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Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund Vs L&T Emerging Businesses Fund

Updated on November 1, 2024 , 2701 views

Both Reliance small cap Fund and L&T Emerging Businesses Fund are small-cap category schemes offered by different fund houses. Though the category of both the schemes is same, yet they differ in terms of various factors such as performance, AUM, their current NAV and other related parameters. So, let us try to understand the differences between both the differences between Reliance Small Cap Fund and L&T Emerging Businesses Fund through this article.

About Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund

Nippon India Small Cap Fund (Formerly known as Reliance Small Cap Fund) is offered by Nippon Mutual Fund and was incepted on September 16, 2010. The investment objective of the scheme is to attain long-term Capital growth by predominantly Investing the corpus in equity and equity-related instruments of small cap companies.

As on January 31, 2018, some of the stocks that constituted the top 10 holdings of Reliance Small Cap Fund’s Portfolio include Navin Fluorine International Limited, Deepak Nitrite Limited, RBL Bank Limited, and ITD Cementation India Limited.

Important Information

From October 2019, Reliance Mutual Fund has been renamed as Nippon India Mutual Fund. Nippon Life has acquired majority (75%) stakes in Reliance Nippon Asset Management (RNAM). The company will continue to run its operations without any change in structure and management.

About L&T Emerging Businesses Fund

L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is an open-ended equity scheme that aims for long-term capital appreciation. It tries to attain its objective by forming a diversified portfolio mainly consisting of equity and equity-related instruments of the small-cap category. This scheme was launched on May 13, 2014. This scheme uses S&P BSE Small Cap Index to construct its portfolio.

As on January 31, 2018, some of the top 10 holdings of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund constituted of HEG Limited, Supreme Industries Limited, NOCIL Limited, and Grindwell Norton Limited.

Nippon India Small Cap Fund Vs L&T Emerging Businesses Fund

The various comparison parameters between both these funds are classified into four sections. These sections are basics section, performance section, yearly performance section and other details section. So, let us understand how these funds are differentiated on the Basis of various parameters.

Basics Section

In this basics section, some of the comparable elements include Current NAV, Category, Fincash Ratings, AUM, expense ratio, and many more. To being with the category of both the schemes, they belong to the same category of Mid & Small-Cap Fund. With respect to Current NAV, it can be seen that the NAV of Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund is higher as compared to L&T Emerging Businesses Fund.

As per Fincash Rating, we can see that L&T Emerging Businesses Fund has 5-Star Rating and Reliance Small Cap Fund has 4-Star Rating.

A summary of the parameters that are a part of the Basics Section is given below.

Parameters
BasicsNAV
Net Assets (Cr)
Launch Date
Rating
Category
Sub Cat.
Category Rank
Risk
Expense Ratio
Sharpe Ratio
Information Ratio
Alpha Ratio
Benchmark
Exit Load
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹176.687 ↑ 2.32   (1.33 %)
₹62,260 on 30 Sep 24
16 Sep 10
Equity
Small Cap
6
Moderately High
1.55
2.46
0.85
7.04
Not Available
0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹87.1272 ↑ 1.52   (1.77 %)
₹17,306 on 30 Sep 24
12 May 14
Equity
Small Cap
2
High
1.73
2
0.27
0.52
Not Available
0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL)

Performance Section

This section compares the performance of both the schemes at different time periods. On a hindsight, it can be said that there is not much difference in the performance of both the funds at different time periods. Though in case of Performance since Inception, L&T Emerging Businesses Fund leads Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund yet; in many other time periods, the performance of Nippon India Small Cap Fund has been better. With respect to 5 Year Returns, there is no data shown in case of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund as the fund has launched in May 2014. The table given below summarizes the data of performance section.

Parameters
Performance1 Month
3 Month
6 Month
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since launch
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
-3%
-1.9%
14.5%
46%
29.9%
35.7%
22.5%
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
-2.6%
-0.4%
14.7%
42.6%
26.5%
30.5%
23%

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Yearly Performance

With respect to yearly performance, L&T Emerging Businesses Fund and Nippon India/Reliance Small Cap Fund both are almost performing the same. For the year 2016, however, L&T Emerging Businesses Fund performed better than Nippon India Small Cap Fund. The table given below shows the yearly performance of both the schemes.

