DSP Corporate Bond Fund Direct - Growth

Q: What are the returns of DSP Corporate Bond Fund?

The DSP Corporate Bond Fund is a 6 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.42% since inception. DSP Corporate Bond Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year Since Inception 9.0% 7.67% 5.72% 7.42%

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹16.3671+0.03% 1 day change	7.42% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹2,647 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹16.3671 as on Jul 21, 2025

This fund Category average

DSP Corporate Bond Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.29% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹2,647 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	6 yrs 11 m since Aug 23, 2018
Benchmark	CRISIL Corporate Debt A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹500
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

DSP Corporate Bond Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Jul 22, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.55%	0.62%
3 Months	2.11%	1.94%
6 Months	4.94%	5.33%
1 Year	9.0%	9.67%
2 Years	8.02%	8.52%
3 Years	7.67%	8.05%
4 Years	5.99%	6.7%
5 Years	5.72%	6.41%

Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

AAA 82.11%

SOV 15.25%

Cash & Call Money 2.36%

Others 0.28%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 15.25%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 8.2%

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. 6.7%

Power Finance Corporation Ltd. 6.57%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 39.75000000000001%

Bonds 18.680000000000003%

Bonds/NCDs 16.009999999999998%

GOI Securities 15.25%

Other Holdings

Others 0.28%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
DSP Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	2,647 Cr	6 yrs 11 m	0.29%
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	6,566 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.36%
PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	91 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.25%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	N.A.	771 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.24%
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	16,661 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.34%
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	117 Cr	11 yrs 6 m	0.37%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
DSP Corporate Bond Fund	0.55%	4.94%	9.0%	7.67%	5.72%	N.A.
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	0.61%	5.55%	10.14%	8.52%	7.2%	7.83%
PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund	0.68%	5.44%	9.83%	7.94%	6.66%	7.5%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	0.7%	6.59%	10.98%	8.31%	6.94%	8.0%
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	0.6%	5.37%	9.82%	8.19%	6.61%	7.77%
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	0.57%	4.53%	8.58%	7.42%	5.9%	7.31%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
DSP Corporate Bond Fund	1.25	0.56	0.99	1.29
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	1.16	0.66	1.64	3.03
PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund	1.13	0.61	1.14	2.1
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	1.36	0.55	1.22	3.09
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	1.03	0.57	1.52	3.14
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	1.03	0.59	0.84	1.39

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	0.66 vs. 2.96 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.99 vs. 3.59 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.56 vs. 1.3 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.25 vs. 1.09 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About DSP Corporate Bond Fund

DSP Corporate Bond Fund Direct - Growth is a Corporate Bond mutual fund scheme from Dsp Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 6 yrs 11 m, having been launched on 23/08/2018. DSP Corporate Bond Fund Direct - Growth has ₹2,647 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of DSP Corporate Bond Fund Direct - Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹16.37. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.29%, which is close to what most other Corporate Bond funds charge.

DSP Corporate Bond Fund Direct - Growth returns of last 1-year are 8.99%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.44% average annual returns.
DSP Corporate Bond Fund Direct - Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is low.
The fund's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI, National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Power Finance Corporation Ltd., Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd..

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Fund AUM	2,647 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Vivekanand Ramakrishnan

Mr. Ramakrishnan is a B.Tech from IIT Madras, MS and PHD from University of Southern California. Prior to joining DSP Investment Managers. He has worked with ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Standard Chartered Bank, Vikram Ispat as Marketing Executive and with CRISIL as manager-rating.

Shantanu Godambe

Mr. Godambehas done B.Com, MS (Finance) and CFA Prior to joining DSP Mutual Fund, he has worked with Yes Bank, Prebon Yamane and ICAP India Private Limited

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to generate regular income and capital appreciation commensurate with risk from a portfolio predominantly investing in corporate debt securities across maturities which are rated AA+ and above, in addition to debt instruments issued by central and state governments and money market securities.

DSP Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	50 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,98,256 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	NATRAJ, Office No. 302-3rd Floor-Plot No. 194, MV Road Junction Western Express Highway, Andheri East Mumbai, 400069
Phone	1800-208-4499 / 1800-200-4499

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of DSP Corporate Bond Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹16.3671 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The DSP Corporate Bond Fund is a 6 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.42% since inception.

DSP Corporate Bond Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	Since Inception
9.0%	7.67%	5.72%	7.42%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.29%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The DSP Corporate Bond Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 2,647 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

To whom does DSP Corporate Bond Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of DSP Corporate Bond Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	15.25%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	8.2%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.	6.7%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The DSP Corporate Bond Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	82.11%
SOV	15.25%
Cash & Call Money	2.36%

What is risk level of DSP Corporate Bond Fund?

This is a Corporate Bond fund comes with Moderate risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How do I invest in DSP Corporate Bond Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for DSP Corporate Bond Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in DSP Corporate Bond Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in DSP Corporate Bond Fund?

Redeeming your investments in DSP Corporate Bond Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

If you have invested in DSP Corporate Bond Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

in Corporate Bond

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Corporate Bond funds in the last 1 Year.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.