Fund pick: DSP Equity Fund is a consistent multi-cap outperformer

The fund has consistently outperformed the benchmark (Nifty 500 TRI) and its peers in all the trailing periods under analysis.

The DSP Equity Fund has featured in the top 30 percentile of the multi-cap funds category of CRISIL Mutual Funds Ranking (CMFR) for seven quarters ended September 2020. The fund is managed by Atul Bhole since June 2016. The month-end assets under management (AUM) of the fund increased to Rs 3,819 crore in October 2020, from Rs 2,498 crore in November 2017.

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio that is substantially constituted of equity securities and equity-related securities of issuers domiciled in India.

Trailing returns

The fund has consistently outperformed the benchmark (Nifty 500