Debt Mutual Funds

Debt mutual funds also called Income Funds or Bond Funds are funds which invest in fixed income instruments. These fixed income instruments could be Corporate and Government Bonds, corporate debt securities, or money market instruments etc. that offer capital appreciation

Debt funds offer various advantages when compared to other fund types. Their low-cost structure, relative stability in returns, high liquidity and relative safety are some of their most attractive propositions.

Debt funds are ideal for those investors who aim for regular income but are risk-averse. Debt funds are less volatile and, hence, are less risky than equity funds.

Debt funds are more tax efficient since only the capital gains are taxed. Short term capital gains are taxed at IT slabs only if the units are held for less than 3 years. Post that period Long term capital gains is taxed at 20% and that too only on the component of the gain exceeding indexation.

For investors who are used to traditional products like Bank Deposits, and looking for steady, fixed returns with lower volatility, Debt mutual funds could serve as a better alternative. These funds help you achieve your financial goals in a more tax-efficient way and therefore earning better returns.

Debt Funds generally have lower returns and lower risk than Equity Funds and hence are an important component of your investment portfolio.

They reduce the overall risk of the portfolio.

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All Debt Mutual Fund Schemes

NAME Nav EXP Ratio Assets (cr) 1y 3y 5y
14.234 0.27% 686 11.09% 8.82% 7.70%
308.308 0.39% 8,991 9.74% 8.01% 6.77%
70.643 0.33% 28,436 9.88% 8.41% 7.05%
37.405 0.64% 1,950 10.58% 9.79% 8.23%
355.196 0.22% 13,658 8.87% 7.93% 6.68%
74.026 0.49% 2,463 8.07% 8.40% 6.31%
76.746 0.74% 2,317 9.13% 8.17% 6.68%
604.277 0.43% 13,528 8.58% 7.78% 6.70%
245.087 0.22% 26,590 8.32% 7.64% 6.24%
444.620 0.33% 18,981 8.41% 7.57% 6.38%
51.557 0.36% 9,193 9.95% 8.48% 7.63%
2408.608 0.35% 13,470 9.50% 7.53% 6.36%
10.584 0.33% 8,119 10.55% 8.57% 7.40%
20.127 0.80% 361 10.02% 8.63% 7.99%
20.027 0.32% 1,309 10.17% 8.89% 6.67%
1033.417 0.19% 180 10.51% 8.73% 0.0%
27.621 0.41% 770 9.89% 8.84% 6.70%
26.762 0.35% 9,494 10.19% 8.35% 7.01%
26.883 0.55% 1,945 10.52% 9.04% 8.01%
1857.630 0.35% 6,600 8.67% 7.68% 6.40%
11.857 0.36% 6,211 8.16% 7.54% 6.28%
17.043 0.33% 13,580 9.24% 7.64% 6.43%
70.609 1.32% 494 7.27% 7.39% 5.18%
40.732 0.60% 1,488 10.04% 8.20% 6.11%
