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Top Corporate Bond Funds in India — ranked by FundScore

Corporate bond funds must invest at least 80% in the highest-rated (AA+ and above) corporate debt. The mandate keeps credit risk low by construction while earning a spread over government securities.

The ranking below is a published-formula percentile within this SEBI category (consistency, recency and volatility of returns) — refreshed daily from public AMFI NAV data. It describes past performance; it is not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Funds shown

Top of the category by FundScore

Median 1Y return

5.74%

Across the funds shown

Median expense ratio

0.31%

Direct plans, across the funds shown

Top 25 corporate bond funds

Sorted by FundScore percentile within the category. Click any fund for NAV history, rolling returns and holdings.

#	Fund	FundScore	1Y	3Y	5Y	Expense	AUM
1	Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund	strong · p100	6.50%	8.14%	6.79%	0.21%	—
2	ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	strong · p99	6.44%	7.71%	6.95%	0.31%	—
3	Axis Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan Growth Axis Mutual Fund	strong · p98	6.15%	7.93%	6.88%	0.35%	—
4	NIPPON INDIA CORPORATE BOND FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p97	5.84%	7.78%	6.88%	—	—
5	Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p96	5.84%	7.78%	6.88%	0.31%	—
6	Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Bonus Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p95	5.84%	7.78%	6.88%	0.31%	—
7	ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund - Growth ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	strong · p94	6.21%	7.47%	6.69%	—	—
8	Kotak Corporate Bond Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund	strong · p93	5.83%	7.65%	6.58%	0.37%	—
9	BANDHAN Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Periodic IDCW Bandhan Mutual Fund	strong · p92	6.26%	7.49%	6.18%	0.28%	—
10	BANDHAN Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth Bandhan Mutual Fund	strong · p91	6.26%	7.49%	6.18%	0.28%	—
11	DSP Corporate Bond Fund - Direct - Growth DSP Mutual Fund	strong · p90	6.05%	7.43%	5.99%	0.30%	—
12	Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Growth Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund	strong · p89	5.95%	7.56%	6.21%	—	—
13	UTI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option UTI Mutual Fund	strong · p88	5.74%	7.51%	6.38%	0.32%	—
14	SBI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) SBI Mutual Fund	strong · p87	5.58%	7.49%	6.37%	0.37%	—
15	SBI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW) SBI Mutual Fund	strong · p86	5.58%	7.49%	6.37%	0.37%	—
16	SBI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth SBI Mutual Fund	strong · p85	5.58%	7.49%	6.37%	0.37%	—
17	Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund	strong · p84	5.64%	7.43%	6.51%	0.28%	—
18	Invesco India Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Discretionary IDCW (Payout / Reinvestment) Invesco Mutual Fund	strong · p83	5.64%	7.52%	6.26%	0.24%	—
19	Invesco India Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Invesco Mutual Fund	strong · p82	5.64%	7.52%	6.26%	0.24%	—
20	PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth PGIM India Mutual Fund	strong · p81	5.50%	7.42%	6.41%	0.29%	—
21	UTI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly IDCW UTI Mutual Fund	strong · p80	5.74%	7.51%	5.97%	0.32%	—
22	UTI Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Flexi IDCW UTI Mutual Fund	steady · p79	5.74%	7.51%	5.93%	0.32%	—
23	Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund - Growth Plan - Bonus Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	steady · p78	5.41%	7.38%	6.49%	—	—
24	NIPPON INDIA CORPORATE BOND FUND - IDCW Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	steady · p77	5.41%	7.38%	6.49%	—	—
25	Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund - Growth Plan - Growth Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	steady · p76	5.41%	7.38%	6.49%	—	—

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