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DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund

Q: What is the NAV of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is ₹21.28 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund delivered?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund has returned +5.56% over 1 year, +6.77% per year over 3 years, +6.10% per year over 5 years and +6.74% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.63% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund's largest holdings are Bharti Telecom Limited (3.8%), 6.38% Maharashtra SDL 25082027 (3.2%), National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development (3.1%), National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development (2.7%) and Small Industries Development Bank Of India (2.7%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is rated low to moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 0.5% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -1.5%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What is the benchmark of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is managed by Karan Mundhra and Shalini Vasanta at DSP.

Q: How is DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund taxed?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.

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NAV

₹21.28

0.00% 1D

as of 01 Oct 2026

This is the Regular plan of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund — bought through a distributor, whose commission is paid out of its expense ratio. Income is retained in the fund, so it shows up as NAV rather than as a payout.

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NAV history

+5.60%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹21.28

Latest ₹21.28

Low ₹20.16100th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹21.29

Scorecard

★★☆☆☆2/5 vs 23 of 26 Low Duration Fund peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within Low Duration Fund (same plan and option). 23 of the 26 Low Duration Funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceAverage

3Y CAGR +6.77% · ranks 13 of 22 Low Duration Funds

RiskModerate

Volatility 0.5% vs 0.5% category avg

CostLow

0.6% expense vs 0.8% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Low expense ratio (0.63%) vs the Low Duration Fund average of 0.85%
Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

No significant concerns identified.

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

0.63%

Category 0.85%▼0.22%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

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Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

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Category 0.45

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Regular · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

None

Exit Load

None

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Allowed

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

₹100

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

₹100

NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

11 Mar 2015

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

+0.37%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+1.14%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+3.13%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+4.15%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+5.56%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+6.77%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+6.10%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

+6.42%

Annualized return (CAGR) since the first NAV we hold for this plan — the Inception date under Key metrics. AMFI's history starts in April 2006, so an older scheme is measured from there.

+6.74%

Advanced metrics — risk

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

0.49%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

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Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

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Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-1.47%

Benchmark ratios

Not shown for Low Duration Fund — a debt, arbitrage or cash-like fund isn't measured against an equity index, so alpha/beta vs one would be noise rather than signal.

Fund vs category average (Low Duration Fund)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	+0.37%	+0.39%	-0.02%
3M abs	+1.14%	+1.22%	-0.08%
6M abs	+3.13%	+3.15%	-0.02%
1Y CAGR	+5.56%	+5.68%	-0.12%
3Y CAGR	+6.77%	+6.82%	-0.05%
5Y CAGR	+6.10%	+6.11%	-0.01%

Category average across peers in Low Duration Fund (up to 26 funds with data), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 26 peers in Low Duration Fund

1Y return

+5.56%

Beats 37.5% · rank #16

3Y return

+6.77%

Beats 42.9% · rank #13

5Y return

+6.10%

Beats 50% · rank #10

Sharpe

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Sortino

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What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹7.04L

Absolute

+17.35%

XIRR

+6.54%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund
2026part	+4.15%
2025	+7.13%
2024	+7.40%
2023	+6.90%
2022	+4.20%
2021	+3.47%
2020	+6.68%
2019	+8.68%
2018	+7.32%
2017	+6.52%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in.

History points

2,806

Expense ratio

0.63%

YTM

7.09%

Modified duration

0.86 years

Macaulay duration

0.93 years

Average maturity

1.06 years

Exit load

Nil

Taxation

Taxed as debt

This is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — every rupee of gain is added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate, whatever the holding period.

