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Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth
Debt
Gilt
Moderate Risk
+7.33%
3Y annualised
+0.14% 1D
NAV: 27 Feb '26
₹26.40
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹147.82 Cr
Expense ratio
0.50%
Return calculator
Monthly investment
₹5,000
| Over the past | Total investment | Would've become | Historic returns | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹60,000 | ₹60,735 | +1.23% | |
| 3 years | ₹1,80,000 | ₹1,97,949 | +9.97% | |
| 5 years | ₹3,00,000 | ₹3,52,115 | +17.37% | |
| 10 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹8,75,067 | +45.84% |
Holdings (8)
| Name | Sector | Instruments | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 16.94% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 16.72% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 15.82% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 9.99% |
| GOI | Sovereign | GOI Sec | 9.77% |
| Reserve Bank of India | Financial | T-Bills | 6.76% |
| Reserve Bank of India | Financial | T-Bills | 3.38% |
| Gujarat State | Construction | SDL | 0.06% |
Minimum investments
Min. for 1st investment
₹100
Min. for 2nd investment
₹100
Min. for SIP
₹100
Returns and rankings
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
| Name | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund returns | +7.3% | +6.4% | +8.1% | +8.4% |
| Category average (Debt Gilt) | +6.8% | +4.9% | +7.0% | -- |
| Rank (Debt Gilt) | 13 | 4 | 7 | -- |
Exit load, stamp duty and tax
Exit load
Nil
Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
from July 1st 2020
Tax implication
Returns are taxed as per your Income Tax slab.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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About Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth
Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth is a Debt Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Edelweiss Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 30 Apr 2008. Dhawal Dalal is the Current Fund Manager of Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,69,379 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 27 Feb 2026 is ₹26.40.
The Edelweiss Government Securities Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderate risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100.
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Investment Objective
The investment objective is to generate income by investing primarily in money market and short term debt instruments.
Fund benchmarkCRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index
Fund house
Rank (total assets)#15 in India
Total AUM₹1,69,378.51 Cr
Date of Incorporation30 Apr 2008
Launch Date30 Apr 2008
AddressEdelweiss HouseOff C.S.T. Road,Kalina Mumbai 400098
Websitewww.karvymfs.com
AddressKarvy House, No. 46, 8-2-609/K, Avenue 4, Street No.1 Banjara Hills,