Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 149526ISIN: INF173K01FS6MUTF_IN: SUND_ULTR_SHRT_TP2BELSundaram Mutual FundLow Duration funds
Formerly 1, Sundaram Low Duration Fund
NAV ₹4,008.4283up ₹0.81 (0.02%)
NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Regular IDCW ₹1,088.2143 · Direct IDCW ₹1,112.3591 · Regular Growth ₹3,701.0077, 0.02%
- Fund sizeAssets under management. The money the fund manages for all its investors, across every plan, at the end of the month. Assets under management in the glossary
- ₹381 CrSep 2026
- Expense ratioTotal expense ratio. What the fund charges each year as a share of the money invested, taken out of the NAV every day, so the returns shown are already after it. Total expense ratio: how it is worked out
- 0.40%25 Oct 2026
- Exit loadExit load. A charge, as a share of the amount redeemed, on units sold before a set period has passed since they were bought. Exit load in the glossary
- None
- Yield to maturityYield to maturity. The yearly return the fund's bonds would earn if each were held to maturity at today's price, weighted by what the fund holds of each. Yield to maturity in the glossary
- 7.27%30 Sep 2026
- Risk levelRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month. Riskometer in the glossary
- Low to ModerateAug 2026
- HoldingsHoldings. The number of different securities in the fund's latest monthly portfolio: shares, bonds, money market paper and units of other funds, not cash, overnight lending or futures. Holdings in the glossary
- 3230 Sep 2026
- Offer openedNew fund offer opened. The day the fund's new fund offer opened for investors to apply; units are allotted when it closes. New fund offer opened in the glossary
- 19 Aug 2004
Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund returns
Direct Growth plan
Over each window to 27 Oct 2026
| Over | Direct GrowthTrailing return. The change in NAV from the start date to the latest NAV; over a year and longer, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change (CAGR). Trailing return: how it is worked out | Regular Growth | BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back. Benchmark in the glossary | Rank in categoryRank in category. The fund's place among the funds of its category with a return over the same window, highest return first. Rank in category in the glossary | Category medianCategory median. The middle return of the funds in the category over the same window: half returned more, half less. Category median in the glossary | Middle halfMiddle half of the category. The returns of the fund a quarter of the way down the category and the fund a quarter of the way up, over the same window: half the category's funds returned between the two. Middle half of the category in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | −0.02% | −0.03% | – | – | – | – |
| 1 month | +0.25% | +0.19% | – | 7 of 25 | +0.22% | +0.2% to +0.3% |
| 3 months | +1.14% | +0.95% | – | 10 of 25 | +1.12% | +1.0% to +1.2% |
| 6 months | +2.87% | +2.49% | – | 13 of 25 | +2.87% | +2.8% to +2.9% |
| 1 year | +5.65% | +4.84% | +6.31%to 30 Sep 2026 | 18 of 23 | +5.83% | +5.7% to +5.9% |
| 3 years | +7.16% | +6.39% | +7.09%to 30 Sep 2026 | 13 of 20 | +7.22% | +7.1% to +7.3% |
| 5 years | +6.61% | +5.84% | +6.35%to 30 Sep 2026 | 10 of 20 | +6.61% | +6.5% to +6.7% |
| 10 years | +4.53% | +3.98% | +6.46%to 30 Sep 2026 | 18 of 18 | +6.73% | +6.5% to +7.0% |
₹10,000 put in on 2 Jan 2013 is ₹21,962 at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026Growth of ₹10,000. What ₹10,000 put in at the NAV of the first day would be worth at the latest NAV, after the fund's expenses and before tax and any exit load. Growth of ₹10,000 in the glossaryOver a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Low Duration funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 28 Oct 2026.
At the month end, 30 Sep 2026
| Over | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark return. The change in the benchmark index's total return level over the same dates as the fund's return, as a yearly rate over a year and longer. Benchmark return in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| 7 days yearly rate | +1.75% | +3.69% |
| 15 days yearly rate | +4.87% | +5.42% |
| 1 month yearly rate | +5.50% | +6.16% |
| 3 months yearly rate | +5.67% | +6.28% |
| 6 months yearly rate | +6.74% | +7.04% |
| 1 year | +5.98% | +6.31% |
| 3 years | +7.27% | +7.09% |
| 5 years | +6.68% | +6.35% |
| 10 years | +6.31% | +6.46% |
| Since launch | +7.13% | +7.11% |
Benchmark: NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I. Both as the fund house states them for the month.
