Liquid Funds are considered to be the safest category of debt Mutual Funds as they have the lowest interest rate and credit risk. Liquid funds invest in debt securities which have maturity, up to 91 days. These funds offer better returns than the Bank Savings Account. In comparison to 4% interest rate of bank accounts, liquid mutual funds offer about 7% returns. Additionally, liquid funds are highly liquid, one can redeem their funds within a day. Investors can invest their surplus amount to earn good returns or they can even invest to achieve their short-term Financial goals. For instance, if one needs to buy a gadget or wants to plan a short trip. For better returns, investors can invest in these pre-listed top performing liquid funds via a SIP. Let’s have a look at their latest performances and returns!
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Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) Min SIP Investment 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) IDBI Liquid Fund Growth ₹2,454.04
↑ 0.35 ₹503 500 1.7 3.4 6.6 4.5 5.3 BOI AXA Liquid Fund Growth ₹3,171.92
↑ 0.41 ₹1,735 1,000 1.6 3.1 6.2 6.9 6.1 6.6 Indiabulls Liquid Fund Growth ₹2,662.84
↑ 0.40 ₹271 500 1.6 3.1 6.1 6.9 5.9 6.6 Tata Liquid Fund Growth ₹4,335.95
↑ 0.74 ₹27,400 500 1.6 3.1 6.1 6.9 6 6.5 Nippon India Liquid Fund Growth ₹6,717.39
↑ 0.97 ₹37,903 100 1.6 3.1 6.1 6.8 6 6.5 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Research Highlights & Commentary of 5 Funds showcased
Commentary IDBI Liquid Fund BOI AXA Liquid Fund Indiabulls Liquid Fund Tata Liquid Fund Nippon India Liquid Fund Point 1 Bottom quartile AUM (₹503 Cr). Lower mid AUM (₹1,735 Cr). Bottom quartile AUM (₹271 Cr). Upper mid AUM (₹27,400 Cr). Highest AUM (₹37,903 Cr). Point 2 Established history (15+ yrs). Established history (17+ yrs). Established history (14+ yrs). Established history (21+ yrs). Oldest track record among peers (22 yrs). Point 3 Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Rating: 3★ (bottom quartile). Top rated. Rating: 4★ (upper mid). Rating: 4★ (lower mid). Point 4 Risk profile: Low. Risk profile: Low. Risk profile: Low. Risk profile: Low. Risk profile: Low. Point 5 1Y return: 6.55% (top quartile). 1Y return: 6.19% (upper mid). 1Y return: 6.14% (lower mid). 1Y return: 6.14% (bottom quartile). 1Y return: 6.11% (bottom quartile). Point 6 1M return: 0.53% (top quartile). 1M return: 0.42% (lower mid). 1M return: 0.44% (upper mid). 1M return: 0.41% (bottom quartile). 1M return: 0.40% (bottom quartile). Point 7 Sharpe: 0.20 (bottom quartile). Sharpe: 2.76 (top quartile). Sharpe: 2.23 (lower mid). Sharpe: 2.34 (upper mid). Sharpe: 2.07 (bottom quartile). Point 8 Information ratio: -5.96 (bottom quartile). Information ratio: 2.00 (top quartile). Information ratio: 0.33 (upper mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (lower mid). Information ratio: 0.00 (bottom quartile). Point 9 Yield to maturity (debt): 6.66% (lower mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 6.11% (bottom quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 6.13% (bottom quartile). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.58% (upper mid). Yield to maturity (debt): 7.72% (top quartile). Point 10 Modified duration: 0.10 yrs (upper mid). Modified duration: 0.11 yrs (lower mid). Modified duration: 0.09 yrs (top quartile). Modified duration: 0.16 yrs (bottom quartile). Modified duration: 0.17 yrs (bottom quartile). IDBI Liquid Fund
BOI AXA Liquid Fund
Indiabulls Liquid Fund
Tata Liquid Fund
Nippon India Liquid Fund
*Above is list of best Liquid funds are having AUM/Net Assets above 100 Crore. Sorted on Last 1 Year Return.
The investment objective of the Scheme will be to provide investors with high level of liquidity along with regular income for their investment. The Scheme will endeavour to achieve this objective through an allocation of the investment corpus in a low risk portfolio of money market and debt instruments with maturity of up to 91 days. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be realized. Below is the key information for IDBI Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on Objective The Scheme seeks to deliver reasonable market related returns with lower risk and higher liquidity through a portfolio of debt and money market instruments.
