April 22, 2024
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HDFC Low Duration Fund details, NAV, Portfolio, Returns, Peer Comparison, Fund Managers & Guidance by Chanakyamfguidance.com
NAV Growth: Rs 56.9435
Weekly NAV IDCW: Rs 10.0658
Monthly NAV IDCW: Rs 10.2071
Suitable For Which Investors?
“Low Duration debt funds invest in bonds maturing in six months to a year. They aim to earn slightly better returns than what you can get from a bank account or a short duration fixed deposit. The risk of incurring a loss in these funds is negligible but they do not guarantee returns or safety of capital.
Retail investors can avoid these funds altogether. Here’s why. Debt funds are very finely classified depending upon the maturity of the bonds they invest in. For instance, there’s a different category of funds that invests in bonds of up to three months maturity, from the one that invests in bonds maturing in three to six months, and so on. We believe that such a nuanced classification adds little value to retail investors. They can avoid this complexity and simply invest the money they don’t need for up to a year in a Liquid fund.”
Fund’s Investment Strategy:
The scheme seeks to generate income / capital appreciation through investment in debt securities and money market instruments.
Fund Manager:
1) Anupam Joshi
Education: Mr. Joshi is a PGDM in Business Management.
Experience: Prior to joining HDFC Mutual Fund he has worked with IDFC AMC, Principal Asset Management Company and ICAP India Pvt. Ltd.
Investment Details
| Min. Investment (Rs) | 100 |
| Min. Addl Investment (Rs) | 100 |
| Min. SIP Investment (Rs) | 100 |
| Min. Withdrawal (Rs) | 100 |
| Min. No of Cheques | 6 |
| Min. Balance (Rs) | 1 |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | 0 |
Basic Details
| Fund House | HDFC Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | 01-Jan-13 |
| Return Since Launch | 7.69% |
| Benchmark | NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index B-I |
| Riskometer | Moderate |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Assets | Rs 14,359 Cr |
| (As on 31-Mar-2024) | |
| Expense | 0.45% |
| (As on 31-Mar-2024) | |
| Risk Grade | Above Average |
| Return Grade | Above Average |
Trailing Returns (%) of HDFC Low Duration Fund
| Fund name | YTD | 1D | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y |
| HDFC Low Duration Dir | 2.49 | 0.00 | 0.77 | 2.08 | 3.88 | 7.84 | 6.07 | 6.78 | 6.95 | 7.51 |
| CCIL T Bill Liquidity Weight | 1.36 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 1.08 | 2.32 | 4.60 | 3.29 | 3.28 | 3.54 | 4.00 |
| Debt: Low Duration | 2.40 | -0.01 | 0.72 | 1.99 | 3.81 | 7.49 | 5.97 | 6.05 | 6.47 | 7.12 |
| Rank within category | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Number of funds in category | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Peer Comparison of HDFC Low Duration Fund
| Rating | 1 Year Returns | 3 Year Returns | 5 Year Returns | Expense Ratio (%) | Net Assets (Rs Cr) | Return Since Launch (%) | Exit Load (Days) | Fund Age | |
| HDFC Low Duration Dir | 3 star | 7.84 | 6.07 | 6.78 | 0.45 | 14,359 | 7.69 | — | 11Y 3M |
| ABSL Low Duration Dir | 4 star | 7.67 | 6.13 | 6.86 | 0.39 | 10,748 | 7.99 | — | 11Y 3M |
| Nippon India Low Duration Dir | 4 star | 7.56 | 6.02 | 6.38 | 0.37 | 6,221 | 7.64 | — | 11Y 3M |
| Axis Treasury Advantage Dir | 4 star | 7.52 | 5.84 | 6.50 | 0.29 | 5,101 | 7.68 | — | 11Y 3M |
| UTI Low Duration Dir | 5 star | 7.29 | 7.41 | 4.71 | 0.36 | 2,672 | 6.86 | — | 11Y 3M |
Portfolio Breakup
| Fund | Category | |
| Number of Securities | 151 | 65 |
| Macaulay Duration (yrs) | 1.02 | 0.99 |
| Average Maturity (yrs) | 2.35 | 1.38 |
| Yield to Maturity (%) | 8.20 | 7.85 |
| Avg Credit Rating | AAA | — |
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