Tata Short Term Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 119949ISIN: INF277K01QR4MUTF_IN: TATA_SHOR_TERM_RQYGD0Tata Mutual FundShort Duration funds
Formerly Tata Short Term Bond Fund
NAV ₹56.3663up ₹0.01 (0.02%)
NAV for 30 Oct 2026, against 29 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Regular IDCW ₹22.7527 · Regular Growth ₹50.3820, 0.01% · Direct IDCW ₹25.6025
- 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
- ₹2,912 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
- 0.37%22 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
- 7.73%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
- 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
- 4130 Sep 2026
- LaunchedLaunch date. The day the fund first allotted units to investors, at the close of its new fund offer. Launch date in the glossary
- 12 Aug 2002
Tata Short Term Fund returns
Direct Growth plan
Over each window to 30 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 | +0.13% | +0.12% | – | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −0.19% | −0.26% | – | 17 of 26 | −0.16% | −0.2% to −0.1% |
| 3 months | +0.21% | −0.01% | – | 15 of 25 | +0.22% | +0.1% to +0.5% |
| 6 months | +2.26% | +1.82% | – | 22 of 25 | +2.45% | +2.4% to +2.5% |
| 1 year | +4.24% | +3.36% | +5.17%to 30 Sep 2026 | 17 of 24 | +4.39% | +4.2% to +4.6% |
| 3 years | +6.98% | +6.09% | +7.07%to 30 Sep 2026 | 21 of 23 | +7.22% | +7.0% to +7.4% |
| 5 years | +6.26% | +5.38% | +6.14%to 30 Sep 2026 | 15 of 22 | +6.39% | +6.2% to +6.5% |
| 10 years | +6.33% | +5.42% | +6.81%to 30 Sep 2026 | 15 of 18 | +6.87% | +6.6% to +7.2% |
₹10,000 put in on 2 Jan 2013 is ₹26,631 at the NAV of 30 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: CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index, 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 Short Duration funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 1 Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +5.11% | +5.17% |
| 3 years | +7.15% | +7.07% |
| 5 years | +6.31% | +6.14% |
| 10 years | +6.43% | +6.81% |
| Since launch | +7.40% | +7.49% |
Benchmark: CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index. 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.
Highest year to Dec 2014, +11.2%; lowest year to Dec 2018, +0.7%
Tata Short Term Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 30 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 | ₹1,22,500₹1,22,493 after stamp duty | +3.91% | +3.90% | ₹6 | |
| 3 years36 instalments | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,93,799₹3,93,779 after stamp duty | +5.93% | +5.93% | ₹18 | |
| 5 years60 instalments | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7,06,165₹7,06,130 after stamp duty | +6.46% | +6.46% | ₹30 | |
| 10 years120 instalments | ₹12,00,000 | ₹16,65,394₹16,65,348 after stamp duty | +6.38% | +6.38% | ₹38 | |
| Since Jan 2013165 instalments | ₹16,50,000 | ₹26,68,718₹26,68,672 after stamp duty | +6.69% | +6.69% | ₹38 |
A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 2 Jan 2013 to 30 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 year3,097 windows−1.2%+7.4%+12.4%99.1%
3 years2,621 windows+4.8%+7.2%+10.9%100.0%
5 years2,138 windows+5.4%+6.9%+9.3%100.0%
10 years928 windows+6.3%+7.0%+7.5%100.0%
Every 3, 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.
Tata 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 22 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
- 0.37%Over the last 29 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 1.11%Over the last 29 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan highest 0.47%, Oct 2023.Direct plan lowest 0.21%, Feb 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 | 0.30% | 1.02% |
| Brokerage | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.06% | 0.08% |
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 22 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
- ₹5,000
- Minimum top-up
- ₹1,000
- Minimum redemption
- ₹500
- SIP
- Accepted
- 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 minimum
- 500.00/1,000.00/1,000.00/1,500.00/500.00/500.00
- SIP instalments, at least
- 12 Instalments/6 instalments/6 instalments/4 instalments/12 instalments/12 instalments
- SIP dates
- Any day/Any day/Any day/Any day/Monday-Friday/All Business Days
As listed for this plan on 30 Oct 2026.
How Tata 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.
Tata 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.
- ₹2,937 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
- 78.8%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
Largest ₹7,210 Cr, quarter to Dec 2017.
Assets at each month end
Highest ₹3,970 Cr, Dec 2020.Lowest ₹1,902 Cr, Apr 2019.
