November 18, 2025
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Nippon India Short Duration Fund details, NAV, Portfolio, Returns, Peer Comparison, Fund Managers & Guidance by sahifund.com
NAV Growth: Rs 59.0225
Quarterly NAV IDCW: Rs 15.4350
Monthly NAV IDCW: Rs 11.7472
NAV IDCW: Rs 23.9870
Suitable For Which Investors?
Short Duration debt funds invest mainly in bonds maturing in a period of one to three years. They are suitable for investment horizons of one to three years, or for the fixed-income allocation in your longer-term portfolio. You can expect to earn higher returns than what a bank fixed deposit can fetch.
The risk of incurring a loss in these funds is low, but they do not guarantee returns or safety of capital like a bank deposit. There have been instances when short duration funds have incurred losses.
Remember, their returns may not be substantially higher than inflation. They are meant to deliver steady, but low to moderate returns and are not suitable to build wealth in the long run.
Fund’s Investment Strategy:
The scheme seeks to generate stable returns for investors with a short term investment horizon by investing in debt and money market instruments.
Fund Manager:
1) Sushil Budhia
Education: Mr. Budhia has done CA
Experience: Prior to joining Nippon India Mutual Fund, he has worked with YES Bank as Senior President, Axis Bank and UTI Mutual Fund.
2) Vivek Sharma
Education: Mr. Vivek Sharma is a B.E (Electronics) and PGDM (Finance).
Experience: He has been associated with Nippon India Mutual Fund since 2006.
Investment Details
| Min. Investment (₹) | 100 |
| Min. Addl Investment (₹) | 100 |
| Min. SIP Investment (₹) | 100 |
| Min. Withdrawal (₹) | 100 |
| Min. No of Cheques | 60 |
| Min. Balance (₹) | 1 |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | 0 |
Basic Details of Nippon India Short Duration Fund
| Fund House | Nippon India Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | 01-Jan-13 |
| Return Since Launch | 8.19% |
| Benchmark | CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index |
| Riskometer | Moderate |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Assets | ₹ 9,297 Cr |
| (As on 31-Oct-2025) | |
| Expense | 0.38% |
| (As on 31-Oct-2025) | |
| Risk Grade | Average |
| Return Grade | High |
| Return Grade | Above Average |
Trailing Returns (%)
| Fund name | YTD | 1D | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y |
| Nippon India Short Duration Dir | 8.03 | -0.03 | 0.57 | 1.79 | 3.48 | 9.11 | 8.36 | 6.86 | 7.93 | 7.75 |
| CCIL T Bill Liquidity Weight* | 4.20 | 0.06 | 0.37 | 0.94 | 2.12 | 4.67 | 4.65 | 3.63 | 3.71 | 3.88 |
| Debt: Short Duration* | 7.50 | -0.02 | 0.51 | 1.65 | 3.19 | 8.51 | 7.99 | 6.65 | 7.32 | 7.39 |
| Rank within category* | 2 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Number of funds in category* | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Peer Comparison of Nippon India Short 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 | |
| Nippon India Short Duration Dir | 4 star | 9.11 | 8.36 | 6.86 | 0.38 | 9,297 | 8.19 | — | 12Y 10M |
| ICICI Pru Short Term Dir | 5 star | 8.89 | 8.44 | 7.11 | 0.45 | 22,880 | 8.56 | — | 12Y 10M |
| HDFC Short Term Debt Dir | 5 star | 8.64 | 8.23 | 6.62 | 0.40 | 17,947 | 8.11 | — | 12Y 10M |
| Axis Short Duration Dir | 4 star | 9.17 | 8.31 | 6.68 | 0.38 | 12,346 | 8.24 | — | 12Y 10M |
| ABSL Short Term Dir | 4 star | 9.00 | 8.32 | 6.90 | 0.37 | 10,963 | 8.65 | — | 12Y 10M |
Portfolio Breakup
| Fund | Category | |
| Number of Securities | 119 | 69 |
| Macaulay Duration (yrs) | 2.95 | 2.78 |
| Average Maturity (yrs) | 3.53 | 3.50 |
| Yield to Maturity (%) | 7.17 | 6.84 |
| Avg Credit Rating | AAA | — |
Chanakya’s Mutual Fund Guidance For Nippon India Short Duration Fund
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