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Top 5 Best Banking and PSU Debt Funds 2025

Updated on May 16, 2025 , 20690 views

Banking and PSU Debt Funds are the new sub-category introduced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in the debt Mutual Fund category. These funds predominantly invests in debt and money market instruments consisting of securities issued by entities such as Banks, Public Financial Institutions, Public Sector Undertakings, etc. This option is considered to maintain an optimum balance of liquidity, safety, and yield.

The Banking and PSU Debt fund belongs to the short term category of debt funds that aims to offer secured returns and minimise risk by Investing in good-quality debt instruments predominately issued by banks and public sector undertakings. Investors who are keen to invest for a short duration, ideally for 2-3 years can invest in this scheme.

Here are some of the best performing Banking and PSU debt Funds 2025 - 2026.

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Top Performing Banking and PSU Debt Funds

Fund	NAV	Net Assets (Cr)	3 MO (%)	6 MO (%)	1 YR (%)	3 YR (%)	2024 (%)	Debt Yield (YTM)	Mod. Duration	Eff. Maturity
HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund Growth	₹23.0011 ↑ 0.02	₹5,996	3.5	5.3	9.5	7.5	7.9	7.25%	3Y 10M 10D	5Y 6M 4D
UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund Growth	₹21.8566 ↑ 0.03	₹785	3.2	4.9	9	7.5	7.6	7.14%	2Y 29D	2Y 4M 24D
DSP BlackRock Banking and PSU Debt Fund Growth	₹24.1482 ↑ 0.02	₹3,409	3.8	5.3	9.9	7.7	8.6	7.16%	5Y 5M 1D	9Y 10M 13D
Kotak Banking and PSU Debt fund Growth	₹65.3764 ↑ 0.06	₹6,011	3.5	5.2	9.6	7.7	8	7.28%	3Y 6M 29D	5Y 4M 6D
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund Growth	₹366.674 ↑ 0.36	₹8,588	3.5	5.3	9.5	7.5	7.9	7.22%	3Y 6M 7D	4Y 9M
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 19 May 25

Top 5 Best Performing Banking and PSU Debt Funds

1. HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund

To generate regular income through investments in debt and money market instruments consisting predominantly of securities issued by entities such as Scheduled Commercial Banks and Public Sector undertakings. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized.

HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund is a Debt - Banking & PSU Debt fund was launched on 26 Mar 14. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.8% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Banking & PSU Debt category. Return for 2024 was 7.9% , 2023 was 6.8% and 2022 was 3.3% .

Below is the key information for HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund

HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund Growth
Launch Date	26 Mar 14
NAV (19 May 25)	₹23.0011 ↑ 0.02 (0.08 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹5,996 on 31 Mar 25
Category	Debt - Banking & PSU Debt
AMC	HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.79
Sharpe Ratio	1.05
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	300
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.25%
Effective Maturity	5 Years 6 Months 4 Days
Modified Duration	3 Years 10 Months 10 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Apr 20	₹10,000
30 Apr 21	₹10,931
30 Apr 22	₹11,339
30 Apr 23	₹11,924
30 Apr 24	₹12,718
30 Apr 25	₹13,912

HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹200,132.
Net Profit of ₹20,132 Invest Now

Returns for HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 May 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1.1%
3 Month	3.5%
6 Month	5.3%
1 Year	9.5%
3 Year	7.5%
5 Year	6.6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	7.9%
2023	6.8%
2022	3.3%
2021	3.7%
2020	10.6%
2019	10.2%
2018	5.9%
2017	6.3%
2016	10.8%
2015	9.8%

Fund Manager information for HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Anil Bamboli	26 Mar 14	11.11 Yr.
Dhruv Muchhal	22 Jun 23	1.86 Yr.

Data below for HDFC Banking and PSU Debt Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	14.37%
Debt	85.38%
Other	0.25%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Government	45.44%
Corporate	41.45%
Cash Equivalent	12.86%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.18% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹290 Cr	29,000,000 ↑ 10,000,000
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹274 Cr	27,500
HDFC Bank Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹229 Cr	23,000 ↑ 23,000
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	4%	₹224 Cr	22,500
7.26% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹216 Cr	21,500,000 ↑ 4,500,000
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹200 Cr	20,000
7.1% Govt Stock 2029 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹194 Cr	19,500,000 ↑ 19,500,000
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. Debentures \| -	2%	₹150 Cr	15,000 ↑ 2,500
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹149 Cr	1,500
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹149 Cr	1,500 ↑ 1,500

2. UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate steady and reasonable income, with low risk and high level of liquidity from a portfolio of predominantly debt & money market securities by Banks and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund is a Debt - Banking & PSU Debt fund was launched on 3 Feb 14. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.2% since its launch. Ranked 3 in Banking & PSU Debt category. Return for 2024 was 7.6% , 2023 was 6.7% and 2022 was 10.3% .

