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4 Best Debt Funds by Axis Mutual Fund 2025

Updated on June 24, 2025 , 9700 views

Debt fund are known for its attractive returns. These are a type of Mutual Funds that invest in fixed Income securities like Government securities, Treasury bills, Corporate Bonds, etc.

There are various types of debt funds like Liquid Funds, ultra short term funds, short term funds, long term income funds offered by Axis Mutual Fund. These funds invest in different securities with different maturity, thus debt funds are a great option to plan your short to mid Financial goals.

Investors keen to invest in this scheme can choose from the listed top 4 Best Debt Funds by Axis Mutual Fund. These funds have been shortlisted by undertaking certain parameters like AUM, NAV, past performances, average maturity, duration, etc.

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Debt funds like a liquid fund offered by Axis is highly liquid in nature also it is a low-risk investment option for risk-averse investors. Investors who want to earn regular income over a short-term can invest in this scheme.

Best Axis Debt Mutual Funds

Fund	NAV	Net Assets (Cr)	3 MO (%)	6 MO (%)	1 YR (%)	3 YR (%)	2024 (%)	Debt Yield (YTM)	Mod. Duration	Eff. Maturity
Axis Credit Risk Fund Growth	₹21.4399 ↓ 0.00	₹361	2.9	4.9	9.1	7.7	8	7.7%	2Y 3M 7D	2Y 11M 23D
Axis Strategic Bond Fund Growth	₹28.0643 ↓ -0.01	₹1,945	2.9	5.2	9.6	8.2	8.7	7.55%	3Y 8M 12D	5Y 6M 22D
Axis Liquid Fund Growth	₹2,905.7 ↑ 0.29	₹36,089	1.8	3.6	7.2	7	7.4	6.3%	1M 8D	1M 11D
Axis Short Term Fund Growth	₹31.0103 ↓ 0.00	₹9,494	3	5.2	9.4	7.7	8	6.83%	2Y 7M 6D	3Y 2M 23D
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 27 Jun 25

1. Axis Credit Risk Fund

(Erstwhile Axis Fixed Income Opportunities Fund)

To generate stable returns by investing in debt & money market instruments across the yield curve & credit spectrum. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved. The Scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns

Axis Credit Risk Fund is a Debt - Credit Risk fund was launched on 15 Jul 14. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.2% since its launch. Ranked 4 in Credit Risk category. Return for 2024 was 8% , 2023 was 7% and 2022 was 4% .

Below is the key information for Axis Credit Risk Fund

Axis Credit Risk Fund Growth
Launch Date	15 Jul 14
NAV (27 Jun 25)	₹21.4399 ↓ 0.00 (-0.01 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹361 on 31 May 25
Category	Debt - Credit Risk
AMC	Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	1.58
Sharpe Ratio	2.59
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)
Yield to Maturity	7.7%
Effective Maturity	2 Years 11 Months 23 Days
Modified Duration	2 Years 3 Months 7 Days
Sub Cat.	Credit Risk

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 May 20	₹10,000
31 May 21	₹10,883
31 May 22	₹11,270
31 May 23	₹12,038
31 May 24	₹12,872
31 May 25	₹14,063

Axis Credit Risk 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 Axis Credit Risk Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 27 Jun 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.4%
3 Month	2.9%
6 Month	4.9%
1 Year	9.1%
3 Year	7.7%
5 Year	7%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.2%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	8%
2023	7%
2022	4%
2021	6%
2020	8.2%
2019	4.4%
2018	5.9%
2017	6.4%
2016	9.8%
2015	8.7%

Fund Manager information for Axis Credit Risk Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Devang Shah	15 Jul 14	10.89 Yr.
Akhil Thakker	9 Nov 21	3.56 Yr.

Data below for Axis Credit Risk Fund as on 31 May 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	4.1%
Equity	0.73%
Debt	94.69%
Other	0.48%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	76.32%
Government	18.37%
Cash Equivalent	4.1%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
A	13.95%
AA	49.7%
AAA	36.35%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
6.92% Govt Stock 2039 Sovereign Bonds \| -	6%	₹21 Cr	2,000,000 ↑ 2,000,000
Kohima Mariani Transmission Limited Debentures \| -	5%	₹20 Cr	2,000
Birla Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹16 Cr	230
7.1% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	4%	₹16 Cr	1,500,000
Aditya Birla Renewables Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500
Nirma Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500
Narayana Hrudayalaya Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500 ↑ 1,500
Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust 7.45% Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500
Infopark Properties Ltd. Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500
Century Textiles And Industried Limited Debentures \| -	4%	₹15 Cr	1,500

2. Axis Strategic Bond Fund

(Erstwhile Axis Income Fund)

To generate optimal returns in the medium term while maintaining liquidity of the portfolio by investing in debt and money market instruments.

