HDFC Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Low Duration
Low to Moderate Risk
+7.85%
3Y annualised
+0.02% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 12 Dec 2025
₹64.53
Rating
3
Min. SIP amount
₹100
Fund size
₹25,756.51Cr

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Monthly SIP
One-Time
₹5,000 per month
Over the past
Total investment of 0
Would have become (%)

Holdings (170)

NameSectorInstrumentAssets
GOI
SovereignGOI Sec4.92%
GOI
SovereignGOI FRB4.39%
EnergyDebenture2.99%
Jubilant Beverages Ltd.
Consumer StaplesDebenture2.47%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
FinancialDebenture2.46%
EnergyDebenture2.25%
FinancialDebenture2.03%
GOI
SovereignGOI Sec1.96%
FinancialNCD1.95%
National Housing Bank
FinancialNCD1.66%
FinancialDebenture1.60%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture1.58%
Aditya Birla Renewables Ltd.
EnergyBonds/NCD1.58%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
FinancialDebenture1.54%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
FinancialBonds1.46%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
FinancialBonds1.45%
Capital GoodsNCD1.45%
Radhakrishna Securitisation Trust
OthersSec. Debt1.39%
FinancialDebenture1.36%
JTPM Metal Traders Ltd.
Metals & MiningDebenture1.20%
FinancialBonds1.19%
Jubilant Bevco Ltd.
Consumer StaplesDebenture1.18%
FinancialDebenture1.17%
EnergyNCD1.01%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
FinancialDebenture0.98%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.97%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.97%
360 ONE Wealth Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.97%
FinancialFRB0.94%
FinancialNCD0.89%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.88%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.79%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.79%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.78%
FinancialNCD0.77%
JM Financial Credit Solutions Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.77%
Fullerton India Home Finance Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.77%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialBonds0.75%
REC Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.73%
FinancialBonds0.69%
FinancialDebenture0.68%
Shivshakti Securitisation Trust
OthersSec. Debt0.60%
FinancialDebenture0.60%
FinancialNCD0.59%
SMFG India Credit Company Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.59%
FinancialBonds/NCD0.59%
Can Fin Homes Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.59%
Export-Import Bank Of India
FinancialBonds0.59%
FinancialDebenture0.59%
Truhome Finance Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.59%
IIFL Finance Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.58%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.58%
Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.58%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.58%
IIFL Capital Services Ltd
FinancialCP0.57%
Dhruva Trust
OthersSec. Debt0.52%
ServicesDebenture0.51%
FinancialSec. Debt0.50%
REC Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.49%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.49%
REC Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.48%
India Universal Trust AL1
OthersSec. Debt0.44%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.
CommunicationDebenture0.40%
Tata Capital Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.40%
Capital GoodsDebenture0.40%
Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.40%
John Deere Financial India Pvt. Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.40%
FinancialDebenture0.40%
FinancialBonds/NCD0.39%
FinancialBonds/NCD0.39%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.39%
FinancialDebenture0.39%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.39%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.39%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.39%
EnergyBonds0.39%
National Housing Bank
FinancialDebenture0.39%
JM Financial Credit Solutions Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.39%
Sundaram Home Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.39%
FinancialDebenture0.39%
IIFL Finance Ltd.
FinancialCP0.38%
Bihar State
OthersSDL0.37%
Vajra Trust
OthersSec. Debt0.35%
Bajaj Auto Credit Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.35%
ONGC Petro Additions Ltd.
EnergyDebenture0.30%
Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd
FinancialDebenture0.30%
FinancialNCD0.29%
Capital GoodsNCD0.29%
Export-Import Bank Of India
FinancialBonds0.29%
Pipeline Infrastructure (India) Pvt. Ltd.
ConstructionDebenture0.29%
FinancialZCB0.28%
Indigo Paints Ltd.
ChemicalsSec. Debt0.28%
EnergyDebenture0.24%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.20%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.20%
REC Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.20%
FinancialBonds0.20%
EnergyNCD0.20%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.
FinancialBonds0.20%
JM Financial Home Loans Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.20%
FinancialNCD0.19%
DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd.
ConstructionNCD0.19%
Jio Credit Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.19%
FinancialDebenture0.18%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.18%
FinancialDebenture0.16%
Arka Fincap Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.14%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.14%
TVS Credit Services Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.14%
FinancialBonds0.13%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.12%
FinancialBonds0.12%
FinancialBonds0.12%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.10%
EnergyDebenture0.10%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.10%
FinancialDebenture0.10%
FinancialDebenture0.10%
FinancialBonds0.10%
REC Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.10%
Citi Corp Finance Ltd
FinancialDebenture0.10%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
FinancialBonds0.10%
FinancialNCD0.10%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.10%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
FinancialBonds/NCD0.10%
Haryana State
OthersSDL0.10%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.
ConstructionNCD0.10%
Sundaram Home Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.10%
Nomura Capital (India) Pvt Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.10%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.10%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.10%
Tamilnadu State
OthersSDL0.09%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.08%
Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd.
FinancialBonds/NCD0.08%
FinancialNCD0.08%
Nuclear Power Corpn. Of India Ltd.
EnergyDebenture0.06%
FinancialNCD0.06%
Punjab State
OthersSDL0.06%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.05%
FinancialNCD0.04%
FinancialNCD0.04%
Tamilnadu State
OthersSDL0.04%
Karnataka State
OthersSDL0.04%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.03%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialBonds0.03%
EnergyBonds0.03%
ConstructionSDL0.03%
GOI
SovereignGOI Sec0.02%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.02%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialBonds/Deb0.02%
Karnataka State
OthersSDL0.02%
Maharashtra State
OthersSDL0.02%
Tamilnadu State
OthersSDL0.02%
Gujarat State
ConstructionSDL0.02%
Andhra Pradesh State
FinancialSDL0.02%
Rajasthan State
OthersSDL0.02%
West Bengal State
OthersSDL0.02%
Uttar Pradesh State
OthersSDL0.02%
Puducherry State
OthersSDL0.02%
Maharashtra State
OthersSDL0.01%
Tamilnadu State
OthersSDL0.01%
Gujarat State
ConstructionSDL0.01%
Rajasthan State
OthersSDL0.01%
Karnataka State
OthersSDL0.01%
Goa State
OthersSDL0.01%
Madhya Pradesh State
OthersSDL0.01%
Assam State
OthersSDL0.01%
Tamilnadu State
OthersSDL0.00%
Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.00%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialBonds/NCD0.00%
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Minimum investment amounts