Below is the key information for UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund

UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund Growth
Launch Date	3 Feb 14
NAV (19 May 25)	₹21.8566 ↑ 0.03 (0.12 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹785 on 31 Mar 25
Category	Debt - Banking & PSU Debt
AMC	UTI Asset Management Company Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	0.55
Sharpe Ratio	1.06
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.14%
Effective Maturity	2 Years 4 Months 24 Days
Modified Duration	2 Years 29 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Apr 20	₹10,000
30 Apr 21	₹10,668
30 Apr 22	₹10,968
30 Apr 23	₹12,344
30 Apr 24	₹13,104
30 Apr 25	₹14,269

UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹203,125.
Net Profit of ₹23,125 Invest Now

Returns for UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 May 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1%
3 Month	3.2%
6 Month	4.9%
1 Year	9%
3 Year	7.5%
5 Year	7.2%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.2%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	7.6%
2023	6.7%
2022	10.3%
2021	2.8%
2020	8.9%
2019	-1%
2018	6.8%
2017	6.4%
2016	11.7%
2015	8.6%

Fund Manager information for UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Anurag Mittal	1 Dec 21	3.41 Yr.

Data below for UTI Banking & PSU Debt Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.28%
Debt	96.39%
Other	0.33%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	53.03%
Government	43.37%
Cash Equivalent	3.28%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.38% Govt Stock 2027 Sovereign Bonds \| -	12%	₹92 Cr	900,000,000
Axis Bank Limited Debentures \| -	7%	₹56 Cr	550
Export-Import Bank Of India Debentures \| -	6%	₹51 Cr	5,000
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	6%	₹51 Cr	5,000
Power Finance Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	5%	₹41 Cr	400
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	5%	₹36 Cr	3,500
HDFC Bank Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹35 Cr	350
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹31 Cr	300
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	4%	₹30 Cr	3,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	3%	₹26 Cr	250

3. DSP BlackRock Banking and PSU Debt Fund

The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate income and capital appreciation by primarily investing in a portfolio of high quality debt and money market securities that are issued by banks and public sector entities/undertakings.

DSP BlackRock Banking and PSU Debt Fund is a Debt - Banking & PSU Debt fund was launched on 14 Sep 13. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.8% since its launch. Ranked 20 in Banking & PSU Debt category. Return for 2024 was 8.6% , 2023 was 6.7% and 2022 was 3.2% .

Below is the key information for DSP BlackRock Banking and PSU Debt Fund

DSP BlackRock Banking and PSU Debt Fund Growth
Launch Date	14 Sep 13
NAV (19 May 25)	₹24.1482 ↑ 0.02 (0.07 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹3,409 on 31 Mar 25
Category	Debt - Banking & PSU Debt
AMC	DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd.
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	0.58
Sharpe Ratio	0.76
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	500
Exit Load	0-1 Months (0.25%),1 Months and above(NIL)
Yield to Maturity	7.16%
Effective Maturity	9 Years 10 Months 13 Days
Modified Duration	5 Years 5 Months 1 Day

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Apr 20	₹10,000
30 Apr 21	₹10,798
30 Apr 22	₹11,128
30 Apr 23	₹11,704
30 Apr 24	₹12,486
30 Apr 25	₹13,743

DSP BlackRock Banking and PSU Debt Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹200,132.
Net Profit of ₹20,132 Invest Now

Returns for DSP BlackRock Banking and PSU Debt Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 May 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1.2%
3 Month	3.8%
6 Month	5.3%
1 Year	9.9%
3 Year	7.7%
5 Year	6.4%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	8.6%
2023	6.7%
2022	3.2%
2021	3.1%
2020	10.9%
2019	9.9%
2018	6.3%
2017	5.4%
2016	10.6%
2015	8.6%

Fund Manager information for DSP BlackRock Banking and PSU Debt Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Sandeep Yadav	1 Aug 24	0.75 Yr.
Shantanu Godambe	1 Jun 23	1.92 Yr.

Data below for DSP BlackRock Banking and PSU Debt Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	9.04%
Debt	90.74%
Other	0.23%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	50.84%
Government	48.06%
Cash Equivalent	0.88%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.3% Govt Stock 2053 Sovereign Bonds \| -	9%	₹302 Cr	28,000,000
8.17% Govt Stock 2044 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹178 Cr	15,000,000 ↑ 6,500,000
7.34% Govt Stock 2064 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹165 Cr	15,000,000 ↑ 5,000,000
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	4%	₹132 Cr	12,500
Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹112 Cr	1,050
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Domestic Bonds \| -	3%	₹110 Cr	10,000
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹109 Cr	1,000
State Bank Of India Debentures \| -	3%	₹108 Cr	100
GAil (India) Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹104 Cr	1,000
Bajaj Finance Ltd. Debentures \| -	3%	₹100 Cr	10,000 ↑ 10,000

4. Kotak Banking and PSU Debt fund

To generate income by predominantly investing in debt & money market securities issued by Banks & PSUs and Reverse Repos in such securities, sovereign securities issued by the Central Government and State Governments, and / or any security unconditionally guaranteed by the Govt. of India.

