Axis Strategic Bond Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Axis Strategic Bond Fund is a 13 yrs 10 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.95% since inception. Axis Strategic Bond Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.5% 7.82% 6.68% 7.64% 7.95%

Q: How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Axis Strategic Bond Fund has an expense ratio of 1.33% , representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹28.9504-0.08% 1 day change	7.95% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹2,059 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹28.9504 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

Axis Strategic Bond Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹2,059 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 Days.!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	13 yrs 10 m since Mar 09, 2012
Benchmark	NIFTY Medium Duration Debt Index A-III
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Expense ratio	1.33% as on Jan 29, 2026
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Moderately High
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Axis Strategic Bond 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 Feb 03, 2026

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.11%	0.03%
3 Months	0.88%	0.6%
6 Months	2.3%	1.66%
1 Year	7.5%	6.4%
2 Years	7.93%	7.12%
3 Years	7.82%	7.0%
4 Years	7.04%	6.28%
5 Years	6.68%	5.8%
7 Years	7.17%	6.49%
10 Years	7.64%	6.85%

Asset allocationas on Dec 31, 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

AA 30.82438579%

SOV 27.9449805%

A+ 11.52474486%

AAA 9.54184958%

Top Debt Holdings

Vedanta Ltd. 3.42%

Tamilnadu State 3.07%

Others 2.95%

Nuvama Wealth Finance Ltd. 2.83%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 48.951437760000005%

GOI Securities 22.893412409999993%

Non Convertible Debenture 5.86476168%

State Development Loan 5.04690199%

Other Holdings

Capital Infra Trust 0.95%

Knowledge Realty Trust 0.31%

Others 0.28%

Indus Infra Trust 0.09%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	0.11%	2.3%	7.5%	7.82%	6.68%	7.64%
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund	0.15%	3.0%	8.1%	7.84%	6.81%	7.47%
ICICI Prudential Diversified Debt Strategy Active FoF	-0.02%	1.81%	6.78%	7.55%	6.24%	7.32%
SBI Medium Duration Fund	0.04%	2.01%	6.65%	7.36%	6.14%	7.99%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Fund	-0.07%	4.02%	11.83%	9.83%	12.2%	8.68%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	1.21	0.65	1.25	2.27
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund	1.05	0.54	1.42	2.52
ICICI Prudential Diversified Debt Strategy Active FoF	1.15	0.62	1.13	1.51
SBI Medium Duration Fund	1.23	0.66	0.89	1.42
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Fund	1.81	0.39	1.85	3.83

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Axis Strategic Bond Fund	N.A.	2,059 Cr	13 yrs 10 m	1.33%
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund	N.A.	5,708 Cr	21 yrs 5 m	1.37%
ICICI Prudential Diversified Debt Strategy Active FoF	N.A.	110 Cr	22 yrs 2 m	0.62%
SBI Medium Duration Fund	N.A.	6,889 Cr	22 yrs 4 m	1.21%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Fund	N.A.	2,905 Cr	16 yrs 10 m	1.56%

View all Medium Duration funds

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

Alpha	1.25 vs. 2.37 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.25 vs. 2.71 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.65 vs. 0.86 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.21 vs. 1.46 More stable returns

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About this fund

About Axis Strategic Bond Fund

Axis Strategic Bond Fund is a Medium Duration mutual fund scheme from Axis Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 13 yrs 10 m, having been launched on 09/03/2012. Axis Strategic Bond Fund has ₹2,059 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/12/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Axis Strategic Bond Fund as of 02/02/2026 is ₹28.95. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.33%, which is higher than what most other Medium Duration funds charge.

Axis Strategic Bond Fund returns of last 1-year are 7.56%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.97% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Axis Strategic Bond Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is higher than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is above average.
The fund's credit profile is low indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is not too great. 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 Vedanta Ltd., Tamilnadu State, Nuvama Wealth Finance Ltd., Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd, Delhi International Airport Ltd..

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Fund AUM	2,059 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

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.

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.

Akhil Bipin Thakker

Mr. Thakker has done MBA in Finance from K J Somaiya Institute of Management Prior to joining Axis Mutual Fund, he has worked with CRISIL Ltd and Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.

Investment objective

The scheme will endeavor to generate optimal returns while maintaining liquidity through active management of a portfolio of debt and money market instruments.

Axis Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	70 view all schemes
Total AUM	3,65,749 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Address	23rd Floor, One Lodha Place, S. B. Road, Lower Parel. Mumbai, 400013
Phone	022-24255161

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Axis CRISIL IBX 50:50 Gilt Plus SDL Jun 2028 Index Fund	N.A.	67 Cr	7.47%	7.63%
Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	2,268 Cr	7.26%	7.6%
Axis CRISIL IBX SDL May 2027 Index Fund	N.A.	1,955 Cr	7.41%	7.58%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Axis Strategic Bond Fund plan is approximately ₹28.9504 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Axis Strategic Bond Fund is a 13 yrs 10 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.95% since inception.

Axis Strategic Bond Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.5%	7.82%	6.68%	7.64%	7.95%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Axis Strategic Bond Fund has an expense ratio of 1.33%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

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

The Axis Strategic Bond Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 2,059 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

To whom does Axis Strategic Bond Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Axis Strategic Bond Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
Vedanta Ltd.	3.42%
Tamilnadu State	3.07%
Others	2.95%

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 Strategic Bond Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AA	30.82438579%
SOV	27.9449805%
A+	11.52474486%

What is risk level of Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

This is a Medium Duration fund comes with Moderately High risk.

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

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

How can I redeem my investments in Axis Strategic Bond Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Axis Strategic Bond Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Medium Duration

#NA

Return Consistency: This fund is one of the best in generating consistent return in it's category.
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 Medium Duration funds in the last 10 Years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 15 Days.