Funds similar to BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2031 Direct-Growth in the Debt: Target Maturity category include BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2030 Direct-Growth, ICICI Prudential Nifty PSU Bond Plus SDL Sep 2027 40:60 Index Fund Direct-Growth, and Kotak Nifty SDL Apr 2027 Top 12 Equal Weight Index Fund Direct-Growth. These funds follow a comparable investment mandate and are benchmarked against similar indices. You can compare them in detail — across returns, risk metrics, expense ratio, and portfolio composition — using the fund comparison tool on sharpely.

On a 3-year return basis BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2031 Direct-Growth is ranked 59 out of 63 funds in the Debt: Target Maturity category as of 21 Oct 2026. On a 5-year return basis it ranks 3 out of 4. Consistently ranking in the top across multiple time periods is a stronger signal of fund quality than a single-period rank.

BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2031 Direct-Growth has an expense ratio of 0.04%. The peers BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2030 Direct-Growth has an expense ratio of 0.04% and ICICI Prudential Nifty PSU Bond Plus SDL Sep 2027 40:60 Index Fund Direct-Growth has 0.20%. Over the long term, a higher expense ratio can meaningfully drag on returns, so it is worth evaluating whether the fund's performance justifies the additional cost.

BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2031 Direct-Growth has an AUM of ₹4,505.94 crore. The peers BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2030 Direct-Growth has an AUM of ₹8,748.26 crore and ICICI Prudential Nifty PSU Bond Plus SDL Sep 2027 40:60 Index Fund Direct-Growth has ₹7,771.39 crore. A large AUM can sometimes limit a fund's ability to take meaningful positions in mid and small-cap stocks, as larger trades can move prices. This is particularly relevant for funds that invest outside large caps.

The top performing fund in the Debt: Target Maturity category on a 3-year basis is Bandhan CRISIL IBX 90:10 SDL Plus Gilt-September 2027 Index Fund Direct-Growth with a CAGR of 7.64% as of 21 Oct 2026. BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2031 Direct-Growth has delivered 7.08% CAGR over the same period, ranking 59 out of 63 funds. You can view and compare the full category ranking on sharpely.

On a risk-adjusted basis, BHARAT Bond FOF - April 2031 Direct-Growth has a Sharpe ratio of 0.42 compared to the Debt: Target Maturity average of 1.12 as of 21 Oct 2026. It ranks 58 out of 66 funds in its category on Sharpe ratio.