Return in each calendar year
- Fund, Direct GrowthCalendar year return. The change in NAV from the last NAV of one year to the last NAV of the next.
- Loss
Highest year to Dec 2014, +9.4%; lowest year to Dec 2019, −11.4%
Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026SIP calculator
| Period | InvestedAmount invested. ₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, or the next day the fund priced, added up over the period. Amount invested in the glossary | Value todayValue today. What the units bought by every instalment are worth at the latest NAV. Value today in the glossary | Invested against value today | SIP returnSIP return (XIRR). The yearly rate that, applied to each monthly instalment from the day it was invested, gives the value of all the units today. SIP return (XIRR) in the glossary | After stamp dutySIP return after stamp duty. The same SIP return with stamp duty of 0.005% taken from every instalment since 1 Jul 2020, so ₹10,000 buys ₹9,999.50 of units. SIP return after stamp duty in the glossary | Stamp dutyStamp duty paid. The stamp duty on all the instalments, in rupees: 0.005% of each purchase made since 1 Jul 2020. Stamp duty paid in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year12 instalments | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,23,551₹1,23,545 after stamp duty | +5.66% | +5.65% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,98,050₹3,98,030 after stamp duty | +6.69% | +6.68% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,13,756₹7,13,720 after stamp duty | +6.91% | +6.91% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹15,77,315₹15,77,268 after stamp duty | +5.35% | +5.35% | ₹38 | |
| Since Jan 2013165 instalments | ₹16,50,000 | ₹24,13,684₹24,13,637 after stamp duty | +5.34% | +5.34% | ₹38 |
A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 2 Jan 2013 to 27 Oct 2026
Lowest to highestAverage
LowestLowest rolling return. The lowest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history, one window starting on each day it priced. Lowest rolling return in the glossaryAverageAverage rolling return. The average of the yearly returns of every window of this length in the fund's history. Average rolling return in the glossaryHighestHighest rolling return. The highest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history. Highest rolling return in the glossaryEnded higherWindows that ended higher. The share of all the windows of this length in which the NAV ended above where it started. Windows that ended higher in the glossary
1 year3,093 windows−15.4%+5.9%+10.7%92.3%
3 years2,617 windows−1.2%+5.3%+9.6%86.9%
5 years2,134 windows+1.7%+4.6%+9.0%100.0%
10 years924 windows+4.5%+5.0%+5.3%100.0%
Every 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.
Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund expense ratio and exit load
Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.
- Regular over directDirect and regular plan cost gap. The regular plan's expense ratio less the direct plan's: what buying through a distributor costs each year, since both plans own the same portfolio. Direct and regular plan cost gap in the glossary
- 0.74 ptsA year, on 25 Oct 2026
- Direct, 30-day averageExpense ratio, 30-day average. The total expense ratio averaged over the last 30 days the fund filed it, which evens out the day-to-day moves in brokerage and levies. Expense ratio, 30-day average in the glossary
- 0.40%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 1.14%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan highest 0.41%, Jul 2026.Direct plan lowest 0.26%, Sep 2019.
What the expense ratio is made of
| Part | Direct | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Base expense ratioBase expense ratio. The part of the expense ratio that pays the fund house and the distributor, before brokerage, transaction costs, levies and GST. Base expense ratio in the glossary | 0.34% | 0.99% |
| Brokerage | None | None |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.06% | 0.15% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 25 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.
Buying and selling
- Lump-sum purchases
- Accepted
- Minimum investmentMinimum investment. The smallest amount the plan accepts for a first purchase. Minimum investment in the glossary
- ₹1,000
- Minimum top-up
- ₹1,000
- Minimum redemption
- ₹500
- SIP
- Accepted
- SIP instalments, at least
- Minimum Six installments
- STP, transfers to another fund
- Not accepted
- SWP, regular withdrawals
- Accepted
- Switches
- Accepted
- Lock-inLock-in. The time after each purchase during which those units cannot be sold. Lock-in in the glossary
- None
- SIP dates
- Any Day (1st to 31st), Weekly (All Working days)
As listed for this plan on 29 Oct 2026.
How Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund is taxed
Gains on units bought on or after 1 Apr 2023 are taxed at the income tax slab rate however long they are held; gains on units bought earlier are taxed at 12.5% when held over 24 months, or over 12 months for a listed fund such as an ETF, and at the slab rate otherwise.
IDCW payouts are added to the holder's income and taxed at the income tax slab rate. The fund deducts 10% tax at source for a resident when its payouts to them in a year counted from April to March are above ₹10,000.
Rules in force from 23 Jul 2024, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.
Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund AUM
₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.
- Average assetsAverage assets under management. The money the fund managed, averaged over every day of the quarter, added up across its plans.
- ₹418 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
- In the direct plansShare of assets in the direct plans. The direct plans' average assets for the quarter as a percentage of the fund's total; the rest is in the regular plans, bought through distributors. Share of assets in the direct plans in the glossary
- 44.1%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
Largest ₹3,083 Cr, quarter to Dec 2017.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹573 Cr, Apr 2022.Lowest ₹58 Cr, Sep 2021.
Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
- Yield to maturity
- 7.27%Lines stating a yield: 95.57% of the bond book
- Yield after expensesYield after expenses. The yield to maturity less the plan's expense ratio. Yield after expenses in the glossary
- 6.87%Direct plan
- Macaulay durationMacaulay duration. The weighted average time, in years, until the fund's bonds pay back their interest and principal. Macaulay duration in the glossary
- 247days
- Modified durationModified duration. Roughly how much the bonds' value changes, in per cent, for each one point change in interest rates. Modified duration in the glossary
- 232days
- Average maturityAverage maturity. The weighted average time, in years, until the fund's bonds are repaid. Average maturity in the glossary
- 254days
- Maturity date knownMaturity date known. The share of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out, whose repayment date is known: the bonds the durations and the maturity profile are taken over. Maturity date known in the glossary
- 100.00%Of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out
- Perpetual bondsPerpetual bonds. Bonds with no maturity date: the issuer pays interest with no fixed day to repay. Their share of the bond book; they are in no duration and no maturity window. Perpetual bonds in the glossary
- None
The bond book is the fund's bonds, bills and overnight lending.
Holdings on 30 Sep 2026
| Weight in the fund. The holding's market value on the portfolio date as a share of the fund's net assets. Weight in the fund in the glossary | Held since. The first month end of the fund's current run of holding this position; marked "or earlier" where that month is the fund's first portfolio on record or the first after a gap in its portfolios. Held since in the glossary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of BarodaBank of Baroda - 05/02/2027, IND A1+, repaid 5 Feb 2027 | Bonds and bills | 6.41% | 24.43 | 500 | 6.74% | Jun 2026 |
| Export Import Bank of India - 01/03/2027CRISIL A1+, repaid 1 Mar 2027 | Bonds and bills | 6.38% | 24.31 | 500 | 6.83% | Feb 2026 |
| Kotak Mahindra BankKotak Mahindra Bank Ltd - 09/03/2027, CRISIL A1+, repaid 9 Mar 2027 | Bonds and bills | 6.37% | 24.29 | 500 | 6.74% | Sep 2026 |
| Canara BankCanara Bank - 12/03/2027, CRISIL A1+, repaid 12 Mar 2027 | Bonds and bills | 6.37% | 24.26 | 500 | 6.85% | Jun 2026 |
| 364 Days - T Bill - 03/12/2026Sovereign, repaid 3 Dec 2026 | Bonds and bills | 5.20% | 19.82 | 20,00,000 | 5.37% | Aug 2026 |
| Embassy Office Parks REIT - 12/03/2027CRISIL A1+, repaid 12 Mar 2027 | Bonds and bills | 5.09% | 19.38 | 400 | 7.24% | Mar 2026 |
