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Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is a passive open-ended mutual fund that tracks the Nifty Smallcap 250 Total Return Index, holding the 250 companies ranked 251st to 500th by full market capitalisation in their index weights, regulated under the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations 1996 . It gives small-cap exposure for a direct-plan expense ratio between 0.24 and 0.40 per cent, where an active small-cap fund charges 1.50 to 2.00 per cent.

NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The NIFTY Smallcap 250 Total Returns Index (NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI) is the dividend-reinvested variant of the NIFTY Smallcap 250 index, published by NSE Indices Limited. The index covers the 250 companies ranked 251st to 500th by full market capitalisation among NSE-listed stocks – the small-cap universe as formally defined by SEBI. Highly volatile and relatively illiquid compared with large-cap or midcap indices, the NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI is nonetheless a key benchmark for the growing small-cap equity mutual fund category in India.

Small-cap mutual fund

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A small-cap mutual fund in India is an open-ended equity scheme that must, under SEBI ’s October 2017 scheme categorisation circular, invest a minimum of 65% of its total assets in equity and equity-related instruments of small-cap companies. SEBI defines small-cap companies as all companies ranked 251st and beyond on the full-market-capitalisation list published by AMFI every six months. The small-cap category represents thousands of listed companies, providing an extremely wide investment universe that includes early-stage businesses, niche market leaders, turnaround candidates, and regional franchises.