DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund

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

The DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund is a 1 yrs 10 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 8.53% since inception. DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund Returns 1-Year Since Inception -5.35% 8.53%

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹11.5165+0.57% 1 day change	8.53% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹276 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹11.5165 as on Oct 20, 2025

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DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹276 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	1 yrs 10 m since Dec 05, 2023
Benchmark	Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	0.85% as on Sep 30, 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 Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index 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 Oct 24, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.95%	0.94%
3 Months	-2.55%	-0.92%
6 Months	9.06%	10.13%
1 Year	-5.35%	0.34%

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Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 99.86%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd.5.52%

Computer Age Management Services Ltd.4.77%

Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.4.16%

Castrol India Ltd.3.48%

Top sectors

Financial 22.59%

Services 14.909999999999998%

Healthcare 13.21%

Technology 10.93%

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 0.71%

Other Holdings

Others 0.71%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund	0.95%	9.06%	-5.35%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	1.06%	10.95%	1.38%	21.99%	27.0%	13.74%
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	1.01%	10.93%	0.61%	21.58%	26.71%	12.68%
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	1.64%	9.84%	2.05%	25.72%	14.72%	7.11%
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	1.02%	10.95%	1.26%	22.85%	13.14%	6.37%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	-0.1%	9.94%	-0.5%	19.13%	11.07%	5.39%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	19.39	1.02	0.78	1.14
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	19.27	1.02	0.76	1.13
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund	N.A.	276 Cr	1 yrs 10 m	0.85%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	997 Cr	6 yrs 2 m	1.04%
Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	2,563 Cr	5 yrs	0.95%
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund	N.A.	161 Cr	2 yrs 7 m	0.9%
HDFC NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	540 Cr	2 yrs 6 m	0.75%
Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund	N.A.	2,618 Cr	2 yrs 4 m	1.11%

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

Risk ratios are based on three-year data. The required data is unavailable for the scheme.

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About this fund

About DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund

DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund is a Small Cap Index mutual fund scheme from Dsp Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 1 yrs 10 m, having been launched on 05/12/2023. DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund has ₹276 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹11.52. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.85%, which is higher than what most other Small Cap Index funds charge.

DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund returns of last 1-year are -12.39%. Since launch, it has delivered 8.07% average annual returns.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Services, Healthcare, Technology, Capital Goods sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Services sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd., Computer Age Management Services Ltd., Central Depository Services (India) Ltd., Castrol India Ltd., Indian Energy Exchange Ltd..

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Fund AUM	276 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Anil Ghelani

Mr. Ghelani has done B. Com., CFA & CA Prior to joining DSP Mutual Fund he has worked with IL&FS, S. R. Batliboi, V. C. Shah & Co.

Diipesh Shah

Mr. Shah is a B Com, ACA, Candidate of the CFA Program, CFA Institute USA, Level I Cleared Prior to joining DSP Mutual Fund, he has worked with JM Financial, Centrum Broking, IDFC Securities, ICICI Securities and IIFL Capital Pte Ltd Singapore.

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to generate returns that are commensurate with the performance of the Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index, subject to tracking error.

DSP Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	54 view all schemes
Total AUM	2,12,960 Cr as on Sep 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 Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund plan is approximately ₹11.5165 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund is a 1 yrs 10 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 8.53% since inception.

DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund Returns

1-Year	Since Inception
-5.35%	8.53%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund has an expense ratio of 0.85%, 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 Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 276 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?

The DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd.	5.52%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.	4.77%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.	4.16%
Castrol India Ltd.	3.48%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.	3.44%
Gillette India Ltd.	3.12%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.	2.72%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.	2.66%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.	2.57%
Angel One Ltd.	2.55%

What are the top sectors DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund has invested in?

The DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	22.59%
Services	14.909999999999998%
Healthcare	13.21%
Technology	10.93%
Capital Goods	9.78%
Chemicals	7.16%
Consumer Staples	5.9%
Construction	5.59%
Energy	4.27%
Metals & Mining	2.22%

What is risk level of DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?

This is a Small Cap Index 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 Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index 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.