DSP Focused Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The DSP Focused Fund is a 15 yrs 5 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 11.45% since inception. DSP Focused Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception -5.42% 16.75% 18.09% 11.98% 11.45%

Q: How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The DSP Focused Fund has an expense ratio of 2.02% , representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

NAV as of Sep 29, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹53.416+0.25% 1 day change	11.45% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹2,576 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹53.416 as on Sep 29, 2025

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DSP Focused Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹2,576 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 month.!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	15 yrs 5 m since Apr 23, 2010
Benchmark	NIFTY 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	2.02% as on Aug 31, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

DSP Focused Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Sep 30, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.46%	0.12%
3 Months	-3.14%	-2.86%
6 Months	3.8%	7.05%
1 Year	-5.42%	-6.53%
2 Years	17.1%	16.87%
3 Years	16.75%	18.29%
4 Years	11.59%	13.5%
5 Years	18.09%	22.0%
7 Years	14.08%	15.53%
10 Years	11.98%	14.35%

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Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 55.82%

Mid Cap 18.49%

Small Cap 19.35%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bajaj Finance Ltd.7.53%

ICICI Bank Ltd.6.55%

Coforge Ltd.5.28%

HDFC Bank Ltd.5.27%

Top sectors

Financial 32.61%

Technology 9.81%

Healthcare 9.21%

Capital Goods 8.43%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Allocation by Instruments

Reverse Repo 7.15%

Cash Margin 0.77%

Net Receivables 0.18%

Other Holdings

Others 7.15%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
DSP Focused Fund	0.46%	3.8%	-5.42%	16.75%	18.09%	11.98%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	0.82%	7.25%	-1.31%	22.98%	31.72%	13.4%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	0.79%	7.15%	-3.09%	24.13%	28.9%	15.93%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	0.08%	6.99%	-1.34%	22.04%	26.25%	15.31%
SBI Contra Fund	0.42%	4.5%	-7.1%	20.0%	29.04%	15.93%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	-0.19%	6.36%	-3.05%	21.09%	25.78%	11.83%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
DSP Focused Fund	13.48	0.91	0.68	1.27
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	11.64	0.82	1.23	2.44
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	12.35	0.86	1.21	1.99
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	11.4	0.8	1.18	2.13
SBI Contra Fund	12.25	0.88	1.01	1.65
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	11.94	0.87	1.06	1.8

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
DSP Focused Fund	N.A.	2,576 Cr	15 yrs 5 m	2.02%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	29,871 Cr	6 yrs 9 m	1.58%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	5,779 Cr	11 yrs 5 m	1.82%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	N.A.	53,750 Cr	21 yrs 2 m	1.51%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	46,654 Cr	20 yrs 4 m	1.5%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	N.A.	219 Cr	5 yrs 7 m	1.23%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	1.85 vs. 4.64 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.68 vs. 4.24 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.91 vs. 0.71 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	13.48 vs. 9.04 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About DSP Focused Fund

DSP Focused Fund is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Dsp Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 15 yrs 5 m, having been launched on 23/04/2010. DSP Focused Fund has ₹2,576 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of DSP Focused Fund as of 29/09/2025 is ₹53.42. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.02%, which is higher than what most other Strategy funds charge.

DSP Focused Fund returns of last 1-year are -5.99%. Since launch, it has delivered 11.56% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
DSP Focused Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Technology, Healthcare, Capital Goods, Energy sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Technology sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Bajaj Finance Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Coforge Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Ipca Laboratories Ltd..

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Fund AUM	2,576 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Vinit Sambre

Mr. Sambre is a B.Com and FCA. Prior to joining DSP he was associated with DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd.(Nov 2005 to Jun 2007), IL & FS Investsmart Ltd. (Dec 2002 to Oct 2005), Unit Trust of India Investment Advisory Services Ltd.(Jun 2000 to Dec 2002), Kisan Ratilal Choksey Shares and Securities Pvt. Ltd. (March 1999 to May 2000) and Credit Rating Information Service of India Ltd.(Apr 1998 to Feb 1999).

Bhavin Gandhi

Mr. Gandhi has done CFA and CA Prior to joining DSP Mutual Fund, he has worked with CRISIL and Batlivala and Karani Securities.

Investment objective

The scheme portfolio will largely consist of companies, which are amongst the top 200 companies by market capitalisation. The portfolio will limit exposure to companies beyond the top 200 companies by market capitalization upto 20% of the net asset value. The scheme will also have at least 95% of the invested amount across the top 25 holdings in the portfolio which excludes debt & money market securities.

DSP Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	54 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,98,256 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	NATRAJ, Office No. 302-3rd Floor-Plot No. 194, MV Road Junction Western Express Highway, Andheri East Mumbai, 400069
Phone	1800-208-4499 / 1800-200-4499

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of DSP Focused Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the DSP Focused Fund plan is approximately ₹53.416 as of Sep 29, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The DSP Focused Fund is a 15 yrs 5 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 11.45% since inception.

DSP Focused Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
-5.42%	16.75%	18.09%	11.98%	11.45%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The DSP Focused Fund has an expense ratio of 2.02%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The DSP Focused Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 2,576 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of DSP Focused Fund?

The DSP Focused Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	7.53%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	6.55%
Coforge Ltd.	5.28%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	5.27%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.	4.22%
Axis Bank Ltd.	4.02%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	3.66%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.	3.6%
Coromandel International Ltd.	3.42%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	3.23%

What are the top sectors DSP Focused Fund has invested in?

The DSP Focused Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	32.61%
Technology	9.81%
Healthcare	9.21%
Capital Goods	8.43%
Energy	5.5600000000000005%
Automobile	4.619999999999999%
Chemicals	3.42%
Communication	3.23%
Construction	3.2%
Insurance	2.84%

What is risk level of DSP Focused Fund?

This is a Strategy fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How can I redeem my investments in DSP Focused Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the DSP Focused Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

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Chance: This fund has generated only 9.63% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 1 month.