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Top 4 Debt - 10 Yr Govt Bond Funds
Want to invest during falling interest rates? Gilt Funds in India are an answer to this! Gilt Mutual Funds provide good returns during times of falling interest rates depending upon its maturity (or duration). Investors Investing in these funds need to have enough time for tracking their investments since the NAVs of these funds move very sharply with movement in interest rates. One needs to be careful in the entry and exit of their investments accurately.
More importantly, considering important parameters to shortlist or invest in the best Gilt funds can be an optimal way to strengthen your Portfolio. We take you to some of those parameters, following the best Gilt funds or Best Performing Mutual Funds to Invest in 2025.
Corporations need money for their day-to-day requirements, and therefore borrow from lenders such as banks, mutual funds and Insurance companies. Similarly, when the Government of India needs money, it borrows through its banker, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The RBI, in-turn, takes money from the lenders like banks, insurance companies and mutual funds; and passes it on to the government, and issues g-secs in return.
These g-secs have a specific tenure, at the end of which lenders give back the g-secs and take their money back. Many types of Debt fund invest in g-secs but g-sec funds invest only in g-secs. Although debt funds were introduced to the Indian mutual funds Industry in 1994, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd launched India’s first gilt fund in December 1998.
If you understand debt markets well, then gilt funds are for you. If you expect interest rates to fall, then a small exposure to gilt funds is a good idea because, typically, these funds move the most of all debt funds when interest rate move. Remember: in such times, you make money only when you actually withdraw your money and encash.
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(Erstwhile Axis Constant Maturity 10 Year Fund) To generate returns similar to that of 10 year government bonds. Axis Gilt Fund is a Debt - Government Bond fund was launched on 23 Jan 12. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a Below is the key information for Axis Gilt Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile HDFC Gilt Fund - Long Term Plan) The scheme seeks to generate credit risk - free returns through investments in sovereign securities issued by the Central Government and / or State Governments. HDFC Gilt Fund is a Debt - Government Bond fund was launched on 25 Jul 01. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a Below is the key information for HDFC Gilt Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The Scheme aims to generate returns through investments in Central Govt Securities. DSP BlackRock Government Securities Fund is a Debt - Government Bond fund was launched on 30 Sep 99. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a Below is the key information for DSP BlackRock Government Securities Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile SBI Magnum Gilt Fund - Long Term Plan) To provide the investors with returns generated through investments in government securities issued by the Central Government and / or a State Government SBI Magnum Gilt Fund is a Debt - Government Bond fund was launched on 30 Dec 00. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a Below is the key information for SBI Magnum Gilt Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 2023 (%) Debt Yield (YTM) Mod. Duration Eff. Maturity Axis Gilt Fund Growth ₹25.2594
↑ 0.08 ₹912 3.2 3.9 9.7 7.4 10 7.11% 9Y 9M 14D 22Y 9M HDFC Gilt Fund Growth ₹54.6334
↑ 0.12 ₹2,939 3 3.7 9.3 6.8 8.7 8.48% 8Y 2M 11D 16Y 7M 9D DSP BlackRock Government Securities Fund Growth ₹94.939
↑ 0.36 ₹1,699 3.1 3.4 9.1 7.6 10.1 7.09% 11Y 2M 12D 28Y 11M 16D SBI Magnum Gilt Fund Growth ₹65.3085
