ટુંકી મુદત નુંTણ ભંડોળ નિશ્ચિત આવક યોજનાઓનો એક ભાગ છે જે સામાન્ય રીતે પાકતી અવધિમાં ત્રણ વર્ષ કરતા ઓછા સમયગાળાવાળા નિશ્ચિત આવકના સાધનોમાં તેનો હિસ્સો રોકાણ કરે છે. આ યોજનાઓ તેમના ભંડોળના નાણાંમાં રોકાણ કરે તેવા કેટલાક સાધનોમાં શામેલ છેવાણિજ્યિક પેપર, થાપણોનું પ્રમાણપત્ર, અને કોર્પોરેટબોન્ડ્સ. જે લોકો રોકાણની મુદત માટે 1-3- 1-3 વર્ષના ગાળા માટે lookingંચા વળતર મેળવવા માગે છે અને ઓછા-જોખમ ભૂખ રોકાણ કરવાનું પસંદ કરી શકો છોટૂંકા ગાળાના debtણ ભંડોળ. વ્યાજ દરના જોખમે આ ભંડોળ વધુ અસર કરતું નથી. વર્ષ 2019 માં, શોર્ટ ટર્મ ડેબટ ફંડ્સનું પ્રદર્શન નોંધપાત્ર રહ્યું છે. તેઓ 2019 માં તેમના રોકાણકારો માટે અનુકૂળ વળતર મેળવવા માટે સક્ષમ છે. તેથી, ચાલો આપણે ટોચની કામગીરી જોઈએ અનેશ્રેષ્ઠ ટૂંકા ગાળાના debtણ ભંડોળ 2019 માં વળતરના આધારે.
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Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 2024 (%) 2023 (%) 2022 (%) Debt Yield (YTM) Mod. Duration Eff. Maturity HDFC Short Term Debt Fund Growth  ₹32.7781  
 ↑ 0.01 ₹17,999 8.3 7.1 3.5 6.94% 2Y 3M 7D 3Y 5M 12D Axis Short Term Fund Growth  ₹31.6667  
 ↑ 0.01 ₹12,129 8 6.8 3.7 6.89% 2Y 5M 23D 3Y 2M 12D Nippon India Short Term Fund Growth  ₹54.0688  
 ↑ 0.02 ₹8,935 8 6.8 3.2 7.04% 2Y 6M 18D 3Y 2M 19D Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund Growth  ₹48.6807  
 ↑ 0.02 ₹10,711 7.9 6.9 4.2 7.16% 2Y 8M 1D 3Y 6M 4D Invesco India Short Term Fund Growth  ₹3,645.1  
 ↑ 1.86 ₹804 7.9 6.2 2.6 6.81% 2Y 5M 19D 3Y 18D UTI Short Term Income Fund Growth  ₹32.4089  
 ↑ 0.01 ₹3,251 7.9 6.9 3.8 6.82% 2Y 6M 11D 3Y 2M 19D Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan Growth  ₹58.2912  
 ↑ 0.03 ₹10,782 7.8 6.9 2.8 6.6% 2Y 10M 24D 3Y 7M 24D ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Growth  ₹61.579  
 ↑ 0.02 ₹22,339 7.8 7.4 4.7 7.27% 2Y 7M 10D 4Y 10M 20D Kotak Bond Short Term Growth  ₹53.2206  
 ↑ 0.01 ₹18,230 7.7 6.5 3 6.94% 2Y 7M 28D 4Y 6M 18D SBI Short Term Debt Fund Growth  ₹32.8788  
 ↑ 0.01 ₹16,387 7.7 6.7 3.5 7.02% 2Y 9M 14D 3Y 5M 26D Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 31 Oct 25   Research Highlights & Commentary of 10 Funds showcased
Commentary HDFC Short Term Debt Fund Axis Short Term Fund Nippon India Short Term Fund Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund Invesco India Short Term Fund UTI Short Term Income Fund Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Kotak Bond Short Term SBI Short Term Debt Fund Point 1 Upper mid AUM (₹17,999 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹12,129 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹8,935 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹10,711 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹804 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹3,251 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹10,782 Cr). Highest AUM (₹22,339 Cr). Top quartile AUM (₹18,230 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹16,387 Cr). Point 2 Established history (15+ yrs). Established history (15+ yrs). Established history (22+ yrs). Established history (22+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Oldest track record among peers (24 yrs). Established history (24+ yrs). Established history (23+ yrs). Established history (18+ yrs). Point 3 Rating: 3★ (upper mid). Rating: 3★ (lower mid). Top rated. Rating: 4★ (top quartile). Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 2★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 3★ (lower mid). Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Point 4 Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderate. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Risk profile: Moderately Low. Point 5 1Y return: 8.21% (upper mid). 1Y return: 8.58% (top quartile). 1Y return: 8.45% (top quartile). 1Y return: 8.13% (lower mid). 1Y return: 7.97% (lower mid). 1Y return: 7.79% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 7.91% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 8.19% (upper mid). 1Y return: 7.67% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 8.24% (upper mid). Point 6 1M return: 0.78% (upper mid). 