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Axis Short Duration Fund Direct Growth
+7.59%
3Y annualised
-0.02% 1D
NAV: 14 May '26
₹35.40
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size (AUM)
₹8,955.23 Cr
Expense ratio
0.38%
Rating
5
Return calculator
Monthly investment
₹5,000
| Over the past | Total investment | Would've become | Historic returns | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹60,000 | ₹61,330 | +2.22% | |
| 3 years | ₹1,80,000 | ₹2,00,012 | +11.12% | |
| 5 years | ₹3,00,000 | ₹3,58,258 | +19.42% | |
| 10 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8,69,689 | +44.95% |
Holdings (195)
| Name | Sector | Instruments | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds | 3.33% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 2.65% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 2.51% |
| Siddhivinayak Securitisation Trust | Others | Sec. Debt | 2.34% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds | 2.22% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 2.21% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 2.19% |
| IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust | Capital Goods | Debenture | 2.13% |
| Jubilant Beverages Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Debenture | 1.90% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | CD | 1.86% |
| L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd. | Construction | NCD | 1.36% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.33% |
| Shivshakti Securitisation Trust | Others | Sec. Debt | 1.29% |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | Others | Sec. Debt | 1.27% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.15% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | Debenture | 1.13% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 1.12% |
| TVS Holdings Ltd. | Automobile | Debenture | 1.12% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.12% |
| Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.12% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 1.11% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 1.11% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 1.10% |
| Godrej Seeds & Genetics Ltd. | Consumer Staples | NCD | 1.10% |
| Godrej Seeds & Genetics Ltd. | Consumer Staples | NCD | 1.10% |
| HDB Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 1.06% |
| Canara Bank | Financial | CD | 1.06% |
| Canara Bank | Financial | CD | 1.06% |
| Bank Of Baroda | Financial | CD | 1.06% |
| Bank Of Baroda | Financial | CD | 1.06% |
| Canara Bank | Financial | CD | 1.05% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | CD | 1.05% |
| Punjab National Bank | Financial | CD | 1.01% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | Bonds | 0.98% |
| Punjab National Bank | Financial | CD | 0.95% |
| Godrej Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Bonds | 0.95% |
| Jubilant Bevco Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Debenture | 0.94% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.89% |
| Godrej Properties Ltd. | Construction | Debenture | 0.84% |
| Nexus Select Trust | Construction | Debenture | 0.84% |
| Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd | Financial | Debenture | 0.84% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.84% |
| Reliance Life Sciences Pvt Ltd. | Healthcare | Debenture | 0.84% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.82% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.82% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.82% |
| Radhakrishna Securitisation Trust | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.81% |
| Bank of India | Financial | CD | 0.79% |
| Nexus Select Trust | Construction | Debenture | 0.78% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd. | Communication | Debenture | 0.77% |
| DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd. | Construction | NCD | 0.72% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd. | Communication | Debenture | 0.66% |
| RJ Corp Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Debenture | 0.61% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.61% |
| JTPM Metal Traders Ltd. | Metals & Mining | Debenture | 0.58% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.58% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.56% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.56% |
| Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. | Communication | Debenture | 0.56% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.56% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.56% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.56% |
| Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.56% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.55% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.55% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 0.55% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.55% |
| IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust | Capital Goods | Debenture | 0.55% |
| National Bank For Financing Infrastructure And Development | Financial | Debenture | 0.55% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.55% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.55% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | CD | 0.53% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | CD | 0.53% |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.53% |
| Punjab National Bank | Financial | CD | 0.53% |
| Canara Bank | Financial | CD | 0.53% |
| Union Bank of India | Financial | CD | 0.53% |
| Punjab State | Others | SDL | 0.51% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.50% |
| Godrej Industries Ltd. | Consumer Staples | NCD | 0.50% |
| Sundaram Home Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.50% |
| Sansar Trust | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.46% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.45% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.45% |
| Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.45% |
| Karnataka State | Others | SDL | 0.44% |
| DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd. | Construction | NCD | 0.44% |
| Karnataka State | Others | SDL | 0.39% |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.36% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd. | Communication | Debenture | 0.33% |
| Godrej Seeds & Genetics Ltd. | Consumer Staples | NCD | 0.33% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.30% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.30% |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.29% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.28% |
| Maharashtra State | Others | SDL | 0.28% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.28% |
| Tamilnadu State | Others | SDL | 0.28% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Debenture | 0.28% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.28% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 0.28% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.28% |
