Best Small Cap Fund in India 2026

Compare all 36 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth funds by stability score, returns, expense ratio and risk metrics. Independent analysis by FundMatrix.

36 Fundsβ‚Ή1.6 Lakh Cr Category AUM0.97% Avg TER10.2% Avg 1Y Return
πŸ›‘ Top by Stability Score
1Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund632Mirae Asset Small Cap Fund623Trustmf Small Cap Fund584Axis Small Cap Fund575DSP Small Cap Fund57
πŸ“ˆ Top by 1Y Returns
1Bank Of India Small Cap Fund27.30%2Trustmf Small Cap Fund26.04%3Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund18.99%4Union Small Cap Fund18.80%5DSP Small Cap Fund17.71%
🏦 Top by AUM
1Nippon India Small Cap Fund25809.83 Cr2Quant Small Cap Fund25698.40 Cr3Axis Small Cap Fund17677.42 Cr4HDFC Small Cap Fund15134.69 Cr5BANDHAN Small Cap Fund14683.76 Cr
36 funds
Fund NameAMCStabilityAUMTER1Y ReturnSharpe
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Nippon India Mutual Fund
54Below Average
β‚Ή26K Cr0.69%+7.30%0.12β†’
Quant Small Cap Fund
quant Mutual Fund
50Below Average
β‚Ή26K Cr0.93%+12.00%0.41β†’
Axis Small Cap Fund
Axis Mutual Fund
57Moderate
β‚Ή18K Cr0.73%+7.30%0.16β†’
HDFC Small Cap Fund
HDFC Mutual Fund
53Below Average
β‚Ή15K Cr0.79%-3.66%-0.62β†’
BANDHAN Small Cap Fund
Bandhan Mutual Fund
53Below Average
β‚Ή15K Cr0.60%+10.34%0.35β†’
Sbi Small Cap Fund
SBI Mutual Fund
52Below Average
β‚Ή14K Cr0.78%+5.39%0.03β†’
Kotak Small Cap Fund
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
49Below Average
β‚Ή5K Cr0.65%+3.89%-0.11β†’
DSP Small Cap Fund
DSP Mutual Fund
57Moderate
β‚Ή5K Cr0.81%+17.71%0.66β†’
Invesco India Small Cap Fund
Invesco Mutual Fund
57Moderate
β‚Ή5K Cr0.64%+11.38%0.37β†’
Canara Robeco Small Cap Fund
Canara Robeco Mutual Fund
51Below Average
β‚Ή5K Cr0.68%+2.17%-0.18β†’
Tata Small Cap Fund
Tata Mutual Fund
46Below Average
β‚Ή4K Cr0.51%-1.56%-0.36β†’
Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
54Insufficient History
β‚Ή4K Cr0.85%+18.99%0.75β†’
Franklin India Small Cap Fund
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
48Below Average
β‚Ή3K Cr1.06%+3.64%-0.10β†’
ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
50Below Average
β‚Ή2K Cr1.17%+3.00%-0.17β†’
ITI Small Cap Fund
ITI Mutual Fund
51Below Average
β‚Ή2K Cr0.86%+16.93%0.64β†’
Edelweiss Small Cap Fund
Edelweiss Mutual Fund
55Moderate
β‚Ή2K Cr0.63%+6.02%0.02β†’
Trustmf Small Cap Fund
Trust Mutual Fund
58Insufficient History
β‚Ή2K Cr1.56%+26.04%1.08β†’
Bank Of India Small Cap Fund
Bank of India Mutual Fund
51Below Average
β‚Ή1K Cr0.72%+27.30%1.16β†’
Abakkus Small Cap Fund
Abakkus Mutual Fundβ€”β‚Ή1K Cr1.33%β€”β€”β†’
Mirae Asset Small Cap Fund
Mirae Asset Mutual Fund
62Insufficient History
β‚Ή994 Cr0.67%+8.65%0.20β†’
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
48Below Average
β‚Ή926 Cr1.07%+15.75%0.59β†’
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund
Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund
51Below Average
β‚Ή814 Cr0.96%+14.63%0.54β†’
UTI Small Cap Fund
UTI Mutual Fund
52Below Average
β‚Ή554 Cr0.87%+3.50%-0.10β†’
Helios Small Cap Fund
Helios Mutual Fundβ€”β‚Ή472 Cr0.93%β€”β€”β†’
Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Sundaram Mutual Fund
55Moderate
β‚Ή385 Cr0.95%+11.32%0.33β†’
Union Small Cap Fund
Union Mutual Fund
52Below Average
β‚Ή223 Cr1.11%+18.80%0.66β†’
Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund
Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund
63Insufficient History
β‚Ή205 Cr0.98%+14.31%0.51β†’
JM Small Cap Fund
JM Financial Mutual Fund
37Insufficient History
β‚Ή173 Cr0.97%+13.43%0.42β†’
PGIM India Small Cap Fund
PGIM India Mutual Fund
50Below Average
β‚Ή171 Cr0.94%+10.09%0.30β†’
Quantum Small Cap Fund
Quantum Mutual Fund
54Insufficient History
β‚Ή159 Cr0.85%+7.10%0.08β†’
LIC MF Small Cap Fund
LIC Mutual Fund
42Below Average
β‚Ή130 Cr1.32%+13.07%0.43β†’
Groww Small Cap Fund
Groww Mutual Fundβ€”β‚Ή120 Cr0.94%β€”β€”β†’
Baroda BNP Paribas Small Cap Fund
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
38Insufficient History
β‚Ή71 Cr1.21%+7.94%0.15β†’
Samco Small Cap Fund
Samco Mutual Fundβ€”β‚Ή20 Cr2.04%β€”β€”β†’
Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Sundaram Mutual Fund
42Below Average
β‚Ή11 Cr0.95%+4.40%-0.04β†’
The Wealth Company Small Cap Fund
The Wealth Company Mutual Fundβ€”β‚Ή5 Cr2.26%β€”β€”β†’

Direct Growth plans only Β· Data from AMFI India Β· Stability Score is a FundMatrix proprietary metric Β· Not investment advice

Best Small Cap Fund in India 2026 β€” Ranked by Stability & Returns | FundMatrix