DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund
Small Cap IndexVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
- ₹10.82+1.20%1 day
- Return since launch
- 2.4%
- 52-week range
- ₹9.42 — ₹11.49
- AUM
- ₹302 Cr
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund is a Small Cap Index equity fund from DSP Mutual Fund with ₹302 Cr under management, launched in 2023. The expense ratio is 1.14% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned -4.6% against +2.0% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 0.5% | −3.5 pts | 4.0% | 8.6% |
| 2Y | -2.8% | −8.2 pts | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 3.0% | +3.3 pts | -0.3% | 0.1% |
| 3M | -3.1% | +0.4 pts | -3.5% | -3.1% |
| 6M | -2.5% | −5.3 pts | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| 1Y | -4.6% | −8.6 pts | 4.0% | 2.0% |
| 2Y | -7.4% | −7.6 pts | 0.2% | -0.1% |
Since launch (5 Dec 2023): 2.4%
Calendar-year returns
Category average25.2%
-12.3%
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| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -12.3% | −5.8 pts | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | −1.2 pts | 26.4% |
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
1.09%
Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 0.80%
- Brokerage
- 0.02%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.27%
- Exit load
- 0%
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 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.
Portfolio
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity99.9%
- Other0.1%
Market cap split
- Mid4.2%
- Small95.8%
- P/E
- 22.60
- P/B
- 4.13
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd. | Financial | 5.23% | ₹15.77 Cr | +5.24% | — | +5.52% |
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd. | Services | 4.49% | ₹13.55 Cr | +5.03% | +4.91% | +4.77% |
| Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. | Automobile | 4.20% | ₹12.67 Cr | +3.20% | — | — |
| Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. | Financial | 3.91% | ₹11.79 Cr | +4.13% | +4.18% | +4.16% |
| Castrol India Ltd. | Chemicals | 3.59% | ₹10.84 Cr | +3.22% | +3.50% | +3.48% |
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.32% | ₹10.02 Cr | +3.00% | +3.72% | +2.72% |
| Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd. | Healthcare | 3.10% | ₹9.34 Cr | +2.59% | +2.72% | +2.57% |
| Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. | Services | 3.07% | ₹9.26 Cr | — | +3.84% | +3.44% |
| Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd. | Automobile | 2.45% | ₹7.39 Cr | +2.91% | +3.05% | — |
| Gillette India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.31% | ₹6.98 Cr | +2.51% | +2.84% | +3.12% |
| Emami Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.28% | ₹6.87 Cr | +2.45% | +2.61% | — |
| Engineers India Ltd. | Construction | 2.24% | ₹6.77 Cr | +1.63% | +1.64% | +1.38% |
| Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. | Chemicals | 2.19% | ₹6.60 Cr | +2.19% | — | — |
| Elgi Equipments Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.18% | ₹6.58 Cr | +2.06% | +2.22% | — |
| Action Construction Equipment Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.08% | ₹6.27 Cr | +1.67% | +1.54% | +1.77% |
| Finolex Cables Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.05% | ₹6.18 Cr | +1.55% | +1.44% | +1.33% |
| JSW Dulux Ltd. | Materials | 2.05% | ₹6.19 Cr | +2.00% | +1.95% | — |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. | Financial | 2.03% | ₹6.13 Cr | +2.27% | +2.67% | — |
| Triveni Turbine Ltd. | Construction | 2.03% | ₹6.13 Cr | +2.43% | +2.11% | +1.94% |
| Angel One Ltd. | Financial | 1.93% | ₹5.82 Cr | +2.27% | +3.47% | +2.55% |
| Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.93% | ₹5.82 Cr | +2.44% | — | — |
| ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd. | Automobile | 1.92% | ₹5.80 Cr | +1.94% | — | — |
| eClerx Services Ltd. | Services | 1.91% | ₹5.77 Cr | +1.52% | +1.52% | +2.32% |
| Indraprastha Gas Ltd. | Energy | 1.86% | ₹5.60 Cr | +1.97% | — | — |
