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Debt Scheme - Short Duration Fund

Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund)

Regular Plan · IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) · Sundaram Mutual Fund

Risk: Low to Moderate Risk ★★★★★ Morningstar
52W Low ₹12.86 28 Oct 2026 52W High ₹13.14 12 Jan 2026
₹12.9037 NAV as of 4 Nov 2026 +0.11% day change
ISININF173K01BB1
Scheme Code149586
StructureOpen Ended Schemes
Fund HouseSundaram Asset Management Company Ltd
AUM (avg. July - September 2026)₹6.07 Cr
Expense Ratio (as of 4 Nov 2026)0.73%
Min. Investment₹5,000
Inception Date24 Apr 2002
BenchmarkNifty Short Duration Debt Index A-II
Portfolio Turnover102.97%
NFO Period26-08-2002 – 30-08-2002

Returns

1Y -1.06%
3Y +0.04%
Since Inception +0.09%

Annualised (CAGR) returns for periods over a year.

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Rank in Category

PeriodThis FundCategory Avg.Rank
1W +0.33% +0.43% 21 of 26
1M -1.10% +0.19% 16 of 26
3M -0.75% +0.10% 6 of 25
6M -0.13% +1.94% 11 of 25
YTD -1.72% +2.77% 6 of 26
1Y -1.06% +3.08% 4 of 24
2Y +0.12% +5.01% 11 of 24
3Y +0.04% +5.31% 8 of 24
INCEPTION +0.09% — —

Ranked among: Debt Scheme - Short Duration Fund.

Rolling Returns

PeriodAverageBestWorstPositive PeriodsConsistency
3M +0.07% +1.81% -1.08% 54% 22%
6M +0.16% +2.43% -1.73% 60% 24%
1Y +0.35% +2.54% -1.55% 70% 28%
2Y +0.40% +1.43% -0.29% 90% 36%
3Y +0.41% +0.95% -0.09% 98% 39%

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%
Holdings25
Top 5 Stocks0.00%
Top 10 Stocks0.00%
Top 3 Sectors0.00%

Holdings · Sep 2026

HoldingSectorWeightChange (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

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 2.87 1.58 High Volatility
3Y 2.58 1.45 High 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

PeriodFundCategory
1Y -2.38 -1.54 Below Average
3Y -2.84 -0.52 Below 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

PeriodFundCategory
1Y -0.39 5.18 Below Average
3Y 0.03 11.67 Below 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

PeriodFundCategory
1Y 0.88 1.08 Good Risk Adjusted Returns
3Y 1.00 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 1Y3Y5YSince 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%

More From Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd

Scheme 1Y3Y5YSince Inception
Sundaram Global Brand Theme-Equity Active FOF
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+10.06% +18.60% +11.56% —
Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund)
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+6.79% +7.19% — +6.67%
Sundaram Liquid Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Cash Management Fund)
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+6.55% +6.95% — +6.56%
Sundaram Ultra Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Ultra Short Duration Fund)
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+6.42% +7.20% — +6.78%
Sundaram Money Market Fund
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+6.38% +7.22% +6.58% +6.32%
Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Low Duration Fund)
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+5.71% +7.17% — +6.75%
Sundaram Small Cap Fund
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+5.34% +14.17% +14.57% +17.28%
Sundaram Overnight Fund
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+5.23% +5.99% +5.76% +5.22%
Sundaram Banking and PSU Debt Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Banking and PSU Fund)
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+4.11% +6.88% +6.00% —
Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund
Direct Plan · GROWTH
+3.87% +6.89% +6.05% —

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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