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6 Best Liquid Mutual Funds 2025
In common terms, Best Liquid Funds are Debt Mutual Funds or rather money market Mutual Funds with the only difference being in the investment duration. Liquid Funds invest in very short money Market instruments like the Certificate of Deposit, treasury bills, commercial papers etc.
The investment duration of these funds is very short, generally ranging from a couple of days to a few weeks (it can even be one day!). The average residual maturity of liquid funds is less than 91 days as they invest in securities which individually have a maturity upto 91 days. Being a short-term Debt fund, these funds are highly suitable for investors looking for low-risk investments for short duration.
The low maturity period of best liquid funds helps fund managers to fulfil the Redemption demand of investors easily. In the market, there are various liquid fund investments available.
Why Invest in Liquid Funds?
- Liquid funds have no lock-in or very low lock-in period.
- The interest rate of liquid mutual funds is the lowest among all short-term investments due to low maturity period.
- No entry and exit loads are applicable.
- Liquid funds are a perfect solution for investors who wish to park their idle cash for a short duration without the risk of Capital Loss.
Liquid Funds better than Saving Bank Account?
Investing in liquid funds are any day a better option on investment as compared to putting money in popular saving Bank account schemes.
Owing to its familiarity and institutionalized nature of saving bank accounts, an average Indian taxpayer has more trust in them. However, it seems they are not the most popular short-term investment anymore. This is due to the rising acceptance of mutual funds by investors with different investment goals. Your hard earned money that lies in a savings bank account fetches you only 3.5% interest per annum. However, the best liquid funds have returned as high as 6.5-7.5% on an average in the past 1 year period, on an annualized Basis.
So, on returns alone, liquid funds score over a savings bank account. If you have a raise or a bonus coming your way, invest in liquid funds and party later.
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6 Best Liquid Funds India FY 25 - 26
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 1 MO (%) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 2024 (%) Debt Yield (YTM) Mod. Duration Eff. Maturity Axis Liquid Fund Growth ₹2,922.97
↑ 0.45 ₹33,529 0.5 1.6 3.4 7.1 7.4 5.96% 1M 27D 2M 1D LIC MF Liquid Fund Growth ₹4,745.17
↑ 0.74 ₹10,377 0.5 1.5 3.3 7 7.4 6.03% 1M 19D 1M 19D DSP BlackRock Liquidity Fund Growth ₹3,747.81
↑ 0.58 ₹16,926 0.5 1.6 3.4 7.1 7.4 5.95% 1M 28D 2M 1D Invesco India Liquid Fund Growth ₹3,608.2
↑ 0.57 ₹12,320 0.5 1.6 3.4 7.1 7.4 6.19% 1M 22D 1M 22D ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund Growth ₹388.6
↑ 0.06 ₹49,517 0.5 1.5 3.4 7 7.4 5.95% 1M 25D 1M 30D Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Growth ₹422.984
↑ 0.06 ₹54,838 0.5 1.5 3.4 7 7.3 6.39% 1M 17D 1M 17D Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 3 Aug 25 Liquid funds having AUM/Net Assets above 10,000 Crore and managing funds for 5 or more years. Sorted on Last 1 Calendar Year Return.
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 Below is the key information for Axis Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on An open ended scheme which seeks to generate reasonable returns with low risk and high liquidity through a judicious mix of investment in money market
instruments and quality debt instruments. However, there is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realised. LIC MF Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 11 Mar 02. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for LIC MF Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The Scheme seeks to generate reasonable returns commensurate with low risk from a portfolio constituted of money market and high quality debts DSP BlackRock Liquidity Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 23 Nov 05. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for DSP BlackRock Liquidity Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide reasonable returns, commensurate with low risk while providing a high level of liquidity, through a portfolio of money market and debt securities. Invesco India Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 17 Nov 06. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for Invesco India Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile ICICI Prudential Liquid Plan) To provide reasonable returns, commensurate with low risk while providing a high level of liquidity, through investments made primarily in money market and debt securities. ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 17 Nov 05. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Aditya Birla Sun Life Cash Plus Fund) An Open-ended liquid scheme with the objective to provide reasonable returns at a high level of safety and liquidity through judicious investments in high quality debt and money market instruments. Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund is a Debt - Liquid Fund fund was launched on 30 Mar 04. It is a fund with Low risk and has given a Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Axis Liquid Fund
