DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Resham Jain, Jay Kothari, Vinit Sambre, Abhishek Ghosh. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹15244 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.

Returns

DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 23.89% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 40.87%, 25.31% and 31.88% respectively.

Holdings

DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Basic Materials, Health, Consumer Defensive, Financial Services, Tech, Communication, Utilities. Its top holdings are Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd, Suprajit Engineering Ltd, Cyient Ltd, eClerx Services Ltd, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares

Taxation

As it is a small-cap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The primary investment objective is to seek to generate long term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is substantially constituted of equity and equity related securities of small cap companies. From time to time, the fund manager will also seek participation in other equity and equity related securities to achieve optimal portfolio construction. 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
11071 people have invested ₹ 5.7Cr in DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank

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16
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40% Performance
25% Risk Management
54% Cost
16 out of 17 among small-cap
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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Has not generated consistent returns
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Does not beat the benchmark consistently
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Highly volatile within category

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.84%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹15244 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
17.57%
Risk
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Very High Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Equity 94.3%

  • Debt & Cash 5.7%

Small cap
89.9%

Mid cap
4.3%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Consumer Cyclical
34.3%
Industrial
22.8%
Basic Materials
18.6%
Health
8%
Consumer Defensive
6.8%
Financial Services
5.2%
Tech
2.9%
Communication
1.2%
Utilities
0.3%
All changes are between Apr'24 and Jun'24

Returns for the month of Jun

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  • Losers

Resham Jain
Resham Jain
Fund Manager of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 16 March 2018
Top funds managed
Jay Kothari
Jay Kothari
Fund Manager of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 March 2013
Vinit Sambre
Vinit Sambre
Fund Manager of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 21 June 2010
Abhishek Ghosh
Abhishek Ghosh
Fund Manager of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 1 September 2022
Top funds managed

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 6 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 3.7% moving from 0.81 to 0.84.
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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.84% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.14%.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 16.9% growth in AUM moving from 13.03K Cr to 15.24K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 73.61% return, outperforming this fund by 32.74%.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 46.9% return, outperforming this fund by 15.02% per annum.
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In the last 3 years, Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Plan has given 32.93% return, outperforming this fund by 7.62% per annum.

DSP Small Cap 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 23.89% since inception which is more than its category average return of 21.54%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 94.33% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 5.67% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹15244 Cr

AUM size ₹15244 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹15244 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 7573 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.84%

Expense Ratio 0.84%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.84% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.22%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹208.93 as on 25-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Jul-2024.
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
4.68%
4.68%
6 Month Returns
20.06%
20.06%
1 Year Returns
40.87%
40.87%
3 Years Returns
96.78%
25.31%
5 Years Returns
298.95%
31.88%
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0.84% as on June 2024
₹15244 Cr as on June 2024
Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd(3.25%), Suprajit Engineering Ltd(3.17%), Cyient Ltd(2.72%), eClerx Services Ltd(2.69%), Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares(2.54%) as on June 2024
Consumer Cyclical(32.35%), Industrial(21.51%), Basic Materials(17.54%) as on June 2024
The alpha ratio for the DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
-10.7
0.14
-0.37
As on June 2024
The alpha for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
0.96
0.9
0.93
As on June 2024
The Beta for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
1.72
1.16
0.99
As on June 2024
The sharpe ratio for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
17.82
16.56
23.23
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 2.35 as on June 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Resham Jain, Jay Kothari, Vinit Sambre, Abhishek Ghosh are the fund managers of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%