1M return: 0.73% (upper mid). 1M return: 0.79% (top quartile). 1M return: 0.82% (top quartile). 1M return: 0.70% (lower mid). 1M return: 0.66% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 0.65% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 0.72% (lower mid). 1M return: 0.68% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 0.72% (upper mid). Point 7 Sharpe: 1.33 (upper mid). Sharpe: 1.56 (top quartile). Sharpe: 1.26 (upper mid). Sharpe: 1.18 (lower mid). Sharpe: 1.01 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 1.20 (lower mid). Sharpe: 0.86 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 1.43 (top quartile). Sharpe: 0.79 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 1.26 (upper mid). 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): 6.94% (upper mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 6.89% (lower mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.04% (upper mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.16% (top quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 6.81% (bottom quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 6.82% (bottom quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 6.60% (bottom quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.27% (top quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 6.94% (lower mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.02% (upper mid). Point 10 Modified duration: 2.27 yrs (top quartile). Modified duration: 2.48 yrs (upper mid). Modified duration: 2.55 yrs (upper mid). Modified duration: 2.67 yrs (bottom quartile). Modified duration: 2.47 yrs (top quartile). Modified duration: 2.53 yrs (upper mid). Modified duration: 2.90 yrs (bottom quartile). Modified duration: 2.61 yrs (lower mid). Modified duration: 2.66 yrs (lower mid). Modified duration: 2.79 yrs (bottom quartile). HDFC Short Term Debt Fund
Axis Short Term Fund
Nippon India Short Term Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund
Invesco India Short Term Fund
UTI Short Term Income Fund
Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
Kotak Bond Short Term
SBI Short Term Debt Fund
 (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.   Below is the key information for HDFC Short Term Debt Fund   Returns up to 1 year are on   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.   Research Highlights for Axis Short Term Fund   Below is the key information for Axis 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   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 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   To generate steady and reasonable income with low risk and high level of liquidity from a portfolio of money market securities and high quality debt.   Research Highlights for UTI Short Term Income Fund   Below is the key information for UTI Short Term Income 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   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 investment objective of the Scheme is to provide reasonable returns and high level of liquidity by investing in debt instruments such as bonds, debentures and Government securities; and money market Instrument such as treasury
bills,commercial papers, certificates of deposit, including repos in permitted
securities of different maturities, so as to spread the risk across different kinds of
issuers in the debt markets. The Scheme may invest in the call money/termmoney market in terms of RBI guidelines in this respect. To reduce the risk of the portfolio, the Scheme may also use various derivative
and hedging products from time to time, in the manner permitted by SEBI. Subject to the maximum amount permitted from time
to time, the Scheme may invest in offshoresecurities in the manner allowed by
SEBI/RBI, provided such investments are in conformity with the investment objective of the Scheme and the prevailing guidelines
and Regulations.   Research Highlights for Kotak Bond Short Term   Below is the key information for Kotak Bond Short Term   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 1. HDFC Short Term Debt Fund
