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Axis Short Duration Fund Direct - Growth

5 Year Absolute Returns

38.63%profit

NAV (₹) on 23 Jul 2025

34.0607

1 Day NAV Change

+0.01%

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About Fund

Axis Short Duration Fund Direct - Growth is a Debt mutual fund scheme launched on 01 Jan 2013. Investors can begin their investment journey with a minimum SIP of ₹1,000 or a lumpsum investment of ₹5,000.

NAV

NIFTY50

2X

Investors doubled money in past 111 months.


CAGR: 6.75%
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Based on Annualised Returns

Investment Type


SIP Amount


Investment Period

5Y

32.73 L

3.50%

35.14 L

6.09%

35.77 L

6.75%

Savings Account
Regular Funds
This Fund on Dhan

Total Investment

30,00,000

Returns

5,76,583 (19.22%)

Maturity Value

35,76,583

Disclaimer: Fixed deposits offer guaranteed returns. Mutual fund investments carry market risks; read all scheme-related documents carefully. Past performance does not guarantee future returns.


Returns Comparison

This Fund1M Returns3M Returns6M Returns1Y Returns3Y Returns5Y Returns
Direct0.73%2.13%5.54%10.02%27.05%38.63%
Regular0.69%1.99%5.27%9.44%24.87%34.41%

*The above returns are absolute.


Fund Details

Min. SIP Amount

1,000.00


Min. Lumpsum Amount

5,000.00


AUM (in Cr.)

11,669.70


Expense Ratio

0.37%


Lock-in Period

No Lock in Period


Inception Date

01 Jan 2013


Fund Age

12 Yrs


Benchmark

NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II


Scheme Type

Open Ended


Stamp Duty

0.005% (from July 1st 2020)


Exit Load

  • No charges for withdrawal

Tax Implication

  • Returns to be taxed as per your normal Income Tax slab.

Fund AUM History

ParametersJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
AUM (in Cr.)8,7818,8259,0249,6409,65311,46711,670
Change -9844199616121,814203
Change %-1.1%0.51%2.26%6.83%0.13%18.79%1.77%

Fund Returns Vs Nifty 50

Name1 Month3 Month6 Month1 Year3 Year5 Year
This Fund0.73%2.13%5.54%10.02%27.05%38.63%
Nifty 500.08%3.38%8.54%2.67%50.71%123.91%

*The above table contains absolute returns.


Asset Allocation

AUM

₹11,669.70 Cr

Cash Holding

12.22%

Equity

1.00%

Cash

12.22%

Debt

87.51%

Other

0.27%


Sector Holdings

as of 15 Jul 2025

SectorsWeightage
Other100.00%

Stock Holdings

as of 15 Jul 2025

NameWeightage

N

NABARD 7.48% 2028 SR 25G

4.47%

G

GOI LOAN 6.79% 2034

3.32%

C

Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd

3.00%

P

PFCL 6.61% 2028 SR 250A

2.56%

N

National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development

2.27%

R

REC 7.56% 2027 SR 236B

2.26%

N

Net Receivables / (Payables)

