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4 Best Debt Funds by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund 2024

Updated on December 23, 2024 , 19926 views

Investors who want to preserve their money, Debt Funds by Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund is the best for you. These funds also provide high liquidity along with tax-efficient returns. Debt funds invest in a mix of debt investments such as government securities (G-Secs), treasury bills, money market instruments, etc. These funds invest in debt securities of different maturities with each security having a fixed maturity date and interest rate. Thus, debt funds a lower risk investment compared to Equity Funds.

Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund generally invests in instruments like Bonds of reputed Indian companies and securities issued by the Government of India, which is considered relatively safe.

Thus investors who want to earn a regular Income can ideally invest in these listed top 4 Best Debt Funds by Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. These funds have been shortlisted by undertaking certain parameters like AUM, NAV, past returns, the credit quality of the Portfolio, average maturity, etc.

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Why Invest in ABSL Debt Funds?

Investors who are planning to achieve short-term Financial goals, then debt funds can be a good option. Recommended Debt fund instruments for this plan are short-term, ultra-short term debt funds or Liquid Funds. In a short term investment, you need to ensure safety and liquidity which are well offered by debt funds.
Since, debt funds largely invest in government securities, corporate debt and other securities like treasury bills, etc., they are not affected by equity Market Volatility.
Investors can earn better returns than Bank Savings Account in Liquid Funds. These funds are highly recommendable if you want to earn decent returns in a short term.
Debt funds are considered to be an ideal investment for generating regular income. For example, choosing dividend payout can be an option for regular income.

Best Aditya Birla Sun Life Debt Mutual Funds

Fund	NAV	Net Assets (Cr)	3 MO (%)	6 MO (%)	1 YR (%)	3 YR (%)	2023 (%)	Debt Yield (YTM)	Mod. Duration	Eff. Maturity
Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund Growth	₹107.877 ↓ -0.02	₹23,775	1.6	4.2	8.6	6.6	7.3	7.46%	3Y 10M 2D	5Y 7M 20D
Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund Growth	₹526.333 ↑ 0.00	₹15,890	1.9	3.8	7.8	6.6	7.2	7.61%	5M 8D	7M 17D
Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund Growth	₹355.21 ↑ 0.03	₹24,928	1.8	3.7	7.8	6.6	7.4	7.37%	4M 10D	4M 10D
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan Growth	₹37.1067 ↓ -0.02	₹1,999	3.1	5.8	10.4	13.7	6.9	7.65%	3Y 7M 28D	4Y 10M 24D
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 24 Dec 24

1. Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund

(Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund)

An Open-ended income scheme with the objective to generate income and capital appreciation by investing 100% of the corpus in a diversified portfolio of debt and money market securities.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund is a Debt - Corporate Bond fund was launched on 3 Mar 97. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 8.9% since its launch. Ranked 1 in Corporate Bond category. Return for 2023 was 7.3% , 2022 was 4.1% and 2021 was 4% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund Growth
Launch Date	3 Mar 97
NAV (24 Dec 24)	₹107.877 ↓ -0.02 (-0.02 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹23,775 on 15 Dec 24
Category	Debt - Corporate Bond
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.5
Sharpe Ratio	2.29
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	100
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.46%
Effective Maturity	5 Years 7 Months 20 Days
Modified Duration	3 Years 10 Months 2 Days
Sub Cat.	Corporate Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹11,176
30 Nov 21	₹11,659
30 Nov 22	₹12,094
30 Nov 23	₹12,931
30 Nov 24	₹14,073

Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate 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 Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate 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 24 Dec 24

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.7%
3 Month	1.6%
6 Month	4.2%
1 Year	8.6%
3 Year	6.6%
5 Year	7.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	8.9%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	7.3%
2022	4.1%
2021	4%
2020	11.9%
2019	9.6%
2018	7%
2017	6.5%
2016	10.2%
2015	8.9%
2014	10.9%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Kaustubh Gupta	12 Apr 21	3.64 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund as on 15 Dec 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.72%
Debt	96.05%
Other	0.23%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	57.12%
Government	38.42%
Cash Equivalent	3.72%
Securitized	0.52%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.18% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	11%	₹2,657 Cr	261,000,000
7.18% Govt Stock 2037 Sovereign Bonds \| -	6%	₹1,469 Cr	143,824,100 ↑ 9,500,000
7.1% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	4%	₹947 Cr	93,161,700 ↑ 6,500,000
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	3%	₹695 Cr	69,550
7.53% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹655 Cr	64,637,700
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	3%	₹599 Cr	6,000
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹557 Cr	55,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹488 Cr	48,500
Bajaj Finance Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹453 Cr	45,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹399 Cr	4,000

2. Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

The primary objective of the schemes is to generate regular income through investments in debt and money market instruments. Income maybe generated through the receipt of coupon payments or the purchase and sale of securities in the underlying portfolio. The schemes will under normal market conditions, invest its net assets in fixed income securities, money market instruments, cash and cash equivalents.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 16 Apr 03. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.4% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2023 was 7.2% , 2022 was 4.8% and 2021 was 3.9% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	16 Apr 03
NAV (24 Dec 24)	₹526.333 ↑ 0.00 (0.00 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹15,890 on 15 Dec 24
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.54
Sharpe Ratio	3.32
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.61%
Effective Maturity	7 Months 17 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 8 Days
Sub Cat.	Ultrashort Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,719
30 Nov 21	₹11,139
30 Nov 22	₹11,639
30 Nov 23	₹12,472
30 Nov 24	₹13,436

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings 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 Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 24 Dec 24

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.6%
3 Month	1.9%
6 Month	3.8%
1 Year	7.8%
3 Year	6.6%
5 Year	6.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.4%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	7.2%
2022	4.8%
2021	3.9%
2020	7%
2019	8.5%
2018	7.6%
2017	7.2%
2016	9.2%
2015	8.9%
2014	9.7%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Sunaina Cunha	20 Jun 14	10.46 Yr.
Kaustubh Gupta	15 Jul 11	13.39 Yr.
Monika Gandhi	22 Mar 21	3.7 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund as on 15 Dec 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	44.4%
Debt	55.34%
Other	0.25%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	53.84%
Cash Equivalent	39.09%
Government	6.82%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	35.54%
AAA	64.46%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
National Housing Bank 7.83% Debentures \| -	5%	₹821 Cr	82,000
Aditya BSL Liquid Dir Gr Investment Fund \| -	5%	₹751 Cr	18,413,893 ↑ 18,413,893
Shriram Finance Company Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹602 Cr	60,000
Nirma Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹487 Cr	48,500 ↓ -1,500
National Housing Bank Debentures \| -	3%	₹400 Cr	40,000
Tata Realty And Infrastructure Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹360 Cr	36,000
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹326 Cr	32,500
Bharti Telecom Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹325 Cr	3,250
7.3% Govt Stock 2028 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹317 Cr	31,500,000
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. 8% Debentures \| -	2%	₹301 Cr	30,000

3. Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund

(Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Rate Fund - Short Term)

The primary objective of the schemes is to generate regular income through investment in a portfolio comprising substantially of floating rate debt / money market instruments. The schemes may invest a portion of its net assets in fixed rate debt securities and money market instruments.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund is a Debt - Money Market fund was launched on 13 Oct 05. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 6.8% since its launch. Ranked 7 in Money Market category. Return for 2023 was 7.4% , 2022 was 4.8% and 2021 was 3.8% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund Growth
Launch Date	13 Oct 05
NAV (24 Dec 24)	₹355.21 ↑ 0.03 (0.01 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹24,928 on 15 Dec 24
Category	Debt - Money Market
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Low
Expense Ratio	0.34
Sharpe Ratio	3.43
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.37%
Effective Maturity	4 Months 10 Days
Modified Duration	4 Months 10 Days
Sub Cat.	Money Market

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,679
30 Nov 21	₹11,087
30 Nov 22	₹11,593
30 Nov 23	₹12,455
30 Nov 24	₹13,418

Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager 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 Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 24 Dec 24

