Name	Sector	Instruments	Assets
GOI	Sovereign	GOI Sec	6.93%
Embassy Office Parks REIT	Construction	Bonds	6.61%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	Financial	Debenture	6.57%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.	Financial	Bonds	6.55%
Cube Highways Trust	Services	Debenture	6.50%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	6.49%
REC Ltd.	Financial	NCD	6.45%
Union Bank of India	Financial	CD	6.43%
Godrej Properties Ltd.	Construction	NCD	5.18%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.	Communication	Debenture	4.01%
Godrej Industries Ltd.	Consumer Staples	Debenture	3.95%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.	Financial	NCD	3.93%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	3.92%
JM Financial Services Pvt. Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	3.86%
Maharashtra State	Others	SDL	3.32%
Godrej Industries Ltd.	Consumer Staples	NCD	1.97%
360 ONE Wealth Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	1.96%

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Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment

₹1,000

Min. for 2nd investment

₹1,000

Min. for SIP

₹500

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns

Absolute returns

Name	6M	1Y	3Y	All
Fund returns	+2.6%	+7.9%	+8.1%	+6.7%
Category average (Debt Short Duration)	+2.5%	+7.4%	+7.1%	--
Rank (Debt Short Duration)	--	9	5	--

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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Fund management

KS
Kush Sonigara
Jan 2026 - Present
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Education

Mr. Sonigara is a B.Com (FM), FRM

Experience

Prior to joining Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, he has worked with Taurus Asset Management Co. Ltd., My Capital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and TBNG Financial Consultants.

Also manages these schemes

Mahindra Manulife Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Multi Asset Allocation Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

About Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is a Debt Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Mahindra Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 04 Feb 2016. Kush Sonigara is the Current Fund Manager of Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹4,742 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 08 Jan 2026 is ₹13.71. The Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderate risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹500. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹1,000. ;

Investment Objective

The scheme seeks to generate income and capital appreciation through an actively managed diversified portfolio of Debt & Money Market instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 1 year to 3 years.

Fund benchmarkCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index

Scheme Information Document(SID)