Should I invest in Axis Dynamic Bond Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ yearsprimary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growthtax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 3.2%. 5-year CAGR: 6.00%.

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Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹33.8207

As of

3 Jun 2026

3,244 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.07%	+11.82%	-11.76	9 / 25	Q2
1W	+0.19%	+3.69%	-3.49	12 / 27	Q2
2W	+0.52%	+7.92%	-7.40	10 / 26	Q2
1M	+0.22%	+7.80%	-7.58	12 / 26	Q2
3M	+0.65%	+8.21%	-7.56	9 / 26	Q2
6M	+1.83%	+9.49%	-7.66	7 / 26	Q2
YTD	+1.51%	+8.54%	-7.04	7 / 26	Q2
1Y	+3.23%	+11.20%	-7.97	7 / 26	Q2
2Y	+6.94%	+9.56%	-2.62	8 / 25	Q2
3Y	+6.82%	+6.58%	+0.24	12 / 24	Q2
4Y	+7.44%	+7.03%	+0.41	7 / 23	Q2
5Y	+6.00%	+6.23%	-0.23	13 / 22	Q3
7Y	+7.17%	+6.90%	+0.26	8 / 21	Q2
10Y	+7.68%	+7.22%	+0.46	5 / 16	Q2
Inception	+8.25%	+10.91%	-2.66	6 / 25	Q1

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	+1.51%	+0.90%	+0.61	5 / 22
2025	+7.55%	+6.45%	+1.09	6 / 22
2024	+8.84%	+9.50%	-0.66	19 / 22
2023	+6.96%	+2.52%	+4.44	14 / 23
2022	+2.51%	+16.46%	-13.95	17 / 23
2021	+4.34%	+3.87%	+0.47	8 / 22
2020	+12.71%	+9.74%	+2.96	2 / 21
2019	+11.93%	+8.95%	+2.98	5 / 21
2018	+7.09%	+6.33%	+0.75	6 / 19
2017	+3.42%	+4.33%	-0.91	12 / 18
2016	+14.40%	+13.83%	+0.57	10 / 18

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+8.50%

152 windows

min 0.3% · max 17.0%

100% positive

3-Year rolling

+8.37%

127 windows

min 4.5% · max 13.5%

100% positive

5-Year rolling

+8.22%

103 windows

min 6.0% · max 10.4%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+8.46%

79 windows

min 6.9% · max 10.6%

100% positive

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

2.57%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.06

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.17

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-1.26%

Jul 2025 → Aug 2025

% positive months

77.8%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Dynamic Bond Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Dynamic Debt Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹100.6129	3 Jun 2026
Nippon India Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth Option	Nippon India	₹41.4175	3 Jun 2026
SBI Dynamic Bond Fund - DIRECT PLAN - Growth	SBI	₹40.5289	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential All Seasons Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹41.4902	3 Jun 2026
BANDHAN Dynamic Bond Fund-Direct Plan-Growth	Bandhan	₹38.9185	3 Jun 2026
Quantum Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan Growth Option	Quantum	₹22.2663	3 Jun 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Dynamic Bond Fund - Growth - Direct Plan	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹51.6266	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Dynamic Accrual Fund - Segregated Portfolio 3 (9.50% Yes Bank Ltd CO 23Dec21) - Direct Growth Plan	Franklin India	₹0.0000	3 Jun 2026
Mirae Asset Dynamic Bond Fund -Direct Plan -Growth	Mirae Asset	₹18.6144	3 Jun 2026
Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund - Growth - Direct	Kotak	₹42.2341	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
3 Jun 2026	₹33.8207
2 Jun 2026	₹33.8300
1 Jun 2026	₹33.8078
31 May 2026	₹33.8188
29 May 2026	₹33.8093
27 May 2026	₹33.7937
26 May 2026	₹33.7654
25 May 2026	₹33.7666
22 May 2026	₹33.6691
21 May 2026	₹33.6485

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 03 Jun 2026, the NAV of Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹33.8207. It's a Dynamic Bond Fund from Axis, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history starting from 03 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 5 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is managed by Axis. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Dynamic Bond Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 3.23% — -7.97 pp behind the Dynamic Bond Fund category average of 11.20%. The fund ranks #7 of 26 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 6.82% — +0.24 pp ahead of the Dynamic Bond Fund category average of 6.58%. The fund ranks #12 of 24 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 6.00% — -0.23 pp behind the Dynamic Bond Fund category average of 6.23%. The fund ranks #13 of 22 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹209,592 today — a multiplier of 2.10×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 7.68%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹200,801.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹709,456 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 6.63%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,725,506 (multiplier 1.44×). XIRR: 7.06%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option ranks #13 out of 22 funds in the Dynamic Bond Fund category — that places it in the third quartile (Q3) — below the median. The category average return over the same window is 6.23%; this fund delivered 6.00%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 3.16% — its NAV fell from a high on 15 Dec 2021 to a low on 13 Jun 2022. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option averaged 8.22% (best 10.36%, worst 5.98%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.21 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option returned 7.55% — beating the Dynamic Bond Fund category average of 6.45% by 1.09 pp. It ranked #6 of 22 in its category that year.

Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is classified as a Debt fund. For units acquired on or after 1 April 2023, all gains are taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of holding period — there's no LTCG concession or indexation. For pre-April-2023 units, the old rules with indexation still apply on long-term gains.

We don't give personal investment advice. Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ years
primary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growth
tax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 3.2%. 5-year CAGR: 6.00%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.

Axis Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in Dynamic Bond Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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