Parameters
Yearly Performance2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
48.9%
6.5%
74.3%
29.2%
-2.5%
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
46.1%
1%
77.4%
15.5%
-8.1%

Other Details Section

The other details section includes the differentiating parameters such as Minimum SIP and Lumpsum Investment. The minimum lumpsum investment in both the scheme is same that is, INR 5,000. However, the minimum SIP investment in case of Nippon India Mutual Fund is INR 100 and of L&T Emerging Businesses Fund is INR 500. The table showing the factors under other details section are listed below as follows.

The Fund managers managing the Nippon India Small Cap Fund are Mr. Samir Rachh and Mr. Dhrumil Shah.

Mr. S. N. Lahiri and Mr. Karan Desai are the fund managers managing L&T Emerging Businesses Fund.

Parameters
Other DetailsMin SIP Investment
Min Investment
Fund Manager
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹100
₹5,000
Samir Rachh - 7.75 Yr.
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
₹500
₹5,000
Venugopal Manghat - 4.79 Yr.

Growth of 10k Investments over the years

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
DateValue
31 Oct 19₹10,000
31 Oct 20₹10,780
31 Oct 21₹21,000
31 Oct 22₹24,010
31 Oct 23₹31,500
31 Oct 24₹46,003
Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
DateValue
31 Oct 19₹10,000
31 Oct 20₹9,544
31 Oct 21₹18,715
31 Oct 22₹20,605
31 Oct 23₹26,571
31 Oct 24₹37,901

Detailed Assets & Holdings Comparison

Asset Allocation
Nippon India Small Cap Fund
Growth
Fund Details
Asset ClassValue
Cash4.01%
Equity95.99%
Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Industrials27.19%
Financial Services13.15%
Basic Materials12.56%
Consumer Cyclical12.32%
Technology9.2%
Consumer Defensive8.3%
Health Care7.47%
Utility1.97%
Communication Services1.57%
Energy0.93%
Real Estate0.67%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 22 | HDFCBANK
2%₹1,152 Cr6,650,000
Tube Investments of India Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Apr 18 | TIINDIA
2%₹1,084 Cr2,499,222
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | MCX
2%₹1,048 Cr1,851,010
Voltamp Transformers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | VOLTAMP
1%₹857 Cr650,444
Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | APARINDS
1%₹857 Cr899,271
↓ -50,000
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 12 | KIRLOSBROS
1%₹829 Cr4,472,130
↑ 5,124
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 500103
1%₹769 Cr27,500,000
NLC India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | NLCINDIA
1%₹768 Cr27,190,940
ELANTAS Beck India Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 13 | 500123
1%₹738 Cr614,625
State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 19 | SBIN
1%₹717 Cr9,100,000
Asset Allocation
L&T Emerging Businesses Fund
Growth
Fund Details
Asset ClassValue
Cash1.98%
Equity98.02%
Equity Sector Allocation
SectorValue
Industrials32.47%
Consumer Cyclical15.46%
Basic Materials13.32%
Financial Services12.83%
Technology8.01%
Real Estate5.56%
Health Care3.49%
Consumer Defensive3.47%
Energy1.41%
Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
NameHoldingValueQuantity
Apar Industries Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 17 | APARINDS
3%₹482 Cr505,400
↓ -130,000
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 22 | 500040
3%₹458 Cr1,607,279
Trent Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 17 | 500251
3%₹440 Cr580,400
Brigade Enterprises Ltd (Real Estate)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 19 | 532929
2%₹410 Cr2,891,084
↓ -138,011
Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 19 | TECHNOE
2%₹396 Cr2,473,042
↓ -100,000
Neuland Laboratories Limited
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | -
2%₹348 Cr281,022
↓ -20,000
NCC Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 21 | NCC
2%₹341 Cr11,291,100
Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd (Technology)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 20 | DIXON
2%₹329 Cr238,273
K.P.R. Mill Ltd (Consumer Cyclical)
Equity, Since 28 Feb 15 | KPRMILL
2%₹314 Cr3,286,897
Supreme Petrochem Ltd (Basic Materials)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 16 | SPLPETRO
2%₹309 Cr3,565,768

Thus, we can conclude that both the schemes differ on various parameters. However, investors should be careful while choosing any scheme for investment. Individuals should check and confirm whether the scheme matches their investment objective or not. If required they can also consult a financial advisor and get their queries resolved before investing. This will help them to ensure that their money gives them the required results and the objectives are attained timely.

Disclaimer:
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data. Please verify with scheme information document before making any investment.
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