Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth
(Scheme Rating)
NAV as of Oct 16, 2025
259.020.48%
- Growth - Regular
(Earn upto 0.87% Extra Returns with Direct Plan)
Fund Category:
Equity: Small Cap
Expense Ratio:
1.58%(1.42% Category
average)Fund Size:
Rs. 29,287.52 Cr(7.92% of Investment in Category)
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Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth
(Scheme Rating)
NAV as of Oct 16, 2025
259.020.48%
Expense Ratio:
1.58%
Fund Size:
Rs. 29,287.52 Cr
Fund Category:
Equity: Small Cap
Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth Fund Key Highlights
1. Current NAV: The Current Net Asset Value of the Quant Small Cap Fund as of Oct 16, 2025 is Rs 259.02 for Growth option of its Regular plan.
2. Returns: Its trailing returns over different time periods are: -6.56% (1yr), 23.91% (3yr), 33.42% (5yr) and 12.81% (since launch). Whereas, Category returns for the same time duration are: -5.68% (1yr), 20.21% (3yr) and 27.8% (5yr).
3. Fund Size: The Quant Small Cap Fund currently holds Assets under Management worth of Rs 29287.52 crore as on Sep 30, 2025.
4. Expense ratio: The expense ratio of the fund is 1.58% for Regular plan as on Oct 09, 2025.
5. Exit Load: Quant Small Cap Fund shall attract an Exit Load, "Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year"
6. Minimum Investment: Minimum investment required is Rs 5000 and minimum additional investment is Rs 1000. Minimum SIP investment is Rs 1000.
1. Current NAV: The Current Net Asset Value of the Quant Small Cap Fund as of Oct 16, 2025 is Rs 259.02 for Growth option of its Regular plan.
2. Returns: Its trailing returns over different time periods are: -6.56% (1yr), 23.91% (3yr), 33.42% (5yr) and 12.81% (since launch). Whereas, Category returns for the same time duration are: -5.68% (1yr), 20.21% (3yr) and 27.8% (5yr).
3. Fund Size: The Quant Small Cap Fund currently holds Assets under Management worth of Rs 29287.52 crore as on Sep 30, 2025.
4. Expense ratio: The expense ratio of the fund is 1.58% for Regular plan as on Oct 09, 2025.
5. Exit Load: Quant Small Cap Fund shall attract an Exit Load, "Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year"
6. Minimum Investment: Minimum investment required is Rs 5000 and minimum additional investment is Rs 1000. Minimum SIP investment is Rs 1000.
Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth Returns
Trailing Returns
Rolling Returns
Discrete Period
SIP Returns
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y Annualized Returns 0.29 -2.01 10.53 -7.11 24.99 34.08 Category Avg -1.36 -3.62 11.03 -7.23 20.94 28.14 Rank within Category 4 10 28 16 6 1 No. of funds within Category 48 47 47 43 28 22 - Loading...
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Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth Fund Details
Investment Objective - The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a well-diversified portfolio of small cap companies.
