{"id":986,"date":"2024-04-22T05:56:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T05:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=986"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:29:16","slug":"are-small-cap-index-funds-a-good-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/are-small-cap-index-funds-a-good-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Are small cap index funds a good investment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Index funds in general are good investments; however small cap funds depend on your risk profile<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Are-small-cap-index-funds-a-good-investment\/answer\/Ram-Kalyan-Medury#GRZtK\">[1]<\/a>&nbsp;and appetite. Small cap space may offer multi baggers but the space is riddled with potential fraud companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BSE small cap index has hardly given 6.3% annualised return over the last 5 years. Over 10 years it is hardly 3.7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To sum, invest in the Nifty 50 index or Nifty Next 50 index ETF or index funds. To invest in equities, go with a trusted SEBI Registered Investment Advisor<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Are-small-cap-index-funds-a-good-investment\/answer\/Ram-Kalyan-Medury#QapOp\">[2]<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.cf2.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-7ecafcc56efabb3b8fed7eeb9ab1977f-pjlq\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<!-- mw-cta-block -->\n\n<div class=\"mw-cta-block\" style=\"background:#EEF3FC;border-left:5px solid #1C52A0;padding:22px 26px 20px;margin:36px 0 24px;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;\">\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:#276FC4;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;\">Maxiom Wealth \u2014 Free Tool<\/p>\n  <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;color:#113E81;line-height:1.3;\">Is Your Mutual Fund Working Hard Enough?<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;color:#444;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;\">Two funds with similar star ratings can deliver very different outcomes. Use our fund comparison tool to check if you&#8217;re in the right scheme for your risk profile and investment horizon.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/resources\/calculators\/better-funds-checker\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#1C52A0;color:#fff!important;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin:0 10px 8px 0;\">Compare Funds \u2192<\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/meeting\" style=\"display:inline-block;border:2px solid #1C52A0;color:#1C52A0!important;padding:9px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Talk to a Financial Advisor<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Index funds in general are good investments; however small cap funds depend on your risk profile[1]&nbsp;and appetite. Small cap space may offer multi baggers but the space is riddled with potential fraud companies. The BSE small cap index has hardly given 6.3% annualised return over the last 5 years. Over 10 years it is hardly&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/are-small-cap-index-funds-a-good-investment\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Are small cap index funds a good investment?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fund-selection","category-mutual-funds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=986"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3727,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/986\/revisions\/3727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}