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DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct Growth NAV today

AMFI: 152206ISIN: INF740KA1TQ3MUTF_IN: DSP_BANK_FINA_KUFBLJDSP Mutual FundSectoral / Thematic funds

NAV ₹14.0390up ₹0.01 (0.06%)

NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Other plans: Direct IDCW ₹11.8270 · Regular Growth ₹13.4540, 0.05% · Regular IDCW ₹12.3240

Fund size
₹2,034 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
0.80%23 Oct 2026
P/E
17.230 Sep 2026
Risk level
Very HighAug 2026
Holdings
3530 Sep 2026
Launched
8 Dec 2023

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund returns

Direct Growth plan

Over each window to 27 Oct 2026

OverDirect GrowthRegular GrowthBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−3.50%−3.53%−2.73%–––
1 month−5.70%−5.81%−3.15%179 of 254−5.09%−6.1% to −3.8%
3 months−8.37%−8.69%−6.79%221 of 250−5.24%−7.1% to −2.5%
6 months−4.24%−4.91%−6.38%167 of 250−1.83%−5.2% to +4.8%
1 year−2.34%−3.73%−10.89%97 of 229−3.87%−8.7% to +2.9%
3 yearsNeeds 3 years–––+13.05%+9.0% to +17.8%
5 yearsNeeds 5 years–––+10.66%+8.0% to +14.9%
10 yearsNeeds 10 years–––+14.11%+11.9% to +15.7%
₹10,000 put in on 11 Dec 2023 is ₹13,966 at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty Financial Services TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 27 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+7.74%−4.42%
Since launch+14.44%+6.55%
Benchmark: Nifty Financial Services TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
  • Nifty Financial Services TRI
17.42%10.52%Dec 2423.59%18.60%Dec 25
Highest year to Dec 2025, +23.6%; lowest year to Dec 2024, +17.4%

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026SIP calculator

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,15,064₹1,15,058 after stamp duty−7.70%−7.71%₹6
Since Dec 202334 instalments₹3,40,000₹3,77,687₹3,77,668 after stamp duty+7.42%+7.42%₹17

3 years: Launched 8 Dec 2023, needs 3 years of history.

A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 11 Dec 2023 to 27 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year464 windows−2.3%+17.5%+32.1%99.4%
3 yearsLaunched 8 Dec 2023, needs 4 years of history

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
1.38 ptsA year, on 23 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
0.80%Over the last 20 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.17%Over the last 20 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
3.32%0.61%2.18%0.80%Dec 23May 24Oct 24Mar 25Aug 25Jan 26Jun 26Oct 26
Direct plan highest 1.87%, Apr 2026.Direct plan lowest 0.61%, Feb 2026.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.57%1.76%
Brokerage0.03%0.03%
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.20%0.39%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 23 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Exit load, in the fund house's words

Exit Load (as a % of Applicable NAV): Holding period from the date of allotment: 1 month – Nil

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹100
Minimum top-up
₹100
Minimum redemption
₹0
SIP
Accepted
SIP minimum
₹100
SIP instalments, at least
12
SIP dates
Any date
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
As listed for this plan on 28 Oct 2026.

How DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund is taxed

Taxed as an equity fund where it keeps 65% or more in shares of listed Indian companies: gains on units held over 12 months are taxed at 12.5% above ₹1.25 lakh a year, and gains on units held 12 months or less at 20%. Otherwise, gains on units held over 24 months are taxed at 12.5%, and gains on units held 24 months or less at the income tax slab rate.

IDCW payouts are added to the holder's income and taxed at the income tax slab rate. The fund deducts 10% tax at source for a resident when its payouts to them in a year counted from April to March are above ₹10,000.

Rules in force from 1 Apr 2025, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹2,102 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
19.0%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
₹1,703 Cr₹21 Cr₹110 Cr₹481 Cr₹557 Cr₹675 Cr₹816 Cr₹856 Cr₹1,022 Cr₹1,119 Cr₹1,261 Cr₹1,361 Cr₹1,509 Cr₹1,703 Cr₹21 Cr₹64 Cr₹91 Cr₹166 Cr₹197 Cr₹177 Cr₹223 Cr₹248 Cr₹281 Cr₹298 Cr₹346 Cr₹399 CrDec 23Jun 24Dec 24Jun 25Dec 25Jun 26Sep 26
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Dec 2023.

Assets at each month end

₹2,184 Cr₹1,012 Cr₹2,034 CrDec 24Mar 25Jun 25Sep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26
Highest ₹2,184 Cr, Aug 2026.Lowest ₹1,012 Cr, Jan 2025.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

