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DSP Mutual Fund

DSP Mutual Fund is one of India's leading AMCs. Since its inception, this fund house has grown by leaps and bounds to become one of the premier Asset Management Companies in India. It offers a vast range of mutual fund schemes across equity, debt, and hybrid categories along with the international fund of funds, exchange-traded funds, and also close-ended funds. The commitment of the fund house is to cater to their clients in every possible way by putting their interests first and to secure their wealth. DSP one of the premier asset management companies in India, with over 20 years of a track record of investment excellence. It focuses to deliver a high performance which has immensely helped the fund house to generate a large number of investor folios.

DSP Group - Key Details

DSP Group is a 152-year old financial company. The firms started stockbroking business back in the 1860s. One of the members of the family that founded this group was behind the foundation of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE.)

The group has had associations with Merrill Lynch, an American investing and wealth management wing of the Bank of America, Dresdner Bank, AG, DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd. came to light on 23 December 1975 in Mumbai. DSP Group is currently led by Mr. Hemendra Kothari. He started his career with D.S. Purbhoodas & Co. before establishing DSP Financial Consultants, a financial services provider in 1975. The sponsors of this Fund are DSP ADIKO Holdings Pvt. Ltd and DSP HMK Holdings Pvt. Ltd.

DSP Mutual Fund - Company’s shares and Profit

  • DSP Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. was founded as a trust under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. It is registered with SEBI with the registration code MF/036/97/7.
  • 54% of the company’s shares are held by DSP ADIKO Holdings Pvt. Ltd.,34% by DSP HmK Holdings Pvt. Ltd., and the rest 12% by Ms. Aditi Kothari Desai and Ms. Shuchi Kothari in equal proportions.
  • As of 31 March 2024, DSP Mutual Fund has 372 schemes and an AuM of 148063.36 Crores.


Key Information

Mutual Fund Name
DSP Mutual Fund
AMC Setup Date
16 December 1996
AMC
DSP Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd.
AMC Incorporatin Date
13 May 1996
Sponsor Name
  • DSP HMK Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
  • DSP HMK Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
  • Ms. Aditi Kothari Desai
  • Ms. Shuchi Kothari
Trustee Organization
DSP Trustee Company Pvt. Limited.
Name of Trustees
  • Mr. Shitin D. Desai (Independent Director)
  • Mr. T. S. Krishna Murthy (Independent Director)
  • Mr. T. S. Krishna Murthy (Independent Director)Mr. S.S.N. Moorthy (Independent Director)
  • Ms. Pravin Tripathi (Independent Director)
Compliance Officer
Mr. Pritesh Majmudar


Top Fund Managers

1. Mr. Atul Bhole

Mr. Atul Bhole holds a B.Com degree from the Mulund College of Commerce and an MMS degree in Finance from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management. He is also a Chartered Accountant.

Mr. Bhole began his career as an Equity Research Analyst in the Treasury Department of State Bank of India. He then became the Equity Research Analyst of Tata Asset Management Ltd. in 2007. In 2011, he was appointed as the Fund Manager of Equities in the same company.

Mr. Bhole Joined DSP Mutual Fund as the Vice President of Investments in 2016. He manages an AuM of Rs. 9,892 Crore in 6 schemes like DSP Equity Direct Plan, DSP Equity & Bond, DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund, etc.

2. Mr. Anil Ghelani

Mr. Ghelani is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the USA.

Mr. Ghelani is currently the Vice President and Portfolio Manager of DSP Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd.

3. Mr. Aditya Khemka

Mr. Khemka holds a M.Sc. degree in Finance and a PGDM degree from the Management Development Institute. He is also a Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) from the UK and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

He initially began his career as a Manager of Treasury at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals back in 2006. In 2008, he joined Nomura Securities as an Associate Equity Research. He became the Assistant Vice President of Antique Stock Broking Ltd. in 2013. A year later, he moved to Ambit Capital as the Assistant Vice President.

Aditya Khemka is the Assistant Vice President of Equity Investments at DSP Mutual Fund in India. He manages an AuM of Rs. 201 Crore invested in two schemes - DSP Healthcare Fund – Growth and Dividend.

4. Mr. Laukik Bagwe

Mr. Laukik Bagwe holds a B.Com degree and a PGDBA degree in Finance. He has an extensive experience in debt broking.

He joined Birla Sunlife Securities Ltd. as a Manager of SLR and ONSLR Broking in 2000. In 2007, he moved to Derivium Capital & Securities Pvt. Ltd. as the Head of Fixed Income Trading of SLR and ONSLR Broking.

Mr. Bagwe joined DSP Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. in 2007 as an Assistant Vice President and Fund Manager. He manages an AuM of Rs. 12,389 Crore invested in 11 schemes like DSP US Flexible Equity, DSP Global Allocation Fund, DSP Short Term, DSP Credit Risk, etc.

5. Mr. Jay Kothari

Mr. Kothari is a BMS in Finance and International Finance and an MBA in Finance from the Mumbai University.

He was initially part of the Priority Banking division at Standard Chartered Bank. Mr. Kothari joined DSP Mutual Fund in 2005 as part of the Sales team. In 2011, he became part of the Investment department.

Jay Kothari is currently the Vice President, Product Strategist and Fund Manager at this firm. He manages schemes like DSP World Mining Fund, DSP Equity Opportunities Fund, DSP World Energy Fund, DSP Natural Resources and New Energy Fund, etc.

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