Tata Short Term Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
- Yield to maturity
- 7.73%Lines stating a yield: 99.51% 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
- 7.36%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
- 2.01years
- 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
- 1.90years
- Average maturityAverage maturity. The weighted average time, in years, until the fund's bonds are repaid. Average maturity in the glossary
- 2.35years
- 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canara Bank** - CANARA BANK - CD - 10/02/2027, CRISIL-A1+, repaid 10 Feb 2027 | Bonds and bills | 5.87% | 170.84 | 3,500 | 6.74% | Sep 2026 |
| ** 07.45 % EXIM - 12/04/2028CRISIL-AAA, 7.45% coupon, repaid 12 Apr 2028 | Bonds and bills | 5.14% | 149.72 | 15,000 | 7.56% | Mar 2024 |
| Power Finance Corporation** 06.96 % POWER FINANCE CORPORATION - 02/03/2028, CRISIL-AAA, 6.96% coupon, repaid 2 Mar 2028 | Bonds and bills | 4.76% | 138.69 | 14,000 | 7.64% | Mar 2026 |
| ** 06.74 % SMALL INDUST DEVLOP BANK OF INDIA - 10/01/2029CRISIL-AAA, 6.74% coupon, repaid 10 Jan 2029 | Bonds and bills | 4.70% | 136.79 | 14,000 | 7.85% | Jul 2026 |
| ** 07.54 % MINDSPACE BUSINESS PARKS REIT - 18/02/2028CRISIL-AAA, repaid 18 Feb 2028 | Bonds and bills | 4.28% | 124.62 | 12,500 | 8.00% | Jul 2026 |
| REC** 07.38 % REC LTD - 28/02/2029, CRISIL-AAA, 7.38% coupon, repaid 28 Feb 2029 | Bonds and bills | 4.26% | 124.04 | 12,500 | 7.74% | Jul 2026 |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation** 07.54 % INDIAN RAILWAYS FINANCE CORPORATION LTD - 31/10/2027, CRISIL-AAA, 7.54% coupon, repaid 31 Oct 2027 | Bonds and bills | 4.05% | 117.96 | 1,180 | 7.58% | Sep 2025 |
| GOI - 6.94% (11/05/2036)SOV, 6.94% coupon, repaid 11 May 2036 | Bonds and bills | 4.04% | 117.60 | 1,19,56,100 | 7.18% | Jun 2026 |
| ** 07.40 % BHARTI TELECOM LTD - 01/02/2029CRISIL-AAA, 7.40% coupon, repaid 1 Feb 2029 | Bonds and bills | 3.53% | 102.77 | 10,500 | 8.40% | Jul 2026 |
| GOI - 7.32% (13/11/2030)SOV, 7.32% coupon, repaid 13 Nov 2030 | Bonds and bills | 3.49% | 101.56 | 1,00,00,000 | 6.87% | Dec 2023 |
| ** 07.59 % NATIONAL HOUSING BANK - 08/09/2027CRISIL-AAA, 7.59% coupon, repaid 8 Sep 2027 | Bonds and bills | 3.44% | 100.11 | 10,000 | 7.45% | Jun 2024 |
| Power Finance Corporation** 07.45 % POWER FINANCE CORPORATION - 15/07/2028, CRISIL-AAA, 7.45% coupon, repaid 15 Jul 2028 | Bonds and bills | 3.42% | 99.58 | 10,000 | 7.70% | Jun 2025 |
| ** 07.48 % NABARD - 15/09/2028CRISIL-AAA, 7.48% coupon, repaid 15 Sep 2028 | Bonds and bills | 3.42% | 99.45 | 10,000 | 7.79% | Jul 2026 |
| Bajaj Housing Finance** 07.66 % BAJAJ HOUSING FINANCE LTD - 20/03/2028, CRISIL-AAA, repaid 20 Mar 2028 | Bonds and bills | 3.41% | 99.37 | 10,000 | 8.08% | Jul 2025 |
| REC** 06.52 % REC LTD - 31/01/2028, CRISIL-AAA, 6.52% coupon, repaid 31 Jan 2028 | Bonds and bills | 3.38% | 98.54 | 10,000 | 7.67% | Mar 2026 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| CASH / NET CURRENT ASSET | 3.78% | 110.61 |
| REPO | 0.47% | 13.76 |
| MARGIN MONEY DEPOSITS TOTAL | 0.00% | 0.00 |
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
- 5.87%Canara Bank
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions. Top 5 holdings in the glossary
- 24.75%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions. Top 10 holdings in the glossary
- 44.12%
- 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
- 28.7Taken over 95.75% 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 bills95.17%
- Units of other funds0.58%
- Cash and receivables4.25%
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
- Sovereign12.13%
- AAA74.67%
Loans of under a year
- A1+8.37%
Other
- Overnight lending0.47%
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 month0.47%
- 1 to 3 monthsNone
- 3 to 6 months10.09%
- 6 to 12 months3.99%
- 1 to 3 years64.87%
- 3 to 5 years9.51%
- 5 to 10 years4.04%
- Over 10 years2.67%
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
- 9.36%REC Limited
- Top 5 borrowers
- 38.38%
- Top 10 borrowers
- 63.62%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. Lent outside the government: 83.04% of the fund, to 22 borrowers; the borrower is named for 100.00% of it, its group for 36.87%.
