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Top 5 Best Performing Ultra Short Term Debt Funds for SIP Investment FY 24 - 25
Top 5 Debt - Ultrashort Bond Funds

5 Best Ultra Short Term Debt Funds for SIP 2024

Updated on December 18, 2024 , 2635 views

Ultra short term Debt fund are a type of Mutual Funds that are highly suitable for a short-term Investment plan. These funds invest in debt instruments that have an average maturity of more than 91 days. These funds provide better returns and have a higher maturity than liquid debt funds, but are more volatile than Liquid Funds. Investors with a low-risk appetite tend to invest in ultra short term funds, as they have higher yields than other Money market funds. Thus, investors who are looking to park their money for a year or less can ideally invest in this scheme. To earn better returns, one can choose funds for the below listed Best Ultra Short term SIP funds.

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Top 5 Best Performing Ultra Short Term Debt Funds for SIP Investment FY 24 - 25

Fund	NAV	Net Assets (Cr)	Min SIP Investment	3 MO (%)	6 MO (%)	1 YR (%)	3 YR (%)	2023 (%)	Debt Yield (YTM)	Mod. Duration	Eff. Maturity
Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund Growth	₹526.161 ↑ 0.14	₹15,890	1,000	2	3.8	7.8	6.6	7.2	7.61%	5M 8D	7M 17D
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund Growth	₹26.6237 ↑ 0.00	₹13,935	1,000	1.8	3.5	7.5	6.3	6.9	7.6%	4M 28D	5M 16D
Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund Growth	₹2,593.41 ↑ 0.43	₹1,764	1,000	1.7	3.4	7.4	6	6.6	7.37%	5M 1D	5M 13D
Kotak Savings Fund Growth	₹41.2587 ↑ 0.01	₹13,450	1,000	1.7	3.5	7.2	6.1	6.8	7.36%	5M 1D	5M 12D
Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund Growth	₹3,877.08 ↑ 0.36	₹7,603	100	1.7	3.5	7.2	6.1	6.7	7.72%	5M 7D	6M 9D
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 20 Dec 24

*Above is list of best Ultra-Short funds are having AUM/Net Assets above 100 Crore. Sorted on Last 1 Year Return.

1. Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

The primary objective of the schemes is to generate regular income through investments in debt and money market instruments. Income maybe generated through the receipt of coupon payments or the purchase and sale of securities in the underlying portfolio. The schemes will under normal market conditions, invest its net assets in fixed income securities, money market instruments, cash and cash equivalents.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 16 Apr 03. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.4% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2023 was 7.2% , 2022 was 4.8% and 2021 was 3.9% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	16 Apr 03
NAV (20 Dec 24)	₹526.161 ↑ 0.14 (0.03 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹15,890 on 15 Dec 24
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.54
Sharpe Ratio	3.32
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.61%
Effective Maturity	7 Months 17 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 8 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,719
30 Nov 21	₹11,139
30 Nov 22	₹11,639
30 Nov 23	₹12,472
30 Nov 24	₹13,436

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹200,132.
Net Profit of ₹20,132 Invest Now

Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 20 Dec 24

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.6%
3 Month	2%
6 Month	3.8%
1 Year	7.8%
3 Year	6.6%
5 Year	6.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.4%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	7.2%
2022	4.8%
2021	3.9%
2020	7%
2019	8.5%
2018	7.6%
2017	7.2%
2016	9.2%
2015	8.9%
2014	9.7%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Sunaina Cunha	20 Jun 14	10.46 Yr.
Kaustubh Gupta	15 Jul 11	13.39 Yr.
Monika Gandhi	22 Mar 21	3.7 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund as on 15 Dec 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	44.4%
Debt	55.34%
Other	0.25%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	53.84%
Cash Equivalent	39.09%
Government	6.82%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	35.54%
AAA	64.46%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
National Housing Bank 7.83% Debentures \| -	5%	₹821 Cr	82,000
Aditya BSL Liquid Dir Gr Investment Fund \| -	5%	₹751 Cr	18,413,893 ↑ 18,413,893
Shriram Finance Company Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹602 Cr	60,000
Nirma Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹487 Cr	48,500 ↓ -1,500
National Housing Bank Debentures \| -	3%	₹400 Cr	40,000
Tata Realty And Infrastructure Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹360 Cr	36,000
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹326 Cr	32,500
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹325 Cr	3,250
7.3% Govt Stock 2028 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹317 Cr	31,500,000
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. 8% Debentures \| -	2%	₹301 Cr	30,000

2. ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

(Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Regular Income Fund)

The fund’s objective is to generate regular income through investments primarily in debt and money market instruments. As a secondary objective, the Scheme also seeks to generate long term capital appreciation from the portion of equity investments under the Scheme.