Axis Strategic Bond Fund is a Debt - Medium term Bond fund was launched on 28 Mar 12. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 8.1% since its launch. Ranked 7 in Medium term Bond category. Return for 2024 was 8.7% , 2023 was 7.3% and 2022 was 3.8% .

Below is the key information for Axis Strategic Bond Fund

Axis Strategic Bond Fund Growth
Launch Date	28 Mar 12
NAV (27 Jun 25)	₹28.0643 ↓ -0.01 (-0.05 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹1,945 on 31 May 25
Category	Debt - Medium term Bond
AMC	Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	1.06
Sharpe Ratio	2.56
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	0-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL)
Yield to Maturity	7.55%
Effective Maturity	5 Years 6 Months 22 Days
Modified Duration	3 Years 8 Months 12 Days
Sub Cat.	Medium term Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 May 20	₹10,000
31 May 21	₹10,879
31 May 22	₹11,228
31 May 23	₹12,078
31 May 24	₹12,932
31 May 25	₹14,232

Axis Strategic Bond 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 Axis Strategic Bond Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 27 Jun 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.1%
3 Month	2.9%
6 Month	5.2%
1 Year	9.6%
3 Year	8.2%
5 Year	7.1%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	8.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	8.7%
2023	7.3%
2022	3.8%
2021	5.2%
2020	10.5%
2019	7.1%
2018	6.7%
2017	7.5%
2016	11.6%
2015	6.8%

Fund Manager information for Axis Strategic Bond Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Devang Shah	5 Nov 12	12.58 Yr.
Sachin Jain	1 Feb 23	2.33 Yr.
Akhil Thakker	1 Feb 23	2.33 Yr.

Data below for Axis Strategic Bond Fund as on 31 May 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.4%
Equity	0.34%
Debt	95.97%
Other	0.28%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	57.51%
Government	38.46%
Cash Equivalent	3.4%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
A	8.41%
AA	38.88%
AAA	52.71%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.1% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	17%	₹339 Cr	32,200,000 ↑ 1,000,000
7.18% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹101 Cr	9,600,000 ↑ 5,000,000
REC Ltd. 6.87% Debentures \| -	5%	₹100 Cr	10,000 ↑ 10,000
6.79% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹99 Cr	9,531,900 ↓ -7,500,000
Nirma Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹61 Cr	6,000
Vedanta Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹60 Cr	6,000
Nuvama Wealth Finance Limited 9.75% Debentures \| -	3%	₹58 Cr	5,800
DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd. 8.4% Debentures \| -	3%	₹56 Cr	5,500
Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd. 8.65% Debentures \| -	3%	₹53 Cr	5,200
7.48% National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	3%	₹51 Cr	5,000

3. Axis Liquid Fund

To provide a high level of liquidity with reasonable returns commensurating with low risk through a portfolio of money market and debt securities. However there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Axis Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 9 Oct 09. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7% since its launch. Ranked 21 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2024 was 7.4% , 2023 was 7.1% and 2022 was 4.9% .

Below is the key information for Axis Liquid Fund

Axis Liquid Fund Growth
Launch Date	9 Oct 09
NAV (27 Jun 25)	₹2,905.7 ↑ 0.29 (0.01 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹36,089 on 31 May 25
Category	Debt - Liquid Fund
AMC	Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Low
Expense Ratio	0.23
Sharpe Ratio	3.36
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	500
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	6.3%
Effective Maturity	1 Month 11 Days
Modified Duration	1 Month 8 Days
Sub Cat.	Liquid Fund

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 May 20	₹10,000
31 May 21	₹10,324
31 May 22	₹10,684
31 May 23	₹11,356
31 May 24	₹12,186
31 May 25	₹13,072

Axis Liquid Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹197,169.
Net Profit of ₹17,169 Invest Now

Returns for Axis Liquid Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 27 Jun 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.5%
3 Month	1.8%
6 Month	3.6%
1 Year	7.2%
3 Year	7%
5 Year	5.5%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	7.4%
2023	7.1%
2022	4.9%
2021	3.3%
2020	4.3%
2019	6.6%
2018	7.5%
2017	6.7%
2016	7.6%
2015	8.4%

Fund Manager information for Axis Liquid Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Devang Shah	5 Nov 12	12.58 Yr.
Aditya Pagaria	13 Aug 16	8.8 Yr.
Sachin Jain	3 Jul 23	1.91 Yr.

