Medium to Long Duration Mutual Funds: Returns & NAV Today
NAVs as of · 13 schemes · Source: AMFI
Medium to Long Duration funds lost +0.09% on average on Friday, 23 October 2026 across 27 plans; 0 rose and 27 fell. Over the past week the category is −0.39%. The best performer was Bandhan Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth (−0.02%).
What are Medium to Long Duration funds?
Medium to long duration funds hold debt with a portfolio Macaulay duration of four to seven years.
- Who they suit
- Investors with a long horizon who expect interest rates to stay flat or fall.
- Risk
- Moderate to high — NAVs move noticeably when bond yields change.
Best and worst Medium to Long Duration funds today
Top 5 today
- 1 Bandhan Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan · NAV ₹74.9169 -0.02%
- 2 JM Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option JM Financial · NAV ₹71.1872 -0.04%
- 3 Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Kotak Mahindra · NAV ₹89.5274 -0.06%
- 4 LIC MF Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth LIC · NAV ₹81.6553 -0.06%
- 5 HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option HDFC · NAV ₹66.4810 -0.07%
Bottom 5 today
- 1 Nippon India Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Nippon India · NAV ₹103.7606 -0.15%
- 2 ICICI Prudential Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential · NAV ₹44.1942 -0.15%
- 3 Franklin India Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Franklin Templeton · NAV ₹11.1838 -0.13%
- 4 Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH Aditya Birla Sun Life · NAV ₹138.4957 -0.13%
- 5 UTI Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth UTI · NAV ₹82.5591 -0.12%
Medium to 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 | Bandhan Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Bandhan | 74.9169 | -0.02% | -0.09% |
| 2 | JM Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option JM Financial | 71.1872 | -0.04% | -0.33% |
| 3 | Kotak Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Kotak Mahindra | 89.5274 | -0.06% | -0.51% |
| 4 | LIC MF Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth LIC | 81.6553 | -0.06% | -0.31% |
| 5 | HDFC Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option HDFC | 66.4810 | -0.07% | -0.43% |
| 6 | Canara Robeco Medium To Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH OPTION Canara Robeco | 63.8609 | -0.10% | -0.43% |
| 7 | SBI MEDIUM TO LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Growth SBI | 79.4389 | -0.10% | -0.45% |
| 8 | HSBC Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth HSBC | 48.5032 | -0.11% | -0.29% |
| 9 | UTI Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth UTI | 82.5591 | -0.12% | -0.42% |
| 10 | Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - GROWTH Aditya Birla Sun Life | 138.4957 | -0.13% | -0.44% |
| 11 | Franklin India Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Franklin Templeton | 11.1838 | -0.13% | -0.36% |
| 12 | ICICI Prudential Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth ICICI Prudential | 44.1942 | -0.15% | -0.59% |
| 13 | Nippon India Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option Nippon India | 103.7606 | -0.15% | -0.46% |
Frequently asked questions
What is a Medium to Long Duration fund?
Medium to long duration funds hold debt with a portfolio Macaulay duration of four to seven years.
Who should invest in Medium to Long Duration funds?
Investors with a long horizon who expect interest rates to stay flat or fall.
How risky are Medium to Long Duration funds?
Moderate to high — NAVs move noticeably when bond yields change.
Which Medium to Long Duration fund performed best on 23 Oct 2026?
Bandhan Medium to Long Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth had the largest one-day gain at −0.02%, against a category average of −0.09%. One day of performance says little about long-term quality.
How many Medium to Long Duration funds are there?
AMFI's NAV file for 23 Oct 2026 lists 13 medium to long duration funds (counting each scheme once, by its direct plan), and 91 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
- 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.