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Short Term Debt fund are a part of fixed Income schemes that invest its stake in Fixed Income instruments generally having a maturity period of less than three years. Some of the instruments in which these schemes invest their fund money include Commercial Paper, certificate of deposits, and corporate Bonds. People who are looking to earn higher returns for an investment tenure of 1-3 years and having a low-risk appetite can choose to invest in short term debt funds. These funds are not much affected by interest rate risk. In the year 2024, the performance of Short Term Debt Funds has been to the mark. They have been able to fetch commensurate returns for their investors in 2024. So, let us look at the performance of top and best short term debt funds in 2024 on the Basis of returns.
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Best Performing Short Term Debt Funds for the year 2024
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 2024 (%) 2023 (%) 2022 (%) Debt Yield (YTM) Mod. Duration Eff. Maturity Axis Short Term Fund Growth ₹33.0757
↑ 0.02 ₹8,010 8.1 8 6.8 7.4% 2Y 6M 22D 3Y 6M 14D ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Growth ₹64.4896
↑ 0.03 ₹19,260 8 7.8 7.4 7.61% 2Y 11M 5D 4Y 10M 13D Nippon India Short Term Fund Growth ₹56.3307
↑ 0.03 ₹7,189 7.9 8 6.8 7.46% 2Y 5M 19D 2Y 11M 5D HDFC Short Term Debt Fund Growth ₹34.2005
↑ 0.02 ₹15,081 7.8 8.3 7.1 7.48% 2Y 6M 3Y 6M 18D SBI Short Term Debt Fund Growth ₹34.1658
↑ 0.02 ₹14,001 7.8 7.7 6.7 7.5% 2Y 7M 24D 3Y 7M 10D Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund Growth ₹50.7628
↑ 0.03 ₹5,831 7.7 7.9 6.9 7.76% 2Y 8M 16D 3Y 6M 18D Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund Growth ₹31.0637
↑ 0.01 ₹256 7.5 7.7 7 7.22% 2Y 4D 2Y 6M 22D Invesco India Short Term Fund Growth ₹3,777.34
↑ 1.33 ₹638 7.5 7.9 6.2 7.09% 2Y 7M 20D 3Y 3M 14D Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan Growth ₹61.1595
↑ 0.03 ₹9,279 7.5 7.8 6.9 7.06% 2Y 9M 18D 4Y 4D Indiabulls Short Term Fund Growth ₹2,212.93
↑ 1.00 ₹96 7.4 6.7 5.5 6.46% 1Y 8M 1D 1Y 11M 16D Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Research Highlights & Commentary of 10 Funds showcased
Commentary Axis Short Term Fund ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Nippon India Short Term Fund HDFC Short Term Debt Fund SBI Short Term Debt Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund Invesco India Short Term Fund Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan Indiabulls Short Term Fund Point 1 Upper mid AUM (₹8,010 Cr). Highest AUM (₹19,260 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹7,189 Cr). Top quartile AUM (₹15,081 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹14,001 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹5,831 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹256 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹638 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹9,279 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹96 Cr). Point 2 Established history (16+ yrs). Established history (24+ yrs). Established history (23+ yrs). Established history (16+ yrs). Established history (19+ yrs). Established history (23+ yrs). Established history (16+ yrs). Established history (19+ yrs). Oldest track record among peers (25 yrs). Established history (12+ yrs). Point 3 Rating: 3★ (upper mid). Top rated. Rating: 4★ (top quartile). Rating: 3★ (upper mid). Rating: 3★ (lower mid). Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 3★ (lower mid). Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Point 4 Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderate. Point 5 1Y return: 5.75% (upper mid). 1Y return: 6.01% (top quartile). 1Y return: 5.62% (lower mid). 1Y return: 5.67% (upper mid). 1Y return: 5.23% (lower mid). 1Y return: 5.63% (upper mid). 1Y return: 5.22% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 4.89% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 6.18% (top quartile). 1Y return: 5.20% (bottom quartile). Point 6 1M return: 0.29% (upper mid). 1M return: 0.32% (upper mid). 1M return: 0.22% (lower mid). 1M return: 0.19% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 0.17% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 0.24% (lower mid). 1M return: 0.40% (top quartile). 1M return: 0.08% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 0.38% (top quartile). 1M return: 0.34% (upper mid). Point 7 Sharpe: -0.05 (top quartile). Sharpe: 0.06 (top quartile). Sharpe: -0.15 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.06 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.29 (lower mid). Sharpe: -0.12 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.47 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.43 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: -0.09 (upper mid). Sharpe: -0.44 (bottom quartile). Point 8 Information ratio: 0.00 (top quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (top quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Point 9 Yield to maturity (debt): 7.40% (lower mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.61% (top quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.46% (upper mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.48% (upper mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.50% (upper mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.76% (top quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.22% (lower mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.09% (bottom quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.06% (bottom quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 6.46% (bottom quartile). Point 10 Modified duration: 2.56 yrs (upper mid). Modified duration: 2.93 yrs (bottom quartile). Modified duration: 2.47 yrs (upper mid). Modified duration: 2.50 yrs (upper mid). Modified duration: 2.65 yrs (lower mid). Modified duration: 2.71 yrs (bottom quartile). Modified duration: 2.01 yrs (top quartile). Modified duration: 2.64 yrs (lower mid). Modified duration: 2.80 yrs (bottom quartile). Modified duration: 1.67 yrs (top quartile). Axis Short Term Fund
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
Nippon India Short Term Fund
HDFC Short Term Debt Fund
SBI Short Term Debt Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund
Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund
Invesco India Short Term Fund
Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan
Indiabulls Short Term Fund
Top 10 Performing Short Term Debt Funds for the year 2024
To generate stable returns with a low risk strategy while maintaining liquidity through a portfolio comprising of debt and money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved. Below is the key information for Axis Short Term Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate income through investments in a range of debt and money market instruments of various maturities with a view to maximising income while maintaining the optimum balance of yield, safety and liquidity. Research Highlights for ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The primary investment objective of the scheme is to generate stable returns for investors with a short term investment horizon by investing in fixed income
securitites of a short term maturity. Research Highlights for Nippon India Short Term Fund Below is the key information for Nippon India Short Term Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile HDFC Short Term Opportunities Fund) To generate regular income through investments in Debt/Money Market Instruments and Government Securities with maturities not exceeding 36 months. Research Highlights for HDFC Short Term Debt Fund Below is the key information for HDFC Short Term Debt Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide investors with an opportunity to generate regular income through investments in a portfolio comprising of debt instruments which are rated not below investment grade by a credit rating agency,
and money market instruments. Research Highlights for SBI Short Term Debt Fund Below is the key information for SBI Short Term Debt Fund Returns up to 1 year are on An Open ended Income scheme with the objective to generate regular income by investing primarily in investment grade fixed income securities / money market instruments with short to medium term maturities and across the credit spectrum within the universe of investment grade rating. Research Highlights for Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The objective of the Scheme is to generate income from a portfolio constituted of short term debt and money market securities. Research Highlights for Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund Below is the key information for Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate steady returns with a moderate risk for investors by investing in a portfolio of short-medium term debt and money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized. Research Highlights for Invesco India Short Term Fund Below is the key information for Invesco India Short Term Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile IDFC Super Saver Income Fund - Short Term Plan) The primary investment objective of the scheme is to seek to generate stable returns with a low-risk strategy by creating a portfolio that is invested in good quality fixed income & Money Market securities. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the scheme will be realized. Research Highlights for Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan Below is the key information for Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan Returns up to 1 year are on The scheme will endeavor to generate stable returns over short term with a low risk strategy while maintaining liquidity through a portfolio comprising of debt and money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. Research Highlights for Indiabulls Short Term Fund Below is the key information for Indiabulls Short Term Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Axis Short Term Fund
Axis Short Term Fund
