How to Invest in Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth?

You can easily invest in Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth in a hassle-free manner on Groww. The process is extremely simple, quick and completely paperless. Invest in a few minutes with the following steps: Log on to your Groww account Search for Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth from the search box In order to invest, you will have to complete all the KYC formalities which are completely online and paperless and take a few minutes to complete Once you are done with that, you can start investing in Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth as SIP or lumpsum as per your investment objective and risk tolerance

What kind of returns does Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth provide?

The Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth has been there from 01 Jan 2013 and the average annual returns provided by this fund is 7.58% since its inception.

How much expense ratio is charged by Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth?

The term Expense Ratio used for Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth or any other mutual fund is the annual charges one needs to pay to the Mutual Fund company for managing your investments in that fund. The Expense Ratio of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is 0.31% as of 19 Jan 2026...

What is the AUM of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth?

The AUM, short for Assets Under Management of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is ₹189.66Cr as of 19 Jan 2026.

How to Redeem Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth?

If you want to sell your Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth holdings, go to your holding on the app or web and simply click on it. You will get two options - redeem & invest more; click on redeem and enter your desired amount or if you wish to redeem the entire holding amount then select the 'redeem all' checkbox.

Can I invest in SIP and Lump Sum of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth?

You can select either SIP or Lumpsum investment of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth based on your investment objective and risk tolerance.

What is the NAV of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth?

The NAV of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is ₹49.37 as of 16 Jan 2026.

What is the PE and PB ratio of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth?

The PE ratio ratio of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is determined by dividing the market price by its earnings per share and the PB ratio of the same is evaluated by dividing the stock price per share by its book value per share (BVPS).

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Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

Name: Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth
Brand: Sundaram Mutual Fund

Debt

Short Duration

Moderate Risk

+7.79%

3Y annualised

-0.05% 1D

All

NAV: 16 Jan '26

₹49.37

Min. SIP amount

₹250

Fund size

₹189.66 Cr

Expense ratio

0.31%

Return calculator

Monthly SIP

One time

Monthly investment

₹5,000

Over the past	Total investment	Would've become	Returns
1 year	₹60,000	₹61,583	+2.64%
3 years	₹1,80,000	₹2,00,804	+11.56%
5 years	₹3,00,000	₹3,57,757	+19.25%
10 years	₹6,00,000	₹8,28,483	+38.08%

Holdings (27)

Name	Sector	Instruments	Assets
GOI	Sovereign	GOI Sec	10.64%
Tamilnadu State	Others	SDL	8.00%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	5.37%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	Financial	Debenture	5.37%
Export-Import Bank Of India	Financial	Bonds	5.34%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	5.34%
GOI	Sovereign	GOI Sec	2.74%
GOI	Sovereign	GOI Sec	2.72%
GOI	Sovereign	GOI Sec	2.71%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.	Financial	Bonds	2.71%
GOI	Sovereign	GOI Sec	2.70%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	2.68%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	2.68%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	Financial	Bonds	2.67%
National Housing Bank	Financial	Debenture	2.67%
REC Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	2.67%
Can Fin Homes Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	2.66%
Tamilnadu State	Others	SDL	2.66%
Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	2.65%
Shriram Finance Ltd	Financial	Debenture	2.65%
REC Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	2.65%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	Financial	Bonds	2.65%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	2.64%
REC Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	2.64%
360 ONE Wealth Ltd.	Financial	NCD	2.64%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.	Financial	Debenture	2.62%
Can Fin Homes Ltd.	Financial	FRB	1.59%

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Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment

₹5,000

Min. for 2nd investment

₹500

Min. for SIP

₹250

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns

Absolute returns

Name	3Y	5Y	10Y	All
Fund returns	+7.8%	+7.8%	+6.9%	+7.5%
Category average (Debt Short Duration)	+7.1%	+5.9%	+6.6%	--
Rank (Debt Short Duration)	10	2	--	--

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

DS
Dwijendra Srivastava
Jan 2022 - Present
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Education

Mr. Srivastava is B.Tech , PGDM (Finance) and CFA.

Experience

Prior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund he has worked with PGIM India Mutual Fund, JM Financial AMC, Tata AMC Private Ltd., Tower Capital and Securities, Indo Swiss Financial and Gontermann Pipers.

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SA
Sandeep Agarwal
Jan 2022 - Present
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Education

Mr. Agarwal is a B.Com (H) from University of Kota, Chartered Accountant and CS.

Experience

Prior to joining Sundaram Mutual Fund he has worked with Deutsche AMC.

Also manages these schemes

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About Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is a Debt Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Sundaram Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 26 Feb 1996. Dwijendra Srivastava is the Current Fund Manager of Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹76,137 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 16 Jan 2026 is ₹49.37. The Sundaram Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderate risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹250. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹5,000. ;

Investment Objective

The fund aims to generate income and capital appreciation from a portfolio of debt and money market instruments. The fund can be slotted between a cash fund and a bond fund.

Fund benchmarkNIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II

Scheme Information Document(SID)