DSP Natural Resources & New Energy
The scheme will invest in equity and equity related securities of companies domiciled in India and a certain portion in companies domiciled overseas, whose predominant economic activity is in the (a) discovery, development, production, or distribution of natural resources, viz., energy, mining, etc.
Growthvine rating: 4/5 — ranked #26 of 179 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹108.85 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹2,401 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.71% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Rohit Singhania |
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| Exit load | 0 |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 15.25% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.81 |
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| Standard deviation | 15.93% |
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| Max drawdown | -48.95% |
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| Alpha | 7.7 |
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| Beta | 0.63 |
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Over 5 years, captured 68.2% of NIFTY Energy's upside and 49.5% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 69.8% |
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| Mid cap | 23.0% |
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| Small cap | 7.1% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 38.8% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 65.8% |
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| Total holdings | 26 |
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Top holdings
- BlackRock Global Funds - World Energy Fund — 9.6%
- Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd. — 8.1%
- Reliance Industries Ltd — 7.7%
- JINDAL STEEL LIMITED — 6.7%
- TATA STEEL LIMITED — 6.5%
- TREPS / Reverse Repo Investments — 6.3%
- Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd — 6.0%
- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. — 6.0%
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd — 5.8%
- Hindustan Zinc Ltd. — 5.1%
Top sectors
- Petroleum Products — 27.6%
- Oil & GAS — 22.0%
- Ferrous Metals — 13.3%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | 8.4% | Q2 | #45 of 167 |
| 2025 | 17.5% | Q1 (Top) | #8 of 132 |
| 2024 | 13.9% | Q4 (Bottom) | #72 of 86 |
| 2023 | 31.2% | Q2 | #28 of 66 |
| 2022 | 9.8% | Q2 | #16 of 55 |