Bandhan Government Securities Investment Regular-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Bandhan GSF Investment Fund?

The Bandhan GSF Investment Fund is a 16 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.75% since inception. Bandhan GSF Investment Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 2.96% 6.63% 5.02% 7.46% 7.75%

NAV as of Sep 03, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹34.665+0.55% 1 day change	7.75% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹3,432 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹34.665 as on Sep 03, 2025

This fund Category average

Bandhan GSF Investment Fund overview

Expense ratio	1.14% as on Aug 31, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹3,432 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	16 yrs 9 m since Dec 01, 2008
Benchmark	CRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Bandhan GSF Investment 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	-1.99%	-1.93%
3 Months	-3.12%	-2.74%
6 Months	1.9%	2.15%
1 Year	2.96%	4.25%
2 Years	7.03%	6.62%
3 Years	6.63%	6.47%
4 Years	5.16%	5.2%
5 Years	5.02%	4.99%
7 Years	7.87%	7.11%
10 Years	7.46%	6.98%

Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

SOV 96.96189998%

Cash & Call Money 3.03%

Others 0.01%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 96.96%

Others 0.01%

Allocation by Instruments

Bifurcation by Instrument is not available for this fund

Other Holdings

Others 0.12%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Bandhan GSF Investment Fund	N.A.	3,432 Cr	16 yrs 9 m	1.14%
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	N.A.	12,573 Cr	24 yrs 8 m	0.94%
PGIM India Gilt Fund	N.A.	117 Cr	16 yrs 11 m	1.38%
Axis Gilt Fund	N.A.	836 Cr	13 yrs 7 m	0.82%
DSP Gilt Fund	N.A.	1,904 Cr	25 yrs 11 m	1.15%
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	N.A.	7,347 Cr	26 yrs 1 m	1.09%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Bandhan GSF Investment Fund	-1.99%	1.9%	2.96%	6.63%	5.02%	7.46%
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	-1.45%	2.72%	4.84%	7.33%	5.76%	7.79%
PGIM India Gilt Fund	-1.73%	2.25%	4.42%	6.36%	4.9%	6.68%
Axis Gilt Fund	-1.61%	2.9%	5.34%	6.97%	5.47%	7.18%
DSP Gilt Fund	-1.72%	2.88%	4.62%	7.14%	5.63%	7.65%
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	-1.04%	3.81%	7.12%	7.71%	6.13%	7.95%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Bandhan GSF Investment Fund	4.07	1.11	-0.02	-0.02
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	3.02	0.81	0.2	0.28
PGIM India Gilt Fund	2.92	0.81	-0.08	-0.11
Axis Gilt Fund	2.97	0.8	0.12	0.19
DSP Gilt Fund	3.53	0.96	0.14	0.2
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	1.9	0.46	0.56	0.64

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

Alpha	-1.64 vs. 1.24 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	-0.02 vs. 1.79 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	1.11 vs. 0.34 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	4.07 vs. 2.61 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Bandhan GSF Investment Fund

Bandhan Government Securities Investment Regular-Growth is a Gilt mutual fund scheme from Bandhan Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 16 yrs 9 m, having been launched on 01/12/2008. Bandhan Government Securities Investment Regular-Growth has ₹3,432 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 Government Securities Investment Regular-Growth as of 03/09/2025 is ₹34.66. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.14%, which is higher than what most other Gilt funds charge.

Bandhan Government Securities Investment Regular-Growth returns of last 1-year are 3.21%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.70% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Bandhan Government Securities Investment Regular-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's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI.

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Fund AUM	3,432 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Suyash Choudhary

Mr. Choudhary is a B.A (H) Economics from Delhi University and PGDM from IIM Calcutta. Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund) he has worked with HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., Standard Chartered Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd. and Deutsche Bank.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate reasonable return with high liquidity through investment in Government securities across maturities.

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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Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	3Y
Bandhan Government Securities Fund Constant Maturity Plan	N.A.	372 Cr	7.75%	7.82%
Bandhan Bond Fund Short Term Plan	N.A.	10,116 Cr	7.85%	7.2%
Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	15,304 Cr	7.94%	7.12%
Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	463 Cr	7.6%	7.09%
Bandhan Banking and PSU Fund	N.A.	13,580 Cr	7.58%	7.08%
Bandhan Low Duration Fund	N.A.	6,506 Cr	7.55%	7.05%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Bandhan GSF Investment Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Bandhan GSF Investment Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹34.665 as of Sep 03, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Bandhan GSF Investment Fund is a 16 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.75% since inception.

Bandhan GSF Investment Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
2.96%	6.63%	5.02%	7.46%	7.75%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Bandhan GSF Investment Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 1.14%, 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 GSF Investment Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 3,432 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

To whom does Bandhan GSF Investment Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Bandhan GSF Investment Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	96.96%
Others	0.01%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The Bandhan GSF Investment Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	96.96189998%
Cash & Call Money	3.03%
Others	0.01%

What is risk level of Bandhan GSF Investment Fund?

This is a Gilt fund comes with Moderate 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 GSF Investment Fund?

Bandhan Government Securities Investment Regular-Growth is the regular plan of the fund. For this plan of you pay 1.14% as annual charges. On the other hand if you go for the direct plan available on ET Money, you pay 0.52%. That's 0.6199999999999999% less.

Regular plans charge more because when you buy them, the fund pays commission to the agent. This is an additional expense for the fund and to cover this expense, the fund takes a bigger share from the returns generated by your investments.

So, the lower annual cost of the direct plan means you will earn 0.6199999999999999% if you opt for direct plan of Bandhan GSF Investment Fund

How can I redeem my investments in Bandhan GSF Investment Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Bandhan GSF Investment 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 GSF Investment Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Gilt

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Gilt funds in the last 10 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Chance: This fund has generated only 7.72% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.