| Fund House | Quant Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | Nov 24, 1996 |
| Benchmark | NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index |
| Return Since Launch | 12.82% |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Risk Grade | Above Average |
| Return Grade | High |
Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth Investment Details
| Minimum Investment (Rs.) | 5,000.00 |
| Minimum Additional Investment (Rs.) | 1,000.00 |
| Minimum SIP Investment (Rs.) | 1,000.00 |
| Minimum Withdrawal (Rs.) | 1.00 |
| Exit Load Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year | |
Portfolio Allocation
Asset Allocation
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Asset Allocation History
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EquityDebtCash
Sector Allocation
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Concentration & Valuation Analysis
| SEP 2025 | AUG 2025 | JUL 2025 | JUN 2025 | MAY 2025 | APR 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 102 | 102 | 106 | 105 | 101 | 97 |
| Top 5 Company Holdings | 25.19% | 25.12% | 25.5% | 25.51% | 25.17% | 25.99% |
| Top 10 Company Holdings | 36.73% | 36.69% | 36.63% | 36.75% | 36.88% | 38.92% |
| Company with Highest Exposure | Reliance Industries (9.11%) | Reliance Industries (9.23%) | Reliance Industries (9.23%) | Reliance Industries (9.9%) | Reliance Industries (9.85%) | Reliance Industries (10.48%) |
| Number of Sectors | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Top 3 Sector Holdings | 48.43% | 48.64% | 49.62% | 47.94% | 46.14% | 48.27% |
| Top 5 Sector Holdings | 70.44% | 70.24% | 72.23% | 70.34% | 67.3% | 68.34% |
| Sector with Highest Exposure | Financial (19.24%) | Financial (17.26%) | Financial (17.88%) | Financial (16.64%) | Services (16.74%) | Services (18.29%) |
Top Stock Holdings
Sector Holdings in MF
Company Sector Assest(%) P/E EPS-TTM(₹) RETURN 1 YR(%) Reliance Industries Energy 9.11 23.21 60.23 1.53 JIO Financial Financial 6.06 122.05 2.56 -6.29 RBL Bank Financial 3.59 32.20 9.53 42.17 Aegis Logistics Services 3.45 42.50 18.89 12.51 Adani Power Energy 2.98 24.45 6.44 25.85 Anand Rathi Wealth Financial 2.49 75.01 41.37 51.58 Aster DM Healthcare Healthcare 2.42 113.89 6.14 63.22 Bikaji Foods International Consumer Staples 2.33 91.00 8.07 -19.49 Poly Medicure Healthcare 2.19 54.42 35.29 -24.53 Adani Enterprises Services 2.11 46.23 55.27 -17.85
Peer Comparison
Cumulative Returns
SIP returns
Discrete Returns
Quant Measures
Asset Allocation
Scheme Name NAV(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating AUM(Rs. Cr) 1M 1Y 3Y 5Y Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth 257.79 29,287.52 0.29 -7.11 24.99 34.08 Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Growth 168.20 66,136.11 -1.22 -7.49 23.02 32.82 Invesco India Smallcap Fund Regular - Growth 42.61 8,055.38 1.20 -1.33 26.28 30.90 Franklin India Small Cap Fund Regular-Growth 167.12 13,265.80 -2.04 -9.52 21.80 28.96 Bandhan Small Cap Fund Regular-Growth 46.79 15,737.73 -1.33 -3.59 30.11 30.55
Risk Ratios
Ratios are calculated using the calendar month returns for the last 3 years
Standard Deviation
Standard Deviation
Standard deviation is the deviation of the fund's return around mean.
High Volatality
17.35VS17.04Fund Vs Category Avg
Beta
Beta
Beta shows the portfolio risk in relation to the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the fund returns are less volatile compared to the broader market. A beta of more than 1 means that the fund returns are more volatile than the broader markets. A beta equal to 1 means that fund's volatility is in line with the broader market.
Moderate Volatility
0.87VS0.87Fund Vs Category Avg
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe Ratio
Sharpe ratio is a risk adjusted performance measure. A fund with a higher Sharpe ratio is considered better than a fund with a lower Sharpe ratio.
Better risk-adjusted returns
0.95VS0.78Fund Vs Category Avg
Treynor's Ratio
Treynor's Ratio
Treynor is a risk adjusted performance measure. A fund with a higher Treynor ratio is considered better than a fund with a lower Treynor ratio.
Better risk-adjusted returns
18.88VS15.38Fund Vs Category Avg
Jensen's Alpha
Jensen's Alpha
Alpha shows the ability of the fund manager to outperform the market. A higher Alpha is preferred.
Better risk-adjusted returns
3.20VS0.18Fund Vs Category Avg
Mean Return
Mean Return
Average return generated by the fund during a specified period.
