Nippon India Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

Nippon India Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

+8.20%
3Y annualised
-0.09% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 12 Mar '26
₹59.83
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹8,367.04 Cr
Expense ratio
0.37%

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹61,551
+2.58%
3 years₹1,80,000₹2,01,323
+11.85%
5 years₹3,00,000₹3,59,892
+19.96%
10 years₹6,00,000₹8,73,524
+45.59%

Holdings (109)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
GOISovereignGOI Sec5.53%
Karnataka StateOthersSDL3.04%
Uttar Pradesh StateOthersSDL2.80%
Shivshakti Securitisation TrustOthersSec. Debt2.69%
GOISovereignGOI Sec2.59%
Madhya Pradesh StateOthersSDL2.47%
Siddhivinayak Securitisation TrustOthersSec. Debt2.39%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture2.00%
Knowledge Realty TrustConstructionNCD1.92%
Export-Import Bank Of IndiaFinancialBonds1.81%
Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd.ConstructionDebenture1.72%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture1.62%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialCD1.42%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD1.42%
Indian BankFinancialCD1.40%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD1.27%
Jubilant Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesDebenture1.23%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.FinancialNCD1.21%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture1.21%
Tata Chemicals Ltd.ChemicalsNCD1.20%
Citi Corp Finance LtdFinancialDebenture1.20%
Karnataka StateOthersSDL1.20%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.FinancialDebenture1.19%
Karnataka StateOthersSDL1.19%
Tata Capital Ltd.(Partly Paid Equity)FinancialDebenture1.19%
Liquid Gold Series 7OthersSec. Debt1.19%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds1.18%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds1.18%
Andhra Pradesh StateFinancialSDL1.18%
Piramal Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture1.14%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialBonds/NCD1.09%
Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture1.09%
Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.CommunicationDebenture1.08%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture1.07%
India Universal Trust AL1OthersSec. Debt0.96%
JTPM Metal Traders Ltd.Metals & MiningDebenture0.93%
Truhome Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.92%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.FinancialNCD0.91%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.91%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.91%
Toyota Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.91%
Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.CommunicationNCD0.91%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.90%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialBonds/NCD0.90%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.FinancialNCD0.90%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.90%
Chhattisgarh StateOthersSDL0.90%
Maharashtra StateOthersSDL0.89%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.85%
India Universal Trust AL1OthersSec. Debt0.81%
Bihar StateOthersSDL0.79%
360 ONE Wealth Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.66%
Dhruva TrustOthersSec. Debt0.62%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.61%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.61%
Mindspace Business Parks REITConstructionDebenture0.61%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.60%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.60%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds0.60%
ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd.FinancialBonds0.60%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.FinancialBonds0.60%
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd.ConstructionNCD0.60%
360 ONE Wealth Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.60%
Rajasthan StateOthersSDL0.59%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REITConstructionDebenture0.59%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialCD0.57%
Haryana StateOthersSDL0.57%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.56%
Tamilnadu StateOthersSDL0.56%
Karnataka StateOthersSDL0.49%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.48%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.43%
Kerala StateOthersSDL0.42%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.41%
Maharashtra StateOthersSDL0.40%
Kerala StateOthersSDL0.37%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.36%
REC Ltd.FinancialNCD0.36%
Truhome Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.36%
Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd.OthersDebenture0.36%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.31%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.31%
Jharkhand StateOthersSDL0.31%
REC Ltd.FinancialNCD0.30%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.30%
Karnataka StateOthersSDL0.30%
Haryana StateOthersSDL0.30%
Uttar Pradesh StateOthersSDL0.30%
ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd.FinancialBonds0.30%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds0.30%
Chhattisgarh StateOthersSDL0.30%
Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.30%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.30%
Jio Credit Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.30%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.29%
The Federal Bank Ltd.FinancialNCD0.20%
Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.19%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.15%
India Universal Trust AL1OthersSec. Debt0.15%
Tamilnadu StateOthersSDL0.12%
National Highways Authority of India Ltd.ServicesDebenture0.12%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialNCD0.12%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.06%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL0.06%
India Universal Trust AL1OthersSec. Debt0.05%
Haryana StateOthersSDL0.04%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.04%
Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.04%
Shriram Finance LtdFinancialSec. Debt0.01%
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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
Name3Y5Y10YAll
Fund returns+8.2%+7.0%+7.7%+8.1%
Category average (Debt Short Duration)+7.1%+5.9%+6.6%--
Rank (Debt Short Duration)265--

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

KD
Kinjal Desai
Mar 2026 - Present
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Education
Ms. Desai has done B.A (Economics), MSc. (Economics) and has cleared CFA Level 1
Experience
She has been working with Nippon India Mutual Fund since year, 2012
Also manages these schemes

AS
Amber Singhania
Mar 2026 - Present
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Education
MMS Finance (Mumbai University)
Experience
Prior to joining the Nippon India AMC, he was associated with Asian Markets Securities Pvt. Ltd.
Also manages these schemes

About Nippon India Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

Nippon India Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is a Debt Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Nippon India Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 30 Jun 1995. Vivek Sharma is the Current Fund Manager of Nippon India Short Duration Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹7,41,774 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 12 Mar 2026 is ₹59.83. The Nippon India Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderate risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100. ;

Investment Objective

The scheme seeks to generate stable returns for investors with a short term investment horizon by investing in debt and money market instruments.
Fund benchmarkCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#4 in India
Total AUM₹7,41,773.84 Cr
Date of Incorporation30 Jun 1995
Phone+91 022 6808 7000
E-mail--
Launch Date30 Jun 1995
Address30th Floor, One Lodha PlaceSenapati Bapat Marg, Lower ParelMumbai Mumbai 400013
CustodianDeutsche Bank
Registrar & Transfer AgentKFin Tech
AddressKarvy House, No. 46, 8-2-609/K, Avenue 4, Street No.1 Banjara Hills,