Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 22 December, 2023. The fund is managed by . The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has ₹40 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Feb 2025 and is less than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.2.
   

Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.45% since inception. Over the last 1 year the fund has given a CAGR return of 5.29%.

Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Financial Services, Basic Materials, Health, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Real Estate, Utilities, Energy. Its top holdings are Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, Blue Star Ltd, Laurus Labs Ltd, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd, Central Depository Services (India) Ltd

As it is a index funds 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 benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

The investment objective of the Scheme is to replicate the Nifty Smallcap 250 Index by investing in securities of the Nifty Smallcap 250 Index in the same proportion / weightage with an aim to provide returns before expenses that tracks the total return of Nifty Smallcap 250 Index, subject to tracking errors. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the scheme will be realized and the scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.