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DWS Short Maturity 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 22 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹10.4485
▼ 0.02% today
As of 13 Jan 2016 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹95.0k
▼ ₹5.0k loss · -5.0% / 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₹60.0k
Value today₹60.2k
Gain / loss+₹237
XIRR (annualised)1.61%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹60.0k
Would become*₹60.5k
Projected gain*+₹525
*at this fund's historical rate of 1.61% 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 500 other funds in Income

Same plan
1-year return
-4.96%median 4.49% (-9.45%)
Rank #387 of 501Beats 11% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
9.21%median 4.87% (+4.34%)
Rank #320 of 501Less risky than 35% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-9.19%median -6.75% (-2.44%)
Rank #212 of 501Less risky than 58% 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 4 years were positive.

+7%
2013
+2%
2014
+0%
2015
+0%
2016
Best year
2013 · 6.79%
Worst year
2015 · 0.15%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
9.2%

The value swings roughly 9% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-9.19%

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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Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year-4.96%
CAGR — 3 years—
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch-0.13%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)—
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)9.21%
Max drawdown — 1 year-0.03%
Max drawdown — 3 years-9.19%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)—
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.69

Fund info

Fund house
Deutsche Mutual Fund
Category
Income
Plan
Direct
Option
Dividend
ISIN (Growth)
—
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
118983
First price on record
22 Jan 2013 · 297 daily prices

About DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend

DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend is a Income offered by Deutsche Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Dividend option. It has approximately 14 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 Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend is ₹10.4485 (as of 13 Jan 2016). Historically, it has delivered -8.76% over the last year. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 9.2% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 9.2%. 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 DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend?+

The latest NAV of DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend is ₹10.4485 as of 13 Jan 2016, down 0.02% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend?+

DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend has delivered 1-year return -8.76%, since-inception CAGR -0.13%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend belong to?+

DWS Short Maturity 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 Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 9.2%, DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend a direct plan?+

DWS Short Maturity 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 Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend?+

DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend has NAV history available from 22 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 297 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.