Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW
Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals. From Sundaram Mutual Fund. It's been running since 3 Jan 2022.
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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
- Sundaram Mutual Fund
- Category
- Debt Scheme - Short Duration Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF903JA1KM7
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 149728
- First price on record
- 3 Jan 2022 · 844 daily prices
About Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW
Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW is a Debt Scheme - Short Duration Fund offered by Sundaram Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 5 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 Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW is ₹15.1085 (as of 27 Jun 2025). Historically, it has delivered 6.18% over the last year, 5.34% CAGR over 3 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 1.7% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 2.0%. 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 Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW?+
The latest NAV of Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW is ₹15.1085 as of 27 Jun 2025, down 0.01% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW?+
Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW has delivered 1-year return 6.18%, 3-year CAGR 5.34%, since-inception CAGR 4.75%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW belong to?+
Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW is categorised as Debt Scheme - Short Duration Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.
How risky is Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 1.7%, Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW a direct plan?+
Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).
How old is Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW?+
Sundaram Short Duration Fund (Formerly Known as Principal Short Term Debt Fund) Direct Plan Quarterly IDCW has NAV history available from 3 Jan 2022 — approximately 5 years of track record and 844 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.