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Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund) - Regular Plan - Growth

NAVs of 8 Nov 2026

Sundaram Mutual Fund · Debt fund · Regular plan · Growth

Short DurationRegular · GrowthRisk: Low to Moderate
NAV · 6 Nov 2026
₹51.5675 ▲ 0.01%
Sundaram Mutual Fund
Fund size₹180 crJuly - September 2026
1-month range₹51.23 – 51.57
1 year+5.04%rank 3 of 44
Expense ratio0.73%regular plan, a year
5 years–a year

What the fund does

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.

BenchmarkNifty Short Duration Debt Index A-II
Launched4 Sept 2002
Fund houseSundaram Mutual Fund
Fund managersFM 1 -Mr. Sandeep AgarwalFM 2 -Mr. Kumaresh RamakrishnanFM 3 - Mr. Ronak Shah

NAV history

515152 2026-08-112026-08-242026-09-072026-09-212026-10-052026-10-162026-10-30

Returns

1 week
+0.54%avg 0.6%
1 month
+0.39%avg 0.4%
3 months
+0.76%avg 0.4%
6 months
+2.78%avg 2.0%
This year
+4.36%avg 2.8%
1 year
+5.04%avg 3.1% · #3/44
3 years (a year)
+7.42%avg 5.2% · #4/44

Bars: this plan; the thin mark is the Short Duration average (regular plans, growth option). Over a year: yearly averages (CAGR). Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Monthly returns (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+0.4
2025+0.8+0.5+1.1+1.3+1.1+0.2+0.6-0.0+0.7+0.7+0.5+0.3
2026+0.1+0.7-0.1+0.5+0.2+1.5+0.4+0.3+0.3-0.1+0.5

Each month's change in NAV (the current month to the latest NAV).

What if you had invested?

Worked out from this plan's actual NAVs. SIP: invested on the first NAV of each month. Taxes and exit loads are not included. Past returns do not guarantee future returns. Information only, not investment advice.

Portfolio as on 30 Sept 2026

Stocks held2227 lines in all
Top 10 stocks46.8%of the fund
Equity79.5%stocks and equity derivatives
Debt & cash20.5%everything else

Where the money is

Equity 79.5%Debt 0.4%Money market 11.1%Cash & others 9.1%

Sectors (stocks held)

CRISIL AAA
31.6%
ICRA AAA
19.7%
Sovereign
14.0%
IND AAA
5.7%
ICRA AA+
2.8%
ICRA AA
2.8%
CRISIL AA+
2.8%

Credit quality (debt and money market)

A1+
11.1%
Unrated / other
0.4%

Changes since 31 Aug 2026

Share of fund30 Sept 202631 Aug 2026Change
Stocks held79.5%79.9%-0.42
Debt0.4%0.4%0.00
Money market11.1%13.6%-2.52
Cash & others9.1%6.1%+2.94
Top 10 stocks46.8%46.4%+0.38
Number of stocks22220
New stocks 3
  • Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd - 8.2% - 25/09/20292.84%
  • 6.53% Tamil Nadu State Development Loan 06/01/20312.75%
  • Power Finance Corporation Ltd - 6.96% - 02/03/2028**1.69%
Stocks sold off 3
  • REC LTD - 7.56% - 31/08/2027**was 2.81%
  • LIC Housing Finance Ltd - 6.17% - 03/09/2026**was 2.80%
  • 6.48% Central Government Securities 06/10/2035was 2.72%

Change is in percentage points. Bought more and cut back list stocks whose share of the fund moved by at least 0.25 points. A share can also move because the price changed, not only because the fund traded.