↑ 0.21 ₹11,257 3.1 3.5 8.9 7.8 8.9 7.11% 9Y 11M 1D 23Y 10M 28D Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 28 Mar 25 1. Axis Gilt Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 7.3% since its launch. Ranked 16 in Government Bond
category. Return for 2024 was 10% , 2023 was 7.1% and 2022 was 2.4% . Axis Gilt Fund
Growth Launch Date 23 Jan 12 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹25.2594 ↑ 0.08 (0.30 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹912 on 28 Feb 25 Category Debt - Government Bond AMC Axis Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 0.79 Sharpe Ratio 0.36 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.11% Effective Maturity 22 Years 9 Months Modified Duration 9 Years 9 Months 14 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,896 28 Feb 22 ₹11,306 28 Feb 23 ₹11,595 29 Feb 24 ₹12,648 28 Feb 25 ₹13,644 Returns for Axis Gilt Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.6% 3 Month 3.2% 6 Month 3.9% 1 Year 9.7% 3 Year 7.4% 5 Year 6.7% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.3% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 10% 2022 7.1% 2021 2.4% 2020 2.4% 2019 13.1% 2018 12% 2017 5.3% 2016 1.4% 2015 13.7% 2014 6.3% Fund Manager information for Axis Gilt Fund
Name Since Tenure Devang Shah 5 Nov 12 12.33 Yr. Sachin Jain 1 Feb 23 2.08 Yr. Data below for Axis Gilt Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.3% Debt 94.7% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Government 94.7% Cash Equivalent 5.3% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 7.09% Govt Stock 2054
Sovereign Bonds | -26% ₹236 Cr 23,500,000
↑ 8,500,000 6.79% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -22% ₹206 Cr 20,500,000
↑ 13,500,000 7.34% Govt Stock 2064
Sovereign Bonds | -16% ₹145 Cr 13,993,200
↓ -21,000,000 7.3% Govt Stock 2053
Sovereign Bonds | -11% ₹98 Cr 9,500,000
↑ 3,000,000 7.18% Govt Stock 2033
Sovereign Bonds | -6% ₹54 Cr 5,300,000 7.1% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -6% ₹51 Cr 5,000,000
↑ 2,500,000 6.92% Govt Stock 2039
Sovereign Bonds | -5% ₹42 Cr 4,200,000
↓ -5,000,000 7.32% Govt Stock 2030
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹15 Cr 1,500,000
↑ 1,500,000 Maharashtra (Government of) 7.45%
- | -1% ₹11 Cr 1,083,700 7.46% Govt Stock 2073
Sovereign Bonds | -1% ₹5 Cr 500,000 2. HDFC Gilt Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 7.4% since its launch. Ranked 7 in Government Bond
category. Return for 2024 was 8.7% , 2023 was 7.1% and 2022 was 1.7% . HDFC Gilt Fund
Growth Launch Date 25 Jul 01 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹54.6334 ↑ 0.12 (0.21 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,939 on 28 Feb 25 Category Debt - Government Bond AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 0.88 Sharpe Ratio 0.35 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 300 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 8.48% Effective Maturity 16 Years 7 Months 9 Days Modified Duration 8 Years 2 Months 11 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,569 28 Feb 22 ₹11,015 28 Feb 23 ₹11,282 29 Feb 24 ₹12,213 28 Feb 25 ₹13,155 Returns for HDFC Gilt Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.1% 3 Month 3% 6 Month 3.7% 1 Year 9.3% 3 Year 6.8% 5 Year 6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 8.7% 2022 7.1% 2021 1.7% 2020 2.2% 2019 10.7% 2018 8.6% 2017 5.4% 2016 1.8% 2015 16.6% 2014 5.9% Fund Manager information for HDFC Gilt Fund
Name Since Tenure Anil Bamboli 1 Sep 07 17.51 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 1.69 Yr. Data below for HDFC Gilt Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.99% Debt 97.01% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Government 97.01% Cash Equivalent 2.99% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 7.18% Govt Stock 2033
Sovereign Bonds | -18% ₹534 Cr 52,000,000 7.3% Govt Stock 2053
Sovereign Bonds | -16% ₹479 Cr 46,500,000 7.34% Govt Stock 2064
Sovereign Bonds | -10% ₹288 Cr 27,870,000
↓ -500,000 6.79% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -9% ₹277 Cr 27,583,400 7.26% Govt Stock 2033