2.18%

U

Union Bank Of India

1.84%

H

HDFC Bank Limited

1.76%

I

Indigrid Infrastructure Trust

1.65%

G

GOI LOAN 6.28% 2032

1.61%

R

REC 7.44% 2028 SR 245A

1.53%

T

Tata Capital Limited

1.52%

S

Small Industries Development Bank Of India

1.51%

7

718GS2033

1.48%

S

SIDBI

1.31%

T

TCHFL 7.123% 2027

1.29%

U

Union Bank Of India

1.26%

I

Indigrid Infrastructure Trust

1.10%

E

Embassy Office Parks Reit

1.10%

B

Bharti Telecom Limited

1.09%

B

Bajaj Housing Finance Limited

1.07%

I

INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1

1.05%

T

TATACAPHSG

1.00%

L

LICH 7.74% 2027 SR 448

1.00%

J

Jubilant Beverages Limited

0.99%

B

BTL 8.65% 2027 SR XIX

0.96%

S

SIDBI

0.93%

H

Hdb Financial Services Limited

0.91%

N

National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development

0.89%

S

SIDBI 7.51% 2028 SR V

0.88%

E

EXIM 7.35% 2028 SR AA02

0.88%

S

SIDBI

0.87%

S

Small Industries Development Bank Of India

0.87%

G

GIL 8.10% 2028 SR 01

0.87%

8

865TVSH29

0.87%

M

MFL 8.52% 2028 OP I

0.87%

S

Small Industries Development Bank Of India

0.87%

N

National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development

0.87%

S

Small Industries Development Bank Of India

0.87%

A

ABFL

0.86%

L

L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited

0.86%

L

LICH 6.90% SR TR 456

0.86%

R

REC 6.60% 2027 SR 250A

0.86%

P

PFCL 6.27% 2027 SR 251A

0.85%

P

PFCL 6.64% 2030 SR 250B

0.85%

I

Indusind Bank Limited

0.84%

G

GIL 8.15% 2029 SR 02

0.83%

G

Godrej Properties Limited

0.82%

N

Nexus Select TRust

0.82%

N

NABARD

0.79%

7

758RECL29

0.66%

T

TCHFL 7.86% 2029

0.66%

G

Godrej Properties Limited

0.66%

S

Summit Digitel Infrastructure Limited

0.66%

T

Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited

0.65%

R

Reliance Life Sciences Private Limited

0.65%

A

Aadhar Housing Finance Limited

0.65%

7

770RECL26

0.65%

N

Nexus Select TRust

0.65%

J

Jubilant Bevco Limited

0.64%

H

HDFC Bank Limited

0.63%

S

SDIP

0.62%

N

Nexus Select TRust

0.61%

B

Bajaj Finance Limited

0.60%

G

GOI LOAN 6.33% 2035

0.59%

S

SANSAR JUNE 2024 TRUST

0.56%

D

Dlf Cyber City Developers Ltd

0.56%

H

Hdb Financial Services Limited

0.52%

M

Mindspace Business Parks Reit

0.48%

S

SDIP

0.44%

I

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited

0.44%

R

Rural Electrification Corporation Limited

0.44%

P

PFCL 7.45% 2028 SR 248B

0.44%

R

RECLTD

0.44%

P

Power Finance Corporation Limited

0.44%

R

RECLTD

0.44%

M

MFL 8.65% 2028

0.43%

M

MFL 8.60% 2028

0.43%

P

Power Finance Corporation Limited

0.43%

S

Shriram Finance Limited

0.43%

P

Power Finance Corporation Limited

0.43%

I

INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL2

0.43%

I

Indigrid Infrastructure Trust

0.43%

S

SANSAR JAN 2025 TRUST

0.43%

C

CITI2626

0.43%

P

Poonawalla Fincorp Limited

0.43%

R

REC 6.52% 2028 SR 248-A

0.43%

G

GOI LOAN 7.1% 2034

0.41%

I

ICICI Securities Limited

0.41%

T

Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited

0.41%

7

770NABAR27

0.39%

B

Bajaj Housing Finance Limited

0.39%

S

SHFL 7.15% 2028 SR 350

0.39%

I

INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL2

0.36%

7

739AP30

0.35%

G

GODREJFIN

0.35%

H

Hdb Financial Services Limited

0.34%

7

77AP29

0.27%

S

SBI - Corporate Debt Market Development Fund (CDMDF) - Class A2

0.27%

I

INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1

0.26%

M

MUTHOOTFIN

0.26%

S

