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46264 people have invested ₹ 43.8Cr in Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
About Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Bandhan Small Cap Fund is a small-cap mutual fund required by SEBI to invest at least 65% of its assets in small-cap companies. Companies are ranked on the stock exchange based on their market capitalization. Small-cap companies rank 250th and beyond.
The fund follows BSE 250 Small Cap TRI as its benchmark index. This helps them measure their performance against a broader market of small-cap companies. They maintain a strong focus on industries like Financials, Healthcare, Construction, etc.
Bandhan Small Cap Fund follows the GARP strategy to pick stocks for its small-cap fund. GARP means growth at reasonable prices. They further believe in lower concentration in a single stock. This helps reduce exposure across major stocks and diversify macro risks. As a general rule, the fund house keeps its top 10 stocks less than 30% of its portfolio.
Currently, the fund's portfolio comprises 72.5% small-cap stocks, 5.36% large-cap stocks, and 10.30% mid-cap stocks.
With an AUM of ₹9516.0 crores, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth generated a return of 12.2% in 1 year, 29.0% in 3 years, 37.7% in 5 years. while its benchmark index (Nifty Smallcap 250) generated -1.5% in 1 year, 19.4% in 3 years, and 34.5% in 5 years.
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.5% |
Benchmark | BSE 250 SmallCap TR INR |
| AUM | ₹9516 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 |
INDmoney Rank for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
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80% Performance
46% Risk Management
87% Cost
1 out of 18 among small-cap
Generated Consistent Returns
Consistently beats benchmark
Lower probablity of downside risk
Poor track record of protecting capital in bear phase
Trailing Returns
as on (08-May-25)
Fund Distribution
as on (31-Mar-25)
Small cap
72.5%
Mid cap
10.3%
Large cap
5.4%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
20%
Industrial
16%
Consumer Cyclical
14.3%
Health
13.6%
Basic Materials
13.2%
Real Estate
8.7%
Consumer Defensive
5.8%
Tech
4.8%
Utilities
2.1%
Communication
1%
Energy
0.4%
All changes are between Jan'25 and Mar'25
- This fund’s returns stands at 7.15% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at 9.80% as on Mar'25
- This fund underperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 2.65% in Mar'25
- AUM of the fund stands at 9.5K Cr as of Mar'25
- AUM increased by 1K Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd's allocation increased from 0.53% to 0.81%
Yatharth Hospital and Trauma Care Services Ltd's allocation increased from 1.25% to 1.45%
Power Mech Projects Ltd's allocation increased from 0.38% to 0.51%
Top Stocks sold last month
Sobha Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.95 % to 2.78 %
LT Foods Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.64 % to 2.64 %
The South Indian Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.54 % to 2.21 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 74.1% to 72.5%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 11.2% to 10.3%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 5.3% to 5.4%
Cash allocation has gone up from 8.3% to 10.7%
Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Industrial & Consumer Cyclical
Mar'25
Financial Services
20%
Industrial
16%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
Feb'25
Financial Services
21%
Industrial
16%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
Holdings | Weight% | 1M Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sobha Ltd | 2.78% | 3.7% | |
 LT Foods Ltd | 2.64% | -0% | |
 PCBL Chemical Ltd | 2.31% | -3.1% | |
 The South Indian Bank Ltd | 2.21% | 0.9% | |
 Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd | 2.17% | 0% |
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Funds | 1Y Returns | 3Y Returns | 5Y Returns | Since Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 12.19% | 29.03% | 37.74% | 33.38% |
 Invesco India Smallcap Fund Direct Growth | 11.07% | 25.95% | 35.64% | 24.17% |
 UTI Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 10.42% | 18.57% | - | 23.21% |
 Axis Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | 9.17% | 19.83% | 32.03% | 23.48% |
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Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 IndusInd Bank Ltd | 22.7% |
 Arvind Ltd | 17.7% |
 Sobha Ltd | 10.6% |
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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
₹1.63L 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
In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 15.3% return, outperforming this fund by 3.11%.
In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 49.1% return, outperforming this fund by 11.36% per annum.
Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 25.0% moving from 0.40 to 0.50.
Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 12.3% growth in AUM moving from 8.47K Cr to 9.51K Cr.
In the last 3 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.5% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.19%.
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 33.38% since inception which is more than its category average return of 16.86%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 89.26% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 10.74% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹9516 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹9516 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 9987 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.5%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.5% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.29%
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5Y CAGR
▲ 37.65
5Y CAGR
▲ 30.87
3Y CAGR
▲ 20.87
3Y CAGR
▲ 20.45
5Y CAGR
▲ 23.01
Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹44.66 as on 08-May-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 08-May-2025.
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 4.23% | 4.23% |
6 Month Returns | -11.17% | -11.17% |
1 Year Returns | 12.19% | 12.19% |
3 Years Returns | 114.83% | 29.03% |
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0.5% as on April 2025
₹9516 Cr as on April 2025
Sobha Ltd(2.78%), LT Foods Ltd(2.64%), PCBL Chemical Ltd(2.31%), The South Indian Bank Ltd(2.21%), Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd(2.17%) as on April 2025
Financial Services(17.87%), Industrial(14.32%), Consumer Cyclical(12.73%) as on April 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 | 10.17 | 8.09 | 4.93 |
As on April 2025
The alpha for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against BSE 250 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 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.87 |
As on April 2025
The Beta for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE 250 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 | 0.32 | 1.08 | 1.54 |
As on April 2025
The sharpe ratio for Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with BSE 250 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 | 22.42 | 18.31 | 18.36 |
As on April 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 1.91 as on April 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 1.63 as on April 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%