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.6%
3 Month	1.8%
6 Month	3.7%
1 Year	7.8%
3 Year	6.6%
5 Year	6.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	6.8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	7.4%
2022	4.8%
2021	3.8%
2020	6.6%
2019	8%
2018	7.9%
2017	6.8%
2016	7.7%
2015	8.4%
2014	9.2%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Kaustubh Gupta	15 Jul 11	13.39 Yr.
Anuj Jain	22 Mar 21	3.7 Yr.
Mohit Sharma	1 Apr 17	7.67 Yr.
Dhaval Joshi	21 Nov 22	2.03 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund as on 15 Dec 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	93.64%
Debt	6.12%
Other	0.24%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Cash Equivalent	67.3%
Corporate	27.97%
Government	4.49%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
182 DTB 13032025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹637 Cr	65,000,000
364 DTB 13022025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹492 Cr	50,000,000
05.80 MH Sdl 2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹469 Cr	47,000,000
07.38% MP Sdl 2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹466 Cr	46,500,000
364 DTB 26122024 Sovereign Bonds \| -	1%	₹248 Cr	25,000,000
07.26 KA Sgs 2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	1%	₹205 Cr	20,500,000
364 DTB 12122024 Sovereign Bonds \| -	1%	₹194 Cr	19,500,000
364 DTB 02052024 Sovereign Bonds \| -	1%	₹179 Cr	18,070,920
08.08 HR Sdl 2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	0%	₹115 Cr	11,500,000
08.05 GJ Sdl 2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	0%	₹105 Cr	10,500,000

4. Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan

The primary investment objective of the Scheme is to generate regular income through investments in debt & money market instruments in order to make regular dividend payments to unit holders & secondary objective is growth of capital.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan is a Debt - Medium term Bond fund was launched on 25 Mar 09. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 8.7% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Medium term Bond category. Return for 2023 was 6.9% , 2022 was 24.8% and 2021 was 7.1% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan

Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan Growth
Launch Date	25 Mar 09
NAV (24 Dec 24)	₹37.1067 ↓ -0.02 (-0.05 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,999 on 15 Dec 24
Category	Debt - Medium term Bond
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	1.55
Sharpe Ratio	2.32
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL)
Yield to Maturity	7.65%
Effective Maturity	4 Years 10 Months 24 Days
Modified Duration	3 Years 7 Months 28 Days
Sub Cat.	Medium term Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Nov 19	₹10,000
30 Nov 20	₹10,785
30 Nov 21	₹11,595
30 Nov 22	₹14,432
30 Nov 23	₹15,369
30 Nov 24	₹17,033

Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹215,396.
Net Profit of ₹35,396 Invest Now

Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 24 Dec 24

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.7%
3 Month	3.1%
6 Month	5.8%
1 Year	10.4%
3 Year	13.7%
5 Year	11.3%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	8.7%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2023	6.9%
2022	24.8%
2021	7.1%
2020	8.1%
2019	-4.4%
2018	5.6%
2017	7%
2016	10.9%
2015	9.5%
2014	12%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan

Name	Since	Tenure
Sunaina Cunha	1 Sep 14	10.26 Yr.
Mohit Sharma	6 Aug 20	4.32 Yr.
Dhaval Joshi	21 Nov 22	2.03 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan as on 15 Dec 24

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	9.09%
Equity	3.04%
Debt	86.5%
Other	1.37%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Government	47.6%
Corporate	38.32%
Cash Equivalent	9.09%
Securitized	0.58%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
A	5.55%
AA	32.83%
AAA	61.62%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.18% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	28%	₹545 Cr	53,500,000
7.26% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	10%	₹204 Cr	20,000,000
7.18% Govt Stock 2037 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹107 Cr	10,500,000
Adani Airport Holdings Ltd Debentures \| -	3%	₹51 Cr	5,300
Creditaccess Grameen Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹50 Cr	500,000
Belstar Microfinance Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹50 Cr	5,000
JSW Steel Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹50 Cr	500
4.986339% GMR Infrastructure Limited (22/11/2026) Debentures \| -	2%	₹49 Cr	4,467 ↑ 4,467
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Ltd Debentures \| -	2%	₹48 Cr	4,800
Hinduja Housing Finance Limited 8.85% Debentures \| -	2%	₹46 Cr	4,600

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