HDFC Small Cap Fund

Regular plan – Growth

Other options

The page shows the Growth option. The Regular plan’s other options have their own codes.

Option	AMFI code	ISIN
Growth (this page)	130502	INF179KA1RZ8
IDCW	130501	INF179KA1SB7, INF179KA1SA9

Small Cap Fund HDFC Mutual Fund

Open-ended. Launched on 3 Apr 2008.

NAVNAV Net asset value: the value of one unit of the scheme, which the fund house works out at the end of each business day.: Data delayed
AssetsAssets The market value of everything the scheme holds, less what it owes, as the fund house discloses it at each month-end.: ₹40,801 cr; 30 Sep 2026
SIP fromSIP Systematic investment plan: a fixed sum put into the scheme at regular intervals, usually every month.: ₹100; a month
BenchmarkBenchmark The market index the fund house names in the SID as the measure the scheme is compared against.: BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index; as the SID names it
Riskometer: Very High; read by Felix on 28 Oct 2026

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The SID and KIM are the final reference for every fact on this page.

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Investments made through a mutual fund distributor are in the Regular plan, which includes distributor commission

The fund house also offers a Direct plan of this scheme, whose expenses are lower to the extent of the distribution commission.

Assets: the fund house’s month-end disclosure of 30 Sep 2026. Minimums: fund house documents, as read by Felix on 28 Oct 2026. Benchmark: the SID.

Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully.

What it is

SEBI’s rule for a Small Cap Fund: at least 65% in shares of small-cap companies. Source: SEBI

What the SID allows it to holdSID Scheme information document: the scheme’s offer document, which sets out its objective, asset allocation, risks and expenses.

Equityallowed 65% to 100%

Debtallowed 0% to 35%

Money marketallowed 0% to 35%

Commoditiesallowed 0% to 35%

Source: the SID’s asset allocation, from fund house disclosures.

Riskometer

The risk of the scheme is Very High

As read by Felix on 28 Oct 2026. Fund houses review this level every month, and the fund house’s latest disclosure prevails: Riskometer disclosures, HDFC Mutual Fund

Low
Low to Moderate
Moderate
Moderately High
High
Very High

Benchmark: BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index. Its riskometer is published monthly by the fund house: Riskometer disclosures, HDFC Mutual Fund

Source: fund houses’ disclosures.

Who runs it

Chirag Setalvadsince 28 Jun 2014
Fund manager
12 years 4 months
Also manages HDFC Children's Fund, HDFC Mid Cap Fund, HDFC Retirement Fund - Equity Plan, HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid Debt Plan, HDFC Retirement Fund - Hybrid Equity Plan
Dhruv Muchhalsince 22 Jun 2023
Fund manager, foreign securities
3 years 4 months
Also manages HDFC Aggressive Hybrid Fund, HDFC Arbitrage Fund, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund, HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund, HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund, HDFC Business Cycle Fund, HDFC Children's Fund, HDFC Conservative Hybrid Fund, HDFC Consumption Fund, HDFC Corporate Bond Fund, HDFC Credit Risk Fund, HDFC Defence Fund, HDFC Dynamic Term Fund, HDFC ELSS - Tax Saver Fund, HDFC Equity Savings Fund, HDFC Flexi Cap Fund, HDFC Floating Interest Rates Fund, HDFC Focused Fund, HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund, HDFC Infrastructure Fund, HDFC Innovation Fund, HDFC Large & Mid Cap Fund, HDFC Large Cap Fund, HDFC Liquid Fund, HDFC Long Term Fund, HDFC Manufacturing Fund, HDFC Medium Term Fund, HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund, HDFC Mid Cap Fund, HDFC MNC Fund, HDFC Money Market Fund, HDFC Multi Asset Allocation Fund, HDFC Multi Cap Fund, HDFC Overnight Fund, HDFC Pharma And Healthcare Fund, HDFC Short Term Fund, HDFC Technology Fund, HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund, HDFC Ultra Short Term Fund, HDFC Ultra Short to Short Term Fund, HDFC Value Fund

Bars on one scale, from the scheme’s launch. Other schemes A to Z. Source: fund house disclosures, as of 28 Oct 2026.

Codes and identity

from the SID and AMFI

Fund house: HDFC Mutual Fund
SEBI category: Small Cap Fund
Plan and option: Regular plan – Growth
Structure: Open-ended
Launched: 3 Apr 2008
AMFI code, Growth: 130502
ISIN, Growth: INF179KA1RZ8
Registrar: CAMS
Fund house website: hdfcfund.com ↗

HDFC Mutual Fund

HDFC Mutual Fund runs 87 schemes in their Regular plan: 22 equity, 15 debt, 6 hybrid, 31 index funds and ETFs, 13 other.

24 fund managers, in their current schemes for 3 years 1 month on average.

9 schemes launched in the last 12 months.

Source: fund houses’ disclosures, as of 28 Oct 2026.

Buying and selling

SIP from: ₹100, as the KIM states it
Entry load: Nil, since 1 Aug 2009
Stamp duty: 0.005% of the amount invested, since 1 Jul 2020
Applicable NAV: That business day’s, when the application and the money reach the fund house by the 3 pm cut-off; after it, the next business day’s
Redemption money: Within 3 working days of the redemption request

Sources: the scheme’s KIM for the minimums; SEBI for the entry load, cut-off and redemption timeline; Ministry of Finance for stamp duty.