52.008 0.33% 10,116 10.02% 8.25% 6.52%
12.494 0.33% 15,304 9.81% 7.87% 6.55%
13.657 0.68% 283 9.14% 7.90% 6.87%
12.658 0.19% 4,682 9.69% 8.44% 0.0%
13.029 0.19% 6,671 9.25% 8.17% 0.0%
30.932 0.71% 2,939 7.28% 8.27% 6.07%
11.673 0.31% 312 10.06% 8.05% 0.0%
42.524 0.14% 372 11.41% 9.66% 6.11%
22.417 0.52% 3,432 7.54% 8.50% 6.21%
29.036 0.34% 6,506 8.31% 7.41% 6.03%
27.824 0.10% 10,885 8.37% 7.53% 5.99%
11.156 0.27% 4,562 7.87% 7.26% 5.77%
25.201 0.45% 137 10.98% 10.48% 10.73%
3090.950 0.34% 224 7.64% 6.91% 5.53%
10.331 0.39% 26 10.04% 7.99% 0.0%
28.448 0.20% 299 10.48% 8.33% 6.30%
13.992 0.85% 178 10.09% 8.88% 11.11%
51.488 0.70% 202 9.60% 9.02% 6.52%
27.534 0.14% 1,762 11.12% 9.23% 6.40%
30.731 0.32% 247 8.49% 7.64% 6.35%
1060.424 0.23% 1,569 8.22% 7.20% 5.61%
31.666 0.44% 199 10.04% 8.41% 6.80%
1203.583 0.31% 1,595 7.96% 7.47% 6.00%
17.287 1.15% 18 4.34% 3.18% 4.62%
28.394 1.91% 17 4.64% 6.59% 8.31%
2136.806 0.64% 28 3.96% -9.26% -2.95%
25.399 0.35% 248 5.36% 7.27% 7.33%
14.197 0.37% 117 8.90% 7.52% 6.19%
25.782 0.63% 133 8.26% 8.01% 5.81%
61.763 0.51% 146 8.57% 8.31% 5.94%
37.062 0.73% 121 8.67% 7.96% 5.98%
41.130 0.21% 1,349 8.35% 7.41% 5.92%
23.842 0.41% 455 9.10% 7.55% 6.17%
2702.802 0.35% 570 7.79% 7.05% 5.57%
17.775 0.31% 60 10.96% 9.42% 5.40%
17.787 0.33% 4,104 9.70% 7.94% 6.39%
52.641 0.40% 312 10.34% 8.46% 6.49%
15.489 0.29% 2,647 9.25% 7.97% 5.87%
87.305 0.56% 1,904 8.98% 8.84% 6.71%
14.740 0.30% 5,230 8.39% 7.44% 6.08%
43.114 0.16% 4,517 7.96% 7.39% 5.87%
30.842 0.34% 3,418 9.91% 7.99% 6.45%
3048.416 0.53% 1,601 8.98% 8.57% 6.50%
3504.394 0.30% 4,011 8.21% 7.46% 5.97%
22.276 0.39% 270 10.12% 8.66% 6.79%
13.194 1.53% 4 -0.62% 0.85% 3.32%
15.327 0.51% 182 8.79% 8.63% 7.05%
18.741 0.16% 1,685 8.29% 7.29% 5.79%
13.780 0.18% 550 9.35% 7.83% 6.38%
71.151 0.24% 843 11.01% 8.28% 7.13%
42.134 0.23% 337 10.36% 8.81% 7.02%
62.641 0.62% 156 8.90% 7.23% 5.11%
24.628 0.63% 0 -2.30% 6.00% 0.0%
30.962 0.14% 3,472 8.41% 7.54% 6.03%
1657.929 0.40% 72 9.96% 7.85% 6.23%
14.201 0.39% 6,077 9.75% 8.06% 6.87%
33.012 0.36% 34,775 9.95% 8.55% 6.98%
25.672 1.03% 7,112 9.53% 8.36% 8.25%
80.391 0.75% 850 9.14% 8.59% 7.57%
28.110 0.26% 15,221 9.43% 8.40% 7.14%
40.346 0.46% 3,047 9.68% 8.58% 6.10%
39.935 0.80% 953 9.78% 8.93% 6.41%
62.295 0.45% 21,198 8.70% 7.90% 6.80%
59.699 0.66% 3,888 9.88% 8.60% 7.70%
4727.944 0.23% 31,792 8.36% 7.59% 6.19%
17.559 0.40% 15,486 9.85% 8.33% 7.12%
10.861 0.37% 16,573 8.02% 7.38% 6.11%
16.257 0.23% 4,295 9.36% 7.84% 5.92%
