Which has the lower expense ratio, DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct - Growth or Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth?

DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct - Growth's expense ratio is 0.29% versus Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth's 0.26%. A lower expense ratio directly improves your net returns over the long term, all else being equal.

Can I invest in both DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct - Growth and Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth?

Yes, but check for portfolio overlap first if both funds are in the same category — holding two funds with very similar underlying stocks reduces the diversification benefit of investing in more than one fund.

DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct - Growth vs Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth

Q: DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct - Growth vs Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth — which has given better returns?

DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct - Growth has a 1-year return of 6.05% versus Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth's 6.13%. Compare NAV, expense ratio and star rating above before deciding, and check consistency over 3-5 years rather than a single year.

Side-by-side comparison of NAV, returns, expense ratio and star rating.

DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct - Growth

DSP Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

Metric	DSP Corporate Bond Fun...	Franklin India Corpora...
NAV	₹17.51	₹116.31
Star Rating	★★★★★	★★★★★
Expense Ratio	0.29%	0.26%
AUM	₹2,816 Cr	₹1,378 Cr
1M Return	+0.55%	+0.35%
3M Return	+1.72%	+1.53%
6M Return	+3.53%	+3.39%
1Y Return	+6.05%	+6.13%
3Y CAGR	+7.37%	+7.98%
5Y CAGR	+6.05%	+6.74%
Risk Level	—	—
Fund Manager	Vikram Chopra, Saurabh Bhatia	Santosh Kamath, Sumit Gupta

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