Should I invest in SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH?

We don't give personal investment advice. SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ yearsprimary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growthtax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.8%. 5-year CAGR: 5.85%.

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SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH

Latest NAV

₹38.1451

As of

12 Jun 2026

4,567 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.11%	+0.10%	+0.01	3 / 8	Q2
1W	+0.51%	+0.44%	+0.07	5 / 8	Q3
2W	+0.90%	+0.86%	+0.04	7 / 8	Q4
1M	+0.84%	+0.81%	+0.03	6 / 8	Q3
3M	+1.23%	+1.10%	+0.13	5 / 8	Q3
6M	+2.11%	+0.94%	+1.17	4 / 8	Q2
YTD	+1.86%	+1.51%	+0.34	6 / 8	Q3
1Y	+4.78%	+2.85%	+1.93	4 / 8	Q2
2Y	+7.03%	+4.16%	+2.87	4 / 8	Q2
3Y	+6.88%	+3.83%	+3.05	4 / 8	Q2
4Y	+6.79%	+3.99%	+2.80	4 / 8	Q2
5Y	+5.85%	+3.36%	+2.49	4 / 8	Q2
7Y	+6.46%	+3.65%	+2.82	2 / 8	Q1
10Y	+6.71%	+3.15%	+3.56	2 / 8	Q1
Inception	+7.35%	+4.50%	+2.85	2 / 5	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	+1.86%	+1.51%	+0.34	6 / 8
2025	+7.76%	+5.00%	+2.76	3 / 8
2024	+7.69%	+3.45%	+4.24	2 / 8
2023	+6.72%	+3.45%	+3.26	3 / 8
2022	+3.53%	+2.18%	+1.35	5 / 8
2021	+2.75%	+1.54%	+1.21	2 / 8
2020	+9.77%	+6.24%	+3.53	2 / 8
2019	+9.50%	+2.91%	+6.59	1 / 8
2018	+5.87%	+1.67%	+4.21	2 / 8
2017	+5.61%	+0.90%	+4.71	1 / 8
2016	+9.83%	+4.24%	+5.59	3 / 8

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+7.42%

218 windows

min 2.3% · max 11.7%

100% positive

3-Year rolling

+7.38%

194 windows

min 4.2% · max 9.7%

100% positive

5-Year rolling

+7.50%

169 windows

min 5.7% · max 9.4%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+7.62%

145 windows

min 6.1% · max 8.7%

100% positive

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

0.96%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.19

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-0.52%

Mar 2026 → Apr 2026

% positive months

100.0%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Short Duration Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL DIVIDEND FORTNIGHTLY	SBI	₹15.8471	12 Jun 2026
Franklin India Short Term Income Plan- Retail Plan-Segregated Portfolio 3 (9.50% Yes Bank Ltd CO 23Dec21) - Monthly - IDCW	Franklin India	₹0.0000	12 Jun 2026
Axis Short Duration Fund - Retail Plan - Monthly IDCW	Axis	₹10.1077	12 Jun 2026
Birla Sun Life Short Term Oppportunities Fund-Retail Dividend Plan	Birla Sun Life	₹14.9388	12 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
12 Jun 2026	₹38.1451
11 Jun 2026	₹38.1035
10 Jun 2026	₹38.1375
9 Jun 2026	₹38.1180
8 Jun 2026	₹38.0282
5 Jun 2026	₹37.9508
4 Jun 2026	₹37.8532
3 Jun 2026	₹37.8284
2 Jun 2026	₹37.8391
1 Jun 2026	₹37.8184

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 12 Jun 2026, the NAV of SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH is ₹38.1451. It's a Short Duration Fund from SBI, run as a Retail plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH has NAV history starting from 02 Aug 2007, a track record of about 18 years 10 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH is managed by SBI. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Short Duration Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH has delivered a absolute return of 4.78% — +1.93 pp ahead of the Short Duration Fund category average of 2.85%. The fund ranks #4 of 8 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH has delivered a CAGR of 6.88% — +3.05 pp ahead of the Short Duration Fund category average of 3.83%. The fund ranks #4 of 8 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH has delivered a CAGR of 5.85% — +2.49 pp ahead of the Short Duration Fund category average of 3.36%. The fund ranks #4 of 8 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹191,432 today — a multiplier of 1.91×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 6.71%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹136,313.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹707,550 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 6.53%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,670,026 (multiplier 1.39×). XIRR: 6.43%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH ranks #4 out of 8 funds in the Short Duration Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 3.36%; this fund delivered 5.85%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH has experienced over the last 5-year window is 0.83% — its NAV fell from a high on 07 Apr 2022 to a low on 09 May 2022. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH averaged 7.50% (best 9.43%, worst 5.67%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.72 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH returned 7.76% — beating the Short Duration Fund category average of 5.00% by 2.76 pp. It ranked #3 of 8 in its category that year.

SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH is classified as a Debt fund. For units acquired on or after 1 April 2023, all gains are taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of holding period — there's no LTCG concession or indexation. For pre-April-2023 units, the old rules with indexation still apply on long-term gains.

We don't give personal investment advice. SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ years
primary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growth
tax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.8%. 5-year CAGR: 5.85%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.

SBI SHORT HORIZON DEBT FUND-SHORT TERM FUND RETAIL GROWTH

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in Short Duration Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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