Growth Launch Date 22 Jan 10 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹33.0757 ↑ 0.02 (0.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹8,010 on 31 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC Axis Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately Low Expense Ratio 0.88 Sharpe Ratio -0.05 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.4% Effective Maturity 3 Years 6 Months 14 Days Modified Duration 2 Years 6 Months 22 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,300 31 Aug 23 ₹10,946 31 Aug 24 ₹11,770 31 Aug 25 ₹12,775 31 Aug 26 ₹13,485 Returns for Axis Short Term Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.3% 3 Month 2.3% 6 Month 2.8% 1 Year 5.8% 3 Year 7.3% 5 Year 6.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 8.1% 2023 8% 2022 6.8% 2021 3.7% 2020 3.5% 2019 10.1% 2018 9.8% 2017 6.3% 2016 5.9% 2015 9.6% Fund Manager information for Axis Short Term Fund
Name Since Tenure Devang Shah 5 Nov 12 13.83 Yr. Aditya Pagaria 3 Jul 23 3.16 Yr. Data below for Axis Short Term Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.01% Debt 90.55% Other 0.44% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 69.93% Government 25.58% Cash Equivalent 4.05% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 15.33% AAA 84.67% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 6.94% Govt Stock 2036
Sovereign Bonds | -5% ₹386 Cr 38,099,900
↑ 10,500,000 Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Limited
Debentures | -4% ₹302 Cr 30,000 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Debentures | -3% ₹274 Cr 27,500 SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -3% ₹210 Cr 213 Power Finance Corporation Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹198 Cr 20,000 Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹176 Cr 15,750 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -2% ₹150 Cr 15,000 LIC Housing Finance Ltd
Debentures | -2% ₹150 Cr 15,000 Indigrid Infrastructure Trust
Debentures | -2% ₹141 Cr 14,000 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Debentures | -2% ₹128 Cr 12,800
↑ 12,500 2. ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Oct 01 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹64.4896 ↑ 0.03 (0.04 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹19,260 on 31 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 1.04 Sharpe Ratio 0.06 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-7 Days (0.25%),7 Days and above(NIL) Yield to Maturity 7.61% Effective Maturity 4 Years 10 Months 13 Days Modified Duration 2 Years 11 Months 5 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,367 31 Aug 23 ₹11,113 31 Aug 24 ₹11,960 31 Aug 25 ₹12,935 31 Aug 26 ₹13,692 Returns for ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.3% 3 Month 2.3% 6 Month 2.9% 1 Year 6% 3 Year 7.3% 5 Year 6.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 8% 2023 7.8% 2022 7.4% 2021 4.7% 2020 3.9% 2019 10.6% 2018 9.7% 2017 5.8% 2016 5.9% 2015 11.1% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
Name Since Tenure Manish Banthia 19 Nov 09 16.79 Yr. Nikhil Kabra 29 Dec 20 5.67 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.57% Debt 97.11% Other 0.33% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 68.19% Government 29.29% Cash Equivalent 2.19% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 21.5% AAA 78.5% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -5% ₹948 Cr 94,500
↑ 5,000 LIC Housing Finance Ltd
Debentures | -4% ₹751 Cr 75,000 SHIVSHAKTI SECURITISATION TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -3% ₹594 Cr 600 Vedanta Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹591 Cr 58,500 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -3% ₹536 Cr 53,500 SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -3% ₹522 Cr 525 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Debentures | -2% ₹444 Cr 44,700 Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹301 Cr 30,000 Summit Digitel Infrastructure Limited
Debentures | -1% ₹287 Cr 28,300 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Debentures | -1% ₹271 Cr 27,000 3. Nippon India Short Term Fund
Nippon India Short Term Fund
Growth Launch Date 18 Dec 02 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹56.3307 ↑ 0.03 (0.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹7,189 on 31 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately Low Expense Ratio 0.94 Sharpe Ratio -0.16 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.46% Effective Maturity 2 Years 11 Months 5 Days Modified Duration 2 Years 5 Months 19 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,267 31 Aug 23 ₹10,902 31 Aug 24 ₹11,724 31 Aug 25 ₹12,703 31 Aug 26 ₹13,387 Returns for Nippon India Short Term Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.2% 3 Month 2.3% 6 Month 2.5% 1 Year 5.6% 3 Year 7.2% 5 Year 6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.9% 2023 8% 2022 6.8% 2021 3.2% 2020 4.4% 2019 9.5% 2018 9.4% 2017 5.5% 2016 5.7% 2015 9.8% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Short Term Fund
Name Since Tenure Vivek Sharma 1 Feb 20 6.58 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 8.27 Yr. Sushil Budhia 31 Mar 21 5.42 Yr. Amber Singhania 11 Mar 26 0.47 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Short Term Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.45% Debt 94.16% Other 0.39% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 59.31% Government 34.85% Cash Equivalent 5.45% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 13.46% AAA 86.54% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity SHIVSHAKTI SECURITISATION TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -3% ₹220 Cr 225 SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -3% ₹197 Cr 200 8.97% Govt Stock 2030
