PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund is an Ultra Short fund run by PGIM India Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹232 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 7.0% a year and its Regular plan returned 6.3% a year.
NAV (Direct plan)
₹38.61
▲ 0.02% · 30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan)
₹36.62
▲ 0.01% · 30-10-2026
Expense ratio
0.33%Direct0.93%Regular
0.33%
A year
Riskometer
Low to Moderate
Set by the fund house
3 year return
7.0%Direct6.3%Regular
7.0%
A year
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund NAV Today
NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹38.61 (up 0.02% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹36.62 (up 0.01% that day).
This fund (Direct plan)
₹38.609
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund Returns vs Ultra Short Funds
Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.
Trailing returns
Period
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
This fund (Direct)
+0.36%
+1.46%
+3.20%
+6.13%
+7.00%
+6.51%
+7.19%
This fund (Regular)
+0.32%
+1.31%
+2.88%
+5.49%
+6.32%
+5.85%
+6.71%
Ultra Short average
+0.30%
+1.34%
+3.06%
+6.00%
+6.82%
+6.27%
+6.43%
Best in Ultra Short
+0.39%
+1.59%
+3.46%
+6.84%
+7.44%
+6.82%
+7.19%
Worst in Ultra Short
−0.11%
0.00%
+0.02%
0.00%
0.00%
+0.41%
+4.08%
Rank in Ultra Short
4/26
8/25
11/25
22/25
17/23
13/22
1/11
Category rows compare the Direct plans of 26 Ultra Short funds. Rank 1 is the highest return. This fund's benchmark is CRISIL Ultra Short Duration Debt A-I Index. Returns of that index are not available to us, so the category average is the comparison.
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund Year-wise Returns
Return of each calendar year
Year
Direct
Regular
2026to date
+5.14%
+4.62%
2025
+7.03%
+6.35%
2024
+7.58%
+6.87%
2023
+7.21%
+6.52%
2022
+4.92%
+4.29%
2021
+3.74%
+3.26%
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund Rolling Returns
The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today
Rolling returns
Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 1,853 periods, one for each trading day from 08-03-2019 to 30-10-2026.
−5%0%5%10%15%20%
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)
Category average, 26 Ultra Short funds
Oct 2016 to Oct 2019Feb 2018 to Feb 2021May 2019 to May 2022Sept 2020 to Sept 2023Dec 2021 to Dec 2024Mar 2023 to Mar 2026
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)Category average, 26 Ultra Short funds
1%
0%
Below 0%
11%
17%
0-5%
88%
83%
5-10%
0%
0%
10-15%
1%
0%
15-20%
0%
0%
20-25%
0%
0%
Above 25%
Every holding period at a glance
Period
Periods
Median
Lowest
Highest
With a loss
Category median
Beat category
1 year
2,337
7.2%
−20.5%
54.1%
0%
6.9%
81%
2 years
2,095
7.3%
−7.7%
26.7%
0%
6.8%
94%
3 years
1,853
7.2%
−2.9%
18.6%
1%
6.4%
99%
5 years
1,365
7.2%
5.9%
13.9%
0%
5.8%
100%
7 years
880
7.3%
6.1%
11.9%
0%
6.1%
100%
10 years
156
7.3%
7.2%
7.3%
0%
6.4%
100%
Every SIP holding period at a glance
Period
Periods
Median
Lowest
Highest
With a loss
Category median
Beat category
1 year
116
7.2%
3.6%
18.4%
0%
6.8%
82%
2 years
104
7.2%
3.8%
13.6%
0%
6.6%
93%
3 years
92
7.0%
4.4%
11.6%
0%
6.6%
100%
5 years
68
6.6%
6.0%
8.5%
0%
5.9%
100%
7 years
44
6.7%
6.4%
6.8%
0%
6.0%
100%
Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat category" counts the periods in which the fund did better than the average of the 26 Ultra Short funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund Risk
How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through
Risk and return
Measure
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+6.13%
+6.00%
Standard deviation
0.40%
0.44%
Sharpe ratio
2.22
1.73
Sortino ratio
3.78
2.73
Maximum drawdown
−0.06%
(08-07-2026)
−0.09%
(08-07-2026)
From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.
Measure
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+7.00%
+6.81%
Standard deviation
0.36%
0.36%
Sharpe ratio
2.73
2.17
Sortino ratio
5.41
3.92
Maximum drawdown
−0.06%
(08-07-2026)
−0.09%
(08-07-2026)
From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.
