DSP Corporate Bond Fund
- NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
- ₹17.16-0.01%1 day
- Return since launch
- 6.9%
- 52-week range
- ₹16.22 — ₹17.16
- AUM
- ₹2,816 Cr
DSP Corporate Bond Fund is a Corporate Bond debt fund from DSP Mutual Fund with ₹2,816 Cr under management, launched in 2018. Over three years it has returned 6.8% a year, against 6.8% for its category. The expense ratio is 0.54% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Low to Moderate.
Performance
DSP Corporate Bond Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +5.8% against +4.6% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 6.0% | +1.5 pts | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| 2Y | 6.4% | +1.1 pts | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| 3Y | 6.8% | +0.1 pts | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| 5Y | 6.7% | +0.8 pts | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 7Y | 6.2% | 0.0 pts | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.5% | +0.4 pts | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 3M | 1.4% | +1.0 pts | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 6M | 3.3% | +0.4 pts | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| 1Y | 5.8% | +1.2 pts | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 2Y | 6.9% | +0.8 pts | 6.1% | 6.2% |
| 3Y | 7.1% | +0.3 pts | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 5Y | 5.8% | 0.0 pts | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 7Y | 6.2% | −0.2 pts | 6.4% | 6.4% |
Since launch (23 Aug 2018): 6.9%
Calendar-year returns
Category averageShow as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.7% | −0.3 pts | 8.0% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | −0.7 pts | 8.4% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | −0.7 pts | 7.2% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | −1.4 pts | 3.5% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | −0.6 pts | 4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | −1.6 pts | 11.0% |
Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.
Costs & terms
Costs and terms
What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.
Costs
0.53%
Expense ratio as on 25 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 0.45%
- Brokerage
- 0.00%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.08%
- Exit load
- 0%
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- CRISIL Corporate Debt A-II
Risk
Risk
What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.
Your principal is treated as being at low to moderate risk — typically short duration debt schemes.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | — | — | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | — | — | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 1.42 | 0.87 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 2.36 | 1.47 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 0.84 | 1.48 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 4 category peers | |||
Portfolio
DSP Corporate Bond Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Debt100.0%
- Other0.0%
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOI | Sovereign | 7.84% | ₹221 Cr | +7.84% | +10.80% | +13.45% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | 6.78% | ₹191 Cr | +15.81% | +13.17% | +16.92% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | 5.64% | ₹159 Cr | +3.50% | +3.14% | +3.80% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | 5.00% | ₹141 Cr | +9.15% | +7.59% | +9.72% |
| Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd. | Financial | 4.65% | ₹131 Cr | +4.46% | +3.71% | +0.96% |
| Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | Energy | 4.57% | ₹129 Cr | +4.38% | +5.10% | +6.55% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | 3.69% | ₹104 Cr | +1.77% | +2.38% | +1.91% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | 3.09% | ₹86.77 Cr | +3.20% | +2.66% | +1.48% |
| Jamnagar Utilities and Power Pvt. Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.82% | ₹79.39 Cr | +2.71% | +2.24% | +2.88% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | 2.76% | ₹77.62 Cr | +2.64% | +3.67% | +2.81% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | 2.60% | ₹73.24 Cr | +2.79% | +2.34% | +2.82% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | Energy | 2.46% | ₹69.22 Cr | — | +2.63% | +2.25% |
| ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd. | Financial | 2.04% | ₹57.33 Cr | +1.95% | +0.48% | +0.58% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.98% | ₹55.81 Cr | +2.20% | +1.84% | +2.20% |
| Sikka Ports and Terminals Ltd. | Energy | 1.90% | ₹53.43 Cr | +1.82% | +1.51% | +1.97% |
| Sundaram Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.90% | ₹53.45 Cr | +1.82% | +2.27% | +2.95% |