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹165 Cr 15,000,000 Knowledge Realty TRust
Debentures | -2% ₹160 Cr 16,000 Export Import Bank Of India
Debentures | -2% ₹151 Cr 15,000 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Debentures | -2% ₹150 Cr 15,000 Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹134 Cr 1,300 7.32% Govt Stock 2030
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹124 Cr 12,000,000 Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹119 Cr 1,200 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Debentures | -2% ₹116 Cr 11,500 4. HDFC Short Term Debt Fund
HDFC Short Term Debt Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Jun 10 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹34.2005 ↑ 0.02 (0.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹15,081 on 31 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately Low Expense Ratio 0.69 Sharpe Ratio -0.06 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 300 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.48% Effective Maturity 3 Years 6 Months 18 Days Modified Duration 2 Years 6 Months Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,283 31 Aug 23 ₹10,972 31 Aug 24 ₹11,840 31 Aug 25 ₹12,815 31 Aug 26 ₹13,518 Returns for HDFC Short Term Debt Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.2% 3 Month 2.2% 6 Month 2.7% 1 Year 5.7% 3 Year 7.3% 5 Year 6.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.8% 2023 8.3% 2022 7.1% 2021 3.5% 2020 3.9% 2019 11% 2018 9.7% 2017 7% 2016 6.5% 2015 9.3% Fund Manager information for HDFC Short Term Debt Fund
Name Since Tenure Anil Bamboli 25 Jun 10 16.19 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 3.19 Yr. Data below for HDFC Short Term Debt Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.96% Debt 95.7% Other 0.34% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 74.14% Government 22.51% Cash Equivalent 3% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 14.79% AAA 85.21% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Jubilant Beverages Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹430 Cr 38,500 Jtpm Metal TRaders Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹389 Cr 36,000 Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹353 Cr 35,000 SHIVSHAKTI SECURITISATION TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -2% ₹346 Cr 350 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -2% ₹317 Cr 31,670 Aditya Birla Renewables Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹311 Cr 31,000 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -2% ₹301 Cr 30,000 Pipeline Infrastructure Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹249 Cr 24,500 TATA Communications Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹247 Cr 25,000 Ultratech Cement Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹240 Cr 24,000
↑ 24,000 5. SBI Short Term Debt Fund
SBI Short Term Debt Fund
Growth Launch Date 27 Jul 07 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹34.1658 ↑ 0.02 (0.04 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹14,001 on 31 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately Low Expense Ratio 0.84 Sharpe Ratio -0.29 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.5% Effective Maturity 3 Years 7 Months 10 Days Modified Duration 2 Years 7 Months 24 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,251 31 Aug 23 ₹10,908 31 Aug 24 ₹11,705 31 Aug 25 ₹12,666 31 Aug 26 ₹13,304 Returns for SBI Short Term Debt Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.2% 3 Month 2.1% 6 Month 2.4% 1 Year 5.2% 3 Year 6.9% 5 Year 5.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.8% 2023 7.7% 2022 6.7% 2021 3.5% 2020 2.8% 2019 9.9% 2018 9.5% 2017 6% 2016 5.7% 2015 9.9% Fund Manager information for SBI Short Term Debt Fund
Name Since Tenure Mansi Sajeja 1 Dec 23 2.75 Yr. Data below for SBI Short Term Debt Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 11.69% Debt 87.94% Other 0.37% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 68.14% Government 21.88% Cash Equivalent 9.62% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 14.24% AAA 85.76% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity SHIVSHAKTI SECURITISATION TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -4% ₹588 Cr 600 6.94% Govt Stock 2036
Sovereign Bonds | -4% ₹582 Cr 57,500,000
↓ -2,500,000 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -4% ₹501 Cr 50,000 Gujarat (Government of) 7.43%
- | -3% ₹452 Cr 45,000,000 Rec Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹451 Cr 45,000
↓ -7,500 Bajaj Finance Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹450 Cr 45,000 SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -3% ₹369 Cr 375 State Government Of Karnataka
