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DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund

Large & Mid CapEquityVery High risk Rank 15 of 30

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹705.62-1.71-0.24%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+3.7%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
Arthkar verdictStrong on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

Average

0.53% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

15.5% vs 16.2% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 10 of 12 years

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

1Y return

+3.7%

+1.1 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+15.9%

+2.9 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+13.4%

+1.2 vs cat

AUM

₹17.9K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.53%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

15.5%

▼ 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 ~97% in equities. Long-run track record: about 13.4% 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)

₹705.6240

Last 1Y

+3.72%

Aug 25Min ₹628.43 · Max ₹730.46 · 247 ptsAug 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

    0.53% — well below typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹17.9K Cr — reasonable for a mid-cap fund.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 60.7% — fairly concentrated.

  • Style drift

    Only 33% 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-0.55%-0.34%27/ 42
1M-0.41%+1.99%40/ 41
3M+4.66%+5.15%35/ 39
6M-2.56%-0.39%36/ 39
YTD-2.42%-0.74%36/ 39
1Y+3.73%+2.66%33/ 39
2Y+2.02%+0.92%29/ 34
3Y+15.93%+12.99%15/ 30
5Y+13.39%+12.14%17/ 30
7Y+18.09%+16.28%14/ 26
10Y+14.90%+13.18%13/ 24

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity97.06%
  • Cash2.94%

By market cap

  • Large cap57.70%
  • Mid cap33.26%
  • Small cap9.73%

Concentration

Holdings

74

Avg market cap

₹1.94 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

34.55%

Top 5 stocks

24.16%

Top 3 sectors

60.70%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 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%
  • 1

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    7.04%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    6.62%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    6.62%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    6.62%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    6.62%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    6.62%
  • 2

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    6.62%
  • 3

    Axis Bank Ltd

    4.79%
  • 3

    Axis Bank Ltd

    4.79%
  • 3

    Axis Bank Ltd

    4.79%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio19.1927.72-8.53
  • P/B ratio2.763.90-1.14
  • Price / Sales2.303.27-0.97
  • Price / Cash Flow13.8219.86-6.04
  • Dividend yield1.28%1.00%+0.28
  • Return on equity (ROE)15.71%17.21%-1.50

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    13.9915.6514.4818.0516.2415.16
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.290.700.60-0.220.590.59
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.361.090.94-0.280.890.91
  • Beta

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

    0.890.950.920.960.970.95

Peers in Large & Mid Cap

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

Available plans & options

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