| Cyient Ltd. | Technology | 1.81% | ₹5.45 Cr | +1.38% | +1.23% | +1.72% |
| Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. | Materials | 1.81% | ₹5.47 Cr | +1.77% | +1.77% | +2.18% |
| Affle 3I Ltd. | Technology | 1.79% | ₹5.40 Cr | +1.69% | +1.83% | +2.05% |
| Home First Finance Company India Ltd. | Financial | 1.72% | ₹5.19 Cr | +1.80% | — | — |
| Indiamart Intermesh Ltd. | Services | 1.72% | ₹5.18 Cr | +1.95% | +2.35% | +1.70% |
| Sun TV Network Ltd. | Services | 1.70% | ₹5.13 Cr | +1.39% | +1.73% | — |
| Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd. | Financial | 1.60% | ₹4.83 Cr | +1.98% | +1.62% | — |
| Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.57% | ₹4.73 Cr | +1.72% | +1.91% | — |
| Poly Medicure Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.57% | ₹4.75 Cr | +1.57% | +1.28% | +1.79% |
| Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd | Capital Goods | 1.55% | ₹4.66 Cr | +1.74% | +1.56% | +2.18% |
| Mahanagar Gas Ltd. | Energy | 1.55% | ₹4.68 Cr | +1.64% | +1.59% | +2.19% |
| Natco Pharma Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.51% | ₹4.55 Cr | +1.76% | — | — |
| Sonata Software Ltd. | Technology | 1.40% | ₹4.23 Cr | +1.48% | +1.26% | +1.77% |
| Clean Science And Technology Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.39% | ₹4.20 Cr | +1.29% | +1.27% | — |
| LT Foods Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.28% | ₹3.87 Cr | +1.15% | +1.33% | +1.35% |
| Birlasoft Ltd. | Technology | 1.25% | ₹3.77 Cr | +1.25% | +1.43% | +1.45% |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 1.25% | ₹3.76 Cr | +1.32% | +1.51% | +2.00% |
| Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.22% | ₹3.69 Cr | +1.24% | — | — |
| Gravita India Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.21% | ₹3.66 Cr | +1.39% | +1.28% | — |
| BLS International Services Ltd. | Services | 1.19% | ₹3.60 Cr | +1.29% | +1.33% | +1.46% |
| Saregama India Ltd. | Services | 1.14% | ₹3.44 Cr | +1.11% | — | — |
| Godawari Power And Ispat Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.09% | ₹3.27 Cr | +1.20% | +1.46% | +1.29% |
| Rites Ltd. | Construction | 0.98% | ₹2.94 Cr | +0.97% | +0.89% | +1.19% |
| Railtel Corporation Of India Ltd. | Communication | 0.92% | ₹2.79 Cr | +1.03% | +0.90% | +1.12% |
| CE Info Systems Ltd. | Technology | 0.71% | ₹2.15 Cr | +0.78% | +0.66% | — |
| Latent View Analytics Ltd. | Technology | 0.64% | ₹1.93 Cr | +0.73% | — | — |
| Others | Others | 0.08% | ₹0.19 Cr | -0.30% | -0.96% | -1.14% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd. | 5.03% | 4.49% | -0.54% |
| Sun TV Network Ltd. | 1.26% | 1.70% | +0.44% |
| Engineers India Ltd. | 1.82% | 2.24% | +0.42% |
| Castrol India Ltd. | 3.17% | 3.59% | +0.42% |
| Finolex Cables Ltd. | 1.69% | 2.05% | +0.36% |
| Action Construction Equipment Ltd. | 1.80% | 2.08% | +0.28% |
| Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. | 4.16% | 3.91% | -0.25% |
| Indian Energy Exchange Ltd. | 3.32% | 3.07% | -0.25% |
| Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. | 3.95% | 4.20% | +0.25% |
| Gravita India Ltd. | 1.45% | 1.21% | -0.24% |
| Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd | 1.76% | 1.55% | -0.21% |
| Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd. | 2.90% | 3.10% | +0.20% |
| Emami Ltd. | 2.10% | 2.28% | +0.18% |
| Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. | 2.09% | 1.93% | -0.16% |
| Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. | 2.04% | 2.19% | +0.15% |
| Sonata Software Ltd. | 1.52% | 1.40% | -0.12% |
| CE Info Systems Ltd. | 0.81% | 0.71% | -0.10% |
| Others | -0.02% | -0.12% | -0.10% |
| LT Foods Ltd. | 1.38% | 1.28% | -0.10% |
| Saregama India Ltd. | 1.04% | 1.14% | +0.10% |
| Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. | 3.41% | 3.32% | -0.09% |
| Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd. | 2.54% | 2.45% | -0.09% |
| Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd. | 1.14% | 1.22% | +0.08% |
| ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd. | 2.00% | 1.92% | -0.08% |