Sovereign Bonds | -8% ₹247 Cr 24,000,000 7.1% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -7% ₹194 Cr 19,000,000 7.26% Govt Stock 2032
Sovereign Bonds | -6% ₹175 Cr 17,000,000 7.17% Govt Stock 2030
Sovereign Bonds | -5% ₹138 Cr 13,500,000 7.18% Govt Stock 2037
Sovereign Bonds | -4% ₹123 Cr 12,000,000 7.09% Govt Stock 2054
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹92 Cr 9,170,000 3. DSP BlackRock Government Securities Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 9.2% since its launch. Ranked 9 in Government Bond
category. Return for 2024 was 10.1% , 2023 was 7.1% and 2022 was 2.7% . DSP BlackRock Government Securities Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Sep 99 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹94.939 ↑ 0.36 (0.38 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,699 on 28 Feb 25 Category Debt - Government Bond AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 1.1 Sharpe Ratio 0 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-7 Days (0.1%),7 Days and above(NIL) Yield to Maturity 7.09% Effective Maturity 28 Years 11 Months 16 Days Modified Duration 11 Years 2 Months 12 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,785 28 Feb 22 ₹11,289 28 Feb 23 ₹11,649 29 Feb 24 ₹12,796 28 Feb 25 ₹13,682 Returns for DSP BlackRock Government Securities Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.9% 3 Month 3.1% 6 Month 3.4% 1 Year 9.1% 3 Year 7.6% 5 Year 6.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 10.1% 2022 7.1% 2021 2.7% 2020 3.1% 2019 13.1% 2018 12.5% 2017 7.4% 2016 1.4% 2015 15.3% 2014 6.2% Fund Manager information for DSP BlackRock Government Securities Fund
Name Since Tenure Sandeep Yadav 1 Aug 24 0.58 Yr. Shantanu Godambe 1 Jun 23 1.75 Yr. Data below for DSP BlackRock Government Securities Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 4.11% Debt 95.89% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Government 95.89% Cash Equivalent 4.11% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 7.34% Govt Stock 2064
Sovereign Bonds | -41% ₹714 Cr 67,500,000
↓ -5,500,000 7.3% Govt Stock 2053
Sovereign Bonds | -26% ₹443 Cr 42,500,000
↑ 20,500,000 7.26% Maharashtra SDL 2050
Sovereign Bonds | -6% ₹105 Cr 10,000,000 6.79% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -6% ₹103 Cr 10,000,000
↓ -30,000,000 7.14% Madhya Pradesh SDL 2043
Sovereign Bonds | -6% ₹103 Cr 10,000,000 7.09% Govt Stock 2054
Sovereign Bonds | -4% ₹75 Cr 7,500,000
↑ 7,500,000 Maharashtra (Government of) 7.14%
- | -3% ₹50 Cr 5,000,000
↑ 5,000,000 7.85% MP Sdl 2032
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹27 Cr 2,500,000 7.22% Maharashtra SDL 2049
Sovereign Bonds | -1% ₹16 Cr 1,500,000 6.99% Govt Stock 2051
Sovereign Bonds | -1% ₹15 Cr 1,500,000
↑ 1,500,000 4. SBI Magnum Gilt Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 8% since its launch. Ranked 3 in Government Bond
category. Return for 2024 was 8.9% , 2023 was 7.6% and 2022 was 4.2% . SBI Magnum Gilt Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Dec 00 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹65.3085 ↑ 0.21 (0.32 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹11,257 on 15 Mar 25 Category Debt - Government Bond AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 0.94 Sharpe Ratio 0.1 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.11% Effective Maturity 23 Years 10 Months 28 Days Modified Duration 9 Years 11 Months 1 Day Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,749 28 Feb 22 ₹11,202 28 Feb 23 ₹11,688 29 Feb 24 ₹12,807 28 Feb 25 ₹13,728 Returns for SBI Magnum Gilt Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2.5% 3 Month 3.1% 6 Month 3.5% 1 Year 8.9% 3 Year 7.8% 5 Year 6.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 8.9% 2022 7.6% 2021 4.2% 2020 3% 2019 11.7% 2018 13.1% 2017 5.1% 2016 3.9% 2015 16.3% 2014 7.3% Fund Manager information for SBI Magnum Gilt Fund
