DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 19-11-2024

₹ 207.56

0.8%

1D

Inception Returns

23.1%

/yr

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 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 ₹16147 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Oct 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.9.

Returns

DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 23.07% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 27.10%, 21.06% and 30.80% 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 Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares, eClerx Services Ltd, Suprajit Engineering Ltd, Welspun Corp Ltd, Dodla Dairy 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 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.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
12781 people have invested ₹ 6.6Cr in DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

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42% Performance
27% Risk Management
56% Cost
16 out of 18 among small-cap
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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Does not beat the benchmark consistently
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Highly volatile within category
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Poor track record of protecting capital in bear phase

DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.85%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹16147 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
17.57%
STCGRedeeming 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

Trailing Returns

as on (19-Nov-24)

Period
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
-6.3%
-7.6%
-6.7%
3M
-3.5%
-5%
-2.9%
6M
11.7%
5.7%
9.3%
1Y
27.1%
29.8%
29.5%
3Y
21.1%
20.5%
20.8%
5Y
30.8%
28.8%
30.9%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Oct-24)

  • Equity 94.3%

  • Debt & Cash 5.7%

Small cap
91.1%

Mid cap
3.2%

Sector Allocation

Oct'24

Sep'24

Aug'24

Consumer Cyclical
33.6%
Basic Materials
21.7%
Industrial
18%
Health
9.2%
Consumer Defensive
7.8%
Financial Services
4.3%
Tech
4%
Communication
1.2%
Utilities
0.2%
All changes are between Aug'24 and Oct'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
Fund Returns
-3.26%
1.09%
3.30%
Nifty Smallcap 250
-4.21%
1.39%
1.94%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -3.26% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at -4.21% as on Oct'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 0.95% in Oct'24
Parameters
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
AUM
₹ 16.1K Cr
₹ 16.7K Cr
₹ 16.6K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 16.1K Cr as of Oct'24
  • AUM decreased by 557.9 Cr between Oct'24 and Sep'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd's allocation increased from 1.29% to 1.94%
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd's allocation increased from 1.29% to 1.94%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd's allocation increased from 0.54% to 1.01%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd's allocation increased from 0.54% to 1.01%
Sharda Cropchem Ltd's allocation increased from 1.21% to 1.63%
Sharda Cropchem Ltd's allocation increased from 1.21% to 1.63%
Top Stocks sold last month
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 3.69 % to 3.52 %
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 3.69 % to 3.52 %
Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.6 % to 2.35 %
Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.6 % to 2.35 %
LT Foods Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.39 % to 2.33 %
LT Foods Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.39 % to 2.33 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 3% to 3.2%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 3% to 3.2%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 91.1% to 91.1%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 91.1% to 91.1%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.9% to 5.7%
Cash allocation has gone down from 5.9% to 5.7%

Top 3 Sectors in October were Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials & Industrial

Oct'24
Consumer Cyclical
34%
Basic Materials
22%
Industrial
18%
Sep'24
Consumer Cyclical
35%
Basic Materials
20%
Industrial
19%
Fund
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
No of Holdings
77
76
76
Top 5 Company Concentration
15.2%
15.2%
14.7%
Company having highest exposure
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares (3.5%)
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares (3.7%)
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares (3.1%)
No of Sectors
9
9
9
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
90.4%
90.9%
90.4%
Sector having highest exposure
Consumer Cyclical (33.6%)
Consumer Cyclical (34.9%)
Consumer Cyclical (34.1%)
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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
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 (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.85% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.15%.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 3.3% drop in AUM moving from 16.70K Cr to 16.14K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 27.48% return, outperforming this fund by 6.42% per annum.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 46.53% return, outperforming this fund by 15.73% per annum.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 16.7% moving from 1.02 to 0.85.
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In the last 1 year, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 52.58% return, outperforming this fund by 25.49%.

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 23.07% since inception which is more than its category average return of 19.91%
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 ₹16147 Cr

AUM size ₹16147 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹16147 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 8062 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.85%

Expense Ratio 0.85%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.85% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.19%

Frequently Asked Questions for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹207.56 as on 19-Nov-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 19-Nov-2024.
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-6.34%
-6.34%
6 Month Returns
11.74%
11.74%
1 Year Returns
27.1%
27.1%
3 Years Returns
77.41%
21.06%
5 Years Returns
282.87%
30.8%
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0.85% as on October 2024
₹16147 Cr as on October 2024
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares(3.52%), eClerx Services Ltd(3.15%), Suprajit Engineering Ltd(2.95%), Welspun Corp Ltd(2.93%), Dodla Dairy Ltd(2.67%) as on October 2024
Consumer Cyclical(31.74%), Basic Materials(20.49%), Industrial(16.97%) as on October 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
-3.59
0.26
0.24
As on October 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
0.92
0.88
0.93
As on October 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
1.67
1.05
1.11
As on October 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
17.6
16.26
22.65
As on October 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 2.04 as on October 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%