45.505 0.30% 5,895 10.01% 8.49% 6.43%
27.372 0.96% 657 22.64% 12.21% 10.38%
26.199 0.22% 185 9.80% 8.13% 6.17%
30.753 0.94% 52 1.50% 4.51% 5.80%
43.230 0.48% 295 8.81% 8.14% 6.09%
15.688 0.16% 207 4.02% 4.06% 3.52%
19.458 0.39% 580 9.97% 8.12% 7.14%
22.253 0.40% 648 10.40% 8.87% 8.02%
37.840 0.67% 51 9.77% 8.30% 5.71%
27.528 0.14% 3,247 8.26% 7.43% 5.84%
28.041 0.23% 157 3.01% 4.51% 4.06%
17.599 0.27% 3,928 9.90% 7.91% 6.23%
30.538 0.59% 14,981 10.31% 9.56% 7.79%
19.993 0.39% 10,485 9.37% 8.31% 7.05%
33.146 0.62% 2,889 10.39% 9.29% 7.05%
19.421 0.23% 2,551 11.71% 9.68% 6.48%
27.672 0.35% 31,264 9.54% 8.46% 7.09%
19.342 0.76% 6,135 10.27% 8.95% 8.42%
358.550 0.55% 7,429 9.42% 8.88% 7.51%
62.317 0.56% 7,347 10.40% 9.61% 7.15%
35.565 0.39% 0 3.91% 8.78% 8.09%
26.082 0.06% 0 4.19% 9.78% 5.98%
52.898 0.40% 1,230 10.50% 9.56% 5.99%
35.767 0.74% 5,733 10.34% 8.88% 8.11%
379.912 0.21% 30,001 8.36% 7.58% 6.13%
355.107 0.42% 22,934 8.63% 8.06% 6.67%
39.756 0.45% 21,284 9.81% 8.89% 7.55%
21.205 0.39% 16,269 8.16% 7.51% 6.54%
13.767 0.61% 23 7.09% 10.08% 3.83%
21.516 0.28% 25 6.71% 7.73% 6.93%
2294.421 0.25% 144 6.59% 5.08% 5.88%
29.462 0.30% 0 2.44% 7.89% 0.00%
1530.572 0.25% 105 9.87% 8.01% 6.04%
2147.769 0.28% 7,031 10.15% 8.11% 6.58%
1365.183 0.28% 150 11.93% 10.69% 8.06%
2839.038 0.46% 636 8.75% 8.51% 5.89%
3219.857 0.32% 1,673 8.39% 7.39% 6.10%
1271.676 0.40% 169 9.89% 8.32% 0.0%
2506.479 0.22% 5,899 8.18% 7.43% 5.89%
2375.104 0.35% 1,051 9.84% 7.90% 6.39%
2456.018 0.24% 1,051 8.08% 7.39% 5.95%
25.939 0.52% 57 10.51% 8.08% 6.65%
23.712 0.34% 232 8.46% 7.36% 9.86%
69.048 0.62% 35 10.45% 8.51% 6.09%
53.651 0.40% 6,213 9.96% 8.34% 6.93%
49.860 0.70% 2,131 9.73% 9.08% 6.86%
45.605 0.38% 17,541 10.08% 8.38% 6.88%
2255.417 0.34% 16,661 10.18% 8.31% 6.90%
22.968 0.81% 704 8.86% 8.16% 7.13%
40.451 0.59% 2,883 9.46% 8.95% 7.15%
1217.110 0.25% 3,312 9.97% 8.39% 7.27%
85.334 0.47% 3,868 8.18% 8.84% 6.54%
63.247 0.47% 3,868 8.18% 8.85% 6.54%
3598.618 0.42% 12,913 8.85% 7.91% 6.66%
16.660 0.67% 1,912 10.82% 9.04% 8.05%
2749.083 0.24% 31,657 8.31% 7.55% 6.11%
35.314 0.36% 15,401 7.99% 7.35% 6.02%
30.404 0.28% 1,932 10.11% 7.92% 6.30%
37.965 0.75% 92 8.17% 7.52% 5.79%
42.435 0.26% 2,100 8.47% 7.43% 6.42%
57.058 0.21% 202 11.43% 9.45% 6.27%
1245.618 0.25% 267 7.93% 6.93% 5.56%
35.870 0.23% 1,487 4.39% 4.62% 5.88%
11.353 0.39% 98 9.76% 8.63% 6.17%
1428.470 0.30% 624 8.58% 7.67% 6.32%
10.255 0.22% 44 9.84% 7.90% 0.0%
17.648 0.16% 120 9.26% 8.11% 5.63%