However there can be no assurance that the investment objectives of the Scheme will be realized. Research Highlights for BOI AXA Liquid Fund Below is the key information for BOI AXA Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide a high level of liquidity with returns commensurate with low risk through a portfolio of money market and debt securities with maturity of up to 91days. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved. Research Highlights for Indiabulls Liquid Fund Below is the key information for Indiabulls Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile TATA Money Market Fund ) To create a highly liquid portfolio of money market instruments so as to provide reasonable returns and high liquidity to the unitholders. Research Highlights for Tata Liquid Fund Below is the key information for Tata Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on (Erstwhile Reliance Liquid Fund - Treasury Plan) The investment objective of the scheme is to generate optimal returns consistent with moderate levels of risk and high liquidity. Accordingly, investments shall predominantly be made in Debt and Money Market Instruments. Research Highlights for Nippon India Liquid Fund Below is the key information for Nippon India Liquid Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. IDBI Liquid Fund
IDBI Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Jul 10 NAV (28 Jul 23) ₹2,454.04 ↑ 0.35 (0.01 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹503 on 30 Jun 23 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC IDBI Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.17 Sharpe Ratio 0.2 Information Ratio -5.96 Alpha Ratio -0.21 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 6.66% Effective Maturity 1 Month 10 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 7 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 21 ₹10,000 30 Apr 22 ₹10,351 30 Apr 23 ₹10,966 Returns for IDBI Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.5% 3 Month 1.7% 6 Month 3.4% 1 Year 6.6% 3 Year 4.5% 5 Year 5.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.1% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Fund Manager information for IDBI Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Data below for IDBI Liquid Fund as on 30 Jun 23
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Credit Quality
Rating Value Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity 2. BOI AXA Liquid Fund
BOI AXA Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 16 Jul 08 NAV (22 May 26) ₹3,171.92 ↑ 0.41 (0.01 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,735 on 30 Apr 26 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC BOI AXA Investment Mngrs Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.13 Sharpe Ratio 2.76 Information Ratio 2 Alpha Ratio 0.08 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 6.11% Effective Maturity 1 Month 10 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 10 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 21 ₹10,000 30 Apr 22 ₹10,343 30 Apr 23 ₹10,964 30 Apr 24 ₹11,768 30 Apr 25 ₹12,633 30 Apr 26 ₹13,424 Returns for BOI AXA Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3.1% 1 Year 6.2% 3 Year 6.9% 5 Year 6.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 6.6% 2023 7.4% 2022 7% 2021 4.9% 2020 3.3% 2019 4.1% 2018 6.4% 2017 7.4% 2016 6.7% 2015 7.6% Fund Manager information for BOI AXA Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Mithraem Bharucha 17 Aug 21 4.71 Yr. Data below for BOI AXA Liquid Fund as on 30 Apr 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.71% Other 0.29% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 51.66% Corporate 35.13% Government 12.93% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity India (Republic of)
- | -5% ₹99 Cr 10,000,000
↑ 10,000,000 Export-Import Bank Of India
Certificate of Deposit | -4% ₹75 Cr 7,500,000 Indian Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -4% ₹75 Cr 7,500,000
↑ 7,500,000 Punjab National Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -4% ₹74 Cr 7,500,000
↑ 7,500,000 HDFC Securities Limited
Commercial Paper | -4% ₹74 Cr 7,500,000 Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -4% ₹74 Cr 7,500,000
↑ 7,500,000 Tbill
Sovereign Bonds | -4% ₹74 Cr 7,500,000 India (Republic of)
- | -4% ₹74 Cr 7,500,000
↑ 7,500,000 Union Bank Of India
Certificate of Deposit | -4% ₹70 Cr 7,100,000 Union Bank Of India
Certificate of Deposit | -3% ₹62 Cr 6,250,000
↑ 1,250,000 3. Indiabulls Liquid Fund
Indiabulls Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 27 Oct 11 NAV (22 May 26) ₹2,662.84 ↑ 0.40 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹271 on 30 Apr 26 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC Indiabulls Asset Management Company Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.2 Sharpe Ratio 2.23 Information Ratio 0.33 Alpha Ratio -0.02 Min Investment 500 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 6.13% Effective Maturity 1 Month 1 Day Modified Duration 1 Month 1 Day Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 21 ₹10,000 30 Apr 22 ₹10,311 30 Apr 23 ₹10,892 30 Apr 24 ₹11,673 30 Apr 25 ₹12,528 30 Apr 26 ₹13,304 Returns for Indiabulls Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3.1% 1 Year 6.1% 3 Year 6.9% 5 Year 5.9% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 6.6% 2023 7.4% 2022 6.8% 2021 4.6% 2020 3.1% 2019 3.9% 2018 6.6% 2017 7.3% 2016 6.7% 2015 7.8% Fund Manager information for Indiabulls Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Kaustubh Sule 11 May 23 2.98 Yr. Wilfred Gonsalves 4 May 26 0 Yr. Data below for Indiabulls Liquid Fund as on 30 Apr 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.76% Debt 0.24% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 58.3% Corporate 38.66% Government 3.04% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Net Receivable/Payable
