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DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund Regular IDCW NAV today

AMFI: 133919ISIN: INF740KA1OO9MUTF_IN: DSP_ULTR_SHOR_ZDRWLIDSP Mutual FundLow Duration funds

Formerly DSP Low Duration Fund
NAV ₹10.1632

NAV for 23 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹4,455 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
0.63%19 Oct 2026
Exit load
None
Yield to maturity
7.39%30 Sep 2026
Risk level
Low to ModerateAug 2026
Holdings
9430 Sep 2026
Launched
10 Mar 2015

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund returns

Read from the regular plan's growth option: an IDCW plan's NAV falls by every payout, so it carries no return of its own

Over each window to 23 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−0.10%––––
1 month−0.07%–24 of 25+0.04%0.0% to +0.1%
3 months+0.92%–19 of 24+1.01%+1.0% to +1.1%
6 months+2.46%–18 of 24+2.52%+2.4% to +2.7%
1 year+5.10%+6.31%to 30 Sep 202615 of 23+5.14%+5.0% to +5.5%
3 years+6.63%+7.09%to 30 Sep 202610 of 20+6.62%+6.5% to +6.8%
5 years+6.05%+6.35%to 30 Sep 20269 of 20+6.01%+5.9% to +6.1%
10 years+6.36%+6.46%to 30 Sep 20266 of 18+6.28%+5.9% to +6.4%
₹10,000 put in on 11 Mar 2015 is ₹21,242 at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Regular plans of Low Duration funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 25 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
7 days yearly rate−1.22%+3.69%
15 days yearly rate+3.94%+5.42%
1 month yearly rate+4.93%+6.16%
3 months yearly rate+4.70%+6.28%
6 months yearly rate+6.24%+7.04%
1 year+5.61%+6.31%
3 years+6.77%+7.09%
5 years+6.10%+6.35%
10 years+6.42%+6.46%
Since launch+6.75%+6.75%
Benchmark: NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Regular Growth
Highest year to Dec 2019, +8.7%; lowest year to Dec 2021, +3.5%

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,23,039₹1,23,032 after stamp duty+4.94%+4.93%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,94,477₹3,94,457 after stamp duty+6.12%+6.12%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹7,03,583₹7,03,547 after stamp duty+6.36%+6.36%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹16,45,631₹16,45,584 after stamp duty+6.18%+6.18%₹38
Since Mar 2015139 instalments₹13,90,000₹20,22,645₹20,22,599 after stamp duty+6.29%+6.29%₹38
From the Regular Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 11 Mar 2015 to 23 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year2,578 windows+3.0%+6.7%+10.8%100.0%
3 years2,094 windows+4.5%+6.5%+7.8%100.0%
5 years1,608 windows+5.7%+6.3%+7.9%100.0%
10 years393 windows+6.4%+6.6%+6.8%100.0%
Every 1, 3, 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.From the Regular Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
0.32 ptsA year, on 19 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
0.31%Over the last 20 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
0.63%Over the last 20 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan highest 0.33%, May 2026.Direct plan lowest 0.17%, Aug 2019.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.25%0.52%
Brokerage0.01%0.01%
Transaction costs0.01%0.01%
Statutory levies0.04%0.09%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 19 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Not accepted
Minimum investment
₹100
Minimum top-up
₹100
Minimum redemption
₹100
SIP
Not accepted
SIP minimum
Rs. 100/- for all frequencies
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Not accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
SIP instalments, at least
Minimum 12 installments for all frequencies
SIP dates
01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31
As listed for this plan on 24 Oct 2026.

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹4,560 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
67.7%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
Largest ₹6,184 Cr, quarter to Dec 2025.

Assets at each month end

Highest ₹6,546 Cr, Nov 2025.Lowest ₹2,257 Cr, Jul 2019.