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% . Axis Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Oct 09 NAV (03 Aug 25) ₹2,922.97 ↑ 0.45 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹33,529 on 30 Jun 25 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC Axis Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.23 Sharpe Ratio 3.87 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 5.96% Effective Maturity 2 Months 1 Day Modified Duration 1 Month 27 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹10,322 31 Jul 22 ₹10,705 31 Jul 23 ₹11,419 31 Jul 24 ₹12,258 31 Jul 25 ₹13,127 Returns for Axis Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 3 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3.4% 1 Year 7.1% 3 Year 7% 5 Year 5.6% 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 12.74 Yr. Aditya Pagaria 13 Aug 16 8.97 Yr. Sachin Jain 3 Jul 23 2.08 Yr. Data below for Axis Liquid Fund as on 30 Jun 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.78% Other 0.22% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 80.13% Corporate 10.24% Government 9.4% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Canara Bank
Domestic Bonds | -5% ₹1,988 Cr 40,000 Indian Oil Corp Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -4% ₹1,786 Cr 36,000 HDFC Bank Limited
Certificate of Deposit | -4% ₹1,592 Cr 32,000 India (Republic of)
- | -4% ₹1,482 Cr 150,000,000
↑ 150,000,000 Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹1,478 Cr Punjab National Bank
Domestic Bonds | -3% ₹1,337 Cr 27,000 India (Republic of)
- | -3% ₹1,269 Cr 128,124,300 182 DTB 17072025
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹1,250 Cr 125,000,000 Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹1,017 Cr 20,500 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹1,015 Cr 20,500 2. LIC MF Liquid Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 6.9% since its launch. Ranked 25 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2024 was 7.4% , 2023 was 7% and 2022 was 4.7% . LIC MF Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 11 Mar 02 NAV (03 Aug 25) ₹4,745.17 ↑ 0.74 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹10,377 on 30 Jun 25 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC LIC Mutual Fund Asset Mgmt Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.24 Sharpe Ratio 3.54 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 6.03% Effective Maturity 1 Month 19 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 19 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹10,319 31 Jul 22 ₹10,691 31 Jul 23 ₹11,389 31 Jul 24 ₹12,225 31 Jul 25 ₹13,077 Returns for LIC MF Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 3 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.5% 6 Month 3.3% 1 Year 7% 3 Year 6.9% 5 Year 5.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.4% 2023 7% 2022 4.7% 2021 3.3% 2020 4.3% 2019 6.5% 2018 7.3% 2017 6.6% 2016 7.6% 2015 8.4% Fund Manager information for LIC MF Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Rahul Singh 5 Oct 15 9.83 Yr. Data below for LIC MF Liquid Fund as on 30 Jun 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.76% Other 0.24% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 76.63% Corporate 13.52% Government 9.61% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 0.83% AAA 99.17% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Reverse Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -8% ₹1,003 Cr India (Republic of)
- | -5% ₹549 Cr 55,000,000 Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹487 Cr India (Republic of)
- | -4% ₹449 Cr 45,000,000 Can Fin Homes Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹400 Cr 8,000
↑ 8,000 Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹397 Cr 8,000 Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹396 Cr 8,000 HDFC Bank Limited
Certificate of Deposit | -3% ₹396 Cr 8,000 Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹298 Cr 6,000 Birla Group Holdings Private Limited
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹297 Cr 6,000 3. DSP BlackRock Liquidity Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 6.9% since its launch. Ranked 36 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2024 was 7.4% , 2023 was 7% and 2022 was 4.8% . DSP BlackRock Liquidity Fund
Growth Launch Date 23 Nov 05 NAV (03 Aug 25) ₹3,747.81 ↑ 0.58 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹16,926 on 30 Jun 25 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC DSP BlackRock Invmt Managers Pvt. Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.24 Sharpe Ratio 4.37 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 1,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 5.95% Effective Maturity 2 Months 1 Day Modified Duration 1 Month 28 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹10,319 31 Jul 22 ₹10,699 31 Jul 23 ₹11,401 31 Jul 24 ₹12,234 31 Jul 25 ₹13,099 Returns for DSP BlackRock Liquidity Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 3 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3.4% 1 Year 7.1% 3 Year 7% 5 Year 5.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.4% 2023 7% 2022 4.8% 2021 3.3% 2020 4.2% 2019 6.5% 2018 7.4% 2017 6.6% 2016 7.6% 2015 8.3% Fund Manager information for DSP BlackRock Liquidity Fund
Name Since Tenure Karan Mundhra 31 May 21 4.17 Yr. Shalini Vasanta 1 Aug 24 1 Yr. Data below for DSP BlackRock Liquidity Fund as on 30 Jun 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.78% Other 0.22% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 83.13% Corporate 8.68% Government 7.97% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 0.37% AAA 99.63% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity India (Republic of)
- | -4% ₹793 Cr 80,000,000 Bank of Baroda
Debentures | -4% ₹769 Cr 15,500
↓ -500 Punjab National Bank
Domestic Bonds | -3% ₹671 Cr 13,500 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹570 Cr 11,500
↓ -500 Small Industries Development Bank of India
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹496 Cr 10,000 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹496 Cr 10,000 HDFC Bank Ltd.
