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HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G)

HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G)

NAV
18.10(-0.65%)
Fund Size (CR)
₹566.05
Expense Ratio
0.3
Scheme Type
Passive Fund
Value Research

Min. investment
₹100
Minimum Additional Investment
₹100
Minimum SIP Investment
₹100
Minimum Withdrawal
₹100
Exit Load
1% of applicable Net Asset Value - If the amount sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of up to 3 months from the date of allotment Nil - If the amount, sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of more than 3 months from the date of allotment
0%
Return Since Launch
26.08%

Absolute Return: -2.62%

Annualized Return: 0%

1% of applicable Net Asset Value - If the amount sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of up to 3 months from the date of allotment Nil - If the amount, sought to be redeemed or switch out is invested for a period of more than 3 months from the date of allotment

Basic Details

Scheme Manager

Nandita Menezes

Bench Mark

Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI

Type

OPEN

Lumpsum Returns

Period Invested For	₹10,000 Invested on	Latest Value	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns	Category Avg	Rank within Category
1 Week	14 November 2025	9791.09	-2.09%	-	-0.18%	1159/1210
1 Month	20 October 2025	9747.21	-2.53%	-	0.33%	1160/1209
3 Month	21 August 2025	9792.04	-2.08%	-	2.40%	1123/1173
6 Month	21 May 2025	10193.78	1.94%	-	4.07%	906/1101
1 Year	21 November 2024	9993.20	-0.07%	-0.07%	7.92%	824/926
3 Year	-	-	-	-	-	-/-
5 Year	-	-	-	-	-	-/-
Since Inception	21 April 2023	18222.40	82.22%	26.08%	9.38%	26/1214

Note: Lumpsum Returns since Inception Date.

SIP Returns

Period Invested For	₹10,000 Invested on	Investments	Latest Value	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns
1 Year	2 December 2024	1,20,000	121599.91	1.33%	1.33%
3 Year	-	-	-	-	-
5 Year	-	-	-	-	-
10 Year	-	-	-	-	-

Note: SIP Returns since Inception Date.

Tax Treatment

If sold after 1 year from purchase date, long term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 10%, if your total long term capital gain exceeds 1 lakh. Any cess/surcharge is not included.If sold before 1 year from purchase date, short term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 15%. Any cess/surcharge is not included in the 15%.

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Investment type
Scheme based

SIP
Lumpsum

Monthly Investment (₹)

Minimum value allowed is 500

Expected Returns Rate (%)

Minimum value allowed is 1

Time Period (in Years)

Minimum value allowed is 1

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Invested Amount
₹25,000
Estimated Returns
₹19,059

76%

Returns

Future value of your investment

₹44,059

Risk Ratios

5.84%

Standard Deviation

1.00%

Beta

1.03%

Sharpe Ratio

-0.01%

Treynor's Ratio

-0.77%

Jension's Alpha

Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Top 10 stock holding in portfolio

Stock Invested in	% of Total Holdings	Quantity	Value (Cr)	Asset Type	Segment
Multi Comm. Exc.	2.29%	14011	12.95	Equity	Financial Services
Laurus Labs	1.80%	106691	10.17	Equity	Pharmaceuticals
C D S L	1.37%	48920	7.76	Equity	Financial Services
Delhivery	1.21%	146864	6.84	Equity	Logistics
Radico Khaitan	1.19%	21484	6.73	Equity	Alcoholic Beverages
Karur Vysya Bank	1.11%	259270	6.30	Equity	Banks
Kaynes Tech	1.02%	8575	5.75	Equity	Consumer Durables
Navin Fluo.Intl.	1.01%	10094	5.74	Equity	Chemicals
RBL Bank	0.95%	164256	5.36	Equity	Banks
Chola Financial	0.92%	27197	5.20	Equity	Finance

Peer Comparison

Scheme Name	Asset Size (Cr)	1M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G)	566.05	-2.53%	-2.08%	1.94%	-0.07%	-
Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund-Dir (G)	3892.07	-0.33%	5.45%	-2.00%	35.72%	-
Aditya Birla SL Nifty India Defence Index Fund-Dir (IDCW)	766.37	-0.33%	5.38%	-2.12%	34.92%	-
Aditya Birla SL Nifty India Defence Index Fund-Dir (G)	766.37	-0.33%	5.38%	-2.12%	34.92%	-
Motilal Oswal Nifty MidSmall Financial Services Index Fund-Dir (G)	54.76	4.29%	10.12%	18.49%	33.61%	-
Tata Nifty Capital Markets Index Fund-Dir (G)	390.19	1.94%	7.02%	15.72%	29.22%	-

