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Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund

Q: What is the NAV of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund is ₹12.90 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund delivered?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund has returned +5.27% over 1 year, +6.86% per year over 3 years and +6.57% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.39% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

Its largest holdings are IRFC TX SR-16E SR 167 7.65 BD 30DC32 FVRS10LAC (8.2%), INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED SR XXVII 7.25 NCD 06JN30 FVRS1LAC (8.1%), NHPC LIMITED SRW2 STRPPD7.35BD15SP26FVRS10LACLOAUPTO27DC17 (8.0%), SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA SR II 7.44 BD 04SP26 FVRS1LAC (8.0%) and HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED SR I 6.73 NCD 29AP30 FVRS1LAC (8.0%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

It is rated low to moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 0.9% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -0.7%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.39 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund's 0.39 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund is benchmarked against the As per AMFI Tier I Benchmark: CRISIL Banking and PSU Debt A-II Index Above Benchmark is First Tier Benchmark as per Para. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund is managed by Avnish Jain and Suman Prasad at Canara Robeco.

Q: How is Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund taxed?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.

Canara Robeco Mutual Fund · Best Banking & PSU Mutual Funds

This is the Direct plan of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund — bought from the fund house, with no distributor commission in its expense ratio. Income is retained in the fund, so it shows up as NAV rather than as a payout.

NAV

₹12.90

-0.13% 1D

as of 20 Aug 2026

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NAV history

+5.32%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹12.92

Latest ₹12.90

Low ₹12.2596th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹12.93

Scorecard

★★☆☆☆2/5 vs 20 of 19 Banking and PSU Fund peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within Banking and PSU Fund (same plan and option). 20 of the 19 Banking and PSU Funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceBelow avg

3Y CAGR +6.86% · ranks 19 of 19 Banking and PSU Funds

RiskLow

Volatility 0.9% vs 1.1% category avg

CostHigh

0.4% expense vs 0.3% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Less volatile than its Banking and PSU Fund peers (0.9% vs 1.1%)
Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

Weaker risk-adjusted returns — Sharpe 0.39 below the Banking and PSU Fund average of 0.68
High expense ratio (0.39%) vs the Banking and PSU Fund average of 0.33%

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

Category 0.33%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.39

Category 0.68▼0.29

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Direct · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

Exit Load

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

Benchmark

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

24 Aug 2022

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

+0.35%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+2.62%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+2.67%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+3.13%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+5.27%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+6.86%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

—

Annualized return (CAGR) since the fund's inception

+6.57%

Advanced metrics — risk

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

0.94%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.39

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

0.56

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-0.74%

Benchmark ratios

Not shown for Banking and PSU Fund — a debt, arbitrage or cash-like fund isn't measured against an equity index, so alpha/beta vs one would be noise rather than signal.

Fund vs category average (Banking and PSU Fund)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	+0.35%	+0.43%	-0.08%
3M abs	+2.62%	+2.56%	+0.06%
6M abs	+2.67%	+2.84%	-0.17%
1Y CAGR	+5.27%	+5.55%	-0.28%
3Y CAGR	+6.86%	+7.31%	-0.45%
5Y CAGR	—	+6.36%	—

Category average across peers in Banking and PSU Fund (up to 19 funds with data), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 19 peers in Banking and PSU Fund

1Y return

+5.27%

Beats 26.3% · rank #15

3Y return

+6.86%

Beats 0% · rank #19

5Y return

—

Sharpe

0.39

Beats 5.3% · rank #19

Sortino

0.56

Beats 5.3% · rank #19

Rolling returns

Return for every possible 1Y holding period, not just today’s

Average

+7.0%

Median

+7.1%

Best

+9.0%

Worst

+3.5%

Positive periods

100.0%

36 overlapping 1Y windows, sampled monthly across the fund’s history.

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What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹3.60L

Current value

₹3.95L

Absolute

+9.60%

XIRR

+6.38%

Value vs. invested

36 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund
2026part	+3.16%
2025	+7.04%
2024	+8.03%
2023	+6.52%
2022part	+1.43%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in.

History points

966

Expense ratio

AUM

Portfolio turnover

Exit load

Taxation

Taxed as debt

This is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — every rupee of gain is added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate, whatever the holding period.

Any holding period

30%

Short- and long-term alike

Your income-tax slab — no LTCG or indexation benefit

Your income-tax slab

Pick your slab to see the rate that applies to you.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · Banking and PSU Fund

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Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt FundThis fund Canara Robeco	★★☆☆☆	+5.27%	+6.86%	—	—	0.39%	₹185.65Cr
Franklin India Banking & PSU Debt Fund Franklin Templeton	★★★★★	+6.58%	+7.61%	+6.45%	—	0.23%	₹1.11Cr
Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Fund Kotak Mahindra	★★★★★	+5.93%	+7.53%	+6.61%	—	0.40%	₹5,070Cr
ICICI Prudential Banking & PSU Debt Fund ICICI Prudential	★★★★★	+6.02%	+7.47%	+6.83%	—	0.40%	₹8,974Cr
UTI Banking & PSU Fund UTI	★★★★☆	+6.01%	+7.47%	+7.67%	—	0.22%	₹1,483Cr
LIC MF Banking & PSU Fund LIC	★★★☆☆	+5.57%	+7.43%	+6.29%	—	0.28%	₹1,869Cr

Fund size over time

Quarterly average AUM · AMFI

₹185.65Cr

April - June 2026

-4%

since January - March 2026

At or near its largest, ₹193.44Cr in January - March 2026. Size matters most where the mandate is narrow — a large small-cap or a very large flexi-cap book is harder to move without moving the price.

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

About Debt funds

Debt funds lend to governments and companies and earn interest. They're generally steadier than equity funds and are used for shorter horizons and stability.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund is ₹12.90 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund delivered?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund has returned +5.27% over 1 year, +6.86% per year over 3 years and +6.57% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.39% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

Its largest holdings are IRFC TX SR-16E SR 167 7.65 BD 30DC32 FVRS10LAC (8.2%), INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED SR XXVII 7.25 NCD 06JN30 FVRS1LAC (8.1%), NHPC LIMITED SRW2 STRPPD7.35BD15SP26FVRS10LACLOAUPTO27DC17 (8.0%), SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA SR II 7.44 BD 04SP26 FVRS1LAC (8.0%) and HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED SR I 6.73 NCD 29AP30 FVRS1LAC (8.0%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

It is rated low to moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 0.9% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -0.7%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.39 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund's 0.39 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund is benchmarked against the As per AMFI Tier I Benchmark: CRISIL Banking and PSU Debt A-II Index Above Benchmark is First Tier Benchmark as per Para. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund is managed by Avnish Jain and Suman Prasad at Canara Robeco.

How is Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund taxed?

Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.