June 23, 2025
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LIC MF Small Cap Fund details, NAV, Portfolio, Returns, Peer Comparison, Fund Managers & Guidance by sahifund.com
NAV Growth: Rs 33.0714
NAV IDCW: Rs 33.0663
Suitable For Which Investors?
When you invest for seven years or more, you can expect gains that comfortably beat the inflation rate as well as returns from fixed income options.
This is a fund that invests in smaller companies. Compared to those that invest in larger companies, such funds tend to fall more when stock prices fall. So while you can expect higher returns in the long term, there will be more severe ups and downs along the way.
Like for all equity funds, you must invest only through the SIP route.
Fund’s Investment Strategy:
The scheme seeks to provide investors with the opportunities for long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in Equity and Equity related instruments of Small-cap Companies.
Fund Manager:
1) Mahesh Bendre
Education: Mr. Bendre has done B.E(Mechanical), MBA (Finance) and PhD (Finance)
Experience: Prior to joining LIC Mutual Fund, he has worked with IDBI Capital, Vervene Asset Management, Stewart & Mackertich, Karvy Inst. Equity and Way2wealth, Quantum Securities
2) Nikhil Rungta
Education: Mr. Rungta has done CA, MBA (Finance), FRM
Experience: Prior to joining Nippon India Mutual Fund, he has worked with Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company, Anand Rathi Shares & Stock Brokers Ltd., Standard Chartered Securities (India) Ltd., Religare Capital Markets Ltd. and Moody’s Investor Service -ICRA Ltd.
Investment Details
| Min. Investment (Rs) | 5,000 |
| Min. Addl Investment (Rs) | 500 |
| Min. SIP Investment (Rs) | 200 |
| Min. Withdrawal (Rs) | 1,000 |
| Min. No of Cheques | 30 |
| Min. Balance (Rs) | 1 |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | For units in excess of 12% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 12 months |
Basic Details of LIC MF Small Cap Fund
| Fund House | LIC Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | 21-Jun-17 |
| Return Since Launch | 16.12% |
| Benchmark | NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Assets | Rs 576 Cr |
| (As on 31-May-2025) | |
| Expense | 0.92% |
| (As on 31-May-2025) | |
| Risk Grade | Above Average |
| Return Grade | Average |
| Turnover | 88.00% |
Trailing Returns (%) of LIC MF Small Cap Fund
| Fund name | YTD | 1D | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y |
| LIC MF Small Cap Dir | -12.39 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 7.14 | -11.47 | -3.17 | 25.98 | 32.98 | 17.42 | — |
| BSE 250 SmallCap TRI | -4.85 | -1.82 | 1.30 | 13.45 | -6.39 | -0.92 | 28.84 | 33.18 | 16.31 | — |
| Equity: Small Cap | -4.46 | 0.63 | 3.12 | 12.17 | -4.52 | 1.61 | 29.29 | 34.56 | 18.84 | — |
| Rank within category | 43 | 5 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 11 | — |
| Number of funds in category | 43 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 12 |
Peer Comparison of LIC MF Small Cap Fund
| Rating | 1 Year Returns | 3 Year Returns | 5 Year Returns | Expense Ratio (%) | Net Assets (Rs Cr) | Return Since Launch (%) | Exit Load (Days) | Fund Age | Turnover (%) | |
| LIC MF Small Cap Dir | 2 star | -3.17 | 25.98 | 32.98 | 0.92 | 576 | 16.12 | 1.00 (360) | 8Y | 88.00 |
| Nippon India Small Cap Dir | 4 star | -0.73 | 32.36 | 38.52 | 0.65 | 63,007 | 25.46 | 1.00 (365) | 12Y 5M | 15.00 |
| Quant Small Cap Dir | 4 star | -5.97 | 34.14 | 45.95 | 0.66 | 28,205 | 18.11 | 1.00 (365) | 12Y 5M | 151.00 |
| Franklin India Smaller Companies Dir | 4 star | -3.87 | 31.62 | 34.99 | 0.90 | 13,545 | 21.34 | 1.00 (365) | 12Y 5M | 22.71 |
| Bandhan Small Cap Dir | 5 star | 14.48 | 38.43 | 37.92 | 0.39 | 11,744 | 35.29 | 1.00 (365) | 5Y 3M | 45.00 |
Portfolio Analysis of LIC MF Small Cap Fund
| No. of Stocks | 71 |
| Top 10 Stocks | 25.74% |
| Top 5 Stocks | 14.43% |
| Top 3 Sectors | 43.87% |
| Portfolio P/B Ratio | 3.29 |
| Portfolio P/E Ratio | 32.92 |
Portfolio Breakup
| Fund | Category | |
| Average Mkt Cap (Rs Cr) | 9,682 | 19,010 |
| Giant (%) | 1.75 | 5.94 |
| Large (%) | 4.78 | 4.26 |
| Mid (%) | 30.72 | 63.65 |
| Small (%) | 62.74 | 30.45 |
| Tiny (%) | — | 0.36 |
Chanakya’s Mutual Fund Guidance For LIC MF Small Cap Fund
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