Name Since Tenure Rajeev Radhakrishnan 1 Nov 23 1.33 Yr. Tejas Soman 1 Dec 23 1.25 Yr. Data below for SBI Magnum Gilt Fund as on 15 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.69% Debt 97.31% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Government 97.31% Cash Equivalent 2.69% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 7.34% Govt Stock 2064
Sovereign Bonds | -39% ₹4,382 Cr 423,500,000
↑ 500,000 6.79% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -38% ₹4,268 Cr 424,326,400
↑ 67,500,000 7.3% Govt Stock 2053
Sovereign Bonds | -11% ₹1,201 Cr 116,500,000
↑ 8,500,000 8.83% Govt Stock 2041
Sovereign Bonds | -8% ₹949 Cr 80,000,000 7.13% State Government Of Karnataka 2041
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹205 Cr 20,548,600
↑ 20,548,600 7.93% Govt Stock 2033
Sovereign Bonds | -1% ₹62 Cr 6,000,000 Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -2% ₹171 Cr Net Receivable / Payable
CBLO | -1% ₹134 Cr 07.13 KA Sdl 2038
Sovereign Bonds | -₹0 Cr 00
↓ -52,500,000 06.48 RJ Sdl 2027
Sovereign Bonds | -₹0 Cr 00
↓ -2,500,000
The Scheme aims to provide reasonable returns by investing in portfolio of Government Securities with average maturity of around 10 years. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the
Scheme will be realized. ICICI Prudential Constant Maturity Gilt Fund is a Debt - 10 Yr Govt Bond fund was launched on 12 Sep 14. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Constant Maturity Gilt Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile IDFC Government Securities Fund - Short Term Plan) IDFC – GSF -ST is an open ended dedicated gilt scheme with an objective to generate optimal returns with high liquidity by investing Government Securities.
However there is no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized. IDFC Government Securities Fund - Constant Maturity Plan is a Debt - 10 Yr Govt Bond fund was launched on 9 Mar 02. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a Below is the key information for IDFC Government Securities Fund - Constant Maturity Plan Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile SBI Magnum Gilt Fund Short Term) To provide the investors with the returns generated through investments in government securities issued by the Central Govt. and State Govt. SBI Magnum Constant Maturity Fund is a Debt - 10 Yr Govt Bond fund was launched on 30 Dec 00. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for SBI Magnum Constant Maturity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile DSP BlackRock Constant Maturity 10Y G-Sec Fund) The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate returns commensurate with risk from a portfolio of Government Securities with weighted average maturity of around 10 years. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized. DSP BlackRock 10Y G-Sec Fund is a Debt - 10 Yr Govt Bond fund was launched on 26 Sep 14. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a Below is the key information for DSP BlackRock 10Y G-Sec Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 2023 (%) Debt Yield (YTM) Mod. Duration Eff. Maturity ICICI Prudential Constant Maturity Gilt Fund Growth ₹24.1533
↑ 0.04 ₹2,534 3.3 4.4 9.8 7.2 9.3 6.92% 6Y 9M 4D 9Y 8M 1D IDFC Government Securities Fund - Constant Maturity Plan Growth ₹44.8025
↑ 0.07 ₹340 3.4 4.3 9.9 7.2 9.7 6.97% 7Y 3M 14D 10Y 7M 24D SBI Magnum Constant Maturity Fund Growth ₹62.4325
↑ 0.09 ₹1,845 3 4 9.4 7.2 9.1 6.93% 6Y 9M 25D 9Y 10M 6D DSP BlackRock 10Y G-Sec Fund Growth ₹21.3595
↑ 0.03 ₹57 3 4 9.3 6.9 9 6.72% 6Y 8M 12D 9Y 5M 16D Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 28 Mar 25 1. ICICI Prudential Constant Maturity Gilt Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 8.7% since its launch. Ranked 6 in 10 Yr Govt Bond