| Indian BankIndian Bank - 24/05/2027, CRISIL A1+, repaid 24 May 2027 | Bonds and bills | 5.02% | 19.11 | 400 | 7.22% | Aug 2026 |
| National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.48% - 15/09/2028CRISIL AAA, 7.48% coupon, repaid 15 Sep 2028 | Bonds and bills | 3.92% | 14.92 | 1,500 | 7.79% | Aug 2025 |
| LIC Housing FinanceLIC Housing Finance Ltd - 6.9% - 17/09/2027, CRISIL AAA, 6.90% coupon, repaid 17 Sep 2027 | Bonds and bills | 3.90% | 14.88 | 1,500 | 7.80% | Aug 2026 |
| RECREC LTD - 6.52% - 31/01/2028, ICRA AAA, 6.52% coupon, repaid 31 Jan 2028 | Bonds and bills | 3.88% | 14.78 | 1,500 | 7.67% | Aug 2025 |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd - 8.65% - 05/11/2027CRISIL AAA, 8.65% coupon, repaid 5 Nov 2027 | Bonds and bills | 2.63% | 10.04 | 1,000 | 8.26% | Sep 2025 |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyCholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd - 8.4% - 18/09/2027, ICRA AA+, 8.40% coupon, repaid 18 Sep 2027 | Bonds and bills | 2.63% | 10.01 | 1,000 | 8.22% | Sep 2026 |
| National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.8% - 15/03/2027ICRA AAA, 7.80% coupon, repaid 15 Mar 2027 | Bonds and bills | 2.63% | 10.01 | 1,000 | 7.24% | Sep 2026 |
| PNB Housing FinancePNB Housing Finance Ltd - 8.15% - 29/07/2027, IND AAA, 8.15% coupon, repaid 29 Jul 2027 | Bonds and bills | 2.63% | 10.01 | 1,000 | 7.96% | Oct 2024 |
| Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.68% - 10/08/2027CRISIL AAA, 7.68% coupon, repaid 10 Aug 2027 | Bonds and bills | 2.63% | 10.00 | 1,000 | 7.64% | Dec 2024 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| TREPS | 4.37% | 16.64 |
| Cash and Other Net Current Assets | 1.01% | 3.84 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
- Largest holdingLargest holding. The share of the fund in its single largest position, cash and futures not counted as positions. Largest holding in the glossary
- 6.41%Bank of Baroda
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions. Top 5 holdings in the glossary
- 30.74%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions. Top 10 holdings in the glossary
- 52.54%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights. Effective number of holdings in the glossary
- 23.6Taken over 94.62% of the fund
Asset allocation
Asset allocation. What the fund owns, by kind of asset, each as a share of its net assets; futures and options are shown beside it, not in it, since they are contracts rather than assets bought. Asset allocation in the glossary- Bonds and bills94.26%
- Units of other funds0.37%
- Cash and receivables5.38%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.
Credit rating
Credit rating. A rating agency's grade for how likely the borrower is to repay on time: AAA down to D for loans of over a year, A1+ down to A4 for loans of under a year, two scales that are never compared. Credit rating in the glossaryLoans of over a year
- Sovereign5.20%
- AAA31.08%
- AA6.90%
Loans of under a year
- A1+51.08%
Other
- Overnight lending4.37%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.
Maturity profile
Maturity profile. The fund's bonds grouped by how long until each is repaid, as a share of the fund's net assets; a bond with no known maturity date is left off. Maturity profile in the glossary- Up to 1 month4.37%
- 1 to 3 months12.56%
- 3 to 6 months44.57%
- 6 to 12 months17.59%
- 1 to 3 years19.53%
- 3 to 5 yearsNone
- 5 to 10 yearsNone
- Over 10 yearsNone
Per cent of the fund's net assets, over the bonds whose maturity date is known; perpetual bonds have none.
- Largest borrowerLending to one borrower. The share of the fund lent to a single company or group of companies, government bonds left out. Lending to one borrower in the glossary
- 9.14%National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
- Top 5 borrowers
- 37.17%
- Top 10 borrowers
- 56.60%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. Lent outside the government: 89.06% of the fund, to 23 borrowers; the borrower is named for 92.83% of it, its group for 32.89%.
Bought and sold
Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.
