What is the NAV of DSP Short Term Fund?

₹53.88 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.

What is the expense ratio of DSP Short Term Fund?

0.37% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.

How large is DSP Short Term Fund?

₹3,522 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Short Duration Fund category.

How risky is DSP Short Term Fund?

Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Low to Moderate Risk". Three months to three years of lending. Where sensible near-term money quietly sits.

What are the 5-year returns of DSP Short Term Fund?

6.28% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR). Past returns do not predict future returns.

What is the worst 3-year return of DSP Short Term Fund?

5.7% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 2 Aug 2021. The median was 7.4% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.

Who manages DSP Short Term Fund?

Karan Mundhra, managing this fund for 2 years.

DSP Short Term Fund

DSP Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedShort Duration FundRiskometer: Low to Moderate Risk

NAV

₹53.88

as of 21 Aug 2026

DSP Short Term Fund is an open-ended Short Duration Fund scheme from DSP Mutual Fund managing ₹3,522 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹53.88 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 0.37% a year. Managed by Karan Mundhra. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio: 0.37% / yr; as of 30 Jun 2026
Fund size: ₹3,522 crore; as of 31 Jul 2026
Exit load: None
SIP available: Yes
Launched: 9 Sept 2002
ISIN: INF740K01NJ5

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from NYVO’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 20 Aug 2026

Aug 2021Aug 2026

DSP Short Term Fund

₹136

+36% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Short Duration Fund average

₹136

+36% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

Window	Fund	Category avg	Gap
3 months	2.67%	–	–
6 months	2.71%	–	–
1 year	5.51%	–	–
3 years (CAGR)	7.38%	–	–
5 years (CAGR)	6.28%	–	–

No category average is available for this fund. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y): 0.68
Sharpe ratio (5Y): 0.30
Sortino ratio (3Y): 1.26 vs category 0.89
Standard deviation (3Y): 1.41%
Deepest fall (5Y): -0.59%

Where the money actually is

Bonds

99.8%

Cash

-0.1%

Other

0.3%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026.

What it owns

63 positions · top 10 = 40.4%

Top holdings

6.94% Govt Stock 2036matures 11 May 20369.44%
6.75% Govt Stock 2033matures 22 Sep 20334.53%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Developmentmatures 17 Jul 20294.28%
Bharti Telecom Limitedmatures 15 Oct 20273.88%
INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1matures 20 Sep 20303.82%
7.01% Gujarat Sgs 2031matures 8 Jan 20313.42%
Small Industries Development Bank of Indiamatures 18 Jun 20312.87%
Knowledge Realty TRustmatures 8 May 20292.86%
6.61% Gujarat Sgs 2032matures 7 May 20322.82%
Muthoot Finance Limitedmatures 24 Apr 20282.45%

Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 402.0% a year.

Exposure figures are gross: funds that use derivatives (arbitrage, hedged books) hold offsetting positions, so concentration and turnover can read above 100%.

The debt it holds

Yield to maturity: 7.29% vs category 7.22%
Modified duration: 2.66 yrs vs category 2.27 yrs
Average maturity: 1.71 yrs vs category 3.32 yrs
Average coupon: 7.26%
Government securities: 44.3%

Credit quality

AAA: 91.0%
AA: 9.0%

Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 30 Jun 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Jul 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months: −₹540 cr
Net flow, 3 months: +₹204 cr

as of 31 Jul 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of DSP Short Term Fund?: ₹53.88 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of DSP Short Term Fund?: 0.37% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
How large is DSP Short Term Fund?: ₹3,522 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Short Duration Fund category.
How risky is DSP Short Term Fund?: Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Low to Moderate Risk". Three months to three years of lending. Where sensible near-term money quietly sits.
What are the 5-year returns of DSP Short Term Fund?: 6.28% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR). Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of DSP Short Term Fund?: 5.7% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 2 Aug 2021. The median was 7.4% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages DSP Short Term Fund?: Karan Mundhra, managing this fund for 2 years.

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Three months to three years of lending. Where sensible near-term money quietly sits.

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Data: NYVO research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.