DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings. From DSP Mutual Fund. It's been running since 3 Dec 2018.
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Year by year
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 13% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- DSP Mutual Fund
- Category
- Equity Schemes - Sectoral Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF740KA1LG1
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 145454
- First price on record
- 3 Dec 2018 · 1,889 daily prices
About DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Equity Schemes - Sectoral Fund offered by DSP Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 8 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the sector category — Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.
The current NAV of DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹51.1740 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 17.93% over the last year, 22.55% CAGR over 3 years, 15.40% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 12.8% annualised volatility — a "high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 21.7%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.
Frequently asked
What is the latest NAV of DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
The latest NAV of DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹51.1740 as of 4 Sep 2026, down 0.38% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has delivered 1-year return 17.93%, 3-year CAGR 22.55%, 5-year CAGR 15.40%, since-inception CAGR 23.35%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth belong to?+
DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is categorised as Equity Schemes - Sectoral Fund. Invests only in one industry or theme (like banking, pharma, tech). Highly concentrated — bigger swings.
How risky is DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 12.8%, DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth sits in the "high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth a direct plan?+
DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).
How old is DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth?+
DSP Healthcare Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has NAV history available from 3 Dec 2018 — approximately 8 years of track record and 1,889 daily NAV observations.
Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.