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PGIM India Small Cap Fund

Q: What is the NAV of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

As of 05 Oct 2026, the NAV of PGIM India Small Cap Fund is ₹19.59 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has PGIM India Small Cap Fund delivered?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund has returned +12.20% over 1 year, +15.33% per year over 3 years, +12.30% per year over 5 years and +13.59% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.93% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund's largest holdings are TBO Tek Ltd. (3.1%), Sansera Engineering Ltd. (2.9%), Krishna Inst of Medical Sciences Ltd. (2.9%), Navin Fluorine International Ltd. (2.8%) and Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd. (2.6%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.6% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -24.6%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.57 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. PGIM India Small Cap Fund's 0.57 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund is managed by Puneet Pal, Vinay Paharia, Vivek Sharma and Utsav Mehta at PGIM India.

Q: How is PGIM India Small Cap Fund taxed?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.

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NAV

₹19.59

-0.15% 1D

as of 05 Oct 2026

This is the Direct plan of PGIM India Small Cap Fund — bought from the fund house, with no distributor commission in its expense ratio. Income is retained in the fund, so it shows up as NAV rather than as a payout.

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Performance

+11.69%absolute

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹19.62

Latest ₹19.59

Low ₹15.1683rd percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹20.49

Scorecard

★★★☆☆3/5 vs 24 of 35 Small Cap Fund peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within Small Cap Fund (same plan and option). 24 of the 35 Small Cap Funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceAverage

3Y CAGR +15.33% · ranks 11 of 24 Small Cap Funds

RiskModerate

Volatility 15.6% vs 16.9% category avg

CostAverage

0.9% expense vs 0.9% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Ahead of the Small Cap Fund average on 3M/6M/1Y — 1Y by 1.09pp
Stronger risk-adjusted returns — Sharpe 0.57 vs 0.51 Small Cap Fund average
Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

5-year return (+12.30%) trails the Small Cap Fund average (+15.58%)

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

0.93%

Category 0.95%▼0.02%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

42.71

Category 31.85▲10.86

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.57

Category 0.51▲0.06

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Direct · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

None

- For each purchase of units through Lumpsum / switch‐in / Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) and Systematic Transfer Plan (STP), exit load will be as follows: • For Exits within 90 days from date of allotment of units : 0.50%. • For Exits beyond 90 days from date of allotment of units : NIL The entire exit load (net of Goods and Services tax), charged, if any, shall be credited to the Scheme.

Up to 0.50%

tiered — see the full terms

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Allowed

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

₹1,000

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

₹5,000

NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

02 Aug 2021

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

-3.88%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+3.11%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+25.90%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+13.83%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+12.20%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+15.33%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+12.30%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

Annualized return (CAGR) since the first NAV we hold for this plan — the Inception date under Key metrics. AMFI's history starts in April 2006, so an older scheme is measured from there.

+13.59%

Advanced metrics — risk and benchmark ratios

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

15.59%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.57

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

0.78

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-24.59%

Benchmark ratios (vs Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI · 36 monthly returns)

Definitions

Jensen's alpha (annualized): return above what CAPM predicts for the fund's beta vs Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI

2.82%

Sensitivity to Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI moves; 1 = moves with the index

0.77

How much of the fund's movement Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI explains

89.6%

Excess return per unit of beta (market risk)

12.18

Active return over the benchmark per unit of tracking error

0.21

Annualized std dev of fund-minus-benchmark returns

7.66%

Fund's share of benchmark gains in up months (100 = matches index)

86.3%

Fund's share of benchmark losses in down months (lower is better)

72.5%

Computed vs the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI over the last 36 complete months — the closest match to this fund's mandate. TRI means dividends reinvested, as they are in the fund's own NAV; ₹ means a US index converted at each day's USD/INR, since the fund is priced in rupees. Needs ~3 years of history; a low R² means the fund tracks the index loosely.

