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4 Best Debt Funds by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund 2020

Updated on October 17, 2020 , 7758 views

Investors who want to preserve their money, Debt Funds by Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund is the best for you. These funds also provide high liquidity along with tax-efficient returns. Debt funds invest in a mix of debt investments such as government securities (G-Secs), treasury bills, money market instruments, etc. These funds invest in debt securities of different maturities with each security having a fixed maturity date and interest rate. Thus, debt funds a lower risk investment compared to Equity Funds.

Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund generally invests in instruments like Bonds of reputed Indian companies and securities issued by the Government of India, which is considered relatively safe.

Thus investors who want to earn a regular income can ideally invest in these listed top 4 Best Debt Funds by Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund. These funds have been shortlisted by undertaking certain parameters like AUM, NAV, past returns, the credit quality of the portfolio, average maturity, etc.

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Why Invest in ABSL Debt Funds?

Investors who are planning to achieve short-term Financial goals, then debt funds can be a good option. Recommended Debt fund instruments for this plan are short-term, ultra-short term debt funds or Liquid Funds. In a short term investment, you need to ensure safety and liquidity which are well offered by debt funds.
Since, debt funds largely invest in government securities, corporate debt and other securities like treasury bills, etc., they are not affected by equity market volatility.
Investors can earn better returns than bank Savings Account in Liquid Funds. These funds are highly recommendable if you want to earn decent returns in a short term.
Debt funds are considered to be an ideal investment for generating regular income. For example, choosing dividend payout can be an option for regular income.

Best Aditya Birla Sun Life Debt Mutual Funds

Fund	NAV	Net Assets (Cr)	3 MO (%)	6 MO (%)	1 YR (%)	3 YR (%)	2019 (%)	Debt Yield (YTM)	Mod. Duration	Eff. Maturity
Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund Growth	₹84.3998 ↑ 0.05	₹20,645	1.5	7.4	11.8	9.1	9.6	5.59%	2Y 7M 10D	3Y 3M 14D
Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund Growth	₹415.352 ↑ 0.20	₹14,532	1.4	4.3	7.4	7.7	8.5	4.51%	5M 26D	6M 18D
Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund Growth	₹280.149 ↑ 0.11	₹9,629	1.2	3.7	7.1	7.7	8	4%	4M 28D	5M 1D
Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund Growth	₹62.8233 ↑ 0.07	₹574	0.7	6.4	11.5	8.8	11	6.35%	6Y 10M 10D	9Y 9M 22D
Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 19 Oct 20

1. Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund

(Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Short Term Fund)

An Open-ended 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.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund is a Debt - Corporate Bond fund was launched on 3 Mar 97. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 9.4% since its launch. Ranked 1 in Corporate Bond category. Return for 2019 was 9.6% , 2018 was 7% and 2017 was 6.5% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund Growth
Launch Date	3 Mar 97
NAV (19 Oct 20)	₹84.3998 ↑ 0.05 (0.06 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹20,645 on 30 Sep 20
Category	Debt - Corporate Bond
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.39
Sharpe Ratio	2.72
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	100
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	5.59%
Effective Maturity	3 Years 3 Months 14 Days
Modified Duration	2 Years 7 Months 10 Days
Sub Cat.	Corporate Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Sep 15	₹10,000
30 Sep 16	₹10,974
30 Sep 17	₹11,844
30 Sep 18	₹12,412
30 Sep 19	₹13,731
30 Sep 20	₹15,263

Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹206,148.
Net Profit of ₹26,148 Invest Now

Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate 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 19 Oct 20

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1.3%
3 Month	1.5%
6 Month	7.4%
1 Year	11.8%
3 Year	9.1%
5 Year	9%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	9.4%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2019	9.6%
2018	7%
2017	6.5%
2016	10.2%
2015	8.9%
2014	10.9%
2013	8.4%
2012	10.6%
2011	9.5%
2010	3.8%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Maneesh Dangi	1 Apr 17	3.5 Yr.
Kaustubh Gupta	1 Apr 17	3.5 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund as on 30 Sep 20

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	3.8%
Debt	96.2%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	54.52%
Government	41.51%
Cash Equivalent	3.8%
Securitized	0.18%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	2.48%
AAA	97.52%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
8.24% Govt Stock 2027 Sovereign Bonds \| -	3%	₹564 Cr	50,500,000 ↑ 8,000,000
Larsen and Toubro Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹539 Cr	5,150 ↑ 5,150
Reliance Industries Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹538 Cr	5,150
National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development Debentures \| -	2%	₹488 Cr	4,700 ↑ 4,700
Power Finance Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹423 Cr	4,050 ↑ 4,050
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹417 Cr	4,000
Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹417 Cr	4,050
Reliance Industries Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹416 Cr	4,000
8.15% Govt Stock 2026 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹389 Cr	35,000,000 ↑ 1,500,000
Reliance Industries Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹376 Cr	3,581

2. Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

The primary objective of the schemes is to generate regular income through investments in debt and money market instruments. Income maybe generated through the receipt of coupon payments or the purchase and sale of securities in the underlying portfolio. The schemes will under normal market conditions, invest its net assets in fixed income securities, money market instruments, cash and cash equivalents.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund is a Debt - Ultrashort Bond fund was launched on 16 Apr 03. It is a fund with Moderately Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.8% since its launch. Ranked 6 in Ultrashort Bond category. Return for 2019 was 8.5% , 2018 was 7.6% and 2017 was 7.2% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund Growth
Launch Date	16 Apr 03
NAV (19 Oct 20)	₹415.352 ↑ 0.20 (0.05 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹14,532 on 30 Sep 20
Category	Debt - Ultrashort Bond
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderately Low
Expense Ratio	0.35
Sharpe Ratio	2.52
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	4.51%
Effective Maturity	6 Months 18 Days
Modified Duration	5 Months 26 Days
Sub Cat.	Ultrashort Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Sep 15	₹10,000
30 Sep 16	₹10,926
30 Sep 17	₹11,772
30 Sep 18	₹12,546
30 Sep 19	₹13,688
30 Sep 20	₹14,715

Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹206,148.
Net Profit of ₹26,148 Invest Now

Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings 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 Oct 20

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.6%
3 Month	1.4%
6 Month	4.3%
1 Year	7.4%
3 Year	7.7%
5 Year	8%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.8%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2019	8.5%
2018	7.6%
2017	7.2%
2016	9.2%
2015	8.9%
2014	9.7%
2013	9.5%
2012	9.7%
2011	9.2%
2010	5.8%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Sunaina Cunha	11 Oct 14	5.98 Yr.
Kaustubh Gupta	15 Jul 11	9.22 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund as on 30 Sep 20

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	50.75%
Debt	49.25%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	53.51%
Cash Equivalent	32.97%
Government	13.01%
Securitized	0.51%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AA	10.3%
AAA	89.7%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹453 Cr	4,450
Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited Debentures \| -	3%	₹371 Cr	3,750
REC Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹331 Cr	3,200
Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹295 Cr	2,925
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹270 Cr	2,650
6.81% MH SDL 2020 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹261 Cr	26,000,000
Muthoot Finance Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹242 Cr	2,350
182 DTB 17122020 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹233 Cr	23,500,000 ↑ 23,500,000
Reliance Industries Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹233 Cr	2,315
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Debentures \| -	2%	₹231 Cr	2,250

3. Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund

(Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Rate Fund - Short Term)

The primary objective of the schemes is to generate regular income through investment in a portfolio comprising substantially of floating rate debt / money market instruments. The schemes may invest a portion of its net assets in fixed rate debt securities and money market instruments.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund is a Debt - Money Market fund was launched on 13 Oct 05. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 7.1% since its launch. Ranked 7 in Money Market category. Return for 2019 was 8% , 2018 was 7.9% and 2017 was 6.8% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund Growth
Launch Date	13 Oct 05
NAV (19 Oct 20)	₹280.149 ↑ 0.11 (0.04 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹9,629 on 30 Sep 20
Category	Debt - Money Market
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆☆
Risk	Low
Expense Ratio	0.27
Sharpe Ratio	2.91
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	NIL
Yield to Maturity	4%
Effective Maturity	5 Months 1 Day
Modified Duration	4 Months 28 Days
Sub Cat.	Money Market

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Sep 15	₹10,000
30 Sep 16	₹10,796
30 Sep 17	₹11,529
30 Sep 18	₹12,368
30 Sep 19	₹13,452
30 Sep 20	₹14,414

Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager 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 Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager 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 Oct 20

Duration	Returns
1 Month	0.4%
3 Month	1.2%
6 Month	3.7%
1 Year	7.1%
3 Year	7.7%
5 Year	7.6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	7.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2019	8%
2018	7.9%
2017	6.8%
2016	7.7%
2015	8.4%
2014	9.2%
2013	9.4%
2012	9.8%
2011	9%
2010	5.7%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Kaustubh Gupta	15 Jul 11	9.22 Yr.
Mohit Sharma	1 Apr 17	3.5 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Manager Fund as on 30 Sep 20