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
- 716.44% 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
- 714.48% of the fund before
- 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
- 3
- 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
- 2
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 29
- 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
- 14.48%
- 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
- 20.73%
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canara Bank** - CANARA BANK - CD - 10/02/2027 | New | 5.87% | 0.00% | +5.87 pts | +3,500 |
| ** 07.53 % NABARD - 24/03/2028 | Sold out | – | 3.41% | −3.41 pts | −10,000 |
| Poonawalla Fincorp** 07.60 % POONAWALLA FINCORP LTD - 28/05/2027 | Sold out | – | 3.40% | −3.40 pts | −10,000 |
| GOI - 6.94% (11/05/2036) | Trimmed | 4.04% | 7.34% | −3.30 pts | −95,43,900 |
| REC** 07.38 % REC LTD - 28/02/2029 | Added | 4.26% | 1.70% | +2.56 pts | +7,500 |
| REC** 06.95 % REC LTD - 18/02/2028 | Sold out | – | 2.54% | −2.54 pts | −7,500 |
| Bajaj Housing Finance** 07.10 % BAJAJ HOUSING FINANCE LTD - 16/10/2028 | New | 2.53% | 0.00% | +2.53 pts | +7,500 |
| REC** 07.67 % REC LTD - 30/09/2031 | New | 1.72% | 0.00% | +1.72 pts | +5,000 |
| ** 07.71 % TATA CAPITAL HOUSING FINANCE LTD - 14/01/2028 | New | 1.71% | 0.00% | +1.71 pts | +5,000 |
| Bajaj Finance** 07.31 % BAJAJ FINANCE LTD - 11/02/2028 | New | 1.70% | 0.00% | +1.70 pts | +5,000 |
| ** 07.10 % NABARD - 29/03/2029 | New | 1.69% | 0.00% | +1.69 pts | +5,000 |
| REC** 07.28 % REC LTD - 31/08/2029 | Sold out | – | 1.69% | −1.69 pts | −5,000 |
| GOI - 6.36% (16/02/2031) | Sold out | – | 1.69% | −1.69 pts | −50,00,000 |
| ** 06.74 % SMALL INDUST DEVLOP BANK OF INDIA - 10/01/2029 | Added | 4.70% | 3.35% | +1.35 pts | +4,000 |
| ** 08.88 % LIQUID GOLD SERIES 24 PTC INITIATION IIFL FINANCE LTD - 20/11/2028 | Sold out | – | 1.23% | −1.23 pts | −73 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canara Bank** - CANARA BANK - CD - 10/02/2027 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.87%Bought |
| ** 07.45 % EXIM - 12/04/2028 | 1.48% | 1.50% | 1.57% | 1.54% | 1.35% | 3.60%Added | 3.99%Added | 4.17% | 4.30% | 5.13%Added | 5.13% | 5.14% |
| Power Finance Corporation** 06.96 % POWER FINANCE CORPORATION - 02/03/2028 | – | – | – | – | – | 3.56%Bought | 3.16% | 3.30% | 3.40% | 3.38% | 4.74%Added | 4.76% |
| ** 06.74 % SMALL INDUST DEVLOP BANK OF INDIA - 10/01/2029 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.35%Bought | 3.35% | 4.70%Added |
| ** 07.54 % MINDSPACE BUSINESS PARKS REIT - 18/02/2028 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.26%Bought | 4.27% | 4.28% |
| REC** 07.38 % REC LTD - 28/02/2029 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.70%Bought | 1.70% | 4.26%Added |
| Indian Railway Finance Corporation** 07.54 % INDIAN RAILWAYS FINANCE CORPORATION LTD - 31/10/2027 | 3.50% | 3.54% | 3.69% | 3.61% | 3.18% | 4.24% | 3.76% | 3.94% | 4.04% | 4.03% | 4.04% | 4.05% |
| GOI - 6.94% (11/05/2036) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.98%Bought | 6.51%Added | 7.34%Added | 4.04%Cut |
| ** 07.40 % BHARTI TELECOM LTD - 01/02/2029 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.51%Bought | 3.52% | 3.53% |
| GOI - 7.32% (13/11/2030) | 6.70% | 6.77% | 7.06% | 6.95% | 6.11% | 8.03% | 6.35%Cut | 6.68% | 3.53%Cut | 3.51% | 3.51% | 3.49% |
| ** 07.59 % NATIONAL HOUSING BANK - 08/09/2027 | 7.40% | 7.49% | 7.82% | 7.68% | 6.73% | 3.60%Cut | 3.19% | 3.34% | 3.44% | 3.41% | 3.42% | 3.44% |
| ** 07.48 % NABARD - 15/09/2028 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.40%Bought again | 3.41% | 3.42% |