Fund vs category average (Small Cap Fund)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	-3.88%	-3.09%	-0.79%
3M abs	+3.11%	+1.78%	+1.33%
6M abs	+25.90%	+24.49%	+1.41%
1Y CAGR	+12.20%	+11.11%	+1.09%
3Y CAGR	+15.33%	+15.46%	-0.13%
5Y CAGR	+12.30%	+15.58%	-3.28%

Category average across peers in Small Cap Fund (up to 35 funds with data), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 35 peers in Small Cap Fund

1Y return

+12.20%

Beats 56.7% · rank #14

3Y return

+15.33%

Beats 56.5% · rank #11

5Y return

+12.30%

Beats 5% · rank #20

Sharpe

0.57

Beats 65.2% · rank #9

Sortino

0.78

Beats 69.6% · rank #8

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What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹8.52L

Absolute

+41.99%

XIRR

+14.44%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into PGIM India Small Cap Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund	Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI	Diff
2026part	+13.83%	+6.37%	+7.46%
2025	+1.00%	-5.29%	+6.29%
2024	+21.54%	+27.52%	-5.98%
2023	+25.85%	+49.76%	-23.91%
2022	-3.47%	-2.65%	-0.82%
2021part	+13.92%	—	—

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in; those years show no benchmark comparison.

Recent changes

Expense-ratio, fund-manager, exit-load and minimum-investment changes we've picked up in the last 30 days.

Fund manager change — now managed by Utsav Mehta, Vivek Sharma; Anandha Padmanabhan Anjeneyan, Harsh Kothari, Ojasvi Khicha stepped away
25 Sep 2026

History points

1,274

Expense ratio

0.93%

AUM

₹1,545Cr

Portfolio turnover

63%

Exit load

P/E ratio

42.7

P/B ratio

6.8

Avg market cap

₹52,118Cr

P/E & P/B are portfolio-weighted harmonic means across 50 of 70 equity holdings (72% of the portfolio); loss-making companies are excluded.

Taxation

Taxed as equity

This is an equity-oriented fund (≥65% in Indian equities), so gains get the concessional capital-gains rates below — they do not add to your income-tax slab.

Short-term (STCG)

20%

Held under 1 year

Flat, on the whole gain

Long-term (LTCG)

12.5%

Held 1 year or more

On gains above ₹1.25 L per financial year

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · Small Cap Fund

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PGIM India Small Cap FundThis fund PGIM India · Direct · Growth	★★★☆☆	+12.20%	+15.33%	+12.30%	42.71	0.93%	₹1,545Cr
ITI Small Cap Fund ITI · Direct · Growth	★★★★☆	+18.85%	+23.23%	+17.85%	42.25	0.84%	₹2,977Cr
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Bandhan · Direct · Growth	★★★★★	+10.21%	+23.07%	+18.79%	15.66	0.61%	₹26,012Cr
Bank of India Small Cap Fund Bank of India · Direct · Growth	★★★★☆	+29.52%	+21.93%	+19.92%	33.57	0.78%	₹2,235Cr
Invesco India Small Cap Fund Invesco · Direct · Growth	★★★★★	+13.74%	+21.48%	+18.90%	42.83	0.64%	—
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund Mahindra Manulife · Direct · Growth	★★★☆☆	+14.44%	+19.16%	—	27.19	0.92%	₹4,512Cr

Market-cap allocation · AMFI bands, Jul 2026

Equity holdings by company size — 100% of the equity sleeve priced.

Large cap10.3%
Mid cap23.3%
Small cap66.4%

Asset allocation

As on 31 Aug 2026 · AMC disclosure

Equity97.43%
Cash & Equivalents2.43%
Debt0.14%

Holds the same stocks as (by portfolio overlap, not by category)

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Fund	Overlap	Rating	TER	3Y
PGIM India Multi Cap Fund PGIM India · Multi Cap Fund	36.5%	★★★★☆	0.82%	—
Union Small Cap Fund Union · Small Cap Fund	35.6%	★☆☆☆☆	1.08%	+16.35%
Axis Small Cap Fund Axis · Small Cap Fund	33.0%	★★★★☆	0.72%	+14.52%
PGIM India Retirement Fund PGIM India · Retirement Fund	31.9%	★★☆☆☆	1.12%	—
Mirae Asset Small Cap Fund Mirae Asset · Small Cap Fund	30.8%	★★★☆☆	0.67%	—
ITI Small Cap Fund ITI · Small Cap Fund	30.3%	★★★★☆	0.84%	+23.23%
PGIM India ELSS Tax Saver Fund PGIM India · ELSS	28.9%!	★★☆☆☆	1.07%	+8.47%
PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund PGIM India · Flexi Cap Fund	27.9%!	★★★☆☆	0.84%	+9.93%

Overlap is the share of each fund's equity book invested in the same stocks, by weight, across the Direct-plan universe — so a fund that is only part equity is labelled as such. ! marks a pair holding more in common than nine pairs in ten of its type, where that type has a measured distribution.