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 3 May 11. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.4% since its launch. Ranked 27 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2023 was 6.9% , 2022 was 4.5% and 2021 was 4% .

Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund Growth
Launch Date	3 May 11
NAV (20 Dec 24)	₹26.6237 ↑ 0.00 (0.01 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹13,935 on 15 Dec 24
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	0.86
Sharpe Ratio	1.92
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	0-1 Months (0.5%),1 Months and above(NIL)
Yield to Maturity	7.6%
Effective Maturity	5 Months 16 Days
Modified Duration	4 Months 28 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,677
30 Nov 21	₹11,105
30 Nov 22	₹11,583
30 Nov 23	₹12,385
30 Nov 24	₹13,303

ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹197,169.
Net Profit of ₹17,169 Invest Now

Returns for ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 20 Dec 24

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.5%
3 Month	1.8%
6 Month	3.5%
1 Year	7.5%
3 Year	6.3%
5 Year	5.9%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.4%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	6.9%
2022	4.5%
2021	4%
2020	6.5%
2019	8.4%
2018	7.5%
2017	6.9%
2016	9.8%
2015	9.1%
2014	14.8%

Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Manish Banthia	15 Nov 16	8.05 Yr.
Ritesh Lunawat	15 Jun 17	7.47 Yr.

Data below for ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund as on 15 Dec 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	59.36%
Debt	40.4%
Other	0.24%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	49.72%
Cash Equivalent	40.03%
Government	9.31%
Securitized	0.71%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	16.21%
AAA	83.79%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
364 Days T - Bill- 06/02/2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹394 Cr	40,000,000
364 DTB 13032025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹392 Cr	40,000,000
LIC Housing Finance Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹385 Cr	3,850
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	3%	₹373 Cr	3,750
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹326 Cr	32,500
India (Republic of) - \| -	2%	₹298 Cr	30,000,000
L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹298 Cr	3,000
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹235 Cr	2,350
LIC Housing Finance Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹225 Cr	2,250 ↑ 2,250
Oberoi Realty Ltd. Debentures \| -	1%	₹200 Cr	20,000

3. Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund

(Erstwhile Invesco India Medium Term Bond Fund)

The objective is to generate regular income and capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of medium term debt and money market instruments.

Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 30 Dec 10. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.1% since its launch. Ranked 40 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2023 was 6.6% , 2022 was 4.1% and 2021 was 3% .

Below is the key information for Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund

Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund Growth
Launch Date	30 Dec 10
NAV (20 Dec 24)	₹2,593.41 ↑ 0.43 (0.02 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,764 on 30 Nov 24
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	0.74
Sharpe Ratio	1.1
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.37%
Effective Maturity	5 Months 13 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 1 Day

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,524
30 Nov 21	₹10,841
30 Nov 22	₹11,255
30 Nov 23	₹12,001
30 Nov 24	₹12,891

Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹197,169.
Net Profit of ₹17,169 Invest Now

Returns for Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 20 Dec 24

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.5%
3 Month	1.7%
6 Month	3.4%
1 Year	7.4%
3 Year	6%
5 Year	5.2%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	6.6%
2022	4.1%
2021	3%
2020	5.1%
2019	7.6%
2018	7.3%
2017	7.1%
2016	9.1%
2015	8.3%
2014	10.1%

Fund Manager information for Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Krishna Cheemalapati	4 Jan 20	4.91 Yr.
Vikas Garg	27 Jul 21	3.35 Yr.

Data below for Invesco India Ultra Short Term Fund as on 30 Nov 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	56.12%
Debt	43.73%
Other	0.14%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	46.51%
Cash Equivalent	43.55%
Government	9.79%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	19.68%
AAA	80.32%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
182 DTB 18102024 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹84 Cr	8,500,000 ↑ 7,500,000
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. Debentures \| -	3%	₹50 Cr	5,000,000 ↑ 2,500,000
91 DTB 03012025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹50 Cr	5,000,000
TATA Steel Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹45 Cr	4,500,000
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. 7.58% Debentures \| -	2%	₹35 Cr	3,500,000
Ongc Petro Additions Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹30 Cr	3,000,000
Export Import Bank Of India Debentures \| -	2%	₹30 Cr	3,000,000
364 DTB Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹30 Cr	3,000,000
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	1%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	1%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000 ↑ 1,500,000

4. Kotak Savings Fund

(Erstwhile Kotak Treasury Advantage Fund)

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate returns through investments in debt and money market instruments with a view to reduce the interest rate risk. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Kotak Savings Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 13 Aug 04. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.2% since its launch. Ranked 44 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2023 was 6.8% , 2022 was 4.5% and 2021 was 3.2% .

