Edelweiss Government Securities Fund

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

The Edelweiss Government Securities Fund is a 11 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 8.0% since inception. Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 4.86% 7.15% 5.55% 7.29% 8.0%

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹24.6806-0.01% 1 day change	8.0% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹165 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹24.6806 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Edelweiss Government Securities Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹165 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	11 yrs 8 m since Feb 05, 2014
Benchmark	CRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Expense ratio	1.16% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Edelweiss Government Securities 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 Oct 25, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.47%	0.73%
3 Months	-0.1%	-0.1%
6 Months	-0.84%	-0.55%
1 Year	4.86%	5.15%
2 Years	8.02%	7.63%
3 Years	7.15%	7.1%
4 Years	5.64%	5.67%
5 Years	5.55%	5.07%
7 Years	7.79%	7.17%
10 Years	7.29%	6.94%

Asset allocationas on Sep 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 95.59%

Cash & Call Money 4.41%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 95.53%

Others 1.99%

Gujarat State 0.06%

Allocation by Instruments

GOI Securities 95.53000000000002%

Cash 2.4633%

CBLO 1.99%

State Development Loan 0.06%

Other Holdings

Others 2.46%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Edelweiss Government Securities Fund	0.47%	-0.84%	4.86%	7.15%	5.55%	7.29%
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	0.58%	-0.26%	5.65%	7.66%	5.8%	7.73%
Axis Gilt Fund	0.9%	0.14%	6.31%	7.74%	5.55%	7.19%
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	0.73%	1.79%	7.77%	7.98%	6.19%	7.86%
UTI Gilt Fund	0.53%	-0.34%	5.49%	7.13%	5.1%	7.18%
DSP Gilt Fund	0.79%	-0.39%	5.37%	7.77%	5.64%	7.64%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Edelweiss Government Securities Fund	3.13	0.88	0.17	0.24
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	3.05	0.83	0.32	0.44
Axis Gilt Fund	2.98	0.8	0.31	0.46
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	1.92	0.48	0.62	0.73
UTI Gilt Fund	2.95	0.8	0.17	0.2
DSP Gilt Fund	3.54	0.98	0.3	0.41

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Edelweiss Government Securities Fund	N.A.	165 Cr	11 yrs 8 m	1.16%
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	N.A.	11,308 Cr	21 yrs 10 m	0.94%
Axis Gilt Fund	N.A.	679 Cr	13 yrs 9 m	0.82%
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	N.A.	9,109 Cr	26 yrs 3 m	1.09%
UTI Gilt Fund	N.A.	566 Cr	23 yrs 9 m	0.93%
DSP Gilt Fund	N.A.	1,494 Cr	26 yrs 1 m	1.17%

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

Alpha	-1.25 vs. 1.41 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.17 vs. 2.03 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.88 vs. 0.45 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	3.13 vs. 2.62 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Edelweiss Government Securities Fund

Edelweiss Government Securities Fund is a Gilt mutual fund scheme from Edelweiss Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 11 yrs 8 m, having been launched on 05/02/2014. Edelweiss Government Securities Fund has ₹165 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Edelweiss Government Securities Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹24.68. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.16%, which is higher than what most other Gilt funds charge.

Edelweiss Government Securities Fund returns of last 1-year are 4.97%. Since launch, it has delivered 8.03% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Edelweiss Government Securities Fund 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 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, Gujarat State.

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Fund AUM	165 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Dhawal Dalal

Mr. Dalal is a B.E and MBA. Prior to joining Edelweiss AMC he has worked with DSP Mutual Fund, Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Private Client Group and MLAM.

Rahul Dedhia

Mr. Dedhia is a B.E. (Electronics) and also holds a PGeMBA - Finance. Prior to joining Edelweiss Mutual Fund, he has worked with PGIM India Mutual Fund as Assistant Fund Manager.

Hetul Raval

Mr. Hetul Raval has completed his MMS in Finance. Prior to joining Edelweiss Mutual Fund, he has worked with A. K. Capital Finance Ltd., A.K. Stockmart Pvt. Ltd. and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

Investment objective

The investment objective is to generate income by investing primarily in money market and short term debt instruments.

Edelweiss Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	55 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,78,678 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	Edelweiss House Off C.S.T. Road, Kalina Mumbai, 400098
Phone	+91 22 4093 3400

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Edelweiss Government Securities Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Edelweiss Government Securities Fund plan is approximately ₹24.6806 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Edelweiss Government Securities Fund is a 11 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 8.0% since inception.

Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
4.86%	7.15%	5.55%	7.29%	8.0%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Edelweiss Government Securities Fund has an expense ratio of 1.16%, 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 Edelweiss Government Securities Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 165 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

To whom does Edelweiss Government Securities Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Edelweiss Government Securities Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	95.53%
Others	1.99%
Gujarat State	0.06%

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 Edelweiss Government Securities Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	95.59%
Cash & Call Money	4.41%

What is risk level of Edelweiss Government Securities 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 can I redeem my investments in Edelweiss Government Securities Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Edelweiss Government Securities 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 Gilt

#NA

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.