PGIM India Mutual FundDebt Scheme - Money Market Fund6.6 years
The Scheme seeks to deliver reasonable market related returns through investments in Money Market instruments.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Peak-to-trough drawdown has stayed shallower than 15%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer UTI - Money Market Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
6.6 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.17% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -0.8%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
32% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Watch
Akhil Dhar · 0.7 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 80.0% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
11 Mar 2020 – 27 Mar 2020
Trough 24 Mar 2020 · recovered in 3 days
-0.8%
6 Jul 2026 – 17 Jul 2026
Trough 8 Jul 2026 · recovered in 9 days
-0.1%
2 May 2022 – 17 May 2022
Trough 6 May 2022 · recovered in 11 days
-0.1%
11 May 2026 – 29 May 2026
Trough 21 May 2026 · recovered in 8 days
-0.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
17
Vs category
49
Consistency
33
Risk-adjusted
50
Drawdown
98
Mean
49
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 16 holdings · top 10 are 80.0%.
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED CD 05MAR27
Financial
8.7%
91 DTB (17-DEC-2026)
Financial
8.0%
CANARA BANK CD 22JAN27
Financial
8.0%
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT CD 28JAN27
Financial
7.9%
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK CD 05FEB27
Financial
7.9%
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
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Nippon India Mutual Fund
Caveat: Deeper drawdown · Higher TER
Bandhan Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher volatility · Deeper drawdown
Edelweiss Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher volatility · Deeper drawdown
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
Caveat: Higher volatility · Deeper drawdown
PGIM India Mutual FundDebt Scheme - Money Market Fund6.6 years
The Scheme seeks to deliver reasonable market related returns through investments in Money Market instruments.
Buying brief
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · Peak-to-trough drawdown has stayed shallower than 15%.
Prefer peers if · Prefer UTI - Money Market Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Pass
6.6 years of path to read.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.17% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -0.8%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Fail
32% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Watch
Akhil Dhar · 0.7 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Watch
Top 10 holdings ≈ 80.0% of the portfolio.
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
29 Oct 2026 · +6.2% over 1Y
1,483.7822
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
Drawdown
29 Oct 2026
0.0%
11 Mar 2020 – 27 Mar 2020
Trough 24 Mar 2020 · recovered in 3 days
-0.8%
6 Jul 2026 – 17 Jul 2026
Trough 8 Jul 2026 · recovered in 9 days
-0.1%
2 May 2022 – 17 May 2022
Trough 6 May 2022 · recovered in 11 days
-0.1%
11 May 2026 – 29 May 2026
Trough 21 May 2026 · recovered in 8 days
-0.1%
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
17
Vs category
49
Consistency
33
Risk-adjusted
50
Drawdown
98
Mean
49
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
Supporting reads
30 Sept 2026 · 16 holdings · top 10 are 80.0%.
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LIMITED CD 05MAR27
Financial
8.7%
91 DTB (17-DEC-2026)
Financial
8.0%
CANARA BANK CD 22JAN27
Financial
8.0%
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT CD 28JAN27
Financial
7.9%
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK CD 05FEB27
Financial
7.9%