DSP Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW
Performance chart
Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 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 6.1% a year, against Nifty Smallcap 250 12.2%.
- Volatility over 3 years was 19.3% a year (Nifty Smallcap 250: 19.2%), with a Sharpe ratio of 0.01.
- Its biggest fall from a peak was 60.0% (9 Jan 2018 to 24 Mar 2020).
- It did better than the Nifty Smallcap 250 in 2 of the last 10 calendar years.
- Across all 3-year periods since launch, yearly returns ranged from -19.6% to 57.0% and were positive 83% of the time.
- Expense ratio 0.80%, fund size ₹21,467 crore.
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| Returns (%) | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y | Since launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This fund | +0.79% | -1.01% | +0.61% | +13.91% | +6.34% | +8.42% | -3.24% | +6.60% | +6.07% | +13.79% | +7.56% | +14.37% |
| Nifty Smallcap 250 | +0.79% | -1.49% | -2.60% | +9.82% | +5.65% | +3.37% | -2.30% | +12.39% | +12.15% | +21.52% | +13.43% | +14.28% |
Point-to-point NAV returns as on 15 Oct 2026; over 1 year, yearly compounded (CAGR). Category: Direct Growth plans in Small 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 | +6.34% | -10.47% | +16.66% | +31.08% | -9.21% | +44.67% | +19.10% | -10.10% | -25.12% | +43.38% | +13.58% |
| Nifty Smallcap 250 | +5.65% | -6.01% | +26.43% | +48.10% | -3.65% | +61.94% | +25.09% | -8.27% | -26.80% | +57.28% | +0.36% |
| Difference | +0.69% | -4.46% | -9.77% | -17.02% | -5.56% | -17.27% | -5.99% | -1.83% | +1.68% | -13.90% | +13.22% |
January to December each year; the current year is to date.
Risk and consistency
| Risk measure | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Volatility (standard deviation) ? | 19.29% | 18.84% |
| Nifty Smallcap 250 volatility ? | 19.19% | 18.66% |
| Sharpe ratio ? | 0.01 | -0.02 |
| Sortino ratio ? | 0.01 | -0.03 |
| Beta ? | 0.87 | 0.86 |
| Alpha (yearly) ? | -5.04% | -5.27% |
| R-squared ? | 0.75 | 0.72 |
| Up-market capture ? | 93.20% | 91.30% |
| Down-market capture ? | 109.40% | 110.80% |
| Maximum drawdown | -30.75% | -30.75% |
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 Smallcap 250 XIRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,29,811 | ₹9,811 | +15.44% | +9.42% |
| 3Y | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,93,421 | ₹33,421 | +5.85% | +6.09% |
| 5Y | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,40,287 | ₹1,40,287 | +8.33% | +13.30% |
| 10Y | ₹12,00,000 | ₹19,81,101 | ₹7,81,101 | +9.68% | +15.96% |
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 small cap companies/entities. From time to time, the fund manager will also seek participation in other equity and equity related instruments to achieve optimal portfolio construction.
- Fund manager
- Vinit Sambre
- Fund house
- DSP Mutual Fund
- Category
- Small Cap Funds · Equity
- Benchmark used here
- Nifty Smallcap 250 (price index)
- Plan / option
- Direct · IDCW (income distribution)
- AMFI scheme code
- 119213
- ISIN
- INF740K01QE9, INF740K01QF6
- Scheme documents
- SID, KIM and factsheets (fund house website) · exit load and full portfolio are in these documents.
About Small Cap Funds
Small Cap Funds invest at least 65% in small-cap companies (251st and smaller). They carry the highest risk among diversified equity funds and can fall much more than the market in bad years.
Generally used by experienced investors with a long horizon (7–10 years) and a high tolerance for risk.
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