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Gilt funds, side by side

11 Gilt funds with a complete record, in alphabetical order. Every figure is the fund's own, from AMFI and the fund house. This page ranks nothing and recommends nothing.

Data as of 24 Oct 2026 · Direct plan, growth option

The funds

Fund3 years, a year5 years, a yearExpense ratioWorst fall₹1 lakh after 5 years, after taxFund size
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gilt FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund +5.4% +4.8% 0.50% -5.9% ₹1,23,107 ₹1,175 cr
Axis Gilt FundAxis Mutual Fund +6.9% +5.8% 0.46% -5.1% ₹1,28,118 ₹336 cr
DSP Gilt FundDSP Mutual Fund +6.4% +5.6% 0.59% -4.2% ₹1,27,214 ₹1,083 cr
HDFC Gilt FundHDFC Mutual Fund +6.1% +5.2% 0.46% -6.2% ₹1,25,221 ₹1,885 cr
ICICI Prudential Gilt FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund +6.2% +6.0% 0.58% -6.8% ₹1,29,658 ₹9,118 cr
Kotak Gilt FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund +5.5% +5.1% 0.48% -5.9% ₹1,24,577 ₹1,947 cr
Nippon India Gilt FundNippon India Mutual Fund +6.3% +5.5% 0.52% -4.0% ₹1,26,596 ₹1,487 cr
quant Gilt Fundquant Mutual Fund +5.7% — 0.40% -2.2% — ₹73 cr
SBI GILT FundSBI Mutual Fund +6.4% +6.1% 0.49% -3.6% ₹1,30,058 ₹8,067 cr
Tata Gilt FundTata Mutual Fund +6.1% +5.5% 0.30% -4.7% ₹1,26,918 ₹769 cr
UTI - Gilt FundUTI Mutual Fund +6.2% +5.3% 0.47% -3.7% ₹1,25,691 ₹415 cr

The after-tax column is ₹1,00,000 placed in the Direct plan five years before the NAV date and sold on it. An equity fund is taxed at 12.5% on the whole gain, a debt fund at a 30% slab, each with 4% cess. The assumptions and tax rules used

The spread

How far these funds differ.

The lowest and highest figure in each column. The spread says how much the choice within a category matters; it does not say which fund to choose.

Expense ratio, Direct plan0.30% to 0.59%lowest to highest
Return a year over 5 years+4.8% to +6.1%lowest to highest
Worst fall from a peak-6.8% to -2.2%lowest to highest
Reading the table

What each column is.

To set two to five of these beside each other in more detail, use Compare funds. To work out the tax on a sale of your own, use the capital gains calculator.

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