Samvardhana Motherson International Limited

0.26%

T

TCHFL 7.27% 2028 SR A

0.26%

T

Tata Capital Housing Finance Limited

0.26%

P

Power Finance Corporation Limited

0.24%

7

76AP29

0.22%

P

Power Finance Corporation Limited

0.22%

R

Rural Electrification Corporation Limited

0.22%

S

Shriram Finance Limited

0.22%

P

PFCL 7.44% 2030 SR 247A

0.22%

7

768SID27

0.22%

B

Bajaj Housing Finance Limited

0.22%

P

PFCL 7.38% 2032 SR 246B

0.22%

L

LIC Housing Finance Ltd

0.22%

G

Godrej Properties Limited

0.22%

0

08.67 MH Sdl 2026

0.22%

P

Power Finance Corporation Limited

0.22%

6

654RJ30A

0.21%

E

Export-Import Bank Of India

0.21%

S

SANSAR TRUST NOV 2023 II

0.18%

B

BTL 8.90% 2034 SR XXIII

0.18%

B

BTL 8.75% 2028 SR XX

0.18%

T

TORNTPOWER

0.17%

P

Power Finance Corporation Limited

0.17%

T

Tata Realty And Infrastructure Limited

0.17%

I

India (Republic of)

0.14%

I

India (Republic of)

0.14%

S

SIDBI 7.47% 2029 SR II

0.13%

E

Embassy Office Parks Reit

0.13%

8

895MFL27

0.13%

K

Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited

0.13%

G

GS CG 22/08/2027 - (STRIPS) Strips

0.13%

G

Goi Strips 2028

0.11%

7

7.81% Govt Stock 2033

0.10%

R

Rec Limited

0.10%

M

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

0.10%

7

754AP29

0.09%

S

SIDBI

0.09%

9

902MFL27

0.09%

G

Godrej Industries Limited

0.09%

P

Power Finance Corporation Limited

0.09%

G

Government Of India

0.08%

B

Bajaj Housing Finance Limited

0.08%

H

HDFC Bank Ltd.

0.08%

G

Government Of India

0.08%

M

MUTHOOTFIN

0.07%

E

Export Import Bank Of India

0.06%

I

Indian Oil Corporation Limited

0.06%

I

INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1

0.06%

G

GOI LOAN 9.20% 2030

0.05%

7

732GS2030

0.05%

N

National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development

0.04%

H

HDFC Bank Limited

0.04%

L

LIC Housing Finance Ltd

0.04%

L

LICHSGFIN

0.04%

B

Bajaj Finance Limited

0.04%

6

669TN30

0.04%

B

Bajaj Housing Finance Limited

0.04%

0

07.98 KA Sdl 2025

0.04%

S

Small Industries Development Bank Of India

0.04%

7

704GS2029

0.04%

P

Power Finance Corporation Limited

0.04%

E

Export Import Bank Of India

0.04%

G

GOI LOAN 7.59% 2026

0.04%

G

GOI LOAN 6.67% 2035

0.04%

G

GOI LOAN 6.68% 2040

0.04%

G

GOI LOAN 6.64% 2035

0.04%

8

85CIFC27

0.03%

N

Ntpc Limited

0.03%

7

737GS2028

0.03%

7

717GS2030

0.03%

G

GOI LOAN 6.75% 2029

0.03%

G

GOI LOAN 7.06% 2028

0.03%

G

GOI LOAN 7.34% 2064

0.03%

B

Bajaj Finance Limited

0.02%

G

GOI LOAN 7.3% 2053

0.02%

7

717WB32

0.02%

G

GOI LOAN 8.15% 2026

0.02%

G

GOI LOAN 7.26% 2029

0.02%

0

07.53 HR Sdl 2027

0.02%

0

07.52 Up SDL 2027

0.02%

6

610GS2031

0.02%

G

GOI LOAN 7.26% 2033

0.01%

G

GOI LOAN 7.38% 2027

0.01%

G

GOI LOAN 6.92% 2039

0.01%

F

Food Corporation Of India

0.01%

H

Hdb Financial Services Limited

0.01%

G

GOI LOAN 6.79% 2027

0.01%

G

GOI LOAN 6.79% 2029

0.01%

G

GOI LOAN 8.20% 2025

0.01%

B

Bajaj Housing Finance Limited

0.00%

0

07.23 Tn SDL 2027

0.00%

H

Hdb Financial Services Limited

0.00%

G

GOI LOAN 8.6% 2028

0.00%

7

718GS2037

0.00%

G

GOI LOAN 7.59% 2029

0.00%

I

Interest Rate Swaps Pay Fix Receive Floating -Axis Bank (04/12/2025) (Fv 50

0.00%

0

08.12 MH Sdl 2025

0.00%

G

GOI LOAN 8.97% 2030

0.00%

G

GOI LOAN 5.79% 2030

0.00%

I

Interest Rate Swaps Pay Fix Receive Floating -Icici Bank (14/07/2027) (Fv 1

0.00%

G

GOI LOAN 7.88% 2030

0.00%

E

Export Import Bank Of India (20/03/2026)

