Short Duration Funds: NAV & Returns

21 Short Duration Fund schemes ranked by 1-year return, NAVs as of 4 Nov 2026. Direct plan, Growth option; each links to its full page with SIP values and the Direct vs Regular cost.

Category average, 1Y

+4.64%

3Y (a year)

+7.35%

5Y (a year)

+6.7%

Short Duration Fund schemes by 1-year return

#NameNAV1Y3Y5Y
1Bandhan Short Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund66.09+5.49%+7.69%+6.52%
2ICICI Prudential Short Term FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund70.92+5.23%+7.63%+7.09%
3Groww Short Term FundGroww Mutual Fund2,579.14+5.2%+7.55%+6.28%
4Mahindra Manulife Short Term FundMahindra Manulife Mutual Fund14.31+5.07%+7.64%+6.62%
5Axis Short Term FundAxis Mutual Fund36.41+5.03%+7.71%+6.8%
6Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund)Sundaram Mutual Fund51.43+4.76%+7.37%—
7Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund55.38+4.72%+7.54%+6.84%
8TRUSTMF Short Term FundTrust Mutual Fund1,368.46+4.7%+7.08%+6.26%
9Canara Robeco Short Term FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund29.68+4.68%+6.97%+6.08%
10Bank Of India Short Term FundBank of India Mutual Fund31.19+4.67%+7.65%+10.86%
11LIC MF Short Term FundLIC Mutual Fund16.69+4.57%+7.38%+6.3%
12Nippon India Short Term FundNippon India Mutual Fund61.67+4.57%+7.55%+6.68%
13Kotak Short Term FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund61.48+4.53%+7.34%+6.43%
14JM Short Term FundJM Financial Mutual Fund13.18+4.46%+7.05%—
15HDFC Short Term FundHDFC Mutual Fund35.44+4.45%+7.34%+6.55%
16UTI Short Term FundUTI Mutual Fund36.13+4.45%+7.2%+6.51%
17Tata Short Term FundTata Mutual Fund56.57+4.38%+7.08%+6.34%
18SBI Short Term FundSBI Mutual Fund36.50+4.17%+7.16%+6.37%
19DSP Short Term FundDSP Mutual Fund54.05+4.15%+7.1%+6.25%
20Mirae Asset Short Term FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund17.83+4.09%+7.24%+6.4%
21Invesco India Short Term FundInvesco Mutual Fund4,202.66+4.03%+7.14%+6.19%

3Y and 5Y are compound annual returns. Ranking by past returns is not a recommendation.

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Frequently asked questions

Which Short Duration Fund scheme had the highest 1-year return?

Of 21 Short Duration Fund schemes (Direct plan, Growth option), Bandhan Short Term Fund had the highest 1-year return, +5.49%, to 4 Nov 2026. Past returns do not indicate future returns.

What is the average return of Short Duration Fund schemes?

+4.64% over 1 year, +7.35% a year over 3 years and +6.7% a year over 5 years, averaged across the schemes in the category.

NAVs from AMFI; index levels from NSE. Returns are past performance and do not indicate future returns. For information only; not investment advice.