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	95.31%
Debt	4.69%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Corporate	63.3%
Cash Equivalent	31.5%
Government	5.19%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
182 DTB 22102020 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹180 Cr	18,043,000 ↑ 18,043,000
07.64 CG SDL 2021 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹151 Cr	15,000,000
8.52% Haryana GS 2021 Sovereign Bonds \| -	1%	₹61 Cr	6,000,000
8.51% Kerala GS 2021 Sovereign Bonds \| -	1%	₹51 Cr	5,000,000
8.48% Odisha SDL 2021 Sovereign Bonds \| -	0%	₹46 Cr	4,500,000
8.50% Tamilnadu GS 2021 Sovereign Bonds \| -	0%	₹36 Cr	3,500,000
8.52% Rajasthan GS 2021 Sovereign Bonds \| -	0%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000
8.50% Kerala GS 2021 Sovereign Bonds \| -	0%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000
7.00% Govt Stock 2021 Sovereign Bonds \| -	0%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000
8.38% Haryana GS 2021 Sovereign Bonds \| -	0%	₹15 Cr	1,500,000

4. Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund

(Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Gilt Plus Fund - PF Plan)

An Open - ended government securities scheme with the objective to generate income and capital appreciation through investments exclusively in Government Securities.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund is a Debt - Government Bond fund was launched on 12 Oct 99. It is a fund with Moderate risk and has given a CAGR/Annualized return of 9.1% since its launch. Ranked 4 in Government Bond category. Return for 2019 was 11% , 2018 was 6.9% and 2017 was 4.4% .

Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund Growth
Launch Date	12 Oct 99
NAV (19 Oct 20)	₹62.8233 ↑ 0.07 (0.10 %)
Net Assets (Cr)	₹574 on 30 Sep 20
Category	Debt - Government Bond
AMC	Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Risk	Moderate
Expense Ratio	1.17
Sharpe Ratio	1.39
Information Ratio	0
Alpha Ratio	0
Min Investment	1,000
Min SIP Investment	1,000
Exit Load	0-90 Days (0.5%),90 Days and above(NIL)
Yield to Maturity	6.35%
Effective Maturity	9 Years 9 Months 22 Days
Modified Duration	6 Years 10 Months 10 Days
Sub Cat.	Government Bond

Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.

Date	Value
30 Sep 15	₹10,000
30 Sep 16	₹11,298
30 Sep 17	₹12,334
30 Sep 18	₹12,287
30 Sep 19	₹14,166
30 Sep 20	₹15,646

Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund SIP Returns

Total investment amount is ₹180,000
expected amount after 3 Years is ₹209,201.
Net Profit of ₹29,201 Invest Now

Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities 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 Oct 20

Duration	Returns
1 Month	1.4%
3 Month	0.7%
6 Month	6.4%
1 Year	11.5%
3 Year	8.8%
5 Year	9.6%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	9.1%

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2019	11%
2018	6.9%
2017	4.4%
2016	16.7%
2015	5.7%
2014	19.9%
2013	3.5%
2012	11.4%
2011	9.8%
2010	2.5%

Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund

Name	Since	Tenure
Pranay Sinha	1 Apr 17	3.5 Yr.
Bhupesh Bameta	6 Aug 20	0.15 Yr.

Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Government Securities Fund as on 30 Sep 20

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	1.38%
Debt	98.62%

Debt Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Government	98.62%
Cash Equivalent	1.38%

Credit Quality

Rating	Value
AAA	100%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Name	Holding	Value	Quantity
6.19% Govt Stock 2034 Sovereign Bonds \| -	21%	₹123 Cr	12,500,000 ↑ 12,500,000
6.45% Govt Stock 2029 Sovereign Bonds \| -	19%	₹107 Cr	10,500,000 ↓ -3,000,000
7.88% GS 2030 Sovereign Bonds \| -	16%	₹94 Cr	8,500,000 ↑ 3,000,000
7.17% Govt Stock 2028 Sovereign Bonds \| -	14%	₹78 Cr	7,353,200 ↑ 5,500,000
6.79% Govt Stock 2027 Sovereign Bonds \| -	6%	₹37 Cr	3,500,000 ↓ -3,500,000
8.24% Govt Stock 2027 Sovereign Bonds \| -	6%	₹33 Cr	3,000,000 ↑ 500,000
5.79% Govt Stock 2030 Sovereign Bonds \| -	5%	₹30 Cr	3,000,000 ↓ -6,000,000
5.77% GOI 2030 Sovereign Bonds \| -	4%	₹25 Cr	2,500,000 ↑ 2,500,000
07.65 UP SDL 2030 Sovereign Bonds \| -	4%	₹21 Cr	2,000,000
7.40% Govt Stock 2035 Sovereign Bonds \| -	2%	₹11 Cr	1,000,000

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