0.00%

U

Union Bank of India

0.00%

G

GOI LOAN 6.79% 2031

0.00%

E

Export-Import Bank of India

0.00%

S

Small Industries Development Bank Of India

0.00%

H

Hdb Financial Services Limited

0.00%

H

HDFC Bank Limited

0.00%

L

LICH 7.07% 2030 SR TR455

0.00%
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Fund Comparison

Sorted highest to lowest: 3Y Returns

1Y Returns

10.02%

3Y Returns

8.31%

5Y Returns

6.75%

1Y Returns

10.77%

3Y Returns

10.43%

5Y Returns

10.62%

1Y Returns

9.64%

3Y Returns

8.69%

5Y Returns

7.19%

1Y Returns

10.05%

3Y Returns

8.34%

5Y Returns

6.98%

1Y Returns

9.75%

3Y Returns

8.33%

5Y Returns

7.17%

1Y Returns

9.86%

3Y Returns

8.32%

5Y Returns

6.63%


Fund Managers

Devang Shah

Name

Devang Shah

Qualification

B.Com., A.C.A.

Aditya Pagaria

Name

Aditya Pagaria

Qualification

PGDBM


Fund Objective

To generate stable returns with a low risk strategy while maintaining liquidity through a portfolio comprising of debt and money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.


Risk-O-Meter

Investors understand that their principal will be at

Moderate Risk

Risk Scale

Low

Moderately Low

Moderate

Moderately High

High

Very High


AMC Information

Axis Mutual Fund

Funds Managed

66

Assets Managed (₹ Cr)

₹ 3,52,121.60

Contact Details

Registered Address

locate

One Lodha Place. 22nd & 23rd Floor,Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Maharashtra, Mumbai - 400013.


Top Funds from Axis Mutual Fund

Sorted highest to lowest: 3Y Returns

1Y Returns

8.96%

3Y Returns

26.08%

5Y Returns

-

1Y Returns

9.62%

3Y Returns

24.20%

5Y Returns

31.79%

1Y Returns

6.83%

3Y Returns

22.32%

5Y Returns

25.49%

1Y Returns

6.06%

3Y Returns

20.80%

5Y Returns

24.66%

1Y Returns

9.57%

3Y Returns

18.13%

5Y Returns

19.25%

1Y Returns

6.63%

3Y Returns

16.38%

5Y Returns

17.68%

1Y Returns

4.57%

3Y Returns

14.66%

5Y Returns

16.16%

1Y Returns

8.55%

3Y Returns

13.74%

5Y Returns

15.78%

1Y Returns

2.75%

3Y Returns

-

5Y Returns

-

1Y Returns

-

3Y Returns

-

5Y Returns

-


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FAQs

Axis Short Duration Fund was launched on 01 Jan 2013.
The current NAV of Axis Short Duration Fund is ₹34.0607 as of 23 Jul 2025.
The latest value of AUM of Axis Short Duration Fund is ₹11,669.70 crores as of 23 Jul 2025.
The return on investment of Axis Short Duration Fund is:
  • In the past 1Y: 10.02%
  • In the past 3Y: 8.31%
  • In the past 5Y: 6.75%
The expense ratio of Axis Short Duration Fund is 0.37%.
The exit load of Axis Short Duration Fund is as follows:
No charges for withdrawal
On the risk scale of Low, Moderately Low, Moderate, Moderately High, High and Very High, the risk-o-meter of Axis Short Duration Fund is Moderate.
The fund manager of Axis Short Duration Fund is Devang Shah, Aditya Pagaria.
If you wish to invest in Axis Short Duration Fund, the minimum SIP amount is ₹1,000 and Lumpsum is ₹5,000.
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