category. Return for 2024 was 9.3% , 2023 was 7.7% and 2022 was 1.2% . ICICI Prudential Constant Maturity Gilt Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 Sep 14 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹24.1533 ↑ 0.04 (0.17 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,534 on 15 Mar 25 Category Debt - 10 Yr Govt Bond AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 0.39 Sharpe Ratio 0.75 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-7 Days (0.25%),7 Days and above(NIL) Yield to Maturity 6.92% Effective Maturity 9 Years 8 Months 1 Day Modified Duration 6 Years 9 Months 4 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,775 28 Feb 22 ₹11,307 28 Feb 23 ₹11,520 29 Feb 24 ₹12,585 28 Feb 25 ₹13,660 Returns for ICICI Prudential Constant Maturity Gilt Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.9% 3 Month 3.3% 6 Month 4.4% 1 Year 9.8% 3 Year 7.2% 5 Year 6.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 8.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 9.3% 2022 7.7% 2021 1.2% 2020 2.8% 2019 13.6% 2018 12.8% 2017 9.7% 2016 2.4% 2015 16.2% 2014 6.9% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Constant Maturity Gilt Fund
Name Since Tenure Manish Banthia 22 Jan 24 1.11 Yr. Raunak Surana 22 Jan 24 1.11 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Constant Maturity Gilt Fund as on 15 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.97% Debt 97.03% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Government 97.03% Cash Equivalent 2.97% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 7.1% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -82% ₹2,072 Cr 202,556,400
↓ -3,500,000 7.18% Govt Stock 2037
Sovereign Bonds | -8% ₹200 Cr 19,500,000
↑ 1,000,000 6.92% Govt Stock 2039
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹60 Cr 6,000,000
↑ 2,500,000 6.19% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹48 Cr 5,000,000
↑ 5,000,000 6.79% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -1% ₹36 Cr 3,549,300
↓ -3,500,000 7.23% Govt Stock 2039
Sovereign Bonds | -1% ₹31 Cr 3,000,000
↑ 3,000,000 7.18% Govt Stock 2033
Sovereign Bonds | -0% ₹1 Cr 72,600 Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -2% ₹56 Cr Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -1% ₹19 Cr 2. IDFC Government Securities Fund - Constant Maturity Plan
CAGR/Annualized
return of 6.7% since its launch. Ranked 2 in 10 Yr Govt Bond
category. Return for 2024 was 9.7% , 2023 was 7.4% and 2022 was 0.7% . IDFC Government Securities Fund - Constant Maturity Plan
Growth Launch Date 9 Mar 02 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹44.8025 ↑ 0.07 (0.16 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹340 on 15 Mar 25 Category Debt - 10 Yr Govt Bond AMC IDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 0.49 Sharpe Ratio 0.72 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 6.97% Effective Maturity 10 Years 7 Months 24 Days Modified Duration 7 Years 3 Months 14 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,673 28 Feb 22 ₹11,096 28 Feb 23 ₹11,281 29 Feb 24 ₹12,333 28 Feb 25 ₹13,387 Returns for IDFC Government Securities Fund - Constant Maturity Plan
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 2% 3 Month 3.4% 6 Month 4.3% 1 Year 9.9% 3 Year 7.2% 5 Year 6.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 9.7% 2022 7.4% 2021 0.7% 2020 1.8% 2019 13.2% 2018 14.2% 2017 11.8% 2016 6.2% 2015 10.1% 2014 9% Fund Manager information for IDFC Government Securities Fund - Constant Maturity Plan
Name Since Tenure Harshal Joshi 15 May 17 7.8 Yr. Brijesh Shah 10 Jun 24 0.72 Yr. Data below for IDFC Government Securities Fund - Constant Maturity Plan as on 15 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.79% Debt 98.21% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Government 98.21% Cash Equivalent 1.79% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 7.18% Govt Stock 2037
Sovereign Bonds | -56% ₹198 Cr 19,300,000
↑ 1,000,000 7.18% Govt Stock 2033
Sovereign Bonds | -39% ₹140 Cr 13,600,000
↑ 1,000,000 7.26% Govt Stock 2032
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹10 Cr 1,000,000 7.17% Govt Stock 2028
Sovereign Bonds | -0% ₹1 Cr 71,000 6.54% Govt Stock 2032
Sovereign Bonds | -0% ₹0 Cr 50,000 8.24% Govt Stock 2027
Sovereign Bonds | -0% ₹0 Cr 44,000 Triparty Repo Trp_170225
