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Top 5 Best Performing Ultra Short Term Debt Funds for SIP Investment FY 25 - 26
Top 5 Debt - Ultrashort Bond Funds

5 Best Ultra Short Term Debt Funds for SIP 2025

Updated on July 20, 2025 , 2930 views

Ultra short term Debt fund are a type of Mutual Funds that are highly suitable for a short-term Investment plan. These funds invest in debt instruments that have an average maturity of more than 91 days. These funds provide better returns and have a higher maturity than liquid debt funds, but are more volatile than Liquid Funds. Investors with a low-risk appetite tend to invest in ultra short term funds, as they have higher yields than other Money market funds. Thus, investors who are looking to park their money for a year or less can ideally invest in this scheme. To earn better returns, one can choose funds for the below listed Best Ultra Short term SIP funds.

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Top 5 Best Performing Ultra Short Term Debt Funds for SIP Investment FY 25 - 26

Fund	NAV	Net Assets (Cr)	Min SIP Investment	3 MO (%)	6 MO (%)	1 YR (%)	3 YR (%)	2024 (%)	Debt Yield (YTM)	Mod. Duration	Eff. Maturity
Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund Growth	₹551.524 ↑ 0.11	₹20,228	1,000	1.9	4.2	8.1	7.4	7.9	6.72%	5M 26D	6M 29D
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund Growth	₹27.8468 ↑ 0.00	₹16,051	1,000	1.8	4	7.6	7.1	7.5	6.79%	5M 12D	7M 24D
Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund Growth	₹2,710.66 ↑ 0.50	₹1,006	1,000	1.7	3.9	7.5	6.9	7.5	6.59%	5M 16D	5M 24D
Kotak Savings Fund Growth	₹43.0944 ↑ 0.01	₹15,527	1,000	1.7	3.9	7.4	6.9	7.2	6.49%	5M 12D	5M 19D
Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund Growth	₹4,047.94 ↑ 0.61	₹9,543	100	1.7	3.8	7.3	6.9	7.2	6.71%	5M 14D	7M 29D
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 22 Jul 25

*Above is list of best Ultra-Short funds are having AUM/Net Assets above 100 Crore. Sorted on Last 1 Year Return.

1. Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

The primary objective of the schemes is to generate regular income through investments in debt and money market instruments. Income maybe generated through the receipt of coupon payments or the purchase and sale of securities in the underlying portfolio. The schemes will under normal market conditions, invest its net assets in fixed income securities, money market instruments, cash and cash equivalents.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 16 Apr 03. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.4% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2024 was 7.9% , 2023 was 7.2% and 2022 was 4.8% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	16 Apr 03
NAV (22 Jul 25)	₹551.524 ↑ 0.11 (0.02 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹20,228 on 15 Jul 25
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.54
Sharpe Ratio	3.55
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	6.72%
Effective Maturity	6 Months 29 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 26 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Jun 20	₹10,000
30 Jun 21	₹10,484
30 Jun 22	₹10,887
30 Jun 23	₹11,600
30 Jun 24	₹12,464
30 Jun 25	₹13,474

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹200,132.
Net Profit of ₹20,132 Invest Now

Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Jul 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.7%
3 Month	1.9%
6 Month	4.2%
1 Year	8.1%
3 Year	7.4%
5 Year	6.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.4%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	7.9%
2023	7.2%
2022	4.8%
2021	3.9%
2020	7%
2019	8.5%
2018	7.6%
2017	7.2%
2016	9.2%
2015	8.9%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Sunaina Cunha	20 Jun 14	10.96 Yr.
Kaustubh Gupta	15 Jul 11	13.89 Yr.
Monika Gandhi	22 Mar 21	4.2 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund as on 15 Jul 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	41.07%
Debt	58.69%
Other	0.24%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	64.99%
Cash Equivalent	18.97%
Government	15.8%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	35.5%
AAA	64.5%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Shriram Finance Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹613 Cr	60,000
Nirma Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹489 Cr	48,500
Small Industries Development Bank of India Debentures \| -	2%	₹430 Cr	9,000
Gujarat (Government of) - \| -	2%	₹379 Cr	37,500,000
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹362 Cr	3,600
182 DTB 29082025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹356 Cr	36,000,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹317 Cr	3,150
Mankind Pharma Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹309 Cr	30,500
Avanse Financial Services Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹301 Cr	30,000
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	1%	₹271 Cr	2,700

2. ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

(Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Regular Income Fund)

The fund’s objective is to generate regular income through investments primarily in debt and money market instruments. As a secondary objective, the Scheme also seeks to generate long term capital appreciation from the portion of equity investments under the Scheme.

