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Best Small Cap Mutual Funds (by 3-Year Return)

Updated September 2026 · 20 active funds · data from AMFI NAVs

Small-cap funds (at least 65% in companies ranked below 250 by market cap) ranked by 3-year CAGR from AMFI NAVs. Small-caps have historically produced the highest highs and the deepest drawdowns of any equity category - the maximum-drawdown column here is essential reading. A top rank reflects a strong recent run, not suitability or safety.

#Scheme1Y3Y5YSharpeMax DDTERAUM
1ITI Small Cap Fund
ITI
+21.81%+25.33%+19.22%0.81-29.2%0.75%₹2.7K Cr
2BANDHAN SMALL CAP FUND
Bandhan
+12.47%+25.19%+19.79%0.92-24.3%0.67%₹19.9K Cr
3Invesco India Smallcap Fund
Invesco
+16.74%+23.51%+19.91%0.97-23.4%0.46%₹9.4K Cr
4BANK OF INDIA Small Cap Fund
Bank of India
+27.91%+22.75%+20.11%0.89-27.1%0.61%₹1.9K Cr
5Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund
Mahindra Manulife
+18.22%+21.09%-1.03-26.0%0.74%₹4.0K Cr
6LIC MF Small Cap Fund
LIC
+16.83%+19.29%-0.64-27.0%2.42%₹593 Cr
7DSP Small Cap Fund
DSP
+18.70%+18.23%+18.09%0.81-24.1%0.83%₹16.4K Cr
8quant Small Cap Fund
quant
+14.89%+18.06%+19.25%0.88-25.2%1.23%₹27.7K Cr
9Union Small Cap Fund
Union
+22.09%+17.90%+17.35%0.82-26.2%1.83%₹1.7K Cr
10PGIM India Small Cap Fund
PGIM India
+14.92%+17.37%+13.68%0.50-24.6%0.87%₹1.5K Cr
11Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Sundaram
+14.49%+17.18%+16.35%0.81-23.8%1.07%₹3.3K Cr
12Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life
+19.11%+16.17%+13.93%0.63-26.2%-₹4.8K Cr
13Edelweiss Small Cap Fund
Edelweiss
+9.47%+15.99%+16.82%0.89-22.9%0.72%₹5.4K Cr
14Axis Small Cap Fund
Axis
+10.44%+15.92%+15.83%0.88-19.4%0.66%₹25.6K Cr
15Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Nippon India
+9.62%+15.73%+18.67%0.92-24.2%0.65%₹66.1K Cr
16HSBC Small Cap Fund
HSBC
+13.47%+15.20%-0.68-27.2%0.76%₹15.1K Cr
17UTI Small Cap Fund
UTI
+6.23%+14.30%+15.09%0.75-22.3%0.76%₹4.5K Cr
18Franklin India Small Cap Fund
Franklin Templeton
+5.28%+13.24%+15.51%0.77-24.1%1.06%₹12.8K Cr
19Tata Small Cap Fund
Tata
+1.04%+13.23%+15.98%0.74-30.9%0.48%₹10.7K Cr
20Kotak - Small Cap Fund
Kotak Mahindra
+7.72%+13.15%+13.07%0.66-24.7%-₹16.5K Cr

Ranked by 3-Year CAGR (highest first), on funds with that metric available. Returns, Sharpe, drawdown and TER are computed independently from AMFI NAVs - see methodology. No paid placement.

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