Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option
Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals. From Axis Mutual Fund. It's been running since 11 Jan 2013.
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Year by year
Calendar-year returns. 4 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 2% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- Axis Mutual Fund
- Category
- Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Short Term Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF846K01EJ9
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF846K01EK7
- Fund code
- 120511
- First price on record
- 11 Jan 2013 · 3,299 daily prices
About Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option
Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is a Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Short Term Fund offered by Axis Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the debt category — Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.
The current NAV of Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is ₹10.0075 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -0.43% over the last year, -0.08% CAGR over 3 years, -0.08% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 2.4% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 4.4%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.
Frequently asked
What is the latest NAV of Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+
The latest NAV of Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is ₹10.0075 as of 1 Sep 2026, up 0.02% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+
Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option has delivered 1-year return -0.43%, 3-year CAGR -0.08%, 5-year CAGR -0.08%, since-inception CAGR -0.10%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option belong to?+
Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is categorised as Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Short Term Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.
How risky is Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 2.4%, Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option a direct plan?+
Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option?+
Axis Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW Option has NAV history available from 11 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,299 daily NAV observations.
Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.