DSP Quant Fund
QuantVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
- ₹20.74-1.09%1 day
- Return since launch
- 10.7%
- 52-week range
- ₹19.38 — ₹22.88
- AUM
- ₹767 Cr
DSP Quant Fund is a Quant equity fund from DSP Mutual Fund with ₹767 Cr under management, launched in 2019. Over three years it has returned 0.7% a year, against 10.9% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.80% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
DSP Quant Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned -3.6% against -0.2% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -7.2% | −10.2 pts | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2Y | -2.5% | −3.7 pts | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 3Y | 0.7% | −10.1 pts | 10.9% | 1.4% |
| 5Y | 4.7% | −4.7 pts | 9.4% | 7.6% |
| 7Y | 7.7% | −3.1 pts | 10.8% | 11.0% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -4.8% | −1.1 pts | -3.7% | -3.9% |
| 3M | -0.8% | −0.1 pts | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| 6M | 2.5% | −5.4 pts | 8.0% | 5.2% |
| 1Y | -3.6% | −6.6 pts | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2Y | -5.5% | −1.5 pts | -4.0% | -5.4% |
| 3Y | 5.9% | −5.0 pts | 10.9% | 8.5% |
| 5Y | 3.5% | −6.0 pts | 9.4% | 8.1% |
| 7Y | 10.7% | −2.4 pts | 13.1% | 13.3% |
Since launch (20 May 2019): 10.7%
Calendar-year returns
Category average25.8%
26.7%
-7.5%
19.8%
9.9%
8.1%
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| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.1% | +5.5 pts | 2.7% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | −8.6 pts | 18.5% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | −13.1 pts | 32.9% |
| 2022 | -7.5% | −13.4 pts | 5.9% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | −5.9 pts | 32.6% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +2.8 pts | 23.0% |
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
1.73%
Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.31%
- Brokerage
- 0.04%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.38%
- Exit load
- 0%
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- BSE 200 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.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | -3.01 | 3.38 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.88 | 1.00 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.22 | 0.60 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.28 | 0.88 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 14.15 | 17.18 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
DSP Quant Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity97.7%
- Other2.3%
Market cap split
- Large62.3%
- Mid37.7%
- P/E
- 23.45
- P/B
- 4.08
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 7.52% | ₹57.70 Cr | +7.33% | +8.15% | +8.80% |
| The Federal Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.25% | ₹24.97 Cr | +2.59% | +2.06% | — |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 3.15% | ₹24.14 Cr | +3.43% | +3.01% | — |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | 3.03% | ₹23.28 Cr | +3.00% | +3.14% | — |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | Automobile | 3.02% | ₹23.17 Cr | +2.75% | +2.02% | — |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 2.97% | ₹22.80 Cr | +2.63% | +2.05% | +2.57% |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 2.92% | ₹22.44 Cr | +2.94% | +2.68% | +3.25% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 2.89% | ₹22.20 Cr | +3.27% | +3.80% | +2.14% |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.88% | ₹22.13 Cr | +2.47% | +2.26% | — |
| Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.75% | ₹21.08 Cr | +2.52% | +2.01% | — |
| Hero Motocorp Ltd. | Automobile | 2.64% | ₹20.22 Cr | +2.33% | +2.53% | +2.58% |
| Bosch Ltd. | Automobile | 2.61% | ₹20.00 Cr | — | — | — |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 2.53% | ₹19.40 Cr | +2.02% | +2.32% | +2.03% |
| Nestle India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.49% | ₹19.10 Cr | +2.32% | +1.97% | +2.81% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 2.46% | ₹18.86 Cr | — | — | — |
| Britannia Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.43% | ₹18.61 Cr | +2.36% | +2.54% | +2.38% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | Automobile | 2.39% | ₹18.37 Cr | +2.67% | +3.25% | +2.66% |
| Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.39% | ₹18.30 Cr | — | — | +1.73% |
| Cummins India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.34% | ₹17.92 Cr | +2.83% | +2.72% | — |
| Others | Others | 2.29% | ₹17.57 Cr | -0.24% | -0.02% | +0.10% |
| Marico Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.27% | ₹17.45 Cr | +2.48% | +2.50% | +1.95% |
| Polycab India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.27% | ₹17.40 Cr | +2.42% | +2.56% | — |
| Indus Towers Ltd. | Communication | 2.26% | ₹17.37 Cr | +2.81% | +2.70% | +1.84% |
| HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. | Financial | 2.15% | ₹16.50 Cr | +2.15% | +2.35% | +2.21% |
| Lupin Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.14% | ₹16.41 Cr | +2.18% | — | — |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.12% | ₹16.25 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 2.08% | ₹15.99 Cr | +2.18% | +2.63% | +2.05% |
| Alkem Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.07% | ₹15.88 Cr | +2.10% | +2.00% | — |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | 2.05% | ₹15.76 Cr | +2.26% | +2.12% | +1.99% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 2.00% | ₹15.31 Cr | — | — | — |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | 1.98% | ₹15.17 Cr | +1.76% | +1.43% | +1.61% |
