Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 23-04-2025

₹ 1731.1

Inception Returns

6.9%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
30 people have invested ₹ 71.6K in Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 15 February, 2017. The fund is managed by Rahul Pal. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has ₹540 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.

Returns

Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 6.93% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.45%, 7.30% and 6.35% respectively.

Holdings

Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Corporate, Cash Equivalent, Government. Its top holdings are Power Finance Corp Ltd. 7.75%, LIC Housing Finance Limited, Godrej Properties Limited, REC Ltd. 7.71%, Shriram Finance Limited

Taxation

As it is a low duration mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is debt oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in debt instruments:
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for less than 24 months, STCG will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for more than 24 months, LTCG will be taxed at 12.5%.
Invested after 1 April 2023, capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to provide reasonable returns, commensurate with a low to moderate level of risk and high degree of liquidity, through a portfolio constituted of money market and debt instruments. However, there is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized and the Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.3%
Benchmark
CRISIL Low Duration Debt A-I TR INR
AUM₹540 Cr
Inception Date15 February, 2017
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹500
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
139.89%
STCGSelling mutual fund within 36 months, gains taxed at slab rates.
LTCGHolding over 3 years, gains taxed at slab rates without indexation.
Risk
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Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (23-Apr-25)

Period
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
Low Duration Index
1M
1.2%
0.9%
3M
2.5%
1.9%
6M
4.3%
3.3%
1Y
8.4%
7.2%
3Y
7.3%
6.5%
5Y
6.4%
6.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.7%

AAA
64%

AA
36%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Corporate
72.5%
Cash Equivalent
13.9%
Government
13.6%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 556.8 Cr
₹ 613.2 Cr
₹ 635.3 Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 556.8 Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM decreased by 56.5 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 1.76% to 6.2%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 1.76% to 6.2%
Godrej Properties Limited's allocation increased from 3.44% to 4.79%
Godrej Properties Limited's allocation increased from 3.44% to 4.79%
Godrej Industries Limited's allocation increased from 2.01% to 3.31%
Godrej Industries Limited's allocation increased from 2.01% to 3.31%
Top Stocks sold last month
Tata Realty And Infrastructure Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.45 %
Tata Realty And Infrastructure Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.45 %
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.44 %
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.44 %
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.44 %
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 4.44 %
Cash allocation has gone down from 31.5% to 20.8%
Cash allocation has gone down from 31.5% to 20.8%
Debt allocation has gone up from 68.3% to 78.9%
Debt allocation has gone up from 68.3% to 78.9%

Top 2 Sectors in March were Corporate, Government

Mar'25
Corporate
73%
Government
14%
Feb'25
Corporate
65%
Government
16%
  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Power Finance Corp Ltd. 7.75%
Power Finance Corp Ltd. 7.75%
6.53%
100%
LIC Housing Finance Limited
LIC Housing Finance Limited
5.58%
0%
Godrej Properties Limited
Godrej Properties Limited
5.04%
0%
REC Ltd. 7.71%
REC Ltd. 7.71%
4.69%
0%
Shriram Finance Limited
Shriram Finance Limited
4.67%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
8.45%
7.3%
6.35%
6.93%
Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option
Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option
8.58%
7.4%
6.79%
8%
HDFC Low Duration Direct Plan Growth Option
HDFC Low Duration Direct Plan Growth Option
8.45%
7.44%
6.84%
7.76%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Direct Plan Growth
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Direct Plan Growth
8.38%
7.41%
6.77%
8.03%
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Rahul Pal
Rahul Pal
Fund Manager of Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth, since 15 February 2017
Fund House
Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Pvt. Ltd.
Total AUM
₹25.98K Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
1st Floor, Sadhana House, Behind Mahindra Tower,570 P. B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400018
Phone
022-66327900
Website
mfinvestors@mahindra.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 17.5% drop in AUM moving from 654.32 Cr to 539.52 Cr.
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In the last 1 year, Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option has given 8.58% return, outperforming this fund by 0.13%.
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In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 7.49% return, outperforming this fund by 0.19% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (low duration). Its expense ratio is 0.3% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.66%.
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In the last 5 years, UTI - Low Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 7.29% return, outperforming this fund by 0.94% per annum.

Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 6.93% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.82%
AUM size ₹540 Cr

AUM size ₹540 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹540 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 5783 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.3%

Expense Ratio 0.3%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.3% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.6%

Frequently Asked Questions for Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is ₹1731.1 as on 23-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 23-Apr-2025.
Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
1.24%
1.24%
6 Month Returns
4.32%
4.32%
1 Year Returns
8.45%
8.45%
3 Years Returns
23.55%
7.3%
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0.3% as on March 2025
₹540 Cr as on March 2025
Power Finance Corp Ltd. 7.75%(6.53%), LIC Housing Finance Limited(5.58%), Godrej Properties Limited(5.04%), REC Ltd. 7.71%(4.69%), Shriram Finance Limited(4.67%) as on March 2025
Corporate(70.55%), Cash Equivalent(16.29%), Government(13.15%) as on March 2025
Yield to Maturity is 7.61 as on March 2025. Yield to Maturity is the total return earned on your bond investments if you hold the bond investments till maturity & all bonds' proceeds are reinvested in it.
Modified Duration is 0.86 as on March 2025. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
63.98
AA
36.02
Rahul Pal is the fund manager of Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Mahindra Manulife Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is 0%