Sovereign Gold Bond has been quite popular investment from its launch. One question I often get asked about sovereign gold bond returns. As with most investments, the answer depends on when you invested, your holding period among other things. The post covers the topic in details.
Sovereign Gold Bond Returns – Issues till Date
The Sovereign Gold Bond was proposed in Budget 2015 and the first issue was opened for subscription in November 2015. From thereon there has been more than 50 issues now. The table below gives the dates, the issue price along with other details.
| S. No. | Year | NSE Symbol | Name | Issue Date | Issue Price | Online Price | Interest | Early Redemption Date | Date of Redemption |
| 1 | 2015-16 | SGBNOV23 | Sovereign Gold Bonds-2015-Series-I | 30-Nov-15 | 2,684 | 2,684 | 2.75% | 30-Nov-20 | 30-Nov-23 |
| 2 | 2015-16 | SGBFEB24 | Sovereign Gold Bonds-2016-Series-I | 08-Feb-16 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2.75% | 08-Feb-21 | 08-Feb-24 |
| 3 | 2015-16 | SGBMAR24 | Sovereign Gold Bonds-2016-Series-II | 29-Mar-16 | 2,916 | 2,916 | 2.75% | 29-Mar-21 | 29-Mar-24 |
| 4 | 2016-17 | SGBAUG24 | Sovereign… |