DSP Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
Performance chart
Benchmark: Nifty 100 price index (excludes dividends, so it slightly understates the index's total return). Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
Quick take
- Over 5 years it returned -0.8% a year, against Nifty 100 5.2%.
- Volatility over 3 years was 15.3% a year (Nifty 100: 14.0%), with a Sharpe ratio of -0.35.
- Its biggest fall from a peak was 56.9% (29 Jan 2015 to 23 Mar 2020).
- It did better than the Nifty 100 in 0 of the last 10 calendar years.
- Across all 3-year periods since launch, yearly returns ranged from -16.4% to 15.3% and were positive 67% of the time.
- Expense ratio 1.23%, fund size ₹6,642 crore.
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| Returns (%) | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y | Since launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | +3.17% | +0.48% | -4.01% | -3.62% | -17.00% | -14.98% | -10.62% | +1.16% | -0.82% | +2.48% | +0.45% | +0.92% |
| Nifty 100 | +3.09% | -0.86% | -4.55% | -4.15% | -10.13% | -7.69% | -4.23% | +6.78% | +5.20% | +11.01% | +10.36% | +10.87% |
Point-to-point NAV returns as on 15 Oct 2026; over 1 year, yearly compounded (CAGR). Category: Direct Growth plans in Large Cap Funds. Q1 = top quarter by return over that period.
Calendar-year returns
| Year | 2026 YTD | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | -17.00% | +0.57% | +11.68% | +16.97% | -7.83% | +14.11% | -3.92% | +2.09% | -11.85% | +15.34% | -5.61% |
| Nifty 100 | -10.13% | +8.96% | +11.76% | +20.05% | +3.63% | +25.04% | +14.86% | +10.42% | +1.14% | +31.05% | +3.60% |
| Difference | -6.87% | -8.39% | -0.08% | -3.08% | -11.46% | -10.93% | -18.78% | -8.33% | -12.99% | -15.71% | -9.21% |
January to December each year; the current year is to date.
Risk and consistency
| Risk measure | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility (standard deviation) ? | 15.33% | 15.91% |
| Nifty 100 volatility ? | 13.95% | 14.24% |
| Sharpe ratio ? | -0.35 | -0.46 |
| Sortino ratio ? | -0.42 | -0.55 |
| Beta ? | 0.89 | 0.89 |
| Alpha (yearly) ? | -5.59% | -6.16% |
| R-squared ? | 0.66 | 0.64 |
| Up-market capture ? | 76.50% | 69.60% |
| Down-market capture ? | 100.50% | 93.10% |
| Maximum drawdown | -25.79% | -26.78% |
Rolling 3-year returns (yearly)
Rolling 5-year returns (yearly)
Every 3- and 5-year period since launch, checked weekly. It shows how consistent returns were, whenever someone invested.
SIP returns: ₹10,000 every month
| SIP for | Invested | Value today | Gain | XIRR | Nifty 100 XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,10,376 | ₹-9,624 | -14.47% | -9.81% |
| 3Y | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,23,556 | ₹-36,444 | -6.80% | -0.76% |
| 5Y | ₹6,00,000 | ₹5,86,498 | ₹-13,502 | -0.89% | +4.81% |
| 10Y | ₹12,00,000 | ₹12,92,632 | ₹92,632 | +1.47% | +9.49% |
A ₹10,000 instalment on the same date every month, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR is the yearly return on those dated instalments. Try the SIP calculator.
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Scheme details
- Investment objective
- 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 large cap companies/ entities. From time to time, the fund manager will also seek participation in other equity and equity related securities to achieve optimal portfolio construction.
- Fund manager
- Anish Tawakley
- Fund house
- DSP Mutual Fund
- Category
- Large Cap Funds · Equity
- Benchmark used here
- Nifty 100 (price index)
- Plan / option
- Direct · IDCW (income distribution)
- AMFI scheme code
- 119249
- ISIN
- INF740K01PS1, INF740K01PT9
- Scheme documents
- SID, KIM and factsheets (fund house website) · exit load and full portfolio are in these documents.
About Large Cap Funds
Large Cap Funds invest at least 80% in large-cap companies, the 100 biggest listed companies in India by market value. They are usually the steadiest part of equity investing, though they can still fall sharply in a market decline.
Generally used by investors starting with equity or wanting a core holding, with a horizon of 5+ years.
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