Small Cap Funds Compare

Additional Useful Information

• An investor can buy “Units” of these mutual funds. These units can be purchased at a price which is called the “Net Asset Value or NAV”. The NAV of these funds keeps changing daily depending upon the changes in the stock prices of the companies that are held by them.

• The investor can sell these units anytime at the NAV price prevailing on the day of the sale.

• Total Purchase Amount	=	Number of Units X NAV as on the day of purchase
  Total Sale Amount	=	Number of Units X NAV as on the day of sale
  Total Gain	=	Total Sale Amount – Total Purchase Amount

• The fund house which issues a Small Cap Mutual Fund may offer two options to select from –
• IDCW Option – In this option, growth in the mutual fund value is distributed back to the investor’s bank account in the form of periodic payouts called “Dividends”. This payout could be monthly or quarterly.
• Growth Option – In this option, growth in the mutual fund value is invested back in the fund for further growth. The investor’s gains are in the form of higher NAV price of the units of the fund.

• If an investor buys units in a Small Cap Mutual Fund and sells them within a certain short period of time, then the fund house may charge the investor, certain nominal fees, at the time of the sale. These charges are the “Exit Load”. This period of time is typically less than 1 year but varies from fund to fund. Typical exit loads can vary from 0 to 1% of the sale amount.

• Small Cap Mutual Funds are considered a good investment option over the long term (more than 5 years).

Returns *

• Small Cap Mutual Funds do not guarantee any returns. They are subject to market risks.

• If Small Cap Mutual Funds are held over a 7-year period, they could generate returns ranging from 17% to 28.5% per year.

Risk Level

• Small Cap Mutual Funds are categorized as very high-risk investments since they invest in the equity stock market.

• They are the riskiest of all the equity mutual funds since they primarily invest in smaller companies.

Liquidity

• When an investor sells (or redeems) units of these funds, the fund house will pay the sale amount to the investor in 2 working days.

Interesting Facts

• Small Cap Mutual Funds select companies beyond the top 250 companies based on their Market Capitalization.

• Small Cap Mutual Funds provide diversification benefits. This helps reduce the risk of investment. 

Tax Implications

• Earnings received from Small Cap Mutual Funds are taxable.

• When investors sell their Small Cap Mutual Fund units, the difference between the Sale Amount and Purchase Amount is typically called “Capital Gain” or “Capital Loss” (if sale amount is lesser than the purchase amount).

• The tax that the investor must pay on Capital Gain is –
• Situation 1 – If the Small Cap Mutual Funds are sold within a period of 2 years from investment, the Capital Gains earned (called Short Term Capital Gains) are taxed at 20% of the gain.
• Situation 2 - If the Small Cap Mutual Funds are sold after a period of 2 year from investment, the Capital Gains earned (called Long Term Capital Gains) are taxed at 12.5% of the gain.

• There is no tax in case of “Capital Loss”.

• For any dividends/payouts received by investors from Small Cap Mutual Funds, these amounts are added to their total taxable income and tax is required to be paid as per the tax slab.

Where To Invest

• Best Small Cap Equity Mutual Funds Ranked By ET Money

• Best Small Cap Mutual Funds to invest in India 2023 (groww.in)