Axis Gilt Fund Regular-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Axis Gilt Fund?

The Axis Gilt Fund is a 13 yrs 7 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.14% since inception. Axis Gilt Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 5.34% 6.97% 5.47% 7.18% 7.14%

Q: How much does Axis Gilt Fund charge as the expense ratio?

The Axis Gilt Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.82% , which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

NAV as of Sep 03, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹25.3084+0.37% 1 day change	7.14% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹836 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹25.3084 as on Sep 03, 2025

This fund Category average

Axis Gilt Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.82% as on Aug 31, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹836 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	13 yrs 7 m since Jan 10, 2012
Benchmark	CRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹1
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Axis Gilt 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 Sep 04, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-1.61%	-1.93%
3 Months	-2.27%	-2.74%
6 Months	2.9%	2.15%
1 Year	5.34%	4.25%
2 Years	7.78%	6.62%
3 Years	6.97%	6.47%
4 Years	5.68%	5.2%
5 Years	5.47%	4.99%
7 Years	7.76%	7.11%
10 Years	7.18%	6.98%

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

SOV 97.4102592%

Cash & Call Money 2.58974074%

Top Debt Holdings

Others 5.54%

Chhattisgarh State 0.32%

GOI 0.19%

Allocation by Instruments

Bifurcation by Instrument is not available for this fund

Other Holdings

Others 11.83%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Axis Gilt Fund	N.A.	836 Cr	13 yrs 7 m	0.82%
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	N.A.	12,573 Cr	24 yrs 8 m	0.94%
PGIM India Gilt Fund	N.A.	117 Cr	16 yrs 11 m	1.38%
DSP Gilt Fund	N.A.	1,904 Cr	25 yrs 11 m	1.15%
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	N.A.	7,347 Cr	26 yrs 1 m	1.09%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Axis Gilt Fund	-1.61%	2.9%	5.34%	6.97%	5.47%	7.18%
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	-1.45%	2.72%	4.84%	7.33%	5.76%	7.79%
PGIM India Gilt Fund	-1.73%	2.25%	4.42%	6.36%	4.9%	6.68%
DSP Gilt Fund	-1.72%	2.88%	4.62%	7.14%	5.63%	7.65%
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	-1.04%	3.81%	7.12%	7.71%	6.13%	7.95%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Axis Gilt Fund	2.97	0.8	0.12	0.19
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	3.02	0.81	0.2	0.28
PGIM India Gilt Fund	2.92	0.81	-0.08	-0.11
DSP Gilt Fund	3.53	0.96	0.14	0.2
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	1.9	0.46	0.56	0.64

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

Alpha	-0.77 vs. 1.24 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.12 vs. 1.79 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.8 vs. 0.34 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	2.97 vs. 2.61 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Axis Gilt Fund

Axis Gilt Fund Regular-Growth is a Gilt mutual fund scheme from Axis Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 13 yrs 7 m, having been launched on 10/01/2012. Axis Gilt Fund Regular-Growth has ₹836 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 Gilt Fund Regular-Growth as of 03/09/2025 is ₹25.31. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.82%, which is higher than what most other Gilt funds charge.

Axis Gilt Fund Regular-Growth returns of last 1-year are 5.49%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.05% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 11 yrs.
Axis Gilt Fund Regular-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 above 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 Chhattisgarh State, GOI.

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Fund AUM	836 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Sachin Jain

Mr. Jain is a B.Tech, AGMP (Management) Prior to joining Axis Asset Management Company Ltd., he has worked with Sundaram Mutual Fund, I- Cap, Sunidhi securities and Finance Ltd.

Devang Shah

Mr. Shah is B.Com and ACA. Prior to joining Axis AMC he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, Deutsche Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

Investment objective

The Scheme will aim to generate credit risk-free returns through investments in sovereign securities issued by the Central Government and/or State Government.

Axis Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	68 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	8.42%	7.73%
Axis Credit Risk Fund	N.A.	363 Cr	8.51%	7.54%
Axis Short Duration Fund	N.A.	9,640 Cr	8.48%	7.42%
Axis Treasury Advantage Fund	N.A.	6,133 Cr	7.87%	7.3%
Axis Dynamic Bond Fund	N.A.	1,337 Cr	6.76%	7.03%
Axis Liquid Fund	N.A.	39,069 Cr	6.94%	7.03%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Axis Gilt Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Axis Gilt Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹25.3084 as of Sep 03, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Axis Gilt Fund is a 13 yrs 7 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.14% since inception.

Axis Gilt Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
5.34%	6.97%	5.47%	7.18%	7.14%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Axis Gilt Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.82%, 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 Gilt Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 836 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025.

To whom does Axis Gilt Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Axis Gilt Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
Others	5.54%
Chhattisgarh State	0.32%
GOI	0.19%

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 Gilt Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	97.4102592%
Cash & Call Money	2.58974074%

What is risk level of Axis Gilt Fund?

This is a Gilt 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 Gilt Fund?

Axis Gilt Fund Regular-Growth is the regular plan of the fund. For this plan of you pay 0.82% as annual charges. On the other hand if you go for the direct plan available on ET Money, you pay 0.42%. That's 0.39999999999999997% less.

Regular plans charge more because when you buy them, the fund pays commission to the agent. This is an additional expense for the fund and to cover this expense, the fund takes a bigger share from the returns generated by your investments.

So, the lower annual cost of the direct plan means you will earn 0.39999999999999997% if you opt for direct plan of Axis Gilt Fund

How can I redeem my investments in Axis Gilt Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Axis Gilt 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 Gilt Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Gilt

#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 Gilt funds in the last 10 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.