HDFC Short Term Debt Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   25 Jun 10  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹32.7781  ↑ 0.01   (0.02 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹17,999 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   HDFC Asset Management Company Limited  Rating  ☆☆☆ Risk  Moderately Low Expense Ratio  0.69 Sharpe Ratio  1.33 Information Ratio  0 Alpha Ratio  0 Min Investment   5,000  Min SIP Investment   300  Exit Load   NIL  Yield to Maturity  6.94% Effective Maturity  3 Years 5 Months 12 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 3 Months 7 Days  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,457 31 Oct 22 ₹10,757 31 Oct 23 ₹11,508 31 Oct 24 ₹12,500 31 Oct 25 ₹13,527  Returns for HDFC Short Term Debt Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.8%  3 Month  1.4%  6 Month  3.3%  1 Year  8.2%  3 Year  7.9%  5 Year  6.2%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  8%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  8.3%  2023  7.1%  2022  3.5%  2021  3.9%  2020  11%  2019  9.7%  2018  7%  2017  6.5%  2016  9.3%  2015  8.7%   Fund Manager information for HDFC Short Term Debt Fund 
Name Since Tenure Anil Bamboli 25 Jun 10 15.28 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 2.28 Yr. Data below for HDFC Short Term Debt Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 5.31% Debt 94.42% Other 0.27%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value Corporate 61.48% Government 30.8% Cash Equivalent 4.21% Securitized 3.25%  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AA 13.13% AAA 86.87%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  7.18% Govt Stock 2033  
Sovereign Bonds  | -4% ₹781 Cr 75,000,000  Aditya Birla Renewables Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹442 Cr 43,500  Jubilant Beverages Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹405 Cr 38,500  Jtpm Metal TRaders Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹365 Cr 36,000  7.26% Govt Stock 2032  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹361 Cr 34,500,000  SHIVSHAKTI SECURITISATION TRUST  
Unlisted bonds  | -2% ₹354 Cr 350  Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹333 Cr 32,500  7.11% Govt Stock 2028  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹318 Cr 31,500,000  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -1% ₹256 Cr 25,000  Bajaj Housing Finance Limited  
Debentures  | -1% ₹255 Cr 25,000 2. Axis Short Term Fund
Axis Short Term Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   22 Jan 10  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹31.6667  ↑ 0.01   (0.03 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹12,129 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   Axis Asset Management Company Limited  Rating  ☆☆☆ Risk  Moderately Low Expense Ratio  0.88 Sharpe Ratio  1.56 Information Ratio  0 Alpha Ratio  0 Min Investment   5,000  Min SIP Investment   1,000  Exit Load   NIL  Yield to Maturity  6.89% Effective Maturity  3 Years 2 Months 12 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 5 Months 23 Days  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,397 31 Oct 22 ₹10,715 31 Oct 23 ₹11,411 31 Oct 24 ₹12,353 31 Oct 25 ₹13,413  Returns for Axis Short Term Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.7%  3 Month  1.4%  6 Month  3.4%  1 Year  8.6%  3 Year  7.8%  5 Year  6%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  7.6%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  8%  2023  6.8%  2022  3.7%  2021  3.5%  2020  10.1%  2019  9.8%  2018  6.3%  2017  5.9%  2016  9.6%  2015  8.1%   Fund Manager information for Axis Short Term Fund 
Name Since Tenure Devang Shah 5 Nov 12 12.91 Yr. Aditya Pagaria 3 Jul 23 2.25 Yr. Data below for Axis Short Term Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 7.71% Debt 92.04% Other 0.25%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value Corporate 63.65% Government 25.48% Cash Equivalent 8.12% Securitized 2.49%  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AA 14.01% AAA 85.99%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  7.18% Govt Stock 2033  
