Banks have been reducing fixed deposit interest rates in the last 1 year. I wanted to park some surplus money, but scared looking at the Bank FD rates. I have analyzed Top 10 best debt mutual funds which have been giving good returns in last 4-5 years. I thought of sharing them with you too. Which are the top 10 best debt mutual funds to invest now in India? Which are the good debt mutual funds to invest for short term, medium term and long term?
How I picked-up these top 10 best debt funds to invest?
These top 10 debt mutual funds to invest in India have been analyzed and shortlisted based on some of the important parameters.
- These are picked based on highest returns received in the last 5 years.
- Debt mutual funds which are rated as 5-Star (5/5) by value research online.
- Funds, which are rated by Crisil as Rank-1, Rank-2, Rank-3 and Rank-4 which indicates top performance across various market cycles. Two funds have not been rated by Crisil, however, I have considered the same based on other parameters.
- AUM (Assets under management) > Rs 100 Crores. This proves investor confidence among these top 10 mutual funds. As an exception, I have considered one good fund, which has an AUM of Rs 59 Crores.
- Some of the funds might be a repetition from my earlier recommendation.
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Top 10 Best Debt Mutual Funds to invest now
I have separated them as an ultra short term, short term, income funds and gilt mutual funds.
a) Ultra Short Term
Ultra short-term funds invest in fixed-income instruments which are mostly liquid and have short-term maturities within 90 days. These funds offer investors greater protection against interest rate risk than longer-term bonds. An investor who is willing to invest for 3-6 months can invest in these top ultra short term mutual funds. I advise you to invest at least for 6 months to get good returns.
b) Short Term Debt Funds
Short Term funds invest in fixed income instruments which matures in short term of 3 months to 1 year period. An investor who is willing to invest for at least 1 year can invest in these top ultra short term mutual funds.
c) Debt – Income funds
Debt income funds invest in various fixed income options, maturing between medium term to long term and expect regular income from such options. If you are willing to park your money for medium term to long term of 1 to 5 years, you can invest in these funds. Note that these funds does not limit to investing in Govt bonds, but invests in corporate bonds too.
d) Gilt-Medium/Long Term
Gilt Funds are those funds that invest only in government securities. They are preferred by risk averse and conservative investors who wish to invest in the shadow of secure government bonds. Since gilt funds invest only in government bonds, investors are protected from credit risk. Due to fall in interest rates, bond yields have been increasing, hence Gilf funds performed better in last 1 year and gave very high returns.
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Conclusion: Instead of worrying about reducing bank FD interest rates, one can look at these best debt mutual funds and start investing based on the period for which an investor want to invest. Gilt funds have been performing better due to fall in interest rates. One may not get such good returns going forward. However, one can expect higher returns compared to bank FD schemes. If you can invest for at least 36 months in income/gilt mutual funds, you can get indexation benefit and tax on such debt funds would be very low.
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Suresh
Top 10 Best Debt Mutual Funds to invest now
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i want to invest 5 lakh in best debt fund for one year.plese suggest me.
Hi Nilima, Instead of investing in 1 fund, you can select for 3-4 funds and invest in them. You can invest in any of the funds indicated in this artilce.
As an NRI what are the best schemes to invest in India in terms or Mutual bonds/funds.
in terms of long term and ultra short term.
is there any other high returns apart from mutual bonds.
can you suggest for 2016? how about reliance money manager
dear sir,
i want to invest in elss should i invest by sip or lumpsum.
sir,
i want to invest in elss should i invest in lump sum or in sip which is benifited to me ?