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Best Floater Funds in India

12 floater funds in India, ranked on Sharpe ratio. Income with less volatility than equity?

Ranked on risk-adjusted return, not raw return — the point of this group is smoother outcomes.

Floater Funds ranked by Sharpe ratio

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1DSP Floater Fund - Direct Plan - Growth2.12-0.5%+7.90%56%+5.60%₹321 Cr0.28%
2ICICI Prudential Floating Interest Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthGold2.06-1.8%+8.29%71%+6.77%₹9,119 Cr0.29%
3Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Rate Fund-Direct Plan-GrowthPlatinum2.03-1.8%+7.91%60%+6.23%₹13,211 Cr0.25%
4SBI Floating Rate Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth1.96-0.6%+7.45%38%+6.54%₹688 Cr0.28%
5Franklin India Floating Rate Fund - Direct - GrowthSilver1.93-1.3%+7.05%13%+6.64%₹281 Cr0.37%
6HDFC Floating Rate Debt Fund - Direct Plan - Growth OptionPlatinum1.68-1.3%+7.85%61%+6.15%₹16,133 Cr0.27%
7KOTAK FLOATING RATE FUND-DIRECT PLAN-GROWTH OPTIONGold1.62-2.0%+6.64%31%+6.02%₹3,425 Cr0.24%
8UTI - Floater Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option1.60-1.5%+6.15%0%+6.29%₹1,575 Cr0.44%
9BANDHAN FLOATER FUND - DIRECT PLAN GROWTHGold1.46-0.7%+7.66%49%+6.79%₹228 Cr0.09%
10Tata Floating Rate Fund -Direct Plan-GrowthSilver1.34-0.6%+7.60%36%+6.45%₹114 Cr0.32%
11Nippon India Floater Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth OptionBronze1.23-2.6%+7.76%51%+5.59%₹7,508 Cr0.35%
12Axis Floater Fund - Direct Plan - GrowthGold0.90-1.3%+8.17%71%+7.20%₹149 Cr0.22%

Badges are our own quality tiers — Platinum (top 10%), Gold (25%), Silver (50%), Bronze (75%) — scored within each sub-category, so they compare a fund with its peers and not with funds of a different type. “3Y typical” is the median annualised return across every 3-year holding period the fund has lived through, not a single 3-year figure; “3Y loss odds” is the share of those periods that ended down. “Beat peers” is the share in which it beat its category's median, and “worst fall” is its deepest peak-to-trough drop. Open a fund for the full distribution. Click any column heading to re-sort — including the fund name, which groups a house’s funds together. Funds with no value for a column sort last. Returns over 1 year are annualised (CAGR). Past performance does not indicate future returns. Eligibility: Direct, Growth only, minimum AUM ₹100 Cr, at least 1 year(s) old. Past performance. Returns for 3y/5y are annualised (CAGR) and are withheld where the NAV series does not support the period.

Floater Funds — FAQs
Why rank these on risk-adjusted return?

The purpose of this group is a smoother path, not the highest possible number. A fund that earned slightly less with much less volatility is doing the job better, which is what a risk-adjusted measure captures and a raw return does not.

What risks do debt funds carry?

Two main ones. Interest-rate risk: when yields rise, existing bonds fall in value, and longer-duration funds move more. Credit risk: a borrower may be downgraded or default, which affects the NAV directly. Categories differ substantially in how much of each they take.