Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Bandhan Focused Fund?

The Bandhan Focused Fund is a 12 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.66% since inception. Bandhan Focused Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 2.96% 18.81% 18.93% 14.92% 13.66%

Previously called: Bandhan Focused Equity Direct-G

NAV as of Sep 03, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹101.904+0.81% 1 day change	13.66% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,839 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹101.904 as on Sep 03, 2025

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Bandhan Focused Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.8% as on Aug 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)	₹1,839 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 8 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	BSE 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹100 & Lumpsum: ₹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, 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 Sep 04, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-1.17%	0.39%
3 Months	1.38%	1.41%
6 Months	14.23%	15.16%
1 Year	2.96%	-3.1%
2 Years	21.5%	18.73%
3 Years	18.81%	18.84%
4 Years	14.35%	15.31%
5 Years	18.93%	23.14%
7 Years	13.04%	15.59%
10 Years	14.92%	15.73%

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Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 49.9%

Mid Cap 21.45%

Small Cap 16.08%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Power Finance Corporation Ltd.8.31%

State Bank of India7.57%

HDFC Bank Ltd.6.66%

ICICI Bank Ltd.5.33%

Top sectors

Financial 36.57000000000001%

Healthcare 12.27%

Construction 11.040000000000001%

Consumer Staples 9.190000000000001%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Others 0.02%

Allocation by Instruments

Reverse Repo 3.33%

Net Receivables 0.19%

Cash Margin 0.1%

Cash 0.04%

Other Holdings

Others 3.33%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Bandhan Focused Fund	N.A.	1,839 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.8%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	27,197 Cr	6 yrs 8 m	0.63%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	5,231 Cr	11 yrs 4 m	0.57%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	N.A.	51,112 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.99%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	44,069 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.66%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	N.A.	179 Cr	5 yrs 7 m	0.63%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Bandhan Focused Fund	-1.17%	14.23%	2.96%	18.81%	18.93%	14.92%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	0.55%	13.37%	0.81%	23.6%	31.13%	14.33%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	1.35%	15.07%	0.38%	24.93%	30.13%	17.52%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	0.87%	14.31%	0.78%	22.08%	26.66%	16.56%
SBI Contra Fund	0.39%	11.78%	-3.91%	20.94%	30.52%	17.25%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	0.5%	14.16%	0.24%	21.25%	26.35%	12.36%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Bandhan Focused Fund	14.09	0.9	0.79	1.12
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	11.66	0.82	1.32	2.62
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	12.34	0.86	1.32	2.17
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	11.41	0.8	1.22	2.21
SBI Contra Fund	12.26	0.88	1.09	1.78
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	11.94	0.87	1.11	1.89

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

Alpha	3.8 vs. 5.1 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.79 vs. 5.1 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.9 vs. 0.8 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	14.09 vs. 8.97 More volatile performance

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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 12 yrs 8 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth has ₹1,839 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth as of 03/09/2025 is ₹101.90. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.8%, which is close to what most other Strategy funds charge.

Bandhan Focused Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 2.87%. Since launch, it has delivered 13.67% 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 below average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Healthcare, Construction, Consumer Staples, Services sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Healthcare sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Power Finance Corporation Ltd., State Bank of India, HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Prestige Estates Projects Ltd..

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Fund AUM	1,839 Cr as on May 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	67 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,77,378 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	One World Centre, 6th Floor, Tower 1C, Senapati Bapat Marg, Prabhadevi Mumbai, 400013

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Bandhan Infrastructure Fund	N.A.	1,701 Cr	-9.33%	34.13%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	N.A.	11,744 Cr	-1.49%	32.86%
Bandhan Value Fund	N.A.	9,961 Cr	-5.35%	28.36%
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	9,107 Cr	-0.94%	27.01%
Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	6,955 Cr	-3.8%	24.37%
Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund	N.A.	7,357 Cr	-0.51%	19.61%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Bandhan Focused Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Bandhan Focused Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹101.904 as of Sep 03, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Bandhan Focused Fund is a 12 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 13.66% since inception.

Bandhan Focused Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
2.96%	18.81%	18.93%	14.92%	13.66%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Bandhan Focused Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.8%, 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 Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 1,839 Cr as on May 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.	8.31%
State Bank of India	7.57%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	6.66%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	5.33%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.	4.96%
One97 Communications Ltd.	4.75%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.	3.69%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	3.52%
Infosys Ltd.	3.37%
The South Indian Bank Ltd.	3.24%

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	36.57000000000001%
Healthcare	12.27%
Construction	11.040000000000001%
Consumer Staples	9.190000000000001%
Services	8.649999999999999%
Technology	6.11%
Energy	5.49%
Chemicals	3.15%
Communication	2.23%
Textiles	1.62%

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?

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 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 Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Bandhan Focused Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Bandhan Focused 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 Fund 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.