DSP Healthcare Fund
NAV
₹49.7
as of 5 Oct 2026
DSP Healthcare Fund is an open-ended Sectoral/ Thematic scheme from DSP Mutual Fund managing ₹3,835 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹49.7 as of 5 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.73% a year. Managed by Chirag Dagli. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.73% / yr
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Fund size
- ₹3,835 crore
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Exit load
- 0.5%
- SIP available
- Yes
- Launched
- 30 Nov 2018
- ISIN
- INF740KA1LG1
₹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 5 Oct 2026Benchmark: Nifty 500 Healthcare TRI
DSP Healthcare Fund
₹204
+104% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Sectoral/ Thematic average
₹198
+98% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 1.50% | -4.47% | +5.97 |
| 6 months | 21.46% | 7.56% | +13.90 |
| 1 year | 15.12% | -0.10% | +15.22 |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 20.90% | 12.32% | +8.58 |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 15.18% | 11.84% | +3.34 |
Category average across 119 funds, as of 5 Oct 2026. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.
A single return number depends on its start date. These are ALL the overlapping holding periods, so the worst case is visible – read that number first.
1-year holding periods
- Worst
- -8.4%
- Median
- 14.7%
- Best
- 60.8%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 76% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Oct 2021. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
3-year holding periods (per year)
- Worst
- 20.4%
- Median
- 23.0%
- Best
- 28.0%
25 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Apr 2022. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
Risk, measured
- Sharpe ratio (3Y)
- 1.05
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.67
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 1.90 vs category 1.63
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 14.91%
- Beta (3Y)
- 0.85
- Alpha (3Y)
- 2.35%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -18.36%
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
-13.1%
Right now
-3.9% below peak
Ahead of its benchmark in 56% of months (window: 3y, monthly) – benchmark: Nifty 500 Healthcare TRI, name shown only.
Where the money actually is
Equity
97.1%
Cash
2.9%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.
What it owns
33 positions · top 10 = 61.4%
Market-cap mix
Large 25.9%Mid 13.8%Small 44.5%Other 15.8%
as of 31 Aug 2026
Holdings by sector
Healthcare(10 in top 10)95.2%
- Ipca Laboratories Ltd8.74%
- Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd7.95%
- Sai Life Sciences Ltd7.45%
- Cipla Ltd7.35%
- Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd6.47%
- Gland Pharma Ltd5.98%
- Globus Medical Inc Class A5.44%
- Divi's Laboratories Ltd4.15%
- Alkem Laboratories Ltd4.08%
- Cohance Lifesciences Ltd3.81%
- Financial Services1.0%
Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 19.3% vs category 37.4% a year.
The businesses it owns
- P/E (trailing)
- 37.2 vs category 25.9
- P/B
- 5.0 vs category 3.9
- Dividend yield
- 0.6% vs category 1.1%
- Net margin
- 15.0% vs category 15.4%
- Earnings growth
- 4.4%
- Avg market cap
- ₹51,157 crore
Money in, money out
- Net flow, 12 months
- +₹149 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- +₹90 cr
as of 31 Aug 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of DSP Healthcare Fund?
- ₹49.7 per unit as of 5 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of DSP Healthcare Fund?
- 0.73% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
- How large is DSP Healthcare Fund?
- ₹3,835 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the Sectoral/ Thematic category.
- How risky is DSP Healthcare Fund?
- Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". One sector, one story. The most-launched shelf on the map, by far.
- What are the 5-year returns of DSP Healthcare Fund?
- 15.18% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Sectoral/ Thematic average of 11.84%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
- What is the worst 3-year return of DSP Healthcare Fund?
- 20.4% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 1 Apr 2022. The median was 23.0% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
- Who manages DSP Healthcare Fund?
- Chirag Dagli, managing this fund for 5.8 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 (Nifty 500 Healthcare TRI) 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.