DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
NAV as on 28-04-2025
₹ 41.13
1D
Inception Returns
24.7%
/yr
Historical NAV & Returns
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8528 people have invested ₹ 2.3Cr in DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 30 November, 2018. The fund is managed by Chirag Dagli. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has ₹3019 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.
Returns
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 24.68% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 16.47%, 21.58% and 25.79% respectively.
Holdings
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Health, Financial Services. Its top holdings are Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd, Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Cipla Ltd, Ipca Laboratories Ltd, Globus Medical Inc Class A
Taxation
As it is a sector - healthcare 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 Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate consistent returns by predominantly investing in equity and equity related securities of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. However, there can be 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 Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.63% |
Benchmark | BSE Healthcare TR INR |
| AUM | ₹3019 Cr |
| Inception Date | 30 November, 2018 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹100/₹100 |
Exit Load | 0.5% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 17.89% |
| 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 Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
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5Y returns in the top 25% of the category
Among most bought funds within the category
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y duration
No bad points found for this fund.
Trailing Returns
as on (28-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Small cap
51.5%
Large cap
19.3%
Mid cap
14.3%
Sector Allocation
Health
98.6%
Financial Services
1.4%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 3.71% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed Nifty 500 by 3.54% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 3K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM decreased by 178.8 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Ipca Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 5.26% to 7.98%
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd's allocation increased from 3.59% to 4.38%
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 10.13% to 10.78%
Top Stocks sold last month
Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd's allocation decreased from 10.25 % to 9.49 %
Globus Medical Inc Class A's allocation decreased from 6.39 % to 5.58 %
Illumina Inc's allocation decreased from 5.77 % to 3.61 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 13.9% to 14.3%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 18.5% to 19.3%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 49.1% to 51.5%
Cash allocation has gone up from 0.8% to 0.8%
Top 2 Sectors in March were Health, Financial Services
Mar'25
Health
99%
Financial Services
1%
Feb'25
Health
99%
Financial Services
1%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd | 10.78% | 0% | |
 Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd | 9.49% | 0% | |
 Cipla Ltd | 8.55% | 0% | |
 Ipca Laboratories Ltd | 7.98% | 0% | |
 Globus Medical Inc Class A | 5.58% | 0% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth | 16.47% | 21.58% | 25.79% | 24.68% |
 ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth | 25.47% | 25.13% | 26.81% | 22.86% |
 SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth | 25.35% | 24.98% | 26.68% | 18.44% |
 Mirae Asset Healthcare Fund Direct Growth | 23.51% | 20.08% | 24.98% | 22.88% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd | 8.4% |
 Ipca Laboratories Ltd | 1.5% |
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Chirag Dagli
Fund Manager of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth, since 1 December 2020
Top funds managed
Fund House
DSP Asset Managers Private Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹1.28L Cr
as on 30-Sep-2023
Address
India
Phone
91-22-66578000
Website
service@dspblackrock.com
Mutual Fund Insights
In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth has given 26.06% return, outperforming this fund by 0.27% per annum.
In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth has given 25.35% return, outperforming this fund by 3.77% per annum.
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (sector - healthcare). Its expense ratio is 0.63% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.41%.
Over the last 15 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 8.7% moving from 0.69 to 0.63.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 9.6% drop in AUM moving from 3.33K Cr to 3.01K Cr.
In the last 1 year, HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given 29.69% return, outperforming this fund by 13.22%.
DSP Healthcare 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 24.68% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.6%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 99.18% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 0.82% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹3019 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹3019 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1821 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.63%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.63% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.44%
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Frequently Asked Questions for DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is ₹41.13 as on 28-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 28-Apr-2025.
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | -1.6% | -1.6% |
6 Month Returns | -5.79% | -5.79% |
1 Year Returns | 16.47% | 16.47% |
3 Years Returns | 79.72% | 21.58% |
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0.63% as on March 2025
₹3019 Cr as on March 2025
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(10.78%), Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd(9.49%), Cipla Ltd(8.55%), Ipca Laboratories Ltd(7.98%), Globus Medical Inc Class A(5.58%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth | -1.02 | 2.42 | 5.1 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is calculated against BSE Healthcare 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 Healthcare Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.8 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE Healthcare 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 Healthcare Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth | 0.52 | 0.9 | 1.32 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE Healthcare 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 Healthcare Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth | 18.3 | 15.95 | 17.06 |
As on March 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 1.62 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.16 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Chirag Dagli is the fund manager of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is 0.5%