ICICI BankBanksLarge cap5th9.70%197.3614,93,211Dec 2023or earlier
HDFC BankBanksLarge cap2nd6.07%123.4617,42,048Dec 2023or earlier
Axis BankBanksLarge cap15th5.70%115.929,45,477Dec 2023or earlier
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyFinanceLarge cap70th5.16%105.016,48,236Dec 2023or earlier
Kotak Mahindra BankBanksLarge cap16th4.63%94.2122,59,340Aug 2025
State Bank of IndiaBanksLarge cap4th4.63%94.239,82,113Jun 2024
Ujjivan Small Finance BankBanksSmall cap522nd4.57%92.971,37,73,545Oct 2025
Shriram FinanceFinanceLarge cap42nd4.47%90.899,24,907Dec 2025
Bajaj FinanceFinanceLarge cap7th4.32%87.979,16,898Dec 2023or earlier
Max Financial ServicesInsuranceMid cap180th4.18%84.956,18,509Nov 2025
Canara HSBC Life Insurance CompanyInsuranceSmall cap465th4.13%83.9456,51,833Oct 2025
City Union BankBanksSmall cap348th3.97%80.7035,69,974Feb 2026
SBI Life Insurance CompanyInsuranceLarge cap45th3.87%78.804,64,497Oct 2024
Aditya Birla CapitalFinanceMid cap123rd3.62%73.7419,37,459Oct 2025
Multi Commodity Exchange of IndiaCapital MarketsMid cap157th3.41%69.422,10,332Apr 2025
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore. 2 lines filed with no weight are listed without one.
Largest holding
9.70%ICICI Bank
Top 5 holdings
31.26%
Top 10 holdings
53.43%
Effective holdings
22.1Taken over 98.53% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares98.53%
  • Cash and receivables1.47%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap53.70%Category 49.50%
  • Mid cap19.14%Category 21.62%
  • Small cap26.17%Category 26.68%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 0.97% of the fund. Category is the average of 249 Sectoral / Thematic funds.

Sector allocation

1sector
  • Financial Services98.53%Category 21.68%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 254 Sectoral / Thematic funds.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Financial Services35 companies98.53%98.83%98.05%97.42%93.57%95.23%97.21%97.58%95.49%96.94%93.74%92.98%
Healthcare0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Capital Goods0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Automobile And Auto Components0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Consumer Services0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Information Technology0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.09%0.10%0.61%0.77%0.89%0.88%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Consumer Durables0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Telecommunication0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Power0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Services0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
8541Oct 252541Nov 252400Dec 250520Jan 262861Feb 2601553Mar 2601081Apr 262842May 2621230Jun 262622Jul 260811Aug 261320Sep 26
New positions
10.97% of the fund
Sold out
0
Added to
3
Trimmed
2
Unchanged
29
Traded at least
0.00%
Weight that moved
5.15%

Changes in Sep 2026

HDFC BankAdded6.07%3.76%+2.31 pts+5,82,843
Axis BankTrimmed5.70%7.14%−1.44 pts−2,54,658
National Stock Exchange of IndiaNew0.97%0.00%+0.97 pts+1,12,048
Ujjivan Small Finance BankAdded4.57%4.20%+0.37 pts+5,10,114
Nippon Life India Asset ManagementTrimmed0.67%0.98%−0.31 pts−56,647
Max Financial ServicesAdded4.18%4.26%−0.08 pts+27,702
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
ICICI Bank14.01%Added13.88%13.08%12.86%11.57%Cut9.57%Cut8.46%9.22%Added10.20%Added10.30%9.94%9.70%
HDFC Bank4.75%Added4.65%4.46%4.07%4.70%Added4.34%3.86%4.61%Added4.60%4.17%3.76%6.07%Added
Axis Bank7.65%Added7.87%Added7.60%8.00%7.78%8.59%Added8.02%Added7.95%8.03%Added7.09%7.14%5.70%Cut
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company2.71%Cut2.66%2.54%2.37%2.43%2.85%Added5.22%Added5.02%5.77%Added5.76%5.51%5.16%
Kotak Mahindra Bank4.19%Added4.06%4.10%5.53%Added5.42%5.17%4.74%4.64%4.40%4.24%4.34%4.63%
State Bank of India6.94%6.96%6.80%7.27%6.41%Cut4.93%Cut5.23%Added5.06%Added5.01%4.85%4.77%4.63%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank1.45%Bought2.67%Added3.08%Added3.70%4.05%Added4.19%Added3.98%3.82%Added4.02%Added4.57%Cut4.20%4.57%Added
Shriram Finance––1.15%Bought again1.15%1.17%4.37%Added4.74%Added4.68%4.79%4.65%4.70%4.47%
Bajaj Finance5.56%5.31%4.92%4.52%4.66%5.23%Added4.70%Cut4.45%4.58%5.03%4.44%4.32%
Max Financial Services–2.92%Bought again2.80%2.82%Added3.05%3.15%Added3.14%Added3.24%3.29%Added4.18%Added4.26%Added4.18%Added
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company1.98%Bought2.26%Added3.36%Added3.26%3.53%Added4.07%Added3.58%Added3.48%Added3.78%Added3.98%Added4.04%4.13%
City Union Bank––––2.18%Bought3.15%Added3.84%Added3.55%3.70%Added3.54%3.75%3.97%
SBI Life Insurance Company4.94%4.77%4.81%4.60%4.52%4.74%Added4.29%Added4.22%4.08%Added4.20%3.70%3.87%
Aditya Birla Capital1.79%Bought3.27%Added3.87%Added3.58%3.65%Added3.67%Added3.66%3.76%3.77%3.76%3.63%3.62%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India4.04%4.23%4.55%5.04%4.69%5.14%5.40%4.57%Cut4.08%2.72%Cut3.27%3.41%
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Risk ratios

