Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund

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

The Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund is a 4 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 5.59% since inception. Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year Since Inception 6.34% 6.87% 5.59%

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹13.0844-0.05% 1 day change	5.59% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹98 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹13.0844 as on Feb 02, 2026

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Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹98 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	4 yrs 11 m since Feb 09, 2021
Benchmark	CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.3% as on Feb 02, 2026
Plan type	Regular
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 Feb 03, 2026

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-0.03%	0.05%
3 Months	0.6%	0.6%
6 Months	1.7%	1.78%
1 Year	6.34%	6.65%
2 Years	6.92%	7.11%
3 Years	6.87%	7.03%
4 Years	5.98%	6.23%

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 39.19%

A1+ 17.65%

AA+ 14.97%

AA 14.32%

Top Debt Holdings

Axis Bank Ltd. 7.72%

GOI 5.46%

Embassy Office Parks REIT 5.21%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 5.19%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 36.57000000000001%

Non Convertible Debenture 21.529999999999998%

Certificate of Deposit 17.65%

Bonds 10.379999999999999%

Other Holdings

Others 0.25%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund	-0.03%	1.7%	6.34%	6.87%	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	0.06%	2.23%	7.31%	7.56%	6.4%	7.42%
UTI Short Duration Fund	0.02%	1.76%	6.59%	7.17%	6.93%	6.17%
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	0.09%	1.9%	6.62%	7.15%	7.23%	6.2%
UTI Short Duration Fund	0.02%	1.76%	6.6%	6.96%	6.66%	5.83%
SBI Short Term Debt Fund	-0.01%	1.86%	6.94%	7.16%	5.8%	6.86%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund	0.97	1.22	0.6	0.99
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	0.83	1.02	1.48	2.18
UTI Short Duration Fund	0.98	1.24	0.86	1.42
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	1.06	1.21	0.79	1.39
UTI Short Duration Fund	0.97	1.21	0.65	1.09
SBI Short Term Debt Fund	1.04	1.25	0.84	1.3

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund	N.A.	98 Cr	4 yrs 11 m	1.3%
ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	N.A.	20,935 Cr	24 yrs 3 m	1.06%
UTI Short Duration Fund	N.A.	3,181 Cr	18 yrs 5 m	0.83%
Sundaram Short Duration Fund	N.A.	190 Cr	22 yrs 8 m	0.72%
UTI Short Duration Fund	N.A.	3,181 Cr	22 yrs 7 m	0.83%
SBI Short Term Debt Fund	N.A.	17,516 Cr	18 yrs 6 m	0.85%

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

Alpha	2.87 vs. 3.39 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.6 vs. 3.07 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.22 vs. 1.11 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.97 vs. 0.95 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund

Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund is a Short Duration mutual fund scheme from Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 4 yrs 11 m, having been launched on 09/02/2021. Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund has ₹98 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/12/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund as of 02/02/2026 is ₹13.08. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.3%, which is higher than what most other Short Duration funds charge.

Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund returns of last 1-year are 6.40%. Since launch, it has delivered 5.59% average annual returns.
Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund 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 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 Axis Bank Ltd., GOI, Embassy Office Parks REIT, National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development, Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd..

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Fund AUM	98 Cr as on Dec 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.

Kush Sonigara

Mr. Sonigara is a B.Com (FM), FRM Prior to joining Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, he has worked with Taurus Asset Management Co. Ltd., My Capital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and TBNG Financial Consultants.

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	25 view all schemes
Total AUM	32,930 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Address	1st Floor - Sadhana House, 570 - P.B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai, 400018
Phone	022-66327900

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Mahindra Manulife Ultra Short Duration Fund	N.A.	219 Cr	6.46%	6.9%
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund	N.A.	599 Cr	6.51%	6.79%
Mahindra Manulife Dynamic Bond Fund	N.A.	86 Cr	4.95%	6.38%
Mahindra Manulife Overnight Fund	N.A.	85 Cr	5.58%	6.27%

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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 plan is approximately ₹13.0844 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund is a 4 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 5.59% since inception.

Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	Since Inception
6.34%	6.87%	5.59%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund has an expense ratio of 1.3%, 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 Mahindra Manulife Short Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 98 Cr as on Dec 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
Axis Bank Ltd.	7.72%
GOI	5.46%
Embassy Office Parks REIT	5.21%

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
AAA	39.19%
A1+	17.65%
AA+	14.97%

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

Redeeming your investments in the Mahindra Manulife 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.