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Yield to maturity
7.39%Lines stating a yield: 99.40% of the bond book
Yield after expenses
6.76%Regular plan
Maturity date known
100.00%Of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out
Perpetual bonds
None

The bond book is the fund's bonds, bills and overnight lending.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

Bharti Telecom LimitedCRISIL AAA, 7.35% coupon, repaid 15 Oct 2027Bonds and bills4.05%180.5217,0008.26%Oct 2025
6.38% Maharashtra SDL 25082027Sovereign, 6.38% coupon, repaid 25 Aug 2027Bonds and bills3.39%150.961,50,00,0006.37%Aug 2026
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentCRISIL AAA, 7.44% coupon, repaid 24 Feb 2028Bonds and bills2.92%130.0512,5007.72%Apr 2025
Small Industries Development Bank Of IndiaCRISIL AAA, repaid 4 Jun 2029Bonds and bills2.88%128.1212,5008.35%Jun 2026
REC LimitedCRISIL AAA, 7.46% coupon, repaid 30 Jun 2028Bonds and bills2.85%126.8812,5007.68%Jul 2026
Bajaj Housing Finance LimitedCRISIL AAA, repaid 8 Jul 2027Bonds and bills2.29%101.8810,0007.97%Jul 2025
REC LimitedCRISIL AAA, 7.38% coupon, repaid 28 Feb 2029Bonds and bills2.28%101.5210,0007.74%Aug 2026
6.85% Uttar Pradesh SDL 23112026Sovereign, 6.85% coupon, repaid 23 Nov 2026Bonds and bills2.24%99.6597,14,0005.61%Sep 2025
Export-Import Bank Of IndiaCRISIL A1+, repaid 12 Mar 2027Bonds and bills2.18%97.032,0006.89%Sep 2026
HDFC Bank LimitedCRISIL A1+, repaid 12 Mar 2027Bonds and bills2.18%97.032,0006.89%Apr 2026
Tata Capital Housing Finance LimitedCRISIL AAA, 8.00% coupon, repaid 3 Nov 2027Bonds and bills1.81%80.447507.99%Aug 2025
Small Industries Development Bank Of IndiaCRISIL AAA, 7.51% coupon, repaid 12 Jun 2028Bonds and bills1.78%79.397,5007.84%Aug 2025
Mahindra Rural Housing Finance LimitedCRISIL AAA, repaid 23 Feb 2028Bonds and bills1.75%77.777,5007.98%Feb 2026
7.39% Tamil Nadu SDL 09112026Sovereign, 7.39% coupon, repaid 9 Nov 2026Bonds and bills1.74%77.3175,00,0005.62%Mar 2026
Power Finance Corporation LimitedCRISIL AAA, 6.96% coupon, repaid 2 Mar 2028Bonds and bills1.74%77.347,5007.64%Aug 2026
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
4.05%Bharti Telecom Limited
Top 5 holdings
16.09%
Top 10 holdings
27.26%
Effective holdings
63.6Taken over 99.72% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Bonds and bills99.31%
  • Units of other funds0.41%
  • Cash and receivables0.28%
  • Futures and options, net0.02%
  • Futures and options, gross0.02%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Credit rating

Loans of over a year

  • Sovereign14.85%
  • AAA59.97%

Loans of under a year

  • A1+24.49%

Other

  • Overnight lending0.60%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.

Maturity profile

  • Up to 1 month0.60%
  • 1 to 3 months5.61%
  • 3 to 6 months23.40%
  • 6 to 12 months23.12%
  • 1 to 3 years46.96%
  • 3 to 5 years0.22%
  • 5 to 10 yearsNone
  • Over 10 yearsNone
Per cent of the fund's net assets, over the bonds whose maturity date is known; perpetual bonds have none.
Largest borrower
9.79%National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Top 5 borrowers
40.20%
Top 10 borrowers
62.01%

Per cent of the fund's net assets. Lent outside the government: 84.46% of the fund, to 24 borrowers; the borrower is named for 94.28% of it, its group for 26.18%.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
New positions
1513.79% of the fund
Sold out
1513.87% of the fund before
Matured
1
Added to
3
Trimmed
7
Unchanged
71
Traded at least
13.79%
Weight that moved
21.18%

