DSP Quant Fund
The scheme seeks to deliver superior returns as compared to the underlying benchmark over the medium to long term through investing in equity and equity related securities. The portfolio of stocks will be selected, weighed and rebalanced based on a quant model theme.
Growthvine rating: 2/5 — ranked #119 of 179 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Thematic |
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| NAV | ₹21.65 (as of 2026-08-21) |
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| AUM | ₹765 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.31% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Aparna Karnik |
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| Exit load | 0 |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 7.01% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.16 |
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| Standard deviation | 14.24% |
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| Max drawdown | -32.69% |
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| Alpha | -4.52 |
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| Beta | 0.88 |
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Over 5 years, captured 49.0% of NIFTY Alpha 50's upside and 54.3% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 62.5% |
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| Mid cap | 37.5% |
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| Small cap | 0.0% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 20.0% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 33.9% |
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| Total holdings | 40 |
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Top holdings
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 7.8%
- Federal Bank Ltd. — 3.2%
- TREPS / Reverse Repo Investments — 3.1%
- HCL Technologies Ltd — 3.0%
- Hindalco Industries Ltd. — 3.0%
- Larsen & Toubro Limited — 2.9%
- Infosys Ltd — 2.9%
- Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. — 2.9%
- Bajaj Auto Limited — 2.8%
- Shriram Finance Limited — 2.7%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 19.2%
- Pharma & Biotech — 14.1%
- Automobile — 9.9%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | -4.6% | Q4 (Bottom) | #158 of 167 |
| 2025 | 8.1% | Q1 (Top) | #32 of 132 |
| 2024 | 10.0% | Q4 (Bottom) | #81 of 86 |
| 2023 | 19.8% | Q4 (Bottom) | #64 of 66 |
| 2022 | -7.5% | Q4 (Bottom) | #50 of 55 |