In this article we will focus on three best ultra
short term debt funds which are relatively safe and have provided good returns.
One should not invest in ultra short -
term debt funds for long term as these funds «normally» yield lower in the long term.
There are mutual funds like liquid mutual funds and short -
term debt funds which can be used for days / weeks / months or a year.
If your investment horizon is less than one year and if you are looking for a debt fund then you may consider
Short term debt funds.
You may consider a combination of FD / RD + Short
term Debt fund + Arbitrage Fund + MIP Fund.
(I «m planning to move 5L of this corpus to a long -
term debt fund when my monthly money flow increases — may be in 2 year time)
Considering the above point why one should not use ultra short
term debt fund also for long terms, why its been said that use ultra short term fund for 1 - 2 years only?
Short
term debt fund category have given on average return of 8.55 % in last 3 years and there are many good funds available which have given even better returns.
And in this financial year, i am doing SIP in ultra short
term debt fund so that i can redeem it in January and invest in ELSS.
Short -
Term Debt Funds Source: Morningstar; As on 23 - Nov - 2017; Category — Aditya Birla Sun Life Treasury Optimizer — Intermediate Bond Category — Tata Short Term Bond Fund — Short Term Bond
Are you looking for better returns than SBI savings fund which is an Ultra Short Term Debt fund??
In addition to the above SIP, i am also planning to invest in
long term debt funds for about 3 - 5 years in 1.
5 — Can consider Short
term debt fund.
For 1 yr time Horizon, Ultra short
term debt fund is the most suited debt category.
The suitable debt fund category for this case would be Short
Term Debt funds.
Dear Shivam, For short - term goals, you may consider Short -
Term debt fund or Arbitrage Funds or FDs.
Best Short
Term Debt funds to invest in 2018 Short Term debt funds are suitable for investors looking to invest for 1 - 3 years.
Also, MIPs / Short -
term debt funds.
Suggest you to consider bank FDs / Short
term debt funds.
In the past, good short
term debt funds have given the 3 year returns of around 9 % -10 %.
For 1 to 2 year horizon — Your spouse may consider Short
term debt fund / Arbitrage fund.
Dear Asma, Let's not forget the fact that even Debt funds whether Liquid funds or Short
term debt funds, are subject to certain types of risks.
Dear Mohit, You may consider an Ultra short term or Short
term debt fund.
For a 2 to 4 year horizon, one can consider options like conservative MIP, Short
term Debt funds, Equity savings funds (in mutual funds) etc.,
Dear Vishnu, Yes, category wise it is a short
term debt fund, but as per the current fund portfolio it can be treated as Cr opp fund.
Dear Vishnu, Since you do have other sources of income and your risk profile for this investment is moderate, you may consider ultra short term or Short
term Debt funds, conservative MIP fund... Ex: Franklin Ultra short / Franklin Low Duration Fund / SBI MIP Floater fund..
Goal — Daughter's annual school fees, Target - yearly... I have invested in RD. Which will give better return post tax deductions in RD & short
term debt funds?
For Medium term goals, advisable to pick Short
term Debt Funds or Floating Rate Funds for time - being.
While selecting Ultra short
term debt funds, the volatility of the funds is more important to be considered than the returns as safety of the capital is the main concern while investing for short duration.
Ultra Short
Term debt funds are suitable for investors looking to invest for around 1 year.
Short
Term debt funds are suitable for investors looking to invest for 1 - 3 years.
Let us check some of the best Short
Term debt funds to invest in.
For short term — you may consider Short
term debt funds or even Arbitrage funds.
I believe in that case Balanced funds will give more returns after one year than short
term debt funds.
Dear Sreekanth Thanks for reply.You are absolutely right.So I need to invest 10 Lac (from my saving account and Reliance Equity Opportunities - Growth Fund) in MIP (for next 2 years) + Short
term debt fund (for next 2.5 years) and where to invest 40 % of my monthly income?