LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund?

The LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.35% since inception. LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 10.62% 9.11% 5.92% 7.17% 7.35%

Previously called: LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Bond Direct-G

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹78.7244+0.19% 1 day change	7.35% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹191 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹78.7244 as on Jul 21, 2025

This fund Category average

LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.21% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	0.25% Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 15 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹191 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 6 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index
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

LIC MF Medium to Long Duration 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	0.35%	0.67%
3 Months	1.28%	1.03%
6 Months	5.47%	4.87%
1 Year	10.62%	9.18%
2 Years	9.12%	8.45%
3 Years	9.11%	8.29%
4 Years	6.94%	6.89%
5 Years	5.92%	6.28%
7 Years	7.56%	7.41%
10 Years	7.17%	7.39%

Asset allocationas on Mar 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

SOV 88.32142335%

AAA 11.12249383%

Cash & Call Money 0.29292336%

Others 0.26315941%

Top Debt Holdings

Maharashtra State 41.7%

GOI 32.48%

Gujarat State 13.67%

HDFC Bank Ltd. 5.57%

Allocation by Instruments

State Development Loan 58.3237133%

GOI Securities 29.99771005%

Debenture 11.12249383%

Repo 3.20496932%

Other Holdings

Others 0.25%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund	N.A.	191 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.21%
Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	383 Cr	5 yrs 6 m	0.05%
Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund	N.A.	400 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.67%
SBI Magnum Income Fund	N.A.	1,983 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.77%
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund	N.A.	2,889 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.62%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund	0.35%	5.47%	10.62%	9.11%	5.92%	7.17%
Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	0.53%	5.1%	9.34%	8.25%	6.81%	3.97%
Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund	0.97%	4.65%	9.0%	8.89%	6.25%	8.11%
SBI Magnum Income Fund	0.55%	4.8%	9.13%	8.6%	6.75%	8.46%
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund	0.92%	5.6%	10.35%	8.93%	6.7%	8.08%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund	2.23	1.38	1.12	1.87
Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	1.85	N.A.	0.93	1.61
Nippon India Medium to Long Duration Fund	2.16	1.35	1.03	1.69
SBI Magnum Income Fund	1.8	1.13	1.1	1.85
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund	1.74	1.07	1.31	2.33

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

Alpha	1.08 vs. 2.37 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.12 vs. 2.36 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.38 vs. 1.23 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	2.23 vs. 1.78 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund

LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth is a Medium to Long Duration mutual fund scheme from Lic Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 6 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth has ₹191 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/03/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹78.72. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.21%, which is less than what most other Medium To Long Duration funds charge.

LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 10.63%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.36% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 11 yrs.
LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund Direct-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 similar borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is same as the category.
The fund's top holdings are in Maharashtra State, GOI, Gujarat State, HDFC Bank Ltd., Jamnagar Utilities and Power Pvt. Ltd..

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Fund AUM	191 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Marzban Irani

Mr. Irani is a B.Com (H) from Mumbai University and holds a PGDBM from Chetna's Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai. Prior to joining LIC Mutual Fund he was associated with DSP Investment Managers (Jun 2014-Jul 2016) as VP Fixed Income, Tata Asset Management (Jun 2011-May 2014) as Senior Fund Manager Fixed Income, PNB MetLife India Insurance (Sep 2010-May 2011) as Fund Manager Fixed Income, Mirae Asset Global Investment Management India Pvt. Ltd. (Jan 2008-Jul 2010) as Fund Manager Fixed Income and Tata Asset Management Limited (Sep 2000-Nov 2007) as Fund Manager Fixed Income.

Pratik Harish Shroff

Mr. Shroff has done B.Com, M.Com, CFA, FRM and Executive Programme in Applied Finance – IIM, Calcutta Prior to joining LIC Mutual Fund, he was associated with CTBC Bank Ltd, IndusInd Bank Ltd, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Tata Mutual Fund and LKP Securities

Investment objective

The scheme endevours to generate attractive return by investing predominantly in quality debt and money market securities. The scheme may also take a 20 per cent exposure to equity.

LIC Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	26 view all schemes
Total AUM	38,854 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	Industrial Assurance Building Ground Floor, Opp. Churchgate Station Mumbai, 400020
Email	br.mumbai@licmf.com
Phone	022-66016177 / 022-66016178

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LIC MF Short Duration Fund	N.A.	111 Cr	9.7%	7.98%
LIC MF Banking & PSU Fund	N.A.	1,702 Cr	9.68%	7.86%
LIC MF Low Duration Fund	N.A.	1,450 Cr	8.29%	7.47%
LIC MF Liquid Fund	N.A.	9,367 Cr	7.12%	7.05%
LIC MF Ultra Short Duration Fund	N.A.	307 Cr	7.77%	6.99%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹78.7244 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.35% since inception.

LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
10.62%	9.11%	5.92%	7.17%	7.35%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.21%, 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 LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 191 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025.

To whom does LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
Maharashtra State	41.7%
GOI	32.48%
Gujarat State	13.67%

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 LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	88.32142335%
AAA	11.12249383%
Cash & Call Money	0.29292336%

What is risk level of LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund?

This is a Medium To Long Duration 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 LIC MF Medium to Long Duration 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.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for LIC MF Medium to Long Duration 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 LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund?

Redeeming your investments in LIC MF Medium to Long Duration 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 LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.