Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct - Growth

Q: What are the returns of Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund?

The Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund is a 4 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.79% since inception. Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year Since Inception 9.97% 7.63% 6.79%

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹13.1467+0.03% 1 day change	6.79% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	3

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹13.1467 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund overview

VRO rating	3
Expense ratio	0.29% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹75 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	4 yrs 2 m since Feb 09, 2021
Benchmark	CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index
Min. investment	SIP ₹500 & Lump. ₹1000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Mahindra Manulife 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 08, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 month	1.65%	1.75%
3 months	3.13%	3.18%
6 months	5.09%	5.1%
1 year	9.97%	9.88%
3 years	7.63%	7.63%

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

AA+ 30.2%

SOV 28.89%

AAA 26.1%

A1+ 6.51%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 28.89%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 6.71%

LIC Housing Finance Ltd. 6.7%

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 6.51%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 40.21%

GOI Securities 28.89%

Non Convertible Debenture 11.39%

Floating Rate Bond 6.7%

Other Holdings

Others 2.87%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund	N.A.	₹75 Crs	4 yrs 2 m	0.29%
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
Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund	1.65%	5.09%	9.97%	7.63%	N.A.	N.A.
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
Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund	1.15	2.42	0.64	0.7
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

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

Alpha	5.76 vs. 3.75 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	0.64 vs. 3.95 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	2.42 vs. 1.29 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.15 vs. 1.08 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund

Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct - Growth is a Short Duration mutual fund scheme from Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 4 yrs 2 m, having been launched on 09/02/2021. Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct - Growth has ₹75 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 Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct - Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹13.15. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.29%, which is close to what most other Short Duration funds charge.

Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Direct - Growth returns of last 1-year are 9.95%. Since launch, it has delivered 6.79% average annual returns.
Mahindra Manulife 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 average.
The fund's credit profile is moderate indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is good. 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, National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development, LIC Housing Finance Ltd., Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., REC Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹75 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Rahul Pal

Mr. Pal is a B.Com (H) and Chartered Accountant. Prior to joining Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, he has worked with Taurus AMC, Sundaram Mutual Fund and IDBI Mutual Fund.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate income and capital appreciation through an actively managed diversified portfolio of Debt & Money Market instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 1 year to 3 years.

Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	24 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹27,256 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	1st Floor - Sadhana House, 570 - P.B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai, 400018
Phone	022-66327900

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹13.1467 as of Apr 23, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund is a 4 yrs 2 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.79% since inception.

Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	Since Inception
9.97%	7.63%	6.79%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.29%, 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 Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹75 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

To whom does Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	28.89%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	6.71%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.	6.7%

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 Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AA+	30.2%
SOV	28.89%
AAA	26.1%

What is risk level of Mahindra Manulife 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 Mahindra Manulife 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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Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

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Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

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How can I redeem my investments in Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Mahindra Manulife 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 Mahindra Manulife 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

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Short Duration funds in the last 3 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.