Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Direct
Government Bond
Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 13 February, 2014. The fund is managed by Dhawal Dalal, Rahul Dedhia. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth has ₹157 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.

Returns

Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 8.86% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 9.24%, 6.50% and 7.28% respectively.

Holdings

Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Government, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are 7.1% Govt Stock 2034, 7.3% Govt Stock 2053, 7.18% Govt Stock 2037, 7.18% Govt Stock 2033, 7.23% Govt Stock 2039

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 Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate income through investment in Securities of various maturities issued and/or created by the Central Government and State Governments of India. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be realized.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
207 people have invested ₹ 9.3L in Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.47%
Benchmark
ICICI Securities Mibex TR INR
AUM₹157 Cr
Inception Date13 February, 2014
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
888.79%
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
94.6%
Cash Equivalent
5.4%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69

as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
7.1% Govt Stock 2034
7.1% Govt Stock 2034
32.15%
-42.9%
7.3% Govt Stock 2053
7.3% Govt Stock 2053
19.69%
300%
7.18% Govt Stock 2037
7.18% Govt Stock 2037
19.37%
0%
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
16.11%
100%
7.23% Govt Stock 2039
7.23% Govt Stock 2039
9.75%
-50%

Dhawal Dalal
Dhawal Dalal
Fund Manager of Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth, since 26 November 2016
Rahul Dedhia
Rahul Dedhia
Fund Manager of Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth, since 23 November 2021

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 0.27% 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 0.55% per annum.
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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (government bond). Its expense ratio is 0.47% 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 1.28%.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 5.7% growth in AUM moving from 148.42 Cr to 156.81 Cr.

Edelweiss Government Securities 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 8.86% since inception which is more than its category average return of 6.77%
AUM size ₹157 Cr

AUM size ₹157 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹157 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 1491 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.47%

Expense Ratio 0.47%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.47% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.87%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth is ₹24.3 as on 25-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Jul-2024.
Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.58%
0.58%
6 Month Returns
5.98%
5.98%
1 Year Returns
9.24%
9.24%
3 Years Returns
20.81%
6.5%
5 Years Returns
42.12%
7.28%
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0.47% as on June 2024
₹157 Cr as on June 2024
7.1% Govt Stock 2034(32.15%), 7.3% Govt Stock 2053(19.69%), 7.18% Govt Stock 2037(19.37%), 7.18% Govt Stock 2033(16.11%), 7.23% Govt Stock 2039(9.75%) as on June 2024
Yield to Maturity is 7.16 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 8.63 as on June 2024. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
100
Dhawal Dalal, Rahul Dedhia are the fund managers of Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth is 0%