Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund)
Direct Plan · GROWTH · Sundaram Mutual Fund
Returns
Annualised (CAGR) returns for periods over a year.
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Rank in Category
| Period | This Fund | Category Avg. | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1W | +0.34% | +0.43% | 21 of 26 |
| 1M | +0.20% | +0.19% | 16 of 26 |
| 3M | +0.64% | +0.10% | 6 of 25 |
| 6M | +2.68% | +1.94% | 11 of 25 |
| YTD | +4.04% | +2.77% | 6 of 26 |
| 1Y | +4.83% | +3.08% | 4 of 24 |
| 2Y | +6.58% | +5.01% | 11 of 24 |
| 3Y | +7.31% | +5.31% | 8 of 24 |
| INCEPTION | +6.62% | — | — |
Ranked among: Debt Scheme - Short Duration Fund.
Rolling Returns
| Period | Average | Best | Worst | Positive Periods | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3M | +1.68% | +3.75% | -0.03% | 100% | 40% |
| 6M | +3.47% | +5.53% | +1.11% | 100% | 41% |
| 1Y | +7.35% | +10.36% | +4.19% | 100% | 43% |
| 2Y | +7.68% | +8.68% | +5.75% | 100% | 43% |
| 3Y | +7.64% | +8.21% | +6.66% | 100% | 43% |
Rolling returns show the average, best and worst outcome an investor would have seen entering at any point in the window.
NAV History
AUM Trend (₹ Cr, quarterly average)
Expense Ratio Trend
Portfolio · Sep 2026
Asset Allocation
- Equity0.00%
- Debt90.94%
- Cash9.06%
- Other0.00%
Market Cap Split
- Large Cap0.00%
- Mid Cap0.00%
- Small Cap0.00%
- Others100.00%
Holdings · Sep 2026
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Change (1M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PNB Housing Finance Ltd - 8.15% - 29/07/2027** | Debt | 5.68% | +0.05% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd - 7.77% - 15/04/2028** | Debt | 5.68% | +0.06% |
| Export Import Bank of India - 7.35% - 27/07/2028** | Debt | 5.66% | +0.05% |
| REC LTD - 7.28% - 31/08/2029** | Debt | 5.61% | +0.06% |
| National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 6.66% - 12/10/2028** | Debt | 5.56% | +0.06% |
| Punjab National Bank - 05/02/2027** | Money Market | 5.55% | +0.10% |
| SDL GJ 6.45% 2030 | Debt | 5.53% | +0.03% |
| Union Bank of India - 16/03/2027 | Money Market | 5.51% | +0.10% |
| Cash and Other Net Current Assets^ | Net Current Assets | 4.98% | — |
| Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.42% - 12/03/2029** | Debt | 4.50% | +0.04% |
| TREPS | Reverse Repo / TREPS | 4.08% | — |
| GOI LOAN 7.32% 2030 | Debt | 2.88% | +0.00% |
| GOI LOAN 7.04% 2029 | Debt | 2.86% | +0.01% |
| Can Fin Homes Ltd - 8.09% - 04/01/2027** | Debt | 2.84% | +0.03% |
| National Housing Bank - 7.59% - 14/07/2027** | Debt | 2.84% | +0.03% |
View all 27 holdings
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd - 8.54% - 12/04/2029** | Debt | 2.84% | +0.02% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd - 7.95% - 29/01/2028** | Debt | 2.84% | +0.03% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd - 8.2% - 25/09/2029 | Debt | 2.84% | — |
| 360 One Prime Ltd - 8.95% - 04/06/2027** | Debt | 2.84% | +0.03% |
| Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd - 8.4% - 06/05/2027** | Debt | 2.84% | +0.03% |
| National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.48% - 15/09/2028 | Debt | 2.82% | +0.02% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd - 6.9% - 17/09/2027 | Debt | 2.82% | +0.04% |
| National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development - 7.37% - 16/07/2029** | Debt | 2.81% | +0.03% |
| Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.04% - 09/02/2029** | Debt | 2.79% | +0.02% |
| 653TNSDL31 | Debt | 2.75% | — |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd - 6.96% - 02/03/2028** | Debt | 1.69% | — |
| Corporate Debt Market Development Fund - Class A2 | Debt | 0.37% | +0.00% |
Risk Metrics
Standard Deviation
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 1.00 | 1.58 | Low Volatility |
| 3Y | 0.92 | 1.45 | Low Volatility |
What is this?