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹351 Cr 35,000,000 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Debentures | -2% ₹295 Cr 29,500 Jsw Jfe Kalinga Steel Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹275 Cr 26,500 6. Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 May 03 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹50.7628 ↑ 0.03 (0.06 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹5,831 on 31 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 1 Sharpe Ratio -0.13 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-90 Days (0.5%),90 Days and above(NIL) Yield to Maturity 7.76% Effective Maturity 3 Years 6 Months 18 Days Modified Duration 2 Years 8 Months 16 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,343 31 Aug 23 ₹11,005 31 Aug 24 ₹11,825 31 Aug 25 ₹12,783 31 Aug 26 ₹13,481 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.2% 3 Month 2.4% 6 Month 2.7% 1 Year 5.6% 3 Year 7.1% 5 Year 6.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.7% 2023 7.9% 2022 6.9% 2021 4.2% 2020 3.8% 2019 11.1% 2018 8.5% 2017 6.5% 2016 5.6% 2015 11.3% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund
Name Since Tenure Kaustubh Gupta 11 Sep 14 11.98 Yr. Mohit Sharma 6 Aug 20 6.07 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Debt 100.37% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 70.08% Government 30.29% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 19.33% AAA 80.67% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Bharti Telecom Limited
Debentures | -7% ₹428 Cr 43,000 Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited
Debentures | -6% ₹339 Cr 34,500 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -5% ₹301 Cr 30,000 Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹295 Cr 30,000 SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -4% ₹226 Cr 230 Jubilant Bevco Limited
Debentures | -4% ₹213 Cr 19,000 Jtpm Metal TRaders Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹192 Cr 17,773 Embassy Office Parks Reit
Debentures | -3% ₹181 Cr 18,000 Vedanta Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹179 Cr 17,700 7.54% Bihar Sgs 2033
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹163 Cr 16,083,200 7. Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund
Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Jun 10 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹31.0637 ↑ 0.01 (0.04 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹256 on 31 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately Low Expense Ratio 1.05 Sharpe Ratio -0.47 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-15 Days (0.25%),15 Days and above(NIL) Yield to Maturity 7.22% Effective Maturity 2 Years 6 Months 22 Days Modified Duration 2 Years 4 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,217 31 Aug 23 ₹10,887 31 Aug 24 ₹11,680 31 Aug 25 ₹12,623 31 Aug 26 ₹13,260 Returns for Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month 2.3% 6 Month 2.6% 1 Year 5.2% 3 Year 6.9% 5 Year 5.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.5% 2023 7.7% 2022 7% 2021 3% 2020 3.7% 2019 7.5% 2018 8.8% 2017 7.1% 2016 7.6% 2015 9.5% Fund Manager information for Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund
Name Since Tenure Gurvinder Wasan 21 Oct 24 1.86 Yr. Vikram Pamnani 10 Jul 24 2.14 Yr. Data below for Baroda Pioneer Short Term Bond Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 9.82% Debt 89.77% Other 0.41% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 69.57% Government 20.2% Cash Equivalent 9.82% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 4.36% AAA 95.64% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity National Housing Bank
Debentures | -6% ₹15 Cr 1,500 Rec Limited
Debentures | -6% ₹14 Cr 1,400 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹12 Cr 120 Shriram Finance Limited
Debentures | -4% ₹10 Cr 1,000 Larsen And Toubro Limited
Debentures | -4% ₹10 Cr 1,000 LIC Housing Finance Ltd
Debentures | -4% ₹10 Cr 1,000 Ultratech Cement Limited
Debentures | -4% ₹10 Cr 1,000 Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
Debentures | -4% ₹10 Cr 100 VAJRA 015 TRUST
Unlisted bonds | -4% ₹9 Cr 09 Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹8 Cr 800 8. Invesco India Short Term Fund
Invesco India Short Term Fund
Growth Launch Date 24 Mar 07 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹3,777.34 ↑ 1.33 (0.04 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹638 on 31 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 1.04 Sharpe Ratio -0.44 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.09% Effective Maturity 3 Years 3 Months 14 Days Modified Duration 2 Years 7 Months 20 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,163 31 Aug 23 ₹10,729 31 Aug 24 ₹11,544 31 Aug 25 ₹12,458 31 Aug 26 ₹13,042 Returns for Invesco India Short Term Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.1% 3 Month 2% 6 Month 2.3% 1 Year 4.9% 3 Year 6.8% 5 Year 5.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.5% 2023 7.9% 2022 6.2% 2021 2.6% 2020 2.6% 2019 9.5% 2018 9.3% 2017 5.5% 2016 4.8% 2015 9.6% Fund Manager information for Invesco India Short Term Fund
Name Since Tenure Vikas Garg 26 Sep 20 5.93 Yr. Gaurav Jakhotia 1 Apr 25 1.42 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Short Term Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.92% Debt 92.63% Other 0.45% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 56.81% Government 35.81% Cash Equivalent 6.92% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 12.09% AAA 87.91% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 6.48% Govt Stock 2035