🚩Holdings under NSE surveillance (ASM)

4 holdings — 6.19% of the portfolio — sit in stocks NSE currently lists under its Additional Surveillance Measure. ASM is an exchange response to unusual price or volume activity (higher margins, and trade-for-trade settlement at stage II), not a view on the company or on this fund.

Sansera Engineering LimitedLong-term · Stage I2.94%
Welspun Corp LimitedLong-term · Stage I1.50%
Mtar Technologies LimitedLong-term · Stage IV1.02%
Capillary Technologies India LimitedShort-term · Stage I0.73%

Source: NSE ASM list, matched to holdings by company name — a holding whose name differs from NSE's spelling may not be matched. BSE's separate list is not covered.

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-24.6%17 Jan 2022 → 20 Jun 2022
Fell over 5 months, back to the old high on 17 Jul 2023 — 13 months under water after the low.
-21.5%16 Oct 2024 → 03 Mar 2025
Fell over 5 months, back to the old high on 17 Sep 2025 — 7 months under water after the low.
-16.2%19 Sep 2025 → 23 Mar 2026
Fell over 6 months, back to the old high on 07 May 2026 — 1 months under water after the low.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

Fund size over time

Quarterly average AUM · AMFI

₹1,545Cr

April - June 2026

+5%

since January - March 2026

−₹9.87Cr

est. net flow, last quarter

At or near its largest, ₹1,545Cr in April - June 2026. Size matters most where the mandate is narrow — a large small-cap or a very large flexi-cap book is harder to move without moving the price.

Net flow is an estimate: AMFI publishes a quarterly average AUM, not a closing balance, and it covers every plan and option of this scheme together, so it is a read on direction and rough size rather than a cash-flow statement.

AMC Profile

PGIM India Mutual Fund is the Indian arm of PGIM, the global asset management business of the US insurer Prudential Financial. It was formerly DHFL Pramerica Mutual Fund; PGIM bought out DHFL's stake in 2019 and renamed the house.

Launched

12 May 2010

Total AUM

₹27,859Cr+4.6% QoQ

Avg AUM · July - September 2026

Website

pgimindia.com/mutual-funds

Fund Managers

PPPuneet PalManaging since 01 Apr 2023

Education

MBA (Finance) from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune Category of the Scheme Arbitrage Fund Balanced Advantage Fund Equity Savings Fund

Experience

More than 25 years of PGIM experience in the Debt markets Fund, PGIM India Flexi within the Mutual Fund space. Below are details on his past stints: • December 01, 2021 onwards – Head – Fixed Income - PGIM India Asset Fund, PGIM India Equity Management Private Savings Limited. • December 13, 2017 to November 30, 2021 Deputy Head - Fixed PGIM Income - PGIM India Asset Management Private Limited. • February 2012 to December 12, 2017 - Head - Fixed Income - BNP Paribas Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd. • July 2008 to February 2012 - Sr. Vice President & Fund Manager - UTI Asset Management Company Ltd. • August 2006 to July 2008 - Fund Manager - Tata Asset Management Ltd. • April 2004 to August 2006 - Asst. Fund Manager - UTI Asset Management Company Ltd. • June 2001 to March 2004 - Dealer - UTI Asset Management Company Ltd.

Funds managed (21)

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VPVinay PahariaManaging since 01 Apr 2023

Education

B.Com.