| Abbott India Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.90% | ₹14.56 Cr | +1.94% | +1.78% | +1.92% |
| Page Industries Ltd. | Textiles | 1.87% | ₹14.32 Cr | — | — | +2.05% |
| Mphasis Ltd. | Technology | 1.86% | ₹14.25 Cr | +1.71% | +1.61% | +1.80% |
| ITC Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.84% | ₹14.13 Cr | +2.27% | +1.85% | +2.34% |
| Wipro Ltd. | Technology | 1.83% | ₹14.02 Cr | +2.10% | +1.93% | +2.44% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.79% | ₹13.77 Cr | — | — | +1.60% |
| APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.71% | ₹13.12 Cr | +1.38% | +1.87% | — |
| Oberoi Realty Ltd. | Construction | 1.70% | ₹13.08 Cr | — | — | — |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd. | Communication | 1.60% | ₹12.31 Cr | +1.52% | +1.53% | +1.95% |
| Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.52% | ₹11.64 Cr | +1.62% | +1.65% | +2.12% |
| TVS Motor Company Ltd - Pref. Shares | Automobile | 0.04% | ₹0.30 Cr | +0.04% | +0.03% | +0.03% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch Ltd. | 2.12% | 2.61% | +0.49% |
| Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 2.05% | 2.39% | +0.34% |
| APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. | 1.38% | 1.71% | +0.33% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 7.84% | 7.52% | -0.32% |
| Others | 0.25% | 0.00% | -0.25% |
| Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | 1.87% | 2.08% | +0.21% |
| Page Industries Ltd. | 2.08% | 1.87% | -0.21% |
| Lupin Ltd. | 2.33% | 2.14% | -0.19% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 2.70% | 2.89% | +0.19% |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 2.84% | 3.02% | +0.18% |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 2.98% | 3.15% | +0.17% |
| Cummins India Ltd. | 2.50% | 2.34% | -0.16% |
| ITC Ltd. | 2.00% | 1.84% | -0.16% |
| Alkem Laboratories Ltd. | 2.21% | 2.07% | -0.14% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 1.98% | 2.12% | +0.14% |
| Abbott India Ltd. | 2.02% | 1.90% | -0.12% |
| Marico Ltd. | 2.39% | 2.27% | -0.12% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | 1.88% | 2.00% | +0.12% |
| Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. | 2.63% | 2.75% | +0.12% |
| Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. | 1.64% | 1.52% | -0.12% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 2.92% | 3.03% | +0.11% |
| Polycab India Ltd. | 2.16% | 2.27% | +0.11% |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | 1.88% | 1.98% | +0.10% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 1.89% | 1.79% | -0.10% |
| Mphasis Ltd. | 1.77% | 1.86% | +0.09% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | 2.13% | 2.05% | -0.08% |
| Hero Motocorp Ltd. | 2.57% | 2.64% | +0.07% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | 2.33% | 2.39% | +0.06% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | 2.59% | 2.53% | -0.06% |
| Oberoi Realty Ltd. | 1.65% | 1.70% | +0.05% |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd. | 1.65% | 1.60% | -0.05% |
| Britannia Industries Ltd. | 2.47% | 2.43% | -0.04% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 2.88% | 2.92% | +0.04% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | 2.50% | 2.46% | -0.04% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | 3.01% | 2.97% | -0.04% |
| Wipro Ltd. | 1.80% | 1.83% | +0.03% |
| HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. | 2.12% | 2.15% | +0.03% |
| Nestle India Ltd. | 2.48% | 2.49% | +0.01% |
| Indus Towers Ltd. | 2.25% | 2.26% | +0.01% |
| The Federal Bank Ltd. | 3.24% | 3.25% | +0.01% |
| TVS Motor Company Ltd - Pref. Shares | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.00% |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 2.88% | 2.88% | 0.00% |
Compare
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The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme seeks to deliver superior returns as compared to the underlying benchmark over the medium to long term through investing in equity and equity related securities. The portfolio of stocks will be selected, weighed and rebalanced based on a quant model theme.
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.
- Aparna KarnikMs. Karnik is a Masters in Management Studies.Prior to joining DSP Mutual Fund, she has worked with CRISIL Ratings.
- 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.
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 months2.55% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹61,530 | 2.55% | |
| 1 year−3.64% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,17,660 | −1.95% | |
| 3 years5.91% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,94,767 | 9.66% | |
| 5 years3.45% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,55,715 | 9.29% |
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 Quant Fund?
The NAV of DSP Quant Fund is ₹20.74 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of DSP Quant Fund?
The expense ratio of DSP Quant Fund is 1.80% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for DSP Quant Fund?
You can start a SIP in DSP Quant Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has DSP Quant Fund given?
DSP Quant Fund has returned -7.2% over 1 year, 0.7% over 3 years and 4.7% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on DSP Quant Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: 0%.
How risky is DSP Quant Fund?
DSP Quant Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Quant category.
Which fund house manages DSP Quant Fund?
DSP Quant Fund is managed by DSP Mutual Fund, which runs 60 schemes with ₹2,33,296 Cr under management.