DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth

DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth

Debt

Direct

Short Duration

NAV as on 21-01-2025

₹ 48.53

0.1%

1D

Inception Returns

7.8%

/yr

About DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth

DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Karan Mundhra. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth has ₹2758 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.

Returns

DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.82% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.37%, 6.49% and 6.53% respectively.

Holdings

DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Financial Services, Corporate, Government, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are 6.79% Govt Stock 2034, INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development, Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited, Titan Company Limited

Taxation

As it is a short duration mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is debt oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in debt instruments:
For short term (less than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
For long term (more than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at 20% with indexation benefit.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth

An Open ended income Scheme, seeking to generate returns commensurate with risk from a portfolio constituted of money market securities and/or debt securities. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
134 people have invested ₹ 16.6L in DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.34%
Benchmark
CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund TR INR
AUM₹2758 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
440.04%
STCGSelling mutual fund within 36 months, gains taxed at slab rates.
LTCGHolding over 3 years, gains taxed at slab rates without indexation.
Risk
Risk meter
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Low to Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (21-Jan-25)

Period
DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth
Short Duration Index
1M
0.6%
0.5%
3M
1.8%
1.6%
6M
4.2%
3.7%
1Y
8.4%
7.7%
3Y
6.5%
6.3%
5Y
6.5%
6.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.7%

AAA
90.8%

AA
9.2%

Sector Allocation

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Corporate
59.1%
Government
33.3%
Cash Equivalent
7.6%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Dec'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
AUM
₹ 2.8K Cr
₹ 2.8K Cr
₹ 2.8K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 2.8K Cr as of Dec'24
  • AUM decreased by 89.8 Cr between Dec'24 and Nov'24
Cash allocation has gone up from 5.9% to 8.6%
Cash allocation has gone up from 5.9% to 8.6%
Debt allocation has gone down from 93.8% to 91.1%
Debt allocation has gone down from 93.8% to 91.1%

Top 3 Sectors in December were Financial Services, Corporate & Government

Dec'24
Financial Services
100%
Corporate
59%
Government
33%
Nov'24
Financial Services
100%
Corporate
63%
Government
32%
  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
6.79% Govt Stock 2034
6.79% Govt Stock 2034
16.61%
198%
INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1
INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1
5.56%
0%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
3.87%
100%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
3.72%
0%
Titan Company Limited
Titan Company Limited
3.67%
0%
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Karan Mundhra
Karan Mundhra
Fund Manager of DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth, since 1 August 2024
Fund House
DSP Asset Managers Private Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹1.28L Cr
as on 30-Sep-2023
Address
India
Phone
91-22-66578000
Website
service@dspblackrock.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (short duration). Its expense ratio is 0.34% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.7%.
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In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 7.47% return, outperforming this fund by 0.97% per annum.
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In the last 5 years, UTI - Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 8.03% return, outperforming this fund by 1.5% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 3.2% drop in AUM moving from 2.84K Cr to 2.75K Cr.

DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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Low to Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Low to Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.82% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.73%
AUM size ₹2758 Cr

AUM size ₹2758 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹2758 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 3809 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.34%

Expense Ratio 0.34%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.34% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.67%

Frequently Asked Questions for DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth is ₹48.53 as on 21-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Jan-2025.
DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.65%
0.65%
6 Month Returns
4.16%
4.16%
1 Year Returns
8.37%
8.37%
3 Years Returns
20.77%
6.49%
5 Years Returns
37.19%
6.53%
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0.34% as on December 2024
₹2758 Cr as on December 2024
6.79% Govt Stock 2034(16.61%), INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1(5.56%), National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(3.87%), Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited(3.72%), Titan Company Limited(3.67%) as on December 2024
Corporate(60.48%), Government(34.49%), Cash Equivalent(5.03%) as on December 2024
Yield to Maturity is 7.49 as on December 2024. Yield to Maturity is the total return earned on your bond investments if you hold the bond investments till maturity & all bonds' proceeds are reinvested in it.
Modified Duration is 2.71 as on December 2024. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
90.84
AA
9.16
Karan Mundhra is the fund manager of DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of DSP Short Term Fund Direct Growth is 0%