Bandhan Focused Fund
The scheme aims to generate capital appreciation by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity & equity related instruments of upto 30 stocks.
Growthvine rating: 2/5 — ranked #19 of 28 in category.
Fund basics
| Category | Equity: Focused |
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| NAV | ₹84.23 (as of 2026-10-23) |
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| AUM | ₹2,094 Cr |
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| Expense ratio | 1.75% |
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| Riskometer | Very High |
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| Fund manager | Kirthi Jain |
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| Exit load | For units in excess of 10% of the investment, 1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days |
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Performance & risk
| 5-year annualised return | 10.66% |
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| Sharpe ratio | 0.53 |
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| Standard deviation | 16.60% |
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| Max drawdown | −39.22% |
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| Alpha | 2.16 |
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| Beta | 0.95 |
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Over 5 years, captured 98.1% of Nifty 500's upside and 89.3% of its downside.
Market cap allocation
| Large cap | 36.6% |
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| Mid cap | 11.7% |
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| Small cap | 51.7% |
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Concentration
| Top 5 holdings | 32.6% |
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| Top 10 holdings | 55.6% |
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| Total holdings | 29 |
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| Index overlap | 25.9% |
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| Active share | 74.1% |
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Top holdings
- LT Foods Limited — 8.2%
- HDFC Bank Ltd. — 6.7%
- JUBILANT PHARMOVA LIMITED — 6.2%
- Prestige Estates Projects Limited — 6.1%
- CHOLAMANDALAM FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED — 5.4%
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals ltd — 5.3%
- ESDS Software Solution Limited — 4.7%
- EPL LIMITED — 4.7%
- ICICI Bank Ltd. — 4.5%
- Sanathan Textiles Limited — 3.8%
Top sectors
- Banking & Financial — 19.6%
- Retail — 13.4%
- Pharma & Biotech — 11.5%
Calendar-year track record
| Year | Return | Quartile | Category rank |
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| 2026 (partial) | −4.1% | Q2 | #8 of 28 |
| 2025 | −1.6% | Q4 (Bottom) | #24 of 28 |
| 2024 | 30.3% | Q1 (Top) | #2 of 27 |
| 2023 | 31.3% | Q1 (Top) | #4 of 25 |
| 2022 | −5.0% | Q4 (Bottom) | #18 of 22 |