Sovereign Bonds  | -4% ₹531 Cr 51,000,000 
 ↑ 45,000,000  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -2% ₹306 Cr 30,000 
 ↑ 5,000  6.79% Govt Stock 2034  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹296 Cr 29,126,700 
 ↓ -9,500,000  Power Finance Corporation Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹250 Cr 25,000  6.48% Government of India (06/10/2035)  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹249 Cr 24,833,900 
 ↑ 24,833,900  7.54% Bihar State Development Loans (03/09/2033)  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹214 Cr 21,000,000 
 ↓ -14,000,000  6.68% Govt Stock 2040  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹202 Cr 20,418,400 
 ↑ 20,000,000  Indigrid Infrastructure Trust  
Debentures  | -2% ₹193 Cr 19,000  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -1% ₹183 Cr 18,000  Tata Capital Limited  
Debentures  | -1% ₹177 Cr 1,750 3. Nippon India Short Term Fund
Nippon India Short Term Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   18 Dec 02  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹54.0688  ↑ 0.02   (0.05 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹8,935 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd.  Rating  ☆☆☆☆ Risk  Moderately Low Expense Ratio  0.94 Sharpe Ratio  1.26 Information Ratio  0 Alpha Ratio  0 Min Investment   5,000  Min SIP Investment   100  Exit Load   NIL  Yield to Maturity  7.04% Effective Maturity  3 Years 2 Months 19 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 6 Months 18 Days  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,497 31 Oct 22 ₹10,769 31 Oct 23 ₹11,480 31 Oct 24 ₹12,429 31 Oct 25 ₹13,479  Returns for Nippon India Short Term Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.8%  3 Month  1.4%  6 Month  3.3%  1 Year  8.4%  3 Year  7.8%  5 Year  6.2%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  7.7%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  8%  2023  6.8%  2022  3.2%  2021  4.4%  2020  9.5%  2019  9.4%  2018  5.5%  2017  5.7%  2016  9.8%  2015  8.1%   Fund Manager information for Nippon India Short Term Fund 
Name Since Tenure Vivek Sharma 1 Feb 20 5.67 Yr. Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 7.36 Yr. Sushil Budhia 31 Mar 21 4.51 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Short Term Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 5.41% Debt 94.33% Other 0.25%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value Corporate 51.1% Government 41.17% Securitized 4.66% Cash Equivalent 2.82%  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AA 13.9% AAA 86.1%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  7.32% Govt Stock 2030  
Sovereign Bonds  | -5% ₹503 Cr 48,000,000  7.02% Govt Stock 2031  
Sovereign Bonds  | -4% ₹393 Cr 38,000,000  7.17% Govt Stock 2030  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹302 Cr 29,000,000  07.17 KA Sdl 2030  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹254 Cr 25,000,000  07.93 Up SDL 2030  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹235 Cr 22,500,000  SHIVSHAKTI SECURITISATION TRUST  
Unlisted bonds  | -2% ₹227 Cr 225  7.17 Madhya Pradesh SDL 2031  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹208 Cr 20,500,000  Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹204 Cr 20,000  SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST  
Unlisted bonds  | -2% ₹202 Cr 200  Small Industries Development Bank Of India  