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 3 May 11. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.5% since its launch. Ranked 27 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2024 was 7.5% , 2023 was 6.9% and 2022 was 4.5% .

Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund Growth
Launch Date	3 May 11
NAV (22 Jul 25)	₹27.8468 ↑ 0.00 (0.02 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹16,051 on 30 Jun 25
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	0.86
Sharpe Ratio	2.79
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	0-1 Months (0.5%),1 Months and above(NIL)
Yield to Maturity	6.79%
Effective Maturity	7 Months 24 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 12 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Jun 20	₹10,000
30 Jun 21	₹10,502
30 Jun 22	₹10,888
30 Jun 23	₹11,583
30 Jun 24	₹12,411
30 Jun 25	₹13,362

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹197,169.
Net Profit of ₹17,169 Invest Now

Returns for ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Jul 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.6%
3 Month	1.8%
6 Month	4%
1 Year	7.6%
3 Year	7.1%
5 Year	6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.5%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	7.5%
2023	6.9%
2022	4.5%
2021	4%
2020	6.5%
2019	8.4%
2018	7.5%
2017	6.9%
2016	9.8%
2015	9.1%

Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Manish Banthia	15 Nov 16	8.55 Yr.
Ritesh Lunawat	15 Jun 17	7.97 Yr.

Data below for ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund as on 30 Jun 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	44.32%
Debt	55.45%
Other	0.23%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	58.66%
Government	22.39%
Cash Equivalent	18.73%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	17.33%
AAA	82.67%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.11% Govt Stock 2028 Sovereign Bonds \| -	6%	₹1,047 Cr	103,500,000 ↓ -5,500,000
LIC Housing Finance Ltd Debentures \| -	4%	₹602 Cr	6,000
182 Days Tbill Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹492 Cr	50,000,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹384 Cr	38,000 ↑ 7,500
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹377 Cr	3,750 ↑ 1,000
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹347 Cr	34,500
Larsen And Toubro Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹251 Cr	25,000
LIC Housing Finance Ltd Debentures \| -	1%	₹226 Cr	2,250
HDFC Bank Ltd. Debentures \| -	1%	₹214 Cr	4,500
Oberoi Realty Limited Debentures \| -	1%	₹202 Cr	20,000

3. Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund

(Erstwhile Invesco India Medium Term Bond Fund)

The objective is to generate regular income and capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of medium term debt and money market instruments.

Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 30 Dec 10. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.1% since its launch. Ranked 40 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2024 was 7.5% , 2023 was 6.6% and 2022 was 4.1% .

Below is the key information for Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund

Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund Growth
Launch Date	30 Dec 10
NAV (22 Jul 25)	₹2,710.66 ↑ 0.50 (0.02 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,006 on 30 Jun 25
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	0.74
Sharpe Ratio	2.72
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	6.59%
Effective Maturity	5 Months 24 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 16 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Jun 20	₹10,000
30 Jun 21	₹10,324
30 Jun 22	₹10,639
30 Jun 23	₹11,277
30 Jun 24	₹12,079
30 Jun 25	₹12,988

Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹197,169.
Net Profit of ₹17,169 Invest Now

Returns for Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Jul 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.6%
3 Month	1.7%
6 Month	3.9%
1 Year	7.5%
3 Year	6.9%
5 Year	5.4%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	7.5%
2023	6.6%
2022	4.1%
2021	3%
2020	5.1%
2019	7.6%
2018	7.3%
2017	7.1%
2016	9.1%
2015	8.3%

Fund Manager information for Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Krishna Cheemalapati	4 Jan 20	5.41 Yr.
Vikas Garg	27 Jul 21	3.85 Yr.

Data below for Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund as on 30 Jun 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	57.99%
Debt	41.67%
Other	0.33%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	55.65%
Cash Equivalent	33.36%
Government	10.65%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	24.4%
AAA	75.6%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
08.24 Tn SDL 2025sep Sovereign Bonds \| -	4%	₹50 Cr	5,000,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	4%	₹50 Cr	5,000,000
India (Republic of) - \| -	4%	₹49 Cr	5,000,000
Export Import Bank Of India Debentures \| -	3%	₹40 Cr	4,000,000
Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹30 Cr	3,000,000
TATA Projects Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000
Torrent Power Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000
Godrej Industries Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000
Tata Realty And Infrastructure Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000

4. Kotak Savings Fund

(Erstwhile Kotak Treasury Advantage Fund)

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate returns through investments in debt and money market instruments with a view to reduce the interest rate risk. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Kotak Savings Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 13 Aug 04. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.2% since its launch. Ranked 44 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2024 was 7.2% , 2023 was 6.8% and 2022 was 4.5% .

