Bandhan Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Bandhan Long Duration Fund?

The Bandhan Long Duration Fund is a 1 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 11.4% since inception. Bandhan Long Duration Fund Returns 1-Year Since Inception 13.67% 11.4%

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹11.2955+0.19% 1 day change	11.4% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	N.A.

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹11.2955 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

Bandhan Long Duration Fund overview

VRO rating	N.A.
Expense ratio	0.25% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹185 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	1 yrs 1 m since Mar 05, 2024
Benchmark	NIFTY Long Duration Debt Index A-III
Min. investment	SIP ₹500 & Lump. ₹1000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Bandhan Long Duration Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

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

Trailing returns as on Apr 07, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 month	3.1%	3.19%
3 months	4.67%	4.74%
6 months	5.83%	6.1%
1 year	13.67%	13.52%

Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 0.0%

Mid Cap 0.0%

Small Cap 0.0%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

SOV 97.56%

Cash & Call Money 2.14%

Others 0.30356959%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 97.56%

Allocation by Instruments

GOI Securities 97.56%

Net Current Assets 1.89%

Alternative Investment Fund 0.3%

Reverse Repo 0.25%

Other Holdings

Others 0.25%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Bandhan Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹185 Crs	1 yrs 1 m	0.25%
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund	N.A.	₹9,659 Crs	6 yrs 10 m	0.33%
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	N.A.	₹1,078 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.4%
Kotak Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹151 Crs	1 yrs 1 m	0.34%
SBI Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹2,982 Crs	2 yrs 4 m	0.29%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Bandhan Long Duration Fund	3.1%	5.83%	13.67%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund	2.95%	5.94%	13.37%	9.48%	7.21%	6.38%
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	2.98%	6.96%	13.28%	8.9%	6.44%	8.25%
Kotak Long Duration Fund	3.22%	6.18%	13.76%	4.1%	2.44%	1.21%
SBI Long Duration Fund	3.03%	5.86%	13.58%	8.36%	4.94%	2.44%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Bandhan Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund	3.83	5.18	0.49	0.69
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	3.01	4.73	0.49	0.78
Kotak Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SBI Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.

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

Risk ratios are based on three-year data. The required data is unavailable for the scheme.

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About this fund

About Bandhan Long Duration Fund

Bandhan Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth is a Long Duration mutual fund scheme from Bandhan Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 1 yrs 1 m, having been launched on 05/03/2024. Bandhan Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth has ₹185 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 Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹11.30. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.25%, which is close to what most other Long Duration funds charge.

Bandhan Long Duration Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 13.49%. Since launch, it has delivered 11.79% average annual returns.
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	₹185 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Gautam Kaul

Mr. Kaul is a B.Com (H) and MBA (Finance). Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund(formerly IDFC Mutual Fund), he has worked with Edelweiss AMC, Invesco Mutual Fund, Sahara India Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd, IDBI AMC. and Mata Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to invest in a diversified set of debt and money market securities, such that the Macaulay duration of the Portfolio is greater than 7 years, with the aim of generating optimal returns over long term.

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 CRISIL IBX 90:10 SDL Plus Gilt- April 2032 Index Fund	N.A.	₹574 Crs	12.03%	N.A.
Bandhan Floating Rate Fund	N.A.	₹257 Crs	10.2%	7.55%
Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2028 Index Fund	N.A.	₹4,697 Crs	9.75%	7.45%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Bandhan Long Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Bandhan Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹11.2955 as of Apr 23, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Bandhan Long Duration Fund is a 1 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 11.4% since inception.

Bandhan Long Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	Since Inception
13.67%	11.4%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Bandhan Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.25%, 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 Long Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹185 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

To whom does Bandhan Long Duration Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Bandhan Long Duration Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	97.56%

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 Long Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	97.56%
Cash & Call Money	2.14%
Others	0.30356959%

What is risk level of Bandhan Long Duration Fund?

This is a Long Duration 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 Long Duration 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 Long Duration 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 Long Duration Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Bandhan Long Duration Fund?

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

ET Money rank

in Long Duration

#NA

Expense Ratio: This fund has the 2nd lowest expense ratio amongst actively/passively managed Long Duration funds.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.