Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Debt

Direct

Low Duration

NAV as on 17-01-2025

₹ 38.06

Inception Returns

7.5%

/yr

About Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Harshal Joshi. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has ₹5618 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.

Returns

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.48% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.53%, 6.41% and 5.98% respectively.

Holdings

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Basic Materials, Corporate, Government, Financial Services, Consumer Defensive, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are Axis Bank Ltd., Bajaj Housing Finance Limited, Bank Of Baroda, HDFC Bank Limited, Power Finance Corporation Limited

Taxation

As it is a low duration mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is debt oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in debt instruments:
For short term (less than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
For long term (more than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at 20% with indexation benefit.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

The Scheme seeks to offer an investment avenue for short term savings by looking to generate returns commensurate with a low risk strategy from a portfolio that is invested in debt and money market securities such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 6 months and 12 months.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

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

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
468 people have invested ₹ 76.7L in Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.34%
Benchmark
CRISIL Liquid Fund TR INR
AUM₹5618 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
564.79%
STCGSelling mutual fund within 36 months, gains taxed at slab rates.
LTCGHolding over 3 years, gains taxed at slab rates without indexation.
Risk
Risk meter
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Low to Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (17-Jan-25)

Period
Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
Low Duration Index
1M
0.5%
0.4%
3M
1.6%
1.4%
6M
3.6%
3.2%
1Y
7.5%
7.1%
3Y
6.4%
6.1%
5Y
6%
6%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.7%

AAA
96.6%

AA
3.4%

Sector Allocation

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Corporate
47.8%
Government
38.1%
Cash Equivalent
14.1%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Dec'24
Nov'24
Oct'24
AUM
₹ 5.6K Cr
₹ 5.5K Cr
₹ 5.6K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 5.6K Cr as of Dec'24
  • AUM increased by 92.4 Cr between Dec'24 and Nov'24
Cash allocation has gone down from 30.8% to 24.8%
Cash allocation has gone down from 30.8% to 24.8%
Debt allocation has gone up from 68.9% to 74.9%
Debt allocation has gone up from 68.9% to 74.9%

Top 3 Sectors in December were Basic Materials, Government & Corporate

Dec'24
Basic Materials
55%
Corporate
48%
Government
38%
Nov'24
Basic Materials
55%
Government
38%
Corporate
31%
  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Axis Bank Ltd.
Axis Bank Ltd.
8.65%
100%
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited
5.59%
0%
Bank Of Baroda
Bank Of Baroda
5.54%
100%
HDFC Bank Limited
HDFC Bank Limited
5.51%
33.3%
Power Finance Corporation Limited
Power Finance Corporation Limited
4.88%
0%
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Harshal Joshi
Harshal Joshi
Fund Manager of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth, since 28 July 2021
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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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 3.1% growth in AUM moving from 5.45K Cr to 5.61K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, UTI - Low Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 7.2% return, outperforming this fund by 1.22% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option has given 8.12% return, outperforming this fund by 0.59%.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (low duration). Its expense ratio is 0.34% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.67%.

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Low to Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Low to Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.48% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.04%
AUM size ₹5618 Cr

AUM size ₹5618 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹5618 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 4379 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.34%

Expense Ratio 0.34%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.34% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.67%

Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is ₹38.06 as on 17-Jan-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Jan-2025.
Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.53%
0.53%
6 Month Returns
3.63%
3.63%
1 Year Returns
7.53%
7.53%
3 Years Returns
20.48%
6.41%
5 Years Returns
33.69%
5.98%
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0.34% as on December 2024
₹5618 Cr as on December 2024
Axis Bank Ltd.(8.65%), Bajaj Housing Finance Limited(5.59%), Bank Of Baroda(5.54%), HDFC Bank Limited(5.51%), Power Finance Corporation Limited(4.88%) as on December 2024
Corporate(47.83%), Government(38.05%), Cash Equivalent(14.12%) as on December 2024
Yield to Maturity is 7.43 as on December 2024. Yield to Maturity is the total return earned on your bond investments if you hold the bond investments till maturity & all bonds' proceeds are reinvested in it.
Modified Duration is 0.91 as on December 2024. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
96.57
AA
3.43
Harshal Joshi is the fund manager of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is 0%