Positions changed, month by month
- New
- Added
- Trimmed
- Sold out
- New positionsNew positions. Holdings in this month's portfolio that were not in the month before. New positions in the glossary
- 515.51% of the fund
- Sold outSold out. Holdings in last month's portfolio that are gone from this one, other than a bond or deposit repaid on its due date. Sold out in the glossary
- 717.96% of the fund before
- MaturedMatured. Bonds and deposits whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so they were repaid rather than sold. One sold in its last days reads the same. Matured in the glossary
- 1
- Added toAdded to. Holdings with more units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that rose by more than a tenth. Added to in the glossary
- 0
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth. Trimmed in the glossary
- 1
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 26
- Traded at leastTraded at least. The smaller of the weight bought in new positions and the weight sold out of old ones, cash left out: the least the fund must have bought and sold in the month. Traded at least in the glossary
- 15.51%
- Weight that movedWeight that moved. Half the sum of every position's change in weight between the two month ends, new and sold positions included; price moves alone raise it. Weight that moved in the glossary
- 26.47%
Changes in Sep 2026
| What changed. New: not held the month before. Added or trimmed: more or fewer units than the month before, or, where no units are stated, a weight that moved by more than a tenth. Sold out: held the month before, gone now. Matured: a bond or deposit whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so it was repaid rather than sold (one sold in its last days reads the same). What changed in the glossary | Change in weight. The holding's weight this month less its weight the month before, in percentage points; a price move alone changes it. Change in weight in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotak Mahindra BankKotak Mahindra Bank Ltd - 05/03/2027 | Sold out | – | 6.50% | −6.50 pts | −600 |
| Kotak Mahindra BankKotak Mahindra Bank Ltd - 09/03/2027 | New | 6.37% | 0.00% | +6.37 pts | +500 |
| Jamnagar Utilities and Power Pvt Ltd - 6.4% - 29/09/2026 | Matured | – | 5.60% | −5.60 pts | – |
| Bajaj FinanceBajaj Finance Ltd - 7.07% - 21/09/2028 | Sold out | – | 3.30% | −3.30 pts | −1,500 |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyCholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd - 8.4% - 18/09/2027 | New | 2.63% | 0.00% | +2.63 pts | +1,000 |
| National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.8% - 15/03/2027 | New | 2.63% | 0.00% | +2.63 pts | +1,000 |
| JM Financial Services Ltd - 11/12/2026 | New | 2.59% | 0.00% | +2.59 pts | +200 |
| IndusInd BankIndusInd Bank Ltd - 14/12/2026 | Sold out | – | 2.20% | −2.20 pts | −200 |
| Muthoot FinanceMuthoot Finance Ltd - 12/03/2027 | Sold out | – | 2.15% | −2.15 pts | −200 |
| 91 Days - T Bill - 01/10/2026 | Sold out | – | 1.56% | −1.56 pts | −7,00,000 |
| Kotak Mahindra BankKotak Mahindra Bank Ltd - 18/12/2026 | New | 1.30% | 0.00% | +1.30 pts | +100 |
| RECREC LTD - 7.56% - 31/08/2027 | Sold out | – | 1.12% | −1.12 pts | −500 |
| National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.64% - 06/12/2029 | Sold out | – | 1.12% | −1.12 pts | −500 |
| 364 Days - T Bill - 03/12/2026 | Trimmed | 5.20% | 5.53% | −0.33 pts | −5,00,000 |
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.
