Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 03-10-2024

₹ 51.61

0.3%

1D

Inception Returns

43.5%

/yr

About the Fund

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

  1. Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹7534 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Aug 2024 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 43.45% since inception. Over the last 1 and 3 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 75.21% and 31.29% respectively.

Holdings

Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Health, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Real Estate, Communication, Utilities, Energy. Its top holdings are PCBL Ltd, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd, LT Foods Ltd, Indus Towers Ltd Ordinary Shares, Shaily Engineering Plastics 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 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

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

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
18676 people have invested ₹ 47.8Cr in Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank

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85% Performance
30% Risk Management
96% Cost
3 out of 18 among small-cap
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Generated Consistent Returns
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Consistently beats benchmark
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Outperformed benchmarks during bull run
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Highly volatile within category

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.35%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹7534 Cr
Inception Date26 February, 2020
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹1000/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
89.28%
STCGRedeeming before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (03-Oct-24)

Period
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
3.3%
2.1%
2.6%
3M
16.4%
6.9%
7.9%
6M
39.7%
24.3%
27.1%
1Y
75.2%
51.5%
47.9%
3Y
31.3%
25.4%
25.6%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Aug-24)

  • Equity 89.3%

  • Debt & Cash 10.7%

Small cap
71.8%

Mid cap
6.9%

Large cap
6.9%

Sector Allocation

Aug'24

Jul'24

Jun'24

Financial Services
20.9%
Industrial
16.5%
Consumer Cyclical
13.7%
Basic Materials
12.7%
Health
12.1%
Tech
7.2%
Consumer Defensive
6.1%
Real Estate
5%
Communication
2.7%
Utilities
2.3%
Energy
0.7%
All changes are between Jun'24 and Aug'24
Aug'24
Jul'24
Jun'24
Fund Returns
6.43%
8.05%
9.51%
Nifty Smallcap 250
1.94%
3.34%
7.29%
  • This fund’s returns stands at 6.43% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at 1.94% as on Aug'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 4.50% in Aug'24
Parameters
Aug'24
Jul'24
Jun'24
AUM
₹ 6.6K Cr
₹ 6.6K Cr
₹ 5.9K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 6.6K Cr as of Aug'24
  • AUM has remained same between Aug'24 and Jul'24
Top Stocks bought last month
PCBL Ltd's allocation increased from 2.52% to 3.14%
PCBL Ltd's allocation increased from 2.52% to 3.14%
LT Foods Ltd's allocation increased from 1.99% to 2.44%
LT Foods Ltd's allocation increased from 1.99% to 2.44%
Power Mech Projects Ltd's allocation increased from 0.24% to 0.57%
Power Mech Projects Ltd's allocation increased from 0.24% to 0.57%
Top Stocks sold last month
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.6 % to 2.44 %
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.6 % to 2.44 %
Indus Towers Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 2.33 % to 2.06 %
Indus Towers Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 2.33 % to 2.06 %
Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.34 % to 1.76 %
Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.34 % to 1.76 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 8.7% to 6.9%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 8.7% to 6.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 9.1% to 6.9%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 9.1% to 6.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 73.1% to 71.8%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 73.1% to 71.8%
Cash allocation has gone up from 8.3% to 10.7%
Cash allocation has gone up from 8.3% to 10.7%

Top 3 Sectors in August were Financial Services, Industrial & Consumer Cyclical

Aug'24
Financial Services
21%
Industrial
17%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
Jul'24
Financial Services
21%
Industrial
17%
Consumer Cyclical
14%
Fund
Aug'24
Jul'24
Jun'24
No of Holdings
158
154
156
Top 5 Company Concentration
11.8%
11.3%
11.4%
Company having highest exposure
PCBL Ltd (3.1%)
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (2.6%)
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd (2.9%)
No of Sectors
11
11
11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
76%
76.1%
75.6%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (20.9%)
Financial Services (21.4%)
Financial Services (21.4%)
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Manish Gunwani
Manish Gunwani
Fund Manager of Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 28 January 2023
Fund House
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited
Total AUM
₹1.55L Cr
as on 31-Aug-2024
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

Risk meter
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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 43.45% since inception which is more than its category average return of 22.63%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 89.3% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 10.7% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹0 Cr

AUM size ₹0 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹0 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 8181 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.35%

Expense Ratio 0.35%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.35% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.22%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹51.61 as on 03-Oct-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 03-Oct-2024.
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
3.31%
3.31%
6 Month Returns
39.68%
39.68%
1 Year Returns
75.21%
75.21%
3 Years Returns
126.3%
31.29%
5 Years Returns
0%
0%
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0.35% as on September 2024
₹7534 Cr as on September 2024
PCBL Ltd(3.14%), Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd(2.44%), LT Foods Ltd(2.44%), Indus Towers Ltd Ordinary Shares(2.06%), Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd(1.76%) as on September 2024
Financial Services(18.69%), Industrial(14.76%), Consumer Cyclical(12.23%) as on September 2024
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
17.5
4.46
-
As on September 2024
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
0.9
0.91
-
As on September 2024
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
3.13
1.37
-
As on September 2024
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
16.41
16.9
-
As on September 2024
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 2.87 as on September 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 0.58 as on September 2024. 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%