Official AMFI data
Arthkar
DSP

DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹118.7810

As of 3 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹2.5K Cr

Expense ratio

0.72%

1Y returns

+17.87%

3Y CAGR

+22.32%

5Y CAGR

+16.62%

Std deviation 3Y

+16.34%

In plain English

DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from DSP. The portfolio is ~89% in equities with 11% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 16.6% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -48% in Mar 2020, recovered in 10 months. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

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

NAV history

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹118.7810

Last 1Y

+17.98%

Jul 25Min ₹97.00 · Max ₹126.46 · 237 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-48.0%

Peak ₹39.10 on 12 Jan 2018 → trough ₹20.32 on 23 Mar 2020 (27 months down).

Recovered in 10 months· 4 Jan 2021

Aug 2013

-27.6%

Peak ₹13.63 on 7 Jan 2013 → trough ₹9.87 on 6 Aug 2013 (7 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 31 Mar 2014

Jun 2022

-24.3%

Peak ₹64.47 on 11 Apr 2022 → trough ₹48.79 on 22 Jun 2022 (2 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 18 Jan 2023

Apr 2025

-21.7%

Peak ₹109.00 on 1 Oct 2024 → trough ₹85.35 on 7 Apr 2025 (6 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 3 Nov 2025

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.

4

Honesty score

4 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

  • Expense ratio

    0.72% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹2.5K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 65.5% — fairly concentrated.

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+0.72%+0.61%n=44351/ 147
1M+7.45%+7.16%n=443117/ 144
3M+9.01%+8.51%n=43017/ 135
6M+4.74%+0.25%n=42139/ 131
YTD+4.74%+0.78%n=42844/ 131
1Y+17.87%+7.70%n=3975/ 120
2Y+13.81%+6.68%n=3222/ 73
3Y+22.32%+18.41%n=24810/ 56
5Y+16.62%+15.97%n=20514/ 37
7Y+20.35%+17.17%n=1666/ 25
10Y+20.13%+15.45%n=1381/ 17

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity88.70%
  • Cash11.30%

By market cap

  • Large cap44.90%
  • Mid cap26.21%
  • Small cap8.15%
  • Others20.74%

Concentration

Holdings

27

Avg market cap

₹1.86 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

49.46%

Top 5 stocks

34.09%

Top 3 sectors

65.54%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    Treps / Reverse Repo Investments

    18.69%
  • 1

    Treps / Reverse Repo Investments

    18.69%
  • 2

    BGF World Energy I2

    11.92%
  • 2

    BGF World Energy I2

    11.92%
  • 3

    Tata Steel Ltd

    8.27%
  • 3

    Tata Steel Ltd

    8.27%
  • 4

    Jindal Steel Ltd

    8.23%
  • 5

    Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd

    8.23%
  • 4

    Jindal Steel Ltd

    8.23%
  • 5

    Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd

    8.23%
  • 6

    Oil India Ltd

    5.15%
  • 6

    Oil India Ltd

    5.15%
  • 7

    Petronet LNG Ltd

    4.21%
  • 7

    Petronet LNG Ltd

    4.21%
  • 8

    BGF Sustainable Energy I2

    3.99%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio10.6328.47-17.84
  • P/B ratio1.754.25-2.50
  • Price / Sales0.683.21-2.53
  • Price / Cash Flow5.7119.97-14.26
  • Dividend yield3.69%1.23%+2.46
  • Return on equity (ROE)21.04%18.47%+2.57

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    15.7316.3416.78
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.800.950.67
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    1.451.671.05
  • Beta

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

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

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

Available plans & options

PlanOptionFull nameISIN
  • DirectGrowthDSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthINF740K01QA7
  • DirectIDCW ReinvestmentDSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund - Direct Plan - IDCWINF740K01QB5
  • RegularGrowthDSP Natural Resources And New Energy Fund - Regular - GrowthINF740K01060
  • RegularIDCW ReinvestmentDSP Natural Resources And New Energy Fund - Regular Plan - IDCWINF740K01045