Sovereign Bonds | -5% ₹34 Cr 3,500,000 6.94% Govt Stock 2036
Sovereign Bonds | -4% ₹30 Cr 3,000,000
↑ 3,000,000 Rec Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹26 Cr 2,500,000 Pipeline Infrastructure Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000 Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000 Export Import Bank Of India
Debentures | -3% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000 Sundaram Finance Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000 Power Finance Corporation Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000 Export Import Bank Of India
Debentures | -3% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000 State Government Securities
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000 9. Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan
Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan
Growth Launch Date 14 Dec 00 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹61.1595 ↑ 0.03 (0.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹9,279 on 15 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately Low Expense Ratio 0.8 Sharpe Ratio -0.09 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.06% Effective Maturity 4 Years 4 Days Modified Duration 2 Years 9 Months 18 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,228 31 Aug 23 ₹10,840 31 Aug 24 ₹11,679 31 Aug 25 ₹12,597 31 Aug 26 ₹13,360 Returns for Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month 2.5% 6 Month 3.3% 1 Year 6.2% 3 Year 7.3% 5 Year 6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.5% 2023 7.8% 2022 6.9% 2021 2.8% 2020 3.4% 2019 9.7% 2018 9.7% 2017 6.5% 2016 5.9% 2015 8.8% Fund Manager information for Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan
Name Since Tenure Suyash Choudhary 11 Mar 11 15.48 Yr. Brijesh Shah 10 Jun 24 2.22 Yr. Data below for Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan as on 15 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 24.37% Debt 75.29% Other 0.34% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 62.82% Government 31.88% Cash Equivalent 4.96% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 7.24% Govt Stock 2055
Sovereign Bonds | -11% ₹1,001 Cr 101,400,000
↑ 3,900,000 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -5% ₹451 Cr 45,000,000 Bajaj Finance Limited
Debentures | -4% ₹370 Cr 37,500,000 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -4% ₹351 Cr 35,000,000
↓ -15,000,000 Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited
Debentures | -3% ₹251 Cr 25,000,000 7.3% Govt Stock 2053
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹249 Cr 25,100,000 Small Industries Development Bank of India
Debentures | -2% ₹233 Cr 25,000,000
↑ 25,000,000 Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹202 Cr 20,000,000 Tata Capital Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹202 Cr 20,000,000 Bajaj Housing Finance Limited
Debentures | -2% ₹201 Cr 20,000,000 10. Indiabulls Short Term Fund
Indiabulls Short Term Fund
Growth Launch Date 13 Sep 13 NAV (04 Sep 26) ₹2,212.93 ↑ 1.00 (0.05 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹96 on 31 Jul 26 Category Debt - Short term Bond AMC Indiabulls Asset Management Company Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 1.52 Sharpe Ratio -0.44 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 6.46% Effective Maturity 1 Year 11 Months 16 Days Modified Duration 1 Year 8 Months 1 Day Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Aug 21 ₹10,000 31 Aug 22 ₹10,125 31 Aug 23 ₹10,596 31 Aug 24 ₹11,325 31 Aug 25 ₹12,183 31 Aug 26 ₹12,803 Returns for Indiabulls Short Term Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 4 Sep 26 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.3% 3 Month 2.3% 6 Month 2.7% 1 Year 5.2% 3 Year 6.6% 5 Year 5.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.4% 2023 6.7% 2022 5.5% 2021 2% 2020 2.4% 2019 6.5% 2018 5% 2017 7.4% 2016 6% 2015 8.5% Fund Manager information for Indiabulls Short Term Fund
Name Since Tenure Kaustubh Sule 11 May 23 3.31 Yr. Wilfred Gonsalves 4 May 26 0.33 Yr. Data below for Indiabulls Short Term Fund as on 31 Jul 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 32.84% Debt 67.16% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Corporate 42.95% Government 36.87% Cash Equivalent 20.18% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 99.5% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 6.36% Govt Stock 2031
Sovereign Bonds | -13% ₹12 Cr 1,200,000
↓ -1,500,000 Rec Limited
Debentures | -10% ₹10 Cr 950,000
↑ 950,000 Larsen And Toubro Limited
Debentures | -10% ₹9 Cr 900,000 Export Import Bank Of India
Debentures | -9% ₹9 Cr 900,000 National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
Debentures | -9% ₹9 Cr 900,000
↑ 900,000 Hdb Financial Services Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹5 Cr 500,000 Nhpc Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹5 Cr 500,000 Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited
Debentures | -5% ₹5 Cr 470,000 Tata Capital Limited
Debentures | -1% ₹1 Cr 100,000 7.38% Govt Stock 2027
Sovereign Bonds | -1% ₹1 Cr 50,000
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