Should I invest in DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 2.8%. 5-year CAGR: 0.46%.

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DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly

Latest NAV

₹10.4361

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,106 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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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	-0.03%	+0.01%	-0.04	55 / 60	Q4
1W	-0.16%	-0.06%	-0.10	52 / 60	Q4
2W	-0.28%	-0.13%	-0.14	51 / 60	Q4
1M	-1.28%	+0.04%	-1.32	58 / 60	Q4
3M	-0.23%	+0.62%	-0.84	52 / 60	Q4
6M	+0.47%	+1.01%	-0.54	30 / 60	Q2
YTD	+0.06%	+0.57%	-0.52	32 / 60	Q3
1Y	+0.12%	+1.29%	-1.17	25 / 60	Q2
2Y	+0.81%	+2.22%	-1.41	27 / 60	Q2
3Y	+0.74%	+1.98%	-1.24	24 / 57	Q2
4Y	+0.59%	+1.93%	-1.34	24 / 52	Q2
5Y	+0.46%	+1.64%	-1.18	22 / 50	Q2
7Y	+0.21%	+1.46%	-1.24	26 / 47	Q3
10Y	+0.14%	+1.38%	-1.25	28 / 37	Q4
Inception	+0.33%	+2.02%	-1.69	36 / 57	Q3

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
2026 YTD	+0.06%	+0.54%	-0.49	27 / 51
2025	+1.80%	+2.37%	-0.56	20 / 52
2024	+0.62%	+2.35%	-1.73	28 / 53
2023	+0.15%	+2.08%	-1.93	30 / 51
2022	+0.02%	+1.10%	-1.08	28 / 50
2021	-0.15%	-0.84%	+0.69	26 / 50
2020	-0.14%	+2.60%	-2.74	38 / 47
2019	+0.08%	+1.86%	-1.79	32 / 45
2018	+0.17%	+1.66%	-1.49	32 / 46
2017	-0.05%	+0.89%	-0.94	30 / 46
2016	-0.15%	+2.60%	-2.75	39 / 43

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

+0.24%

145 windows

min -4.3% · max 4.5%

64% positive

3-Year rolling

+0.08%

120 windows

min -1.2% · max 1.5%

48% positive

5-Year rolling

+0.03%

96 windows

min -0.7% · max 1.0%

49% positive

7-Year rolling

+0.03%

72 windows

min -0.4% · max 0.6%

50% positive

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

3.09%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-1.84

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-2.49

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-2.75%

Sep 2024 → Oct 2024

% positive months

63.9%

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.

Peers in Banking & PSU Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹10.0100	17 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA BANKING and PSU FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹22.8275	17 Jul 2026
SBI Banking & PSU Fund - Direct Plan - Daily Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹1,547.1581	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Banking and PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹13.1750	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Banking and PSU Fund - Direct Plan - Daily IDCW (Reinvestment)	Invesco	₹1,063.0787	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Banking and PSU Fund - Direct Annual IDCW	Bandhan	₹12.3368	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund - DIRECT - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹106.6001	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Banking and PSU Debt Fund - Direct - IDCW	Franklin India	₹11.5230	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Banking and PSU Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Mirae Asset	₹13.9587	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Monthly Payout of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option	Kotak	₹10.2435	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹10.4361
16 Jul 2026	₹10.4390
15 Jul 2026	₹10.4295
14 Jul 2026	₹10.4244
13 Jul 2026	₹10.4551
10 Jul 2026	₹10.4524
9 Jul 2026	₹10.4399
8 Jul 2026	₹10.4335
7 Jul 2026	₹10.4638
6 Jul 2026	₹10.4699

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.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly is ₹10.4361. It's a Banking & PSU Fund from DSP, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly has NAV history starting from 16 Sep 2013, a track record of about 12 years 10 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly is managed by DSP. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Banking & PSU Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly has delivered a absolute return of 0.12% — -1.17 pp behind the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 1.29%. The fund ranks #25 of 60 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly has delivered a CAGR of 0.74% — -1.24 pp behind the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 1.98%. The fund ranks #24 of 57 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly has delivered a CAGR of 0.46% — -1.18 pp behind the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 1.64%. The fund ranks #22 of 50 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹101,402 today — a multiplier of 1.01×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 0.14%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹114,739.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹607,261 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 0.47%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,214,704 (multiplier 1.01×). XIRR: 0.24%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly ranks #22 out of 50 funds in the Banking & PSU Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 1.64%; this fund delivered 0.46%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly has experienced over the last 5-year window is 2.75% — its NAV fell from a high on 26 Sep 2024 to a low on 04 Oct 2024. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly averaged 0.03% (best 0.99%, worst -0.68%). 49% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -2.08 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly returned 1.80% — lagging the Banking & PSU Fund category average of 2.37% by 0.56 pp. It ranked #20 of 52 in its category that year.

DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. DSP Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW - Quarterly is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 2.8%. 5-year CAGR: 0.46%.

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