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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

5.39%

Across the funds shown

Median expense ratio

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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	Franklin India SHORT TERM INCOME PLAN - Direct - GROWTH Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund	strong · p100	192.10%	47.24%	31.01%	—	—
2	BANK OF INDIA Short Term Income Fund-Direct Plan- Growth Bank of India Mutual Fund	strong · p100	5.39%	7.65%	10.78%	—	—
3	ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	strong · p99	6.20%	7.94%	7.25%	—	—
4	Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan -Growth Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund	strong · p99	6.06%	7.86%	6.74%	—	—
5	Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund	strong · p98	5.82%	7.76%	6.96%	—	—
6	Axis Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Axis Mutual Fund	strong · p98	5.89%	7.82%	6.86%	—	—
7	Nippon India Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p97	5.68%	7.78%	6.81%	—	—
8	UTI Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option UTI Mutual Fund	strong · p97	5.36%	7.46%	7.62%	—	—
9	Bandhan Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan Mutual Fund	strong · p96	5.76%	7.73%	6.52%	—	—
10	HDFC Short Term Debt Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan HDFC Mutual Fund	strong · p96	5.64%	7.64%	6.70%	—	—
11	ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Bonus ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	strong · p95	9.37%	8.52%	—	—	—
12	SBI SHORT TERM DEBT FUND - DIRECT PLAN -GROWTH SBI Mutual Fund	strong · p95	5.35%	7.46%	6.49%	—	—
13	Groww Short Term Fund (formerly known as Indiabulls Short Term Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth Option Groww Mutual Fund	strong · p94	5.41%	7.48%	6.24%	—	—
14	LIC MF Short Duration Fund-Direct Plan-Growth LIC Mutual Fund	strong · p94	5.43%	7.59%	6.34%	—	—
15	Baroda BNP Paribas Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund	strong · p93	5.14%	7.50%	6.54%	—	—
16	Mirae Asset Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mirae Asset Mutual Fund	strong · p93	5.23%	7.49%	6.50%	—	—
17	DSP Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth DSP Mutual Fund	strong · p92	5.19%	7.35%	6.32%	—	—
18	Invesco India Short Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Invesco Mutual Fund	strong · p92	5.28%	7.42%	6.28%	—	—
19	CANARA ROBECO SHORT DURATION FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH OPTION Canara Robeco Mutual Fund	strong · p91	5.24%	7.08%	6.05%	—	—
20	Tata Short Term Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Tata Mutual Fund	strong · p91	5.09%	7.27%	6.38%	—	—
21	Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund)- Direct Plan - Growth Option Sundaram Mutual Fund	strong · p90	5.42%	7.48%	—	—	—
22	JM Short Term Fund (Direct) - Growth Option JM Financial Mutual Fund	strong · p90	4.39%	3.67%	5.60%	—	—
23	JM Short Duration Fund (Direct) - Growth JM Financial Mutual Fund	strong · p89	5.14%	7.20%	—	—	—
24	HSBC Short Duration Fund - Direct Growth HSBC Mutual Fund	strong · p89	5.27%	7.39%	—	—	—
25	TRUSTMF Short Duration Fund-Direct Plan-Growth Trust Mutual Fund	strong · p88	5.01%	7.14%	—	—	—

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