Top 10 Gilt funds by 5-year CAGR
All 25 Regular-plan Gilt schemes in AMFI’s data with a current NAV, ranked by 5-year CAGR. The table also shows shorter and longer returns, volatility, the deepest fall in five years and the Sharpe ratio, so one number is not read in isolation.
Ranked among 20 Regular-plan Gilt schemes with enough history (5 newer schemes left out) · Growth option · data as of 27 Oct 2026.
| # | Scheme | Category | 5Y CAGR | 1Y | 3Y CAGR | Volatility | Max fall 5Y | Sharpe | Riskometer | AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandhan Gilt Fund Bandhan | Gilt | 5.8% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 4.7% | −4.2% | 0.24 | Moderate | ₹1,673 Cr |
| 2 | SBI GILT FUND SBI | Gilt | 5.6% | 2.2% | 5.9% | 3.3% | −3.4% | -0.19 | Moderate | ₹7,940 Cr |
| 3 | ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund ICICI Prudential | Gilt | 5.4% | 0.7% | 5.5% | 3.3% | −3.8% | -0.30 | Moderate | ₹8,973 Cr |
| 4 | Axis Gilt Fund Axis | Gilt | 5.3% | 2.1% | 6.5% | 3.8% | −3.1% | -0.02 | Moderate | ₹352 Cr |
| 5 | UTI - Gilt Fund UTI | Gilt | 5.0% | 2.3% | 5.9% | 3.4% | −3.3% | -0.19 | Moderate | ₹407 Cr |
| 6 | DSP Gilt Fund DSP | Gilt | 5.0% | 0.5% | 5.7% | 5.0% | −4.7% | -0.17 | Moderate | ₹1,060 Cr |
| 7 | BARODA BNP PARIBAS GILT FUND Baroda BNP Paribas | Gilt | 5.0% | 1.3% | 6.1% | 3.4% | −2.9% | -0.13 | Moderate | ₹495 Cr |
| 8 | HDFC Gilt Fund HDFC | Gilt | 4.8% | 1.0% | 5.6% | 3.7% | −3.1% | -0.26 | Moderate | ₹1,771 Cr |
| 9 | Franklin India Gilt Fund Franklin Templeton | Gilt | 4.7% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 3.1% | −3.3% | -0.33 | Moderate | ₹144 Cr |
| 10 | Nippon India Gilt Fund Nippon India | Gilt | 4.7% | 1.6% | 5.5% | 4.0% | −3.9% | -0.27 | Moderate | ₹1,390 Cr |
| Category median | 4.6% | 0.7% | 5.2% | 3.9% | −3.9% | -0.33 | ||||
Regular plans, Growth option. Returns are after expenses (TER is deducted from NAV). MFIC calculates returns, volatility, drawdown and Sharpe from AMFI NAVs; benchmark excess, riskometer and AUM are as published by AMFI. Schemes without enough history for the measure are left out, not estimated.
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Daily NAVs and published returns from AMFI; scheme details from Scheme Summary Documents. Full methodology is on the MFIC Intelligence methodology section.
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