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Top Gilt Funds in India — ranked by FundScore

Gilt funds invest at least 80% in government securities, so credit risk is effectively nil — but interest-rate risk is not. Prices of long-dated gilts swing meaningfully with rate expectations, making these funds far from 'safe' over short holding periods despite the sovereign backing.

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.

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Top of the category by FundScore

Median 1Y return

2.49%

Across the funds shown

Median expense ratio

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Direct plans, across the funds shown

Top 25 gilt 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	ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Bonus ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	strong · p100	15.49%	9.53%	9.76%	—	—
2	ICICI Prudential Short Term Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	strong · p99	4.00%	8.03%	7.75%	—	—
3	Bandhan Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan Mutual Fund	strong · p98	5.97%	8.10%	6.60%	—	—
4	ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund	strong · p97	4.39%	7.60%	7.15%	—	—
5	Axis Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Axis Mutual Fund	strong · p96	3.72%	7.43%	6.40%	—	—
6	UTI - GILT FUND - Direct Plan - Growth Option UTI Mutual Fund	strong · p95	3.91%	6.93%	6.07%	—	—
7	SBI GILT FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH SBI Mutual Fund	strong · p94	3.34%	6.88%	6.57%	—	—
8	Franklin India Government Securities Fund - Direct - Growth Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund	strong · p93	4.37%	6.59%	5.68%	—	—
9	HDFC Gilt Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan HDFC Mutual Fund	strong · p92	2.71%	6.78%	5.87%	—	—
10	DSP Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth DSP Mutual Fund	strong · p91	2.68%	7.02%	6.35%	—	—
11	Invesco India Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Invesco Mutual Fund	strong · p90	2.52%	7.01%	6.12%	—	—
12	Baroda BNP Paribas GILT FUND - Direct Plan - Growth Option Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund	strong · p89	2.06%	6.72%	6.00%	—	—
13	Tata Gilt Securities Fund- Direct Plan - Growth Option Tata Mutual Fund	strong · p88	2.16%	6.84%	6.33%	—	—
14	Nippon India Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - P F Option - Defined Maturity Date Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p87	2.49%	6.58%	5.98%	—	—
15	Nippon India Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - P F Option - Automatic Capital Appreciation Payout Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p86	2.48%	6.58%	5.98%	—	—
16	Nippon India Gilt Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p85	2.49%	6.58%	5.98%	—	—
17	Nippon India Gilt Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Plan- Bonus Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p84	2.48%	6.58%	5.98%	—	—
18	Nippon India Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - P F Option - Automatic Annual Reinvest Option Nippon India Mutual Fund	strong · p83	2.48%	6.58%	5.98%	—	—
19	PGIM India Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth PGIM India Mutual Fund	strong · p82	1.61%	6.59%	5.94%	—	—
20	Edelweiss Government Securities Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Edelweiss Mutual Fund	strong · p81	1.67%	6.49%	5.93%	—	—
21	CANARA ROBECO GILT FUND - DIRECT PLAN - GROWTH OPTION Canara Robeco Mutual Fund	strong · p80	1.75%	6.17%	5.61%	—	—
22	Kotak Gilt-Investment Provident Fund and Trust-Growth - Direct Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund	steady · p79	1.27%	6.14%	5.98%	—	—
23	Kotak Gilt-Investment Regular-Growth - Direct Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund	steady · p78	1.27%	6.13%	5.98%	—	—
24	Axis Gilt Fund - Direct Plan - Bonus Option Axis Mutual Fund	steady · p77	12.53%	—	—	—	—
25	Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund - Growth - Direct Plan Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund	steady · p76	0.72%	6.00%	5.63%	—	—

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