Experience

Collectively over 22 years of experience in Indian financial markets, primarily in equity research & Fund Management:- • January 27, 2023 onwards - PGIM India Asset Management Private Limited - Chief Investment Officer • April 2018 to January 2023 - Union Asset Management Company Ltd. Last Position Held - Chief Investment Officer. • January 2007 to March 2018 – Invesco Asset Management Company Ltd. Last Position Held – Fund Manager - Equity

Funds managed (13)

All schemes Vinay Paharia runs →

VSVivek SharmaManaging since 15 Apr 2024

Education

PGDM - Finance

Experience

Collectively over 15 years of experience in Equity market, research and fund Management : • April 09, 2024 onwards - PGIM India Asset Management Pvt Ltd. - Fund Manager – Equity • September 01, 2023 to March 20, 2024 - Edelweiss Asset Management Limited - Fund Manager – Equity • March 09, 2017 to August 18, 2023 - PGIM India Asset Management Private Limited - Fund Manager – Equity • October 01, 2010 to March 06, 2017 - ICICI Securities Ltd - Research Analyst

Funds managed (13)

All schemes Vivek Sharma runs →

UMUtsav MehtaManaging since 15 Apr 2024

Education

B.Com., CFA : B.Com, ACA, CFA, FRM : M.M.S

Experience

Over 14 years of experience in Equity market, research and fund management : • October 23, 2023 onwards - PGIM India Asset Management Pvt Ltd. - Vice President - Fund Manager - Equity. • September 2018 to October 2023 - Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd - VP, Alternatives. • June 2014 to September 2018 - Ambit Capital - Sector Analyst - Institutional Equities. • January 2014 to May 2014 - MF Advisors LLP - Analyst – Investments. • November 2012 - December 2013 - Ambit Capital - Associate – Investment Research

Funds managed (5)

All schemes Utsav Mehta runs →

Fund manager, benchmark and dealing terms from this scheme's SEBI-filed Scheme Information Document on AMFI. Each manager's qualifications and role are reconciled across every filing this fund house makes for them, including its Statement of Additional Information. Total AUM via AMFI.

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Fund managers

Puneet Pal Vinay Paharia Vivek Sharma Utsav Mehta

Top holdings

TBO Tek Ltd.Sansera Engineering Ltd.Krishna Inst of Medical Sciences Ltd.Navin Fluorine International Ltd.Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd.Sai Life Sciences Ltd Affle 3i Ltd.City Union Bank Ltd.Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.Happy Forgings Ltd.Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.Amagi Media Labs Ltd.

PGIM India in the news

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

About Small Cap funds

Small cap funds invest in companies beyond the top 250 by size. They offer the highest growth potential of any equity category and also the sharpest falls, so they suit long horizons and strong stomachs.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

As of 05 Oct 2026, the NAV of PGIM India Small Cap Fund is ₹19.59 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has PGIM India Small Cap Fund delivered?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund has returned +12.20% over 1 year, +15.33% per year over 3 years, +12.30% per year over 5 years and +13.59% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.93% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund's largest holdings are TBO Tek Ltd. (3.1%), Sansera Engineering Ltd. (2.9%), Krishna Inst of Medical Sciences Ltd. (2.9%), Navin Fluorine International Ltd. (2.8%) and Sedemac Mechatronics Ltd. (2.6%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.6% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -24.6%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.57 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. PGIM India Small Cap Fund's 0.57 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages PGIM India Small Cap Fund?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund is managed by Puneet Pal, Vinay Paharia, Vivek Sharma and Utsav Mehta at PGIM India.

How is PGIM India Small Cap Fund taxed?

PGIM India Small Cap Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.

PGIM India Small Cap Fund

Performance

Scorecard

Strengths & concerns

Strengths

Concerns

Key Metrics

Scheme Info

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Fund vs category average (Small Cap Fund)

Category rank

Backtest this fund

Calendar-year returns

Recent changes

Taxation

Peer comparison · Small Cap Fund

Market-cap allocation · AMFI bands, Jul 2026

Asset allocation

Holds the same stocks as (by portfolio overlap, not by category)

🚩Holdings under NSE surveillance (ASM)

Fund size over time

AMC Profile

Fund Managers

Explore from here

PGIM India in the news

About Small Cap funds

From the blog

Small-cap funds fell 19–31% from their peaks, then recovered

Small-cap fund returns in April 2026, after the fall

Frequently asked questions

Peer comparison · Small Cap Fund

Market-cap allocation · AMFI bands, Jul 2026

Holds the same stocks as (by portfolio overlap, not by category)

🚩Holdings under NSE surveillance (ASM)