JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.99% since inception. JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.22% 7.38% 6.13% 6.41% 6.99%

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹39.4549+0.05% 1 day change	6.99% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹170 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹39.4549 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

JM Low Duration Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.35% as on Feb 02, 2026
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹170 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	13 yrs 1 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	CRISIL Low Duration Debt A-I Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Low to Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

JM 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 Feb 03, 2026

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.25%	0.24%
3 Months	1.19%	1.07%
6 Months	2.73%	2.56%
1 Year	7.22%	7.07%
2 Years	7.47%	7.46%
3 Years	7.38%	7.49%
4 Years	6.75%	6.88%
5 Years	6.13%	6.32%
7 Years	5.95%	6.55%
10 Years	6.41%	6.96%

Asset allocationas on Dec 31, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

AAA 49.14714253%

A1+ 18.47718707%

AA+ 14.89407085%

AA 7.35111605%

Top Debt Holdings

Union Bank of India 9.75%

Power Finance Corporation Ltd. 8.35%

REC Ltd. 7.68%

Shriram Finance Ltd 5.99%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 39.42767981%

Certificate of Deposit 18.47718707%

Non Convertible Debenture 11.81754987%

Bonds 8.96362504%

Other Holdings

Others 0.42%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
JM Low Duration Fund	0.25%	2.73%	7.22%	7.38%	6.13%	6.41%
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	0.22%	2.65%	7.17%	7.5%	7.89%	6.51%
Mirae Asset Low Duration Fund	0.23%	2.77%	7.37%	7.56%	6.31%	6.64%
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund	0.24%	2.77%	7.35%	7.63%	6.39%	6.15%
LIC MF Low Duration Fund	0.23%	2.7%	7.19%	7.44%	6.18%	6.67%
HDFC Low Duration Fund	0.23%	2.73%	7.45%	7.75%	6.53%	7.33%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
JM Low Duration Fund	0.42	0.62	2.37	3.31
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	0.47	0.69	2.38	3.46
Mirae Asset Low Duration Fund	0.43	0.65	2.72	3.67
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund	0.42	0.61	2.91	4.0
LIC MF Low Duration Fund	0.46	0.66	2.34	3.48
HDFC Low Duration Fund	0.48	0.64	2.83	4.04

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
JM Low Duration Fund	N.A.	170 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.35%
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	N.A.	472 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.4%
Mirae Asset Low Duration Fund	N.A.	2,562 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.16%
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund	N.A.	599 Cr	8 yrs 11 m	0.33%
LIC MF Low Duration Fund	N.A.	1,938 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.25%
HDFC Low Duration Fund	N.A.	24,647 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.46%

View all Low Duration funds

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

Alpha	2.16 vs. 3.23 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	2.37 vs. 3.26 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.62 vs. 1.58 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.42 vs. 0.37 More volatile performance

About this fund

About JM Low Duration Fund

JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth is a Low Duration mutual fund scheme from Jm Financial Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 13 yrs 1 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth has ₹170 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/12/2025 and is small fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth as of 02/02/2026 is ₹39.45. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.35%, which is close to what most other Low Duration funds charge.

JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth returns of last 1-year are 7.26%. Since launch, it has delivered 6.99% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 11 yrs.
JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-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 below average.
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 Union Bank of India, Power Finance Corporation Ltd., REC Ltd., Shriram Finance Ltd, Godrej Industries Ltd..

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Fund AUM	170 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Naghma Khoja

She is B.Com, CA and CFA Before joining JM Financial AMC, she was associated with Karvy Capital Limited.

Ruchi Fozdar

Ms. Ruchi is a graduate in science and PGDBM in finance Prior to joining JM Mutual Fund, she was associated with few brokers and institutions like Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund

Killol Pandya

Mr. Pandya is a B.Com (H) from N.M College of Commerce, DPCM from ICFAI and MMS (Finance) from K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research. Prior to joining JM Financial Asset Management Limited he has worked with Barclays Securities India Private Ltd,Peerless Funds Management Co. Limited, LIC Nomura Mutual Fund AMC , Daiwa Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd., IL&FS Investsmart Ltd. and Darashaw & Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate stable long term returns with low risk strategy and capital appreciation/accretion besides preservation of capital through investments in Debt & Money Market instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 6 months - 12 months.

JM Financial Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	16 view all schemes
Total AUM	14,344 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Address	Office B-8th Floor-Cnergy, Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, 400025
Phone	022-33797777 / 1800-103-8345

More funds from JM Financial Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	3Y
JM Short Duration Fund	N.A.	86 Cr	7.18%	7.39%
JM Medium to Long Duration Fund	N.A.	31 Cr	5.68%	7.19%
JM Dynamic Bond Fund	N.A.	58 Cr	6.0%	7.18%
JM Liquid Fund	N.A.	2,285 Cr	6.34%	6.94%
JM Overnight Fund	N.A.	113 Cr	5.55%	6.3%

See all Debt funds from this AMC

Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the JM Low Duration Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹39.4549 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.99% since inception.

JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.22%	7.38%	6.13%	6.41%	6.99%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The JM Low Duration Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.35%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

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

The JM Low Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 170 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

To whom does JM Low Duration Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of JM Low Duration Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
Union Bank of India	9.75%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	8.35%
REC Ltd.	7.68%

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 JM Low Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	49.14714253%
A1+	18.47718707%
AA+	14.89407085%

What is risk level of JM Low Duration Fund?

This is a Low Duration fund comes with Low to 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 JM Low Duration Fund Direct Plan-Growth?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. The whole process takes just a few minutes. Here's how it works:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for JM Low Duration Fund - Direct Growth, select your investment mode (lump sum or SIP), and enter the investment amount.
Provide the required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm your investment.

That's it. Your investment in the JM Low Duration Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in JM Low Duration Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the JM Low Duration Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Low Duration

#NA

Volatility Protection: This fund is one of the best in protecting against volatility in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Low Duration funds in the last 2 Years.
AUM Growth: This fund has the highest AUM growth in the last 12 months in Low Duration 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.