Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund?

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund is a 12 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 8.02% since inception. Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 8.36% 7.39% 6.84% 7.63% 8.02%

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹717.8683+0.05% 1 day change	8.02% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	5

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹717.8683 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund overview

VRO rating	5
Expense ratio	0.42% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹11,919 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	12 yrs 3 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
Min. investment	SIP ₹1000 & Lump. ₹1000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Apr 24, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 month	1.2%	1.14%
3 months	2.46%	2.43%
6 months	4.25%	4.22%
1 year	8.36%	8.31%
3 years	7.39%	7.18%
5 years	6.84%	6.76%
7 years	7.34%	6.68%
10 years	7.63%	7.07%

Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 0.0%

Mid Cap 0.0%

Small Cap 0.0%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

AAA 49.54067962%

A1+ 26.44164869%

SOV 11.46339066%

AA+ 6.49180227%

Top Debt Holdings

Reserve Bank of India 8.56%

REC Ltd. 6.52%

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 4.73%

Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. 4.3%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 39.44425558000001%

Certificate of Deposit 25.230089879999998%

Treasury Bills 8.561863310000001%

Non Convertible Debenture 8.01278968%

Other Holdings

Others 2.46%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund	N.A.	₹11,919 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.42%
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	N.A.	₹342 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.39%
HDFC Low Duration Fund	N.A.	₹18,185 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.45%
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund	N.A.	₹557 Crs	8 yrs 2 m	0.3%
Mirae Asset Low Duration Fund	N.A.	₹1,415 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.19%
SBI Magnum Low Duration Fund	N.A.	₹14,392 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.43%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund	1.2%	4.25%	8.36%	7.39%	6.84%	7.63%
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	1.14%	4.27%	8.52%	7.29%	7.77%	6.66%
HDFC Low Duration Fund	1.21%	4.27%	8.42%	7.42%	6.91%	7.45%
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund	1.13%	4.29%	8.43%	7.29%	6.38%	5.63%
Mirae Asset Low Duration Fund	1.14%	4.29%	8.47%	7.22%	6.36%	6.73%
SBI Magnum Low Duration Fund	1.17%	4.17%	8.27%	7.17%	6.3%	7.1%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund	0.54	1.15	1.46	1.48
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	0.51	1.07	1.42	1.69
HDFC Low Duration Fund	0.63	1.24	1.24	1.15
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund	0.58	1.26	1.17	1.06
Mirae Asset Low Duration Fund	0.56	1.24	1.12	1.05
SBI Magnum Low Duration Fund	0.57	1.28	1.01	0.92

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	3.17 vs. 3.26 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.46 vs. 3.12 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.15 vs. 1.01 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.54 vs. 0.54 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund Direct-Growth is a Low Duration mutual fund scheme from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 3 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund Direct-Growth has ₹11,919 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/03/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund Direct-Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹717.87. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.42%, which is close to what most other Low Duration funds charge.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 8.38%. Since launch, it has delivered 8.02% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund Direct-Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is higher than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is high.
The fund's credit profile is high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is great. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in Reserve Bank of India, REC Ltd., Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd., Export-Import Bank Of India.

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Fund AUM	₹11,919 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Mohit Sharma

Mr. Sharma is B Tech (IIT - Madras) and PGDCM (IIM Calcutta). Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, he ran his own healthcare-tech business (June 2012 - May 2015). he has also worked as an Interest Rates Trader in Standard Chartered Bank (May 2007 - June 2011) and ICICI Bank Ltd (June 2006 - April 2007). He started his career in the Equity Research in Irevna Ltd (June 2005 - June 2006).

Kaustubh Gupta

Mr. Gupta is a B.Com and a Chartered Accountant. Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC he has worked with ICICI Bank.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide income which is consistent with a portfolio through investments in a basket of debt and money market instruments of short maturities with a view to provide reasonable returns.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	89 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹3,82,890 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	One World Center, Tower 1, 17th Floor, Jupiter Mill Compound Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road Mumbai, 400013

More funds from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	1Y	3Y
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Fund	N.A.	₹2,206 Crs	15.37%	15.04%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	₹970 Crs	18.16%	11.58%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹150 Crs	13.77%	N.A.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Dynamic Bond Fund	N.A.	₹1,767 Crs	12.51%	9.46%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund	N.A.	₹1,972 Crs	12.86%	8.53%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund	N.A.	₹8,068 Crs	10.04%	7.92%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹717.8683 as of Apr 23, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund is a 12 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 8.02% since inception.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
8.36%	7.39%	6.84%	7.63%	8.02%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.42%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹11,919 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

To whom does Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
Reserve Bank of India	8.56%
REC Ltd.	6.52%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.	4.73%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	49.54067962%
A1+	26.44164869%
SOV	11.46339066%

What is risk level of Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund?

This is a Low Duration fund comes with Moderate risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How do I invest in Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund?

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How can I redeem my investments in Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Fund?

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ET Money rank

in Low Duration

#NA

Return Consistency: This fund is one of the best in generating consistent return in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Low Duration funds in the last 10 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.