Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth
NAV as on 17-04-2025
₹ 144.42
▲1%
1D
Inception Returns
16.2%
/yr
Historical NAV & Returns
Absolute
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15350 people have invested ₹ 4.9Cr in Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Manish Gunwani. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth has ₹7967 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.
Returns
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 16.20% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 12.78%, 22.91% and 30.21% respectively.
Holdings
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Health, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Basic Materials, Communication, Real Estate, Utilities, Energy. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Bajaj Finserv Ltd, One97 Communications Ltd, Avenue Supermarts Ltd
Taxation
As it is a large & mid-cap mutual fund the taxation is as follows:For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.
Investment objective of Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth
The Scheme seeks to generate long-term capital growth by investing predominantly in large cap and mid cap stocks.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.61% |
Benchmark | Nifty LargeMidcap 250 TR INR |
| AUM | ₹7967 Cr |
| Inception Date | 1 January, 2013 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹1000/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 160.27% |
| STCG | Selling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
INDmoney Rank for Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth
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89% Performance
56% Risk Management
76% Cost
1 out of 21 among large & mid-cap
Generated Consistent Returns
Consistently beats benchmark
Lower probablity of downside risk
No bad points found for this fund.
Trailing Returns
as on (17-Apr-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Large cap
43.9%
Mid cap
35.6%
Small cap
15.1%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
28.1%
Consumer Cyclical
11.3%
Industrial
10.4%
Health
10%
Tech
9.6%
Consumer Defensive
8.6%
Basic Materials
8.5%
Communication
5.4%
Real Estate
3.1%
Utilities
2.7%
Energy
2.3%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 6.78% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark NIFTY 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed NIFTY 500 by 0.47% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 8K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 733.3 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Avenue Supermarts Ltd's allocation increased from 1.85% to 2.42%
Mphasis Ltd's allocation increased from 0.16% to 0.63%
HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd's allocation increased from 0.2% to 0.65%
Top Stocks sold last month
One97 Communications Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.44 % to 2.42 %
Infosys Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.97 % to 1.67 %
IndusInd Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.64 % to 1.63 %
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 43.7% to 43.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 12.6% to 15.1%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 35.3% to 35.6%
Cash allocation has gone down from 8.4% to 5.3%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Health & Consumer Cyclical
Mar'25
Financial Services
28%
Consumer Cyclical
11%
Industrial
10%
Feb'25
Financial Services
28%
Health
12%
Consumer Cyclical
12%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 HDFC Bank Ltd | 4.72% | 10.8% | |
 ICICI Bank Ltd | 4.43% | 0% | |
 Bajaj Finserv Ltd | 3.19% | 6.7% | |
 One97 Communications Ltd | 2.42% | 0% | |
 Avenue Supermarts Ltd | 2.42% | 20.4% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth | 12.78% | 22.91% | 30.21% | 16.2% |
 Invesco India Large&MidCap Fund Direct Plan Growth | 18.87% | 21.8% | 26.86% | 18.05% |
 Motilal Oswal Large and Midcap Fund Direct Growth | 14.2% | 24.25% | 30.01% | 23.44% |
 ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan Growth | 13.59% | 20.88% | 30.83% | 16.92% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Avenue Supermarts Ltd | 13.3% |
 HDFC Bank Ltd | 9.3% |
 ICICI Bank Ltd | 7.1% |
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Manish Gunwani
Fund Manager of Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth, since 28 January 2023
Top funds managed
Fund House
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹1.63L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited,6th Floor, 841, One World Center,Jupiter Mill, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road (West), Mumbai
Phone
022-66289999
Website
investormf@bandhanamc.com
Mutual Fund Insights
Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 21.6% growth in AUM moving from 6.55K Cr to 7.96K Cr.
Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 17.6% moving from 0.74 to 0.61.
In the last 1 year, Invesco India Large&MidCap Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 18.87% return, outperforming this fund by 6.09%.
In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 30.83% return, outperforming this fund by 0.62% per annum.
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (large & mid-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.61% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.22%.
In the last 3 years, Motilal Oswal Large and Midcap Fund Direct Growth has given 24.25% return, outperforming this fund by 1.34% per annum.
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 16.2% since inception which is more than its category average return of 14.16%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 94.7% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 5.3% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹7967 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹7967 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 7538 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.61%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.61% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.38%
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5Y CAGR
▲ 37.40
5Y CAGR
▲ 36.66
3Y CAGR
▲ 17.66
5Y CAGR
▲ 34.34
5Y CAGR
▲ 23.35
Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth is ₹144.42 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 7.31% | 7.31% |
6 Month Returns | -6.76% | -6.76% |
1 Year Returns | 12.78% | 12.78% |
3 Years Returns | 85.7% | 22.91% |
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0.61% as on March 2025
₹7967 Cr as on March 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(4.72%), ICICI Bank Ltd(4.43%), Bajaj Finserv Ltd(3.19%), One97 Communications Ltd(2.42%), Avenue Supermarts Ltd(2.42%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(26.65%), Consumer Cyclical(10.73%), Industrial(9.82%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth | 5.33 | 5.8 | 4.22 |
As on March 2025
The alpha for Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth is calculated against Nifty LargeMidcap 250 TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.91 |
As on March 2025
The Beta for Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty LargeMidcap 250 TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth | 0.4 | 1.03 | 1.58 |
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth is calculated with Nifty LargeMidcap 250 TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth | 17.69 | 14.89 | 15.21 |
As on March 2025
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.82 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 1.74 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Manish Gunwani is the fund manager of Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth is 1%