| eClerx Services Ltd. | 1.99% | 1.91% | -0.08% |
| BLS International Services Ltd. | 1.26% | 1.19% | -0.07% |
| Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd. | 1.51% | 1.57% | +0.06% |
| Indiamart Intermesh Ltd. | 1.78% | 1.72% | -0.06% |
| Triveni Turbine Ltd. | 2.09% | 2.03% | -0.06% |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | 1.31% | 1.25% | -0.06% |
| Latent View Analytics Ltd. | 0.70% | 0.64% | -0.06% |
| Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. | 1.76% | 1.81% | +0.05% |
| Mahanagar Gas Ltd. | 1.50% | 1.55% | +0.05% |
| Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd. | 1.65% | 1.60% | -0.05% |
| Godawari Power And Ispat Ltd. | 1.14% | 1.09% | -0.05% |
| Birlasoft Ltd. | 1.29% | 1.25% | -0.04% |
| Cyient Ltd. | 1.85% | 1.81% | -0.04% |
| Natco Pharma Ltd. | 1.47% | 1.51% | +0.04% |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. | 2.06% | 2.03% | -0.03% |
| Affle 3I Ltd. | 1.82% | 1.79% | -0.03% |
| JSW Dulux Ltd. | 2.02% | 2.05% | +0.03% |
| Elgi Equipments Ltd. | 2.16% | 2.18% | +0.02% |
| Gillette India Ltd. | 2.33% | 2.31% | -0.02% |
| Home First Finance Company India Ltd. | 1.74% | 1.72% | -0.02% |
| Indraprastha Gas Ltd. | 1.84% | 1.86% | +0.02% |
| Poly Medicure Ltd. | 1.59% | 1.57% | -0.02% |
| Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd. | 5.22% | 5.23% | +0.01% |
| Angel One Ltd. | 1.94% | 1.93% | -0.01% |
| Clean Science And Technology Ltd. | 1.39% | 1.39% | 0.00% |
| Railtel Corporation Of India Ltd. | 0.92% | 0.92% | 0.00% |
| Rites Ltd. | 0.98% | 0.98% | 0.00% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹818 Cr | 1.15% | 14.3% | 8.1% | 16.4% |
 Motilal Oswal Nifty Microcap 250 Index Fund | ₹2,410 Cr | 1.23% | 12.3% | 6.2% | — |
 Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund | ₹778 Cr | 1.22% | 17.3% | 9.8% | — |
 Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund | ₹364 Cr | 1.21% | 17.4% | 10.1% | 16.4% |
 Edelweiss Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | ₹277 Cr | 1.03% | 7.3% | 4.8% | — |
 Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund | ₹260 Cr | 1.04% | 17.1% | 9.9% | — |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The Scheme seeks to generate returns that are commensurate with the performance of the Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index, subject to tracking error.
Fund managers
- Anil GhelaniMr. Ghelani has done B. Com., CFA & CAPrior to joining DSP Mutual Fund he has worked with IL&FS, S. R. Batliboi, V. C. Shah & Co.
- Diipesh ShahMr. Shah is a B Com, ACA, Candidate of the CFA Program, CFA Institute USA, Level I ClearedPrior to joining DSP Mutual Fund, he has worked with JM Financial, Centrum Broking, IDFC Securities, ICICI Securities and IIFL Capital Pte Ltd Singapore.
- Ravi GehaniMr. Gehani has done B.Com and MMS- Finance.Prior to joining DSP Mutual Fund, he has worked with Muthoot Exim Pvt Ltd., Bullion Price Risk, Products and Operations, S-Ancial Global Solutions Pvt Ltd. and Latin Manharlal Commodities Pvt Ltd.
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 past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months−2.45% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹58,530 | −2.45% | |
| 1 year−4.63% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,17,033 | −2.47% |
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 Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?
The NAV of DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund is ₹10.82 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?
The expense ratio of DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund is 1.14% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?
You can start a SIP in DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: 0%.
How risky is DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap Index category.
Which fund house manages DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund?
DSP Nifty Smallcap250 Quality 50 Index Fund is managed by DSP Mutual Fund, which runs 60 schemes with ₹2,47,696 Cr under management.