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LIC MF Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

NAVs of 8 Nov 2026

LIC Mutual Fund · Equity fund · Direct plan · IDCW

Small CapDirect · IDCWRisk: Very High
NAV · 5 Nov 2026
₹38.9241 ▲ 1.13%
LIC Mutual Fund
Fund size₹797 crJuly - September 2026
1-month range₹36.33 – 39.80
1 year+13.04%
Expense ratio1.30%direct plan, a year
5 years–a year

What the fund does

The Investment objective of the scheme is to provide investors with the opportunities for long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in Equity and Equity related instruments of Small Cap Companies. There can be no assurance that the investment objective under the Scheme will be realized.

BenchmarkNIFTY Smallcap 250 - TRI
Fund houseLIC Mutual Fund
Fund managersSudhanshu Asthana

NAV history

373941 2026-08-112026-08-242026-09-042026-09-182026-10-012026-10-152026-10-29

Returns

1 week
+3.44%avg 3.1%
1 month
-2.21%avg -2.0%
3 months
-0.08%avg -2.4%
6 months
+6.36%avg 4.7%
This year
+17.40%avg 11.2%
1 year
+13.04%avg 7.6%
3 years (a year)
+17.42%avg 14.3%

Bars: this plan; the thin mark is the Small Cap average (direct plans, growth option). Over a year: yearly averages (CAGR). Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Monthly returns (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+2.0
2025-10.5-16.2+8.7+1.3+5.9+2.8+1.3-4.5+2.3+2.2-3.3-0.5
2026-5.4+2.2-8.6+18.2+4.1+5.5-0.4+7.0-2.0-6.5+4.8

Each month's change in NAV (the current month to the latest NAV).

What if you had invested?

Worked out from this plan's actual NAVs. SIP: invested on the first NAV of each month. Taxes and exit loads are not included. Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Portfolio as on 31 Oct 2026

Stocks held4850 lines in all
Top 10 stocks32.0%of the fund
Equity92.1%stocks and equity derivatives
Debt & cash7.9%everything else

Where the money is

Equity 92.1%Cash & others 7.9%

Sectors (stocks held)

Industrial Products
13.7%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
10.1%
Auto Components
7.5%
Banks
6.6%
Electrical Equipment
6.0%
Industrial Manufacturing
4.9%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
4.6%
Healthcare Services
3.6%

Changes since 30 Sept 2026

Share of fund31 Oct 202630 Sept 2026Change
Stocks held92.1%94.1%-2.00
Short positions0.0%-0.2%+0.20
Cash & others7.9%5.9%+2.00
Top 10 stocks32.0%28.7%+3.35
Number of stocks4855-7
New stocks 2
  • S.J.S. Enterprises Ltd.2.15%
  • Rainbow Children's Medicare Ltd.1.70%
Stocks sold off 9
  • Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.was 1.88%
  • Arvind Fashions Ltd.was 1.73%
  • Carraro India Ltd.was 1.39%
  • Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.was 1.38%
  • Bikaji Foods International Ltd.was 1.04%
  • Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd.was 0.98%
  • Campus Activewear Ltd.was 0.89%
  • Gujarat Energy Ltd.was 0.65%
  • GSPL Transmission Ltd.was 0.13%
Bought more 11
  • Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.+2.05
  • Piramal Pharma Ltd.+1.09
  • City Union Bank Ltd.+0.99
  • Cartrade Tech Ltd.+0.95
  • Delhivery Ltd.+0.94
  • Neuland Laboratories Ltd.+0.93
  • Ather Energy Ltd.+0.56
  • Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd.+0.48
  • Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.+0.41
  • Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd.+0.31
  • Navin Fluorine International Ltd.+0.29
Cut back 6
  • Gillette India Ltd.-1.06
  • Vinati Organics Ltd.-0.64
  • SML Mahindra Ltd.-0.58
  • Vidya Wires Ltd.-0.50
  • Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.-0.40
  • SP Apparels Ltd.-0.29

Change is in percentage points. Bought more and cut back list stocks whose share of the fund moved by at least 0.25 points. A share can also move because the price changed, not only because the fund traded.