Data below for Axis Liquid Fund as on 31 May 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	99.81%
Other	0.19%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Cash Equivalent	82.13%
Corporate	15.45%
Government	2.23%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd CBLO/Reverse Repo \| -	8%	₹3,624 Cr
91 Days Tbill Red 05-06-2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹2,303 Cr	231,000,000 ↑ 6,000,000
Canara Bank (09/06/2025) Certificate of Deposit \| -	3%	₹1,494 Cr	30,000
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. Commercial Paper \| -	3%	₹1,483 Cr	30,000
Export Import Bank Of India 09-Jun-2025 ** Commercial Paper \| -	3%	₹1,419 Cr	28,500
91 Days Tbill Red 12-06-2025 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹1,294 Cr	130,000,000
Reliance Industries Ltd. Commercial Paper \| -	3%	₹1,290 Cr	26,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (10/06/2025) ** Commercial Paper \| -	3%	₹1,229 Cr	24,700
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited Commercial Paper \| -	2%	₹994 Cr	20,000
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. Commercial Paper \| -	2%	₹993 Cr	20,000

4. Axis Short Term Fund

To generate stable returns with a low risk strategy while maintaining liquidity through a portfolio comprising of debt and money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Axis Short Term Fund is a Debt - Short term Bond fund was launched on 22 Jan 10. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.6% since its launch. Ranked 26 in Short term Bond category. Return for 2024 was 8% , 2023 was 6.8% and 2022 was 3.7% .

Below is the key information for Axis Short Term Fund

Axis Short Term Fund Growth
Launch Date	22 Jan 10
NAV (27 Jun 25)	₹31.0103 ↓ 0.00 (-0.01 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹9,494 on 31 May 25
Category	Debt - Short term Bond
AMC	Axis Asset Management Company Limited
Rating	☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.92
Sharpe Ratio	2.54
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	5,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	6.83%
Effective Maturity	3 Years 2 Months 23 Days
Modified Duration	2 Years 7 Months 6 Days
Sub Cat.	Short term Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
31 May 20	₹10,000
31 May 21	₹10,679
31 May 22	₹10,967
31 May 23	₹11,695
31 May 24	₹12,466
31 May 25	₹13,678

Axis Short Term 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 Axis Short Term Fund

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 27 Jun 25

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.3%
3 Month	3%
6 Month	5.2%
1 Year	9.4%
3 Year	7.7%
5 Year	6.2%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.6%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2024	8%
2023	6.8%
2022	3.7%
2021	3.5%
2020	10.1%
2019	9.8%
2018	6.3%
2017	5.9%
2016	9.6%
2015	8.1%

Fund Manager information for Axis Short Term Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Devang Shah	5 Nov 12	12.58 Yr.
Aditya Pagaria	3 Jul 23	1.91 Yr.

Data below for Axis Short Term Fund as on 31 May 25

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	11.55%
Debt	88.2%
Other	0.25%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	63.95%
Government	27.77%
Cash Equivalent	8.03%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	14.3%
AAA	85.7%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
7.1% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	7%	₹628 Cr	59,625,200 ↓ -18,000,000
7.18% Govt Stock 2033 Sovereign Bonds \| -	6%	₹613 Cr	58,000,000 ↑ 11,000,000
7.48% National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	6%	₹540 Cr	53,000 ↑ 12,500
India Grid Trust Debentures \| -	2%	₹193 Cr	19,000
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹178 Cr	17,500
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹153 Cr	15,000
Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd. 7.6% Debentures \| -	1%	₹142 Cr	14,000 ↑ 10,000
Rec Limited Debentures \| -	1%	₹128 Cr	12,500 ↑ 12,500
Indigrid Infrastructure Trust 7.88% Debentures \| -	1%	₹128 Cr	12,500
Embassy Office Parks Reit Debentures \| -	1%	₹128 Cr	12,500

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