Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 29-04-2025

₹ 39.08

Inception Returns

7.5%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
521 people have invested ₹ 90.5L in Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Harshal Joshi. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has ₹5531 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.

Returns

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.54% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.12%, 6.99% and 6.14% respectively.

Holdings

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Corporate, Basic Materials, Financial Services, Government, Consumer Defensive, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are Axis Bank Limited, Small Industries Development Bank Of India, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development, HDFC Bank Limited, Indian Bank

Taxation

As it is a low duration mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is debt oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in debt instruments:
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for less than 24 months, STCG will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for more than 24 months, LTCG will be taxed at 12.5%.
Invested after 1 April 2023, capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

The Scheme seeks to offer an investment avenue for short term savings by looking to generate returns commensurate with a low risk strategy from a portfolio that is invested in debt and money market securities such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is between 6 months and 12 months.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

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

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.34%
Benchmark
NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index TR INR
AUM₹5531 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
564.79%
STCGSelling mutual fund within 36 months, gains taxed at slab rates.
LTCGHolding over 3 years, gains taxed at slab rates without indexation.
Risk
Risk meter
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Low to Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (29-Apr-25)

Period
Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
Low Duration Index
1M
1%
0.8%
3M
2.4%
1.9%
6M
4.2%
3.3%
1Y
8.1%
7.2%
3Y
7%
6.5%
5Y
6.1%
6.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.7%

AAA
96.8%

AA
3.2%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Corporate
60.6%
Government
21%
Cash Equivalent
18.3%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 5.5K Cr
₹ 5.4K Cr
₹ 5.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 5.5K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 156.4 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 0.47% to 5.51%
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 0.47% to 5.51%
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited's allocation increased from 3.9% to 5.59%
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited's allocation increased from 3.9% to 5.59%
Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Limited's allocation increased from 0.71% to 2.15%
Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company Limited's allocation increased from 0.71% to 2.15%
Top Stocks sold last month
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 3.11 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 3.11 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.85 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.85 %
Rec Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.84 %
Rec Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.84 %
Cash allocation has gone up from 39.8% to 50.8%
Cash allocation has gone up from 39.8% to 50.8%
Debt allocation has gone down from 59.9% to 48.9%
Debt allocation has gone down from 59.9% to 48.9%

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

Mar'25
Corporate
61%
Basic Materials
55%
Financial Services
26%
Feb'25
Corporate
66%
Basic Materials
55%
Financial Services
26%
  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Axis Bank Limited
Axis Bank Limited
6.42%
35.7%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Small Industries Development Bank Of India
3.81%
100%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
3.54%
100%
HDFC Bank Limited
HDFC Bank Limited
3.5%
-48.8%
Indian Bank
Indian Bank
3.37%
-46.7%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
8.12%
6.99%
6.14%
7.54%
Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option
Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option
8.58%
7.4%
6.79%
8%
HDFC Low Duration Direct Plan Growth Option
HDFC Low Duration Direct Plan Growth Option
8.45%
7.44%
6.84%
7.76%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Direct Plan Growth
Aditya Birla Sun Life Low Duration Direct Plan Growth
8.38%
7.41%
6.77%
8.03%
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Harshal Joshi
Harshal Joshi
Fund Manager of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth, since 28 July 2021
Top funds managed
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 1 year, Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option has given 8.57% return, outperforming this fund by 0.46%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 3.0% moving from 0.33 to 0.34.
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In the last 5 years, UTI - Low Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 7.34% return, outperforming this fund by 1.21% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (low duration). Its expense ratio is 0.34% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.66%.
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In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 7.47% return, outperforming this fund by 0.5% per annum.

Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Low to Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Low to Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.54% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.82%
AUM size ₹5531 Cr

AUM size ₹5531 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹5531 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 5783 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.34%

Expense Ratio 0.34%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.34% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.6%

Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is ₹39.08 as on 29-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 29-Apr-2025.
Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.96%
0.96%
6 Month Returns
4.16%
4.16%
1 Year Returns
8.12%
8.12%
3 Years Returns
22.47%
6.99%
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0.34% as on March 2025
₹5531 Cr as on March 2025
Axis Bank Limited(6.42%), Small Industries Development Bank Of India(3.81%), National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(3.54%), HDFC Bank Limited(3.5%), Indian Bank(3.37%) as on March 2025
Corporate(65.84%), Government(21.91%), Cash Equivalent(12.25%) as on March 2025
Yield to Maturity is 7.23 as on March 2025. Yield to Maturity is the total return earned on your bond investments if you hold the bond investments till maturity & all bonds' proceeds are reinvested in it.
Modified Duration is 0.9 as on March 2025. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
96.75
AA
3.25
Harshal Joshi is the fund manager of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Bandhan Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is 0%