What is the worst 3-year return of Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund?

6.7% a year — the weakest of 20 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Jan 2022. The median was 7.7% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.

Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund

Sundaram Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedShort Duration FundRiskometer: Low to Moderate Risk

NAV

₹51.16

as of 21 Aug 2026

Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund is an open-ended Short Duration Fund scheme from Sundaram Mutual Fund managing ₹181 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹51.16 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 0.24% a year. Managed by Sandeep Agarwal. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio: 0.24% / yr; as of 30 Jun 2026
Fund size: ₹181 crore; as of 31 Jul 2026
Exit load: None
SIP available: Yes
Launched: 9 May 2003
ISIN: INF173K01GP0

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from NYVO’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 20 Aug 2026

Jan 2022Aug 2026

Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund

₹136

+36% on ₹100 over 4.6 yrs

Short Duration Fund average

₹134

+34% on ₹100 over 4.6 yrs

Returns vs category

Window	Fund	Category avg	Gap
3 months	2.40%	–	–
6 months	2.82%	–	–
1 year	5.88%	–	–
3 years (CAGR)	7.56%	–	–

No category average is available for this fund. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y): 0.86
Sharpe ratio (5Y): 0.60
Sortino ratio (3Y): 1.71 vs category 0.89
Standard deviation (3Y): 1.23%
Deepest fall (5Y): -0.30%

Where the money actually is

Bonds

77.0%

Cash

22.6%

Other

0.4%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026.

What it owns

26 positions · top 10 = 46.6%

Top holdings

7.0% Tamilnadu Sgs 2029matures 12 Mar 20298.33%
Treps6.94%
6.36% Govt Stock 2031matures 16 Feb 20316.06%
Power Finance Corporation Limitedmatures 15 Apr 20285.57%
Pnb Housing Finance Limitedmatures 29 Jul 20275.56%
Export Import Bank Of Indiamatures 27 Jul 20285.55%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Developmentmatures 12 Oct 20285.44%
Punjab National Bankmatures 2 May 20275.34%
Union Bank Of Indiamatures 16 Mar 20275.30%
Small Industries Development Bank Of Indiamatures 12 Mar 20294.42%

Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 103.0% a year.

Exposure figures are gross: funds that use derivatives (arbitrage, hedged books) hold offsetting positions, so concentration and turnover can read above 100%.

The debt it holds

Yield to maturity: 7.09% vs category 7.22%
Modified duration: 1.75 yrs vs category 2.27 yrs
Average maturity: 2.05 yrs vs category 3.32 yrs
Average coupon: 7.47%
Government securities: 39.3%

Credit quality

AAA: 88.7%
AA: 11.3%

Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 30 Jun 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Jul 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months: −₹44 cr
Net flow, 3 months: −₹11 cr

as of 31 Jul 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund?: ₹51.16 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund?: 0.24% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
How large is Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund?: ₹181 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Short Duration Fund category.
How risky is Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund?: Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Low to Moderate Risk". Three months to three years of lending. Where sensible near-term money quietly sits.
What is the worst 3-year return of Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund?: 6.7% a year — the weakest of 20 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Jan 2022. The median was 7.7% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund?: Sandeep Agarwal, managing this fund for 4.6 years.

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Three months to three years of lending. Where sensible near-term money quietly sits.

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Data: NYVO research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.