| NIIF Infrastructure Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.85% | ₹51.97 Cr | +1.77% | +1.47% | +1.89% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.78% | ₹50.15 Cr | +1.83% | +1.53% | +1.84% |
| Punjab National Bank | Financial | 1.72% | ₹48.55 Cr | +1.65% | — | — |
| Nuclear Power Corpn. Of India Ltd. | Energy | 1.26% | ₹35.62 Cr | +1.27% | +1.06% | +1.33% |
| Karnataka State | Others | 0.93% | ₹26.16 Cr | +0.90% | +0.77% | — |
| Tata Capital Ltd.(Partly Paid Equity) | Financial | 0.93% | ₹26.06 Cr | +0.89% | — | — |
| Tata Capital Ltd. | Financial | 0.91% | ₹25.71 Cr | +0.88% | +0.79% | +0.95% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | Materials | 0.90% | ₹25.45 Cr | +0.93% | +0.78% | +0.94% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | 0.90% | ₹25.27 Cr | +0.90% | +0.75% | — |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | 0.87% | ₹24.52 Cr | +2.51% | +2.78% | — |
| Bank Of Baroda | Financial | 0.86% | ₹24.30 Cr | — | — | — |
| Canara Bank | Financial | 0.86% | ₹24.09 Cr | — | — | — |
| Export-Import Bank Of India | Financial | 0.86% | ₹24.20 Cr | — | +1.53% | +1.85% |
| Others | Others | 0.39% | ₹11.14 Cr | +1.02% | +0.84% | +0.81% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | 5.22% | 0.92% | -4.30% |
| GOI | 7.46% | 7.84% | +0.38% |
| Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd. | 4.41% | 4.65% | +0.24% |
| Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | 4.34% | 4.57% | +0.23% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | 3.50% | 3.69% | +0.19% |
| REC Ltd. | 3.01% | 3.17% | +0.16% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | 2.62% | 2.76% | +0.14% |
| Jamnagar Utilities and Power Pvt. Ltd. | 2.68% | 2.82% | +0.14% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | 2.33% | 2.46% | +0.13% |
| ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd. | 1.93% | 2.04% | +0.11% |
| NIIF Infrastructure Finance Ltd. | 1.75% | 1.85% | +0.10% |
| Sikka Ports and Terminals Ltd. | 1.80% | 1.90% | +0.10% |
| Sundaram Finance Ltd. | 1.80% | 1.90% | +0.10% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | 1.74% | 1.83% | +0.09% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | 1.69% | 1.78% | +0.09% |
| Punjab National Bank | 1.64% | 1.72% | +0.08% |
| Nuclear Power Corpn. Of India Ltd. | 1.20% | 1.26% | +0.06% |
| Karnataka State | 0.88% | 0.93% | +0.05% |
| Tata Capital Ltd.(Partly Paid Equity) | 0.88% | 0.93% | +0.05% |
| Canara Bank | 0.81% | 0.86% | +0.05% |
| Bank Of Baroda | 0.82% | 0.86% | +0.04% |
| Export-Import Bank Of India | 0.82% | 0.86% | +0.04% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | 0.86% | 0.90% | +0.04% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | 0.83% | 0.87% | +0.04% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | 0.86% | 0.90% | +0.04% |
| Tata Capital Ltd. | 0.87% | 0.91% | +0.04% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 1.09% | 1.06% | -0.03% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | 1.58% | 1.61% | +0.03% |
| Others | 0.33% | 0.35% | +0.02% |
| Gujarat State | 0.89% | 0.90% | +0.01% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹12,412 Cr | 0.59% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 6.7% |
 ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund | ₹29,688 Cr | 0.60% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 6.9% |
 Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund | ₹13,626 Cr | 0.68% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 6.5% |
 HSBC Corporate Bond Fund | ₹6,058 Cr | 0.60% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 6.5% |
 Baroda BNP Paribas Corporate Bond Fund | ₹275 Cr | 0.50% | 5.6% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
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.
Fund managers
- Shantanu GodambeMr. Godambehas done B.Com, MS (Finance) and CFAPrior to joining DSP Mutual Fund, he has worked with Yes Bank, Prebon Yamane and ICAP India Private Limited
- Vivekanand RamakrishnanMr. 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.
Tools
Return calculator
What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.
| Over the past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months3.32% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹61,992 | 3.32% | |
| 1 year5.75% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,23,804 | 3.17% | |
| 3 years7.09% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,02,204 | 11.72% | |
| 5 years5.78% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,97,111 | 16.19% |
Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.
How this is calculated
Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.
The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
The things people ask about this scheme.