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -3% ₹10 Cr Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -1% -₹4 Cr Cash Margin - Ccil
CBLO | -0% ₹0 Cr 3. SBI Magnum Constant Maturity Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 7.8% since its launch. Ranked 1 in 10 Yr Govt Bond
category. Return for 2024 was 9.1% , 2023 was 7.5% and 2022 was 1.3% . SBI Magnum Constant Maturity Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Dec 00 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹62.4325 ↑ 0.09 (0.14 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,845 on 15 Mar 25 Category Debt - 10 Yr Govt Bond AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Moderately Low Expense Ratio 0.64 Sharpe Ratio 0.61 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 6.93% Effective Maturity 9 Years 10 Months 6 Days Modified Duration 6 Years 9 Months 25 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,571 28 Feb 22 ₹11,068 28 Feb 23 ₹11,306 29 Feb 24 ₹12,332 28 Feb 25 ₹13,351 Returns for SBI Magnum Constant Maturity Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.8% 3 Month 3% 6 Month 4% 1 Year 9.4% 3 Year 7.2% 5 Year 6.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 9.1% 2022 7.5% 2021 1.3% 2020 2.4% 2019 11.6% 2018 11.9% 2017 9.9% 2016 6.2% 2015 12.8% 2014 9.1% Fund Manager information for SBI Magnum Constant Maturity Fund
Name Since Tenure Rajeev Radhakrishnan 1 Nov 23 1.33 Yr. Tejas Soman 1 Dec 23 1.25 Yr. Data below for SBI Magnum Constant Maturity Fund as on 15 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 2.24% Debt 97.76% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Government 97.76% Cash Equivalent 2.24% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 7.1% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -72% ₹1,320 Cr 129,000,000
↑ 5,000,000 7.18% Govt Stock 2037
Sovereign Bonds | -26% ₹467 Cr 45,500,000 Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -2% ₹34 Cr Net Receivable / Payable
CBLO | -0% ₹7 Cr 4. DSP BlackRock 10Y G-Sec Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 7.5% since its launch. Ranked 8 in 10 Yr Govt Bond
category. Return for 2024 was 9% , 2023 was 7.7% and 2022 was 0.1% . DSP BlackRock 10Y G-Sec Fund
Growth Launch Date 26 Sep 14 NAV (28 Mar 25) ₹21.3595 ↑ 0.03 (0.13 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹57 on 28 Feb 25 Category Debt - 10 Yr Govt Bond AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderate Expense Ratio 0.5 Sharpe Ratio 0.69 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-7 Days (0.1%),7 Days and above(NIL) Yield to Maturity 6.72% Effective Maturity 9 Years 5 Months 16 Days Modified Duration 6 Years 8 Months 12 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 29 Feb 20 ₹10,000 28 Feb 21 ₹10,681 28 Feb 22 ₹10,811 28 Feb 23 ₹10,975 29 Feb 24 ₹11,994 28 Feb 25 ₹13,009 Returns for DSP BlackRock 10Y G-Sec Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 28 Mar 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 1.4% 3 Month 3% 6 Month 4% 1 Year 9.3% 3 Year 6.9% 5 Year 5.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.5% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 9% 2022 7.7% 2021 0.1% 2020 0.7% 2019 11.8% 2018 10.8% 2017 5.9% 2016 2.3% 2015 15.5% 2014 6.6% Fund Manager information for DSP BlackRock 10Y G-Sec Fund
Name Since Tenure Shantanu Godambe 1 Jul 23 1.67 Yr. Data below for DSP BlackRock 10Y G-Sec Fund as on 28 Feb 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.36% Debt 98.64% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Government 98.64% Cash Equivalent 1.36% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 6.79% Govt Stock 2034
Sovereign Bonds | -99% ₹56 Cr 5,450,000 Net Receivables/Payables
Net Current Assets | -1% ₹1 Cr Treps / Reverse Repo Investments
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹0 Cr
Since g-secs are the most liquid of all instruments in the debt Market, g-sec funds carry no credit risk because the Government of India is the borrower. Since the government typically doesn’t Default unlike a corporate, gilt funds don’t carry a credit risk.