Changes in Sep 2026

REC LimitedSold out–2.63%−2.63 pts−12,500
Bank of BarodaSold out–2.57%−2.57 pts−2,500
Export-Import Bank Of IndiaNew2.18%0.00%+2.18 pts+2,000
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentTrimmed1.46%3.15%−1.69 pts−7,500
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentNew1.35%0.00%+1.35 pts+6,000
REC LimitedAdded2.28%0.96%+1.32 pts+5,500
REC LimitedNew1.17%0.00%+1.17 pts+5,000
Bajaj Housing Finance LimitedNew1.16%0.00%+1.16 pts+5,000
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentNew1.16%0.00%+1.16 pts+500
LIC Housing Finance LimitedNew1.15%0.00%+1.15 pts+500
LIC Housing Finance LimitedSold out–1.10%−1.10 pts−5,000
LIC Housing Finance LimitedTrimmed0.60%1.67%−1.07 pts−500
Union Bank of IndiaNew1.07%0.00%+1.07 pts+1,000
Indian BankSold out–1.03%−1.03 pts−1,000
Bank of BarodaSold out–1.02%−1.02 pts−1,000
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points. Securities only: 1 futures, options or cash line that changed is not listed.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
Bharti Telecom Limited4.02%Bought3.09%Cut3.16%Cut3.14%3.21%3.84%3.54%3.79%4.31%3.82%Cut3.78%4.05%
6.38% Maharashtra SDL 25082027––––––––––3.17%Bought3.39%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development2.27%1.64%Cut1.44%Cut0.47%Cut0.45%0.54%1.49%Added2.65%Added2.42%Cut2.76%Added2.72%2.92%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India––––––––2.99%Bought2.71%2.67%2.88%
REC Limited–––––––––2.69%Bought2.66%2.85%
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited0.89%1.60%Added1.88%1.86%1.90%2.28%2.10%2.25%2.56%2.16%2.14%2.29%
REC Limited––––––––––0.96%Bought2.28%Added
6.85% Uttar Pradesh SDL 231120261.72%1.50%1.76%1.75%1.78%2.14%1.97%2.05%2.32%2.11%2.09%2.24%
Export-Import Bank Of India–––––––––––2.18%Bought
HDFC Bank Limited––––––0.92%Bought0.99%1.12%2.05%Added2.03%2.18%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited0.47%0.39%0.46%0.45%0.46%0.56%1.02%Added1.09%1.25%1.70%Added1.69%1.81%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India0.46%0.39%1.37%Added1.35%1.38%1.65%1.51%1.62%1.86%1.68%1.66%1.78%
Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Limited––––1.35%Bought1.61%1.48%1.59%1.80%1.64%1.63%1.75%
7.39% Tamil Nadu SDL 09112026–––––1.67%Bought1.53%1.59%1.80%1.64%1.62%1.74%
Power Finance Corporation Limited––––––––––1.62%Bought1.74%
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap. The 184 holdings no longer held, sold or repaid within these months, are not listed.

Risk ratios

NAV to 23 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Regular plans of Low Duration funds (20 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation0.69%
0.61%Lowest0.67%Average1.09%Highest
Downside deviationNo losing month
0.00%Lowest0.00%Average0.00%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.97
0.21Lowest1.01Average1.72Highest
Sortino ratio2.07
0.38Lowest2.47Average5.11Highest
From the Regular Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 and 3 years−0.27%11 May 202621 May 20262 Jun 2026
5 years−0.36%2 May 20226 May 202216 Jun 2022
10 years and since Mar 2015−1.47%3 Jun 20194 Jun 20193 Jul 2019

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Feb 2024 to Aug 202631 monthsLow to ModerateLow to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
Apr 2022 to Jan 202422 monthsLow to ModerateModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
Mar 20221 monthLow to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
Nov 2021 to Feb 20224 monthsLow to ModerateModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
Oct 20211 monthLow to ModerateModerately HighNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Karan MundhraPrimaryMar 2022+6.31%a year––28.4%56.0%10₹55,572 Cr
Shalini VasantaComanageJun 2023+6.66%a year––54.7%51.8%7₹45,197 Cr
Returns are the regular plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
DSP Liquid FundKaran MundhraMay 2021+6.05%a year––₹24,726 Cr
DSP Money Market FundKaran MundhraMay 2021+6.01%a year––₹8,072 Cr
DSP Arbitrage FundKaran MundhraAug 2024+6.17%a year––₹6,720 Cr
DSP Ultra Short Term FundKaran MundhraMay 2021+5.66%a year––₹4,425 Cr
DSP Short Term FundKaran MundhraAug 2024+5.94%a year––₹3,416 Cr
DSP Overnight FundKaran MundhraAug 2024+5.67%a year––₹3,194 Cr
DSP Floating Interest Rates FundKaran MundhraAug 2024+6.52%a year––₹316 Cr
DSP Medium Term FundKaran MundhraMay 2021+5.54%a year––₹249 Cr
DSP Financial Services Sectoral Debt FundKaran MundhraAug 2026+0.48%over 49 days–––
DSP Liquid FundShalini VasantaAug 2024+6.65%a year––₹24,726 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the regular plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short to Short Term FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund13.19%20
Nippon India Ultra Short to Short Term FundNippon India Mutual Fund13.00%16
Canara Robeco Ultra Short to Short Term FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund12.98%10
Bajaj Finserv Ultra Short to Short Term FundBajaj Finserv Mutual Fund12.37%10
Invesco India Ultra Short to Short Term FundInvesco Mutual Fund12.32%9
Axis Ultra Short to Short Term FundAxis Mutual Fund11.15%16
Kotak Ultra Short to Short Term FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund10.79%15
JioBlackRock Ultra Short to Short Term FundJio BlackRock Mutual Fund10.17%10
LIC Mf Ultra Short to Short Term FundLIC Mutual Fund8.86%10
Mirae Asset Ultra Short to Short Term FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund8.63%9
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

