Written by Ritesh Presswala , ETMarkets.com| Aug 04, 2026, 03:17:45 PM IST 1/14 Bullish Bets Over the last four quarters, mutual funds (MFs) have consistently increased their holdings in nearly 97 smallcap companies, with June 2025 taken as the base period.
Retail investors often closely monitor the investment moves of large institutional players such as MFs, whose stock selections are typically backed by in-depth research.
Of these companies, 23 smallcap stocks that witnessed steady increases in MF ownership delivered returns of over 25% in the past year.
Among them, 13 stocks rallied between 50% and 103%, with one multibagger more than doubling investors' wealth over the 12-month period. (Data Source: ACE Equity).
Agencies 2/14 senores-pharmaceuticals The stock surged 103% over the past one year, rising from Rs 667 to Rs 1,355.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 3.54% (Sept '25) to 4.88% (Dec '25), 5.07% (Mar '26), and 6.56% (Jun '26).
ETMarkets.com 3/14 Astra Microwave Products The stock surged 95% over the past one year, rising from Rs 946 to Rs 1,841.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 11.24% (Sept '25) to 12.33% (Dec '25), 13.96% (Mar '26), and 15.37% (Jun '26).
ETMarkets.com 4/14 SPR Auto Technologies The stock surged 89% over the past one year, rising from Rs 2,392 to Rs 4,521.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 4.27% (Sept '25) to 4.34% (Dec '25), 4.39% (Mar '26), and 5.14% (Jun '26).
ETMarkets.com 5/14 Data Patterns (India) The stock surged 74% over the past one year, rising from Rs 2,550 to Rs 4,431.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 7.42% (Sept '25) to 7.61% (Dec '25), 9.20% (Mar '26), and 9.85% (Jun '26).
ETMarkets.com 6/14 Sai Life Sciences The stock surged 69% over the past one year, rising from Rs 786 to Rs 1,331.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 26.17% (Sept '25) to 27.57% (Dec '25), 27.80% (Mar '26), and 29.47% (Jun '26).
ANI 7/14 Honasa Consumer The stock surged 69% over the past one year, rising from Rs 272 to Rs 458.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 2.51% (Sept '25) to 2.90% (Dec '25), 3.44% (Mar '26), and 6.10% (Jun '26).
ETMarkets.com 8/14 Dredging Corporation Of India The stock surged 66% over the past one year, rising from Rs 662 to Rs 1,096.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 2.00% (Sept '25) to 3.64% (Dec '25), 4.54% (Mar '26), and 4.97% (Jun '26).
ANI 9/14 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank The stock surged 64% over the past one year, rising from Rs 43 to Rs 71.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 14.83% (Sept '25) to 23.82% (Dec '25), 26.43% (Mar '26), and 28.50% (Jun '26).
Agencies 10/14 Craftsman Automation The stock surged 59% over the past one year, rising from Rs 6,475 to Rs 10,308.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 17.72% (Sept '25) to 18.40% (Dec '25), 20.47% (Mar '26), and 23.82% (Jun '26).
ETMarkets.com 11/14 Aditya Vision The stock surged 59% over the past one year, rising from Rs 392 to Rs 624.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 15.74% (Sept '25) to 16.81% (Dec '25), 18.97% (Mar '26), and 20.86% (Jun '26).
ETMarkets.com 12/14 The Jammu & Kashmir Bank The stock surged 53% over the past one year, rising from Rs 102 to Rs 156.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 3.52% (Sept '25) to 3.74% (Dec '25), 3.89% (Mar '26), and 6.36% (Jun '26).
ETMarkets.com 13/14 Pearl Global Industries The stock surged 50% over the past one year, rising from Rs 1,396 to Rs 2,100.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 13.54% (Sept '25) to 16.32% (Dec '25), 18.34% (Mar '26), and 18.67% (Jun '26).
ETMarkets.com 14/14 Neuland Laboratories The stock surged 50% over the past one year, rising from Rs 13,042 to Rs 19,611.
Mutual fund holdings increased from 9.78% (Sept '25) to 10.39% (Dec '25), 11.35% (Mar '26), and 12.66% (Jun '26).