DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth
NAV as on 05-05-2025
₹ 58.41
1D
Inception Returns
14.2%
/yr
Historical NAV & Returns
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626 people have invested ₹ 29.9L in DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Vinit Sambre. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth has ₹2447 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 1.
Returns
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 14.20% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 12.59%, 19.04% and 22.14% respectively.
Holdings
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Tech, Basic Materials, Health, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Real Estate, Energy, Communication, Consumer Defensive, Utilities. Its top holdings are Bajaj Finance Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, Coforge Ltd, Ipca Laboratories Ltd
Taxation
As it is a focused fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.
Investment objective of DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth
The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to generate long-term capital growth from a portfolio of equity and equityrelated securities including equity derivatives. The portfolio will consist of multi cap companies by market capitalisation. The Scheme will hold equity and equity-related securities including equity derivatives, of upto 30 companies. The Scheme may also invest in debt and money market securities, for defensive considerations and/or for managing liquidity requirements. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 1% |
Benchmark | Nifty 500 TR INR |
| AUM | ₹2447 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹100/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 30.77% |
| STCG | Selling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
INDmoney Rank for DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth
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5
/19
66% Performance
50% Risk Management
54% Cost
5 out of 19 among focused fund
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
No bad points found for this fund.
Trailing Returns
as on (05-May-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Large cap
54%
Mid cap
17.8%
Small cap
17.5%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
37.7%
Tech
10.9%
Basic Materials
10.7%
Health
10.3%
Consumer Cyclical
8.2%
Industrial
5.9%
Real Estate
4.2%
Energy
3.7%
Communication
3.5%
Consumer Defensive
2.7%
Utilities
2.3%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 8.11% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
- This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 0.86% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 2.4K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 54.4 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd's allocation increased from 2.29% to 2.64%
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 3.03% to 3.28%
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 6.12% to 6.33%
Top Stocks sold last month
Bajaj Finance Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.38 % to 8.11 %
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.2 % to 5.06 %
Ipca Laboratories Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.56 %
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 54.7% to 54%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 18.9% to 17.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 20.3% to 17.8%
Cash allocation has gone up from 6.1% to 10.7%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Health & Tech
Mar'25
Financial Services
38%
Tech
11%
Basic Materials
11%
Feb'25
Financial Services
33%
Health
13%
Tech
12%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bajaj Finance Ltd | 8.11% | 0% | |
 ICICI Bank Ltd | 6.33% | 0% | |
 HDFC Bank Ltd | 5.06% | 0% | |
 Coforge Ltd | 4.89% | 0% | |
 Ipca Laboratories Ltd | 4.56% | 0% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth | 12.59% | 19.04% | 22.14% | 14.2% |
 HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option | 19.56% | 24.92% | 32.42% | 16.05% |
 Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth | 14.98% | 23.4% | - | 26.22% |
 SBI Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth | 13.75% | 14.7% | 22.59% | 15.9% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Axis Bank Ltd | 12.8% |
 ICICI Bank Ltd | 11.3% |
 HDFC Bank Ltd | 9.5% |
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Vinit Sambre
Fund Manager of DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth, since 1 June 2020
Top funds managed
Fund House
DSP Asset Managers Private Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹1.28L Cr
as on 30-Sep-2023
Address
The Ruby, 25th Floor,29, Senapati Bapat Marg,Dadar (West), Mumbai – 400028
Phone
91-22-66578000
Website
service@dspblackrock.com
Mutual Fund Insights
In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 25.31% return, outperforming this fund by 6.27% per annum.
Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 9.5% drop in AUM moving from 2.70K Cr to 2.44K Cr.
Over the last 15 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 9.5% moving from 1.05 to 0.95.
In the last 5 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 31.27% return, outperforming this fund by 9.13% per annum.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (focused fund). Its expense ratio is 0.95% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.29%.
In the last 1 year, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 16.54% return, outperforming this fund by 3.96%.
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 14.2% since inception which is less than its category average return of 15.32%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 89.27% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 10.73% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2447 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹2447 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4979 Cr
Expense Ratio 1%
This fund has an expense ratio of 1% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.45%
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Frequently Asked Questions for DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth is ₹58.41 as on 05-May-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 05-May-2025.
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 1.94% | 1.94% |
6 Month Returns | -2.01% | -2.01% |
1 Year Returns | 12.59% | 12.59% |
3 Years Returns | 68.68% | 19.04% |
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1% as on April 2025
₹2447 Cr as on April 2025
Bajaj Finance Ltd(8.11%), ICICI Bank Ltd(6.33%), HDFC Bank Ltd(5.06%), Coforge Ltd(4.89%), Ipca Laboratories Ltd(4.56%) as on April 2025
Financial Services(33.61%), Tech(9.73%), Basic Materials(9.57%) as on April 2025
The alpha ratio for the DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth | 7 | 3.57 | 0.66 |
As on April 2025
The alpha for DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty 500 TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.89 |
As on April 2025
The Beta for DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty 500 TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth | 0.46 | 0.79 | 1.1 |
As on April 2025
The sharpe ratio for DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty 500 TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth | 16.04 | 15.36 | 14.45 |
As on April 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.48 as on April 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.6 as on April 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Vinit Sambre is the fund manager of DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of DSP Focused Fund Direct Growth is 1%