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12632 people have invested ₹ 6.6Cr in DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Vinit Sambre, Resham Jain. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹14269 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.
Returns
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 21.43% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 6.18%, 15.98% and 34.13% respectively.
Holdings
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Industrial, Health, Consumer Defensive, Financial Services, Tech, Communication, Utilities. Its top holdings are Welspun Corp Ltd, Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares, eClerx Services Ltd, Dodla Dairy Ltd, Cyient Ltd
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 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 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.
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.87% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE 250 SmallCap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹14269 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹100/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 17.57% |
| 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
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40% Performance
31% Risk Management
34% Cost
16 out of 18 among small-cap
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
Does not beat the benchmark consistently
Poor track record of protecting capital in bear phase
3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
Trailing Returns
as on (22-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Small cap
89.1%
Mid cap
4.3%
Sector Allocation
Consumer Cyclical
34.6%
Basic Materials
21%
Industrial
15.3%
Health
9.8%
Consumer Defensive
8.7%
Financial Services
5.7%
Tech
3.8%
Communication
0.9%
Utilities
0.2%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 7.17% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at 9.80% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 2.63% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 14.3K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM decreased by 726.5 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Max Financial Services Ltd's allocation increased from 0.75% to 1.37%
Swaraj Engines Ltd's allocation increased from 1.58% to 2.13%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd's allocation increased from 1.26% to 1.57%
Top Stocks sold last month
Welspun Corp Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.61 % to 3.56 %
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 3.68 % to 3.55 %
eClerx Services Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.42 % to 3.11 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 3.1% to 4.3%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 90.9% to 89.1%
Cash allocation has gone up from 6% to 6.6%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials & Industrial
Mar'25
Consumer Cyclical
35%
Basic Materials
21%
Industrial
15%
Feb'25
Consumer Cyclical
34%
Basic Materials
22%
Industrial
17%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Welspun Corp Ltd | 3.56% | -10.2% | |
 Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares | 3.55% | -1.7% | |
 eClerx Services Ltd | 3.11% | 0% | |
 Dodla Dairy Ltd | 3.04% | 0% | |
 Cyient Ltd | 2.66% | 1.7% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 6.18% | 15.98% | 34.13% | 21.43% |
 Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 19.23% | 27.75% | 38.55% | 34.82% |
 UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 13.48% | 17.21% | - | 24.19% |
 Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Plan | 7% | 22.6% | 40.45% | 25.32% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Swaraj Engines Ltd | 3.4% |
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Vinit Sambre
Fund Manager of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 21 June 2010
Top funds managed
Resham Jain
Fund Manager of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 16 March 2018
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 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 27.75% return, outperforming this fund by 11.77% per annum.
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 50.09% return, outperforming this fund by 15.96% per annum.
This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.87% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.19%.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 14.2% drop in AUM moving from 16.63K Cr to 14.26K Cr.
In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 19.76% return, outperforming this fund by 13.59%.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has increased expense ratio by 8.7% moving from 0.80 to 0.87.
DSP Small Cap 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 21.43% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.97%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 93.39% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 6.61% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹14269 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹14269 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 9875 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.87%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.87% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.28%
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Frequently Asked Questions for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹192.17 as on 22-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 22-Apr-2025.
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 1.6% | 1.6% |
6 Month Returns | -9.13% | -9.13% |
1 Year Returns | 6.18% | 6.18% |
3 Years Returns | 56% | 15.98% |
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0.87% as on March 2025
₹14269 Cr as on March 2025
Welspun Corp Ltd(3.56%), Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares(3.55%), eClerx Services Ltd(3.11%), Dodla Dairy Ltd(3.04%), Cyient Ltd(2.66%) as on March 2025
Consumer Cyclical(32.33%), Basic Materials(19.58%), Industrial(14.24%) as on March 2025
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 | 1.11 | -0.91 | 0.54 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 250 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 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.9 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 250 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 | 0.23 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 250 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 | 24.23 | 18.48 | 19.19 |
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 0.93 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Vinit Sambre, Resham Jain are the fund managers of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%