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DSP Equity Savings Fund

DSP Equity Savings Fund

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24.03K people have invested in this fund

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Return:

This fund

18.00%

Nifty Equity Savings Index

14.30%

CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index

14.15%

Invested

Earning

This fund

18.00%

Nifty Equity Savings Index

14.30%

CRISIL 10 Year Gilt Index

14.15%

team 24.03K people have invested in this fund as of

This is a Hybrid, Equity Savings fund with Nifty Equity Savings Index as its benchmark. The risk level for this fund is categorized as Moderately High Risk.

Total AUM

885.46 crores as of Feb 29, 2024

Age of Fund

7 years 11 months since Mar 28, 2016

Expense Ratio

1.3% as of Mar 18, 2024

Exit Load

NIL

Ideal holding period

5 Years+

Holdings

as of Feb 29, 2024

HDFC Bank Limited

5.03%

ICICI Bank Limited

4.40%

Bajaj Finance Limited

2.05%

ITC Limited

2.02%

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

1.94%

Brookfield India Real Estate

1.89%

IPCA Laboratories Limited

1.72%

Large Cap

68.20%

Mid Cap

11.70%

Small Cap

11.70%

Uncategorized

8.00%

Banks

29.10%

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

16.00%

Finance

7.80%

Automobiles

6.70%

Insurance

6.10%

Rolling Returns

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Things to know before you invest

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What is in DSP Equity Savings Fund?

  1. DSP Equity Savings Fund invests in equity, arbitrage as well as debt instruments to aim to deliver relatively more predictable return outcomes.
  2. The equity portion provides the 'boost', the debt portion tries to 'shield' the portfolio from corrections & arbitrage helps take advantage of tactical profit-booking opportunities.
  3. Fund also invest in REITs & InvITs to optimise the return.
  1. This is a relatively lower-risk equity-oriented investment strategy compared to diversified or thematic equity funds.
  2. Offers the potential to earn relatively better risk-adjusted returns compared to debt investments.
  3. It aims to deliver smoother, less fluctuating investment journeys.
  4. Lower potential tax on profits as compared to investing in FDs or debt funds.
  5. Put options in the fund helps to manage equity volatility especially during sharp drawdowns.
  1. Consider this fund if you
    • Value smooth equity investment journeys.
    • Want to invest in equity but for shorter time periods.
    • Recognize that market falls are normal while investing in equity.
    • Accept that equity investing means exposure to risk.
    • Do not chase the highest possible returns at all times.
    • Can be used by investor who require periodic cashflow and capital growth. This can be done using SWP.
  1. Equity Savings Fund carries Moderately High Risk.
  2. It will not deliver returns higher than diversified or sectoral equity funds, so if very high returns is your goal, this is not the right fund.
  3. Arbitrage & debt instruments in the portfolio do not remove the risk altogether, they aim to reduce it.
  4. In the past, there has been an occasion where this fund's NAV fell by 14% in 1 year.
  5. Over any 3 year rolling time period, this fund gave negative returns 4% of the times.

Fund managers:

Abhishek Singh

Abhishek Singh

Total work experience of 17 years. Managing this fund since May 2021.
Total work experience of 17 years. Managing this fund since May 2021.

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Kedar Karnik

Kedar Karnik

Total work experience of 18 years. Managing this fund since July 2021.
Total work experience of 18 years. Managing this fund since July 2021.

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Jay Kothari

Jay Kothari

Total work experience of 18 years. Managing this fund since March 2018.
Total work experience of 18 years. Managing this fund since March 2018.

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Portfolio

Prescribed asset allocation: 65% - 75% Equity & Equity related instruments including derivatives: 65%-75% of which cash-futures arbitrage*:10%- 55% , Of which net long equity exposure^ : 20%-55% , 10% - 35% Debt and money market instruments , 0% - 10% Units of REITs & InvITs
When adequate arbitrage opportunities are not available and accessible in the cash and derivative market segment (Defensive Consideration), the asset allocation of the Scheme will be as follows - Equity & Equity related instruments including derivatives: 55%-65% ,of which cash-futures arbitrage*:0%- 45% , of which net long equity exposure^ : 20%-55% & Debt and money market instruments 25% - 60% , Units issued by REITs & InvITs ? 0% - 10%
*Refers to equity exposure completely hedged with corresponding equity derivatives.
^Refers to only net long equity exposures aimed to gain from potential capital appreciation and thus is a directional equity exposure which will not be hedged.

Current Allocation

as of Feb 29, 2024

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Limited

5.03%

ICICI Bank Limited

4.40%

Bajaj Finance Limited

2.05%

ITC Limited

2.02%

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

1.94%

Allocation by Market Cap

Large Cap

68.20%

Mid Cap

11.70%

Small Cap

11.70%

Uncategorized

8.00%

Top Sectors

Banks

11.03%

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

6.07%

Finance

2.94%

Automobiles

2.53%

Insurance

2.29%

Arbitrage (cash Long)

30.80%

Top holdings

7.38% GOI 2027

7.51%

TREPS / Reverse Repo Investments / Corporate Debt Repo

5.33%

7.18% GOI 2033

3.99%

HDFC Bank Limited

2.98%

Power Finance Corporation Limited

2.91%

Cash & cash equivalents

-0.31%

Credit rating profile

SOV

47.00%

CRISIL AAA

18.70%

CRISIL A1+

17.60%

Cash & Equivalent

16.70%

Instrument break-up

Government Securities (Central/State)

47.00%

Bonds & NCDs

18.60%

Money market instruments

17.60%

TREPS

16.80%


Indicators

Yield to Maturity

7.27 %

Modified Duration

2.23 Years

Portfolio Macaulay Duration

2.39 Years

Average Maturity

2.89 Years

Portfolio turnover ratio

5.03 last 12 months

Portfolio turnover ratio - Directional Equity

0.19 last 12 months

Standard Deviation

4.43 %

Sharpe Ratio

0.57

Beta

0.84

R-Squared

78.18 %

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  • Historical Returns (As per SEBI format)as of with investment of10,000

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Date of allotment: Mar 28, 2016.

Period for which fund's performance has been provided is computed based on last day of the month-end preceding the date of advertisement

Different plans shall have a different expense structure. The performance details provided herein are of Regular Plan.

Since inception returns have been calculated from the date of allotment till June 30, 2021

Past performance may or may not be sustained in future and should not be used as a basis for comparison with other investments

Rolling returns have been calculated based on returns from regular plan growth option.

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Fund Details

Fund Details

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate income through investments in fixed income securities and using arbitrage and other derivative Strategies. The Scheme also intends to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing a portion of the Scheme's assets in equity and equity related instruments.
However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized.

Fund Type

Hybrid
Equity Savings

An open ended scheme investing in equity, arbitrage and debt

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Minimum Investment

Rs.  100 Lumpsum
Rs.  100 SIP– 12 instalments
Rs.  100 Minimum Additional Purchase

team 24.03K peoplehave invested in this fund as of