DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 17-01-2025

₹ 206.74

Inception Returns

22.7%

/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 Vinit Sambre, Resham Jain. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹16634 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.

Returns

DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 22.69% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 17.45%, 17.64% and 27.69% respectively.

Holdings

DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Industrial, Health, Consumer Defensive, Tech, Financial Services, Communication, Utilities. Its top holdings are Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares, eClerx Services Ltd, Welspun Corp 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 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

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
13913 people have invested ₹ 6.3Cr 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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45% Performance
32% Risk Management
52% 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 ratio0.84%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹16634 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
17.57%
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 (17-Jan-25)

Period
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
-8%
-7.5%
-8.1%
3M
-7.2%
-8.4%
-7.8%
6M
-1.1%
-2.7%
-3.1%
1Y
17.4%
14.8%
18.7%
3Y
17.6%
17.6%
18%
5Y
27.7%
26%
28.5%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 94%

  • Debt & Cash 6%

Small cap
90.7%

Mid cap
3.3%

Sector Allocation

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Consumer Cyclical
34.2%
Basic Materials
21.3%
Industrial
18.3%
Health
8.7%
Consumer Defensive
8.2%
Tech
4.1%
Financial Services
4%
Communication
1%
Utilities
0.2%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Fund Returns
0.62%
-3.26%
1.09%
Nifty Smallcap 250
-1.24%
-4.21%
1.39%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 0.62% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at -1.24% as on Nov'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 1.86% in Nov'24
Parameters
Dec'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
AUM
₹ 16.6K Cr
₹ 16.3K Cr
₹ 16.1K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 16.6K Cr as of Dec'24
  • AUM increased by 326.2 Cr between Dec'24 and Nov'24
Top Stocks bought last month
eClerx Services Ltd's allocation increased from 3.15% to 3.77%
eClerx Services Ltd's allocation increased from 3.15% to 3.77%
Cyient Ltd's allocation increased from 1.85% to 2.39%
Cyient Ltd's allocation increased from 1.85% to 2.39%
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 0.98% to 1.47%
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 0.98% to 1.47%
Top Stocks sold last month
Suprajit Engineering Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.95 % to 2.63 %
Suprajit Engineering Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.95 % to 2.63 %
Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.42 % to 2.26 %
Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.42 % to 2.26 %
Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.35 % to 2.24 %
Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.35 % to 2.24 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 3.1% to 3.3%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 3.1% to 3.3%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 90.7% to 90.7%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 90.7% to 90.7%
Cash allocation has gone down from 6.2% to 6%
Cash allocation has gone down from 6.2% to 6%

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

Dec'24
Consumer Cyclical
34%
Basic Materials
21%
Industrial
18%
Nov'24
Consumer Cyclical
34%
Basic Materials
22%
Industrial
18%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
76
77
76
Top 5 Company Concentration
16%
15.2%
15.2%
Company having highest exposure
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares (3.8%)
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares (3.5%)
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares (3.7%)
No of Sectors
9
9
9
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
89.9%
90.4%
90.9%
Sector having highest exposure
Consumer Cyclical (33.7%)
Consumer Cyclical (33.6%)
Consumer Cyclical (34.9%)
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Vinit Sambre
Vinit Sambre
Fund Manager of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 21 June 2010
Resham Jain
Resham Jain
Fund Manager of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 16 March 2018
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Plan Growth
17.64%
18.03%
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 0.84% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.14%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 9.1% growth in AUM moving from 15.24K Cr to 16.63K Cr.
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In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 25.11% return, outperforming this fund by 7.47% per annum.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 43.8% return, outperforming this fund by 16.11% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 39.49% return, outperforming this fund by 22.05%.

DSP Small Cap 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 22.69% since inception which is more than its category average return of 19.3%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 94.01% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 5.99% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹16634 Cr

AUM size ₹16634 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹16634 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 8065 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.84%

Expense Ratio 0.84%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.84% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.17%

Frequently Asked Questions for DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹206.74 as on 17-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Jan-2025.
DSP Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-7.97%
-7.97%
6 Month Returns
-1.06%
-1.06%
1 Year Returns
17.45%
17.45%
3 Years Returns
62.79%
17.64%
5 Years Returns
239.46%
27.69%
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0.84% as on December 2024
₹16634 Cr as on December 2024
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd Ordinary Shares(3.93%), eClerx Services Ltd(3.32%), Welspun Corp Ltd(3.18%), Dodla Dairy Ltd(2.78%), Cyient Ltd(2.7%) as on December 2024
Consumer Cyclical(32.19%), Basic Materials(20%), Industrial(17.18%) as on December 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
-0.26
0.3
0.37
As on December 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
0.88
0.88
0.93
As on December 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
1.15
0.96
1.11
As on December 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
15.88
16.15
22.64
As on December 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 1.84 as on December 2024. 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%