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4 Best Debt Funds by Axis Mutual Fund 2024

Updated on December 18, 2024 , 9481 views

Debt fund are known for its attractive returns. These are a type of Mutual Funds that invest in fixed Income securities like Government securities, Treasury bills, Corporate Bonds, etc.

There are various types of debt funds like Liquid Funds, ultra short term funds, short term funds, long term income funds offered by Axis Mutual Fund. These funds invest in different securities with different maturity, thus debt funds are a great option to plan your short to mid Financial goals.

Investors keen to invest in this scheme can choose from the listed top 4 Best Debt Funds by Axis Mutual Fund. These funds have been shortlisted by undertaking certain parameters like AUM, NAV, past performances, average maturity, duration, etc.

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Axis schemes are well-regulated, as SEBI regulates and monitors all investment activities to ensure and safeguard investors’ safety.
The fund managers at Axis Mutual Fund have a rich experience in making investment decisions. Their experience will help you grow your Capital over a long term.
Debt funds like a liquid fund offered by Axis is highly liquid in nature also it is a low-risk investment option for risk-averse investors. Investors who want to earn regular income over a short-term can invest in this scheme.

Best Axis Debt Mutual Funds

Fund	NAV	Net Assets (Cr)	3 MO (%)	6 MO (%)	1 YR (%)	3 YR (%)	2023 (%)	Debt Yield (YTM)	Mod. Duration	Eff. Maturity
Axis Credit Risk Fund Growth	₹20.4164 ↓ -0.02	₹416	1.7	4	8	6.3	7	8.3%	2Y 6M	3Y 6M 25D
Axis Strategic Bond Fund Growth	₹26.6614 ↓ 0.00	₹1,979	1.7	4.2	8.6	6.5	7.3	7.82%	3Y 9M 22D	5Y 3M 4D
Axis Liquid Fund Growth	₹2,802.14 ↑ 0.51	₹34,674	1.7	3.5	7.4	6.4	7.1	7.06%	1M 10D	1M 11D
Axis Dynamic Bond Fund Growth	₹28.2106 ↓ -0.03	₹1,496	1	4	8.5	5.5	6.6	7.09%	8Y 6M 18D	19Y 7M 24D
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 20 Dec 24

1. Axis Credit Risk Fund

(Erstwhile Axis Fixed Income Opportunities Fund)

To generate stable returns by investing in debt & money market instruments across the yield curve & credit spectrum. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns

Axis Credit Risk Fund is a Debt - Credit Risk fund was launched on 15 Jul 14. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.1% since its launch. Ranked 4 in Credit Risk category. Return for 2023 was 7% , 2022 was 4% and 2021 was 6% .

Below is the key information for Axis Credit Risk Fund

Axis Credit Risk Fund Growth
Launch Date	15 Jul 14
NAV (20 Dec 24)	₹20.4164 ↓ -0.02 (-0.10 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹416 on 15 Dec 24
Category	Debt - Credit Risk
AMC	Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	1.58
Sharpe Ratio	3.02
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)
Yield to Maturity	8.3%
Effective Maturity	3 Years 6 Months 25 Days
Modified Duration	2 Years 6 Months
Sub Cat.	Credit Risk

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,808
30 Nov 21	₹11,483
30 Nov 22	₹11,917
30 Nov 23	₹12,731
30 Nov 24	₹13,781

Axis Credit Risk 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 Axis Credit Risk 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	4%
1 Year	8%
3 Year	6.3%
5 Year	6.6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	7%
2022	4%
2021	6%
2020	8.2%
2019	4.4%
2018	5.9%
2017	6.4%
2016	9.8%
2015	8.7%
2014

Fund Manager information for Axis Credit Risk Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Devang Shah	15 Jul 14	10.39 Yr.
Akhil Thakker	9 Nov 21	3.06 Yr.

