Axis Banking & PSU Debt Direct Plan-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund?

The Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.91% since inception. Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 9.16% 7.52% 6.16% 7.6% 7.91%

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹2739.9659+0.05% 1 day change	7.91% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹13,313 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹2739.9659 as on Jul 21, 2025

This fund Category average

Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.35% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	0% Exit load of 0.25% shall be charged if units are redeemed within 1 month from the date of allotment.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹13,313 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 6 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	Nifty Banking & PSU Debt Index A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Jul 22, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.59%	0.6%
3 Months	1.84%	1.78%
6 Months	5.03%	5.09%
1 Year	9.16%	9.28%
2 Years	8.08%	8.28%
3 Years	7.52%	7.85%
4 Years	6.47%	6.6%
5 Years	6.16%	6.26%
7 Years	7.56%	7.55%
10 Years	7.6%	7.59%

Asset allocationas on Apr 30, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

AAA 75.6386424%

SOV 13.25024915%

A1+ 6.40882856%

Cash & Call Money 4.42269478%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 13.78%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 7.66%

Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. 5.03%

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. 3.35%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 35.90157827%

Bonds 23.392297869999993%

GOI Securities 12.51178659%

Non Convertible Debenture 8.52684154%

Other Holdings

Others 0.29%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund	N.A.	13,313 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.35%
ICICI Prudential Banking & PSU Debt Fund	N.A.	10,485 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.39%
Bandhan Banking & PSU Debt Fund	N.A.	13,580 Cr	12 yrs 4 m	0.33%
LIC MF Banking & PSU Fund	N.A.	1,702 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.28%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund	N.A.	8,826 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.39%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund	0.59%	5.03%	9.16%	7.52%	6.16%	7.6%
ICICI Prudential Banking & PSU Debt Fund	0.65%	4.99%	9.1%	8.26%	6.77%	8.01%
Bandhan Banking & PSU Debt Fund	0.54%	4.87%	8.94%	7.62%	6.18%	7.55%
LIC MF Banking & PSU Fund	0.58%	5.4%	9.68%	7.86%	6.06%	7.42%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund	0.63%	5.14%	9.36%	7.92%	6.42%	8.0%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund	1.02	2.31	0.88	1.48
ICICI Prudential Banking & PSU Debt Fund	0.8	1.2	2.05	4.1
Bandhan Banking & PSU Debt Fund	0.87	2.09	1.17	2.48
LIC MF Banking & PSU Fund	1.25	2.77	0.98	1.81
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund	1.07	2.18	1.22	2.07

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	5.22 vs. 4.32 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	0.88 vs. 4.14 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	2.31 vs. 1.98 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.02 vs. 1.04 More stable returns

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About this fund

About Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund

Axis Banking & PSU Debt Direct Plan-Growth is a Banking and PSU mutual fund scheme from Axis Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 6 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Axis Banking & PSU Debt Direct Plan-Growth has ₹13,313 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/04/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Axis Banking & PSU Debt Direct Plan-Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹2739.97. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.35%, which is close to what most other Banking And Psu funds charge.

Axis Banking & PSU Debt Direct Plan-Growth returns of last 1-year are 9.16%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.91% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Axis Banking & PSU Debt Direct Plan-Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is below average.
The fund's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI, National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development, Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd., Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd., Export-Import Bank Of India.

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Fund AUM	13,313 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Aditya Pagaria

Mr. Pagaria is a Bachelor in Management Studies and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Institute Of Technology And Management, SK Somaiya College. Prior to joining Axis AMC he was associated with ICICI Prudential AMC (Nov 2011-Jul 2016) as Fund Manager - Fixed Income Operations.

Hardik Shah

Mr. Shah has done B.E. Information Technology and MBA Finance. Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, Quantum Asset Management Company and ICAP India (P) Ltd.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate stable returns by investing predominantly in debt and money market instruments issued by banks, Public Sector Units & Public Financial Institutions.

Axis Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	67 view all schemes
Total AUM	3,37,399 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	23rd Floor, One Lodha Place, S. B. Road, Lower Parel. Mumbai, 400013
Phone	022-24255161

More funds from Axis Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	3Y
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	N.A.	1,930 Cr	10.26%	8.87%
Axis Floater Fund	N.A.	181 Cr	10.16%	8.71%
Axis Gilt Fund	N.A.	836 Cr	9.41%	8.65%
Axis Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	363 Cr	9.92%	8.54%
Axis Dynamic Bond Fund	N.A.	1,337 Cr	9.69%	8.49%
Axis Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	6,773 Cr	10.17%	8.43%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹2739.9659 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.91% since inception.

Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
9.16%	7.52%	6.16%	7.6%	7.91%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.35%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 13,313 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025.

To whom does Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	13.78%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	7.66%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.	5.03%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	75.6386424%
SOV	13.25024915%
A1+	6.40882856%

What is risk level of Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund?

This is a Banking And Psu fund comes with Moderate risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How do I invest in Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

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Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
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Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

If you have invested in Axis Banking & PSU Debt Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

in Banking and PSU

#NA

Volatility Protection: This fund is one of the best in protecting against volatility in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Banking and PSU funds in the last 10 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 7.29% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Age: This is the 3rd oldest Banking and PSU fund.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.