Debentures  | -2% ₹170 Cr 16,500 4. Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   9 May 03  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹48.6807  ↑ 0.02   (0.03 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹10,711 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd  Rating  ☆☆☆☆ Risk  Moderate Expense Ratio  1 Sharpe Ratio  1.18 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  7.16% Effective Maturity  3 Years 6 Months 4 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 8 Months 1 Day  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,449 31 Oct 22 ₹10,826 31 Oct 23 ₹11,530 31 Oct 24 ₹12,483 31 Oct 25 ₹13,499  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 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.8%  3 Month  1.4%  6 Month  3.2%  1 Year  8.1%  3 Year  7.6%  5 Year  6.2%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  7.3%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  7.9%  2023  6.9%  2022  4.2%  2021  3.8%  2020  11.1%  2019  8.5%  2018  6.5%  2017  5.6%  2016  11.3%  2015  8.4%   Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund 
Name Since Tenure Kaustubh Gupta 11 Sep 14 11.06 Yr. Mohit Sharma 6 Aug 20 5.16 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Opportunities Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 3.67% Debt 96.07% Other 0.26%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AA 16.71% AAA 83.29%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  Rec Limited  
Debentures  | -4% ₹458 Cr 45,000  Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited  
Debentures  | -4% ₹423 Cr 42,500  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -4% ₹408 Cr 40,000  Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited  
Debentures  | -3% ₹351 Cr 35,000  7.18% Govt Stock 2033  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹307 Cr 29,500,000  7.35% Bharti Telecom Limited (15/10/2027) **  
Debentures  | -3% ₹305 Cr 30,500 
 ↑ 30,500  Jtpm Metal TRaders Limited  
Debentures  | -3% ₹292 Cr 28,773  6.79% Govt Stock 2034  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹290 Cr 28,500,000  SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST  
Unlisted bonds  | -3% ₹282 Cr 280  7.1% Govt Stock 2034  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹279 Cr 26,906,400 5. Invesco India Short Term Fund
Invesco India Short Term Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   24 Mar 07  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹3,645.1  ↑ 1.86   (0.05 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹804 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd  Rating  ☆☆ Risk  Moderate Expense Ratio  1.04 Sharpe Ratio  1.01 Information Ratio  0 Alpha Ratio  0 Min Investment   5,000  Min SIP Investment   1,000  Exit Load   NIL  Yield to Maturity  6.81% Effective Maturity  3 Years 18 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 5 Months 19 Days  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,317 31 Oct 22 ₹10,517 31 Oct 23 ₹11,136 31 Oct 24 ₹12,057 31 Oct 25 ₹13,018  Returns for Invesco India Short Term Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.7%  3 Month  1.3%  6 Month  3.1%  1 Year  8%  3 Year  7.4%  5 Year  5.4%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  7.2%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  7.9%  2023  6.2%  2022  2.6%  2021  2.6%  2020  9.5%  2019  9.3%  2018  5.5%  2017  4.8%  2016  9.6%  2015  7.1%   Fund Manager information for Invesco India Short Term Fund 
Name Since Tenure Vikas Garg 26 Sep 20 5.01 Yr. Gaurav Jakhotia 1 Apr 25 0.5 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Short Term Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 9.72% Debt 89.93% Other 0.35%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value Corporate 65.9% Government 26.67% Cash Equivalent 7.09%  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AA 14.02% AAA 85.98%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  Small Industries Development Bank Of India  
Debentures  | -7% ₹62 Cr 6,000,000  Pipeline Infrastructure Limited  
Debentures  | -4% ₹41 Cr 4,000,000 
 ↑ 1,500,000  6.28% Govt Stock 2032  
Sovereign Bonds  | -4% ₹40 Cr 4,000,000 
 ↓ -6,500,000  Export Import Bank Of India  
Debentures  | -4% ₹36 Cr 3,500,000  LIC Housing Finance Ltd  
Debentures  | -3% ₹32 Cr 3,000,000 
 ↑ 2,500,000  Reliance Industries Limited  
Debentures  | -3% ₹27 Cr 2,500,000  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -3% ₹26 Cr 2,500,000  Bharti Telecom Limited  
