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DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals. From DSP Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹11.8022
▲ 0.02% today
As of 1 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹99.9k
▼ ₹102 loss · -0.1% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.01 L
▲ ₹561 gain · 0.2% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.02 L
▲ ₹1.8k gain · 0.4% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.80 L
Gain / loss-₹125
XIRR (annualised)-0.05%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.80 L
Projected gain*+-₹132
*at this fund's historical rate of -0.05% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 38 other funds in Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Medium Term Fund

Same plan
1-year return
-0.10%median 5.31% (-5.41%)
Rank #32 of 39Beats 18% of peers
3-year return
0.19%median 5.87% (-5.68%)
Rank #31 of 39Beats 21% of peers
5-year return
0.36%median 5.86% (-5.50%)
Rank #28 of 39Beats 23% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
7.08%median 2.25% (+4.83%)
Rank #36 of 39Less risky than 8% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-13.24%median -7.46% (-5.78%)
Rank #10 of 39Less risky than 76% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 7 years were positive.

+10%
2020
-3%
2021
-1%
2022
+4%
2023
+0%
2024
+0%
2025
-2%
2026
Best year
2020 · 9.76%
Worst year
2021 · -2.72%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
7.1%

The value swings roughly 7% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-13.24%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW against other debt funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-0.10%
CAGR — 3 years0.19%
CAGR — 5 years0.36%
CAGR — since launch0.49%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)5.57%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)7.08%
Max drawdown — 1 year-5.95%
Max drawdown — 3 years-7.67%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-1.10
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.82

Fund info

Fund house
DSP Mutual Fund
Category
Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Medium Term Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF740K01NB2
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF740K01ND8
Fund code
118922
First price on record
2 Jan 2013 · 3,307 daily prices

About DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Medium Term Fund offered by DSP Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the debt category — Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.

The current NAV of DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹11.8022 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -0.10% over the last year, 0.19% CAGR over 3 years, 0.36% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 7.1% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 13.2%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

The latest NAV of DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹11.8022 as of 1 Sep 2026, up 0.02% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered 1-year return -0.10%, 3-year CAGR 0.19%, 5-year CAGR 0.36%, since-inception CAGR 0.49%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW belong to?+

DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is categorised as Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Medium Term Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.

How risky is DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 7.1%, DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW a direct plan?+

DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

DSP Medium Term Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history available from 2 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,307 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.