LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund

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

The LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund is a 5 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 5.13% since inception. LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year Since Inception 6.54% 6.44% 5.24% 5.13%

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹1344.7306+0.04% 1 day change	5.13% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹217 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹1344.7306 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹217 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	5 yrs 11 m since Nov 21, 2019
Benchmark	CRISIL Ultra Short Duration Debt A-I Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Expense ratio	0.95% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Low to Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

LIC MF Ultra 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 Oct 17, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.42%	0.45%
3 Months	1.25%	1.32%
6 Months	2.89%	3.03%
1 Year	6.54%	6.83%
2 Years	6.7%	6.97%
3 Years	6.44%	6.86%
4 Years	5.76%	6.07%
5 Years	5.24%	5.57%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 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

A1+ 96.24791633%

SOV 11.46254086%

AAA 2.42234194%

Others 0.36865128%

Top Debt Holdings

Reserve Bank of India 11.46%

Canara Bank 11.38%

Bank Of Baroda 11.38%

Indian Bank 11.29%

Allocation by Instruments

Certificate of Deposit 82.83308004%

Commercial Paper 13.41483629%

Treasury Bills 11.46254086%

Non Convertible Debenture 2.42234194%

Other Holdings

Others 0.37%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.42%	2.89%	6.54%	6.44%	5.24%	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund	0.48%	3.26%	7.2%	7.19%	5.93%	6.92%
Mahindra Manulife Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.45%	3.06%	6.95%	7.03%	5.63%	3.43%
WhiteOak Capital Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.41%	2.84%	6.52%	6.58%	5.38%	3.31%
HDFC Ultra Short Term Fund	0.48%	3.15%	7.08%	7.15%	5.78%	4.45%
HSBC Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.48%	3.13%	7.08%	7.16%	5.76%	3.27%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.23	0.54	0.48	0.94
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund	0.27	0.65	2.4	4.46
Mahindra Manulife Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.24	0.57	2.18	3.83
WhiteOak Capital Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.24	0.58	0.38	0.64
HDFC Ultra Short Term Fund	0.26	0.65	2.32	4.32
HSBC Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.26	0.64	2.47	4.16

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund	N.A.	217 Cr	5 yrs 11 m	0.95%
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund	N.A.	14,697 Cr	14 yrs 6 m	0.8%
Mahindra Manulife Ultra Short Duration Fund	N.A.	208 Cr	6 yrs	0.7%
WhiteOak Capital Ultra Short Duration Fund	N.A.	531 Cr	6 yrs 5 m	1.03%
HDFC Ultra Short Term Fund	N.A.	16,700 Cr	7 yrs 1 m	0.7%
HSBC Ultra Short Duration Fund	N.A.	2,496 Cr	5 yrs 9 m	0.35%

View all Ultra Short Duration funds

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

Alpha	1.09 vs. 2.47 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.48 vs. 2.73 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.54 vs. 0.96 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.23 vs. 0.2 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund

LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund is a Ultra Short Duration mutual fund scheme from Lic Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 5 yrs 11 m, having been launched on 21/11/2019. LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund has ₹217 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹1344.73. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.95%, which is higher than what most other Ultra Short Duration funds charge.

LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund returns of last 1-year are 6.63%. Since launch, it has delivered 5.47% average annual returns.
LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund 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 very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. Most funds in this category lend to similar borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is same as the category.
The fund's top holdings are in Reserve Bank of India, Canara Bank, Bank Of Baroda, Indian Bank, National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development.

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Fund AUM	217 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Rahul Singh

Mr. Singh is a B.Sc Economic Hons.and holds a PGDM from IIM-A. Prior to joining LIC Nomura Mutual Fund , he has worked with BOI AXA Investment Managers(August 2009-August 2015) , ING Investment Management (May 2008- August 2009) Standard Chartered Bank (intern)( April 2007- May 2007) and Ashika Capital ( Jan 2004 - April 2006).

Pratik Harish Shroff

Mr. Shroff has done B.Com, M.Com, CFA, FRM and Executive Programme in Applied Finance – IIM, Calcutta Prior to joining LIC Mutual Fund, he was associated with CTBC Bank Ltd, IndusInd Bank Ltd, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Tata Mutual Fund and LKP Securities

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate returns through investment in Debt & Money Market instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 3 months - 6 months.

LIC Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	30 view all schemes
Total AUM	41,742 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	Industrial Assurance Building Ground Floor, Opp. Churchgate Station Mumbai, 400020
Email	br.mumbai@licmf.com
Phone	022-66016177 / 022-66016178

More funds from LIC Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	3Y
LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund	N.A.	204 Cr	6.91%	7.65%
LIC MF Banking & PSU Fund	N.A.	1,909 Cr	7.92%	7.44%
LIC MF Short Duration Fund	N.A.	151 Cr	7.52%	7.02%
LIC MF Liquid Fund	N.A.	11,403 Cr	6.58%	6.95%
LIC MF Low Duration Fund	N.A.	1,705 Cr	7.07%	6.88%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund plan is approximately ₹1344.7306 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund is a 5 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 5.13% since inception.

LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	Since Inception
6.54%	6.44%	5.24%	5.13%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund has an expense ratio of 0.95%, 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 LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 217 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

To whom does LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
Reserve Bank of India	11.46%
Canara Bank	11.38%
Bank Of Baroda	11.38%

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 LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
A1+	96.24791633%
SOV	11.46254086%
AAA	2.42234194%

What is risk level of LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund?

This is a Ultra Short 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 can I redeem my investments in LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the LIC MF Ultra Short 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 Ultra 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.