Net Current Assets | -9% ₹26 Cr Canara Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -8% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000
↑ 2,500,000 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Commercial Paper | -8% ₹25 Cr 2,500,000
↑ 2,500,000 Axis Bank Limited
Certificate of Deposit | -7% ₹21 Cr 2,150,000
↑ 2,150,000 Punjab National Bank
Certificate of Deposit | -7% ₹20 Cr 2,000,000
↑ 2,000,000 Reverse Repo 16-Apr-26
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -6% ₹19 Cr Tbill
Sovereign Bonds | -5% ₹15 Cr 1,500,000
↑ 1,500,000 ICICI Securities Limited
Commercial Paper | -5% ₹15 Cr 1,500,000 Union Bank Of India
Certificate of Deposit | -5% ₹15 Cr 1,500,000 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -5% ₹15 Cr 1,500,000 4. Tata Liquid Fund
Tata Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 1 Sep 04 NAV (22 May 26) ₹4,335.95 ↑ 0.74 (0.02 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹27,400 on 30 Apr 26 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC Tata Asset Management Limited Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.39 Sharpe Ratio 2.34 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.58% Effective Maturity 1 Year 11 Months 16 Days Modified Duration 1 Month 29 Days Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 21 ₹10,000 30 Apr 22 ₹10,339 30 Apr 23 ₹10,943 30 Apr 24 ₹11,733 30 Apr 25 ₹12,586 30 Apr 26 ₹13,367 Returns for Tata Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3.1% 1 Year 6.1% 3 Year 6.9% 5 Year 6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 6.5% 2023 7.3% 2022 7% 2021 4.8% 2020 3.2% 2019 4.3% 2018 6.6% 2017 7.4% 2016 6.7% 2015 7.7% Fund Manager information for Tata Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Amit Somani 16 Oct 13 12.55 Yr. Harsh Dave 1 Aug 24 1.75 Yr. Data below for Tata Liquid Fund as on 30 Apr 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.8% Other 0.2% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 79.21% Corporate 15.26% Government 5.33% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -4% ₹1,483 Cr 30,000 D) Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹1,353 Cr Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Commercial Paper | -4% ₹1,238 Cr 25,000
↑ 25,000 India (Republic of)
- | -3% ₹1,177 Cr 118,500,000 Tbill
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹1,140 Cr 115,000,000
↑ 115,000,000 Bajaj Finance Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹992 Cr 20,000 Union Bank of India
Domestic Bonds | -3% ₹990 Cr 20,000 Small Industries Development Bank of India
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹986 Cr 20,000
↑ 20,000 Bajaj Finance Ltd.
Commercial Paper | -3% ₹986 Cr 20,000
↑ 20,000 Tbill
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹745 Cr 75,000,000
↑ 75,000,000 5. Nippon India Liquid Fund
Nippon India Liquid Fund
Growth Launch Date 9 Dec 03 NAV (22 May 26) ₹6,717.39 ↑ 0.97 (0.01 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹37,903 on 30 Apr 26 Category Debt - Liquid Fund AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆☆☆ Risk Low Expense Ratio 0.33 Sharpe Ratio 2.07 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 100 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load NIL Yield to Maturity 7.72% Effective Maturity 2 Months 6 Days Modified Duration 2 Months 1 Day Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 21 ₹10,000 30 Apr 22 ₹10,337 30 Apr 23 ₹10,945 30 Apr 24 ₹11,735 30 Apr 25 ₹12,586 30 Apr 26 ₹13,365 Returns for Nippon India Liquid Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Jul 23 Duration Returns 1 Month 0.4% 3 Month 1.6% 6 Month 3.1% 1 Year 6.1% 3 Year 6.8% 5 Year 6% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 6.8% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 6.5% 2023 7.3% 2022 7% 2021 4.8% 2020 3.2% 2019 4.3% 2018 6.7% 2017 7.4% 2016 6.7% 2015 7.7% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Liquid Fund
Name Since Tenure Kinjal Desai 25 May 18 7.94 Yr. Vikash Agarwal 14 Sep 24 1.63 Yr. Amber Singhania 11 Mar 26 0.14 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Liquid Fund as on 30 Apr 26
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 99.76% Other 0.24% Debt Sector Allocation
Sector Value Cash Equivalent 77.9% Corporate 16.06% Government 5.8% Credit Quality
Rating Value AAA 100% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -8% ₹3,328 Cr Reverse Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -7% ₹2,722 Cr Tbill
Sovereign Bonds | -3% ₹1,251 Cr 125,665,500 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹747 Cr 15,000 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹742 Cr 15,000
↑ 15,000 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹741 Cr 15,000
↑ 15,000 Indusind Bank Ltd.
Debentures | -2% ₹721 Cr 14,500
↑ 3,500 Small Industries Development Bank of India
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹692 Cr 14,000 Tbill
Sovereign Bonds | -2% ₹646 Cr 65,000,000 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commercial Paper | -2% ₹644 Cr 13,000
↑ 4,000
Research Highlights for IDBI Liquid Fund