Debentures  | -3% ₹26 Cr 2,500,000  Bajaj Housing Finance Limited  
Debentures  | -3% ₹26 Cr 2,500,000  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -3% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000 6. UTI Short Term Income Fund
UTI Short Term Income Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   19 Sep 07  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹32.4089  ↑ 0.01   (0.02 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹3,251 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   UTI Asset Management Company Ltd  Rating  ☆☆☆☆ Risk  Moderate Expense Ratio  0.85 Sharpe Ratio  1.2 Information Ratio  0 Alpha Ratio  0 Min Investment   10,000  Min SIP Investment   500  Exit Load   NIL  Yield to Maturity  6.82% Effective Maturity  3 Years 2 Months 19 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 6 Months 11 Days  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,908 31 Oct 22 ₹11,240 31 Oct 23 ₹11,989 31 Oct 24 ₹12,975 31 Oct 25 ₹13,986  Returns for UTI Short Term Income Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.7%  3 Month  1.3%  6 Month  3.1%  1 Year  7.8%  3 Year  7.6%  5 Year  6.9%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  6.7%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  7.9%  2023  6.9%  2022  3.8%  2021  8.4%  2020  10.5%  2019  -3.9%  2018  6%  2017  6.1%  2016  10.1%  2015  8.3%   Fund Manager information for UTI Short Term Income Fund 
Name Since Tenure Anurag Mittal 8 Apr 25 0.48 Yr. Sudhir Agarwal 25 Oct 12 12.94 Yr. Data below for UTI Short Term Income Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 15.4% Debt 84.34% Other 0.26%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value Corporate 64% Government 28.9% Cash Equivalent 6.84%  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AA 8.49% AAA 91.51%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  6.79% Govt Stock 2034  
Sovereign Bonds  | -9% ₹310 Cr 3,050,000,000  LIC Housing Finance Ltd  
Debentures  | -5% ₹179 Cr 1,750  National Housing Bank  
Debentures  | -5% ₹178 Cr 17,500  Small Industries Development Bank Of India  
Debentures  | -5% ₹178 Cr 17,500  Power Finance Corporation Limited  
Debentures  | -5% ₹177 Cr 17,500  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -4% ₹143 Cr 14,000  Export Import Bank Of India  
Debentures  | -4% ₹127 Cr 12,500  Bajaj Finance Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹76 Cr 7,500  Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹76 Cr 750  Export Import Bank Of India  
Debentures  | -2% ₹76 Cr 7,500 7. Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan
Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan 
 Growth Launch Date   14 Dec 00  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹58.2912  ↑ 0.03   (0.04 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹10,782 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   IDFC Asset Management Company Limited  Rating  ☆☆ Risk  Moderately Low Expense Ratio  0.8 Sharpe Ratio  0.86 Information Ratio  0 Alpha Ratio  0 Min Investment   5,000  Min SIP Investment   1,000  Exit Load   NIL  Yield to Maturity  6.6% Effective Maturity  3 Years 7 Months 24 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 10 Months 24 Days  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,375 31 Oct 22 ₹10,583 31 Oct 23 ₹11,284 31 Oct 24 ₹12,237 31 Oct 25 ₹13,204  Returns for Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.6%  3 Month  1%  6 Month  2.9%  1 Year  7.9%  3 Year  7.7%  5 Year  5.7%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  7.3%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  7.8%  2023  6.9%  2022  2.8%  2021  3.4%  2020  9.7%  2019  9.7%  2018  6.5%  2017  5.9%  2016  8.8%  2015  8.1%   Fund Manager information for Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan 