The category: Small Cap Fund

All 37 schemes

37 schemes in their Regular plan, from 37 fund houses.

Schemes 9 to 18 of 37, A to Z; this scheme is marked.Schemes 12 to 16 of 37, A to Z; this scheme is marked.

Schemes in this category, A to Z
Scheme	Benchmark	Assets, ₹ cr (30 Sep 2026)	SIP from, ₹	Launched
Carnelian Small Cap FundIn its NFO	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
DSP Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	21,467	100	2007
Edelweiss Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	7,000	100	2019
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	14,257	500	2006
Groww Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	966	Not reported	2026
HDFC Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	40,801	100	2008
Helios Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	1,885	Not reported	2025
HSBC Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	18,513	500	2014
ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	9,791	100	2007
Invesco India Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	16,131	100	2018

Schemes in this category, A to Z
Scheme	Benchmark	Assets, ₹ cr (30 Sep 2026)	SIP from, ₹	Launched
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	14,257	500	2006
Groww Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	966	Not reported	2026
HDFC Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	40,801	100	2008
Helios Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	1,885	Not reported	2025
HSBC Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	18,513	500	2014

Show all 37 schemes

Schemes in this category, A to Z
Scheme	Benchmark	Assets, ₹ cr (30 Sep 2026)	SIP from, ₹	Launched
Abakkus Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	3,248	Not reported	2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	6,120	100	2007
Axis Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	30,678	100	2013
Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	2,762	Not reported	2025
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	35,856	100	2020
Bank of India Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	3,671	1,000	2018
Baroda BNP Paribas Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	1,277	500	2023
Canara Robeco Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	13,972	1,000	2019
Carnelian Small Cap FundIn its NFO	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
DSP Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	21,467	100	2007
Edelweiss Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	7,000	100	2019
Franklin India Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	14,257	500	2006
Groww Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	966	Not reported	2026
HDFC Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	40,801	100	2008
Helios Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	1,885	Not reported	2025
HSBC Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	18,513	500	2014
ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	9,791	100	2007
Invesco India Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	16,131	100	2018
ITI Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	3,666	500	2020
JM Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	941	100	2024
Kotak Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	19,141	100	2005
LIC MF Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	841	200	2017
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	5,373	500	2022
Mirae Asset Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	5,819	99	2025
Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	8,298	500	2023
Nippon India Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	80,906	100	2010
PGIM India Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	1,739	1,000	2021
Quant Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	35,572	1,000	1996
Quantum Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	262	500	2023
Samco Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	270	Not reported	2025
SBI Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	41,059	500	2009
Sundaram Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	4,107	100	2005
Tata Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	13,214	100	2018
The Wealth Company Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	144	Not reported	2026
TRUSTMF Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	3,877	1,000	2024
Union Small Cap Fund	BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index	2,732	500	2014
UTI Small Cap Fund	NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index	5,229	500	2020

Regular plan – Growth for every scheme. Source: fund houses’ disclosures; assets at month-end 30 Sep 2026; SIP minimums as read by Felix on 28 Oct 2026; benchmarks as each SID names them.

What changed

22 Jun 2023Dhruv Muchhal became a fund manager
28 Jun 2014Chirag Setalvad became a fund manager
3 Apr 2008Launched
10 Mar 2008NFO closed
11 Feb 2008NFO opened

Source: fund house disclosures and SEBI.

Documents

KIM Key information memorandum: the short summary of the SID that comes with every application form.

HDFC Mutual Fund publishes the scheme’s documents on its website:

Scheme information document (SID)
Key information memorandum (KIM)
Monthly factsheet
Monthly portfolio disclosure

Read SID/KIM on AMC site

Felix links to the fund house’s own copies and never copies them.

Questions about this fund

Who manages it, and since when?

Chirag Setalvad, since 28 Jun 2014 (Fund manager); Dhruv Muchhal, since 22 Jun 2023 (Fund manager, foreign securities). Source: HDFC Mutual Fund’s disclosures.

What is the minimum SIP?

₹100 a month, as of 28 Oct 2026, from the fund house’s documents.

What is its benchmark?

BSE 250 SmallCap Total Return Index, as the SID names it. Felix shows the benchmark by name only.

When was it launched, and what was it called before?

It was launched on 3 Apr 2008.

How do I invest in it?

Read the SID and KIM on HDFC Mutual Fund’s website first. A mutual fund distributor can place your application in this scheme’s Regular plan. Investments made through a mutual fund distributor are in the Regular plan, which includes distributor commission.

What does “Regular plan – Growth” mean?

The Regular plan is the one bought through a distributor; its expenses include the distributor’s commission. In the Growth option, gains stay in the NAV and nothing is paid out.

Where are its documents?

On HDFC Mutual Fund’s website: the scheme information document (SID), the key information memorandum (KIM) and the monthly factsheet.

Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully.

Data on this page

Block	Source	For
Assets	Fund houses’ disclosures, at month-end	30 Sep 2026
Minimums	Fund house documents, as read by Felix	28 Oct 2026
Riskometer	Fund houses’ disclosures, as read by Felix	28 Oct 2026
Asset allocation	The SID, from fund house disclosures	28 Oct 2026
Fund managers	Fund house disclosures	28 Oct 2026

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Read SID/KIM on AMC site

The SID and KIM are the final reference for every fact on this page.

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Investments made through a mutual fund distributor are in the Regular plan, which includes distributor commission