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DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend

A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From Deutsche Mutual Fund. It's been running since 11 Jun 2015.

Latest price per unit
₹11.6604
▲ 0.45% today
As of 2 Mar 2016 · updated once each business day
Not enough price history yet to tell the money story.
How it compares to peers

Vs 500 other funds in Income

Same plan
Bumpiness (3Y)
4.53%median 5.00% (-0.46%)
Rank #238 of 501Less risky than 52% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-4.07%median -6.85% (+2.78%)
Rank #287 of 501Less risky than 43% 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. 1 of last 2 years were positive.

+1%
2015
-1%
2016
Best year
2015 · 1.40%
Worst year
2016 · -0.67%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
4.5%

The value swings roughly 5% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-4.07%

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 DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend against other other funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year—
CAGR — 3 years—
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch0.91%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)4.53%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)4.53%
Max drawdown — 1 year-4.07%
Max drawdown — 3 years-4.07%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-1.12
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-1.12

Fund info

Fund house
Deutsche Mutual Fund
Category
Income
Plan
Direct
Option
Dividend
ISIN (Growth)
—
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
118967
First price on record
11 Jun 2015 · 181 daily prices

About DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend

DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend is a Income offered by Deutsche Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Dividend option. It has approximately 11 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the other category — A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

The current NAV of DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend is ₹11.6604 (as of 2 Mar 2016). Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 4.5% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 4.1%. 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 DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend?+

The latest NAV of DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend is ₹11.6604 as of 2 Mar 2016, up 0.45% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What category does DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend belong to?+

DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend is categorised as Income. A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

How risky is DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 4.5%, DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend a direct plan?+

DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend?+

DWS Equity Income Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend has NAV history available from 11 Jun 2015 — approximately 11 years of track record and 181 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.