Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Direct
Government Bond
Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Sachin Jain, Devang Shah. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth has ₹422 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.68% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 9.16%, 6.31% and 7.12% respectively.

Holdings

Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Government, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are 7.32% Govt Stock 2030, 7.3% Govt Stock 2053, 7.18% Govt Stock 2033, 7.23% Govt Stock 2039, 7.34% Govt Stock 2064

Taxation

As it is a government bond mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is debt oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in debt instruments:
For short term (less than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
For long term (more than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at 20% with indexation benefit.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth

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

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 1000.00. Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
47 people have invested ₹ 25.4L in Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.38%
Benchmark
ICICI Securities Mibex TR INR
AUM₹422 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹1000
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
826.43%
Risk
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Moderate Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 100%

AAA
100%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Government
95.8%
Cash Equivalent
4.2%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69

as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
7.32% Govt Stock 2030
7.32% Govt Stock 2030
25.29%
-14.3%
7.3% Govt Stock 2053
7.3% Govt Stock 2053
21.94%
0%
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
13.64%
0%
7.23% Govt Stock 2039
7.23% Govt Stock 2039
9.66%
0%
7.34% Govt Stock 2064
7.34% Govt Stock 2064
6.12%
0%

Sachin Jain
Sachin Jain
Fund Manager of Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth, since 1 February 2023
Devang Shah
Devang Shah
Fund Manager of Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth, since 5 November 2012

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 7.55% return, outperforming this fund by 0.43% per annum.
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In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 7.06% return, outperforming this fund by 0.75% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (government bond). Its expense ratio is 0.38% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.77%.
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In the last 1 year, Bandhan Government Securities Fund - Investment Plan - Direct Plan - Growth has given 10.52% return, outperforming this fund by 1.36%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 74.4% growth in AUM moving from 242.01 Cr to 422.07 Cr.

Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.68% since inception which is more than its category average return of 6.77%
AUM size ₹422 Cr

AUM size ₹422 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹422 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 1491 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.38%

Expense Ratio 0.38%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.38% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.87%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth is ₹25.16 as on 25-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Jul-2024.
Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.64%
0.64%
6 Month Returns
5.71%
5.71%
1 Year Returns
9.16%
9.16%
3 Years Returns
20.16%
6.31%
5 Years Returns
41.07%
7.12%
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0.38% as on June 2024
₹422 Cr as on June 2024
7.32% Govt Stock 2030(25.29%), 7.3% Govt Stock 2053(21.94%), 7.18% Govt Stock 2033(13.64%), 7.23% Govt Stock 2039(9.66%), 7.34% Govt Stock 2064(6.12%) as on June 2024
Yield to Maturity is 7.2 as on June 2024. Yield to Maturity is the total return earned on your bond investments if you hold the bond investments till maturity & all bonds' proceeds are reinvested in it.
Modified Duration is 7.81 as on June 2024. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
100
Sachin Jain, Devang Shah are the fund managers of Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Axis Gilt Fund Direct Growth is 0%