Better average monthly returns
22.72VS19.68Fund Vs Category Avg
Risk Ratio Chart
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- Risk Ratio
- Category Average
Size of Bubbles represents the Fund Size
Quant Mutual Fund News
- 7 mutual funds made complete exit from 15 smallcap stocks in September
- Adani Power, Bikaji Foods among key stocks bought and sold by Quant Small Cap Fund in September
- Quant Mutual Fund to launch QSIF Active Asset Allocator Long-Short Fund
- Quant Small Cap Fund hikes stake in Adani Power and 4 other stocks, trims exposure in 6 firms
Fund Manager
- A.A.Ankit A PandeSince May 202023 schemes
- S.T.Sandeep TandonSince Feb 202511 schemes
- V.P.Varun PattaniSince Feb 202523 schemes
Mr. Pande has done CFA and MBA Prior to joining Quant Mutual Fund he has worked with Infosys Finacle. Began his career in equity research in 2011.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y Quant Multi Asset Allocation Fund Regular-Growth Multi Asset Allocation 151.24 3,817.56 9.49 Quant Focused Fund-Growth Large Cap 86.15 974.84 -6.34 Quant Flexi Cap Fund-Growth Flexi Cap 97.73 6,777.12 -8.75 Quant Mid Cap Fund-Growth Mid Cap 212.02 8,262.25 -11.34 Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund-Growth ELSS 373.12 11,854.28 -7.06 Quant Aggressive Hybrid Fund Regular-Growth Aggressive Hybrid 432.32 2,086.65 0.06 Quant Value Fund Regular - Growth Value Oriented 19.67 1,689.99 -6.59 Quant Large and Mid Cap Fund-Growth Large & MidCap 113.73 3,481.70 -10.21 Quant Infrastructure Fund-Growth Thematic-Infrastructure 38.25 3,222.83 -7.52 Quant Large Cap Fund Regular - Growth Large Cap 15.17 2,700.57 -3.51 Quant Multi Cap Fund Regular-Growth Multi Cap 622.22 9,239.90 -10.22 Quant PSU Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-PSU 10.21 Unrated 604.35 -13.56 Quant Consumption Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-Consumption 9.83 Unrated 229.86 -15.14 Quant Commodities Fund Regular - Growth Thematic 13.22 Unrated 348.39 -11.71 Quant Momentum Fund Regular - Growth Thematic 14.03 Unrated 1,501.69 -9.02 Quant Teck Fund Regular - Growth Sectoral-Technology 11.74 Unrated 331.44 -13.80 Quant Manufacturing Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-Manufacturing 14.79 Unrated 782.69 -14.83 Quant Healthcare Fund Regular - Growth Sectoral-Pharma 15.52 Unrated 378.86 -10.95 Quant BFSI Fund Regular - Growth Sectoral-Banking 18.28 Unrated 655.17 8.74 Quant Business Cycle Fund Regular-Growth Thematic-Business Cycle 15.56 Unrated 1,145.06 -15.98 Quant Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Regular - Growth Dynamic Asset Allocation 16.52 Unrated 1,134.52 -2.05 Quant Quantamental Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-Quant 23.01 Unrated 1,689.61 -5.55 Quant ESG Integration Strategy Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-ESG 32.84 Unrated 277.22 -9.73 Mr. Tandon has done MBA (Finance) Prior to joining Quant Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Securities as Vice President, The Economic Times and IDBI AMC.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y Quant Focused Fund-Growth Large Cap 86.15 974.84 -6.34 Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund-Growth ELSS 373.12 11,854.28 -7.06 Quant Aggressive Hybrid Fund Regular-Growth Aggressive Hybrid 432.32 2,086.65 0.06 Quant Mid Cap Fund-Growth Mid Cap 212.02 8,262.25 -11.34 Quant Infrastructure Fund-Growth Thematic-Infrastructure 38.25 3,222.83 -7.52 Quant Large and Mid Cap Fund-Growth Large & MidCap 113.73 3,481.70 -10.21 Quant Multi Cap Fund Regular-Growth Multi Cap 622.22 9,239.90 -10.22 Quant ESG Integration Strategy Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-ESG 32.84 Unrated 277.22 -9.73 Quant Consumption Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-Consumption 9.83 Unrated 229.86 -15.14 Quant PSU Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-PSU 10.21 Unrated 604.35 -13.56 Quant Commodities Fund Regular - Growth Thematic 13.22 Unrated 348.39 -11.71 Mr. Pattani is an ACA Prior to joining Quant Mutual Fund, he has worked with boutique PMS firm.