Measure
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+6.51%
+6.28%
Standard deviation
0.34%
0.34%
Sharpe ratio
2.05
1.40
Sortino ratio
3.72
2.37
Maximum drawdown
−0.21%
(06-05-2022)
−0.22%
(06-05-2022)
From daily NAVs, 29-10-2021 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.
Measure
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+7.19%
+6.32%
Standard deviation
16.96%
0.50%
Sharpe ratio
0.11
1.84
Sortino ratio
0.19
2.99
Maximum drawdown
−30.3%
(13-09-2019)
−0.77%
(24-03-2020)
From daily NAVs, 28-10-2016 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.
Measure
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+7.30%
+6.50%
Standard deviation
16.44%
0.50%
Sharpe ratio
0.11
2.07
Sortino ratio
0.20
3.44
Maximum drawdown
−30.3%
(13-09-2019)
−0.77%
(24-03-2020)
From daily NAVs, 08-03-2016 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.
Drawdowns
How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.
−40%−30%−20%−10%0%
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)
Category average, 26 Ultra Short funds
20172019202120232025
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)Category average, 26 Ultra Short funds
Worst fall
High before it
Bottom
Back at the high
Time to climb back
Below its high today
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)
−30.3%
12-09-2019
13-09-2019
27-09-2019
14 days
0.0%
Category average
−0.77%
11-03-2020
24-03-2020
27-03-2020
3 days
0.0%
From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 08-03-2016, adjusted for unit splits, and the average of the 26 Ultra Short funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund vs Other Ultra Short Funds
The five Ultra Short funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.
AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund Expense Ratio and Costs
What each plan charges a year, in force from 18-09-2026
Plan
Base expense ratio
Brokerage
Transaction costs
Levies and GST
Total expense ratio
Ultra Short median
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct
0.28%
0.00%
0.00%
0.05%
0.33%
0.30%
17/26
Regular
0.79%
0.00%
0.00%
0.14%
0.93%
0.81%
18/26
The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Ultra Short funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.
Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost
Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.
Over the last
Regular
Direct
Direct earned more by
₹1 lakh became (Regular)
₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year
5.49%
6.13%
0.64%
₹1,05,490
₹1,06,130
3 years
6.32%
7.00%
0.68% a year
₹1,20,184
₹1,22,504
5 years
5.85%
6.51%
0.66% a year
₹1,32,878
₹1,37,073
10 years
6.71%
7.19%
0.48% a year
₹1,91,448
₹2,00,236
Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund SIP Calculator
What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history
Growth of an investment
Step up each year
PeriodFor
₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 08-03-2016 to 30-10-2026: 128 instalments, ₹12,80,000 in all.
Investment
Invested
Value now
Gain
Return a year
Direct planPGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)
₹12,80,000
₹18,68,486
₹5,88,486
6.9%
Regular planPGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Regular)
₹12,80,000
₹18,10,942
₹5,30,942
6.3%
Category averageCategory average, 26 Ultra Short funds
₹12,80,000
₹18,02,399
₹5,22,399
6.2%
₹0₹5.0 L₹10.0 L₹15.0 L₹20.0 L
Direct planPGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)
Regular planPGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Regular)
Category averageCategory average, 26 Ultra Short funds
Amount invested
20172019202120232025
Direct planPGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Direct)Regular planPGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund (Regular)Category averageCategory average, 26 Ultra Short fundsAmount invested
From each plan's published NAV (Growth option) and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund Asset Allocation
Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026
What the fund holds
95.6%Debt
Asset
Fund
Category
Debt
95.6%
96.7%
Cash and others
4.4%
3.8%
Credit rating
Bonds and money market papers by credit rating, % of the fund. Category: the average of 26 Ultra Short funds.
Rating
Fund
Category
Sovereign
10.9%
7.3%
AAA and A1+
73.9%
77.2%
AA
10.8%
12.2%
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund Portfolio Holdings
As on 30-09-2026 · 25 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio
Holdings
Rating
Weight%
Punjab National Bank · Certificate of deposit
CRISIL A1+
8.81%
91 DAYS TBILL RED 17-12-2026 · Treasury bill
SOVEREIGN
8.54%
7.95% Sikka Ports and Terminals Ltd. · Bond
CRISIL AAA
6.48%
HDB Financial Services Ltd. · Commercial paper
CRISIL A1+
6.44%
Axis Bank Ltd.
