Short Duration Mutual Funds: Returns & NAV Today
NAVs as of · 27 schemes · Source: AMFI
Short Duration funds lost +0.03% on average on Friday, 23 October 2026 across 54 plans; 0 rose and 51 fell. Over the past week the category is −0.19%. The best performer was JioBlackRock Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option (0.00%).
What are Short Duration funds?
Short duration funds hold debt with a portfolio Macaulay duration of one to three years.
- Who they suit
- Investors with a one-to-three-year horizon.
- Risk
- Moderate — sensitive to interest-rate changes.
Best and worst Short Duration funds today
Top 5 today
- 1 JioBlackRock Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Jio BlackRock · NAV ₹1,037.5898 0.00%
- 2 Franklin India Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Franklin Templeton · NAV ₹10.0505 0.00%
- 3 Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH Sundaram · NAV ₹51.2250 -0.01%
- 4 Invesco India Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Invesco · NAV ₹4,183.1229 -0.01%
- 5 Groww Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Groww · NAV ₹2,563.6082 -0.01%
Bottom 5 today
- 1 Mahindra Manulife Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mahindra Manulife · NAV ₹14.2251 -0.08%
- 2 ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential · NAV ₹70.4532 -0.07%
- 3 Canara Robeco Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH OPTION Canara Robeco · NAV ₹29.5277 -0.06%
- 4 LIC MF Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth LIC · NAV ₹16.6294 -0.05%
- 5 Kotak Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - (Growth) Kotak Mahindra · NAV ₹61.1793 -0.05%
Short Duration fund NAV and returns — 23 Oct 2026
One row per scheme (direct plan), sorted by one-day return. A dash means there is not yet a NAV inside that horizon's window — never a zero.
| # | Scheme | NAV (₹) | 1D | 1W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JioBlackRock Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Jio BlackRock | 1,037.5898 | 0.00% | -0.12% |
| 2 | Franklin India Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Franklin Templeton | 10.0505 | 0.00% | -0.06% |
| 3 | Sundaram Short Term Fund (Formerly Known as Sundaram Short Duration Fund) - Direct Plan - GROWTH Sundaram | 51.2250 | -0.01% | -0.14% |
| 4 | Invesco India Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Invesco | 4,183.1229 | -0.01% | -0.20% |
| 5 | Groww Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Groww | 2,563.6082 | -0.01% | -0.04% |
| 6 | Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH Aditya Birla Sun Life | 55.0825 | -0.02% | -0.22% |
| 7 | Bandhan Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan | 65.8707 | -0.02% | -0.11% |
| 8 | BANK OF INDIA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Growth Bank of India | 30.9672 | -0.02% | -0.21% |
| 9 | TRUSTMF Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Trust | 1,362.8490 | -0.02% | -0.11% |
| 10 | HDFC Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option HDFC | 35.2517 | -0.02% | -0.24% |
| 11 | JM Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option JM Financial | 13.1208 | -0.02% | -0.09% |
| 12 | SBI SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Growth SBI | 36.3301 | -0.03% | -0.23% |
| 13 | Tata Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Tata | 56.2924 | -0.03% | -0.21% |
| 14 | Mirae Asset Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mirae Asset | 17.7133 | -0.03% | -0.26% |
| 15 | Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Axis | 36.2180 | -0.03% | -0.20% |
| 16 | Nippon India Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Nippon India | 61.3527 | -0.03% | -0.22% |
| 17 | DSP Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth DSP | 53.8013 | -0.03% | -0.12% |
| 18 | Baroda BNP Paribas Short Term Fund (the scheme has 2 segregated portfolios) - Direct Plan - Growth Option Baroda BNP Paribas | 33.9272 | -0.03% | -0.14% |
| 19 | HSBC Short Term Fund HSBC | 28.0686 | -0.04% | -0.19% |
| 20 | HSBC Short Term Fund HSBC | 29.8868 | -0.04% | -0.19% |
| 21 | HSBC Short Term Fund HSBC | 28.0672 | -0.04% | -0.19% |
| 22 | UTI Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth UTI | 35.9308 | -0.05% | -0.21% |
| 23 | Kotak Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - (Growth) Kotak Mahindra | 61.1793 | -0.05% | -0.21% |
| 24 | LIC MF Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth LIC | 16.6294 | -0.05% | -0.18% |
| 25 | Canara Robeco Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH OPTION Canara Robeco | 29.5277 | -0.06% | -0.22% |
| 26 | ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential | 70.4532 | -0.07% | -0.29% |
| 27 | Mahindra Manulife Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mahindra Manulife | 14.2251 | -0.08% | -0.26% |
Frequently asked questions
What is a Short Duration fund?
Short duration funds hold debt with a portfolio Macaulay duration of one to three years.
Who should invest in Short Duration funds?
Investors with a one-to-three-year horizon.
How risky are Short Duration funds?
Moderate — sensitive to interest-rate changes.
Which Short Duration fund performed best on 23 Oct 2026?
JioBlackRock Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option had the largest one-day gain at 0.00%, against a category average of −0.03%. One day of performance says little about long-term quality.
How many Short Duration funds are there?
AMFI's NAV file for 23 Oct 2026 lists 27 short duration funds (counting each scheme once, by its direct plan), and 177 plans across all plan and option variants.
Other debt categories
- Overnight funds
- Liquid funds
- Money Market funds
- Ultra Short Duration funds
- Ultra Short to Short Term funds
- Low Duration funds
- Medium Duration funds
- Medium to Long Duration funds
- Long Duration funds
- Dynamic Bond funds
- Corporate Bond funds
- Banking & PSU funds
- Credit Risk funds
- Gilt funds
- Floater funds
- Debt Index & ETF funds
- Fixed Maturity & Interval funds
Category definitions summarise SEBI's mutual fund categorisation rules; check each scheme's documents for its exact mandate. NAVs are AMFI's official figures; returns are computed from NAV history held on this site. Past performance says nothing about future returns. This is education, not investment advice.