DSP Healthcare Fund
DSP Mutual FundEquity: Sectoral / ThematicDirect planGrowth
Overview
NAV
₹49.4070
Gain 0.45% 1-day changeData as of 9 Oct 2026
- 1 year
- Gain 14.3%
- 3 years
- Gain 20.7%
- 5 years
- Gain 15.2%
The principal will be at Very High risk
Data as of 9 Oct 2026Source: amfiHow we calculatePast performance may or may not be sustained in future. Returns shown are not an indication of future returns.
Trailing returns
Periods under 1 year show absolute return. 1 year and longer show CAGR (annualised).
| Period | This fund | Nifty Healthcare TRI | Category average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | Loss 3.28% | Loss 4.38% | Loss 4.44% |
| 3 months | Gain 0.27% | Loss 2.62% | Loss 2.46% |
| 6 months | Gain 20.68% | Gain 12.17% | Gain 5.91% |
| 1 year | Gain 14.30% | Gain 9.18% | Gain 0.97% |
| 3 years | Gain 20.71% | Gain 19.13% | Gain 12.50% |
| 5 years | Gain 15.16% | Gain 12.78% | Gain 10.56% |
| 7 years | Gain 25.86% | Gain 21.06% | Gain 16.06% |
| 10 years | — | Gain 10.42% | Gain 12.77% |
| Since launch | Gain 22.47% | Gain 14.63% | Gain 9.97% |
SIP returns (XIRR)
XIRR of a monthly SIP over each period, valued at the latest NAV.
| Period | This fund | Nifty Healthcare TRI | Category average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | Gain 19.58% | Gain 9.38% | Gain 0.98% |
| 3 years | Gain 13.90% | Gain 11.51% | Gain 5.05% |
| 5 years | Gain 18.41% | Gain 16.07% | Gain 10.31% |
| 10 years | — | Gain 15.23% | Gain 13.57% |
Calendar-year returns
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| Year | This fund | Nifty Healthcare TRI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | ▲ +13.49% | ▲ +8.83% |
| 2025 | ▼ −4.55% | ▼ −1.50% |
| 2024 | ▲ +42.61% | ▲ +41.36% |
| 2023 | ▲ +36.80% | ▲ +33.99% |
| 2022 | ▼ −6.50% | ▼ −10.11% |
| 2021 | ▲ +25.11% | ▲ +19.08% |
| 2020 | ▲ +79.99% | ▲ +57.89% |
| 2019 | ▲ +9.58% | ▼ −5.92% |
Past performance may or may not be sustained in future. Returns shown are not an indication of future returns.
Rolling returns
Returns over every possible holding period since launch show the range of outcomes an investor could have had, not just one start date.
| Holding period | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest | −14.02% | 14.73% | 14.25% |
| Median | 21.21% | 22.79% | 25.27% |
| Average | 26.88% | 23.61% | 23.98% |
| Highest | 97.11% | 35.15% | 35.56% |
| Periods with a loss | 18.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Periods above 8% | 72.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Periods above 10% | 69.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Periods above 12% | 66.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Number of periods | 1670 | 1197 | 705 |
Distribution and comparison with the benchmark
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Past performance may or may not be sustained in future. Returns shown are not an indication of future returns.
Risk measures (3 years)
Calculated on daily NAVs over the last 3 years. Tap ? for a plain-language explanation.
- Standard deviation
Standard deviation
How much the fund's returns swing around their average, per year. A higher number means a bumpier ride.
- 12.91%
- Sharpe ratio
Sharpe ratio
Return earned above a treasury-bill rate for each unit of ups and downs. Higher means more return for the risk taken.
- 1.13
- Sortino ratio
Sortino ratio
Like the Sharpe ratio, but it counts only the falls, not the rises. Higher is better.
- 1.58
- Beta
Beta
How much the fund tends to move when its benchmark moves. 1 means the same as the benchmark; below 1 means it moved less.
- 0.69
- Alpha
Alpha
Return per year above what the fund's beta would predict from the benchmark. Positive means the fund added value.
- ▲ +5.25%
- Maximum drawdown
Maximum drawdown
The deepest fall from a peak to a later low. It shows the worst loss an investor would have seen on paper.
- ▼ −16.09%
- Up-market capture
Up-market capture
How much of the benchmark's gains the fund caught in rising months. Above 100% means it rose more.
- 88.2%
- Down-market capture
Down-market capture
How much of the benchmark's losses the fund took in falling months. Below 100% means it fell less.
- 71.0%
Beta, alpha and capture ratios are measured against Nifty Healthcare TRI.
Fund facts
- Fund size (AUM)
- ₹3,648 Cr
- Expense ratio (TER)
- 0.75%
- Exit load
- Not available
- Minimum SIP
- ₹100
- Minimum lumpsum
- ₹500
- Launch date
- 12 Nov 2018
- Fund managers
- Chirag Dagli
- Benchmark index
- Nifty Healthcare TRI
- Category
- Equity: Sectoral / Thematic
- Fund house
- DSP Mutual Fund
- Scheme type
- Open Ended
- AMFI scheme code
- 145454
- ISIN
- INF740KA1LG1
Investment objective
The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate consistent returns by predominantly investing in equity and equity related securities of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies/entities.
Portfolio holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IPCA Laboratories LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 8.13% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 7.44% |
| Cipla LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 7.18% |
| TREPS / Reverse Repo Investments | — | 6.81% |
| Sai Life Sciences LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 6.52% |
| Gland Pharma LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 6.15% |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise LimitedHealthcare Services | Healthcare Services | 6.07% |
| Globus Medical Inc | — | 5.15% |
| Alkem Laboratories LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 4.75% |
| Divi's Laboratories LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 4.17% |
| Cohance Lifesciences LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 3.79% |
| Alembic Pharmaceuticals LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 3.18% |
| Kovai Medical Center And Hospital LimitedHealthcare Services | Healthcare Services | 2.83% |
| Pfizer LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 2.72% |
| Concord Biotech LimitedPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | 2.70% |
Portfolio as of 30 Sept 2026 · top 15 of 34 holdings, 77.6% of the portfolio
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Data sources
| Data | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest NAV | amfi | 9 Oct 2026 |
| NAV history | captnemo | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Expense ratio | amfi | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Fund size | amfi | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Fund managers | kuvera | 11 Oct 2026 |
| Riskometer | amfi | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Scheme details | amfi | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Holdings | amc:dsp | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Benchmark | niftyindices | 9 Oct 2026 |
| minSip | kuvera | 11 Oct 2026 |
| minLumpsum | amfi | 9 Oct 2026 |
| objective | kuvera | 11 Oct 2026 |
| launch | amfi | 9 Oct 2026 |
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