UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

Debt

Direct

Short Duration

NAV as on 03-03-2025

₹ 32.63

Inception Returns

7.4%

/yr

About UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Sudhir Agarwal. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth has ₹2338 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.43% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.86%, 6.98% and 7.87% respectively.

Holdings

UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Corporate, Government, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are LIC Housing Finance Limited, Small Industries Development Bank Of India, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development, National Housing Bank, Power Finance Corporation Ltd.

Taxation

As it is a short 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 UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate reasonable income, with low risk and high level of liquidity from a portfolio of debt & money market instruments. However there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not guarantee / indicate any returns.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 500.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
739 people have invested ₹ 85.9L in UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.44%
Benchmark
CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund TR INR
AUM₹2338 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹500/₹500
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
279.37%
STCGSelling mutual fund within 36 months, gains taxed at slab rates.
LTCGHolding over 3 years, gains taxed at slab rates without indexation.
Risk
Risk meter
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Low to Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (03-Mar-25)

Period
UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth
Short Duration Index
1M
0.5%
0.4%
3M
1.7%
1.4%
6M
3.8%
3.3%
1Y
7.9%
7.4%
3Y
7%
6.4%
5Y
7.9%
6.2%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.7%

AAA
86.8%

AA
13.2%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Corporate
71.9%
Government
19.7%
Cash Equivalent
8.4%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 2.6K Cr
₹ 2.6K Cr
₹ 2.7K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 2.6K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM decreased by 33.2 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
National Housing Bank's allocation increased from 0.96% to 8.09%
National Housing Bank's allocation increased from 0.96% to 8.09%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.'s allocation increased from 0.98% to 6.71%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.'s allocation increased from 0.98% to 6.71%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation increased from 5.26% to 6.74%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation increased from 5.26% to 6.74%
Top Stocks sold last month
Bajaj Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 3.85 %
Bajaj Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 3.85 %
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.88 %
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.88 %
Shriram Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.69 %
Shriram Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.69 %
Cash allocation has gone down from 16.5% to 8.4%
Cash allocation has gone down from 16.5% to 8.4%
Debt allocation has gone up from 83.3% to 91.3%
Debt allocation has gone up from 83.3% to 91.3%

Top 2 Sectors in January were Corporate, Government

Jan'25
Corporate
72%
Government
20%
Dec'24
Corporate
70%
Government
16%
  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
LIC Housing Finance Limited
LIC Housing Finance Limited
7.2%
0%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Small Industries Development Bank Of India
7.2%
0%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
7.19%
0%
National Housing Bank
National Housing Bank
7.18%
-16.7%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
7.17%
0%
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Sudhir Agarwal
Sudhir Agarwal
Fund Manager of UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth, since 25 October 2012
Fund House
UTI Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹2.34L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
PMS Division, UTI - Tower, “Gn” Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai- 400051
Phone
+912266786666
Website
pms_care@uti.co.in

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 10.4% drop in AUM moving from 2.61K Cr to 2.33K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (short duration). Its expense ratio is 0.44% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.7%.
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In the last 1 year, Nippon India Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Plan has given 8.4% return, outperforming this fund by 0.54%.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 15.8% moving from 0.38 to 0.44.

UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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Low to Moderate Risk

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

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.43% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.85%
AUM size ₹2338 Cr

AUM size ₹2338 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹2338 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 5136 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.44%

Expense Ratio 0.44%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.44% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.68%

Frequently Asked Questions for UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is ₹32.63 as on 03-Mar-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 03-Mar-2025.
UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.47%
0.47%
6 Month Returns
3.8%
3.8%
1 Year Returns
7.86%
7.86%
3 Years Returns
22.45%
6.98%
5 Years Returns
46.05%
7.87%
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0.44% as on February 2025
₹2338 Cr as on February 2025
LIC Housing Finance Limited(7.2%), Small Industries Development Bank Of India(7.2%), National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(7.19%), National Housing Bank(7.18%), Power Finance Corporation Ltd.(7.17%) as on February 2025
Corporate(68.77%), Government(19.4%), Cash Equivalent(11.84%) as on February 2025
Yield to Maturity is 7.54 as on February 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 2.56 as on February 2025. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
86.84
AA
13.16
Sudhir Agarwal is the fund manager of UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of UTI Short Duration Fund Direct Growth is 0%