Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Focused Fund

NAV as on 21-11-2024

₹ 98.3

1%

1D

Inception Returns

14.4%

/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 Sumit Agrawal. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has ₹1746 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Oct 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 14.36% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 38.27%, 16.72% and 19.12% respectively.

Holdings

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

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
416 people have invested ₹ 36.2L 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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58% Performance
48% Risk Management
66% Cost
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Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.82%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹1746 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
99.37%
STCGRedeeming 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-Nov-24)

Period
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
focused fund
1M
-3.8%
-6.2%
-5.7%
3M
3.4%
-6.6%
-3.2%
6M
16.3%
3%
7.3%
1Y
38.3%
23.8%
28.4%
3Y
16.7%
12.6%
14.1%
5Y
19.1%
17.6%
18.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Oct-24)

  • Equity 99.1%

  • Debt & Cash 0.9%

Large cap
50.2%

Mid cap
25.4%

Small cap
23.5%

Sector Allocation

Oct'24

Sep'24

Aug'24

Financial Services
28.1%
Consumer Cyclical
20.9%
Tech
14.3%
Industrial
13.9%
Health
6.1%
Energy
4.7%
Consumer Defensive
4.5%
Real Estate
3.9%
Utilities
3.6%
All changes are between Aug'24 and Oct'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
Fund Returns
-2.64%
3.45%
6.26%
Nifty 500
-6.52%
2.04%
0.97%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -2.64% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -6.52% as on Oct'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 3.88% in Oct'24
Parameters
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
AUM
₹ 1.8K Cr
₹ 1.7K Cr
₹ 1.7K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1.8K Cr as of Oct'24
  • AUM increased by 50.2 Cr between Oct'24 and Sep'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Coforge Ltd's allocation increased from 3% to 4.47%
Coforge Ltd's allocation increased from 3% to 4.47%
Rainbow Childrens Medicare Ltd's allocation increased from 1.77% to 2.52%
Rainbow Childrens Medicare Ltd's allocation increased from 1.77% to 2.52%
Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 2.43% to 3.07%
Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 2.43% to 3.07%
Top Stocks sold last month
Trent Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.81 % to 5.78 %
Trent Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.81 % to 5.78 %
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.3 % to 4.67 %
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.3 % to 4.67 %
Phoenix Mills Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.84 % to 3.9 %
Phoenix Mills Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.84 % to 3.9 %
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 51.9% to 50.2%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 51.9% to 50.2%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 21.3% to 23.5%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 21.3% to 23.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 24.6% to 25.4%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 24.6% to 25.4%
Cash allocation has gone down from 2.2% to 0.9%
Cash allocation has gone down from 2.2% to 0.9%

Top 3 Sectors in October were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Industrial

Oct'24
Financial Services
28%
Consumer Cyclical
21%
Tech
14%
Sep'24
Financial Services
29%
Consumer Cyclical
22%
Industrial
13%
Fund
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
No of Holdings
33
33
33
Top 5 Company Concentration
33%
32.3%
32.3%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (9.1%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (8.6%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (8.6%)
No of Sectors
9
9
9
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
83.2%
81.7%
81.8%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (28.1%)
Financial Services (27.5%)
Financial Services (29.3%)
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Sumit Agrawal
Sumit Agrawal
Fund Manager of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth, since 20 October 2016
Fund House
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited
Total AUM
₹1.6L Cr
as on 31-Oct-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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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 13.2% growth in AUM moving from 1.54K Cr to 1.74K Cr.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 7.9% moving from 0.76 to 0.82.
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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 1.27%.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 24.67% return, outperforming this fund by 7.96% per annum.

Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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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 14.36% since inception which is less than its category average return of 16.7%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 99.1% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 0.9% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1746 Cr

AUM size ₹1746 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1746 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4697 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 1.47%

Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is ₹98.3 as on 21-Nov-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Nov-2024.
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-3.76%
-3.76%
6 Month Returns
16.26%
16.26%
1 Year Returns
38.27%
38.27%
3 Years Returns
59%
16.72%
5 Years Returns
139.84%
19.12%
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0.82% as on October 2024
₹1746 Cr as on October 2024
HDFC Bank Ltd(9.07%), ICICI Bank Ltd(7.99%), Trent Ltd(5.78%), Apar Industries Ltd(5.51%), Reliance Industries Ltd(4.67%) as on October 2024
Financial Services(27.86%), Consumer Cyclical(20.67%), Tech(14.12%) as on October 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
13.04
2.78
1.52
As on October 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
0.86
0.91
0.88
As on October 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
2.45
0.83
0.81
As on October 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
14.06
14.06
17.99
As on October 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 1.67 as on October 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.34 as on October 2024. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Sumit Agrawal is the fund manager of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is 1%