Stocks held 22

HoldingSector / type% of fund
PNB Housing Finance Ltd - 8.15% - 29/07/2027**
INE572E07183		IND AAA5.68%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd - 7.77% - 15/04/2028**
INE134E08MJ2		ICRA AAA5.68%
Export Import Bank of India - 7.35% - 27/07/2028**
INE514E08GE8		ICRA AAA5.66%
REC LTD - 7.28% - 31/08/2029**
INE020B08GI3		CRISIL AAA5.61%
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 6.66% - 12/10/2028**
INE261F08EP4		ICRA AAA5.56%
6.45% Gujarat State Development Loan - 06/01/2030
IN1520200248		Sovereign5.53%
Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.42% - 12/03/2029**
INE556F08KW0		CRISIL AAA4.50%
7.32% Government Securities-13/11/2030
IN0020230135		Sovereign2.88%
7.04% Central Government Securities 03/06/2029
IN0020240050		Sovereign2.86%
Can Fin Homes Ltd - 8.09% - 04/01/2027**
INE477A07415		ICRA AAA2.84%
National Housing Bank - 7.59% - 14/07/2027**
INE557F08FY4		CRISIL AAA2.84%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd - 8.54% - 12/04/2029**
INE121A07RZ4		ICRA AA+2.84%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd - 7.95% - 29/01/2028**
INE115A07MW4		CRISIL AAA2.84%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd - 8.2% - 25/09/2029
INE033L07IW4		CRISIL AAA2.84%
360 One Prime Ltd - 8.95% - 04/06/2027**
INE248U07FW5		ICRA AA2.84%
Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd - 8.4% - 06/05/2027**
INE146O07557		CRISIL AA+2.84%
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.48% - 15/09/2028
INE261F08EO7		CRISIL AAA2.82%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd - 6.9% - 17/09/2027
INE115A07RH4		CRISIL AAA2.82%
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development - 7.37% - 16/07/2029**
INE0KUG08142		CRISIL AAA2.80%
Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.04% - 09/02/2029**
INE556F08LB2		CRISIL AAA2.79%
6.53% Tamil Nadu State Development Loan 06/01/2031
IN3120200339		Sovereign2.75%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd - 6.96% - 02/03/2028**
INE134E08OC3		CRISIL AAA1.69%

Debt, money market and cash 5

HoldingSector / type% of fund
Punjab National Bank - 05/02/2027**
INE160A16UE2		CRISIL A1+5.55%
Union Bank of India - 16/03/2027
INE692A16LS3		ICRA A1+5.51%
Cash and Other Net Current Assets^–4.98%
TREPS–4.08%
Corporate Debt Market Development Fund - Class A2
INF0RQ622028		–0.37%

From the fund house's monthly portfolio (sundarammutual.com), as on 30 Sept 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets. Published about ten days after each month ends.

Risk

Volatility1.0%yearly, from daily NAVs
Worst fall-0.42%7 May 2026 → 21 May 2026
RiskometerLow to ModerateLow to Moderate

Volatility: how much the NAV moves, as a yearly figure (higher = bumpier). Worst fall: the biggest drop from a high, in the NAV history we hold (from 31 Jan 2022).

Where it can invest (limits from the scheme document)

Debt & Money Market Instruments with Macaulay duration of 1-3 years
0–100%

The ranges the fund is allowed to hold, not what it holds today.

Fund details

Fund size (average AUM, July - September 2026)₹180 cr across all plans · this plan ₹85.77 cr
Fund houseSundaram Mutual Fund
CategoryDebt · Short Duration
PlanRegular
OptionGrowth
Expense ratio (TER)Direct 0.28% · Regular 0.73% (6 Nov 2026)
Minimum investmentFor first investment Rs 5,000/- · additional ₹500
Scheme code (AMFI)149587
ISININF173K01GP0
NAV date6 Nov 2026

Scheme details from the fund's scheme summary document filed with AMFI; expense ratios from AMFI's daily filings.

Other plans of this fund

PlanNAV1 year
Regular · Growth₹47.3192+4.53%
Regular · IDCW₹12.9383-0.86%
Regular · IDCW₹13.0981-0.37%

Top Short Duration funds (regular plans)

Fund1 year3 years (a year)
Axis Short Term Fund+5.36%+7.76%
BANK OF INDIA SHORT TERM FUND+4.91%+7.68%
Groww Short Term Fund+5.38%+7.57%
Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund)+5.04%+7.42%
Mirae Asset Short Term Fund+4.40%+7.30%
Axis Short Term Fund+4.80%+7.20%
Axis Short Term Fund+4.80%+7.19%
HDFC Short Term Fund+4.46%+7.09%

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Information only, not investment advice.

What is the NAV of Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund) - Regular Plan - Growth today?

₹51.5675 as of 6 Nov 2026, from AMFI's official NAV data.

What are the returns of Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund) - Regular Plan - Growth?

1 year: 5.04%, 3 years: 7.42% a year

How does Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund) rank in its category?

3 of 44 Short Duration funds (regular plans, growth option) by 1-year return.

What is the difference between direct and regular plans?

Both invest in the same portfolio. Direct plans are bought straight from the fund house and pay no distributor commission, so their expenses are lower and their NAV grows slightly faster.