Name Since Tenure Suyash Choudhary 11 Mar 11 14.57 Yr. Brijesh Shah 10 Jun 24 1.31 Yr. Data below for Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 13.62% Debt 86.1% Other 0.28%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value Government 59% Corporate 34.81% Cash Equivalent 5.91%  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AAA 100%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  7.02% Govt Stock 2031  
Sovereign Bonds  | -40% ₹4,272 Cr 413,000,000 
 ↓ -500,000  Bajaj Housing Finance Limited  
Debentures  | -5% ₹482 Cr 47,500,000  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -4% ₹458 Cr 45,000,000  Tata Capital Limited  
Debentures  | -4% ₹444 Cr 44,100,000  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -3% ₹306 Cr 30,000,000  6.1% Govt Stock 2031  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹302 Cr 30,500,000  Bajaj Finance Limited  
Debentures  | -3% ₹302 Cr 30,000,000 
 ↑ 2,500,000  LIC Housing Finance Ltd  
Debentures  | -3% ₹276 Cr 27,000,000  5.77% Govt Stock 2030  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹270 Cr 27,500,000 
 ↑ 27,500,000  Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹254 Cr 25,000,000 8. ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   25 Oct 01  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹61.579  ↑ 0.02   (0.04 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹22,339 on 15 Sep 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited  Rating  ☆☆☆☆ Risk  Moderate Expense Ratio  1.04 Sharpe Ratio  1.43 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  7.27% Effective Maturity  4 Years 10 Months 20 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 7 Months 10 Days  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,470 31 Oct 22 ₹10,886 31 Oct 23 ₹11,662 31 Oct 24 ₹12,603 31 Oct 25 ₹13,635  Returns for ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.7%  3 Month  1.4%  6 Month  3.3%  1 Year  8.2%  3 Year  7.8%  5 Year  6.4%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  7.9%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  7.8%  2023  7.4%  2022  4.7%  2021  3.9%  2020  10.6%  2019  9.7%  2018  5.8%  2017  5.9%  2016  11.1%  2015  8%   Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund 
Name Since Tenure Manish Banthia 19 Nov 09 15.88 Yr. Nikhil Kabra 29 Dec 20 4.76 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund as on 15 Sep 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 3.49% Debt 96.25% Other 0.27%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AA 19.76% AAA 80.24%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  LIC Housing Finance Ltd  
Debentures  | -3% ₹765 Cr 75,000  6.79% Govt Stock 2034  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹714 Cr 70,187,610  6.99% Govt Stock 2034  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹708 Cr 69,574,740  SHIVSHAKTI SECURITISATION TRUST  
Unlisted bonds  | -3% ₹632 Cr 625  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -3% ₹616 Cr 60,500  6.82% Govt Stock 2033  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹561 Cr 54,249,740 
 ↓ -1,062,500  SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST  
Unlisted bonds  | -2% ₹531 Cr 525  Vedanta Limited  
Debentures  | -2% ₹511 Cr 51,000  7.1% Govt Stock 2034  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹429 Cr 41,358,430  7.11% Govt Stock 2028  
Sovereign Bonds  | -2% ₹362 Cr 35,888,900 
 ↓ -111,100 9. Kotak Bond Short Term
Kotak Bond Short Term 
 Growth Launch Date   2 May 02  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹53.2206  ↑ 0.01   (0.03 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹18,230 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd  Rating  ☆☆☆ Risk  Moderately Low Expense Ratio  1.12 Sharpe Ratio  0.79 Information Ratio  0 Alpha Ratio  0 Min Investment   5,000  Min SIP Investment   1,000  Exit Load   NIL  Yield to Maturity  6.94% Effective Maturity  4 Years 6 Months 18 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 7 Months 28 Days  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,398 31 Oct 22 ₹10,629 31 Oct 23 ₹11,295 31 Oct 24 ₹12,207 31 Oct 25 ₹13,143  Returns for Kotak Bond Short Term