| Embassy Office Parks REIT | Construction | Bonds | 0.28% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd. | Communication | Debenture | 0.28% |
| HDB Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.28% |
| HDB Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.28% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.28% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Debenture | 0.27% |
| Punjab National Bank | Financial | CD | 0.26% |
| Sansar Trust | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.26% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd. | Communication | Debenture | 0.23% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.22% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.22% |
| Godrej Seeds & Genetics Ltd. | Consumer Staples | NCD | 0.22% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.22% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds | 0.22% |
| Godrej Seeds & Genetics Ltd. | Consumer Staples | NCD | 0.22% |
| Godrej Seeds & Genetics Ltd. | Consumer Staples | NCD | 0.22% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.18% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.18% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.17% |
| Embassy Office Parks REIT | Construction | NCD | 0.17% |
| Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.17% |
| Bank Of Baroda | Financial | CD | 0.16% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.15% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI FRB | 0.13% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.11% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.11% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.11% |
| Export-Import Bank Of India | Financial | Bonds | 0.11% |
| Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.11% |
| Tamilnadu State | Others | SDL | 0.11% |
| Uttar Pradesh State | Others | SDL | 0.11% |
| Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.11% |
| Andhra Pradesh State | Financial | SDL | 0.11% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | Sec. Debt | 0.11% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.11% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | CD | 0.11% |
| Punjab State | Others | SDL | 0.10% |
| GOI | Sovereign | CGL | 0.06% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.06% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.06% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Debenture | 0.06% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | Bonds | 0.06% |
| Torrent Power Ltd. | Energy | NCD | 0.06% |
| Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.06% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.06% |
| LIC Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.06% |
| Mindspace Business Parks REIT | Construction | Debenture | 0.06% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.06% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.06% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds | 0.06% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd. | Communication | Debenture | 0.06% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.05% |
| West Bengal State | Others | SDL | 0.05% |
| Tamilnadu State | Others | SDL | 0.05% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.05% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.05% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Debenture | 0.04% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.04% |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.04% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.04% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.04% |
| Madhya Pradesh State | Others | SDL | 0.04% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.04% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.04% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.03% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.03% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.03% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.03% |
| West Bengal State | Others | SDL | 0.03% |
| GOI | Sovereign | CGL | 0.02% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.02% |
| Uttar Pradesh State | Others | SDL | 0.02% |
| Haryana State | Others | SDL | 0.02% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.02% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.02% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.01% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.01% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.01% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.01% |
| Food Corporation of India | Consumer Staples | Debenture | 0.01% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.01% |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.01% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.01% |
| Tamilnadu State | Others | SDL | 0.01% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.01% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.00% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.00% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.00% |
| Rajasthan State | Others | SDL | 0.00% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.00% |
| Bihar State | Others | SDL | 0.00% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.00% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.00% |
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Minimum investments
Min. for 1st investment
₹100
Min. for 2nd investment
₹100
Min. for SIP
₹100
Returns and rankings
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
| Name | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund returns | +7.6% | +6.7% | +7.6% | +8.1% |
| Category average (Debt Short Duration) | +7.1% | +5.9% | +6.6% | -- |
| Rank (Debt Short Duration) | 2 | 6 | 3 | -- |
Exit load, stamp duty and tax
Exit load
Nil
Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
from July 1st 2020
Tax implication
Returns are taxed as per your Income Tax slab.
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About Axis Short Duration Fund Direct Growth
Axis Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is a Debt Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Axis Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 04 Sep 2009. Aditya Pagaria is the Current Fund Manager of Axis Short Duration Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹3,66,572 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 14 May 2026 is ₹35.40.
The Axis Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderate risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100.
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Investment Objective
The fund seeks to generate reasonable return commensurate with low risk and high degree of liquidity from a portfolio of money market and high quality debt securities.
Fund benchmarkNIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II
Fund house
Rank (total assets)#7 in India
Total AUM₹3,66,572.37 Cr
Date of Incorporation04 Sep 2009
Launch Date04 Sep 2009
Address23rd Floor, One Lodha Place,S. B. Road, Lower Parel. Mumbai 400013
Websitewww.karvymfs.com
AddressKarvy House, No. 46, 8-2-609/K, Avenue 4, Street No.1 Banjara Hills,