Below is the key information for Kotak Savings Fund

Kotak Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	13 Aug 04
NAV (20 Dec 24)	₹41.2587 ↑ 0.01 (0.02 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹13,450 on 30 Nov 24
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.8
Sharpe Ratio	0.98
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.36%
Effective Maturity	5 Months 12 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 1 Day

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,597
30 Nov 21	₹10,936
30 Nov 22	₹11,393
30 Nov 23	₹12,169
30 Nov 24	₹13,046

Kotak Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹197,169.
Net Profit of ₹17,169 Invest Now

Returns for Kotak Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 20 Dec 24

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.5%
3 Month	1.7%
6 Month	3.5%
1 Year	7.2%
3 Year	6.1%
5 Year	5.5%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.2%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	6.8%
2022	4.5%
2021	3.2%
2020	5.8%
2019	7.8%
2018	7.4%
2017	6.7%
2016	8.2%
2015	8.6%
2014	9.4%

Fund Manager information for Kotak Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Deepak Agrawal	15 Apr 08	16.64 Yr.
Manu Sharma	1 Nov 22	2.08 Yr.

Data below for Kotak Savings Fund as on 30 Nov 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	60.18%
Debt	39.54%
Other	0.28%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	45.45%
Cash Equivalent	43.01%
Government	11.26%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	10.2%
AAA	89.8%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
182 DTB 15052025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	4%	₹484 Cr	50,000,000 ↑ 50,000,000
364 Days T - Bill- 06/02/2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹394 Cr	40,000,000
INDIA UNIVERSAL TRUST AL1 Unlisted bonds \| -	3%	₹368 Cr	386
Axis Bank Ltd. Debentures \| -	3%	₹338 Cr	35,000 ↑ 35,000
Mankind Pharma Ltd Debentures \| -	2%	₹301 Cr	30,000
LIC Housing Finance Ltd Debentures \| -	2%	₹298 Cr	3,000
182 DTB 12122024 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹254 Cr	25,500,000 ↓ -24,500,000
Nirma Limited 0.083% Debentures \| -	2%	₹250 Cr	25,000
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹226 Cr	2,250
182 DTB 23012025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	1%	₹198 Cr	20,000,000

5. Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund

(Erstwhile Reliance Liquid Fund - Cash Plan)

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate optimal returns consistent with moderate levels of risk and high liquidity. Accordingly, investments shall predominantly be made in Debt and Money Market Instruments.

Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 7 Dec 01. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 6.1% since its launch. Ranked 62 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2023 was 6.7% , 2022 was 4.6% and 2021 was 7.8% .

Below is the key information for Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund

Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund Growth
Launch Date	7 Dec 01
NAV (20 Dec 24)	₹3,877.08 ↑ 0.36 (0.01 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹7,603 on 30 Nov 24
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd.
Rating	☆☆
Risk	Low
Expense Ratio	1.14
Sharpe Ratio	0.85
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	100
Min SIP Investment	100
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.72%
Effective Maturity	6 Months 9 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 7 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,511
30 Nov 21	₹11,330
30 Nov 22	₹11,831
30 Nov 23	₹12,621
30 Nov 24	₹13,528

Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹200,132.
Net Profit of ₹20,132 Invest Now

Returns for Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 20 Dec 24

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.5%
3 Month	1.7%
6 Month	3.5%
1 Year	7.2%
3 Year	6.1%
5 Year	6.2%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	6.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	6.7%
2022	4.6%
2021	7.8%
2020	4.9%
2019	0.9%
2018	7.3%
2017	5.8%
2016	6.8%
2015	7.6%
2014	8.4%

Fund Manager information for Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Vivek Sharma	1 Oct 13	11.18 Yr.
Kinjal Desai	25 May 18	6.53 Yr.
Akshay Sharma	1 Dec 22	2 Yr.

Data below for Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund as on 30 Nov 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	68.32%
Debt	31.48%
Other	0.2%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Cash Equivalent	51.11%
Corporate	45.09%
Government	3.61%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	14.28%
AAA	85.72%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
191 DTB 12/12/2024 Sovereign Bonds \| -	4%	₹349 Cr	35,000,000
182 D Tbill Mat - 14/02/2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	4%	₹286 Cr	29,000,000
PNb Housing Finance Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹225 Cr	22,500
Can Fin Homes Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹199 Cr	2,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	3%	₹199 Cr	2,000
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	3%	₹199 Cr	2,000 ↑ 1,000
Indinfravit Trust Debentures \| -	2%	₹189 Cr	19,500
Rec Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹182 Cr	1,850
HDFC Credila Financial Services Ltd Debentures \| -	1%	₹100 Cr	10,000
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Ltd Debentures \| -	1%	₹100 Cr	10,000

Disclaimer:
All efforts have been made to ensure the information provided here is accurate. However, no guarantees are made regarding correctness of data. Please verify with scheme information document before making any investment.