Below is the key information for Kotak Savings Fund

Kotak Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	13 Aug 04
NAV (22 Jul 25)	₹43.0944 ↑ 0.01 (0.01 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹15,527 on 30 Jun 25
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.8
Sharpe Ratio	2.1
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	6.49%
Effective Maturity	5 Months 19 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 12 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Jun 20	₹10,000
30 Jun 21	₹10,371
30 Jun 22	₹10,721
30 Jun 23	₹11,393
30 Jun 24	₹12,183
30 Jun 25	₹13,091

Kotak Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹197,169.
Net Profit of ₹17,169 Invest Now

Returns for Kotak Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Jul 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.6%
3 Month	1.7%
6 Month	3.9%
1 Year	7.4%
3 Year	6.9%
5 Year	5.5%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.2%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	7.2%
2023	6.8%
2022	4.5%
2021	3.2%
2020	5.8%
2019	7.8%
2018	7.4%
2017	6.7%
2016	8.2%
2015	8.6%

Fund Manager information for Kotak Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Deepak Agrawal	15 Apr 08	17.14 Yr.
Manu Sharma	1 Nov 22	2.58 Yr.

Data below for Kotak Savings Fund as on 30 Jun 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	55.91%
Debt	43.84%
Other	0.25%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	57.28%
Government	22.13%
Cash Equivalent	20.33%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	8.41%
AAA	91.59%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
8.2% Govt Stock 2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹805 Cr	80,000,000
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹650 Cr	6,450
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	4%	₹564 Cr	56,000
Rec Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹478 Cr	47,500
Mankind Pharma Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹303 Cr	30,000
182 Days Tbill Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹247 Cr	25,000,000
364 DTB 19mar2026 Sovereign Bonds \| -	1%	₹240 Cr	25,000,000
India (Republic of) - \| -	1%	₹238 Cr	25,000,000
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	1%	₹226 Cr	2,250
08.49 Tn SDL 2026 Sovereign Bonds \| -	1%	₹204 Cr	20,080,000

5. Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund

(Erstwhile Reliance Liquid Fund - Cash Plan)

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate optimal returns consistent with moderate levels of risk and high liquidity. Accordingly, investments shall predominantly be made in Debt and Money Market Instruments.

Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 7 Dec 01. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 6.1% since its launch. Ranked 62 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2024 was 7.2% , 2023 was 6.7% and 2022 was 4.6% .

Below is the key information for Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund

Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund Growth
Launch Date	7 Dec 01
NAV (22 Jul 25)	₹4,047.94 ↑ 0.61 (0.02 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹9,543 on 30 Jun 25
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd.
Rating	☆☆
Risk	Low
Expense Ratio	1.14
Sharpe Ratio	2.26
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	100
Min SIP Investment	100
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	6.71%
Effective Maturity	7 Months 29 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 14 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Jun 20	₹10,000
30 Jun 21	₹10,563
30 Jun 22	₹11,228
30 Jun 23	₹11,923
30 Jun 24	₹12,747
30 Jun 25	₹13,692

Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹200,132.
Net Profit of ₹20,132 Invest Now

Returns for Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 22 Jul 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.6%
3 Month	1.7%
6 Month	3.8%
1 Year	7.3%
3 Year	6.9%
5 Year	6.8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	6.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	7.2%
2023	6.7%
2022	4.6%
2021	7.8%
2020	4.9%
2019	0.9%
2018	7.3%
2017	5.8%
2016	6.8%
2015	7.6%

Fund Manager information for Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Vivek Sharma	1 Oct 13	11.67 Yr.
Kinjal Desai	25 May 18	7.02 Yr.
Akshay Sharma	1 Dec 22	2.5 Yr.

Data below for Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund as on 30 Jun 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	52.98%
Debt	46.77%
Other	0.25%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	56.37%
Cash Equivalent	30.8%
Government	12.58%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	15.05%
AAA	84.95%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	4%	₹327 Cr	32,500
182 Days Tbill Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹247 Cr	25,000,000
Vedanta Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹241 Cr	24,000
LIQUID GOLD SERIES 10 Unlisted bonds \| -	3%	₹217 Cr	82
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	2%	₹201 Cr	2,000
182 Days Tbill Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹197 Cr	20,000,000
Interise TRust Debentures \| -	2%	₹187 Cr	19,500
Rec Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹184 Cr	1,850
Power Finance Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹177 Cr	17,500 ↑ 7,500
Credila Financial Services Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹157 Cr	15,500

Disclaimer:
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data. Please verify with scheme information document before making any investment.