Small-cap stocks.

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation by predominantly investing in equity and equity-related instruments of small-cap companies. Investors should not, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. Hence, investors should invest accordingly after consulting with experts.

The Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns.

The Current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the scheme as of June 19, 2023, is Rs 29.06 for the Growth option of its Direct plan. As of May 31, 2023, the scheme under the Direct Plan currently holds Assets under Management (AUM) worth Rs 4458 crore and the expense ratio of the fund is 0.46% for the Direct plan, respectively.

The scheme charges 1% on the redemption for units in excess of 12% of the investments within 365 days.

Under the Direct Plan, the scheme has delivered 42.64% annualised return in 1 year, beating the category average return of 34.71% for the same period. It has given 26.09% annual average return since its inception, which is higher than its 20.75% category return. Its benchmark is Nifty Small Cap 250 TRI Index.

Lump-Sum Returns

Period Invested for	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns	Category Avg
1 Year	42.91%	42.64%	34.71%
2 Year	48.83%	21.96%	19.14%
3 Year	198.68%	44.01%	41.47%
Since Inception	190.69%	26.09%	20.75%

Note - Returns under the Direct Plan of the scheme

You can begin investing in this scheme with a Minimum investment amount of Rs. 5000, while for the additional investment in this scheme, the minimum amount required is Rs 1000. For the Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), the minimum investment required is Rs. 500.

It has a major holding in equity around 85.61%, after that cash and cash equivalent around 14.12% and real estate around 0.27%.

As of now, according to Value Research, the fund has a total of 50 stocks in its portfolio. The top 5 stocks hold 17.19% which includes IDFC, Radico Khaitan, Quess Corp, BASF India, and Redington.

The top sectors in which the fund has major investments include Services (14.23%), Financial (13.31%), Capital Goods (10.93%), Chemicals (7.54%), and Healthcare (7.41%).

Disclaimer - The above mutual fund scheme has been picked based on CRISIL rating. The funds considered are growth direct plans, the returns are taken from ValueResearch. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risk. Read all scheme-related Terms and Conditions carefully before investing. The above-mentioned information is purely informational and doesn't guarantee any return. The Greynium Information Technologies and the Author are not liable for any losses caused as a result of a decision based on the article.