Data below for Axis Credit Risk Fund as on 15 Dec 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	14.35%
Equity	0.38%
Debt	84.89%
Other	0.38%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	70.34%
Cash Equivalent	14.35%
Government	12.97%
Securitized	1.58%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
A	15.09%
AA	59.61%
AAA	25.3%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.1% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	7%	₹31 Cr	3,100,000 ↓ -2,000,000
7.18% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹22 Cr	2,200,000
Godrej Industries Limited Debentures \| -	5%	₹20 Cr	2,000
Kohima Mariani Transmission Limited Debentures \| -	5%	₹20 Cr	2,000
Tata Projects Limited Debentures \| -	5%	₹19 Cr	1,900
Birla Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹16 Cr	230
Nirma Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500
Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd. 8.65% Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500
Infopark Properties Ltd. Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500
Aditya Birla Renewables Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500

2. Axis Strategic Bond Fund

(Erstwhile Axis Income Fund)

To generate optimal returns in the medium term while maintaining liquidity of the portfolio by investing in debt and money market instruments.

Axis Strategic Bond Fund is a Debt - Medium term Bond fund was launched on 28 Mar 12. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 8% since its launch. Ranked 7 in Medium term Bond category. Return for 2023 was 7.3% , 2022 was 3.8% and 2021 was 5.2% .

Below is the key information for Axis Strategic Bond Fund

Axis Strategic Bond Fund Growth
Launch Date	28 Mar 12
NAV (20 Dec 24)	₹26.6614 ↓ 0.00 (-0.01 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,979 on 30 Nov 24
Category	Debt - Medium term Bond
AMC	Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	1.06
Sharpe Ratio	2.35
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)
Yield to Maturity	7.82%
Effective Maturity	5 Years 3 Months 4 Days
Modified Duration	3 Years 9 Months 22 Days
Sub Cat.	Medium term Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹11,019
30 Nov 21	₹11,642
30 Nov 22	₹12,057
30 Nov 23	₹12,870
30 Nov 24	₹14,033

Axis Strategic Bond Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹203,125.
Net Profit of ₹23,125 Invest Now

Returns for Axis Strategic Bond 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	1.7%
6 Month	4.2%
1 Year	8.6%
3 Year	6.5%
5 Year	7.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	7.3%
2022	3.8%
2021	5.2%
2020	10.5%
2019	7.1%
2018	6.7%
2017	7.5%
2016	11.6%
2015	6.8%
2014	15%

Fund Manager information for Axis Strategic Bond Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Devang Shah	5 Nov 12	12.08 Yr.
Sachin Jain	1 Feb 23	1.83 Yr.
Akhil Thakker	1 Feb 23	1.83 Yr.

Data below for Axis Strategic Bond Fund as on 30 Nov 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	10.56%
Debt	89.18%
Other	0.26%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	51.43%
Government	37.75%
Cash Equivalent	10.56%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
A	11.16%
AA	39.45%
AAA	49.39%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.1% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	6%	₹113 Cr	11,100,000 ↓ -1,000,000
India (Republic of) 6.92% Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹100 Cr	10,000,000 ↑ 10,000,000
7.18% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹99 Cr	9,700,000
7.23% Govt Stock 2039 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹88 Cr	8,598,700 ↓ -2,401,300
6.79% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹87 Cr	8,731,900 ↓ -5,000,000
Nirma Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹61 Cr	6,000
7.18% Govt Stock 2037 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹57 Cr	5,600,000
Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd. 8.65% Debentures \| -	3%	₹55 Cr	5,500
DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd. 8.4% Debentures \| -	3%	₹55 Cr	5,500
Rajasthan (Government of ) 7.52% - \| -	3%	₹52 Cr	5,000,000

3. Axis Liquid Fund

To provide a high level of liquidity with reasonable returns commensurating with low risk through a portfolio of money market and debt securities. However there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Axis Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 9 Oct 09. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7% since its launch. Ranked 21 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2023 was 7.1% , 2022 was 4.9% and 2021 was 3.3% .

Below is the key information for Axis Liquid Fund

Axis Liquid Fund Growth
Launch Date	9 Oct 09
NAV (20 Dec 24)	₹2,802.14 ↑ 0.51 (0.02 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹34,674 on 30 Nov 24
Category	Debt - Liquid Fund
AMC	Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Low
Expense Ratio	0.23
Sharpe Ratio	4.19
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.06%
Effective Maturity	1 Month 11 Days
Modified Duration	1 Month 10 Days
Sub Cat.	Liquid Fund

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,448
30 Nov 21	₹10,785
30 Nov 22	₹11,280
30 Nov 23	₹12,070
30 Nov 24	₹12,964

Axis Liquid 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 Axis Liquid 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	7.4%
3 Year	6.4%
5 Year	5.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	7.1%
2022	4.9%
2021	3.3%
2020	4.3%
2019	6.6%
2018	7.5%
2017	6.7%
2016	7.6%
2015	8.4%
2014	9.1%

Fund Manager information for Axis Liquid Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Devang Shah	5 Nov 12	12.08 Yr.
Aditya Pagaria	13 Aug 16	8.31 Yr.
Sachin Jain	3 Jul 23	1.42 Yr.