CRISIL A1+
6.42%
Export Import Bank of India · Certificate of deposit
CRISIL A1+
6.30%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
CRISIL A1+
5.88%
8.97% Muthoot Finance Ltd. · Bond
CRISIL AA+
4.33%
7.71% REC Ltd. · Bond
CRISIL AAA
4.32%
Canara Bank · Certificate of deposit
CRISIL A1+
4.23%
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development · Certificate of deposit
CRISIL A1+
4.22%
Small Industries Development Bank of India · Certificate of deposit
CRISIL A1+
4.21%
HDFC Bank Ltd. · Certificate of deposit
CARE A1+
4.20%
Infina Finance Pvt Ltd. · Commercial paper
CRISIL A1+
3.85%
8.15% Tata Steel Ltd. · Bond
CARE AA+
2.16%
8.5% Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. · Bond
ICRA AA+
2.16%
7.49% GIC Housing Finance Ltd. · Bond
CRISIL AA+
2.15%
JM Financial Services Ltd. · Commercial paper
CRISIL A1+
2.15%
364 DAYS TBILL RED 10-12-2026 · Treasury bill
SOVEREIGN
2.14%
Bank of Baroda · Certificate of deposit
ICRA A1+
2.10%
HDFC Bank Ltd. · Certificate of deposit
CARE A1+
1.70%
7.7% National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development · Bond
ICRA AAA
1.30%
6.9% LIC Housing Finance Ltd. · Bond
CRISIL AAA
1.28%
SBI CDMDF--A2
0.62%
364 DAYS TBILL RED 22-07-2027 · Treasury bill
SOVEREIGN
0.19%
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund Portfolio Overlap
Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category
Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund Overview
Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026
Expense ratio (Direct)
0.33%
Expense ratio (Regular)
0.93%
Category
Ultra Short
Risk
Low to Moderate
Launch date
24-10-2003
Minimum investment
₹5,000
Minimum additional investment
₹1,000
AUM
₹231.55 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in
None
Scheme code (Direct)
138358
ISIN (Direct)
INF223J01QO7
Scheme code (Regular)
138343
ISIN (Regular)
INF223J01FK8
NAV history
From 08-03-2016, 10.6 years
Benchmark
CRISIL Ultra Short Duration Debt A-I Index
Exit load
NIL
Tax on PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund returns
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund is taxed as a debt fund: 65% or more of it is in bonds and money market papers.
For units bought on or after 01-04-2023, the gain is added to your income and taxed at your slab rate, however long you hold the units.
IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.
Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.
All plans and options
Plan
Option
NAV
As on
direct
Growth
₹38.609
30-10-2026
direct
IDCW
₹10.0241
30-10-2026
direct
IDCW
₹12.2781
30-10-2026
direct
IDCW
₹10.2785
30-10-2026
regular
Growth
₹36.6206
30-10-2026
regular
IDCW
₹10.0203
30-10-2026
regular
IDCW
₹15.8156
30-10-2026
regular
IDCW
₹10.0895
30-10-2026
About PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund is a mutual fund from PGIM India Mutual Fund. Its category is Ultra Short. It was launched on 24-10-2003. Its benchmark is CRISIL Ultra Short Duration Debt A-I Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 25 securities.
Fund Manager
Puneet Pal
Fund manager of PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund, since 16-07-2022
and Mr. Mr. Akhil Dhar
Fund manager of PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund, since 25-02-2026
Frequently Asked Questions for PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund
What is the current NAV of PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund?
The Direct plan NAV is ₹38.609. The Regular plan NAV is ₹36.6206, as on 30-10-2026.
What are the returns of PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund?
The Direct plan returned +6.13% in 1 year, +7.00% a year over 3 years, +6.51% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned +5.49% in 1 year, +6.32% a year over 3 years, +5.85% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.
What is the expense ratio of PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund?
The Direct plan charges 0.33% a year. The Regular plan charges 0.93% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 18-09-2026.
What is the AUM of PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund?
PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund managed ₹231.55 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.
What are the top holdings of PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund?
At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were Punjab National Bank (8.81%), 91 DAYS TBILL RED 17-12-2026 (8.54%), 7.95% Sikka Ports and Terminals Ltd. (6.48%), HDB Financial Services Ltd. (6.44%), Axis Bank Ltd. (6.42%). The fund held 25 securities in all.
How do I invest in PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund?
Through PGIM India Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹5,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.
Who is the fund manager of PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund?
Puneet Pal (since 16-07-2022), and Mr. Mr. Akhil Dhar (since 25-02-2026).
What is the exit load of PGIM India Ultra Short Term Fund?
NIL
Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.
This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.
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