DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth

DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 01-04-2025

₹ 40.34

-1.9%

1D

Inception Returns

24.6%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
9016 people have invested ₹ 2.7Cr 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

  1. DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has ₹3198 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Feb 2025 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 24.63% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 12.76%, 20.35% and 29.80% respectively.

Holdings

DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Health, Financial Services. Its top holdings are Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries 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 benefit
Dividends 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 ratio0.63%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Healthcare PR
AUM₹3198 Cr
Inception Date30 November, 2018
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
0.5%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
17.89%
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

INDmoney Rank for DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth

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3Y returns in the top 25% of the category
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Trailing Returns

as on (01-Apr-25)

Period
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
sector - healthcare
1M
1.8%
7%
5.9%
3M
-11.6%
-6.8%
-10.6%
6M
-9.4%
-12.4%
-8.9%
1Y
12.8%
3.4%
13.4%
3Y
20.4%
12.1%
17.8%
5Y
29.8%
25.8%
27%

Fund Distribution

as on (28-Feb-25)

  • Equity 98.3%

  • Debt & Cash 1.7%

Small cap
49.6%

Large cap
18.7%

Mid cap
13.9%

Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Health
98.6%
Financial Services
1.4%
All changes are between Dec'24 and Feb'25
Dec'24
Fund Returns
0.46%
Nifty 500
-2.02%
Parameters
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
AUM
₹ 3.2K Cr
₹ 3.2K Cr
₹ 3.3K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 3.2K Cr as of Feb'25
  • AUM has remained same between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Ipca Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 5.26% to 7.37%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 5.26% to 7.37%
Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd's allocation increased from 8.21% to 10.25%
Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd's allocation increased from 8.21% to 10.25%
Gland Pharma Ltd's allocation increased from 4.39% to 4.84%
Gland Pharma Ltd's allocation increased from 4.39% to 4.84%
Top Stocks sold last month
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 10.23 % to 10.13 %
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 10.23 % to 10.13 %
Globus Medical Inc Class A's allocation decreased from 6.75 % to 6.39 %
Globus Medical Inc Class A's allocation decreased from 6.75 % to 6.39 %
Illumina Inc's allocation decreased from 5.77 % to 4.22 %
Illumina Inc's allocation decreased from 5.77 % to 4.22 %

Top 2 Sectors in February were Health, Financial Services

Feb'25
Health
99%
Financial Services
1%
Jan'25
Health
99%
Financial Services
1%
Fund
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
No of Holdings
34
34
33
Top 5 Company Concentration
42.7%
40.7%
41.1%
Company having highest exposure
Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd (10.2%)
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (10.2%)
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd (10.6%)
No of Sectors
2
2
2
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
100%
100%
100%
Sector having highest exposure
Health (98.6%)
Health (98.6%)
Health (98.7%)
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Chirag Dagli
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

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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 9.0% growth in AUM moving from 2.93K Cr to 3.19K Cr.
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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%.
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In the last 3 years, SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has given 23.57% return, outperforming this fund by 3.22% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, HDFC Pharma and Healthcare Fund Direct Growth has given 27.72% return, outperforming this fund by 14.96%.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 8.7% moving from 0.69 to 0.63.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare and Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund Direct Growth has given 31.78% return, outperforming this fund by 1.98% per annum.

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 24.63% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.54%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 98.27% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 1.73% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹3198 Cr

AUM size ₹3198 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹3198 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1725 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.63%

Expense Ratio 0.63%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.63% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.45%
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Frequently Asked Questions for DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is ₹40.34 as on 01-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 01-Apr-2025.
DSP Healthcare Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
1.76%
1.76%
6 Month Returns
-9.36%
-9.36%
1 Year Returns
12.76%
12.76%
3 Years Returns
74.33%
20.35%
5 Years Returns
268.45%
29.8%
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0.63% as on March 2025
₹3198 Cr as on March 2025
Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd(10.25%), Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(10.13%), Cipla Ltd(8.54%), Ipca Laboratories Ltd(7.37%), Globus Medical Inc Class A(6.39%) 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 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
0.84
0.87
0.8
As on March 2025
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
0.52
0.9
1.32
As on March 2025
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
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%