That is also why government securities are sovereign rated. That’s as good as—or considered to be better than—a AAA rating.
Does that mean g-sec funds carry no risk? No. They carry interest rate risk. Typically, g-sec funds invest in securities that mature over a long period of time. As a debt security’s maturity goes up, it becomes more sensitive to interest rate movements.
If interest rates drop, prices of debt securities rise. The higher maturity scrips’ prices rise sharper than the rest. Similarly, when interest rates rise, prices of debt securities fall. Here’s where g-sec funds can suffer the most, as their average maturity is typically the highest.
Typically, a g-sec fund’s average maturity is higher than the fund house’s own bond fund that invests a part of its portfolio in gilts. In fact, for a bond fund manager, the easiest way to increase a bond fund’s maturity is by buying gilts. Hence, gilt funds are usually more volatile than bond funds.
As per figures provided to us by Crisil, a rating agency, gilt funds have given 3-year returns of as high as 16%
and as low as little less than zero returns—which means they have also lost money—between January 2007 and now. The 5-year returns in the same period have gone as high as 13%
and as low as 1.02%.
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A: Government securities also work like government Bonds, but their origin is slightly different. The government issues a g-sec at the behest of the Reserve Bank of India. When the government borrows money from the RBI, the central bank gathers the money from banks and insurance companies. It then passes the government's debt, and the government gathers the money from investors in the form of government securities.
A: Earlier only major business enterprises would invest in government securities. However, nowadays, individual investors can purchase government bonds by investing in government securities like Edelweiss Government Securities Fund, Axis Gilt Fund, and ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund.
A: Yes, the profit you earn from government bonds is taxable, but only if you fall under the taxable slab.
A: Yes, some tax-free government bonds such as those issued by the public sector enterprises such as the Rural Electrification Corporation or REC and the Housing Development Corporation or HUDCO. However, the Earnings from the tax-free government bonds are always lower than the taxable ones.
A: Yes, you will have to pay 10% tax on your tax-free government bonds if you sell these after one year. In this case, it will be categorized under long-term Capital gains and hence, become taxable.
A: There is hardly any risk of default involved with government bonds. If you invest in government bonds, you can be assured that you will get good returns on your investment. Additionally, these bonds are always adversely affected by market Volatility. Hence, these provide a certain amount of stability to your investments.
A: When you invest in government bonds, you have to consider the NAV and the historical growth rate. For example, if you consider Edelweiss Government Securities Fund, which has a NAV of Rs. 18.7977 and a growth rate of 13.6% and compare it to ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund, which has a NAV of Rs. 77.1462 and a growth rate of 12.6%, then the former is a better investment than the latter. Thus, while when you compare government bonds, you will have to consider NAV and growth rate.
A: Investing in government bonds is ideally suited for individuals who are averse to taking risks. Since the bonds issued by the government are not affected by Inflation and market volatility, you can be assured of an inevitable Return on Investment are the bond matures. Therefore, it is the ideal form of investment for individuals who want to protect their investment portfolio and not take risks.