List of Schemes under HDFC Mutual Fund

Fund Name	Category	Risk	1Y Returns	Ratings	Fund Size (Cr)
HDFC NIFTY100 Low Volatility 30 Index Fund	Other	Very High	9.47%	0	₹301.56
HDFC Mid Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	11.3%	5	₹89,383.23
HDFC NIFTY Midcap 150 Index Fund	Other	Very High	8.33%	0	₹437.43
HDFC Nifty 100 Index Fund	Other	Very High	8.21%	2	₹382.86
HDFC Large Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	6.5%	5	₹39,779.26
HDFC Hybrid Debt Fund	Hybrid	Moderately High	6.38%	4	₹3,379.49
HDFC Retirement Savings Fund-Hybrid Debt	Solution Oriented	Moderately High	6.8%	3	₹161.04
HDFC Small Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	5.37%	4	₹38,412.10
HDFC NIFTY50 Equal Weight Index Fund	Other	Very High	11.45%	4	₹1,611.09
HDFC Retirement Savings Fund-Hybrid Equity	Solution Oriented	Very High	6.71%	4	₹1,728.86
HDFC Hybrid Equity Fund	Hybrid	Very High	7.48%	3	₹24,684.07
HDFC Children's Fund	Solution Oriented	Very High	5.26%	4	₹10,534.68
HDFC Defence Fund	Equity	Very High	17.04%	0	₹7,556.72
HDFC Gilt Fund	Debt	Moderate	6.46%	4	₹2,944.53
HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	8.46%	4	₹5,901.18
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund	Equity	Very High	17.99%	4	₹4,362.29
HDFC Equity Savings Fund	Hybrid	Moderately High	7.5%	3	₹5,823.36
HDFC Dynamic Debt Fund	Debt	Moderate	6.06%	3	₹774.69
HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund	Equity	Very High	2.61%	0	₹1,326.35
HDFC NIFTY SDL Plus G-Sec Jun 2027 40:60 IF	Other	Moderate	8.17%	0	₹48.99
HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund	Equity	Very High	23.5%	0	₹1,733.63
HDFC CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3-6 Months Debt Index Fund	Other	Moderately Low	0%	0	₹515.10
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Jun 2027 Index Fund	Other	Moderately High	8.32%	0	₹743.30
HDFC Nifty Top 20 Equal Weight Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹81.49
HDFC Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index Fund	Other	Very High	8.48%	0	₹436.21
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Sep 2032 Index Fund	Other	Moderately High	9.04%	0	₹653.63
HDFC Multi-Asset Fund	Hybrid	Very High	12.93%	4	₹5,149.08
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-1.68%	0	₹566.05
HDFC Nifty 100 Quality 30 Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹166.91
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	8.19%	4	₹28,486.64
HDFC Technology Fund	Equity	Very High	-2.43%	0	₹1,568.60
HDFC Low Duration Fund	Debt	Moderate	8%	3	₹25,493.10
HDFC Income Fund	Debt	Moderate	6.98%	3	₹914.60
HDFC Long Duration Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately High	4%	0	₹5,296.50
HDFC Multi-Asset Active FOF	Other	High	13.78%	4	₹5,036.65
HDFC Arbitrage Fund	Hybrid	Low	6.92%	3	₹23,009.16
HDFC Arbitrage Fund	Hybrid	Low	6.92%	0	₹23,009.16
HDFC Non-Cyclical Consumer Fund	Equity	Very High	4.32%	0	₹1,094.51
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Jun 2036 Index Fund	Other	High	8.3%	0	₹968.14
HDFC BSE India Sector Leaders Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹0.00
HDFC MNC Fund	Equity	Very High	-0.47%	0	₹603.19
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of Fund	Other	Very High	56.35%	3	₹7,092.09
HDFC Nifty 100 Equal Weight Index Fund	Other	Very High	7.78%	4	₹424.77
HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund	Equity	Very High	8.85%	0	₹1,966.73
HDFC NIFTY Realty Index Fund	Other	Very High	-11.91%	0	₹123.82
HDFC BSE Sensex Index Fund	Other	Very High	8.34%	2	₹8,961.24
HDFC Developed World Overseas Equity Passive FOF	Other	Very High	19.53%	0	₹1,462.83
HDFC Nifty G-Sec July 2031 Index Fund	Other	Moderately High	9%	0	₹681.79
HDFC Nifty SDL Oct 2026 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	7.65%	0	₹197.09
HDFC NIFTY200 Momentum 30 Index Fund	Other	Very High	-5.1%	0	₹702.76
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Dec 2026 Index Fund	Other	Moderate	7.7%	0	₹1,186.07
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund	Hybrid	Very High	8.14%	5	₹1,06,493.55
HDFC Liquid Fund	Debt	Moderately Low	6.69%	3	₹61,646.54
HDFC Ultra Short Term Fund	Debt	Moderate	7.51%	2	₹17,232.35
HDFC Nifty G-Sec Apr 2029 Index Fund	Other	Moderately High	9.19%	0	₹168.40
HDFC Corporate Bond Fund	Debt	Moderate	8.2%	4	₹36,133.95
HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF	Other	High	2.74%	0	₹2,131.98
HDFC Nifty 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	9.67%	3	₹21,978.33
HDFC Credit Risk Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately High	8.87%	3	₹7,029.07
HDFC Money Market Fund	Debt	Moderate	7.72%	3	₹36,903.78
HDFC Manufacturing Fund	Equity	Very High	7.98%	0	₹11,686.66
HDFC Focused Fund	Equity	Very High	12.22%	5	₹25,140.43
HDFC Business Cycle Fund	Equity	Very High	5.7%	0	₹2,972.26
HDFC Diversified Equity All Cap Active FOF	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹1,326.31
HDFC Retirement Savings Fund - Equity	Solution Oriented	Very High	6.93%	5	₹6,968.96
HDFC BSE 500 Index Fund	Other	Very High	6.83%	0	₹238.74
HDFC Dividend Yield Fund	Equity	Very High	4.84%	0	₹6,394.28
HDFC Flexi Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	11.97%	5	₹91,041.00
HDFC Innovation Fund	Equity	Very High	0%	0	₹2,729.60
HDFC Tax Saver Fund	Equity	Very High	10.26%	5	₹17,194.16
HDFC Value Fund	Equity	Very High	9.44%	2	₹7,608.84
HDFC Floating Rate Debt Fund	Debt	Moderate	8.32%	4	₹15,548.72
HDFC Short Term Debt Fund	Debt	Moderate	8.67%	5	₹17,946.84
HDFC Nifty India Digital Index Fund	Other	Very High	0%	0	₹186.94
HDFC NIFTY Next 50 Index Fund	Other	Very High	0.32%	1	₹2,140.48
HDFC Medium Term Debt Fund	Debt	Moderately High	8.81%	3	₹3,894.79
HDFC Multi Cap Fund	Equity	Very High	6.32%	4	₹19,732.03
HDFC Nifty500 Multicap 50:25:25 Index Fund	Other	Very High	5.94%	0	₹448.95
HDFC Infrastructure Fund	Equity	Very High	5.92%	4	₹2,586.00
HDFC Silver ETF Fund of Fund	Other	Very High	65.27%	0	₹1,547.86
HDFC Overnight Fund	Debt	Low	5.9%	2	₹12,450.90

