This Short-Duration Fund, Ranked 1 By CRISIL, Has Offered Good Returns; See Details

For a long time, conservative investors have been advised to invest in short-term debt funds by mutual fund managers and advisors. Short-term funds, according to experts, are great for weathering interest rate rise uncertainty. Short-duration funds can invest in debt instruments with a term of one to three years, according to the SEBI mandate. That is to say, these plans are designed for one to three-year investments. Here, we have given details of a Short Duration Fund from the House of IDFC Mutual Fund, the fund is ranked 1 by rating agency CRISIL as on 31 December 2022.

IDFC Bond Fund - Short Term - Direct Plan-Growth

NAV	Fund Size	Expense ratio
₹48.47	₹ 13801.63 Cr	0.30%

NAV as on 04 February 2022

It is a short term MF from the IDFC Mutual Fund House. As of December 31, 2021, Fund's Direct Plan-Growth has an AUM of Rs 13,802 Cr, making it a medium-sized fund in its category. The fund's cost ratio is 0.3%, which is comparable to the expense ratios charged by most other Short Duration funds. The fund has returned 4.26% over the last year. It has returned an average of 8.24% every year since its inception. Every nine years, the fund has doubled the amount invested.

The fund's Direct Plan-Growth ability to provide consistent returns is comparable to that of other products in its category. It has an above-average capacity to control losses in a sinking market. The plan aims to invest in a diverse range of debt and money market assets with the goal of providing optimal short-term returns, with the portfolio's Macaulay duration ranging from one to three years.

Fund's Other Details

Launch Date:	01/01/13
Benchmark:	NIFTY Short Duration Index
Riskometer:	Low to Moderate
Type:	Open-ended
Risk Grade:	Average
Return Grade:	Average
Lock-in Period	Not Applicable
Exit Load	0

Portfolio

The fund has an 89.46% debt investment, with 48.84% in government securities and 40.62% in funds with extremely low risk securities. The fund's credit profile is high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is great. Most funds in this category lend to similar borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is the same as the category.

The fund's top holdings are:

1. Government of India
2. National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
3. Reliance Industries Ltd.
4. Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
5. Housing Development Finance Corpn. Ltd.

Returns and Performance

On Investment of RS 10,000

Period Invested for	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns	Category Avg
1 Year	4.26%	4.26%	5.33%
2 Year	13.18%	6.38%	6.53%
3 Year	25.37%	7.82%	6.58%
5 Year	42.29%	7.30%	6.50%
Since Inception	105.44%	8.24%	7.63%

On SIP of Rs 1,000

Period Invested for	Absolute Returns	Annualised Returns
1 Year	1.83%	3.38%
2 Year	4.88%	4.63%
3 Year	9.67%	6.07%
5 Year	19.61%	7.08%

Disclaimer

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