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DSP Large Cap Fund

Q: What is the NAV of DSP Large Cap Fund?

As of 05 Oct 2026, the NAV of DSP Large Cap Fund is ₹25.48 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has DSP Large Cap Fund delivered?

DSP Large Cap Fund has returned -15.62% over 1 year, +0.95% per year over 3 years, -0.99% per year over 5 years and +0.79% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.21% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund's largest holdings are ICICI Bank Limited (10.2%), HDFC Bank Limited (9.4%), Axis Bank Limited (5.9%), Bharti Airtel Limited (5.8%) and ITC Limited (5.1%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.2% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -56.9%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of -0.37 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. DSP Large Cap Fund's -0.37 means it has not compensated investors for its volatility over the window. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY 100 Index TRI. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund is managed by Anish Tawakley at DSP.

Q: How is DSP Large Cap Fund taxed?

DSP Large Cap Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.

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NAV

₹25.48

+0.44% 1D

as of 05 Oct 2026

This is the Direct plan of DSP Large Cap Fund — bought from the fund house, with no distributor commission in its expense ratio. Income is distributed, which is why this NAV sits below the growth plan of the same fund.

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This is the IDCW (dividend) option — it pays its earnings out as dividends rather than reinvesting them, so every payout steps the NAV down and the return figures below leave those payouts out. Your actual return was higher by whatever was distributed. That’s expected for a payout plan, not missing data.

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Performance

-16.07%absolute

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹25.37

Latest ₹25.48

Low ₹24.889th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹31.39

Scorecard

Not rated

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. Not rated — too few comparable Equity funds (same plan and option) to rank against yet.

Performance—

Not enough Large Cap Fund peers to rank yet

Risk—

Volatility 15.2% (no category average yet)

Cost—

1.2% expense (no category average yet)

ConsistencyLow

65% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

No standout strengths identified.

Concerns

Positive in only 65% of rolling 3-year windows

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

1.21%

Category —

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

17.56

Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

-0.37

Category —

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Direct · IDCW

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

None

Holding period from the date of allotment: < 12 months - 1% >= 12 months – Nil Note: No exit load shall be levied in case of switch of investment from Regular Plan to Direct Plan and vice versa. In respect of Systematic Transactions such as SIP, STPs etc., Exit Load, if any, prevailing on the date of registration / enrolment shall be levied. • During NFO: This point does not apply, as the ongoing

Up to 1.00%

tiered — see the full terms

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Allowed

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

₹100

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

₹100

NIFTY 100 Index TRI

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

02 Jan 2013

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

-4.72%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

-6.32%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+1.30%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

-18.47%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

-15.62%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+0.95%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

-0.99%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

+0.14%

Annualized return (CAGR) since the first NAV we hold for this plan — the Inception date under Key metrics. AMFI's history starts in April 2006, so an older scheme is measured from there.

+0.79%

Advanced metrics — risk and benchmark ratios

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

15.16%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

-0.37

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

-0.44

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-56.90%

Benchmark ratios (vs Nifty 100 TRI · 36 monthly returns)

Definitions

Jensen's alpha (annualized): return above what CAPM predicts for the fund's beta vs Nifty 100 TRI

-6.66%

Sensitivity to Nifty 100 TRI moves; 1 = moves with the index

0.92

How much of the fund's movement Nifty 100 TRI explains

70.2%

Excess return per unit of beta (market risk)

-6.43

Active return over the benchmark per unit of tracking error

-0.82

Annualized std dev of fund-minus-benchmark returns

9.05%

Fund's share of benchmark gains in up months (100 = matches index)

72.4%

Fund's share of benchmark losses in down months (lower is better)

104.3%

Computed vs the Nifty 100 TRI over the last 36 complete months — the closest match to this fund's mandate. TRI means dividends reinvested, as they are in the fund's own NAV; ₹ means a US index converted at each day's USD/INR, since the fund is priced in rupees. Needs ~3 years of history; a low R² means the fund tracks the index loosely.