Scheme Name Category Nav(Rs./Unit) Scheme Rating Asset(Rs. Cr) 1Y Quant Multi Asset Allocation Fund Regular-Growth Multi Asset Allocation 151.24 3,817.56 9.49 Quant Aggressive Hybrid Fund Regular-Growth Aggressive Hybrid 432.32 2,086.65 0.06 Quant Flexi Cap Fund-Growth Flexi Cap 97.73 6,777.12 -8.75 Quant Focused Fund-Growth Large Cap 86.15 974.84 -6.34 Quant Mid Cap Fund-Growth Mid Cap 212.02 8,262.25 -11.34 Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund-Growth ELSS 373.12 11,854.28 -7.06 Quant Value Fund Regular - Growth Value Oriented 19.67 1,689.99 -6.59 Quant Infrastructure Fund-Growth Thematic-Infrastructure 38.25 3,222.83 -7.52 Quant Large and Mid Cap Fund-Growth Large & MidCap 113.73 3,481.70 -10.21 Quant Large Cap Fund Regular - Growth Large Cap 15.17 2,700.57 -3.51 Quant Multi Cap Fund Regular-Growth Multi Cap 622.22 9,239.90 -10.22 Quant Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund Regular - Growth Dynamic Asset Allocation 16.52 Unrated 1,134.52 -2.05 Quant ESG Integration Strategy Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-ESG 32.84 Unrated 277.22 -9.73 Quant Quantamental Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-Quant 23.01 Unrated 1,689.61 -5.55 Quant Business Cycle Fund Regular-Growth Thematic-Business Cycle 15.56 Unrated 1,145.06 -15.98 Quant Momentum Fund Regular - Growth Thematic 14.03 Unrated 1,501.69 -9.02 Quant Consumption Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-Consumption 9.83 Unrated 229.86 -15.14 Quant Teck Fund Regular - Growth Sectoral-Technology 11.74 Unrated 331.44 -13.80 Quant BFSI Fund Regular - Growth Sectoral-Banking 18.28 Unrated 655.17 8.74 Quant Manufacturing Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-Manufacturing 14.79 Unrated 782.69 -14.83 Quant Commodities Fund Regular - Growth Thematic 13.22 Unrated 348.39 -11.71 Quant PSU Fund Regular - Growth Thematic-PSU 10.21 Unrated 604.35 -13.56 Quant Healthcare Fund Regular - Growth Sectoral-Pharma 15.52 Unrated 378.86 -10.95
More Quant Mutual Fund
| Scheme Name | Rating | Asset Size(Cr) | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth | 29,462.70 | -0.56 | -0.27 | 14.13 | -11.09 | 23.34 | |
| Quant ELSS Tax Saver Fund-Growth | 11,649.15 | -0.79 | -1.00 | 12.65 | -12.42 | 13.57 | |
| Quant Multi Cap Fund Regular-Growth | 9,631.80 | -0.50 | -3.49 | 8.29 | -15.85 | 11.37 | |
| Quant Mid Cap Fund-Growth | 8,778.42 | -2.72 | -6.88 | 6.72 | -16.02 | 15.64 | |
| Quant Flexi Cap Fund-Growth | 7,011.03 | -1.56 | -3.76 | 8.64 | -14.20 | 15.28 | |
| Quant Multi Asset Allocation Fund Regular-Growth | 3,666.25 | 0.85 | 1.40 | 13.61 | 2.02 | 18.93 | |
| Quant Large and Mid Cap Fund-Growth | 3,651.47 | -2.42 | -5.50 | 7.64 | -14.89 | 15.32 | |
| Quant Infrastructure Fund-Growth | 3,278.61 | -1.52 | -3.05 | 10.18 | -14.12 | 16.26 | |
| Quant Large Cap Fund Regular - Growth | 2,720.10 | -0.85 | -0.09 | 11.89 | -9.69 | 12.96 | |
| Quant Aggressive Hybrid Fund Regular-Growth | 2,101.23 | -0.00 | -0.26 | 12.52 | -5.63 | 10.98 |
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About Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth
1. Quant Small Cap Fund is Open-ended Small Cap Equity scheme which belongs to Quant Mutual Fund House.
2. The fund was launched on Nov 24, 1996.
Investment objective & Benchmark
1. The investment objective of the fund is that " The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a well-diversified portfolio of small cap companies. "
2. It is benchmarked against NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index.
Asset Allocation & Portfolio Composition
1. The asset allocation of the fund comprises around 94.21% in equities, 0.32% in debts and 5.46% in cash & cash equivalents.
2. While the top 10 equity holdings constitute around 36.73% of the assets, the top 3 sectors constitute around 48.43% of the assets.
3. The fund largely follows a Blend oriented style of investing and invests across market capitalisations - around 0.0% in giant & large cap companies, 0.0% in mid cap and 0.0% in small cap companies.
Tax Implications on Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth
1. Gains are taxed at a rate of 15% (Short-term Capital Gain Tax - STCG) if units are redeemed within 1 year of investment.
2. For units redeemed after 1 year of investment, gains of upto Rs. 1 lakh accruing from those units in a financial year shall be exempted from tax.
3. Gains of more than Rs. 1 lakh will be taxed at a rate of 10% (Long-term Capital Gain Tax - LTCG).
4. For Dividend Distribution Tax, the dividend income from this fund will get added to the income of an investor and taxed according to his/her respective tax slabs.
5. Also, for dividend income in excess of Rs 5,000 in a financial year; the fund house shall deduct a TDS of 10% on such income.
1. Quant Small Cap Fund is Open-ended Small Cap Equity scheme which belongs to Quant Mutual Fund House.
2. The fund was launched on Nov 24, 1996.
Investment objective & Benchmark
1. The investment objective of the fund is that " The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a well-diversified portfolio of small cap companies. "
2. It is benchmarked against NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Return Index.
Asset Allocation & Portfolio Composition
1. The asset allocation of the fund comprises around 94.21% in equities, 0.32% in debts and 5.46% in cash & cash equivalents.
2. While the top 10 equity holdings constitute around 36.73% of the assets, the top 3 sectors constitute around 48.43% of the assets.
3. The fund largely follows a Blend oriented style of investing and invests across market capitalisations - around 0.0% in giant & large cap companies, 0.0% in mid cap and 0.0% in small cap companies.
Tax Implications on Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth
1. Gains are taxed at a rate of 15% (Short-term Capital Gain Tax - STCG) if units are redeemed within 1 year of investment.
2. For units redeemed after 1 year of investment, gains of upto Rs. 1 lakh accruing from those units in a financial year shall be exempted from tax.
3. Gains of more than Rs. 1 lakh will be taxed at a rate of 10% (Long-term Capital Gain Tax - LTCG).
4. For Dividend Distribution Tax, the dividend income from this fund will get added to the income of an investor and taxed according to his/her respective tax slabs.
5. Also, for dividend income in excess of Rs 5,000 in a financial year; the fund house shall deduct a TDS of 10% on such income.
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FAQs about Quant Small Cap Fund-Growth
- Is it safe to invest in Quant Small Cap Fund?As per SEBI’s latest guidelines to calculate risk grades, investment in the Quant Small Cap Fund comes under Very High risk category.
- What is the category of Quant Small Cap Fund?Quant Small Cap Fund belongs to the Equity : Small Cap category of funds.
- How Long should I Invest in Quant Small Cap Fund?The suggested investment horizon of investing into Quant Small Cap Fund is >3 years. The suggested investment horizon is the minimum time required for holding investments in the fund to reduce its downside risk and ensure that the returns become more predictable.
- Who manages the Quant Small Cap Fund?The Quant Small Cap Fund is managed by Ankit A Pande (Since May 11, 2020) , Sandeep Tandon (Since Feb 03, 2025) and Varun Pattani (Since Feb 03, 2025).
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