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.7%  3 Month  1.2%  6 Month  2.9%  1 Year  7.7%  3 Year  7.3%  5 Year  5.6%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch  7.4%   Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  7.7%  2023  6.5%  2022  3%  2021  3.3%  2020  10%  2019  9.6%  2018  6.3%  2017  5.4%  2016  9.7%  2015  8%   Fund Manager information for Kotak Bond Short Term 
Name Since Tenure Deepak Agrawal 11 Jul 07 18.24 Yr. Abhishek Bisen 1 Nov 22 2.92 Yr. Data below for Kotak Bond Short Term as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 3.33% Debt 96.39% Other 0.27%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value Corporate 59.07% Government 35.55% Cash Equivalent 3.33% Securitized 1.77%  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AAA 100%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  7.18% Govt Stock 2033  
Sovereign Bonds  | -4% ₹721 Cr 69,229,390 
 ↓ -10,000,000  7.09% Govt Stock 2054  
Sovereign Bonds  | -4% ₹713 Cr 71,100,000  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -3% ₹635 Cr 62,500  6.82% Govt Stock 2033  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹621 Cr 60,098,621  7.08% Karnataka State Development Loans (12/08/2031)  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹506 Cr 50,000,000  LIC Housing Finance Ltd  
Debentures  | -3% ₹505 Cr 4,950  Bajaj Finance Limited  
Debentures  | -3% ₹494 Cr 48,500  Power Finance Corporation Limited  
Debentures  | -3% ₹485 Cr 4,750  LIC Housing Finance Ltd  
Debentures  | -3% ₹481 Cr 4,700  Small Industries Development Bank Of India  
Debentures  | -2% ₹407 Cr 40,000 10. SBI Short Term Debt Fund
SBI Short Term Debt Fund 
 Growth Launch Date   27 Jul 07  NAV (31 Oct 25)   ₹32.8788  ↑ 0.01   (0.04 %)  Net Assets (Cr)   ₹16,387 on 31 Aug 25  Category  Debt - Short term Bond AMC   SBI Funds Management Private Limited  Rating  ☆☆☆ Risk  Moderately Low Expense Ratio  0.84 Sharpe Ratio  1.26 Information Ratio  0 Alpha Ratio  0 Min Investment   5,000  Min SIP Investment   500  Exit Load   NIL  Yield to Maturity  7.02% Effective Maturity  3 Years 5 Months 26 Days Modified Duration  2 Years 9 Months 14 Days  Growth of 10,000 investment over the years. 
Date Value 31 Oct 20 ₹10,000 31 Oct 21 ₹10,346 31 Oct 22 ₹10,617 31 Oct 23 ₹11,334 31 Oct 24 ₹12,231 31 Oct 25 ₹13,239  Returns for SBI Short Term Debt Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 31 Oct 25 Duration Returns 1 Month  0.7%  3 Month  1.4%  6 Month  3.3%  1 Year  8.2%  3 Year  7.6%  5 Year  5.8%  10 Year    15 Year    Since launch     Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis 
Year Returns 2024  7.7%  2023  6.7%  2022  3.5%  2021  2.8%  2020  9.9%  2019  9.5%  2018  6%  2017  5.7%  2016  9.9%  2015  8.2%   Fund Manager information for SBI Short Term Debt Fund 
Name Since Tenure Mansi Sajeja 1 Dec 23 1.84 Yr. Data below for SBI Short Term Debt Fund as on 31 Aug 25 
 Asset Allocation 
Asset Class Value Cash 11.18% Debt 88.56% Other 0.26%  Debt Sector Allocation 
Sector Value Corporate 63.61% Government 23.04% Cash Equivalent 6.89% Securitized 6.21%  Credit Quality 
Rating Value AA 14.58% AAA 85.42%  Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio 
Name Holding Value Quantity  6.68% Govt Stock 2040  
Sovereign Bonds  | -4% ₹744 Cr 75,000,000 
 ↑ 65,000,000  6.33% Govt Stock 2035  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹594 Cr 60,000,000 
 ↓ -20,000,000  7.17% Govt Stock 2030  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹583 Cr 56,000,000 
 ↓ -5,000,000  Rec Limited  
Debentures  | -3% ₹509 Cr 50,000  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -3% ₹484 Cr 47,500 
 ↑ 25,000  SHIVSHAKTI SECURITISATION TRUST  
Unlisted bonds  | -3% ₹479 Cr 475 
 ↑ 100  08.32 RJ Sdl 2029  
Sovereign Bonds  | -3% ₹472 Cr 45,000,000  SIDDHIVINAYAK SECURITISATION TRUST  
Unlisted bonds  | -2% ₹378 Cr 375  National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development  
Debentures  | -2% ₹356 Cr 35,000  Small Industries Development Bank Of India  
Debentures  | -2% ₹356 Cr 35,000 
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