Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.0% since inception. Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 2.31% 19.25% 13.74% 15.28% 13.0%

Previously called: Bandhan Focused Equity Direct-G

NAV as of Feb 02, 2026	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹99.493-1.25% 1 day change	13.0% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹2,059 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹99.493 as on Feb 02, 2026

This fund Category average

Bandhan Focused Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.78% as on Feb 02, 2026
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)	₹2,059 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	13 yrs 1 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	BSE 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
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, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Bandhan Focused 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 Feb 03, 2026

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-5.32%	-5.01%
3 Months	-7.4%	-4.44%
6 Months	-3.51%	-0.15%
1 Year	2.31%	6.57%
2 Years	10.74%	8.28%
3 Years	19.25%	16.88%
4 Years	12.45%	12.77%
5 Years	13.74%	15.33%
7 Years	14.83%	15.98%
10 Years	15.28%	14.94%

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Asset allocationas on Dec 31, 2025

Large Cap 49.02%

Mid Cap 18.91%

Small Cap 31.35%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Power Finance Corporation Ltd.7.96%

LT Foods Ltd.7.46%

State Bank of India6.35%

HDFC Bank Ltd.6.27%

Top sectors

Financial 33.98%

Consumer Staples 16.65%

Healthcare 15.48%

Construction 10.68%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Others 0.01%

Allocation by Instruments

Reverse Repo 1.1%

Cash Margin 0.1%

Margin Money 0.01%

Cash 9.1298E-4%

Other Holdings

Others 1.1%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Bandhan Focused Fund	-5.32%	-3.51%	2.31%	19.25%	13.74%	15.28%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	-2.97%	5.64%	12.89%	24.07%	25.84%	14.9%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	-3.51%	3.96%	11.85%	20.58%	21.22%	17.49%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	-3.62%	3.79%	11.74%	23.62%	24.78%	18.62%
SBI Contra Fund	-3.71%	2.29%	7.43%	20.68%	22.18%	18.06%
ICICI Prudential Diversified Equity All Cap Omni FoF	-4.81%	1.4%	8.8%	20.98%	20.64%	12.46%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Bandhan Focused Fund	13.95	0.93	0.97	1.38
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	11.32	0.83	1.44	2.34
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	11.1	0.81	1.23	2.08
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	11.93	0.87	1.38	2.16
SBI Contra Fund	12.08	0.91	1.15	1.76
ICICI Prudential Diversified Equity All Cap Omni FoF	11.67	0.89	1.21	1.86

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Bandhan Focused Fund	N.A.	2,059 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.78%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	34,779 Cr	7 yrs 1 m	0.66%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	N.A.	61,272 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.96%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	6,400 Cr	11 yrs 9 m	0.57%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	49,967 Cr	13 yrs 1 m	0.71%
ICICI Prudential Diversified Equity All Cap Omni FoF	N.A.	258 Cr	5 yrs 11 m	0.46%

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

Alpha	4.32 vs. 5.27 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.97 vs. 4.78 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.93 vs. 0.83 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	13.95 vs. 8.79 More volatile performance

About this fund

About Bandhan Focused Fund

Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Bandhan Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 13 yrs 1 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth has ₹2,059 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/12/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth as of 02/02/2026 is ₹99.49. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.78%, which is close to what most other Strategy funds charge.

Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 3.29%. Since launch, it has delivered 13.00% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
Bandhan Focused 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 average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Consumer Staples, Healthcare, Construction, Technology sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Consumer Staples sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Power Finance Corporation Ltd., LT Foods Ltd., State Bank of India, HDFC Bank Ltd., Jubilant Pharmova Ltd..

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Fund AUM	2,059 Cr as on Dec 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	68 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,99,722 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025
Address	One World Centre, 6th Floor, Tower 1C, Senapati Bapat Marg, Prabhadevi Mumbai, 400013

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Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	N.A.	18,990 Cr	5.13%	24.99%
Bandhan Infrastructure Fund	N.A.	1,522 Cr	0.41%	23.86%
Bandhan Value Fund	N.A.	10,463 Cr	6.1%	20.96%
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	13,636 Cr	10.69%	20.63%
Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	7,333 Cr	8.67%	17.58%
Bandhan Transportation and Logistics Fund	N.A.	685 Cr	18.55%	N.A.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Bandhan Focused Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹99.493 as of Feb 02, 2026.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth is a 13 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.0% since inception.

Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
2.31%	19.25%	13.74%	15.28%	13.0%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Bandhan Focused Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.78%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

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

The Bandhan Focused Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 2,059 Cr as on Dec 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Bandhan Focused Fund?

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

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	7.96%
LT Foods Ltd.	7.46%
State Bank of India	6.35%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	6.27%
Jubilant Pharmova Ltd.	4.98%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	4.63%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	4.38%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.	4.07%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	3.79%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.	3.75%

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

The Bandhan Focused Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	33.98%
Consumer Staples	16.65%
Healthcare	15.48%
Construction	10.68%
Technology	5.95%
Energy	4.71%
Services	4.63%
Chemicals	2.68%
Communication	2.35%
Textiles	2.17%

What is risk level of Bandhan Focused 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 Fund Direct-Growth?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. The whole process takes just a few minutes. Here's how it works:

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 Fund - Direct Growth, select your investment mode (lump sum or SIP), and enter the investment amount.
Provide the required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm your investment.

That's it. Your investment in the Bandhan Focused Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Bandhan Focused Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Bandhan Focused Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

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

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Strategy

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Strategy funds in the last 10 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.