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Scheme

DSP Small Cap Fund

Holds 84 companies worth ₹19,031 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    DSPThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹21,467 CrDSP Small Cap Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Down 0.9% on Aug 2026, ₹21,659 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    Lumax Auto Technologies LimitedLumax Auto Technologies Limited is 5.2% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Vinit SambreRuns it since 1 Jun 2010, as the fund house dates it.

Overview(9 Oct 2026)

Fund managers1

  1. Vinit SambreFund manager, equity · Jun 2010 · 26y · CA B.Com
  1. Resham JainMar 2018 – Jul 2025

Key facts

Benchmark
BSE 250 SMALL CAP TRI
Risk
Very High
Expense
Regular 1.72% · Direct 0.83%
Exit load
Holding period from the date of allotment: < 12 months - 1% >= 12 months Nil (as a % of Applicable NAV)
Started
14 Jun 2007
Minimum
₹100

Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 9 Oct 2026 at AMFI.

What changed(62 changes)

Oct 2026

2 changes
  1. Exit load
    6 Oct1% - Holding period from the date of allotment < 12 months, Nil - Holding period from the date of allotment >= 12 months (as a % of Applicable NAV) → Holding period from the date of allotment: < 12 months - 1% >= 12 months Nil (as a % of Applicable NAV)
  2. Expense ratio
    1 OctRegular 1.7% → 1.71%Direct 0.81% → 0.82%

Sept 2026

3 changes

Aug 2026

2 changes

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Aug 2024.

Fund managers over time(Jun 2010 – now)

  1. Vinit Sambre
  2. Resham Jain
MainCoSlice20112013201520172019202120232025
Fig. 1.Who ran it when: each manager from the date the fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left. A slice is part of it: overseas, gold and silver, or arbitrage.

Costs(Aug 2024 – Oct 2026)

Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
61 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
1 Oct 20261.71%0.82%0.01
29 Sept 20261.70%0.81%0
18 Sept 20261.69%0.81%0
4 Sept 20261.70%0.81%0
31 Aug 20261.69%0.81%0.01
12 Aug 20261.69%0.80%0.02
28 Jul 20261.70%0.82%0
1 Jul 20261.69%0.82%0.29
18 Jun 20261.98%1.11%0.29
15 Jun 20261.70%0.82%0.02
12 Jun 20261.67%0.80%0.03
10 Jun 20261.70%0.83%0.04
4 Jun 20261.66%0.79%0.01
1 Jun 20261.68%0.78%0.01
28 May 20261.69%0.79%0.03
26 May 20261.65%0.76%0.02
25 May 20261.68%0.78%0.02
24 May 20261.66%0.76%0.01
20 May 20261.65%0.75%0.04
19 May 20261.70%0.79%0.03
18 May 20261.72%0.82%0.06
17 May 20261.67%0.76%0.03
13 May 20261.70%0.79%0
10 May 20261.69%0.79%0.01
7 May 20261.68%0.78%0.33
6 May 20262.01%1.11%0.33
5 May 20261.69%0.78%0.05
3 May 20261.74%0.83%0.06
29 Apr 20261.67%0.77%0.10
28 Apr 20261.78%0.87%0.08
27 Apr 20261.69%0.79%0.01
26 Apr 20261.69%0.78%0.05
23 Apr 20261.72%0.83%0.06
20 Apr 20261.67%0.77%0.01
19 Apr 20261.67%0.78%0.02
15 Apr 20261.69%0.80%0.01
14 Apr 20261.69%0.79%0.02
13 Apr 20261.71%0.81%0.08
9 Apr 20261.78%0.89%0.10
6 Apr 20261.69%0.79%0.01
8 Mar 20261.71%0.80%0.01
19 Feb 20261.70%0.79%0.01
2 Feb 20261.70%0.80%0.01
20 Jan 20261.71%0.81%0.01
30 Dec 20251.70%0.80%0.01
28 Nov 20251.70%0.79%0.01
17 Nov 20251.70%0.78%0.01
6 Aug 20251.69%0.77%0.03
30 Jun 20251.70%0.80%0.05
30 May 20251.71%0.85%0.01
16 May 20251.72%0.86%0.01
27 Mar 20251.73%0.87%0.07
20 Mar 20251.72%0.80%0.01
25 Feb 20251.73%0.81%0.01
27 Jan 20251.72%0.80%0.01
14 Jan 20251.71%0.79%0.06
10 Jan 20251.72%0.85%0.01
2 Dec 20241.71%0.84%0.01
22 Oct 20241.72%0.85%0.01
26 Sept 20241.71%0.84%0.04
21 Aug 20241.70%0.80%–
Direct plan, 1 Oct 2026
0.82%
Regular plan 1.71% · Exit load Holding period from the date of allotment: < 12 months - 1% >= 12 months Nil (as a % of Applicable NAV)
Fig. 1.Total expense ratio a year, each plan's, as its Scheme Summary Documents state it, filing by filing at NSE. A change holds until the next.

Objective and risk(9 Oct 2026)

Objective

The primary investment objective is to seek to generate long term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is substantially constituted of equity and equity related securities of small cap companies/Entities. From time to time, the fund manager will also seek participation in other equity and equity related Instruments to achieve optimal portfolio construction. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved

Risk, type and benchmark

Riskometer
Very High
At launch
Very High
Type
An open ended equity scheme predominantly investing in small cap stocks
Benchmark
BSE 250 SMALL CAP TRI

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

  1. 1. Equity & Equity related instruments of Small cap Companies/Entities
    Allowed65–100%Holds88.7%
  2. 2. Other Equity & Equity related Instruments / Money Market Instruments / InvITs/ Gold ETFs / Silver ETFs / Other Liquid Instruments / Units of Domestic Mutual Funds
    Allowed0–35%

Holds in Sept 2026.88.7% equity · 11.3% debt and cash

How to invest(9 Oct 2026)

Buying

To start
₹100, then in multiples of ₹1
To add
₹100, then in multiples of ₹1
Systematic
SIP Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly SWP Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly STP Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly *Weekly Monday to Friday
Dates
Any date
Minimum
₹100, then in multiples of ₹1
Instalments
SIP - 12, SWP & STP - 6

Selling and switching

To redeem
₹0.01 or 0.001 units
Switch minimum
₹100 or 0.001 units
Switch multiples
₹0.01 or 0.001 units

Scheme details(9 Oct 2026)

What it is

Category
Small Cap Fund
Offer
4 May 2007 to 25 May 2007
Started
14 Jun 2007
Reopened
20 Jun 2007
Plans
Regular Plan & Direct Plan Growth* Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal option (IDCW) - Payout of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) - Reinvestment of Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) * default option
Face value
₹10
Listed
No

How it is run

Swing pricing
No
Side-pocketing
No
Custodian
HSBC
Auditor
S.R. Batliboi & Co LLP
Registrar
Computer Age Management Services Limited
SEBI code
DSPM/O/E/SCF/06/09/0015