Long Duration Mutual Funds: Returns & NAV Today
NAVs as of · 11 schemes · Source: AMFI
Long Duration funds lost +0.15% on average on Friday, 23 October 2026 across 22 plans; 0 rose and 22 fell. Over the past week the category is −0.64%. The best performer was Franklin India Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth (−0.04%).
What are Long Duration funds?
Long duration funds hold debt with a portfolio Macaulay duration of more than seven years.
- Who they suit
- Investors positioning for falling interest rates over a long horizon.
- Risk
- Moderate to high — the most interest-rate-sensitive debt category.
Best and worst Long Duration funds today
Top 5 today
- 1 Franklin India Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Franklin Templeton · NAV ₹10.7544 -0.04%
- 2 BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan · NAV ₹11.2469 -0.06%
- 3 Mirae Asset Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mirae Asset · NAV ₹10.2929 -0.12%
- 4 Aditya Birla Sun Life Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH Aditya Birla Sun Life · NAV ₹13.1600 -0.13%
- 5 Kotak Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Kotak Mahindra · NAV ₹10.9285 -0.13%
Bottom 5 today
- 1 UTI Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth UTI · NAV ₹12.0085 -0.26%
- 2 ICICI Prudential Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential · NAV ₹98.6229 -0.22%
- 3 SBI Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth SBI · NAV ₹12.5274 -0.21%
- 4 Axis Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Axis · NAV ₹1,233.6406 -0.18%
- 5 Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Nippon India · NAV ₹18.2323 -0.17%
Long Duration fund NAV and returns — 23 Oct 2026
One row per scheme (direct plan), sorted by one-day return. A dash means there is not yet a NAV inside that horizon's window — never a zero.
| # | Scheme | NAV (₹) | 1D | 1W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin India Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Franklin Templeton | 10.7544 | -0.04% | -0.34% |
| 2 | BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan | 11.2469 | -0.06% | -0.39% |
| 3 | Mirae Asset Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Mirae Asset | 10.2929 | -0.12% | -0.61% |
| 4 | Aditya Birla Sun Life Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH Aditya Birla Sun Life | 13.1600 | -0.13% | -0.63% |
| 5 | Kotak Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Kotak Mahindra | 10.9285 | -0.13% | -0.53% |
| 6 | HDFC Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option HDFC | 12.2360 | -0.15% | -0.71% |
| 7 | Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Nippon India | 18.2323 | -0.17% | -0.68% |
| 8 | Axis Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Axis | 1,233.6406 | -0.18% | -0.80% |
| 9 | SBI Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth SBI | 12.5274 | -0.21% | -0.58% |
| 10 | ICICI Prudential Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential | 98.6229 | -0.22% | -0.89% |
| 11 | UTI Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth UTI | 12.0085 | -0.26% | -0.84% |
Frequently asked questions
What is a Long Duration fund?
Long duration funds hold debt with a portfolio Macaulay duration of more than seven years.
Who should invest in Long Duration funds?
Investors positioning for falling interest rates over a long horizon.
How risky are Long Duration funds?
Moderate to high — the most interest-rate-sensitive debt category.
Which Long Duration fund performed best on 23 Oct 2026?
Franklin India Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth had the largest one-day gain at −0.04%, against a category average of −0.15%. One day of performance says little about long-term quality.
How many Long Duration funds are there?
AMFI's NAV file for 23 Oct 2026 lists 11 long duration funds (counting each scheme once, by its direct plan), and 64 plans across all plan and option variants.
Other debt categories
- Overnight funds
- Liquid funds
- Money Market funds
- Ultra Short Duration funds
- Ultra Short to Short Term funds
- Low Duration funds
- Short Duration funds
- Medium Duration funds
- Medium to Long Duration funds
- Dynamic Bond funds
- Corporate Bond funds
- Banking & PSU funds
- Credit Risk funds
- Gilt funds
- Floater funds
- Debt Index & ETF funds
- Fixed Maturity & Interval funds
Category definitions summarise SEBI's mutual fund categorisation rules; check each scheme's documents for its exact mandate. NAVs are AMFI's official figures; returns are computed from NAV history held on this site. Past performance says nothing about future returns. This is education, not investment advice.