Q: What are the returns of DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund?

The DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund is a 17 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.28% since inception. DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception -4.13% 20.16% 24.95% 18.5% 13.28%

Question 1

What is the current NAV of DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund?

Accepted Answer

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹90.682 as of Sep 03, 2025.

Question 2

What are the returns of DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund?

Accepted Answer

The DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund is a 17 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.28% since inception.

DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
-4.13%	20.16%	24.95%	18.5%	13.28%

Question 3

How much does DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund charge as the expense ratio?

Accepted Answer

The DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 2.1%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

Question 4

What is the AUM or size of DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund?

Accepted Answer

The DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹1,292 Crs crore as of Jun 30, 2025.

Question 5

What are the top stock holdings of DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund?

Accepted Answer

The DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Jindal Steel Ltd.	8.02%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.	7.26%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.	7.03%
Coal India Ltd.	6.91%
Tata Steel Ltd.	6.78%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	6.33%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	5.87%
NMDC Ltd.	5.33%
GAIL (India) Ltd.	4.42%
Oil India Ltd.	4.08%

Question 6

What are the top sectors DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund has invested in?

Accepted Answer

The DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Jindal Steel Ltd.	8.02%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.	7.26%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.	7.03%
Coal India Ltd.	6.91%
Tata Steel Ltd.	6.78%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	6.33%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	5.87%
NMDC Ltd.	5.33%
GAIL (India) Ltd.	4.42%
Oil India Ltd.	4.08%

Question 7

What is the risk level of DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund?

Accepted Answer

This is a Thematic-energy fund comes with Very High risk.

Question 8

Is there any lock-in period in DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

How do I invest in DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Regular Plan-Growth?

Accepted Answer

DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund Regular Plan-Growth is the regular plan of the fund. For this plan of you pay 2.1% as annual charges. On the other hand if you go for the direct plan available on ET Money, you pay 0.96%. That's 1.1400000000000001% less.

Regular plans charge more because when you buy them, the fund pays commission to the agent. This is an additional expense for the fund and to cover this expense, the fund takes a bigger share from the returns generated by your investments.

So, the lower annual cost of the direct plan means you will earn 1.1400000000000001% if you opt for direct plan of DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund

Question 10

How can I redeem my investments in DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund?

Accepted Answer

Redeeming your investments in DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

If you have invested in DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

Expense ratio	2.1% as on Aug 31, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹1,292 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	17 yrs 6 m since Mar 03, 2008
Benchmark	NA
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
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%

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	2.85%	0.4%
3 Months	3.16%	0.18%
6 Months	16.13%	16.79%
1 Year	-4.13%	-5.07%
2 Years	18.25%	17.77%
3 Years	20.16%	18.72%
4 Years	14.25%	13.08%
5 Years	24.95%	23.72%
7 Years	14.99%	16.24%
10 Years	18.5%	18.5%

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund	N.A.	1,292 Cr	17 yrs 6 m	2.1%
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund	N.A.	1,292 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.96%
Tata Resources & Energy Fund	N.A.	1,118 Cr	9 yrs 9 m	0.54%
Baroda BNP Paribas Energy Opportunities Fund	N.A.	757 Cr	7 m	0.7%
SBI Energy Opportunities Fund	N.A.	10,305 Cr	1 yrs 7 m	0.88%
Kotak Energy Opportunities Fund	N.A.	184 Cr	5 m	0.93%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund	2.85%	16.13%	-4.13%	20.16%	24.95%	18.5%
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund	2.95%	16.78%	-3.07%	21.49%	26.36%	19.63%
Tata Resources & Energy Fund	-0.46%	19.75%	0.38%	19.18%	24.47%	18.15%
Baroda BNP Paribas Energy Opportunities Fund	0.38%	15.11%	12.93%	4.14%	2.46%	1.22%
SBI Energy Opportunities Fund	-0.83%	18.6%	-11.2%	1.21%	0.72%	0.36%
Kotak Energy Opportunities Fund	0.51%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.24%	0.12%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund	15.93	0.61	0.74	1.2
DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund	15.94	0.61	0.81	1.31
Tata Resources & Energy Fund	15.43	0.6	0.75	1.25
Baroda BNP Paribas Energy Opportunities Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SBI Energy Opportunities Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Kotak Energy Opportunities Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.

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ET Money rank

Alpha	8.01 vs. 0.23 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	0.74 vs. 5.71 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.61 vs. 0.38 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	15.93 vs. 5.22 More volatile performance

Fund AUM	1,292 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

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

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
DSP India T.I.G.E.R. Fund	N.A.	5,319 Cr	-7.95%	32.35%
DSP Small Cap Fund	N.A.	16,305 Cr	-2.29%	27.54%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	16,974 Cr	-3.86%	22.99%
DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	15,013 Cr	-4.75%	22.18%
DSP Nifty 50 Equal Weight Index Fund	N.A.	2,136 Cr	-2.16%	22.05%

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Energy	40.43%
Metals & Mining	37.63999999999999%
Materials	6.91%