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DSP Small Cap Fund

DSP Asset Managers Private Limited
Benchmark
BSE 250 Smallcap TRI
Riskometer
Very High
Size
₹21,269 cr
Allotted
14 Jun 2007
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2026

DSP Small Cap Fund is a small cap fund of DSP Asset Managers Private Limited with ₹21,269 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (BSE 250 Smallcap TRI) in 4 of 4 periods. Its direct plan charges 0.82% a year. Vinit Sambre has managed it for 16.4 years.

Has DSP Small Cap Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, BSE 250 Smallcap TRI, in 4 of 4 periods in AMFI's figures; +17.77% over the last year against +3.11%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty Smallcap 250 TRIAhead
1 month−2.60% −2.73% —
3 months+1.90% −1.21% —
6 months+17.03% +11.53% —
1 year+17.77% +6.04% +11.73 pts
3 years+16.39% +13.53% +2.86 pts
5 years+16.27% +13.22% +3.05 pts
10 years+16.63% +14.34% +2.29 pts
Since start
from 2 Jan 2013
+21.22%——
Valarth price history to 13 Oct 2026 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026
Ahead of its benchmark (BSE 250 Smallcap TRI) in 4 of 4 periods.
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y +17.77%+16.72%+3.11% +14.66 🔒
3y +16.36%+15.33%+11.86% +4.50 🔒
5y +16.25%+15.22%+12.42% +3.83 🔒
10y +16.61%+15.69%+14.19% +2.42 🔒
Ahead in points a year · its rank among Small Cap funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Oct 2016 to 13 Oct 2026
50100150200250300350400450500 20172019202120232025
Fund 450Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI 372

₹100 put in at the start of Oct 2016 would be ₹450 on 13 Oct 2026, against ₹372 in the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

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Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.
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What does DSP Small Cap Fund cost?

0.82% a year on the direct plan, 1.71% on the regular plan; 13 of 36 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
0.82% a year
Category median 0.90%
Regular plan
1.71% a year
Category median 2.05%
Gap
0.89 points
for the same holdings
13 of 36 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Equity Scheme - Small Cap Fund

What the regular plan costs you over time

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The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages DSP Small Cap Fund?

Vinit Sambre, since 1 Jun 2010.

Vinit Sambre
Primary (Equity and Overseas portion)
16.4 years
since 1 Jun 2010
Benchmark as filedBSE 250 SMALL CAP TRI
Exit load
Holding period from the date of allotment: < 12 months - 1% >= 12 months – Nil (as a % of Applicable NAV)
From 114 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 13 Apr 2026; as on 12 Oct 2026

What does DSP Small Cap Fund hold?

86 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 28.4% of the fund, the largest Lumax Auto Technologies Limited at 5.2%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026
Equity88.7%Debt0.0%Cash11.3%Other0.0%
Holdings
86
84 shares
Top ten
28.4%
of the fund
Effective holdings
52.2
spread, as if equal-weighted
Matched to our table
100%
of the equity

Five largest

% of fund
Lumax Auto Technologies Limited5.16%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited3.77%
Thangamayil Jewellery Limited3.37%
Welspun Corp Limited2.94%
Sansera Engineering Limited2.85%

Five largest industries

% of fund
Industrial Products17.5%
Auto Components16.5%
Consumer Durables12.8%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology9.20%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals6.80%

By company size

% of equity · SEBI size lists
Large Cap0.0%Mid Cap8.0%Small Cap92.0%

How does DSP Small Cap Fund score against its category?

Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.

Scorecard

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Seven scores, each out of 5, against funds in its category, with the reasons, and the warning signs it trips: in the app.
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Are the companies inside any good?

The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.

The companies inside

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The holdings weighted by their share of the fund: P/E and ROE, forensic risk levels, Valarth's valuation view, quality, moats, balance sheets and who owns them: in the app.

How is DSP Small Cap Fund run?

Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.

How it is run

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Turnover, what it bought and sold and when, how long it holds, size drift, cash and its record in new listings, from up to two years of monthly holdings files: in the app.

Which funds hold much the same?

The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.

not an index tracker
Nearest to the Nifty Smallcap 250: 84% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).
Active share 83.8%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common
Axis Small Cap Fund19.7% the same
25 shared holdings
DSP Multi Cap Fund17.4% the same
17 shared holdings
HDFC NIFTY SMALLCAP 250 INDEX FUND16.3% the same
30 shared holdings

How much is in its sponsor's own group?

Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.

Related-party exposure

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How much of the fund is in companies of its sponsor's own group, beside what the index holds of them: in the app.

Questions people ask

Who manages DSP Small Cap Fund?

Vinit Sambre (Primary (Equity and Overseas portion)) since 1 Jun 2010.

What is the expense ratio of DSP Small Cap Fund?

0.82% a year on the direct plan and 1.71% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has DSP Small Cap Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +16.36% a year over 3 years against +11.86% for its benchmark, BSE 250 Smallcap TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.

Inside the app

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