DSP Ultra Short Term FundDSP Mutual Fund19.64%
DSP Money Market FundDSP Mutual Fund17.86%
DSP Short Term FundDSP Mutual Fund11.77%
DSP Banking and PSU Debt FundDSP Mutual Fund10.80%
DSP Financial Services Sectoral Debt FundDSP Mutual Fund8.04%
DSP Floating Interest Rates FundDSP Mutual Fund6.23%
DSP Corporate Bond FundDSP Mutual Fund4.79%
DSP Credit Risk FundDSP Mutual Fund2.37%
DSP Medium Term FundDSP Mutual Fund1.32%
DSP Dynamic Term FundDSP Mutual Fund0.68%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

DSP Ultra Short to Short Term Fund dividend history

IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV.

Every payout

NAV beforeNAV after
8 Oct 2026₹0.0024490.024%₹10.1809₹10.1814
5 Oct 2026₹0.001220.012%₹10.1814₹10.1814
4 Oct 2026₹0.0071260.070%₹10.1791₹10.1814
22 Sep 2026₹0.0030960.030%₹10.1814₹10.1814
21 Sep 2026₹0.0011720.012%₹10.1814₹10.1814
20 Sep 2026₹0.0028440.028%₹10.1792₹10.1814
8 Sep 2026₹0.0022030.022%₹10.1814₹10.1814
7 Sep 2026₹0.0021350.021%₹10.1814₹10.1814
6 Sep 2026₹0.0060510.059%₹10.1814₹10.1814
3 Sep 2026₹0.0042510.042%₹10.1814₹10.1814
2 Sep 2026₹0.0116460.11%₹10.1814₹10.1814
1 Sep 2026₹0.0067460.066%₹10.1814₹10.1814
The latest 120 of 1,589 payouts since 14 Feb 2018.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 30 SepCategoryCategory: Debt / Low Duration to Debt / Ultra Short to Short Term
    • 2 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
  2. 2025

    • 31 MayBenchmarkBenchmark: NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index B-I to NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
    • 30 AprBenchmarkBenchmark: NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I to NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index B-I
  3. 2019

    • 31 DecBenchmarkBenchmark: CRISIL Liquid Debt Index to NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I

Fund details

Objective

The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek 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 achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Debt and Money market securities such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 6 months to 12 months : Upto 100%. For detailed asset allocation pattern, please refer to the Scheme Information Document

Type of scheme

An open ended low duration debt scheme investing in debt and money market securities such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 6 months and 12 months (please refer page no. 40 under the section “Where will the Scheme invest” for details on Macaulay’s Duration). A relatively low interest rate risk and moderate credit risk.

Benchmark
NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
Potential risk class
B-I
Risk level at launch
Low to Moderate
New fund offer
27 Feb 2015 to 4 Mar 2015
Units first allotted
10 Mar 2015
Open for sale again
11 Mar 2015
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹1,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth133925INF740K013Q1DSP_ULTR_SHOR_UEIP4211 Mar 2015
Regular Growth133926INF740K018P2DSP_ULTR_SHOR_1XNO6C811 Mar 2015
Direct IDCW133922INF740KA1OL5DSP_ULTR_SHOR_2BRZNY11 Mar 2015
Regular IDCW133919INF740KA1OO9DSP_ULTR_SHOR_ZDRWLI11 Mar 2015