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DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund

Large & Mid CapEquityVery High risk Rank 13 of 30

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹656.85-3.38-0.51%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-4.2%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

2 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

High

0.81% vs 0.71% peers

Volatility

Below average

16.0% vs 16.2% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 10 of 12 years

Beats its Large & Mid Cap category on 3Y & 5Y but trails on 1Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

-4.7%

-0.6 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+12.2%

+2.8 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+10.7%

+1.4 vs cat

AUM

₹18.4K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.81%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

16.0%

▼ vs 16.2%

Go deeper on DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

In plain English

DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund is a Large & Mid Cap scheme from DSP. The portfolio is ~98% in equities. Long-run track record: about 10.7% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -37% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 5 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF740K01PL6

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹656.8530

Last 1Y

-4.19%

Oct 25Min ₹628.43 · Max ₹730.46 · 247 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2020

-36.8%

Peak ₹258.09 on 24 Jan 2020 → trough ₹163.24 on 23 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 11 Nov 2020

Jun 2022

-19.5%

Peak ₹408.33 on 18 Oct 2021 → trough ₹328.74 on 20 Jun 2022 (8 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 30 Nov 2022

Feb 2016

-19.1%

Peak ₹159.25 on 6 Aug 2015 → trough ₹128.77 on 12 Feb 2016 (6 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 23 Jun 2016

Oct 2018

-17.6%

Peak ₹243.70 on 23 Jan 2018 → trough ₹200.70 on 26 Oct 2018 (9 months down).

Recovered in 12 months· 31 Oct 2019

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

3

Honesty score

3 / 5

Watch a few items. Read the signal detail before investing.

  • Expense ratio

    0.81% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹18.4K Cr — reasonable for a mid-cap fund.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 60.0% — fairly concentrated.

  • Style drift

    Only 40% in mid caps — SEBI mandate is 65%+.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W-2.94%-3.13%12/ 43
1M-5.90%-5.71%23/ 43
3M-7.03%-4.13%41/ 41
6M+3.02%+4.46%36/ 39
YTD-9.16%-6.89%36/ 39
1Y-4.69%-4.14%34/ 39
2Y-2.78%-3.36%32/ 35
3Y+12.22%+9.44%13/ 30
5Y+10.66%+9.21%17/ 30
7Y+16.21%+14.73%15/ 26
10Y+13.61%+11.94%12/ 24

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.45%
  • Cash1.55%

By market cap

  • Large cap54.48%
  • Mid cap39.51%
  • Small cap9.73%

Concentration

Holdings

74

Avg market cap

₹1.82 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

37.44%

Top 5 stocks

27.55%

Top 3 sectors

60.02%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —8.71%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —8.69%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —8.69%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —8.69%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —8.69%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —8.07%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —8.07%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —8.07%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —8.07%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —7.33%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.04%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.04%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.04%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.04%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —7.04%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio22.2029.14-6.94
  • P/B ratio2.964.40-1.44
  • Price / Sales2.303.66-1.36
  • Price / Cash Flow14.3021.90-7.60
  • Dividend yield1.21%0.94%+0.27
  • Return on equity (ROE)—16.51%—

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    13.9915.5014.3717.7416.1815.06
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.090.600.520.230.570.53
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    0.120.930.810.360.850.82
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    0.880.950.920.960.970.95

Peers in Large & Mid Cap

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

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