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LIC MF Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

LIC MF Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Short Duration
Moderate Risk
+7.85%
3Y annualised
+0.01% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 09 Jan '26
₹16.05
Min. SIP amount
₹200
Fund size
₹264.03 Cr
Expense ratio
0.36%

Return calculator

Monthly SIP
One time
Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹61,702
+2.84%
3 years₹1,80,000₹2,01,397
+11.89%
5 years₹3,00,000₹3,57,305
+19.10%

Holdings (25)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
GOISovereignGOI Sec9.72%
National Highways Authority of India Ltd.ServicesNCD7.94%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialBonds7.80%
Maharashtra StateOthersSDL7.34%
GIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD5.74%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.CommunicationDebenture5.69%
Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture4.06%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD4.04%
360 ONE Wealth Ltd.FinancialNCD3.99%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds3.92%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds3.92%
GOISovereignGOI Sec3.84%
Angel One Ltd.FinancialCP3.76%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialCD3.56%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyDebenture2.12%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.EnergyBonds2.03%
Nuclear Power Corpn. Of India Ltd.EnergyDebenture2.03%
Nuclear Power Corpn. Of India Ltd.EnergyDebenture1.99%
NHPC Ltd.EnergyDebenture1.99%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds1.95%
Maharashtra StateOthersSDL1.95%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.FinancialNCD1.93%
GOISovereignGOI Sec1.90%
Nuvama Wealth Finance Ltd.FinancialCP1.88%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.12%
See All

Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment
₹5,000
Min. for 2nd investment
₹500
Min. for SIP
₹200

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns
Absolute returns
Name1Y3Y5YAll
Fund returns+8.0%+7.8%+6.1%+7.0%
Category average (Debt Short Duration)+7.4%+7.1%+5.9%--
Rank (Debt Short Duration)131215--

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.
Check past data

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ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Direct Plan Growth
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund Direct Plan Growth
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Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Direct Fund Direct Growth
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Nippon India Short Duration Fund Direct Growth
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Fund management

RS
Rahul Singh
Oct 2025 - Present
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Education
Mr. Singh is a B.Sc Economic Hons.and holds a PGDM from IIM-A.
Experience
Prior to joining LIC Nomura Mutual Fund , he has worked with BOI AXA Investment Managers(August 2009-August 2015) , ING Investment Management (May 2008- August 2009) Standard Chartered Bank (intern)( April 2007- May 2007) and Ashika Capital ( Jan 2004 - April 2006).

PHS
Pratik Harish Shroff
Sep 2023 - Present
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Education
Mr. Shroff has done B.Com, M.Com, CFA, FRM and Executive Programme in Applied Finance – IIM, Calcutta
Experience
Prior to joining LIC Mutual Fund, he was associated with CTBC Bank Ltd, IndusInd Bank Ltd, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Tata Mutual Fund and LKP Securities

About LIC MF Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

LIC MF Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is a Debt Mutual Fund Scheme launched by LIC Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 20 Apr 1994. Rahul Singh is the Current Fund Manager of LIC MF Short Duration Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹43,884 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 09 Jan 2026 is ₹16.05. The LIC MF Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderate risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹200. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹5,000. ;

Investment Objective

The scheme seeks to generate returns commensurate with risk from a portfolio constituted of Debt securities and/or Money Market instruments.
Fund benchmarkCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index
Scheme Information Document(SID)

Fund house

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LIC Mutual Fund
Rank (total assets)#20 in India
Total AUM₹43,883.58 Cr
Date of Incorporation20 Apr 1994
Phone022-66016177 / 022-66016178
E-mail[email protected]
Websitehttp://www.licmf.com
Launch Date20 Apr 1994
AddressIndustrial Assurance BuildingGround Floor, Opp. Churchgate Station Mumbai 400020
CustodianStandard Chartered Bank
Registrar & Transfer AgentKFin Tech
Email[email protected]
Websitewww.karvymfs.com
AddressKarvy House, No. 46, 8-2-609/K, Avenue 4, Street No.1 Banjara Hills,
Vaishnavi Tech Park, South Tower, 3rd FloorSarjapur Main Road, Bellandur, Bengaluru – 560103Karnataka
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