| Power Finance Corporation** 07.45 % POWER FINANCE CORPORATION - 15/07/2028 | 1.48% | 1.50% | 1.56% | 1.54% | 1.35% | 1.80% | 1.59% | 1.66% | 1.72% | 1.70% | 3.41%Added | 3.42% |
| Bajaj Housing Finance** 07.66 % BAJAJ HOUSING FINANCE LTD - 20/03/2028 | 2.95% | 2.99% | 3.12% | 3.06% | 2.69% | 3.59% | 3.18% | 3.32% | 3.42% | 3.40% | 3.41% | 3.41% |
| REC** 06.52 % REC LTD - 31/01/2028 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.77%Bought | 3.13%Added | 3.28% | 3.38% | 3.36% | 3.37% | 3.38% |
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 30 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Short Duration funds (23 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 glossary1.30%
1.12%Lowest1.37%Average1.60%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 glossary0.18%
0.04%Lowest0.16%Average0.32%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 glossary0.81
0.72Lowest0.93Average1.28Highest
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 glossary1.49
1.34Lowest1.94Average3.02Highest
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 | −0.56% | 5 Mar 2026 | 2 Apr 2026 | 8 Apr 2026 |
| 5 years | −0.80% | 7 Apr 2022 | 9 May 2022 | 5 Jul 2022 |
| 10 years and since Jan 2013 | −5.12% | 3 Sep 2018 | 29 Oct 2018 | 20 May 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 to Aug 20262 months | Moderate | Low to ModerateCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index |
| Apr 2026 to Jun 20263 months | Low to Moderate | Low to ModerateCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index |
| Dec 2024 to Mar 202616 months | Moderate | Low to ModerateCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index |
| Oct 2024 to Nov 20242 months | Moderate | ModerateCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index |
| Dec 2023 to Sep 202410 months | Moderate | Low to ModerateCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index |
| Jul 2023 to Nov 20235 months | Moderate | ModerateCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index |
| Jun 20231 month | Moderate | Low to ModerateCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index |
| Apr 2023 to May 20232 months | Moderate | ModerateCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
Tata 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amit SomaniPrimary | Jun 2025 | +4.45%a year | – | – | 54.6% | 27.0% | 15 | ₹91,105 Cr₹71 Cr alone |
| Dhawal JoshiAssistant Fund Manager | Jun 2026 | +1.94%over 147 days | – | – | 44.3% | 44.2% | 4 | ₹36,354 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Money Market FundAmit Somani | Oct 2013 | +6.61%a year | – | – | ₹31,690 Cr |
| Tata Liquid FundAmit Somani | Oct 2013 | – | – | – | ₹28,037 Cr |
| Tata Balanced Advantage FundAmit Somani | Jun 2026 | −3.14%over 147 days | – | – | ₹8,005 Cr |
| Tata Ultra Short Term FundAmit Somani | Oct 2025 | +6.79%a year | – | – | ₹5,404 Cr |
| Tata Multi Asset Allocation FundAmit Somani | Jun 2026 | −4.72%over 144 days | – | – | ₹5,000 Cr |
| Tata Aggressive Hybrid FundAmit Somani | Jun 2026 | −2.14%over 147 days | – | – | ₹3,983 Cr |
| Tata Corporate Bond FundAmit Somani | Jun 2026 | +2.05%over 147 days | – | – | ₹2,676 Cr |
| Tata Retirement Savings Fund- ModerateAmit Somani | Jun 2026 | −2.56%over 147 days | – | – | ₹2,115 Cr |
| Tata Liquid FundDhawal Joshi | Jun 2026 | +2.56%over 147 days | – | – | ₹28,037 Cr |
| Tata Ultra Short Term FundDhawal Joshi | Oct 2025 | +6.79%a year | – | – | ₹5,404 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mirae Asset Short Term FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund | 17.53% | 7 |
| HSBC Short Term FundHSBC Mutual Fund | 16.69% | 14 |
| Kotak Short Term FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | 10.72% | 10 |
| DSP Short Term FundDSP Mutual Fund | 10.47% | 9 |