News

HDFC MF announces Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW) under its scheme
HDFC Mutual Fund has announced 25 November 2025 as the record date for declaration of IDCW in the following schemes. The proposed IDCW on the face value of Rs 10 per unit will be:
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund:
Regular Plan ' IDCW: 0.250
Direct Plan ' IDCW: 0.250
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HDFC MF announces Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) under its schemes
HDFC Mutual Fund has announced 21 November 2025 as the record date for declaration of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) option under the following schemes. The amount of IDCW (Rs per unit) on the face value of Rs 10 per unit will be:
HDFC Charity Fund for Cancer Cure - Regular (50% IDCW Donation Option) : 0.3798
HDFC Charity Fund for Cancer Cure - Direct (50% IDCW Donation Option) : 0.3798
HDFC Charity Fund for Cancer Cure - Regular (75% IDCW Donation Option) : 0.3798
HDFC Charity Fund for Cancer Cure - Direct (75% IDCW Donation Option) : 0.3798
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HDFC MF announces Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) under its schemes
HDFC Mutual Fund has announced 18 November 2025 as the record date for declaration of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) on the face value of Rs 10 per unit under the regular plan IDCW & monthly IDCW option and direct plan IDCW & monthly IDCW option of HDFC Arbitrage Fund. The amount of distribution (Rs per unit) will be:
HDFC Arbitrage Fund ' Wholesale Plan ' Regular Plan ' Normal IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050
HDFC Arbitrage Fund ' Wholesale Plan ' Direct Plan ' Normal IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050
HDFC Arbitrage Fund ' Wholesale Plan ' Regular Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050
HDFC Arbitrage Fund ' Wholesale Plan ' Direct Plan ' Monthly IDCW Option (Payout & Reinvestment): 0.050
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Fund House Details & Investment Objective

Date of Incorporation

6 April 2023

Total AUM (Cr)

₹566.05

HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G) is an Index Fund-oriented fund from the renowned AMC, HDFC Mutual Fund. Launched in 6 April 2023, this fund is managed by Nandita Menezes. With assets under management (AUM) worth ₹566.05 (Cr), as of 24 November 2025, HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G) is categorized as a Index Fund within its segment. The fund has generated a return of 26.08% since its launch.
The current NAV of HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G) is ₹18.1, as on 24 November 2025. The fund's benchmark index is Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI. You can invest in HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct (G) via both lumpsum and SIP modes. The minimum SIP amount in the fund is ₹100 while the minimum lumpsum investment is ₹100.

Being an open-ended fund, you can exit the fund anytime subject to applicable exit loads:
The fund has generated undefined% and undefined% CAGR in the last 3 and 5 years respectively.

The fund aims to provide long-term capital appreciation and growth, by investing in a mix of financial instruments 100.10% in Equity, 0.21% in Debt and -0.31% in cash and cash equivalents.
The top 5 sectors the fund invests in are: 9.57% in Finance, 8.85% in Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, 7.82% in Capital Markets, 7.27% in Industrial Products, 5.39% in Chemicals & Petrochemical