Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund?

The Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund is a 12 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.31% since inception. Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 9.18% 6.98% 6.46% 7.3% 7.31%

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹27.4332+0.04% 1 day change	7.31% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	3

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹27.4332 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund overview

VRO rating	3
Expense ratio	0.43% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 1 year.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹334 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	12 yrs 3 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index
Min. investment	SIP ₹1000 & Lump. ₹5000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Canara Robeco Short 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	1.61%	1.75%
3 months	2.98%	3.18%
6 months	4.74%	5.1%
1 year	9.18%	9.88%
3 years	6.98%	7.63%
5 years	6.46%	7.33%
7 years	6.97%	7.27%
10 years	7.3%	7.54%

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 60.73%

SOV 21.44%

A1+ 10.17%

Cash & Call Money 7.20999999%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 20.78%

LIC Housing Finance Ltd. 7.56%

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. 7.56%

REC Ltd. 7.53%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 45.06%

GOI Securities 20.78%

Certificate of Deposit 10.17%

Non Convertible Debenture 8.11%

Other Holdings

Others 0.45%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund	N.A.	₹334 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.43%
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	N.A.	₹20,428 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.45%
UTI Short Duration Fund	N.A.	₹2,566 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.42%
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	N.A.	₹202 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.31%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund	N.A.	₹8,068 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.37%
Baroda BNP Paribas Short Duration Fund	N.A.	₹204 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.38%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund	1.61%	4.74%	9.18%	6.98%	6.46%	7.3%
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	1.72%	5.06%	9.76%	8.27%	7.8%	8.34%
UTI Short Duration Fund	1.71%	4.82%	9.42%	7.65%	8.15%	6.95%
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	1.74%	4.95%	9.95%	7.56%	8.42%	7.09%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund	1.79%	5.14%	10.04%	7.92%	7.93%	8.15%
Baroda BNP Paribas Short Duration Fund	1.84%	5.06%	9.9%	7.6%	6.77%	7.84%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund	1.03	2.18	0.17	0.19
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	0.86	1.47	1.69	2.08
UTI Short Duration Fund	0.95	1.9	0.89	1.18
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	1.03	2.1	0.74	1.01
Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund	1.01	1.9	1.04	1.41
Baroda BNP Paribas Short Duration Fund	1.25	2.67	0.5	0.52

View all Short Duration funds

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

Alpha	4.7 vs. 3.75 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	0.17 vs. 3.95 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	2.18 vs. 1.29 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.03 vs. 1.08 More stable returns

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About this fund

About Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund

Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund Direct-Growth is a Short Duration mutual fund scheme from Canara Robeco Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 3 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund Direct-Growth has ₹334 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 Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund Direct-Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹27.43. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.43%, which is close to what most other Short Duration funds charge.

Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 9.16%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.31% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund Direct-Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is low.
The fund's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. 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 GOI, LIC Housing Finance Ltd., Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd., REC Ltd., Grasim Industries Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹334 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Avnish Jain

Mr. Jain is a B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur and Post Graduate from IIM Kolkata. Prior to joining Canara Robeco AMC he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, PGIM India Mutual Fund, Deutsche Asset Management, Misys Software Solutions, Yes Bank and ICICI Bank.

Suman Prasad

Ms. Prasad is B.Sc and PGDMS. She has been associated with Canara Robeco since 1996.

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to generate returns by investing in a wide range of debt securities and money market instruments of various maturities and risk profile.

Canara Robeco Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	25 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹1,03,344 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	4th Floor - Construction House, 5 - Walchand Hirachand Marg, Mumbai, 400001
Phone	022-22621371/ 66585000 / 665850010

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Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	₹119 Crs	9.35%	7.05%
Canara Robeco Savings Fund	N.A.	₹992 Crs	8.1%	7.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹27.4332 as of Apr 23, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund is a 12 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.31% since inception.

Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
9.18%	6.98%	6.46%	7.3%	7.31%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.43%, 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 Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹334 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

To whom does Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	20.78%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.	7.56%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.	7.56%

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 Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	60.73%
SOV	21.44%
A1+	10.17%

What is risk level of Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund?

This is a Short 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 Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

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Search for Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

If you have invested in Canara Robeco Short Duration Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

in Short Duration

#NA

Volatility Protection: This fund is one of the best in protecting against volatility in it's category.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.