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LIC MF Short Term Fund

LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited
Benchmark
CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index
Riskometer
Low to Moderate
Size
₹121 cr
Allotted
1 Feb 2019
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2026

LIC MF Short Term Fund is a short term fund of LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Limited with ₹121 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index) in 3 of 3 periods. Its direct plan charges 0.36% a year.

Has LIC MF Short Term Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index, in 3 of 3 periods in AMFI's figures; +4.98% over the last year against +4.78%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty 500 TRIAhead
1 month−0.05% −3.60% —
3 months+0.61% −5.03% —
6 months+2.58% −1.83% —
1 year+4.84% −4.06% +8.90 pts
3 years+7.43% +9.27% −1.84 pts
5 years+6.25% +8.00% −1.75 pts
10 years— +12.69% —
Since start
from 4 Feb 2019
+6.88%——
Valarth price history to 14 Oct 2026 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026
Ahead of its benchmark (CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index) in 3 of 3 periods.
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y +4.98%+4.11%+4.78% +0.20 🔒
3y +7.46%+6.47%+7.01% +0.45 🔒
5y +6.28%+5.27%+6.12% +0.16 🔒
10y ——— — —
Ahead in points a year · its rank among Short Term funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Feb 2019 to 14 Oct 2026
50100150200250300 202120232025
Fund 165Nifty 500 TRI 267

₹100 put in at the start of Feb 2019 would be ₹165 on 14 Oct 2026, against ₹267 in the Nifty 500 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

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Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.

What does LIC MF Short Term Fund cost?

0.36% a year on the direct plan, 1.14% on the regular plan; 8 of 22 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
0.36% a year
Category median 0.38%
Regular plan
1.14% a year
Category median 0.99%
Gap
0.78 points
for the same holdings
8 of 22 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Short Term Fund

What the regular plan costs you over time

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The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages LIC MF Short Term Fund?

Pratik Harish Shroff, since None.

Pratik Harish Shroff
None years
since None
Benchmark as filedCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index
Exit load
Nil
From 2 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 31 Aug 2026; as on 12 Oct 2026

What does LIC MF Short Term Fund hold?

19 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 74.9% of the fund, the largest 7.45% Bharti Telecom Ltd. ** at 8.6%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026
Equity83.8%Debt12.0%Cash3.6%Other0.6%
Holdings
19
14 shares
Top ten
74.9%
of the fund
Effective holdings
11.8
spread, as if equal-weighted
Matched to our table
0%
of the equity

Five largest

% of fund
7.45% Bharti Telecom Ltd. **8.56%
7.65% State Government of Karnataka8.51%
8.95% 360 One Prime Ltd. **8.46%
7.49% National Highways Authority of India **8.33%
6.61% Power Finance Corporation Ltd. **8.27%

Five largest industries

% of fund
CRISIL AAA64.5%
SOVEREIGN20.3%
ICRA AA10.1%
ICRA AAA5.10%

How does LIC MF Short Term Fund score against its category?

Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.

Scorecard

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Seven scores, each out of 5, against funds in its category, with the reasons, and the warning signs it trips: in the app.

Are the companies inside any good?

The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.

The companies inside

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The holdings weighted by their share of the fund: P/E and ROE, forensic risk levels, Valarth's valuation view, quality, moats, balance sheets and who owns them: in the app.

How is LIC MF Short Term Fund run?

Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.

How it is run

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Turnover, what it bought and sold and when, how long it holds, size drift, cash and its record in new listings, from up to two years of monthly holdings files: in the app.

Which funds hold much the same?

The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.

not an index tracker
Nearest to the Nifty 50: 100% of it differs from the index (an active fund is usually above 60%).
Active share 100.0%60%

Funds that hold much the same

% of holdings in common
Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund14.4% the same
3 shared holdings
Bank of India Short Term Fund12.9% the same
3 shared holdings

How much is in its sponsor's own group?

Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.

Related-party exposure

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How much of the fund is in companies of its sponsor's own group, beside what the index holds of them: in the app.

Questions people ask

Who manages LIC MF Short Term Fund?

Pratik Harish Shroff (manager) since None.

What is the expense ratio of LIC MF Short Term Fund?

0.36% a year on the direct plan and 1.14% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has LIC MF Short Term Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +7.46% a year over 3 years against +7.01% for its benchmark, CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index, as of 13 Oct 2026.

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