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Union Short Term Fund

Union Asset Management Company Private Limited
Benchmark
CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index
Riskometer
Moderate
Size
₹119 cr
Allotted
31 Jan 2025
Holdings as of
30 Sep 2026

Union Short Term Fund is a short term fund of Union Asset Management Company Private Limited with ₹119 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index) in 0 of 1 periods. Its direct plan charges 0.35% a year. Anindya Sarkar has managed it for 1.7 years.

Has Union Short Term Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, CRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index, in 0 of 1 periods in AMFI's figures; +4.33% over the last year against +4.78%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty 500 TRIAhead
1 month+0.02% −3.60% —
3 months+0.56% −5.03% —
6 months+2.29% −1.83% —
1 year+4.26% −4.06% +8.32 pts
3 years— +9.27% —
5 years— +8.00% —
10 years— +12.69% —
Since start
from 3 Feb 2025
+6.14%——
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 0 of 1 periods.
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y +4.33%+3.94%+4.78% −0.45 🔒
3y ——— — —
5y ——— — —
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 2025 to 14 Oct 2026
100150
Fund 110Nifty 500 TRI 113

₹100 put in at the start of Feb 2025 would be ₹110 on 14 Oct 2026, against ₹113 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 Union Short Term Fund cost?

0.35% a year on the direct plan, 0.80% on the regular plan; 17 of 23 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
0.35% a year
Category median 0.30%
Regular plan
0.80% a year
Category median 0.82%
Gap
0.45 points
for the same holdings
17 of 23 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Ultra 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 Union Short Term Fund?

Anindya Sarkar, since 31 Jan 2025; Shrenuj Parekh, since 31 Jan 2025.

Anindya Sarkar
1.7 years
since 31 Jan 2025
Shrenuj Parekh
1.7 years
since 31 Jan 2025
Benchmark as filedCRISIL Short Duration Debt A-II Index Benchmark Discalimer: CRISIL Indices are the sole property of CRISIL Limited (CRISIL). CRISIL Indices shall not be copied,
Exit load
NIL
From 12 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 31 Aug 2026; as on 12 Oct 2026

What does Union Short Term Fund hold?

13 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 78.7% of the fund, the largest Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.** at 9.0%.

Mix

Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026
Equity55.9%Debt22.8%Cash19.9%Other1.4%
Holdings
13
7 shares
Top ten
78.7%
of the fund
Effective holdings
6.8
spread, as if equal-weighted
Matched to our table
0%
of the equity

Five largest

% of fund
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.**8.96%
Jio Credit Ltd.8.86%
Small Industries Development Bank of India**8.82%
REC Ltd.**8.79%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.**8.77%

Five largest industries

% of fund
CRISIL AAA87.1%
[ICRA]AAA12.9%

How does Union 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 Union 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
UNION CORPORATE BOND FUND21.6% the same
3 shared holdings
CANARA ROBECO BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND11.5% the same
1 shared holdings
ITI Banking & PSU Debt Fund9.9% the same
1 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 Union Short Term Fund?

Anindya Sarkar (manager) since 31 Jan 2025; Shrenuj Parekh (manager) since 31 Jan 2025.

What is the expense ratio of Union Short Term Fund?

0.35% a year on the direct plan and 0.80% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

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