Debentures | -2% ₹496 Cr 10,000 India (Republic of)
- | -2% ₹471 Cr 47,500,000 Punjab National Bank
Domestic Bonds | -2% ₹470 Cr 9,500
↓ -500 Canara Bank
Domestic Bonds | -2% ₹470 Cr 9,500 4. Invesco India Liquid Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.1% since its launch. Ranked 9 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2024 was 7.4% , 2023 was 7% and 2022 was 4.8% . Invesco India Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 17 Nov 06 NAV (03 Aug 25) ₹3,608.2 ↑ 0.57 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹12,320 on 30 Jun 25 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.22 Sharpe Ratio 3.96 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 6.19% Effective Maturity 1 Month 22 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 22 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹10,319 31 Jul 22 ₹10,698 31 Jul 23 ₹11,403 31 Jul 24 ₹12,238 31 Jul 25 ₹13,102 Returns for Invesco India Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 3 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3.4% 1 Year 7.1% 3 Year 7% 5 Year 5.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.4% 2023 7% 2022 4.8% 2021 3.3% 2020 4.1% 2019 6.5% 2018 7.4% 2017 6.7% 2016 7.6% 2015 8.4% Fund Manager information for Invesco India Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Krishna Cheemalapati 25 Apr 11 14.28 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Liquid Fund as on 30 Jun 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.76% Other 0.24% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 84.38% Government 7.87% Corporate 7.52% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹584 Cr 182 DTB 24072025
Sovereign Bonds | -4% ₹549 Cr 55,000,000 India (Republic of)
- | -3% ₹398 Cr 40,000,000 Canara Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -3% ₹398 Cr 40,000,000 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹398 Cr 40,000,000 182 Days Tbill
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹324 Cr 32,500,000 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹299 Cr 30,000,000 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹298 Cr 30,000,000 Birla Group Holdings Private Limited
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹297 Cr 30,000,000 India (Republic of)
- | -2% ₹297 Cr 30,000,000
↑ 30,000,000 5. ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.1% since its launch. Ranked 20 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2024 was 7.4% , 2023 was 7% and 2022 was 4.8% . ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 17 Nov 05 NAV (03 Aug 25) ₹388.6 ↑ 0.06 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹49,517 on 30 Jun 25 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.29 Sharpe Ratio 3.5 Information Ratio -1 Alpha Ratio -0.1 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 99 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 5.95% Effective Maturity 1 Month 30 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 25 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹10,318 31 Jul 22 ₹10,692 31 Jul 23 ₹11,394 31 Jul 24 ₹12,227 31 Jul 25 ₹13,086 Returns for ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 3 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.5% 6 Month 3.4% 1 Year 7% 3 Year 7% 5 Year 5.5% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.4% 2023 7% 2022 4.8% 2021 3.2% 2020 4.3% 2019 6.6% 2018 7.4% 2017 6.6% 2016 7.7% 2015 8.3% Fund Manager information for ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Nikhil Kabra 1 Dec 23 1.67 Yr. Darshil Dedhia 12 Jun 23 2.14 Yr. Data below for ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund as on 30 Jun 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.76% Other 0.24% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 84.77% Government 7.68% Corporate 7.31% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 91 Days Tbill Red 21-08-2025
Sovereign Bonds | -6% ₹3,183 Cr 320,000,000 Bank of India Ltd.
