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Nippon India Short Duration Fund Direct Growth
Debt
Short Duration
Moderate Risk
+8.20%
3Y annualised
-0.02% 1D
NAV: 20 Feb '26
₹59.73
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹8,683.99 Cr
Expense ratio
0.37%
Return calculator
Monthly investment
₹5,000
| Over the past | Total investment | Would've become | Historic returns | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹60,000 | ₹61,742 | +2.90% | |
| 3 years | ₹1,80,000 | ₹2,01,880 | +12.16% | |
| 5 years | ₹3,00,000 | ₹3,60,553 | +20.18% |
Holdings (113)
| Name | Sector | Instruments | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 5.31% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 3.44% |
| Karnataka State | Others | SDL | 2.90% |
| Uttar Pradesh State | Others | SDL | 2.67% |
| Shivshakti Securitisation Trust | Others | Sec. Debt | 2.58% |
| Madhya Pradesh State | Others | SDL | 2.36% |
| Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 2.32% |
| Siddhivinayak Securitisation Trust | Others | Sec. Debt | 2.29% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.93% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 1.74% |
| Export-Import Bank Of India | Financial | Bonds | 1.74% |
| Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd. | Construction | Debenture | 1.65% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | CD | 1.36% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 1.36% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 1.22% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 1.18% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 1.17% |
| Jubilant Beverages Ltd. | Consumer Staples | Debenture | 1.17% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.16% |
| Tata Chemicals Ltd. | Chemicals | NCD | 1.15% |
| Citi Corp Finance Ltd | Financial | Debenture | 1.15% |
| Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.15% |
| Karnataka State | Others | SDL | 1.15% |
| L&T Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.15% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 1.14% |
| Tata Capital Ltd.(Partly Paid Equity) | Financial | Debenture | 1.14% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 1.13% |
| Andhra Pradesh State | Financial | SDL | 1.13% |
| Karnataka State | Others | SDL | 1.13% |
| Piramal Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.10% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Bonds/NCD | 1.04% |
| Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. | Communication | Debenture | 1.04% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 1.03% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.93% |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.93% |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.89% |
| JTPM Metal Traders Ltd. | Metals & Mining | Debenture | 0.89% |
| Truhome Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.88% |
| Summit Digitel Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. | Communication | NCD | 0.88% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.87% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.87% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Debenture | 0.87% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.87% |
| Toyota Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.87% |
| Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.86% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.86% |
| Chhattisgarh State | Others | SDL | 0.86% |
| Maharashtra State | Others | SDL | 0.85% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Bonds | 0.81% |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.79% |
| Bihar State | Others | SDL | 0.75% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.66% |
| 360 ONE Wealth Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.63% |
| Maharashtra State | Others | SDL | 0.62% |
| Dhruva Trust | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.60% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.59% |
| Mindspace Business Parks REIT | Construction | Debenture | 0.59% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.58% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.58% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.58% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.58% |
| ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.58% |
| Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.58% |
| 360 ONE Wealth Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.58% |
| Rajasthan State | Others | SDL | 0.57% |
| L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd. | Construction | NCD | 0.57% |
| Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT | Construction | Debenture | 0.57% |
| Export-Import Bank Of India | Financial | CD | 0.56% |
| Haryana State | Others | SDL | 0.55% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | CD | 0.54% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | CD | 0.54% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.53% |
| Tamilnadu State | Others | SDL | 0.53% |
| Karnataka State | Others | SDL | 0.47% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.46% |
| Kerala State | Others | SDL | 0.42% |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.41% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.39% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.35% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.35% |
| Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. | Others | Debenture | 0.35% |
| Truhome Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.34% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.30% |
| Jharkhand State | Others | SDL | 0.30% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd. | Communication | Debenture | 0.29% |
| Power Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.29% |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.29% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.29% |
| Haryana State | Others | SDL | 0.29% |
| ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.29% |
| Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.29% |
| Chhattisgarh State | Others | SDL | 0.29% |
| Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.29% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.29% |
| Jio Credit Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.29% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.28% |
| National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development | Financial | Debenture | 0.28% |
| The Federal Bank Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.19% |
| Kotak Mahindra Investments Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.18% |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.17% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.14% |
| Tamilnadu State | Others | SDL | 0.12% |
| National Highways Authority of India Ltd. | Services | Debenture | 0.12% |
| Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. | Financial | NCD | 0.12% |
| Tamilnadu State | Others | SDL | 0.11% |
| India Universal Trust AL1 | Others | Sec. Debt | 0.06% |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. | Financial | Bonds | 0.06% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.06% |
| Haryana State | Others | SDL | 0.04% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 0.04% |
| Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.04% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | Sec. Debt | 0.02% |
| Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. | Financial | Debenture | 0.01% |
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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
| Name | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 2 | 6 | 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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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 ₹7,34,712 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 20 Feb 2026 is ₹59.73.
The Nippon India 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 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₹7,34,711.84 Cr
Date of Incorporation30 Jun 1995
Launch Date30 Jun 1995
Address30th Floor, One Lodha PlaceSenapati Bapat Marg, Lower ParelMumbai Mumbai 400013
Websitewww.karvymfs.com
AddressKarvy House, No. 46, 8-2-609/K, Avenue 4, Street No.1 Banjara Hills,