HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Direct
Government Bond
HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Anil Bamboli. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth has ₹2444 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.

Returns

HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.64% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.16%, 5.75% and 6.19% respectively.

Holdings

HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Government, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are 7.18% Govt Stock 2033, 7.3% Govt Stock 2053, 7.26% Govt Stock 2033, 7.1% Govt Stock 2034, 7.17% Govt Stock 2030

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 HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth

To generate credit risk-free returns through investments in sovereign securities issued by the Central Government and / or State Government.There is no assurance that the investment objective 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. HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
99 people have invested ₹ 5.7L in HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.46%
Benchmark
ICICI Securities Mibex TR INR
AUM₹2444 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
20.07%
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
98.2%
Cash Equivalent
1.8%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69

as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
25.22%
0%
7.3% Govt Stock 2053
7.3% Govt Stock 2053
15.79%
0%
7.26% Govt Stock 2033
7.26% Govt Stock 2033
9.96%
0%
7.1% Govt Stock 2034
7.1% Govt Stock 2034
8.04%
20%
7.17% Govt Stock 2030
7.17% Govt Stock 2030
7.42%
0%

Anil Bamboli
Anil Bamboli
Fund Manager of HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth, since 1 September 2007

Mutual Fund Insights

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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 1.31% per annum.
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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 1.37% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (government bond). Its expense ratio is 0.46% 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 2.35%.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 2.5% drop in AUM moving from 2.50K Cr to 2.44K Cr.

HDFC 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 7.64% since inception which is more than its category average return of 6.77%
AUM size ₹2444 Cr

AUM size ₹2444 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹2444 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1491 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.46%

Expense Ratio 0.46%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.46% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.87%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth is ₹53.9 as on 25-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Jul-2024.
HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.64%
0.64%
6 Month Returns
4.79%
4.79%
1 Year Returns
8.16%
8.16%
3 Years Returns
18.26%
5.75%
5 Years Returns
35.01%
6.19%
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0.46% as on June 2024
₹2444 Cr as on June 2024
7.18% Govt Stock 2033(25.22%), 7.3% Govt Stock 2053(15.79%), 7.26% Govt Stock 2033(9.96%), 7.1% Govt Stock 2034(8.04%), 7.17% Govt Stock 2030(7.42%) as on June 2024
Yield to Maturity is 7.21 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 7.47 as on June 2024. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
100
Anil Bamboli is the fund manager of HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of HDFC Gilt Fund Direct Growth is 0%