Debentures | -3% ₹1,490 Cr 30,000 Reverse Repo ( 7/16/2025 )
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -2% ₹1,348 Cr Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹1,244 Cr 25,000 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹1,243 Cr 25,000 Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹1,242 Cr 25,000 India (Republic of)
- | -2% ₹1,241 Cr 125,000,000 Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -2% ₹1,063 Cr Punjab National Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -2% ₹996 Cr 20,000 Indian Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -2% ₹995 Cr 20,000 6. Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7% since its launch. Ranked 15 in Liquid Fund category. Return for 2024 was 7.3% , 2023 was 7.1% and 2022 was 4.8% . Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 30 Mar 04 NAV (03 Aug 25) ₹422.984 ↑ 0.06 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹54,838 on 15 Jul 25 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.34 Sharpe Ratio 3.56 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 6.39% Effective Maturity 1 Month 17 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 17 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Jul 20 ₹10,000 31 Jul 21 ₹10,319 31 Jul 22 ₹10,699 31 Jul 23 ₹11,411 31 Jul 24 ₹12,246 31 Jul 25 ₹13,108 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 3 Aug 25 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.5% 6 Month 3.4% 1 Year 7% 3 Year 7% 5 Year 5.6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 7.3% 2023 7.1% 2022 4.8% 2021 3.3% 2020 4.3% 2019 6.7% 2018 7.4% 2017 6.7% 2016 7.7% 2015 8.4% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Sunaina Cunha 15 Jul 11 14.06 Yr. Kaustubh Gupta 15 Jul 11 14.06 Yr. Sanjay Pawar 1 Jul 22 3.09 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund as on 15 Jul 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.75% Other 0.25% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 89.15% Corporate 7.43% Government 3.17% Credit Quality
Rating Value AA 0.2% AAA 99.8% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 91 Days Tbill (Md 28/08/2025)
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹1,848 Cr 186,000,000 8.2% Govt Stock 2025
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹1,746 Cr 173,701,000
↑ 173,701,000 Canara Bank
Domestic Bonds | -2% ₹1,188 Cr 24,000 Bank Of Baroda
Certificate of Deposit | -2% ₹996 Cr 20,000 India (Republic of)
- | -2% ₹988 Cr 100,000,000
↑ 100,000,000 Punjab National Bank
Domestic Bonds | -2% ₹969 Cr 19,500 Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹967 Cr 19,500 182 Days Tbill
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹958 Cr 96,500,000
↑ 25,000,000 Bank Of Baroda
Certificate of Deposit | -1% ₹748 Cr 15,000 Hindustan Zinc Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -1% ₹744 Cr 15,000
How to evaluate Liquid Mutual Funds?
When looking for a liquid mutual fund, the past return should not be the only Factor for consideration. Other factors like fund size, track record, credit quality of Underlying securities should also be kept in mind.
1. Investment Plans
Liquid funds come with different plans like a daily dividend plan, weekly dividend plan, monthly dividend plan and growth plans. In the growth option, profits made by the scheme are invested back into it. This results in the NAV (Net Asset Value) of the scheme rising over time. In the dividend option, the profits made by the fund are not re-invested. Dividends are distributed to the investor from time to time. Investors can choose their plan as per their convenience and liquidity needs.
2. Expense Ratio
Mutual funds charge a fee to manage your funds called an expense ratio. As per SEBI norms, the upper limit of expense ratio is 2.25%. In case of liquid funds, they maintain a lower expense ratio to provide relatively higher returns over a short period of time.
3. Investment Horizon
Plan your investment horizon. Liquid funds are exclusively meant to invest surplus cash over a very short period of time that is for 91 days. So, if you have an idle cash, you can invest here for a short period and earn better returns than bank Savings Account. In case you have a longer investment horizon of up to 1 year, then you may consider investing in short duration funds to get relatively higher returns.
Features of Liquid Mutual Funds
1. Exit Load Of Liquid Mutual Funds
Considering the fact that liquid mutual funds are short-term investments with a low maturity period, the majority of the funds under this category do not levy any exit load on redemption. Also, if there exists any exit load, it is very nominal and usually not more than a week. Liquid funds generally do not have an exit load given they are very short investment products.
2. Volatility Of Liquid Fund Investment
Generally, the Volatility of liquid funds is low as the investment lasts for a few days to weeks. So, the risk of loss in investment is quite less. However, it is suggested to make a liquid fund investment considering the market condition to avoid the opportunity of loss.
3. Lock-in Period Of Best Liquid Funds
Given that liquid mutual funds are very short-term investment options, liquid funds do not have any lock-in period. Liquid Funds can be invested for a time period as short as one day going upto a couple of weeks.
4. Liquid Fund Returns
Liquid funds are one of the best short-term investments during a high Inflation period. In the high inflation period, the interest rate on the liquid fund is high. Thus, helping liquid mutual funds to earn good returns. The liquid fund returns are usually higher than that of other traditional investments like bank fixed deposits or savings accounts. However, it is suggested to invest in best liquid funds choosing a right option (growth, dividend payout, dividend re-investment) suiting your needs.
5. Liquid Funds Taxation
Generally, liquid fund returns receive in the form of dividends are not taxed in the hands of investors. However, a Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) of approximately 28% is deducted by the mutual fund company from the dividends. Moreover, for the investors who have opted for growth option, a short-term Capital Gain tax is deducted as per the individual’s tax slab. This tax Deduction is same as that of a savings account.
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