Any holding period

30%

Short- and long-term alike

Your income-tax slab — no LTCG or indexation benefit

Your income-tax slab

Pick your slab to see the rate that applies to you.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · Low Duration Fund

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DSP Ultra Short to Short Term FundThis fund DSP · Regular · Growth	★★☆☆☆	+5.56%	+6.77%	+6.10%	—	0.63%	—
HSBC Ultra Short to Short Term Fund HSBC · Regular · Growth	★★★★☆	+5.83%	+7.33%	—	—	0.96%	—
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short to Short Term Fund ICICI Prudential · Regular · Growth	★★★★★	+6.16%	+7.26%	+6.53%	—	0.53%	—
UTI Ultra Short to Short Term Fund UTI · Regular · Growth	★★★★☆	+6.04%	+7.13%	+6.47%	—	0.65%	—
Axis Ultra Short to Short Term Fund Axis · Regular · Growth	—	+5.92%	+7.06%	+6.34%	—	0.73%	—
Axis Ultra Short to Short Term Fund Axis · Regular · Growth	★★★★★	+5.92%	+7.06%	+6.34%	—	0.73%	—

Asset allocation

As on 31 Aug 2026 · AMC disclosure

Debt96.57%
Cash & Equivalents3.43%

which companies this fund invests in

As on 31 Aug 2026 · AMC disclosure

Bharti Telecom Limited

3.78%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development

3.15%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development

2.72%

Small Industries Development Bank Of India

2.67%

REC Limited

2.66%

REC Limited

2.63%

Bank of Baroda

2.57%

Bajaj Housing Finance Limited

2.14%

HDFC Bank Limited

2.03%

Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited

1.69%

AMC Profile

DSP Mutual Fund is run by DSP Asset Managers, part of the DSP Group, a Mumbai financial firm whose broking lineage runs back to 1860. The house operated as a joint venture with BlackRock — and Merrill Lynch before it — until the DSP family bought out the foreign stake in 2018.

Launched

15 Dec 1996

Total AUM

₹2,29,802Cr+2.0% QoQ

Avg AUM · April - June 2026

Website

dspim.com

Fund Managers

KMKaran MundhraStart date not disclosed

Education

BCOM. Charted Accountant (CA)

Experience

Over 16 years of experience as under: From April 01, 2023 onwards- Fund manager- DSPAM From May 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023- Fund manager- DSPIM From July 2016 to April 30, 2021- Dealer, Fixed Income – DSPIM. From February 2016 to July 2016 – Manager – Fixed Income - DSPIM From April 2012 to January 2016 – Manager - Fund Accounting – DSPIM

Funds managed (5)

All schemes Karan Mundhra runs →

SVShalini VasantaStart date not disclosed

Education

MBA (Finance); BA (Economics & Statistics Hons)

Experience

Over 12 years of Experience: From April 01, 2023 onwards: AVP, Fixed Income Investments - DSP Asset & Managers Private Limited From Jan 2017 to March 31, 2023 -AVP, Fixed Income Investments - DSP Investment Managers Private Limited From March 2012 – December 2016: Senior Credit Analyst - ICRA Limited

Funds managed (3)

All schemes Shalini Vasanta runs →

Fund manager, benchmark and dealing terms from this scheme's SEBI-filed Scheme Information Document on AMFI. Each manager's qualifications and role are reconciled across every filing this fund house makes for them, including its Statement of Additional Information. Total AUM via AMFI.

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Fund managers

Karan Mundhra Shalini Vasanta

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

About Low Duration funds

Low duration funds run a Macaulay duration of 6 to 12 months. They sit between ultra short and short duration funds, aimed at money with a horizon of about a year.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

As of 01 Oct 2026, the NAV of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is ₹21.28 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund delivered?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund has returned +5.56% over 1 year, +6.77% per year over 3 years, +6.10% per year over 5 years and +6.74% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.63% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund's largest holdings are Bharti Telecom Limited (3.8%), 6.38% Maharashtra SDL 25082027 (3.2%), National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development (3.1%), National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development (2.7%) and Small Industries Development Bank Of India (2.7%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is rated low to moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 0.5% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -1.5%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What is the benchmark of DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is benchmarked against the NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is managed by Karan Mundhra and Shalini Vasanta at DSP.

How is DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund taxed?

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.