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DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund

Large & MidCapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹622.26+0.31%1 day
Return since launch
17.4%
52-week range
₹558.41 — ₹650.62
AUM
₹17,284 Cr

DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund is a Large & MidCap equity fund from DSP Mutual Fund with ₹17,284 Cr under management, launched in 2000. Over three years it has returned 4.7% a year, against 13.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.80% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y1.9%−0.5 pts2.4%4.3%
2Y2.5%−3.5 pts6.0%3.5%
3Y4.7%−8.8 pts13.5%5.0%
5Y11.3%+0.4 pts10.9%10.5%
7Y14.2%−0.8 pts14.9%13.8%
10Y13.9%+0.4 pts13.5%13.4%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund1.9%
Category2.4%
3Y
Fund4.7%
Category13.5%
5Y
Fund11.3%
Category10.9%

Since launch (11 Mar 2000): 17.4%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20257.1%+1.7 pts5.4%
202423.6%−1.3 pts25.0%
202332.5%+1.0 pts31.4%
20224.4%+1.4 pts3.0%
202131.2%−7.9 pts39.1%
202014.2%−3.3 pts17.5%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

1.84%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.39%
Brokerage
0.05%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.40%
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 months.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
Nifty Large Midcap 250 TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha2.036.58Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta1.021.07How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.430.63Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.560.83Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation16.0118.21How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity98.4%
  • Other1.6%

Market cap split

  • Large54.8%
  • Mid40.4%
  • Small4.8%
P/E
21.37
P/B
2.86

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial8.44%₹1,458 Cr+9.21%+7.04%+3.69%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial7.81%₹1,350 Cr+8.77%+6.62%+4.38%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial5.88%₹1,017 Cr+6.22%+4.79%+4.51%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial3.18%₹549 Cr+3.54%+2.87%+5.81%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial2.49%₹430 Cr+2.78%+2.12%+3.10%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.Construction2.14%₹370 Cr+1.80%+1.58%+1.63%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.13%₹368 Cr+2.16%+2.36%+1.49%
Max Financial Services Ltd.Financial1.98%₹342 Cr+1.72%+1.82%+1.55%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.Healthcare1.96%₹339 Cr+1.53%+1.48%+1.51%
UNO Minda Ltd.Automobile1.96%₹338 Cr+1.67%+1.51%+1.30%

Sectors

  • Financial35.0%
  • Healthcare9.5%
  • Automobile9.2%
  • Energy7.2%
  • Technology5.4%
  • Chemicals4.7%
  • Construction4.4%
  • Communication3.9%

