DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth

DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 20-12-2024

₹ 58.03

-0.5%

1D

Inception Returns

14.9%

/yr

About DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth

DSP Focus 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

  1. DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth has ₹2523 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.

Returns

DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 14.87% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 22.76%, 18.05% and 16.89% respectively.

Holdings

DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Health, Tech, Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Energy, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive, Utilities. Its top holdings are ICICI Bank Ltd, Bajaj Finance Ltd, Coforge Ltd, HDFC Bank 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 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 Focus 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 Focus Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
548 people have invested ₹ 39.5L in DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth

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43% Performance
29% Risk Management
50% Cost
16 out of 19 among focused fund
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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Highly volatile within category
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Poor track record of Recovering losses quickly

DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio1.01%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹2523 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
30.77%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (20-Dec-24)

Period
DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
2.5%
3.4%
3.6%
3M
-4.1%
-6%
-3.9%
6M
5.3%
2%
5%
1Y
22.8%
21.2%
23.3%
3Y
18%
16.7%
17%
5Y
16.9%
18.1%
18.6%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 92.9%

  • Debt & Cash 7.1%

Large cap
46.9%

Mid cap
26.2%

Small cap
19.8%

Sector Allocation

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Financial Services
31.3%
Health
13.4%
Tech
12.1%
Basic Materials
10.7%
Consumer Cyclical
10.2%
Industrial
8%
Energy
4.9%
Real Estate
3.9%
Consumer Defensive
3.1%
Utilities
2.4%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Fund Returns
-0.22%
-5.60%
2.08%
Nifty 500
-0.60%
-6.52%
2.04%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -0.22% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -0.60% as on Nov'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 0.38% in Nov'24
Parameters
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
AUM
₹ 2.5K Cr
₹ 2.5K Cr
₹ 2.7K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 2.5K Cr as of Nov'24
  • AUM decreased by 23.1 Cr between Nov'24 and Oct'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Polycab India Ltd's allocation increased from 3.15% to 3.58%
Polycab India Ltd's allocation increased from 3.15% to 3.58%
Phoenix Mills Ltd's allocation increased from 3.34% to 3.67%
Phoenix Mills Ltd's allocation increased from 3.34% to 3.67%
Power Finance Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 2.63% to 2.89%
Power Finance Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 2.63% to 2.89%
Top Stocks sold last month
Bajaj Finance Ltd's allocation decreased from 6 % to 5.78 %
Bajaj Finance Ltd's allocation decreased from 6 % to 5.78 %
Coforge Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.06 % to 4.94 %
Coforge Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.06 % to 4.94 %
Ipca Laboratories Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.61 %
Ipca Laboratories Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.61 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 25.5% to 26.2%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 25.5% to 26.2%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 47% to 46.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 47% to 46.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 18% to 19.8%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 18% to 19.8%
Cash allocation has gone down from 9.4% to 7.1%
Cash allocation has gone down from 9.4% to 7.1%

Top 3 Sectors in November were Financial Services, Tech & Basic Materials

Nov'24
Financial Services
31%
Health
13%
Tech
12%
Oct'24
Financial Services
32%
Tech
12%
Basic Materials
11%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
32
31
30
Top 5 Company Concentration
26.1%
26.2%
25.2%
Company having highest exposure
ICICI Bank Ltd (5.9%)
Bajaj Finance Ltd (6%)
Bajaj Finance Ltd (6.3%)
No of Sectors
10
10
10
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
77.6%
77.7%
76.8%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (31.3%)
Financial Services (32.1%)
Financial Services (31.9%)
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Vinit Sambre
Vinit Sambre
Fund Manager of DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth, since 1 June 2020
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

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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (focused fund). Its expense ratio is 1.01% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.26%.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 25.87% return, outperforming this fund by 8.97% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 7.4% moving from 0.94 to 1.01.
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In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 47.14% return, outperforming this fund by 24.38%.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 5.4% drop in AUM moving from 2.66K Cr to 2.52K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 27.03% return, outperforming this fund by 8.98% per annum.

DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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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 14.87% since inception which is less than its category average return of 17.31%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 92.94% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 7.06% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2523 Cr

AUM size ₹2523 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹2523 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4714 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.01%

Expense Ratio 1.01%

This fund has an expense ratio of 1.01% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.47%

Frequently Asked Questions for DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth is ₹58.03 as on 20-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Dec-2024.
DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
2.5%
2.5%
6 Month Returns
5.33%
5.33%
1 Year Returns
22.76%
22.76%
3 Years Returns
64.5%
18.05%
5 Years Returns
118.26%
16.89%
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1.01% as on November 2024
₹2523 Cr as on November 2024
ICICI Bank Ltd(5.92%), Bajaj Finance Ltd(5.78%), Coforge Ltd(4.94%), HDFC Bank Ltd(4.82%), Ipca Laboratories Ltd(4.61%) as on November 2024
Financial Services(29.08%), Health(12.49%), Tech(11.21%) as on November 2024
The alpha ratio for the DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth
2.97
0.65
-1.72
As on November 2024
The alpha for DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 500 India 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 Focus Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth
0.92
1.01
1
As on November 2024
The Beta for DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India 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 Focus Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth
1.55
0.76
0.64
As on November 2024
The sharpe ratio for DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India 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 Focus Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth
12.75
14.91
20.09
As on November 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 1.38 as on November 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.1 as on November 2024. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Vinit Sambre is the fund manager of DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of DSP Focus Fund Direct Growth is 1%