Should I invest in DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct?

We don't give personal investment advice. DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

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DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW

Latest NAV

₹13.0620

As of

17 Jul 2026

640 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.72%	-0.04%	+0.76	35 / 249	Q1
1W	+0.05%	-0.15%	+0.20	92 / 249	Q2
2W	+0.58%	-0.61%	+1.19	75 / 251	Q2
1M	+3.47%	+1.14%	+2.33	59 / 251	Q1
3M	+5.02%	+3.90%	+1.12	103 / 251	Q2
6M	-4.68%	+2.59%	-7.27	202 / 243	Q4
YTD	-3.81%	+0.68%	-4.49	178 / 241	Q3
1Y	+2.89%	+2.39%	+0.50	103 / 229	Q2
2Y	+6.84%	+0.44%	+6.40	39 / 186	Q1
3Y	—	—	—	—	—
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+10.60%	+10.06%	+0.54	130 / 251	Q3

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	-3.81%	+1.51%	-5.32	176 / 237
2025	+13.47%	+1.49%	+11.98	23 / 204
2024	+17.43%	+20.10%	-2.67	91 / 158
2023	—	—	—	—

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+10.86%

20 windows

min -1.8% · max 19.2%

90% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

5-Year rolling

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7-Year rolling

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SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

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XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Peers in Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking & Financial Services Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹17.4480	17 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA - JAPAN EQUITY FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹30.5463	17 Jul 2026
SBI Automotive Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal Option	SBI	₹12.5864	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Banking and Financial Services Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹70.0600	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Invesco	₹14.5200	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Business Cycle Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹10.1960	17 Jul 2026
quant BFSI Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹22.0968	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund - DIRECT - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹32.1000	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Active Momentum Fund- Direct-IDCW	Motilal Oswal	₹13.5239	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Multi-Factor Fund- Direct- IDCW	Franklin India	₹9.6426	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹13.0620
16 Jul 2026	₹12.9680
15 Jul 2026	₹13.0620
14 Jul 2026	₹12.9460
13 Jul 2026	₹13.1180
10 Jul 2026	₹13.0560
9 Jul 2026	₹12.8470
8 Jul 2026	₹12.6930
7 Jul 2026	₹13.0550
6 Jul 2026	₹13.0290

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW is ₹13.0620. It's a Sectoral/Thematic Fund from DSP, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW has NAV history starting from 11 Dec 2023, a track record of about 2 years 7 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW is managed by DSP. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Sectoral/Thematic Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of 2.89% — +0.5 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 2.39%. The fund ranks #103 of 229 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW doesn't have a complete 3-year window yet (we need at least 3 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW doesn't yet have a 3-year CAGR on file, so a ₹1 lakh growth projection isn't reliable.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW over the last 1 year — total invested ₹120,000 — would be worth ₹122,500 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 3.88%.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (1-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹122,500 — XIRR 3.88%.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW doesn't yet have a peer rank on file — typically because its category set is too small or it lacks the required NAV history. Compare manually using the returns table above.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW doesn't have a computed drawdown figure yet.

Consistency stats for DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW need at least 3 years of NAVs to compute. They'll populate automatically once the fund has enough history.

In calendar year 2025, DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW returned 13.47% — beating the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 1.49% by 11.98 pp. It ranked #23 of 204 in its category that year.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.

DSP Banking & Financial Services Fund - Direct - IDCW

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Peers in Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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