Fund vs category average (Large Cap Fund)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	-4.72%	—	—
3M abs	-6.32%	—	—
6M abs	+1.30%	—	—
1Y CAGR	-15.62%	—	—
3Y CAGR	+0.95%	—	—
5Y CAGR	-0.99%	—	—

Category average across peers in Large Cap Fund, same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

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What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹5.76L

Absolute

-3.98%

XIRR

-1.65%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into DSP Large Cap Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund	Nifty 100 TRI	Diff
2026part	-18.47%	-10.54%	-7.93%
2025	+0.57%	+10.40%	-9.83%
2024	+11.68%	+13.11%	-1.43%
2023	+16.97%	+21.72%	-4.75%
2022	-7.83%	+5.03%	-12.86%
2021	+14.11%	+26.41%	-12.30%
2020	-3.92%	+16.49%	-20.41%
2019	+2.09%	+11.77%	-9.68%
2018	-11.85%	+2.35%	-14.20%
2017	+15.34%	+32.57%	-17.23%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in; those years show no benchmark comparison.

History points

3,387

Expense ratio

1.21%

AUM

₹7,169Cr

Portfolio turnover

50%

Exit load

Portfolio, AUM & scheme details shown from another plan of this scheme (same underlying portfolio).

P/E ratio

17.6

P/B ratio

3.5

Avg market cap

₹5,34,055Cr

P/E & P/B are portfolio-weighted harmonic means across 37 of 41 equity holdings (94% of the portfolio); loss-making companies are excluded.

Taxation

Taxed as equity

This is an equity-oriented fund (≥65% in Indian equities), so gains get the concessional capital-gains rates below — they do not add to your income-tax slab.

Short-term (STCG)

20%

Held under 1 year

Flat, on the whole gain

Long-term (LTCG)

12.5%

Held 1 year or more

On gains above ₹1.25 L per financial year

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · Large Cap Fund

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DSP Large Cap FundThis fund DSP · Direct · IDCW	—	-15.62%	+0.95%	-0.99%	—	1.21%	₹7,169Cr
quant Large Cap Fund quant · Direct · IDCW	—	+3.63%	+13.54%	—	—	1.46%	₹3,172Cr
WhiteOak Capital Large Cap Fund WhiteOak Capital · Direct · IDCW	—	-3.29%	+12.19%	—	—	0.92%	₹1,167Cr
Bank of India Large Cap Fund Bank of India · Direct · IDCW	—	+1.82%	+11.88%	+8.72%	—	1.29%	₹212.41Cr
JM Large Cap Fund JM Financial · Direct · Annual IDCW	—	-3.00%	+9.54%	+9.29%	—	1.19%	₹417.88Cr
JM Large Cap Fund JM Financial · Direct · Quarterly IDCW	—	-3.00%	+9.54%	+9.29%	—	1.19%	₹417.88Cr

Market-cap allocation · AMFI bands, Jul 2026

Equity holdings by company size — 100% of the equity sleeve priced.

Large cap92.0%
Mid cap7.6%
Small cap0.3%

Asset allocation

As on 31 Aug 2026 · AMC disclosure

Equity98.73%
Cash & Equivalents1.27%

Holds the same stocks as (by portfolio overlap, not by category)

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Fund	Overlap	Rating	TER	3Y
DSP Business Cycle Fund DSP · Sectoral/ Thematic	74.1% of 83% equity	★★★☆☆	1.17%	—
ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund ICICI Prudential · Large Cap Fund	69.6%!	★★★★★	1.01%	+9.67%
DSP Aggressive Hybrid Fund DSP · Aggressive Hybrid Fund	65.2% of 72% equity	★★★★☆	0.79%	+9.13%
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund ICICI Prudential · Sectoral/ Thematic	63.4%	★★★★★	1.03%	+13.49%
DSP Value Fund DSP · Value Fund	62.4% of 80% equity	★★★★★	1.55%	+15.37%
SBI BSE Sensex Index Fund SBI · Index Funds	61.3%	★☆☆☆☆	0.24%	+4.20%
Nippon India Index Fund - BSE Sensex Nippon India · Index Funds	61.3%	★★☆☆☆	0.21%	+4.26%
HDFC BSE Sensex Index Fund HDFC · Index Funds	61.3%	★★☆☆☆	0.22%	+4.25%

Overlap is the share of each fund's equity book invested in the same stocks, by weight, across the Direct-plan universe — so a fund that is only part equity is labelled as such. ! marks a pair holding more in common than nine pairs in ten of its type, where that type has a measured distribution.