Annualized population standard deviation of daily denomination-adjusted NAV returns, multiplied by sqrt(252). Values require a full timeframe of NAV history.
Sharpe Ratio
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -0.74 | -1.54 | Above Average |
| 3Y | 1.14 | -0.52 | Above Average |
What is this?
Annualized Sharpe ratio calculated from month-end NAV returns using the latest available FBIL Overnight MIBOR rate as the risk-free rate. For schemes with less than three years of history, the 3Y value uses since-inception data. Applied risk-free rate: 5.73% (published 2026-10-28).
Sortino Ratio
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 9.11 | 5.18 | Above Average |
| 3Y | 17.48 | 11.67 | Above Average |
What is this?
Annualized from daily NAV returns using a 0.00% minimum acceptable return; downside deviation includes only returns below this target.
Beta
| Period | Fund | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | 0.87 | 1.08 | Good Risk Adjusted Returns |
| 3Y | 1.01 | 1.16 | Good Risk Adjusted Returns |
| 5Y | 0.87 | 1.07 | Good Risk Adjusted Returns |
What is this?
This value gives idea about how volatile fund performance has been compared to similar funds in the market. Lower beta implies the fund gives more predictable performance compared to similar funds in the market.
Compare With Peers
| Scheme | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groww Short Term Fund
Direct Plan · Growth
|
+5.27% | +7.50% | +6.27% | +7.46% |
|
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
|
+4.67% | +6.94% | +6.40% | +7.97% |
|
Axis Short Term Fund
Regular Plan · Growth Option
|
+4.56% | +7.09% | +6.18% | +7.40% |
|
TRUSTMF Short Term Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
|
+4.24% | +6.51% | +5.72% | +5.64% |
|
HDFC Short Term Fund
Regular Plan · Growth Option
|
+4.20% | +6.98% | +6.17% | +7.80% |
|
Mahindra Manulife Short Term Fund
Regular Plan · Growth
|
+4.18% | +6.55% | +5.59% | +5.49% |
|
Baroda BNP Paribas Short Term Fund (the scheme has 2 segregated portfolios)
Regular Plan · Growth Option
|
+4.14% | +6.66% | +5.84% | +7.19% |
|
Mirae Asset Short Term Fund
Direct Plan · IDCW
|
+4.13% | +7.15% | +6.34% | +6.86% |
|
BANK OF INDIA SHORT TERM FUND
Regular Plan · Growth
|
+4.12% | +6.99% | +10.30% | +5.90% |
|
Canara Robeco Short Term Fund
Regular Plan · GROWTH OPTION
|
+4.09% | +6.26% | +5.43% | +6.59% |
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About This Scheme
Investment Objective
To generate income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in fixed income securities & money market instruments. No Guarantee: Investors are neither being offered any guaranteed/indicated returns nor any guarantee on repayment of capital by the Scheme. There is also no guarantee of capital or return either by the mutual fund or by the sponsor or Trustees by the Asset management Company.
Stated Asset Allocation
Debt & Money Market Instruments with Macaulay duration of 1-3 years: 0%-100%
Exit Load
NIL
Fund Managers
FM 1 -Mr. Sandeep Agarwal, FM 2 -Mr. Kumaresh Ramakrishnan, FM 3 - Mr. Ronak Shah
Comanage
Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not indicative of future returns. Data is sourced from AMFI and fund houses via FinAPI and may lag official figures.
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