Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
In three lines
Fits if · No material deterioration, cost shock, or persistent category underperformance in the current evidence set.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
12.2 years of path to read.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.43% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -17.0%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
20% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 100.0% of the portfolio.
Evidence supports a shortlist - confirm with peers before you buy elsewhere.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
20 Feb 2020 – 26 May 2020
Trough 18 Mar 2020 · recovered in 69 days
-17.0%
16 Dec 2021 – 13 Jul 2023
Trough 13 Oct 2022 · recovered in 273 days
-14.2%
4 Oct 2018 – 5 Sept 2019
Trough 2 Jan 2019 · recovered in 246 days
-12.5%
13 May 2015 – 9 Aug 2016
Trough 12 Feb 2016 · recovered in 179 days
-8.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
49
Vs category
54
Consistency
23
Risk-adjusted
37
Drawdown
58
Mean
44
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
30 Sept 2026 · 5 holdings · top 10 are 100.0%.
DSP Banking and PSU Debt Fund Direct-Growth
Unspecified
39.4%
DSP Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth
Unspecified
36.3%
DSP Short Term Fund Direct Plan-Growth
Unspecified
24.0%
Reverse Repo
Unspecified
0.4%
Net Receivables
Unspecified
0.0%
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
Bandhan Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Caveat: Lower trailing returns
HDFC Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher volatility · Deeper drawdown
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
In three lines
Fits if · No material deterioration, cost shock, or persistent category underperformance in the current evidence set.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
12.2 years of path to read.
Engine status
Pass
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.43% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -17.0%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
20% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
n/a
Manager not listed.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 100.0% of the portfolio.
Evidence supports a shortlist - confirm with peers before you buy elsewhere.
NAV
30 Oct 2026 · +4.3% over 1Y
23.8928
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
30 Oct 2026
-0.2%
20 Feb 2020 – 26 May 2020
Trough 18 Mar 2020 · recovered in 69 days
-17.0%
16 Dec 2021 – 13 Jul 2023
Trough 13 Oct 2022 · recovered in 273 days
-14.2%
4 Oct 2018 – 5 Sept 2019
Trough 2 Jan 2019 · recovered in 246 days
-12.5%
13 May 2015 – 9 Aug 2016
Trough 12 Feb 2016 · recovered in 179 days
-8.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
49
Vs category
54
Consistency
23
Risk-adjusted
37
Drawdown
58
Mean
44
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Fit for a long SIP
Evidence supports keeping this on a shortlist for a multi-year equity SIP.
Why this status
Supporting reads
No supporting reads in the current evidence set.
30 Sept 2026 · 5 holdings · top 10 are 100.0%.
DSP Banking and PSU Debt Fund Direct-Growth
Unspecified
39.4%
DSP Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth
Unspecified
36.3%
DSP Short Term Fund Direct Plan-Growth
Unspecified
24.0%
Reverse Repo
Unspecified
0.4%
Net Receivables
Unspecified
0.0%