Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund?

The Bandhan Focused Equity Fund is a 12 yrs 5 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.91% since inception. Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 18.06% 22.37% 22.49% 14.1% 13.91%

NAV as of Jun 05, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹101.424+0.9% 1 day change	13.91% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,685 Crs

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹101.424 as on Jun 05, 2025

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Bandhan Focused Equity Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.81% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹1,685 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	12 yrs 5 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	BSE 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP ₹100 & Lump. ₹5000
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, pay tax of 12.5% on returns of ₹1.25 lakh+ in a financial year

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Jun 06, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	5.93%	4.88%
3 Months	11.66%	11.29%
6 Months	-4.82%	-2.92%
1 Year	18.06%	8.57%
2 Years	24.88%	24.09%
3 Years	22.37%	22.07%
4 Years	16.53%	17.96%
5 Years	22.49%	25.81%
7 Years	13.48%	16.3%
10 Years	14.1%	15.42%

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Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 53.273001%

Mid Cap 22.398369%

Small Cap 13.458629999999998%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd.7.39%

ICICI Bank Ltd.6.42%

Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.4.95%

Reliance Industries Ltd.4.29%

Top sectors

Financial 23.130000000000003%

Services 11.82%

Construction 11.190000000000001%

Healthcare 8.47%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Others 0.06%

Allocation by Instruments

Reverse Repo 11.01%

Margin Money 0.06%

Other Holdings

Others 11.01%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund	N.A.	₹1,685 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.81%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	₹27,197 Crs	6 yrs 5 m	0.63%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	₹44,069 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.62%
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	N.A.	₹51,112 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.99%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	₹5,231 Crs	11 yrs 1 m	0.58%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	N.A.	₹168 Crs	5 yrs 4 m	0.63%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund	5.93%	-4.82%	18.06%	22.37%	22.49%	14.1%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	3.12%	2.13%	14.56%	27.6%	32.99%	14.27%
SBI Contra Fund	2.68%	-2.65%	6.83%	25.09%	34.48%	17.15%
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	2.66%	1.93%	13.95%	23.83%	28.82%	16.1%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	2.13%	1.19%	10.97%	26.7%	32.59%	17.15%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	3.03%	-0.4%	11.61%	23.28%	28.77%	12.18%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund	14.91	0.9	0.95	1.39
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	12.33	0.8	1.52	3.0
SBI Contra Fund	12.89	0.86	1.32	2.19
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	12.0	0.77	1.32	2.3
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	13.04	0.84	1.42	2.3
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	12.58	0.84	1.22	2.02

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	3.78 vs. 5.56 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.95 vs. 5.86 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.9 vs. 0.85 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	14.91 vs. 9.89 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Bandhan Focused Equity Fund

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Bandhan Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 5 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth has ₹1,685 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/03/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth as of 05/06/2025 is ₹101.42. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.81%, which is higher than what most other Strategy funds charge.

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 19.43%. Since launch, it has delivered 13.92% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct-Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is below average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Services, Construction, Healthcare, Technology sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Services sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Prestige Estates Projects Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., Infosys Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹1,685 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Manish Gunwani

Mr. Gunwani is a B.Tech. and PGDM. Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund), he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund as Fund Manager and as Analyst in various organisations: Vicisoft Technologies, Lehman Brothers, Brics Securities , Lucky Securities, SSKI Securities and Prime Securities.

Kirthi Jain

Mr. Jain has done CA Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund, he was associated with Canara HSBC Life Insurance, Sundaram Mutual Fund and B&K Securities

Rahul Agarwal

Mr. Agarwal has done B.COM (Hons) from Calcutta University and PGDM from TAPMI Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund, he has worked with HSBC Asset Management, L&T Investment Management Ltd, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Ltd and Copal Amba

Investment objective

The scheme aims to generate capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity & equity related instruments of upto 30 stocks.

Bandhan Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	66 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹1,67,339 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	One World Centre, 6th Floor, Tower 1C, Senapati Bapat Marg, Prabhadevi Mumbai, 400013

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Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	₹6,597 Crs	5.5%	28.18%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Bandhan Focused Equity Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹101.424 as of Jun 05, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Bandhan Focused Equity Fund is a 12 yrs 5 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.91% since inception.

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
18.06%	22.37%	22.49%	14.1%	13.91%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Bandhan Focused Equity Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.81%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Bandhan Focused Equity Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹1,685 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund?

The Bandhan Focused Equity Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
HDFC Bank Ltd.	7.39%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	6.42%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.	4.95%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	4.29%
Infosys Ltd.	4.1%
Varun Beverages Ltd.	4.06%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	3.91%
One97 Communications Ltd.	3.72%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.	3.59%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.	3.53%

What are the top sectors Bandhan Focused Equity Fund has invested in?

The Bandhan Focused Equity Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	23.130000000000003%
Services	11.82%
Construction	11.190000000000001%
Healthcare	8.47%
Technology	7.76%
Energy	7.57%
Consumer Staples	6.49%
Communication	3.91%
Metals & Mining	3.02%
Others	2.56%

What is risk level of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund?

This is a Strategy fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How do I invest in Bandhan Focused Equity Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for Bandhan Focused Equity Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in Bandhan Focused Equity Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Bandhan Focused Equity Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Bandhan Focused Equity Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

If you have invested in Bandhan Focused Equity Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

in Strategy

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Strategy funds in the last 3 Years.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year.