Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market. From Zerodha Mutual Fund. It's been running since 19 Jan 2026.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 2% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- Zerodha Mutual Fund
- Category
- Other Scheme - Index Funds
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- Growth
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF0R8F01182
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- —
- Fund code
- 154109
- First price on record
- 19 Jan 2026 · 153 daily prices
About Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Other Scheme - Index Funds offered by Zerodha Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 1 year of NAV track record. The fund falls in the index category — Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.
The current NAV of Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹1029.7307 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 1.5% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 1.0%. 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 Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
The latest NAV of Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹1029.7307 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.04% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What category does Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+
Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Other Scheme - Index Funds. Copies an index like the Nifty 50 or Sensex. Low fees, no active fund manager, returns match the market.
How risky is Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 1.5%, Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+
Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).
How old is Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+
Zerodha Nifty Short Duration G-Sec Index Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 19 Jan 2026 — approximately 1 year of track record and 153 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.