Should I invest in DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ yearsprimary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growthtax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

DBS Chola

DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily

Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.00%	-9.99%	+9.99	258 / 1129	Q1
1W	+0.00%	-13.04%	+13.04	371 / 1151	Q2
2W	+0.00%	-13.18%	+13.18	347 / 1149	Q2
1M	+0.00%	-13.26%	+13.26	363 / 1137	Q2
3M	+0.00%	-13.15%	+13.15	415 / 1116	Q2
6M	+0.00%	-15.45%	+15.45	455 / 906	Q3
YTD	+0.00%	-15.77%	+15.77	422 / 952	Q2
1Y	+0.96%	-13.09%	+14.05	391 / 820	Q2
2Y	+1.73%	-12.72%	+14.45	199 / 446	Q2
3Y	+1.15%	-11.01%	+12.16	187 / 385	Q2
4Y	+0.86%	-6.52%	+7.38	173 / 339	Q3
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+0.89%	-13.63%	+14.52	419 / 1199	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2010 YTD	+0.00%	-5.78%	+5.78	262 / 377
2009	+1.27%	-12.86%	+14.13	317 / 713
2008	+2.17%	-2.02%	+4.19	118 / 380
2007	+0.00%	+4.84%	-4.84	128 / 142
2006	—	—	—	—

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+1.12%

36 windows

min 0.0% · max 3.2%

86% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+1.11%

11 windows

min 1.0% · max 1.2%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

—

Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

—

Insufficient history

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

0.56%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-9.58

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-3.52%

Jul 2009 → Aug 2009

% positive months

36.1%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
15 Feb 2010	₹10.3650
14 Feb 2010	₹10.3650
11 Feb 2010	₹10.3650
10 Feb 2010	₹10.3650
9 Feb 2010	₹10.3650
8 Feb 2010	₹10.3650
7 Feb 2010	₹10.3650
5 Feb 2010	₹10.3650
4 Feb 2010	₹10.3650
3 Feb 2010	₹10.3650

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily is a Income from DBS Chola (Unknown plan, IDCW (dividend) option). Latest NAV isn't currently available in our feed — the AMC publishes it once per business day after market close.

DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily has NAV history starting from 02 Apr 2006, a track record of about 20 years 2 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily is managed by DBS Chola. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Income' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily has delivered a absolute return of 0.96% — +14.05 pp ahead of the Income category average of -13.09%. The fund ranks #391 of 820 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily has delivered a CAGR of 1.15% — +12.16 pp ahead of the Income category average of -11.01%. The fund ranks #187 of 385 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

₹1 lakh invested in DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹103,480 today — a multiplier of 1.03×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 1.15%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹70,476.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹367,868 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 1.40%.

DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹367,868 — XIRR 1.40%.

On a 3-year basis, DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily ranks #187 out of 385 funds in the Income category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is -11.01%; this fund delivered 1.15%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily has experienced over the last 3-year window is 3.52% — its NAV fell from a high on 15 Jul 2009 to a low on 30 Aug 2009. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 3-year rolling windows, DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily averaged 1.11% (best 1.15%, worst 0.97%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 3-year Sharpe ratio is -9.58 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2009, DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily returned 1.27% — beating the Income category average of -12.86% by 14.13 pp. It ranked #317 of 713 in its category that year.

DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily is classified as a Debt fund. For units acquired on or after 1 April 2023, all gains are taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of holding period — there's no LTCG concession or indexation. For pre-April-2023 units, the old rules with indexation still apply on long-term gains.

We don't give personal investment advice. DBS Chola Short Term Floating Rate Fund-Dividend-Daily is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ years
primary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growth
tax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.