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DSP Small Cap Fund
DSP Mutual FundEquity Scheme - Small Cap Fund13.7 years
The aim of the fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio that is substantially constitutes of stocks of small cap companies.
- NAV
- 251.416
- 15 Sept 2026
- 1Y
- +15.1%
- Trailing CAGR
- AUM
- ₹21,658.64 Cr
- 31 Aug 2026
- Volatility
- High
- 16.5% annualized
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Returns
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
- 1Y+15.1%
- 3Y+16.7%
- 5Y+17.7%
- 10Y+17.0%
- SI+21.4%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y+26.0%
- 3Y+15.5%
- 5Y+18.5%
- 10Y+20.0%
- Since inception
- +21.4%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- +3.0%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- +29%
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- 69
- Vs comparable share classes
- Worst rolling 3Y
- -12.6%
- 2639 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- +23.2%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- +100%
- 2144 daily-ending windows
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- +15.5%
- Simulated monthly SIP
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high. Move across the path to read a date.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 15 days
- 161 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 429 days
- Trough to prior peak
- Current spell
- 15 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +86%
- NAV observations
9 Jan 2018 – 4 Jan 2021
Trough 24 Mar 2020 · recovered in 286 days
-49.1%
7 Jan 2013 – 26 Dec 2013
Trough 28 Aug 2013 · recovered in 120 days
-24.9%
11 Dec 2024 – 6 May 2026
Trough 3 Mar 2025 · recovered in 429 days
-24.1%
17 Jan 2022 – 17 May 2023
Trough 20 Jun 2022 · recovered in 331 days
-20.0%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
69
Vs category
69
Consistency
44
Risk-adjusted
73
Drawdown
0
Mean
51
Portfolio
31 Aug 2026 · 85 holdings · top 10 are 38.9%.
- Top 5
- 27.9%
- Top 10
- 38.9%
- Largest holding
- 12.5%
- Effective holdings
- 32.5
Reverse Repo
Unspecified
12.5%
Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
5.1%
Thangamayil Jewellery Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
3.6%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd
Industrials
3.4%
Sansera Engineering Ltd
Consumer Discretionary
3.3%
Decision
Quantitative read of the live evidence. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
As of 15 Sept 2026
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Engine status
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Closer look
Why this status
- Maximum drawdown exceeded 35%.
Supporting reads
- The fund beat the category median in 58% of rolling 1-year windows.
- Three-year return is above the category median.
- Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund.
Bajaj Finserv Small Cap Fund
Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +14.5%
- 3Y
- n/a
- Vol
- 16.1%
- Max DD
- -16.2%
- Sharpe
- 0.40
- 3Y win
- n/a
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
BANDHAN Small Cap Fund
Bandhan Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +12.1%
- 3Y
- +24.4%
- Vol
- 17.2%
- Max DD
- -24.3%
- Sharpe
- 1.36
- 3Y win
- +75%
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility
BANK OF INDIA SMALL CAP FUND
Bank of India Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +27.7%
- 3Y
- +21.4%
- Vol
- 18.0%
- Max DD
- -32.4%
- Sharpe
- 1.19
- 3Y win
- +84%
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility
HDFC Small Cap Fund
HDFC Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- -2.1%
- 3Y
- +10.2%
- Vol
- 16.4%
- Max DD
- -48.3%
- Sharpe
- 0.79
- 3Y win
- +59%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
ITI Small Cap Fund
ITI Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +18.4%
- 3Y
- +23.8%
- Vol
- 20.1%
- Max DD
- -39.9%
- Sharpe
- 0.87
- 3Y win
- +53%
- Shallower drawdown
- Higher win rate vs category
- Higher trailing returns
Caveat: Higher volatility