Stocks held 48

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd.
INE291A01017
Industrial Products4.91%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.
INE794A01010
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology3.28%
Manorama Industries Ltd.
INE00VM01036
Food Products3.18%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.
INE048G01026
Chemicals & Petrochemicals3.16%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.
INE03QK01018
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology3.01%
INDO-MIM Ltd.
INE084101034
Industrial Manufacturing3.00%
Allied Blenders And Distillers Ltd.
INE552Z01027
Beverages2.94%
Cartrade Tech Ltd.
INE290S01011
Retailing2.88%
Avalon Technologies Ltd.
INE0LCL01028
Electrical Equipment2.85%
City Union Bank Ltd.
INE491A01021
Banks2.83%
Piramal Pharma Ltd.
INE0DK501011
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology2.58%
Ather Energy Ltd.
INE0LEZ01016
Automobiles2.50%
Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd.
INE0AQ201015
Leisure Services2.36%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.
INE551W01018
Banks2.17%
S.J.S. Enterprises Ltd.
INE284S01014
Auto Components2.15%
Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd.
INE872H01027
Auto Components2.15%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.
INE791I01019
Realty2.04%
Pricol Ltd.
INE726V01018
Auto Components2.02%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.
INE745G01043
Capital Markets1.93%
Arvind Ltd.
INE034A01011
Textiles & Apparels1.92%
Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd.
INE943P01029
Healthcare Services1.90%
Kennametal India Ltd.
INE717A01029
Industrial Manufacturing1.89%
Delhivery Ltd.
INE148O01028
Transport Services1.87%
KSH International Ltd.
INE987S01020
Industrial Products1.81%
One 97 Communications Ltd.
INE982J01020
Financial Technology (Fintech)1.76%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.
INE146L01010
Industrial Products1.76%
SML Mahindra Ltd.
INE294B01019
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles1.74%
Rainbow Children's Medicare Ltd.
INE961O01016
Healthcare Services1.70%
BEML Ltd.
INE258A01024
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles1.68%
DCB Bank Ltd.
INE503A01015
Banks1.63%
Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.
INE839M01018
Electrical Equipment1.62%
Elecon Engineering Company Ltd.
INE205B01031
Electrical Equipment1.50%
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.
INE703B01027
Industrial Products1.50%
Transport Corporation Of India Ltd.
INE688A01022
Transport Services1.48%
Ingersoll Rand (India) Ltd.
INE177A01018
Industrial Products1.44%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.
INE216P01012
Finance1.41%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.
INE149A01033
Finance1.32%
Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.
INE013P01021
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology1.25%
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd.
INE404A01024
Capital Markets1.23%
Vidya Wires Ltd.
INE14UN01029
Industrial Products1.15%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Ctrl Sys Ind Ltd.
INE342J01019
Auto Components1.14%
SKF India (Industrial) Ltd.
INE2J8701016
Industrial Products1.09%
Affle 3i Ltd.
INE00WC01027
IT - Services1.03%
Foseco India Ltd.
INE519A01011
Chemicals & Petrochemicals1.02%
Techno Electric & Engineering Co. Ltd.
INE285K01026
Construction0.90%
SP Apparels Ltd.
INE212I01016
Textiles & Apparels0.78%
Vinati Organics Ltd.
INE410B01037
Chemicals & Petrochemicals0.38%
Gillette India Ltd.
INE322A01010
Personal Products0.30%

Debt, money market and cash 2

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Treps–7.52%
Net Receivables / (Payables)–0.33%

From the fund house's monthly portfolio (licmf.com), as on 31 Oct 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets. Published about ten days after each month ends.

Risk

Volatility18.3%yearly, from daily NAVs
Worst fall-26.27%3 Jan 2025 → 28 Feb 2025
RiskometerVery HighVery High

Volatility: how much the NAV moves, as a yearly figure (higher = bumpier). Worst fall: the biggest drop from a high, in the NAV history we hold (from 31 Jul 2023).

Fund details

Fund size (average AUM, July - September 2026)₹797 cr across all plans · this plan ₹3.32 cr
Fund houseLIC Mutual Fund
CategoryEquity · Small Cap
PlanDirect
OptionIDCW
Expense ratio (TER)Direct 1.30% · Regular 2.63% (5 Nov 2026)
Exit loadNil, If units of the Scheme are redeemed or switched out up to 12% of the units (the limit) within 12 months from the date of allotment. 1% of the applicable NAV, If units of the scheme are redeemed or switched out in excess of the limit within 12 months from the date of allotment. Nil, If units of scheme are redeemed or switched out after 12 months from the date of allotment.
Minimum investment₹5,000 · additional ₹500
Scheme code (AMFI)152005
ISININF397L01JP7
NAV date5 Nov 2026

Scheme details from the fund's scheme summary document filed with AMFI; expense ratios from AMFI's daily filings.

Other plans of this fund

PlanNAV1 year
Direct · Growth₹38.9327+13.05%
Regular · Growth₹34.1763+11.53%
Regular · IDCW₹34.1759+11.53%

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is the NAV of LIC MF Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW today?

₹38.9241 as of 5 Nov 2026, from AMFI's official NAV data.

What are the returns of LIC MF Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?

1 year: 13.04%, 3 years: 17.42% a year

What is the difference between direct and regular plans?

Both invest in the same portfolio. Direct plans are bought straight from the fund house and pay no distributor commission, so their expenses are lower and their NAV grows slightly faster.