DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth

Equity
Direct
Sector - Healthcare
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 30 November, 2018. The fund is managed by Chirag Dagli, Jay Kothari. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has ₹2479 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.

Returns

DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 27.39% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 46.19%, 18.65% and 31.51% 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, Lupin Ltd

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 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

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.

Fund Performance
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3868 people have invested ₹ 1.5Cr in DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

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Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.64%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Healthcare PR
AUM₹2479 Cr
Inception Date30 November, 2018
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
0.5%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
17.89%
Risk
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Very High Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Equity 98.1%

  • Debt & Cash 1.9%

Small cap
40.6%

Large cap
31.1%

Mid cap
26.2%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Health
98.2%
Financial Services
1.8%
All changes are between Apr'24 and Jun'24

Returns for the month of Jun

  • Gainers

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Chirag Dagli
Chirag Dagli
Fund Manager of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth, since 1 December 2020
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
18.65%
14.39%
Jay Kothari
Jay Kothari
Fund Manager of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth, since 30 November 2018

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 22.6% growth in AUM moving from 2.02K Cr to 2.47K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, Quant Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given 60.96% return, outperforming this fund by 14.76%.
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In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth has given 18.75% return, outperforming this fund by 0.1% per annum.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 17.9% moving from 0.78 to 0.64.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (sector - healthcare). Its expense ratio is 0.64% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.42%.
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In the last 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.

DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 27.39% since inception which is more than its category average return of 23.79%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 98.06% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 1.94% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2479 Cr

AUM size ₹2479 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹2479 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1743 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.64%

Expense Ratio 0.64%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.64% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.44%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is ₹39.25 as on 24-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 24-Jul-2024.
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
9.67%
9.67%
6 Month Returns
17.02%
17.02%
1 Year Returns
46.19%
46.19%
3 Years Returns
67.05%
18.65%
5 Years Returns
293.33%
31.51%
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0.64% as on June 2024
₹2479 Cr as on June 2024
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(12.5%), Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd(9.38%), Cipla Ltd(8.28%), Ipca Laboratories Ltd(7.31%), Lupin Ltd(7.14%) as on June 2024
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
1.49
3.46
7.71
As on June 2024
The alpha for DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Healthcare PR. 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
0.86
0.9
0.79
As on June 2024
The Beta for DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Healthcare PR. 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
2.1
0.77
1.36
As on June 2024
The sharpe ratio for DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Healthcare PR. 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
13.77
14.78
16.48
As on June 2024
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 1.35 as on June 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.6 as on June 2024. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Chirag Dagli, Jay Kothari are the fund managers of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is 0.5%