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Best Medium to Long Duration Mutual Funds 2026
Medium to Long Duration is a SEBI-defined mutual fund category. Every fund below follows the same category mandate, which makes their returns directly comparable — the differences you see come from the fund manager's choices and the fund's costs, not from a difference in what they are allowed to hold.
All 26 Medium to Long Duration funds, ranked
Ordered by three-year annualised return, computed from official AMFI NAV history to a common date.
NAV as of 31 Aug 2026
Category average over 3Y: 2.7% a year across 16 funds with a full record.
- 16.6%7.7%6.5%+5.0—
Bandhan Short Duration Fund
Bandhan
- 25.6%7.4%6.3%+4.7—
LIC MF Medium to Long Duration Fund
LIC
- 35.8%7.3%6.5%+4.6—
ICICI Prudential Bond Fund
ICICI Prudential
- 46.1%7.2%6.3%+4.6—
Kotak Bond Fund
Kotak Mahindra
- 55.0%7.1%9.9%+4.4—
BANK OF INDIA Conservative Hybrid Fund Fund
Bank of India
- 65.6%6.9%6.3%+4.3—
SBI Medium to Long Duration Fund
SBI
- 75.4%6.8%5.9%+4.1—
HDFC Income Fund
HDFC
- 84.3%6.7%5.5%+4.0—
JM Medium to Long Duration Fund
JM Financial
- 94.4%6.6%9.5%+3.9—
BANK OF INDIA Conservative Hybrid Fund-ECO Plan
Bank of India
- 106.9%6.6%5.3%+3.9—
Bandhan Medium to Long Duration Fund
Bandhan
- 114.1%6.5%5.3%+3.8—
HSBC Medium to Long Duration Fund
HSBC
- 124.8%6.4%8.6%+3.7—
UTI Medium to Long Duration Fund
UTI
- 134.5%6.3%5.5%+3.7—
CANARA ROBECO INCOME FUND
Canara Robeco
- 144.5%6.3%5.6%+3.6—
Aditya Birla Sun Life Income Fund
Aditya Birla Sun Life
- 154.1%6.2%9.2%+3.5—
BANK OF INDIA Conservative Hybrid Fund
Bank of India
- 16-69.8%-29.7%-17.3%-32.4—
NIPPON INDIA MEDIUM TO LONG DURATION FUND
Nippon India
Not enough history to rank
These 10 funds do not yet have a full 3Y NAV record, so ranking them against the funds above would compare different periods.
How to read the table below
Returns are annualised and computed from our own AMFI NAV history rather than taken from a fund factsheet, so every fund on this page is measured to the same date on the same basis. The category average is calculated across the same set.
Expense ratio is the annual cost, already deducted from the NAV you see. Direct plans cost less than regular plans because they carry no distributor commission.
Past returns describe what happened; they are not a forecast.
Frequently asked questions
How are Medium to Long Duration funds ranked on this page?+
By three-year annualised return, computed from official AMFI NAV history to a common date, so every fund is measured on the same basis. Funds without a full three-year record are listed separately rather than ranked against funds that have one.
Are these returns after fees?+
Yes. Returns are calculated from NAV, and the expense ratio is already deducted from NAV daily. The expense-ratio column tells you what that ongoing cost is.
How this page is produced
Every figure above is computed from our own archive of the official AMFI NAV file, going back to 2006, to NAV dated 31 Aug 2026. Nothing here is copied from a factsheet or a third-party summary. The full method is published, including its limitations.
Written and maintained by Azad Mohammed, who built the pipeline these numbers come out of. Found an error? Tell us — corrections are made and the page rebuilds within the hour.
This page describes what each fund has done. It is not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell any scheme. Arthkar is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser and does not provide or arrange investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risk; read all scheme related documents carefully.