Data below for Axis Liquid Fund as on 30 Nov 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	99.77%
Other	0.23%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Cash Equivalent	98.33%
Government	1.45%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	6%	₹2,053 Cr
Punjab National Bank (04/02/2025) Net Current Assets \| -	3%	₹1,181 Cr	24,000 ↑ 24,000
91 DTB 21112024 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹1,099 Cr	110,000,000 ↓ -7,500,000
Hdfc Bank Limited (12/12/2024) Net Current Assets \| -	3%	₹995 Cr	20,000
State Bank Of India (27/12/2024) Net Current Assets \| -	3%	₹992 Cr	20,000
Export Import Bank Of India (03/12/2024) ** Net Current Assets \| -	3%	₹972 Cr	19,500
182 DTB 30012025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹928 Cr	94,004,100
State Bank Of India (12/12/2024) Net Current Assets \| -	2%	₹697 Cr	14,000
182 DTB 26122024 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹596 Cr	60,000,000
Small Industries Dev Bank Of India (16/01/2025) Net Current Assets \| -	2%	₹593 Cr	12,000 ↑ 4,500

4. Axis Dynamic Bond Fund

To generate optimal returns while maintaining liquidity through active management of a portfolio of debt and money market instruments.

Axis Dynamic Bond Fund is a Debt - Dynamic Bond fund was launched on 27 Apr 11. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.9% since its launch. Ranked 22 in Dynamic Bond category. Return for 2023 was 6.6% , 2022 was 2.1% and 2021 was 3.9% .

Below is the key information for Axis Dynamic Bond Fund

Axis Dynamic Bond Fund Growth
Launch Date	27 Apr 11
NAV (20 Dec 24)	₹28.2106 ↓ -0.03 (-0.09 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,496 on 30 Nov 24
Category	Debt - Dynamic Bond
AMC	Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	0.57
Sharpe Ratio	1.18
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.09%
Effective Maturity	19 Years 7 Months 24 Days
Modified Duration	8 Years 6 Months 18 Days
Sub Cat.	Dynamic Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹11,239
30 Nov 21	₹11,702
30 Nov 22	₹11,909
30 Nov 23	₹12,632
30 Nov 24	₹13,756

Axis Dynamic Bond 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 Axis Dynamic Bond 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	1%
6 Month	4%
1 Year	8.5%
3 Year	5.5%
5 Year	6.7%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.9%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	6.6%
2022	2.1%
2021	3.9%
2020	12.3%
2019	11%
2018	6.2%
2017	3.4%
2016	13.4%
2015	6.7%
2014	14.1%

Fund Manager information for Axis Dynamic Bond Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Devang Shah	5 Nov 12	12.08 Yr.
Hardik Shah	5 Apr 24	0.66 Yr.

Data below for Axis Dynamic Bond Fund as on 30 Nov 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	5.76%
Debt	93.96%
Other	0.28%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Government	82.64%
Corporate	11.32%
Cash Equivalent	5.76%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	1.56%
AAA	98.44%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.18% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	22%	₹346 Cr	34,000,000
7.34% Govt Stock 2064 Sovereign Bonds \| -	16%	₹249 Cr	24,000,000 ↓ -10,000,000
7.25% Govt Stock 2063 Sovereign Bonds \| -	13%	₹201 Cr	19,500,000
7.1% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	7%	₹117 Cr	11,500,000 ↑ 11,500,000
7.09% Govt Stock 2054 Sovereign Bonds \| -	7%	₹106 Cr	10,500,000
7.3% Govt Stock 2053 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹83 Cr	8,000,000
State Bank Of India Debentures \| -	3%	₹55 Cr	570
7.26% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹51 Cr	5,000,000
Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹45 Cr	5,000
HDFC Bank Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹30 Cr	30

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