Kotak Banking and PSU Debt fund is a Debt - Banking & PSU Debt fund was launched on 29 Dec 98. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of since its launch. Ranked 19 in Banking & PSU Debt category. Return for 2024 was 8% , 2023 was 6.8% and 2022 was 3.6% .

Below is the key information for Kotak Banking and PSU Debt fund

Kotak Banking and PSU Debt fund Growth
Launch Date	29 Dec 98
NAV (19 May 25)	₹65.3764 ↑ 0.06 (0.08 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹6,011 on 31 Mar 25
Category	Debt - Banking & PSU Debt
AMC	Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.81
Sharpe Ratio	1.07
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.28%
Effective Maturity	5 Years 4 Months 6 Days
Modified Duration	3 Years 6 Months 29 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Apr 20	₹10,000
30 Apr 21	₹10,857
30 Apr 22	₹11,314
30 Apr 23	₹11,929
30 Apr 24	₹12,718
30 Apr 25	₹13,928

Kotak Banking and PSU Debt fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹200,132.
Net Profit of ₹20,132 Invest Now

Returns for Kotak Banking and PSU Debt fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 May 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1%
3 Month	3.5%
6 Month	5.2%
1 Year	9.6%
3 Year	7.7%
5 Year	6.7%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	8%
2023	6.8%
2022	3.6%
2021	3.9%
2020	10.5%
2019	10.8%
2018	6.7%
2017	6.2%
2016	10%
2015	8.6%

Fund Manager information for Kotak Banking and PSU Debt fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Deepak Agrawal	1 Aug 08	16.76 Yr.
Abhishek Bisen	1 Nov 22	2.5 Yr.

Data below for Kotak Banking and PSU Debt fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	2.37%
Debt	97.35%
Other	0.28%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	54.02%
Government	43.33%
Cash Equivalent	2.37%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	2.51%
AAA	97.49%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.18% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	9%	₹501 Cr	47,843,730 ↓ -300,000
7.1% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	7%	₹390 Cr	37,336,520 ↓ -2,450,000
Power Finance Corp Ltd. 0.076% Debentures \| -	6%	₹336 Cr	33,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	5%	₹291 Cr	28,700 ↑ 7,500
Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹185 Cr	20,002
7.81% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹181 Cr	17,432,280 ↓ -4,000,000
HDFC Bank Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹157 Cr	1,500
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹156 Cr	15,000
State Bank Of India Debentures \| -	2%	₹143 Cr	1,450
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	2%	₹138 Cr	13,500

5. Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund

(Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Treasury Optimizer Fund)

An Open-ended short term income scheme with the objective to generate income and capital appreciation by investing 100% of the corpus in a diversified portfolio of debt and money market securities with relatively low levels of interest rate risk.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund is a Debt - Banking & PSU Debt fund was launched on 9 May 08. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.9% since its launch. Ranked 9 in Banking & PSU Debt category. Return for 2024 was 7.9% , 2023 was 6.9% and 2022 was 3.7% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund Growth
Launch Date	9 May 08
NAV (19 May 25)	₹366.674 ↑ 0.36 (0.10 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹8,588 on 31 Mar 25
Category	Debt - Banking & PSU Debt
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	0.7
Sharpe Ratio	1.17
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	7.22%
Effective Maturity	4 Years 9 Months
Modified Duration	3 Years 6 Months 7 Days

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Apr 20	₹10,000
30 Apr 21	₹10,866
30 Apr 22	₹11,288
30 Apr 23	₹11,880
30 Apr 24	₹12,663
30 Apr 25	₹13,865

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹200,132.
Net Profit of ₹20,132 Invest Now

Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 19 May 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1.1%
3 Month	3.5%
6 Month	5.3%
1 Year	9.5%
3 Year	7.5%
5 Year	6.6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.9%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	7.9%
2023	6.9%
2022	3.7%
2021	3.6%
2020	10.9%
2019	9.9%
2018	6.6%
2017	5.6%
2016	12.3%
2015	8.5%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Kaustubh Gupta	29 Sep 09	15.6 Yr.
Harshil Suvarnkar	22 Mar 21	4.11 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking & PSU Debt Fund as on 31 Mar 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	7.98%
Debt	91.72%
Other	0.31%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	64.42%
Government	32.05%
Cash Equivalent	3.22%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. Debentures \| -	4%	₹303 Cr	30,000
Power Finance Corp Ltd. 7.6% Debentures \| -	3%	₹255 Cr	25,000
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	3%	₹246 Cr	24,500
7.1% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹221 Cr	21,124,000 ↑ 1,120,000
State Bank Of India Debentures \| -	2%	₹214 Cr	210
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹203 Cr	20,000 ↑ 2,500
7.48% National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹203 Cr	20,000 ↑ 20,000
REC Ltd. 7.71% Debentures \| -	2%	₹197 Cr	19,500
Small Industries Development Bank Of India Debentures \| -	2%	₹177 Cr	17,500
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹176 Cr	17,500

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