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Top Short Duration Funds in India — ranked by FundScore

Short duration funds maintain a portfolio duration of 1–3 years across government and corporate debt. They are a middle path for 1–3 year horizons: more yield than money-market categories, without the rate sensitivity of long-duration funds.

The ranking below is a published-formula percentile within this SEBI category (consistency, recency and volatility of returns) — refreshed daily from public AMFI NAV data. It describes past performance; it is not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Top of the category by FundScore

Median 1Y return

5.87%

Across the funds shown

Median expense ratio

0.39%

Direct plans, across the funds shown

Top 25 short duration funds

Sorted by FundScore percentile within the category. Click any fund for NAV history, rolling returns and holdings.

#	Fund	FundScore	1Y	3Y	5Y	Expense	AUM
1	BANK OF INDIA Short Term Income Fund-Direct Plan- Growth Bank of India Mutual Fund	strong · p100	5.69%	7.78%	10.85%	0.45%	—
2	BANK OF INDIA Short Term Income Fund-Direct Plan- Quarterly IDCW Bank of India Mutual Fund	strong · p99	5.69%	7.78%	10.85%	0.45%	—
3	BANK OF INDIA Short Term Income Fund-Direct Plan- Monthly IDCW Bank of India Mutual Fund	strong · p98	5.69%	7.78%	10.83%	0.45%	—
4	ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	strong · p97	6.62%	8.05%	7.32%	0.38%	—
5	BANK OF INDIA Short Term Income Fund-Regular Plan- Monthly IDCW Bank of India Mutual Fund	strong · p96	5.08%	7.19%	10.32%	—	—
6	BANK OF INDIA Short Term Income Fund-Regular Plan- Quarterly IDCW Bank of India Mutual Fund	strong · p95	5.08%	7.19%	10.32%	—	—
7	BANK OF INDIA Short Term Income Fund-Regular Plan- Growth Bank of India Mutual Fund	strong · p94	5.08%	7.19%	10.32%	—	—
8	Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan -Growth Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund	strong · p93	6.48%	7.98%	6.80%	0.27%	—
9	Axis Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Axis Mutual Fund	strong · p92	6.27%	7.96%	6.93%	0.39%	—
10	Axis Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Regular IDCW Axis Mutual Fund	strong · p91	6.27%	7.96%	6.92%	0.39%	—
11	Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund	strong · p90	6.17%	7.86%	7.01%	0.30%	—
12	UTI Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option UTI Mutual Fund	strong · p89	5.76%	7.58%	7.67%	0.40%	—
13	UTI Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly IDCW UTI Mutual Fund	strong · p88	5.76%	7.58%	7.67%	0.40%	—
14	Nippon India Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p87	6.08%	7.92%	6.87%	0.32%	—
15	NIPPON INDIA SHORT DURATION FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p86	6.08%	7.92%	6.87%	—	—
16	Bandhan Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan Mutual Fund	strong · p85	6.25%	7.87%	6.59%	0.29%	—
17	Bandhan Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Periodic IDCW Bandhan Mutual Fund	strong · p84	6.25%	7.86%	6.59%	0.29%	—
18	HDFC Short Term Debt Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan HDFC Mutual Fund	strong · p83	6.01%	7.74%	6.75%	0.39%	—
19	UTI Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW UTI Mutual Fund	strong · p82	5.76%	7.58%	7.09%	0.40%	—
20	ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund - Growth Option ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	strong · p81	5.98%	7.41%	6.63%	—	—
21	LIC MF Short Duration Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW LIC Mutual Fund	strong · p80	5.87%	7.71%	6.41%	0.37%	—
22	LIC MF Short Duration Fund-Direct Plan-Growth LIC Mutual Fund	steady · p79	5.87%	7.71%	6.41%	0.37%	—
23	SBI Short Term Debt Fund - Direct Plan Weekly Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) SBI Mutual Fund	steady · p78	5.72%	7.57%	6.54%	—	—
24	SBI SHORT TERM DEBT FUND - DIRECT PLAN -GROWTH SBI Mutual Fund	steady · p77	5.72%	7.57%	6.54%	0.42%	—
25	SBI Short Term Debt Fund - Direct Plan Fortnightly Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) SBI Mutual Fund	steady · p76	5.71%	7.57%	6.54%	—	—

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