Holdings month by month
| Holding | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of BarodaBank of Baroda - 05/02/2027 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.24%Bought | 5.58% | 5.44% | 6.41% |
| Export Import Bank of India - 01/03/2027 | – | – | – | – | 4.98%Bought | 5.38% | 6.40% | 6.50% | 6.21% | 5.55% | 5.42% | 6.38% |
| Canara BankCanara Bank - 12/03/2027 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.20%Bought | 5.54% | 5.41% | 6.37% |
| Kotak Mahindra BankKotak Mahindra Bank Ltd - 09/03/2027 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.37%Bought |
| 364 Days - T Bill - 03/12/2026 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.53%Bought | 5.20%Cut |
| Embassy Office Parks REIT - 12/03/2027 | – | – | – | – | – | 4.29%Bought | 5.09% | 5.17% | 4.95% | 4.42% | 4.32% | 5.09% |
| Indian BankIndian Bank - 24/05/2027 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.26%Bought | 5.02% |
| National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.48% - 15/09/2028 | 3.84% | 3.99% | 3.22% | 3.26% | 3.22% | 3.44% | 4.05% | 4.10% | 3.91% | 3.47% | 3.35% | 3.92% |
| LIC Housing FinanceLIC Housing Finance Ltd - 6.9% - 17/09/2027 | 1.26%Bought | 1.31% | 1.06% | 1.07% | 1.06% | 1.14% | 1.34% | Sold out | – | – | 3.33%Bought again | 3.90% |
| RECREC LTD - 6.52% - 31/01/2028 | 3.76% | 3.91% | 3.16% | 3.21% | 3.17% | 3.39% | 4.01% | 4.05% | 3.86% | 3.43% | 3.32% | 3.88% |
| Bharti Telecom Ltd - 8.65% - 05/11/2027 | 5.16% | 5.35% | 4.32% | 4.38% | 4.33% | 4.63% | 5.48% | 2.76%Cut | 2.62% | 2.33% | 2.25% | 2.63% |
| Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyCholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd - 8.4% - 18/09/2027 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.63%Bought |
| National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 7.8% - 15/03/2027 | 1.28% | 1.32% | 1.07% | 1.09% | 1.07% | 1.15% | 1.36% | 1.37% | Sold out | – | – | 2.63%Bought again |
| PNB Housing FinancePNB Housing Finance Ltd - 8.15% - 29/07/2027 | 2.55% | 2.65% | 2.15% | 2.18% | 2.15% | 2.30% | 2.72% | 2.75% | 2.61% | 2.32% | 2.25% | 2.63% |
| Small Industries Development Bank of India - 7.68% - 10/08/2027 | 2.56% | 2.65% | 2.14% | 2.17% | 2.15% | 2.30% | 2.72% | 2.75% | 2.61% | 2.31% | 2.24% | 2.63% |
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.
Risk ratios
NAV to 27 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Low Duration funds (20 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.
How much the NAV moves
Standard deviationStandard deviation. How far the fund's monthly returns spread around their average, stated as a yearly figure: the wider the spread, the more the NAV moves. Standard deviation in the glossary0.65%
0.61%Lowest0.67%Average1.11%Highest
Downside deviationDownside deviation. Standard deviation counting only the months in which the fund lost money, stated as a yearly figure. Downside deviation in the glossaryNo losing month
0.00%Lowest0.00%Average0.00%Highest
Sharpe ratioSharpe ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by its standard deviation and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement in the NAV. Sharpe ratio in the glossary1.82
1.44Lowest1.82Average2.13Highest
Sortino ratioSortino ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by how far it fell below that yield and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement on the way down. Sortino ratio in the glossary4.48
3.48Lowest5.25Average8.17Highest
Largest falls
| Largest over | FallLargest fall. The biggest drop in NAV from a high to the low that followed, before the NAV went back above that high. Largest fall in the glossary | High on | Low on | Back at the highBack at the high. The first day the NAV closed at or above the high it had fallen from. Back at the high in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 and 3 years | −0.22% | 8 May 2026 | 21 May 2026 | 1 Jun 2026 |
| 5 years | −0.23% | 2 May 2022 | 5 May 2022 | 25 May 2022 |
| 10 years and since Jan 2013 | −16.62% | 2 May 2019 | 4 Jun 2019 | 6 Dec 2022 |
Risk level by month
| Months | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark's risk level. The riskometer level of the fund's benchmark index for the same month, on the same six-step scale as the fund's own. Benchmark's risk level in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 to Aug 202611 months | Low to Moderate | Low to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I |
| Sep 20251 month | Moderate | Low to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I |
| Apr 2025 to Aug 20255 months | Low to Moderate | Low to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I |
| Feb 2025 to Mar 20252 months | Moderate | Low to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I |
| Jan 20251 month | Low to Moderate | Low to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I |
| Oct 2024 to Dec 20243 months | Moderate | Low to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I |
| Sep 20241 month | Low to Moderate | Low to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I |
| Jun 2024 to Aug 20243 months | Moderate | Low to ModerateNIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund managers
Managers now
| Manager | Return in the manager's time. The change in the plan's NAV from the day the manager took the fund over to the latest NAV; past a year, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change. Return in the manager's time in the glossary | Benchmark over the same days. The change in the fund's benchmark index over the same days as the manager's return, worked out the same way, with the dividends of the index's companies added back. Benchmark over the same days in the glossary | Difference from the benchmark. The fund's return in the manager's time less its benchmark's over the same days, in percentage points. Difference from the benchmark in the glossary | Portfolio changed after the handover. How much of the portfolio was different three months after the manager took over: half the sum of every holding's change in weight, with each side's holdings scaled to add up to 100 so a move into cash does not count. Portfolio changed after the handover in the glossary | Portfolio changed before the handover. The same measure over the three months before the manager took over, since portfolios change anyway. Portfolio changed before the handover in the glossary | Assets the manager runs. The latest monthly size of every fund the manager runs now, added up; a fund run with others counts in full for each of its managers, and the line under it counts only the funds they run alone. Assets the manager runs in the glossary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandeep Agarwal | Dec 2021 | +6.73%a year | – | – | 70.2% | 53.9% | 14 | ₹19,182 Cr |
| Dwijendra Srivastava | May 2022 | +7.00%a year | – | – | 57.0% | 65.6% | 1 | ₹381 Cr |
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.
