Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth

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

The Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth is a 12 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 16.21% since inception. Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception -2.76% 25.32% 26.72% 17.62% 16.21%

Previously called: Bandhan Core Equity Direct-G

NAV as of Sep 29, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹155.77+0.16% 1 day change	16.21% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹9,107 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹155.77 as on Sep 29, 2025

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Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.57% 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)	₹9,107 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 8 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	Nifty Large Midcap 250 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 Large & Mid Cap 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 30, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	1.87%	-0.04%
3 Months	-0.46%	-2.78%
6 Months	10.14%	8.6%
1 Year	-2.76%	-3.78%
2 Years	24.08%	18.68%
3 Years	25.32%	19.5%
4 Years	19.54%	14.69%
5 Years	26.72%	23.49%
7 Years	18.74%	17.27%
10 Years	17.62%	15.72%

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Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 37.92%

Mid Cap 38.02%

Small Cap 18.99%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd.5.48%

ICICI Bank Ltd.3.25%

State Bank of India2.89%

One97 Communications Ltd.2.74%

Top sectors

Financial 27.470000000000002%

Services 14.84%

Energy 6.94%

Healthcare 6.79%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Others 0.03%

Allocation by Instruments

Reverse Repo 5.2%

Cash Margin 0.04%

Cash 0.03%

Margin Money 0.03%

Other Holdings

Others 5.2%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund	1.87%	10.14%	-2.76%	25.32%	26.72%	17.62%
ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund	0.64%	8.57%	-0.63%	22.68%	28.35%	17.34%
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund	0.36%	8.71%	-4.18%	21.49%	26.94%	15.4%
Kotak Large & Midcap Fund	0.52%	9.26%	-3.14%	20.38%	23.39%	16.68%
Motilal Oswal Large and Midcap Fund	2.3%	17.08%	1.05%	29.44%	30.35%	13.74%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund	13.49	0.97	1.22	1.77
ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund	11.91	0.86	1.17	1.84
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund	14.05	1.04	0.93	1.42
Kotak Large & Midcap Fund	13.01	0.93	0.91	1.32
Motilal Oswal Large and Midcap Fund	18.37	1.11	1.08	1.21

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	9,107 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.57%
ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	23,698 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.77%
HDFC Large and Mid Cap Fund	N.A.	25,412 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.85%
Kotak Large & Midcap Fund	N.A.	27,046 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.53%
Motilal Oswal Large and Midcap Fund	N.A.	12,628 Cr	6 yrs	0.65%

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

Alpha	9.07 vs. 5.75 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	1.22 vs. 6.54 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.97 vs. 0.9 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	13.49 vs. 10.95 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund

Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth is a Large & MidCap 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 Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth has ₹9,107 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 Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth as of 29/09/2025 is ₹155.77. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.57%, which is close to what most other Large & Midcap funds charge.

Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are -3.34%. Since launch, it has delivered 16.21% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 4 yrs.
Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is higher than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is high.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Services, Energy, Healthcare, Metals & Mining 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., State Bank of India, One97 Communications Ltd., HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd..

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Fund AUM	9,107 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.

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 seeks to generate long-term capital growth by investing predominantly in large cap and mid cap 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

More funds from Bandhan Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
Bandhan Infrastructure Fund	N.A.	1,701 Cr	-11.62%	34.71%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund	N.A.	11,744 Cr	-3.88%	31.9%
Bandhan Value Fund	N.A.	9,961 Cr	-7.12%	27.96%
Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund	N.A.	6,955 Cr	-5.53%	24.19%
Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund	N.A.	7,357 Cr	-4.14%	19.53%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹155.77 as of Sep 29, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth is a 12 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 16.21% since inception.

Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct-Growth Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
-2.76%	25.32%	26.72%	17.62%	16.21%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.57%, 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 Large & Mid Cap Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 9,107 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund?

The Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
HDFC Bank Ltd.	5.48%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	3.25%
State Bank of India	2.89%
One97 Communications Ltd.	2.74%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.	2.65%
Axis Bank Ltd.	2.37%
Infosys Ltd.	1.9%
ITC Ltd.	1.87%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.	1.78%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.	1.76%

What are the top sectors Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund has invested in?

The Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	27.470000000000002%
Services	14.84%
Energy	6.94%
Healthcare	6.79%
Metals & Mining	5.74%
Technology	5.0600000000000005%
Consumer Staples	4.97%
Automobile	4.4399999999999995%
Construction	4.37%
Capital Goods	4.2%

What is risk level of Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund?

This is a Large & Midcap 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 Large & Mid Cap 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 Large & Mid Cap 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 Large & Mid Cap Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Bandhan Large & Mid Cap Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Bandhan Large & Mid Cap 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 Large & MidCap

#NA

Return Consistency: This fund is one of the best in generating consistent return in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Large & MidCap funds in the last 10 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 12.04% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
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.