Instruments

  • Reverse Repo1.2%
  • Net Receivables0.4%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Oberoi Realty Ltd.0.70%1.18%+0.48%
HDFC Bank Ltd.7.33%7.81%+0.48%
PB Fintech Ltd.1.18%0.72%-0.46%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.41%0.00%-0.41%
Eternal Ltd.1.58%1.29%-0.29%
Metro Brands Ltd.0.62%0.91%+0.29%
ICICI Bank Ltd.8.71%8.44%-0.27%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.1.87%2.14%+0.27%
Schaeffler India Ltd.1.18%1.44%+0.26%
Coforge Ltd.1.98%1.77%-0.21%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.1.78%1.59%-0.19%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.2.35%2.49%+0.14%
Havells India Ltd.1.07%0.93%-0.14%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.1.40%1.27%-0.13%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.1.44%1.56%+0.12%
State Bank of India3.30%3.18%-0.12%
SRF Ltd.1.41%1.51%+0.10%
Bharat Forge Ltd.1.21%1.30%+0.09%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.1.23%1.14%-0.09%
ITC Ltd.0.89%0.98%+0.09%
Infosys Ltd.1.30%1.22%-0.08%
The Federal Bank Ltd.1.47%1.39%-0.08%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.1.52%1.59%+0.07%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.1.89%1.96%+0.07%
Mphasis Ltd.1.23%1.16%-0.07%
Emami Ltd.0.68%0.75%+0.07%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.2.06%2.13%+0.07%
Ipca Laboratories Ltd.1.54%1.60%+0.06%
NTPC Ltd.1.31%1.37%+0.06%
Shriram Finance Ltd0.95%0.89%-0.06%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.1.41%1.35%-0.06%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.1.13%1.07%-0.06%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.1.44%1.49%+0.05%
Tata Capital Ltd.1.04%0.99%-0.05%
Pfizer Ltd.0.45%0.40%-0.05%
Asian Paints Ltd.1.27%1.23%-0.04%
Indus Towers Ltd.1.70%1.74%+0.04%
UNO Minda Ltd.2.00%1.96%-0.04%
Cipla Ltd.1.41%1.44%+0.03%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.1.49%1.52%+0.03%
PI Industries Ltd.0.76%0.79%+0.03%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.1.18%1.21%+0.03%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.73%0.70%-0.03%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.1.05%1.02%-0.03%
Others0.38%0.41%+0.03%
Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd.0.27%0.25%-0.02%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.0.51%0.53%+0.02%
Coromandel International Ltd.1.84%1.86%+0.02%
Dalmia Bharat Ltd.0.62%0.60%-0.02%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.0.56%0.54%-0.02%
JK Cement Ltd.0.50%0.52%+0.02%
Jindal Steel Ltd.1.17%1.19%+0.02%
Max Financial Services Ltd.1.96%1.98%+0.02%
Oil India Ltd.1.55%1.53%-0.02%
Syngene International Ltd.0.77%0.75%-0.02%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.78%0.80%+0.02%
Axis Bank Ltd.5.86%5.88%+0.02%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.1.09%1.08%-0.01%
Atul Ltd.0.59%0.58%-0.01%
Century Plyboards (India) Ltd.0.38%0.37%-0.01%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.92%0.93%+0.01%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.0.59%0.58%-0.01%
KEC International Ltd.0.14%0.13%-0.01%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.0.80%0.79%-0.01%
Lupin Ltd.1.20%1.19%-0.01%
Petronet LNG Ltd.1.25%1.26%+0.01%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.64%0.63%-0.01%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.0.29%0.28%-0.01%
Supreme Industries Ltd.0.00%0.01%+0.01%
City Online Services Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.1.44%1.44%0.00%
GSPL Transmission Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹12,985 Cr2.05%11.5%10.6%16.1%
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund₹20,650 Cr2.25%5.6%7.9%14.9%
Motilal Oswal Large and Midcap Fund₹19,832 Cr1.79%13.3%12.3%18.5%
Invesco India Large & Mid Cap Fund₹12,439 Cr1.85%20.3%14.9%18.9%
UTI Large & Mid Cap Fund₹6,220 Cr1.96%4.1%6.7%13.1%
HSBC Large and Mid Cap Fund₹5,784 Cr2.40%14.4%11.2%15.2%
See all Large and Mid Cap funds

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The scheme seeking to generate long term appreciation from a portfolio constituted of equity and equity related securities of large and midcap companies.

Fund managers

  • Nilesh AiyaChartered AccountantPrior to joining the DSP AMC, he was associated with Edelweiss Securities Ltd, KPMG.
  • Rohit SinghaniaMr. Singhania is an MMS.Prior to joining DSP AMC he has worked with HDFC Securities Ltd. and IL&FS Investsmart Limited.
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months2.52% absolute₹60,000₹61,5122.52%
1 year−1.05% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,19,320−0.57%
3 years13.11% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,42,96223.04%
5 years10.66% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,95,02832.50%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund?
The NAV of DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund is ₹622.26 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund is 1.80% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund given?
DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund has returned 1.9% over 1 year, 4.7% over 3 years and 11.3% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 months..
How risky is DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund?
DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Large & MidCap category.
Which fund house manages DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund?
DSP Large & Mid Cap Fund is managed by DSP Mutual Fund, which runs 60 schemes with ₹2,47,696 Cr under management.