Most popular Mid and Small Cap Funds of 2021

Feb 03, 2022
 

Mid and small cap funds category constitute 20% or Rs 2.58 lakh crore of the total Rs 13.06 lakh crore actively managed equity assets (excluding hybrid and ELSS) as of December 2021.

Small Cap funds category delivered an average of 59.33% while Mid Cap Funds posted 41.30% during the one-year trailing period as of February 2, 2022.

We looked at Small and Mid Cap funds that have received the highest net inflows in 2021.

5 Mid Cap funds that received the highest inflows in 2021        

Axis Midcap

  • Inception: February 2011
  • Star rating: 5 stars
  • Analyst rating: NA
  • Performance: 11.33% (2019), 26.01% (2020), 39.93% (2021)
  • Equity holdings: 65
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 32
  • Top 5 holdings: Coforge, ICICI Bank, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance, Avenue Supermarts, MindTree
  • Fund managers: Shreyash Devalkar, Hitesh Das
  • Investment Style: Large Growth

Kotak Emerging Equity

  • Inception: March 2007
  • Star rating: 4 stars
  • Analyst rating: Bronze
  • Performance: 8.89% (2019), 21.89% (2020), 47.31% (2021)
  • Equity holdings: 68
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 33
  • Top 5 holdings: Persistent Systems, Supreme Industries, Schaeffler India, Thermax, SKF India
  • Fund manager: Pankaj Tibrewal
  • Investment Style: Mid Growth

PGIM India Midcap Opportunities

  • Inception: December 2013
  • Star rating: 4 stars
  • Analyst rating: NA
  • Performance: 3.57% (2019), 48.39% (2020), 63.78% (2021)
  • Equity holdings: 49
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 32
  • Top 5 holdings: Mphasis, Coforge, ICICI Bank, J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, ABB India
  • Fund manager: Aniruddha Naha, Vivek Sharma
  • Investment Style: Mid Growth

Mirae Asset Mid Cap Fund

  • Inception: July 2019
  • Star rating: NA
  • Analyst rating: NA
  • Performance: 24.28% (2020), 48.43% (2021)
  • Equity holdings: 52
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 29
  • Top 5 holdings: Axis Bank, The Federal Bank, Jindal Steel and Power, Bharat Forge, Voltas
  • Fund manager: Ankit Jain
  • Investment Style: Large Growth

DSP Midcap Fund

  • Inception: November 2006
  • Star rating: 3 stars
  • Analyst rating: Silver
  • Performance: 9.21% (2019) 23.64% (2020), 28.32% (2021)
  • Equity holdings: 52
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 32
  • Top 5 holdings: Supreme Industries, Manappuram Finance, Atul Ltd, Ipca Laboratories, SBI Life Insurance
  • Fund Manager: Vinit Sambre, Resham Jain, Jay Kothari
  • Investment Style: Mid Growth

5 small cap funds that received the highest inflows in 2021

       

Kotak Small Cap

  • Inception: February 2005
  • Star rating: 3 stars
  • Analyst rating: NA
  • Performance: 5.04% (2019) 34.21% (2020), 70.94% (2021)
  • Equity holdings: 70
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 36
  • Top 5 holdings: Century Plyboards (India), Sheela Foam, Carborundum Universal, Persistent Systems, Supreme Industries
  • Fund manager: Pankaj Tibrewal
  • Investment Style: Mid Growth

Axis Small Cap

  • Inception: November 2013
  • Star rating: 5 stars
  • Analyst rating: NA
  • Performance: 19.38% (2019) 22.37% (2020), 58.22% (2021)
  • Equity holdings: 65
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 38
  • Top 5 holdings: Galaxy Surfactants, Birlasoft, Brigade Enterprises, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Tata Elxsi
  • Fund managers: Anupam Tiwari, Hitesh Das
  • Investment Style: Mid Growth

SBI Small Cap

  • Inception: September 2009
  • Star rating: 4 stars
  • Analyst rating: NA
  • Performance: 6.10% (2019)  33.62% (2020), 47.56% (2021)
  • Equity holdings: 50
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 34
  • Top 5 holdings: Sheela Foam, Elgi Equipments, Blue Star, Carborundum Universal, Hatsun Agro Product
  • Fund manager: R Srinivasan
  • Investment Style: Mid Growth

PGIM India Small Cap

  • Inception: July 2021
  • Star rating: NA
  • Analyst rating: NA
  • Performance: 16.70% (since inception)
  • Equity holdings:53
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 32
  • Top 5 holdings: J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Persistent Systems, Timken India, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Coforge
  • Fund managers: Aniruddha Naha, Ravi Adukia, Kumaresh Ramakrishnan
  • Investment Style: Mid Growth

Quant Small Cap 

  • Inception: September 1996
  • Star rating: 4 stars
  • Analyst rating: NA
  • Performance: - 23.51% (2019), 75.10 (2020), 88.05% (2021)
  • Equity holdings: 51
  • % of assets in top 10 holdings: 43
  • Top 5 holdings: ITC, Indiabulls Real Estate, Arvind Ltd, HFCL Ltd, IRB Infrastructure Developers
  • Fund managers: Sanjeev Sharma, Vasav Sahgal, Ankit Pande
  • Investment Style: Mid Blend

Data Source: Morningstar Direct.

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