Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 21-01-2025

₹ 97.13

0.5%

1D

Inception Returns

14.2%

/yr

About Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Focused 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

  1. Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has ₹1837 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.8.

Returns

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 14.25% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 24.31%, 16.45% and 18.29% respectively.

Holdings

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Tech, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Health, Real Estate, Energy, Utilities, Consumer Defensive, Communication. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Infosys Ltd, Mankind Pharma Ltd, Apar Industries Ltd

Taxation

As it is a focused fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

Investment objective of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is seek to generate capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity and equity related instruments up to 30 companies. There is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the scheme will be realized.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

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419 people have invested ₹ 31.9L in Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

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59% Performance
51% Risk Management
65% Cost
6 out of 19 among focused fund
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Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.82%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹1837 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
99.37%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (21-Jan-25)

Period
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
-3.6%
-4.7%
-3.4%
3M
-2.7%
-7.5%
-7.2%
6M
8.7%
-5.1%
-2.8%
1Y
24.3%
10.6%
14.7%
3Y
16.4%
11.9%
13.2%
5Y
18.3%
16.5%
17.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 89.8%

  • Debt & Cash 10.2%

Large cap
51.8%

Mid cap
20.3%

Small cap
17.7%

Sector Allocation

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Financial Services
31.3%
Tech
15.7%
Consumer Cyclical
14.6%
Industrial
11.6%
Health
8.6%
Real Estate
5.1%
Energy
4.2%
Utilities
3.9%
Consumer Defensive
2.6%
Communication
2.4%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Fund Returns
2.40%
-2.64%
3.45%
Nifty 500
-0.60%
-6.52%
2.04%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 2.40% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -0.60% as on Nov'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 2.99% in Nov'24
Parameters
Dec'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
AUM
₹ 1.8K Cr
₹ 1.8K Cr
₹ 1.8K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1.8K Cr as of Dec'24
  • AUM has remained same between Dec'24 and Nov'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Varun Beverages Ltd's allocation increased from 1.76% to 1.95%
Varun Beverages Ltd's allocation increased from 1.76% to 1.95%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 26.6% to 20.3%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 26.6% to 20.3%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 49.5% to 51.8%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 49.5% to 51.8%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 22.8% to 17.7%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 22.8% to 17.7%
Cash allocation has gone up from 1.1% to 10.2%
Cash allocation has gone up from 1.1% to 10.2%

Top 3 Sectors in December were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Tech

Dec'24
Financial Services
31%
Tech
16%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
Nov'24
Financial Services
28%
Consumer Cyclical
21%
Tech
15%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
33
33
33
Top 5 Company Concentration
33%
33%
32.3%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (9.1%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (9.1%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (8.6%)
No of Sectors
9
9
9
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
84%
83.2%
81.7%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (27.8%)
Financial Services (28.1%)
Financial Services (27.5%)
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Manish Gunwani
Manish Gunwani
Fund Manager of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth, since 2 December 2024
Fund House
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited
Total AUM
₹1.66L Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
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

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In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 30.08% return, outperforming this fund by 5.77%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 12.0% growth in AUM moving from 1.64K Cr to 1.83K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 23.86% return, outperforming this fund by 5.57% per annum.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 23.23% return, outperforming this fund by 6.79% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (focused fund). Its expense ratio is 0.82% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.26%.

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 14.25% since inception which is less than its category average return of 15.9%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 89.84% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 10.16% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1837 Cr

AUM size ₹1837 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1837 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4684 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.82%

Expense Ratio 0.82%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.82% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.45%

Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is ₹97.13 as on 21-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Jan-2025.
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-3.6%
-3.6%
6 Month Returns
8.71%
8.71%
1 Year Returns
24.31%
24.31%
3 Years Returns
57.9%
16.45%
5 Years Returns
131.58%
18.29%
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0.82% as on December 2024
₹1837 Cr as on December 2024
HDFC Bank Ltd(8.81%), ICICI Bank Ltd(7.53%), Infosys Ltd(4.51%), Mankind Pharma Ltd(4.24%), Apar Industries Ltd(3.94%) as on December 2024
Financial Services(28.15%), Tech(14.07%), Consumer Cyclical(13.14%) as on December 2024
The alpha ratio for the Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
15.65
4.32
2.41
As on December 2024
The alpha for Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 500 India 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 Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
0.73
0.88
0.87
As on December 2024
The Beta for Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India 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 Focused 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 Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
1.88
0.91
0.82
As on December 2024
The sharpe ratio for Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India 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 Focused 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 Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
11.61
13.7
17.99
As on December 2024
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 1.86 as on December 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.56 as on December 2024. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Manish Gunwani is the fund manager of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is 1%