Short Term · Debt

Sundaram Short Term Fund

Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd

Benchmark

NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II

Riskometer

Low to Moderate

Size

₹192 cr

Allotted

Not on record

Holdings as of

Not on record

Sundaram Short Term Fund is a short term fund of Sundaram Asset Management Company Ltd with ₹192 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II) in 3 of 4 periods. Its direct plan charges 0.28% a year.

Has Sundaram Short Term Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II, in 3 of 4 periods in AMFI's figures; +5.04% over the last year against +4.04%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year

Period	Fund	Nifty 500 TRI	Ahead
1 month	0.00%	−3.60%	—
3 months	+0.83%	−5.03%	—
6 months	+2.50%	−1.83%	—
1 year	+4.94%	−4.06%	+9.00 pts
3 years	+7.39%	+9.27%	−1.88 pts
5 years	—	+8.00%	—
10 years	—	+12.69%	—
Since start from 3 Jan 2022	+6.65%	—	—

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 (NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II) in 3 of 4 periods.

Period	Direct	Regular	Benchmark	Ahead	Rank
1y	+5.04%	+4.52%	+4.04%	+1.00	🔒
3y	+7.40%	+6.82%	+6.55%	+0.85	🔒
5y	+6.52%	+5.92%	+5.82%	+0.70	🔒
10y	+6.50%	+5.80%	+6.50%	−0.00	🔒

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

Jan 2022 to 14 Oct 2026

Fund 136Nifty 500 TRI 155

₹100 put in at the start of Jan 2022 would be ₹136 on 14 Oct 2026, against ₹155 in the Nifty 500 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

🔒 Pro

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.

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What does Sundaram Short Term Fund cost?

0.28% a year on the direct plan, 0.80% on the regular plan; 2 of 22 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan

0.28% a year

Category median 0.38%

Regular plan

0.80% a year

Category median 0.99%

Gap

0.52 points

for the same holdings

2 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

🔒 Pro

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 Sundaram Short Term Fund?

ManagersNot on record

Benchmark as filedNot on record

Exit load

Not on record

What does Sundaram Short Term Fund hold?

27 holdings as of None; the ten largest are 52.2% of the fund, the largest PNB Housing Finance Ltd - 8.15% - 29/07/2027** at 5.7%.

Mix

Holdings as of None

Equity79.5%Debt11.4%Cash9.1%Other0.0%

Holdings

22 shares

Top ten

52.2%

of the fund

Effective holdings

19.5

spread, as if equal-weighted

Matched to our table

of the equity

Five largest

% of fund

PNB Housing Finance Ltd - 8.15% - 29/07/2027**5.68%

Power Finance Corporation Ltd - 7.77% - 15/04/2028**5.68%

Export Import Bank of India - 7.35% - 27/07/2028**5.66%

REC LTD - 7.28% - 31/08/2029**5.61%

National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development - 6.66% - 12/10/2028**5.56%

Five largest industries

% of fund

CRISIL AAA39.7%

ICRA AAA24.8%

Sovereign17.6%

IND AAA7.10%

ICRA AA+3.60%

How does Sundaram 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.

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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 Sundaram 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 Banking and PSU Debt Fund34.9% the same

10 shared holdings

Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund25.8% the same

10 shared holdings

Sundaram Medium Term Fund23.1% the same

6 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

What is the expense ratio of Sundaram Short Term Fund?

0.28% a year on the direct plan and 0.80% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has Sundaram Short Term Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +7.40% a year over 3 years against +6.55% for its benchmark, NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index A-II, as of 13 Oct 2026.