Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
NAV as on 20-02-2025
₹ 43.57
▲1.3%
1D
Inception Returns
34.3%
/yr
About Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 26 February, 2020. The fund is managed by Manish Gunwani. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹9236 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is less than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.
Returns
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 34.34% since inception. Over the last 1 and 3 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 13.93% and 25.81% respectively.
Holdings
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Health, Basic Materials, Real Estate, Consumer Defensive, Tech, Utilities, Communication, Energy. Its top holdings are Sobha Ltd, LT Foods Ltd, The South Indian Bank Ltd, PCBL Chemical Ltd, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd
Taxation
As it is a small-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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Fund seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equities and equity linked securities of small cap segment.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Historical NAV & Returns
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42142 people have invested ₹ 41.5Cr in Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
INDmoney Rank for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
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67% Performance
59% Risk Management
91% Cost
1 out of 18 among small-cap
Lower volatility within category
Protects capital during bear phase
Recovers losses quickly
Higher probablity of downside risk
5Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.45% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹9236 Cr |
| Inception Date | 26 February, 2020 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹1000/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 89.28% |
| 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 |
Trailing Returns
as on (20-Feb-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Jan-25)
Small cap
74.1%
Mid cap
11.5%
Large cap
5.4%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
20.4%
Industrial
16.4%
Consumer Cyclical
14.4%
Health
13.5%
Basic Materials
12.8%
Real Estate
8.1%
Consumer Defensive
5.8%
Tech
5.3%
Utilities
2%
Communication
0.9%
Energy
0.4%
All changes are between Nov'24 and Jan'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 9.7K Cr as of Jan'25
- AUM increased by 443.3 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Sobha Ltd's allocation increased from 2.03% to 2.88%
Yatharth Hospital and Trauma Care Services Ltd's allocation increased from 0.79% to 1.24%
Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp Ltd's allocation increased from 0.06% to 0.49%
Top Stocks sold last month
PCBL Chemical Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.41 % to 2.22 %
Arvind Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.76 % to 1.63 %
Karnataka Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.43 % to 1.38 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 9.7% to 11.5%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 6.2% to 5.4%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 70.1% to 74.1%
Cash allocation has gone down from 9.7% to 7.8%
Top 3 Sectors in January were Financial Services, Industrial & Consumer Cyclical
Jan'25
Financial Services
20%
Industrial
16%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
Dec'24
Financial Services
21%
Industrial
17%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 UPL Ltd | 17.6% |
 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd | 5.8% |
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Manish Gunwani
Fund Manager of Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 28 January 2023
Top funds managed
Fund House
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹1.66L Cr
as on 31-Jan-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
Bandhan Small Cap 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 34.34% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.84%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 92.19% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 7.81% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹9236 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹9236 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 10297 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.45%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.45% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.27%
Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹43.57 as on 20-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Feb-2025.
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | -9.95% | -9.95% |
6 Month Returns | -11.11% | -11.11% |
1 Year Returns | 13.93% | 13.93% |
3 Years Returns | 99.14% | 25.81% |
5 Years Returns | 0% | 0% |
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0.45% as on January 2025
₹9236 Cr as on January 2025
Sobha Ltd(2.88%), LT Foods Ltd(2.72%), The South Indian Bank Ltd(2.5%), PCBL Chemical Ltd(2.22%), Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd(1.97%) as on January 2025
Financial Services(18.85%), Industrial(15.1%), Consumer Cyclical(13.28%) as on January 2025
The alpha ratio for the Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 11.03 | 5.88 | - |
As on January 2025
The alpha for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.96 | 0.91 | - |
As on January 2025
The Beta for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 0.78 | 1.06 | - |
As on January 2025
The sharpe ratio for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 19.76 | 17.8 | - |
As on January 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 1.97 as on January 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 1.08 as on January 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Manish Gunwani is the fund manager of Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%