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DSP Equity Savings Fund

DSP Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedEquity SavingsRiskometer: Moderately High Risk

NAV

25.29

as of 21 Aug 2026

DSP Equity Savings Fund is an open-ended Equity Savings scheme from DSP Mutual Fund managing ₹3,464 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹25.29 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 1.11% a year. Managed by Abhishek Singh. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
1.11% / yr
as of 30 Jun 2026
Fund size
₹3,464 crore
as of 31 Jul 2026
Exit load
None
SIP available
Yes
Launched
28 Mar 2016
ISIN
INF740KA1504

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from NYVO’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 20 Aug 2026Benchmark: Hybrid Equity Savings Benchmark

Aug 2021Aug 2026
Growth of ₹100, DSP Equity Savings Fund versus Equity Savings average.

DSP Equity Savings Fund

₹147

+47% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Equity Savings average

₹151

+51% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months1.39%3.21%-1.82
6 months0.65%2.29%-1.64
1 year3.13%4.96%-1.83
3 years (CAGR)8.87%9.27%-0.40
5 years (CAGR)8.10%8.66%-0.56

No category average is available for this fund. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y)
0.60
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
0.56
Sortino ratio (3Y)
1.02 vs category 0.51
Standard deviation (3Y)
3.90%
Deepest fall (5Y)
-2.46%

Distance below its own peak

Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high — how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.

Deepest fall

-2.5%

Right now

-0.8% below peak

Jul 2023Deepest: -2.6%Aug 2026

Where the money actually is

Equity

35.9%

Bonds

21.5%

Cash

42.6%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026. Equity here is the NET position: this fund holds shares and sells futures against them, so the two largely cancel. The holdings below are gross, before that offset.

What it owns

168 positions · top 10 = 12.7%

Market-cap mix (equity sleeve)

Large 19.1%Mid 3.9%Small 4.9%Other 72.0%

as of 31 Jul 2026

Holdings by sector

  • Financial Services(4 in top 10)21.8%
    • HDFC Bank Ltd4.72%
    • Axis Bank Ltd3.06%
    • ICICI Bank Ltd2.27%
    • Bajaj Finance Ltd2.19%
  • Consumer Cyclical6.8%
  • Healthcare6.7%
  • Energy(1 in top 10)5.0%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd3.04%
  • Basic Materials5.0%
  • Communication Services5.0%
  • Industrials3.5%
  • Consumer Defensive(1 in top 10)2.3%
    • ITC Ltd2.12%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 540.3% vs category 127.5% a year.

Other top holdings

  • Future on Reliance Industries Ltdderivativematures 25 Aug 20263.05%
  • Axis Bank Ltd.matures 25 Aug 20263.02%
  • 6.75% Govt Stock 2033matures 22 Sep 20332.61%
  • Future on Bajaj Finance Ltdderivativematures 25 Aug 20262.20%

Rows marked derivative are futures positions held against the shares listed beside them. A stock and its future largely cancel, so do not add the two together. Exposure figures are gross: funds that use derivatives (arbitrage, hedged books) hold offsetting positions, so concentration and turnover can read above 100%.

The debt it holds (debt sleeve)

Yield to maturity
6.73% vs category 6.63%
Modified duration
2.45 yrs vs category 2.24 yrs
Average maturity
5.20 yrs vs category 3.07 yrs
Average coupon
6.86%
Government securities
12.4%

Credit quality

AAA
97.2%
AA
2.8%

Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 30 Jun 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Jul 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months
119 cr
Net flow, 3 months
130 cr

as of 31 Jul 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of DSP Equity Savings Fund?
₹25.29 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of DSP Equity Savings Fund?
1.11% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
How large is DSP Equity Savings Fund?
₹3,464 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Equity Savings category.
How risky is DSP Equity Savings Fund?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Moderately High Risk". Mostly debt with a measured equity slice for growth.
What are the 5-year returns of DSP Equity Savings Fund?
8.10% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Equity Savings average of 8.66%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of DSP Equity Savings Fund?
9.0% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Aug 2023. The median was 10.4% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages DSP Equity Savings Fund?
Abhishek Singh, managing this fund for 5.2 years.

Where this fund sits

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Data: NYVO research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. The benchmark (Hybrid Equity Savings Benchmark) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.