DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth

DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 17-04-2025

₹ 91.94

0.7%

1D

Inception Returns

17.1%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
7284 people have invested ₹ 2.7Cr in DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth

DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 31 December, 2012. The fund is managed by Rohit Singhania. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth has ₹1232 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 1.1.

Returns

DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 17.05% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of -2.59%, 13.19% and 29.87% respectively.

Holdings

DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Energy, Basic Materials, Derivatives, Utilities, Industrial, Tech, Consumer Cyclical, Government, Corporate. Its top holdings are Hindalco Industries Ltd, Coal India Ltd, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, Tata Steel Ltd, Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd

Taxation

As it is a equity - other 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 Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth

The primary investment objective is seeking to generate long term capital appreciation and provide long term growth opportunities by investing in equity and equity related securities of companies domiciled in India whose pre-dominant economic activity is in the: a) discovery, development, production, or distribution of natural resources, viz., energy, mining etc; (b) alternative energy and energy technology sectors, with emphasis given to renewable energy, automotive and on-site power generation, energy storage and enabling energy technologies. The Scheme will also invest a certain portion of its corpus in the equity and equity related securities of companies domiciled overseas, which are principally engaged in the discovery, development, production or distribution of natural resources and alternative energy and/ or the units/shares of BlackRock Global Funds – Sustainable Energy Fund, BlackRock Global Funds – World Energy Fund and similar other overseas mutual fund schemes.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio1.09%
Benchmark
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AUM₹1232 Cr
Inception Date31 December, 2012
Min Lumpsum/SIP--/--
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
20.19%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Very High Risk

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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

Trailing Returns

as on (17-Apr-25)

Period
DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
equity - other
1M
1.5%
5%
-
3M
-2.9%
0%
-
6M
-11.5%
-7.5%
-
1Y
-2.6%
6.7%
-
3Y
13.2%
13.3%
-
5Y
29.9%
23.3%
-

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 95.3%

  • Debt & Cash 4.7%

Large cap
44.9%

Mid cap
31.7%

Small cap
7.7%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Energy
43.8%
Basic Materials
41.6%
Utilities
10.9%
Industrial
1.9%
Tech
1.8%
Consumer Cyclical
0.1%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
Fund Returns
8.67%
-5.68%
-2.83%
Nifty 500
7.25%
-7.88%
-4.01%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 8.67% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 1.42% in Mar'25
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 1.2K Cr
₹ 1.2K Cr
₹ 1.2K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1.2K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 41.7 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation increased from 5.26% to 6.24%
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation increased from 5.26% to 6.24%
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 4.62% to 5.44%
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 4.62% to 5.44%
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 4.68% to 5.47%
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 4.68% to 5.47%
Top Stocks sold last month
Hindalco Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 9.25 % to 8.61 %
Hindalco Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 9.25 % to 8.61 %
Coal India Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.32 % to 8.19 %
Coal India Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.32 % to 8.19 %
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.13 % to 7.91 %
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd's allocation decreased from 8.13 % to 7.91 %
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 41.3% to 44.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 41.3% to 44.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 8.9% to 7.7%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 8.9% to 7.7%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 32.5% to 31.7%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 32.5% to 31.7%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.6% to 4.7%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.6% to 4.7%
Debt allocation has gone down from 0% to 0%
Debt allocation has gone down from 0% to 0%

Top 3 Sectors in March were Basic Materials, Energy & Derivatives

Mar'25
Energy
44%
Basic Materials
42%
Derivatives
13%
Feb'25
Basic Materials
42%
Energy
41%
Derivatives
13%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Hindalco Industries Ltd
Hindalco Industries Ltd
8.61%
-5.2%
Coal India Ltd
Coal India Ltd
8.19%
0%
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
7.91%
0%
Tata Steel Ltd
Tata Steel Ltd
6.24%
24.7%
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd
6.2%
8.8%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth
DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth
-2.59%
13.19%
29.87%
17.05%
Sundaram Services Direct Growth
Sundaram Services Direct Growth
16.56%
17.34%
28.94%
21.12%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
14.33%
23.45%
34.46%
22.9%
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth
10.97%
21.34%
-
22.75%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
26
26
26
Top 5 Company Concentration
37.2%
37%
34.9%
Company having highest exposure
Hindalco Industries Ltd (8.6%)
Hindalco Industries Ltd (9.2%)
Hindalco Industries Ltd (8.2%)
No of Sectors
9
9
9
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
111.6%
117.3%
110.6%
Sector having highest exposure
Energy (43.8%)
Basic Materials (43.3%)
Basic Materials (42.5%)
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Rohit Singhania
Rohit Singhania
Fund Manager of DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth, since 1 July 2012
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

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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 7.7% drop in AUM moving from 1.33K Cr to 1.23K Cr.
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DSP Natural Resources & New Energy 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 17.05% since inception which is more than its category average return of 9.29%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 95.34% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 4.66% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1232 Cr

AUM size ₹1232 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1232 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 2172 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.09%

Expense Ratio 1.09%

This fund has an expense ratio of 1.09% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.35%
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Frequently Asked Questions for DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth is ₹91.94 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
1.46%
1.46%
6 Month Returns
-11.53%
-11.53%
1 Year Returns
-2.59%
-2.59%
3 Years Returns
45.02%
13.19%
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1.09% as on March 2025
₹1232 Cr as on March 2025
Hindalco Industries Ltd(8.61%), Coal India Ltd(8.19%), Jindal Steel & Power Ltd(7.91%), Tata Steel Ltd(6.24%), Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd(6.2%) as on March 2025
Energy(41.79%), Basic Materials(39.68%), Utilities(10.35%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth
-
-
-
As on March 2025
The alpha for DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth is calculated against null. 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 Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth
-
-
-
As on March 2025
The Beta for DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth is calculated with null. 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 Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth
-0.01
0.5
1.23
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth is calculated with null. 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 Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth
18.16
18.86
21.02
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 0.76 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Rohit Singhania is the fund manager of DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of DSP Natural Resources & New Energy Fund Direct Growth is 0%