1725.107 0.18% 1,838 8.68% 7.63% 6.35%
1106.153 0.09% 2,659 8.47% 7.41% 0.0%
16.521 0.27% 401 10.04% 8.16% 6.61%
1308.148 0.16% 1,780 8.18% 7.45% 0.0%
15.889 0.29% 572 6.71% 6.33% 5.05%
14.665 0.38% 5,946 9.92% 8.16% 6.73%
58.086 0.36% 8,771 10.49% 8.63% 7.44%
26.791 0.70% 1,017 10.47% 9.09% 9.61%
24.951 0.35% 4,613 11.22% 9.31% 6.56%
32.752 0.35% 7,811 9.90% 8.17% 7.01%
36.832 0.50% 2,068 8.97% 8.77% 6.24%
32.258 0.50% 2,068 8.97% 8.77% 6.24%
95.261 0.67% 426 9.14% 8.98% 6.48%
3003.245 0.38% 7,663 8.68% 7.68% 6.71%
2799.006 0.22% 17,772 8.38% 7.63% 6.21%
12.408 0.33% 10,269 9.55% 10.56% 6.41%
49.224 0.37% 7,058 10.30% 8.43% 7.23%
11.025 0.52% 103 9.93% 8.19% 8.60%
4124.331 0.38% 8,772 8.29% 7.66% 7.38%
14.434 0.18% 45 6.80% 5.07% 7.44%
28.014 0.28% 91 10.12% 7.98% 6.93%
1718.839 0.36% 120 10.10% 8.64% 6.79%
28.442 0.50% 117 9.50% 8.52% 6.62%
25.687 0.36% 93 7.20% 5.29% 2.06%
1154.104 0.20% 183 8.14% 7.42% 6.03%
33.069 0.32% 198 7.81% 7.25% 5.93%
10.628 0.51% 142 8.92% 0.0% 0.0%
19.077 0.51% 116 9.77% 8.87% 6.72%
2291.649 0.39% 4,074 9.79% 7.90% 6.36%
45.145 0.89% 2,245 9.62% 8.86% 7.97%
29.226 0.62% 3,560 9.49% 9.04% 6.72%
52.653 0.31% 1,944 11.11% 9.60% 6.30%
47.876 0.46% 12,573 9.07% 8.95% 6.80%
65.121 0.77% 1,983 9.66% 8.86% 7.14%
2579.464 0.43% 14,729 8.52% 7.59% 6.20%
52.666 0.71% 6,580 9.85% 8.61% 7.30%
4738.603 0.35% 16,434 7.92% 7.28% 5.87%
35.679 0.25% 30,118 8.31% 7.55% 6.15%
25.374 0.40% 14,733 9.89% 8.04% 6.54%
37.642 0.27% 471 9.62% 7.84% 5.87%
26.026 0.33% 719 9.84% 7.65% 6.47%
3352.278 0.40% 398 8.73% 7.62% 7.27%
62.613 1.39% 43 8.74% 7.23% 5.31%
38.035 0.30% 214 9.95% 8.14% 7.99%
31.045 0.28% 330 13.62% 6.05% 6.42%
1823.967 0.23% 2,551 8.05% 7.41% 5.90%
13.200 0.26% 208 6.98% 5.47% 0.0%
10.888 0.31% 4,024 9.87% 8.28% 0.0%
10.760 0.30% 114 9.52% 7.96% 0.0%
68.389 0.27% 1,159 10.39% 9.20% 6.36%
54.956 1.14% 51 0.50% 5.97% 5.90%
3490.679 0.15% 31,975 8.47% 7.74% 6.34%
47.834 0.35% 3,269 9.57% 8.05% 6.61%
2403.668 0.24% 3,127 8.43% 7.47% 6.21%
11.514 0.28% 4,684 8.17% 7.47% 6.08%
12.188 0.41% 337 10.19% 7.81% 6.33%
22.741 1.26% 109 8.80% 7.56% 5.37%
15.119 0.32% 800 9.40% 8.07% 7.41%
13.548 0.29% 5,475 10.00% 8.06% 6.69%
18.050 1.21% 285 9.56% 8.17% 8.19%
33.708 0.71% 477 10.19% 8.35% 9.47%
46.528 0.65% 670 8.98% 8.21% 5.76%
2230.335 0.35% 3,345 8.51% 7.47% 7.24%
14.059 0.81% 41 9.61% 8.04% 6.24%
64.278 1.17% 332 9.66% 8.27% 8.84%
2195.818 0.14% 18,385 8.35% 7.59% 6.18%
32.983 0.42% 2,822 9.61% 8.24% 7.89%
3333.084 0.37% 4,351 8.06% 7.39% 6.65%