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DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus

A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From Deutsche Mutual Fund. It's been running since 2 Jul 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹18.3988
▲ 0.03% today
As of 2 Mar 2016 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.08 L
▲ ₹8.5k gain · 8.5% / 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₹62.2k
Gain / loss+₹2.2k
XIRR (annualised)7.98%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹60.0k
Would become*₹62.7k
Projected gain*+₹2.7k
*at this fund's historical rate of 7.98% 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
8.49%median 4.49% (+4.00%)
Rank #125 of 501Beats 71% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
25.46%median 5.00% (+20.47%)
Rank #476 of 501Less risky than 3% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-33.31%median -6.85% (-26.47%)
Rank #32 of 501Less risky than 94% 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. 3 of last 4 years were positive.

-31%
2013
+12%
2014
+9%
2015
+1%
2016
Best year
2014 · 11.51%
Worst year
2013 · -31.10%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
25.5%

The value swings roughly 25% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-33.31%

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 year8.49%
CAGR — 3 years—
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch-5.95%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)0.99%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)25.46%
Max drawdown — 1 year-0.24%
Max drawdown — 3 years-33.31%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)2.48
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.49

Fund info

Fund house
Deutsche Mutual Fund
Category
Income
Plan
Direct
Option
Bonus
ISIN (Growth)
—
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
122683
First price on record
2 Jul 2013 · 641 daily prices

About DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus

DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus is a Income offered by Deutsche Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Bonus option. It has approximately 13 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 - Annual Bonus is ₹18.3988 (as of 2 Mar 2016). Historically, it has delivered 8.51% 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 25.5% annualised volatility — a "very high" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 33.3%. 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 - Annual Bonus?+

The latest NAV of DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus is ₹18.3988 as of 2 Mar 2016, up 0.03% 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 - Annual Bonus?+

DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus has delivered 1-year return 8.51%, since-inception CAGR -5.95%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus belong to?+

DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus 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 - Annual Bonus?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 25.5%, DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus sits in the "very high" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus a direct plan?+

DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Bonus option.

How old is DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus?+

DWS Short Maturity Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus has NAV history available from 2 Jul 2013 — approximately 13 years of track record and 641 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.