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-56.9%29 Jan 2015 → 23 Mar 2020
Fell over 5.1 years, back to the old high on 18 Jun 2024 — 4.2 years under water after the low.
-25.8%26 Sep 2024 → 30 Mar 2026
Still below that high — 1.5 years down, and no recovery yet.
-24.5%03 Jan 2013 → 28 Aug 2013
Fell over 8 months, back to the old high on 19 May 2014 — 9 months under water after the low.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

Fund size over time

Quarterly average AUM · AMFI

₹7,169Cr

April - June 2026

+1%

since January - March 2026

+₹998.81Cr

est. net flow, last quarter

At or near its largest, ₹7,169Cr in April - June 2026. Size matters most where the mandate is narrow — a large small-cap or a very large flexi-cap book is harder to move without moving the price.

Net flow is an estimate: AMFI publishes a quarterly average AUM, not a closing balance, and it covers every plan and option of this scheme together, so it is a read on direction and rough size rather than a cash-flow statement.

AMC Profile

DSP Mutual Fund is run by DSP Asset Managers, part of the DSP Group, a Mumbai financial firm whose broking lineage runs back to 1860. The house operated as a joint venture with BlackRock — and Merrill Lynch before it — until the DSP family bought out the foreign stake in 2018.

Launched

15 Dec 1996

Total AUM

₹2,29,802Cr+2.0% QoQ

Avg AUM · April - June 2026

Website

dspim.com

Fund Managers

ATAnish TawakleyManaging since 16 May 2026

Role

Chief Investment Officer and Fund Manager

Total experience

Over 30 years

Education

PGDM (MBA) from IIM Bangalore and B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering) from IIT Delhi.

Fund managers from the AMC's filed Scheme Summary — its most recent filing for this scheme. Benchmark and dealing terms from it and this scheme's SEBI-filed Scheme Information Document on AMFI. Each manager's qualifications and role are reconciled across every filing this fund house makes for them, including its Statement of Additional Information. Total AUM via AMFI.

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Top holdings

ICICI Bank Limited HDFC Bank Limited Axis Bank Limited Bharti Airtel Limited ITC Limited Mahindra & Mahindra Limited Larsen & Toubro Limited Infosys Limited Reliance Industries Limited Cipla Limited NTPC Limited HDFC Life Insurance Co Limited

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

About Large Cap funds

Large cap funds invest mainly in India's 100 biggest listed companies. They tend to be steadier than mid- and small-cap funds, with more modest but more dependable growth.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of DSP Large Cap Fund?

As of 05 Oct 2026, the NAV of DSP Large Cap Fund is ₹25.48 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has DSP Large Cap Fund delivered?

DSP Large Cap Fund has returned -15.62% over 1 year, +0.95% per year over 3 years, -0.99% per year over 5 years and +0.79% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund charges an expense ratio of 1.21% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund's largest holdings are ICICI Bank Limited (10.2%), HDFC Bank Limited (9.4%), Axis Bank Limited (5.9%), Bharti Airtel Limited (5.8%) and ITC Limited (5.1%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 15.2% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -56.9%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of -0.37 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. DSP Large Cap Fund's -0.37 means it has not compensated investors for its volatility over the window. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY 100 Index TRI. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages DSP Large Cap Fund?

DSP Large Cap Fund is managed by Anish Tawakley at DSP.

How is DSP Large Cap Fund taxed?

DSP Large Cap Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.