| Union Short Term FundUnion Mutual Fund | 9.56% | 3 |
| SBI Short Term FundSBI Mutual Fund | 9.46% | 9 |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund | 9.35% | 8 |
| ICICI Prudential Short Term FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | 8.98% | 15 |
| TRUSTMF Short Term FundTrust Mutual Fund | 8.67% | 4 |
| Baroda BNP Paribas Short Term FundBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund | 7.89% | 7 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Tata 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2020 | ₹0.0324 | 0.19% | ₹16.9356 | ₹16.8928 |
| 29 Jan 2020 | ₹0.0317 | 0.19% | ₹16.7779 | ₹16.7384 |
| 30 Dec 2019 | ₹0.0317 | 0.19% | ₹16.6937 | ₹16.6512 |
| 27 Nov 2019 | ₹0.0317 | 0.19% | ₹16.7033 | ₹16.6706 |
| 29 Oct 2019 | ₹0.0317 | 0.19% | ₹16.5817 | ₹16.5521 |
| 29 Jul 2019 | ₹0.0303 | 0.19% | ₹16.3365 | ₹16.3077 |
| 26 Jun 2019 | ₹0.031 | 0.19% | ₹16.1442 | ₹16.1091 |
| 29 Aug 2018 | ₹0.0324 | 0.20% | ₹15.9504 | ₹15.9033 |
| 27 Jun 2018 | ₹0.0324 | 0.20% | ₹15.8095 | ₹15.7578 |
| 25 Apr 2018 | ₹0.0324 | 0.21% | ₹15.7351 | ₹15.6786 |
| 26 Mar 2018 | ₹0.0311 | 0.20% | ₹15.7288 | ₹15.7236 |
| 26 Feb 2018 | ₹0.0311 | 0.20% | ₹15.6542 | ₹15.6086 |
All 105 payouts since 30 Apr 2013.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 30 SepCategoryCategory: Debt / Short Duration to Debt / Short Term
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
2022
- 30 AprBenchmarkBenchmark: CRISIL Short Term Bond Index to CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index
Fund details
Objective
The investment objective is to generate regular income/appreciation over a short term period. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realised.
Asset allocation
- Short Term Debt & Money Market Instruments 0-100. Units of Fixed Income mutual funds will be considered under allocation for Debt & Debt related instruments
Type of scheme
An open ended short term debt scheme investing in instruments with Macaulay duration between 1 year and 3 years (Refer to page no. 15 of SID). A Relatively High Interest Rate Risk and Moderate Credit Risk.
- Stated category
- Short Term Fund
- Benchmark
- CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index
- 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
- Moderate
- New fund offer
- 8 Aug 2002 to 8 Aug 2002
- Units first allotted
- 12 Aug 2002
- Open for sale again
- 12 Aug 2002
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | ISIN, reinvestment | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 119949 | INF277K01QR4 | TATA_SHOR_TERM_RQYGD0 | 2 Jan 2013 | |
| Regular Growth | 101548 | INF277K01972 | TATA_SHOR_TERM_1M7O47T | 3 Apr 2006 | |
| Direct IDCW | 119950 | INF277K01QP8 | INF277K01QQ6 | TATA_SHOR_TERM_8DQBYA | 15 Feb 2013 |
| Regular IDCW | 101547 | INF277K01EI9 | INF277K01964 | TATA_SHOR_TERM_12TWVXA | 3 Apr 2006 |
This fund
- Scheme information documentThe fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- Factsheet September 2026Tata Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI Tata Mutual FundTata Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- Annual Report Annexures for F.Y. 2025-2026Tata Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Annual Report for Debt and Cash SchemesTata Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Annual Report for Equity SchemesTata Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Annual Report for Debt SchemesTata Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- Risk Parameters in respect of Mid Cap and Small Cap equity schemes for FY-2026-27Tata Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio Overlap Report as on September 2026Tata Mutual Fund, Sep 2026