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HDFC Short Term Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth

  • Regular
  • Direct
Category : Short Duration Fund
Fund House : HDFC Mutual Fund
  • NAV
    : ₹ 33.5898 0.03%
    (as on 29th September, 2025)
Crisil Rating
Below average performance among peers
Risk-O-Meter
Moderate Risk

The fund has 96.05% investment in Debt, of which 14.62% in Government securities, 81.43% is in Low Risk securities.

Suitable For : Investors who want to invest for 1-3 years and are looking for alternative to bank deposits.

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Returns (NAV as on 29th September, 2025)

Period Invested for ₹10000 Invested on Latest Value Absolute Returns Annualised Returns Category Avg Rank within Category
1 Week 22-Sep-25 10016.00 0.16% - 0.11% 2/24
1 Month 29-Aug-25 10060.00 0.60% - 0.64% 19/24
3 Month 27-Jun-25 10136.00 1.36% - 1.36% 12/24
6 Month 28-Mar-25 10409.50 4.09% - 4.11% 15/24
YTD 01-Jan-25 10645.90 6.46% - 6.51% 15/23
1 Year 27-Sep-24 10837.70 8.38% 8.33% 8.41% 14/23
2 Year 29-Sep-23 11761.00 17.61% 8.44% 8.41% 11/23
3 Year 29-Sep-22 12658.60 26.59% 8.17% 8.13% 8/23
5 Year 29-Sep-20 13870.90 38.71% 6.76% 6.78% 7/20
10 Year 29-Sep-15 21057.50 110.58% 7.72% 7.38% 6/18
Since Inception 01-Jan-13 26984.70 169.85% 8.10% 7.52% 4/23

SIP Returns (NAV as on 29th September, 2025)

Period Invested for ₹1000 SIP Started on Investments Latest Value Absolute Returns Annualised Returns
1 Year 27-Sep-24 12000 12515.95 4.3 % 8.02 %
2 Year 29-Sep-23 24000 26150.76 8.96 % 8.47 %
3 Year 29-Sep-22 36000 40840.36 13.45 % 8.35 %
5 Year 29-Sep-20 60000 72418.38 20.7 % 7.45 %
10 Year 29-Sep-15 120000 177145.54 47.62 % 7.55 %
 

Tax Treatment

Any profit will be clubbed with your income and taxed at your effective tax rate.

Portfolio (Updated on 31st Aug,2025)

No of Debt Holding 168 (Category Avg - 67.79) | Modified Duration 2.27 Years (Category Avg - 2.49)| Yield to Maturity 6.94% (Category Avg - 6.84%)

Type of Holdings

Security Type
% Weight
Category Average
GOI 14.62% 19.06%
CD 6.18% 5.11%
T-Bills 0.00% 0.04%
NCD & Bonds 72.67% 67.03%
CP 0.54% 0.98%
PTC 2.04% 1.43%

Investment / Portfolio Grades

Security Type
% Weight
Category Average
Government Backed 14.62% 19.10%
Low Risk 81.43% 74.55%
Moderate Risk 0.00% 0.00%
High Risk 0.00% 0.00%
Very High Risk 0.00% 0.00%
Others 0.00% 0.00%
Name Type of Instrument Weight (%)
Net Receivables Net Receivables 2.42%
TREPS TREPS 1.53%

Risk Ratios

Ratios calculated on daily returns for last 3 years (Updated as on 29th August, 2025)

  • Standard Deviation

    Low volatility
    0.8vs1
    Category Avg
  • Beta

    Low volatility
    1.05vs1.34
    Category Avg
  • Sharpe Ratio

    Better risk adjusted returns
    2.25vs1.52
    Category Avg
  • Treynor's Ratio

    Better risk adjusted returns
    0.02vs0.01
    Category Avg
  • Jensen's Alpha

    Better risk adjusted returns
    0.05vs-0.85
    Category Avg

Alternative Funds (Category Peers)

Scheme Name
Crisil Rank
Asset Size (Cr)
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
Bank of India Short Term Income Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 270.99 0.59 1.41 3.86 9.64 10.46
Axis Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 2 12129.17 0.66 1.49 4.40 8.91 8.26
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund - Direct Fund - Growth 3 22313.71 0.65 1.50 4.28 8.75 8.46
Nippon India Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 8935.13 0.66 1.38 4.31 8.73 8.29
Mirae Asset Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 896.34 0.68 1.38 4.08 8.52 8.05
SBI Short Term Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 1 16386.67 0.67 1.44 4.25 8.51 8.04
Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 77.92 0.65 1.52 4.24 8.50 8.23
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 1 10648.35 0.65 1.44 4.12 8.49 8.21
Groww Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 2 137.46 0.68 1.43 4.28 8.47 7.78
Baroda BNP Paribas Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 2 287.57 0.62 1.30 4.25 8.44 8.19

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Scheme Name
Crisil Rank
Asset Size (Cr)
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 101079.60 1.52 -1.57 5.50 0.32 20.39
HDFC Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 83104.83 0.65 -1.74 10.47 -1.36 26.33
HDFC Flexi Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 4 81935.61 1.70 -0.06 8.82 2.06 24.69
HDFC Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 63201.14 0.46 1.43 3.14 6.87 7.06
HDFC Large Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 37659.18 1.00 -2.96 4.55 -6.84 18.22
HDFC Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 36294.07 -0.03 -0.18 15.18 -1.06 24.12
HDFC Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 2 36065.96 0.47 1.55 3.80 7.88 7.67
HDFC Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 35821.39 0.72 1.11 3.65 7.83 8.08
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 3 26157.98 1.58 -2.45 8.70 -4.88 22.09
HDFC Low Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 2 24720.51 0.53 1.57 4.03 8.11 7.86

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