Min. for 1st investment₹100
Min. for 2nd investment onwards₹100
Min. for SIP₹100

Returns and rankings

Category: Debt Low Duration
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
3Y5Y10YAll
Fund returns7.8%6.5%7.4%7.7%
Category average7.1%5.9%6.5%NA
Rank with in category363NA
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Expense ratio, exit load and tax

Expense ratio: 0.46%

Inclusive of GST

Exit load

Nil

Stamp duty

0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

Tax implication

Returns are taxed as per your Income Tax slab.

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Fund management

Anupam Joshi
Oct 2015 - Present
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Education
Mr. Joshi is a PGDM in Business Management.
Experience
Prior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund he has worked with IDFC AMC, Principal Asset Management Company and ICAP India Pvt. Ltd.
Also manages these schemes

Fund house & investment objective

Fund house contact details

Address
"HDFC House", 2nd Floor, H. T. Parekh Marg, 165-166, BackbayReclamation, Churchgate Mumbai 400020
Phone
022 – 66316333
Launch Date
10 Dec 1999
HDFC Mutual Fund
Asset Management Company
Custodian
NA
Registrar & Transfer Agent
Cams
Address
7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,

Pros and cons

Category: Debt Low Duration

Pros

Consistently higher annualised returns than category average for the past 1Y, 3Y, 5Y and 10Y
Higher alpha: 3.05 The fund has generated returns higher than benchmark - NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I - in the last 3Y
Exit load is zero
Average credit rating of the fund's holdings: AAA This fund has holdings of the highest quality

Cons

Higher expense ratio: 0.46%

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