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HDFC Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Normal IDCW

Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals. From HDFC Mutual Fund. It's been running since 18 Dec 2014.

Latest price per unit

₹20.9821

▲ 0.16% today

As of 3 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns

Invested 1 year ago

₹1.06 L

▲ ₹6.0k gain · 6.0% / year

Invested 3 years ago

₹1.16 L

▲ ₹15.8k gain · 5.0% / year

Invested 5 years ago

₹1.22 L

▲ ₹22.0k gain · 4.1% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness

4.4%

The value swings roughly 4% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever

-7.04%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

Technical details (for the pros)

CAGR — 1 year6.01%

CAGR — 3 years5.00%

CAGR — 5 years4.06%

CAGR — since launch6.53%

Volatility — 1 year (annualised)1.09%

Volatility — 3 years (annualised)4.42%

Max drawdown — 1 year-0.53%

Max drawdown — 3 years-7.04%

Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)0.09

Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.21

Fund info

Fund house: HDFC Mutual Fund
Category: Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Short Term Fund
Plan: Direct
Option: IDCW
ISIN (Growth): INF179KA1Q53
ISIN (Div re-invest): —
Fund code: 133367
First price on record: 18 Dec 2014 · 2,821 daily prices

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.