Mid-cap and small-cap funds that outperformed in last one month
Nifty Mid-Cap and Small-Cap indices recorded an all-time high at the end of July 2021. However, after that, they saw a continuous fall. Nifty Mid-Cap 150 went down by 3.96 per cent between August 1 and August 23. Nifty Small-Cap 250 index plunged 8.4 per cent during the same period.
Analysis of broader market dedicated funds shows that the majority of them have outperformed their benchmark. In the case of small-cap funds, out of 28 funds, 23 funds have outperformed their benchmark while in the case of mid-cap dedicated funds, 17 out of 30 funds have outperformed their benchmark.
Even when we compare the fund’s performance with the category average, more than 50 per cent of the funds outperformed, which shows that there were a few funds that saw a steep fall that pulled down the average. For example, Quant Small Cap Fund fell by almost 12 per cent i.e. almost double the category average.
Mid-Cap dedicated funds’ performance
Fund name
|
Returns (per cent) since Aug 1
|
Benchmark returns
|
Category average returns
|
Outperformance against benchmark
|
Outperformance against category average
|
Net assets (crore)
|
Axis Midcap Fund
|
-0.67
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
3.29
|
3.09
|
13,834
|
Motilal Oswal Midcap 30 Fund
|
-0.83
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
3.13
|
2.93
|
2,151
|
PGIM India Midcap Opportunities Fund
|
-1.88
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
2.08
|
1.88
|
2,383
|
Sundaram Mid Cap Fund
|
-2.07
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
1.89
|
1.69
|
6,784
|
Mirae Asset Midcap Fund
|
-2.5
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
1.46
|
1.26
|
5,927
|
Franklin India Prima Fund
|
-2.67
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
1.29
|
1.09
|
7,869
|
Tata Midcap Growth Fund
|
-2.73
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
1.23
|
1.03
|
1,350
|
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mid Cap Fund
|
-2.74
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
1.22
|
1.02
|
3,193
|
Nippon India Growth Fund
|
-2.78
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
1.18
|
0.98
|
11,107
|
L&T Midcap Fund
|
-2.79
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
1.17
|
0.97
|
6,964
|
BNP Paribas Midcap Fund
|
-3.08
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
0.88
|
0.68
|
1,047
|
Kotak Emerging Equity Fund
|
-3.23
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
0.73
|
0.53
|
15,193
|
ITI Mid Cap Fund
|
-3.25
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
0.71
|
0.51
|
331
|
Union Midcap Fund
|
-3.26
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
0.70
|
0.50
|
286
|
DSP Midcap Fund
|
-3.4
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
0.56
|
0.36
|
13,457
|
Principal Midcap Fund
|
-3.7
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
0.26
|
0.06
|
414
|
UTI Mid Cap Fund
|
-3.78
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
0.18
|
-0.02
|
6,290
|
HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund
|
-4.18
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-0.22
|
-0.42
|
30,525
|
Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund
|
-4.19
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-0.23
|
-0.43
|
316
|
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund
|
-4.27
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-0.31
|
-0.51
|
50
|
Nippon India Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund
|
-4.3
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-0.34
|
-0.54
|
153
|
SBI Magnum Midcap Fund
|
-4.65
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-0.69
|
-0.89
|
5,929
|
ICICI Prudential Midcap Fund
|
-4.71
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-0.75
|
-0.95
|
2,993
|
IDBI Midcap Fund
|
-4.97
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-1.01
|
-1.21
|
212
|
Edelweiss Mid Cap Fund
|
-5.07
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-1.11
|
-1.31
|
1,600
|
Baroda Midcap Fund
|
-5.22
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-1.26
|
-1.46
|
70
|
Invesco India Mid Cap Fund
|
-5.28
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-1.32
|
-1.52
|
1,861
|
Mahindra Manulife Mid Cap Unnati Yojana
|
-6.09
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-2.13
|
-2.33
|
796
|
Taurus Discovery (Midcap) Fund
|
-6.69
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-2.73
|
-2.93
|
76
|
Quant Mid Cap Fund
|
-7.69
|
-3.96
|
-3.76
|
-3.73
|
-3.93
|
158
|
|
|
|
Count of Out-performance
|
17.00
|
16.00
|
|
|
|
|
Count of Under-performance
|
13.00
|
14.00
|
|
Small-Cap dedicated funds’ performance
Fund name
|
Return (per cent) since Aug 1
|
benchmark returns
|
Category average returns
|
Outperformance against benchmark
|
Outperformance against category average
|
Net assets (crore)
|
Axis Small Cap Fund
|
-3.78
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
4.55
|
2.57
|
6,785
|
Kotak Small Cap Fund
|
-3.8
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
4.53
|
2.55
|
5,349
|
PGIM India Small Cap Fund
|
-4.24
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
4.09
|
2.11
|
581
|
IDBI Small Cap Fund
|
-4.29
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
4.04
|
2.06
|
126
|
Principal Small Cap Fund
|
-4.55
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
3.78
|
1.80
|
446
|
Sundaram Small Cap Fund
|
-4.63
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
3.70
|
1.72
|
1,534
|
Union Small Cap Fund
|
-5.11
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
3.22
|
1.24
|
560
|
Edelweiss Small Cap Fund
|
-5.21
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
3.12
|
1.14
|
1,028
|
IDFC Emerging Businesses Fund
|
-5.3
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
3.03
|
1.05
|
1,386
|
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
|
-5.39
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
2.94
|
0.96
|
16,613
|
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
|
-5.46
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
2.87
|
0.89
|
7,350
|
Invesco India Smallcap Fund
|
-5.55
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
2.78
|
0.80
|
1,215
|
SBI Small Cap Fund
|
-5.69
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
2.64
|
0.66
|
9,620
|
Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund
|
-5.73
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
2.60
|
0.62
|
7,214
|
Tata Small Cap Fund
|
-5.85
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
2.48
|
0.50
|
1,519
|
UTI Small Cap Fund
|
-5.86
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
2.47
|
0.49
|
1,624
|
BOI AXA Small Cap Fund
|
-6.1
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
2.23
|
0.25
|
182
|
HSBC Small Cap Equity Fund
|
-6.23
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
2.10
|
0.12
|
359
|
HDFC Small Cap Fund
|
-6.51
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
1.82
|
-0.16
|
13,275
|
DSP Small Cap Fund
|
-6.72
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
1.61
|
-0.37
|
8,266
|
ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund
|
-6.79
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
1.54
|
-0.44
|
3,002
|
Canara Robeco Small Cap Fund
|
-7.42
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
0.91
|
-1.07
|
1,430
|
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
|
-7.99
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
0.34
|
-1.64
|
3,058
|
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund
|
-9.11
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
-0.78
|
-2.76
|
214
|
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund
|
-9.17
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
-0.84
|
-2.82
|
227
|
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund
|
-9.65
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
-1.32
|
-3.30
|
39
|
ITI Small Cap Fund
|
-9.8
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
-1.47
|
-3.45
|
431
|
Quant Small Cap Fund
|
-11.97
|
-8.33
|
-6.35
|
-3.64
|
-5.62
|
1,053
|