Other funds they run
| Fund | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundaram Liquid FundSandeep Agarwal | May 2022 | +6.79%a year | – | – | ₹6,727 Cr |
| Sundaram Ultra Short TermSandeep Agarwal | Jan 2022 | +6.77%a year | – | – | ₹2,108 Cr |
| Sundaram Overnight FundSandeep Agarwal | – | – | – | ₹1,927 Cr | |
| Sundaram Flexicap FundSandeep Agarwal | Jun 2026 | −2.86%over 139 days | −2.91% | +0.05 pts | ₹1,837 Cr |
| Sundaram Business Cycle FundSandeep Agarwal | – | – | – | ₹1,716 Cr | |
| Sundaram Money Market FundSandeep Agarwal | – | – | – | ₹1,338 Cr | |
| Sundaram Value FundSandeep Agarwal | May 2026 | −5.55%over 168 days | −4.60% | −0.96 pts | ₹1,217 Cr |
| Sundaram Multi-Factor FundSandeep Agarwal | – | – | – | ₹790 Cr | |
| Sundaram Corporate Bond FundSandeep Agarwal | May 2013 | +7.31%a year | – | – | ₹619 Cr |
| Sundaram Banking and PSU Debt FundSandeep Agarwal | May 2022 | +6.60%a year | – | – | ₹258 Cr |
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.
Portfolio overlap
Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.
Closest funds in the category
| Portfolio overlap. The share of the two funds' portfolios that is the same: for every holding they share, the smaller of its two weights, added up. Portfolio overlap in the glossary | Shared holdings. The number of securities both funds hold, cash and futures left out. Shared holdings in the glossary | |
|---|---|---|
| Bajaj Finserv Ultra Short to Short Term FundBajaj Finserv Mutual Fund | 13.22% | 5 |
| HSBC Ultra Short to Short Term FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 12.33% | 5 |
| Mirae Asset Ultra Short to Short Term FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund | 9.31% | 7 |
| Axis Ultra Short to Short Term FundAxis Mutual Fund | 8.73% | 8 |
| Canara Robeco Ultra Short to Short Term FundCanara Robeco Mutual Fund | 8.68% | 4 |
| Invesco India Ultra Short to Short Term FundInvesco Mutual Fund | 8.57% | 6 |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Ultra Short to Short Term FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund | 8.08% | 4 |
| JM Ultra Short to Short Term FundJM Financial Mutual Fund | 6.73% | 4 |
| HDFC Ultra Short to Short Term FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 6.41% | 7 |
| Kotak Ultra Short to Short Term FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | 6.39% | 6 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Overlap with the fund house's other funds
| Sundaram Short Term FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 18.22% |
| Sundaram Ultra Short TermSundaram Mutual Fund | 15.45% |
| Sundaram Corporate Bond FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 11.83% |
| Sundaram Medium Term FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 9.50% |
| Sundaram Money Market FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 8.58% |
| Sundaram Banking and PSU Debt FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 7.00% |
| Sundaram Liquid FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 2.21% |
| Sundaram Overnight FundSundaram Mutual Fund | 0.00% |
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.
Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund dividend history
IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV. Paid by the fund's Direct IDCW plan.Every fund's payouts
Every payout
| IDCW payout. Rupees paid out per unit to holders on the record date; the money comes out of the fund, so the plan's NAV falls by the same amount. IDCW payout in the glossary | IDCW yield. A payout as a share of the plan's NAV on the record date, before the NAV fell by the amount paid. IDCW yield in the glossary | NAV before | NAV after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2024 | ₹0.36715 | 0.036% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 27 Jun 2024 | ₹0.115293 | 0.011% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 26 Jun 2024 | ₹0.051119 | 0.005% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 25 Jun 2024 | ₹0.180065 | 0.018% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 24 Jun 2024 | ₹0.599169 | 0.059% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 21 Jun 2024 | ₹0.266403 | 0.026% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 20 Jun 2024 | ₹0.271561 | 0.027% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 19 Jun 2024 | ₹0.212363 | 0.021% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 18 Jun 2024 | ₹0.802172 | 0.079% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 14 Jun 2024 | ₹0.204302 | 0.020% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 13 Jun 2024 | ₹0.209912 | 0.021% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | ₹0.228641 | 0.023% | ₹1,009.6449 | ₹1,009.6449 |
All 54 payouts since 2 Apr 2024.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 2 OctNameRenamed: Sundaram Low Duration Fund to Sundaram Ultra Short to Short Term Fund
- 30 SepCategoryCategory: Debt / Low Duration to Debt / Ultra Short to Short Term
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
2021
- 31 DecBenchmarkBenchmark: CRISIL Low Duration Debt Index to NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
- 31 DecMergerMerged into this fund; its last NAV was on this date Sundaram Low Duration Fund
Fund details
Objective
To generate regular income & capital appreciation through investments in debt securities and money market instruments. No Guarantee: Investors are neither being offered any guaranteed/indicated returns nor any guarantee on repayment of capital by the Scheme. There is also no guarantee of capital or return either by the mutual fund or by the sponsor or Trustees by the Asset management Company.
Asset allocation
- Debt securities / Money Market 0 - 100%, instruments and Cash & Cash equivalents*
Type of scheme
An open ended low duration debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 6 months and 12 months. A relatively high interest rate risk and relatively high credit risk. * The Macaulay duration is the weighted average term to maturity of the cash flows from a bond. The weight of each cash flow is determined by dividing the present value of the cash flow by the price
- Benchmark
- NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
- Potential risk classPotential risk class. The most risk a debt fund says it may take, as a letter and a numeral: the letter is credit risk, from A (relatively low) to C (relatively high), and the numeral is interest rate risk, from I (relatively low) to III (relatively high). Potential risk class in the glossary
- B-III
- Risk level at launch
- Low to Moderate
- New fund offer
- 19 Aug 2004 to 6 Sep 2004
- Price at the offer
- ₹10 a unit
- Minimum at the offer
- ₹1,000
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | ISIN, reinvestment | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 149526 | INF173K01FS6 | SUND_ULTR_SHRT_TP2BEL | 2 Jan 2013 | |
| Regular Growth | 149519 | INF173K01DG6 | SUND_ULTR_SHRT_1M255C5 | 3 Apr 2006 | |
| Direct IDCW | 149525 | INF173K01FT4 | INF173K01FU2 | SUND_ULTR_SHRT_14WV9QT | 2 Jan 2013 |
| Regular IDCW | 149521 | INF173K01DJ0 | INF173K01DK8 | SUND_ULTR_SHRT_1U8R0T3 | 3 Apr 2006 |
This fund
- Scheme information documentThe fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- Sundaram Aggressive HybridSundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- Sundaram Arbitrage FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- Sundaram Balanced Advantage FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- Sundaram Banking and PSU Debt FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI Sundaram Mutual FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- Trustee Reports - Trustee ReportSundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Trust Accounts - Trust AccountsSundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Equity Fund - Sundaram Infrastructure Advantage FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Equity Fund - Sundaram Mid Cap FundSundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- FY 25-26Sundaram Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio Overlap Equity, Debt, Hybrid - Sep 2026Sundaram Mutual Fund, Sep 2026