NAV to 27 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Sectoral / Thematic funds (227 funds) over the same 1 year; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation22.12%
12.44%Lowest20.07%Average46.96%Highest
Downside deviation16.15%
4.39%Lowest13.32%Average21.46%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.21
−1.29Lowest0.07Average1.84Highest
Sortino ratio0.27
−1.42Lowest0.20Average4.31Highest

Against Nifty Financial Services TRI

Beta0.99
0.55Lowest0.97Average of 218 funds1.47Highest
Alpha+12.05 pts
−12.14 ptsLowest+6.00 ptsAverage of 164 funds+31.48 ptsHighest
R-squared92.6
27.0Lowest89.5Average of 218 funds99.3Highest
Correlation0.96
0.52Lowest0.94Average of 218 funds1.00Highest
Upside capture116.6%
59.0%Lowest107.5%Average of 185 funds182.4%Highest
Downside capture68.5%
15.4%Lowest79.7%Average of 118 funds119.3%Highest
Information ratioTo 30 Sep 20262.17

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year and since Dec 2023−14.69%26 Feb 202631 Mar 202624 Jun 2026

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Mar 2025 to Aug 202618 monthsVery HighVery HighNifty Financial Services TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Preethi R SPrimary (Equity and Overseas portion)Oct 2025+2.35%a year−6.06%+8.41 pts31.2%6.9%2₹5,738 Cr₹2,034 Cr alone
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation FundPreethi R SOct 2025+1.51%a year––₹3,704 Cr
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

Baroda BNP Paribas Banking and Financial Services FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund66.76%25
MahindraManulife Banking & Financial Services FundMahindra Manulife Mutual Fund65.45%20
Tata Banking & Financial Services FundTata Mutual Fund63.19%22
Edelweiss Financial Services FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund61.94%20
Canara Robeco Banking and Financial Services FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund60.39%19
UTI Banking and Financial Services FundUTI Mutual Fund56.70%23
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund56.10%19
ITI Banking and Financial Services FundITI Mutual Fund55.78%17
Kotak Banking & Financial Services FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund54.96%18
LIC MF Banking and Financial Services FundLIC Mutual Fund54.26%16
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

DSP Focused FundDSP Mutual Fund36.81%
DSP ELSS Tax Saver FundDSP Mutual Fund36.21%
DSP Flexi Cap FundDSP Mutual Fund35.07%
DSP Large & Mid Cap FundDSP Mutual Fund29.89%
DSP Large Cap FundDSP Mutual Fund25.96%
DSP Business Cycle FundDSP Mutual Fund24.54%
DSP Value FundDSP Mutual Fund22.59%
DSP Multi Cap FundDSP Mutual Fund18.95%
DSP Midcap FundDSP Mutual Fund14.95%
DSP Quant FundDSP Mutual Fund6.98%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund dividend history

IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV. Paid by the fund's Direct IDCW plan.Every fund's payouts

Paid per unit, the latest payouts

  • Paid per unit
₹0.90Mar 25₹1.10Mar 26
Largest ₹1.10 a unit, Mar 2026.

Every payout

NAV beforeNAV after
12 Mar 2026₹1.108.58%₹12.8220₹11.4170
13 Mar 2025₹0.907.72%₹11.6610₹10.8820
All 2 payouts since 13 Mar 2025.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Fund details

Objective

The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate returns through investment in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in banking and financial services sector. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Equity and Equity related Instruments of companies/entities engaged in Banking and Financial services sector: 80% to 100%.
  • Other Equity and Equity related Instruments/ Money Market Instruments/InvITs / Gold ETFs / Silver ETFs / Other Liquid Instruments / Units of Domestic Mutual Funds^: 0% to 20%. For detailed asset allocation pattern, please refer to the Scheme Information Document

^Any other security as may be permitted by SEBI/ RBI from time to time. Other Liquid instruments includes cash, bank deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks, Government Securities, Treasury bills, Repo on Government securities and any other instruments as specified by the SEBI. The scheme may invest in the units of Overnight Fund, Money Market Fund & Liquid Fund (including Liquid ETFs) of Domestic Mutual Fund.

Type of scheme

An open ended equity scheme investing in banking and financial services sector

Stated category
Sectoral Fund
Benchmark
Nifty Financial Services TRI
Risk level at launch
Very High
New fund offer
20 Nov 2023 to 4 Dec 2023
Units first allotted
8 Dec 2023
Open for sale again
12 Dec 2023
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹100

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth152206INF740KA1TQ3DSP_BANK_FINA_KUFBLJ11 Dec 2023
Regular Growth152208INF740KA1TN0DSP_BANK_FINA_T0UUK011 Dec 2023
Direct IDCW152207INF740KA1TR1INF740KA1TS9DSP_BANK_FINA_SC1D7K11 Dec 2023
Regular IDCW152209INF740KA1TO8INF740KA1TP5DSP_BANK_FINA_AHXAO011 Dec 2023

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Portfolio overlap disclosure