Mahindra Manulife
Small Cap Fund


(Small Cap Fund - An open ended equity scheme predominantly investing in small cap stocks)



One Pager as on February 28, 2025

Potential growth tailwinds in Indian Economy.
Opportunity to capitalize on Indian Entrepreneurship.
Opportunity to capture market / economic cycles.
Potential to create wealth and generate alpha over long-term.
Small caps are generally under-researched and under-owned and hence provides an opportunity for stock-picking at reasonable valuations.
Small Caps could be beneficiaries of structural reforms announced from time to time.
Small caps also provide exposure to companies which are potential market leaders in the industries they operate in (a few examples include textile, paper, sugar, luggage) and have potential to become midcaps of tomorrow as they achieve scale.
  • Portfolio construction on bottom up stock selection basis.

  • Key Overweight sectors/Industries include Capital Goods, FMCG and Power vs the Schemes’ Benchmark.

  • Key Underweight sectors /Industries include IT, Chemicals and Financial Services vs the Schemes’ Benchmark.

  • Carrying Higher cash levels around 5.8% in the portfolio as tight monetary policy in India may continue a bit longer than expected, following higher global policy rates and upside risks to domestic inflation.
Security % to Net Assets
Bajaj Finance Limited 3.13%
Firstsource Solutions Limited 2.76%
APL Apollo Tubes Limited 2.73%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Limited 2.54%
CESC Limited 2.39%
Indus Towers Limited 2.32%
Piramal Pharma Limited 2.25%
Arvind Limited 2.25%
Minda Corporation Limited 2.14%
PNB Housing Finance Limited 2.10%
Total 24.63%
Sector MMSCF* BSE 250 Small Cap TRI
Capital Goods 17.76% 12.54%
Healthcare 10.08% 12.48%
Financial Services 9.97% 20.96%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods 9.79% 4.34%
Automobile And Auto Components 5.10% 3.93%

*Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund

Data as on February 28, 2025

Turnover Ratio (Last 1 year) 0.94
Fresh Additions Complete Exits
Security Security
Bharti Airtel Limited Apar Industries Limited
Cummins India Limited Archean Chemical Industries Limited
Divi's Laboratories Limited Chalet Hotels Limited
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited D.B.Corp Limited
ICICI Securities Limited JK Paper Limited
IPCA Laboratories Limited National Aluminium Company Limited
ITC Hotels Limited NBCC (India) Limited
JSW Energy Limited Reliance Industries Limited
KEI Industries Limited Steel Authority of India Limited
Lupin Limited Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited
Radico Khaitan Limited Zomato Limited
TVS Motor Company Limited -
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited -
Whirlpool of India Limited -
Zensar Technologies Limited -


Note: The companies/stock(s) referred above are only for the purpose of disclosure of significant portfolio changes during the month and should not be construed as recommendation to buy/sell/ hold. The fund manager may or may not choose to hold these companies/stocks, from time to time. Investors are requested to consult their financial, tax and other advisors before taking any investment decision(s). Data as on February 28, 2025

Investment Objective:
The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity & equity related securities of small cap companies. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Fund Manager:

Mr. Vishal Jajoo
Total Experience : 17 years
Experience in managing this fund: 2 months (Managing since December 23, 2024)

Mr. Krishna Sanghavi
Total Experience : 27 years
Experience in managing this fund: 4 months (Managing since October 24, 2024)

Mr. Manish Lodha
Total Experience : 23 years,
Experience in managing this fund:2 Years and 2 months (Managing since December 12, 2022)

Date of allotment: December 12, 2022

Benchmark: BSE 250 Small Cap TRI

Option: IDCW (IDCW Option will have IDCW Reinvestment (D) & IDCW Payout facility) and Growth (D) D-Default

Minimum Application Amount: Rs. 1,000 and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter

Minimum Additional Purchase Amount: Rs. 1,000 and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter

Minimum Weekly & Monthly SIP Amount: Rs 500 and in multiples of Rs 1/- thereafter

Minimum Weekly & Monthly SIP Installments: 6

Minimum Quarterly SIP Amount: Rs 1,500 and in multiples of Rs 1/- thereafter

Minimum Quarterly SIP installments: 4

Monthly AAUM as on February 28, 2025 (Rs. in Cr.): 3,377.08

Monthly AUM as on February 28, 2025 (Rs. In Cr.): 3,156.69

Entry Load: Not applicable

Exit Load: • An Exit Load of 1% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out upto 3 months from the date of allotment;
• Nil if Units are redeemed / switched-out after 3 months from the date of allotment.

^Benchmark ^^Additional Benchmark. Inception/Allotment date: 12-Dec-22.
Past performance may or may not be sustained in future and should not be used as a basis of comparison with other investments. Since inception returns of the scheme is calculated on face value of Rs. 10 invested at inception. The performance details provided above are of Growth Option under Regular Plan. Different Plans i.e Regular Plan and Direct Plan under the scheme has different expense structure. *Based on standard investment of Rs. 10,000 made at the beginning of the relevant period. Mr. Krishna Sanghavi is managing this fund since October 24, 2024. Mr. Vishal Jajoo is managing this fund since December 23, 2024.

^Benchmark ^^Additional Benchmark. CAGR – Compounded Annual Growth Rate. Inception/Allotment date: 12-Dec-22.
Past performance may or may not be sustained in future and should not be used as a basis of comparison with other investments. Returns greater than 1 year period are compounded annualized. For SIP returns, monthly investment of equal amounts invested on the 1st business day of every month has been considered. CAGR Returns (%) are computed after accounting for the cash flow by using the XIRR method (investment internal rate of return).

^Benchmark CAGR – Compounded Annual Growth Rate.
Past performance may or may not be sustained in future and should not be used as a basis of comparison with other investments. The performance details provided above are of Growth Option under Regular Plan. Different Plans i.e Regular Plan and Direct Plan under the scheme has different expense structure. Mr. Krishna Sanghavi manages 4 schemes, Mr. Manish Lodha manages 11 schemes and Mr. Vishal Jajoo manages 1 scheme each of Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund. The performance data for the schemes which have not completed one year has not been provided.
Performance as on February 28, 2025

Scheme Name
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund

This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*:
• Long term capital appreciation;
• Investment predominantly in equity and equity related securities of small cap companies.

Scheme Riskometer

Scheme Benchmark
As per AMFI Tier I Benchmark i.e. BSE 250 Small Cap TRI

Benchmark Riskometer

*Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.

Readers of this material should rely on information / data arising out of their own investigations and advised to seek independent professional advice and arrive at an informed decision before making any investments. Neither Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited nor Mahindra Manulife Trustee Private Limited, its directors or associates shall be liable for any damages that may arise from the use of the information contained herein.

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Mutual Fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully.
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