Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 15-04-2025

₹ 155.14

2.5%

1D

Inception Returns

17.3%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
3129 people have invested ₹ 1.3Cr in Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Daylynn Pinto. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

  1. Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth has ₹9430 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.

Returns

Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 17.28% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 4.24%, 15.62% and 35.18% respectively.

Holdings

Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Energy, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Industrial, Health, Utilities, Real Estate. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Axis Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

Taxation

As it is a value 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.

Investment objective of Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments by following a value investment strategy.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

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

Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.72%
Benchmark
BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹9430 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
29.34%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Very High Risk

INDmoney Rank for Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth

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5
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65% Performance
49% Risk Management
56% Cost
5 out of 14 among value
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5Y returns in the top 25% of the category
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

Trailing Returns

as on (15-Apr-25)

Period
Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
value
1M
4.4%
5.5%
4.5%
3M
-1.5%
-1.3%
-3.6%
6M
-11%
-10.3%
-12.8%
1Y
4.2%
3.9%
3.1%
3Y
15.6%
12%
15.8%
5Y
35.2%
23.7%
26.5%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 90.8%

  • Debt & Cash 9.2%

Large cap
61%

Small cap
15.6%

Mid cap
14.2%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Financial Services
34.1%
Consumer Cyclical
11.3%
Basic Materials
10.1%
Energy
9%
Tech
8.6%
Consumer Defensive
7.9%
Industrial
7.8%
Health
6.5%
Utilities
2.9%
Real Estate
1.8%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
Fund Returns
5.44%
-6.10%
-3.98%
Nifty 500
7.25%
-7.88%
-4.01%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 5.44% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at 7.25% as on Mar'25
  • This fund underperformed Nifty 500 by 1.81% in Mar'25
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 9.4K Cr
₹ 9K Cr
₹ 9.9K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 9.4K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 433.8 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Axis Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 5.08% to 5.49%
Axis Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 5.08% to 5.49%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 2.12% to 2.42%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 2.12% to 2.42%
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 0.96% to 1.21%
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd's allocation increased from 0.96% to 1.21%
Top Stocks sold last month
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.08 % to 3.04 %
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.08 % to 3.04 %
Infosys Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.81 % to 2.5 %
Infosys Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.81 % to 2.5 %
ITC Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.98 % to 1.96 %
ITC Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.98 % to 1.96 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 14.8% to 14.2%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 14.8% to 14.2%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 60.8% to 61%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 60.8% to 61%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 15.4% to 15.6%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 15.4% to 15.6%
Cash allocation has gone up from 6% to 9.2%
Cash allocation has gone up from 6% to 9.2%

Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Basic Materials

Mar'25
Financial Services
34%
Consumer Cyclical
11%
Basic Materials
10%
Feb'25
Financial Services
34%
Consumer Cyclical
12%
Basic Materials
10%
  • Equity

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
7.95%
0%
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
6.76%
0%
Axis Bank Ltd
Axis Bank Ltd
5.49%
4.4%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
3.57%
0%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
3.04%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth
Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth
4.24%
15.62%
35.18%
17.28%
UTI Value fund Fund-Direct Growth Option
UTI Value fund Fund-Direct Growth Option
12.27%
16.41%
26.19%
14.37%
Nippon India Value Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
Nippon India Value Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option
7.89%
19.44%
31.03%
16.63%
HSBC Value Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
HSBC Value Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
7.88%
20.37%
31.83%
19.58%
  • Gainers

  • Losers

Top Growth Drivers
1M Return
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
5.6%
Fund
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
No of Holdings
66
70
70
Top 5 Company Concentration
26.8%
26.1%
25.6%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (7.9%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (7.9%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (7.3%)
No of Sectors
10
10
10
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
73.1%
73.2%
71.6%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (34.1%)
Financial Services (33.8%)
Financial Services (31.9%)
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Daylynn Pinto
Daylynn Pinto
Fund Manager of Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth, since 20 October 2016
Fund House
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited
Total AUM
₹1.63L Cr
as on 31-Mar-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

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
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In the last 1 year, UTI Value fund Fund-Direct Growth Option has given 12.27% return, outperforming this fund by 8.04%.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (value). Its expense ratio is 0.72% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.35%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 9.4% drop in AUM moving from 10.41K Cr to 9.42K Cr.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 7.5% moving from 0.67 to 0.72.

Bandhan Sterling Value 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 17.28% since inception which is more than its category average return of 14.7%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 90.8% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 9.2% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹9430 Cr

AUM size ₹9430 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹9430 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 4904 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.72%

Expense Ratio 0.72%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.72% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.42%
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Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth is ₹155.14 as on 15-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 15-Apr-2025.
Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
4.38%
4.38%
6 Month Returns
-10.97%
-10.97%
1 Year Returns
4.24%
4.24%
3 Years Returns
54.56%
15.62%
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0.72% as on March 2025
₹9430 Cr as on March 2025
HDFC Bank Ltd(7.95%), Reliance Industries Ltd(6.76%), Axis Bank Ltd(5.49%), ICICI Bank Ltd(3.57%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd(3.04%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(30.99%), Consumer Cyclical(10.27%), Basic Materials(9.15%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth
-0.44
3.78
9.12
As on March 2025
The alpha for Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth is calculated against 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 Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth
0.89
0.9
0.98
As on March 2025
The Beta for Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth is calculated with 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 Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth
-0.01
0.77
1.64
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth is calculated with 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 Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth
14.99
13.83
17.12
As on March 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 1.28 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.87 as on March 2025. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Daylynn Pinto is the fund manager of Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Growth is 1%