Bandhan Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

+8.51%
3Y annualised
+0.17% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 20 Mar '26
₹35.14
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹414.19 Cr
Expense ratio
0.19%

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹60,427
+0.71%
3 years₹1,80,000₹1,96,193
+9.00%
5 years₹3,00,000₹3,54,919
+18.31%
10 years₹6,00,000₹8,79,073
+46.51%

Holdings (114)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
Bandhan Money Market Fund Direct-Growth--Mutual Fund6.66%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionEquity4.92%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity4.54%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity4.18%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD3.67%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity3.64%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity3.41%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.ServicesEquity3.17%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileEquity3.09%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.ChemicalsEquity2.64%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity2.53%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds2.44%
GOISovereignGOI Sec2.42%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity2.23%
Tamilnadu StateOthersSDL1.88%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.72%
Nestle India Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.71%
Grasim Industries Ltd.ConstructionEquity1.57%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.40%
Punjab National BankFinancialEquity1.38%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity1.33%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.30%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialEquity1.28%
Uttar Pradesh StateOthersSDL1.27%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL1.26%
Gujarat StateConstructionSDL1.26%
GOISovereignGOI Sec1.24%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity1.23%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds1.22%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds1.22%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity1.21%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD1.20%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity1.14%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.08%
Tata Power Company Ltd.EnergyEquity1.04%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.94%
HCL Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.93%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.83%
Asian Paints Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.83%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.80%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.77%
Britannia Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.75%
Dabur India Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.74%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.73%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.72%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.69%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.69%
Jindal Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.66%
Bosch Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.65%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.64%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.63%
Shree Cement Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.63%
Trent Ltd.ServicesEquity0.46%
Infosys Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.45%
Wipro Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.43%
Maharashtra StateOthersSDL0.25%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.19%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.16%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.16%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialEquity0.10%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.ServicesEquity0.09%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.07%
Kwality Wall's (India) Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.00%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationCall Option-0.00%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceCall Option-0.00%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.Consumer StaplesCall Option-0.00%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialCall Option-0.00%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.ConstructionCall Option-0.00%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareCall Option-0.00%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesCall Option-0.00%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialCall Option-0.00%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareCall Option-0.00%
Nestle India Ltd.Consumer StaplesCall Option-0.00%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialCall Option-0.01%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileCall Option-0.01%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareCall Option-0.01%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceFutures-0.07%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.08%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.09%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.10%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.TechnologyFutures-0.16%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.16%
Asian Paints Ltd.ChemicalsFutures-0.19%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.19%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceFutures-0.41%
HCL Technologies Ltd.TechnologyFutures-0.46%
Trent Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.46%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.48%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.49%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyFutures-0.50%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.64%
Jindal Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.66%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.70%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationFutures-0.72%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.72%
Dabur India Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.74%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.94%
Nestle India Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.96%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.99%
Tata Power Company Ltd.EnergyFutures-1.05%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-1.22%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareFutures-1.30%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialFutures-1.31%
Punjab National BankFinancialFutures-1.38%
Grasim Industries Ltd.ConstructionFutures-1.58%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-1.81%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.ChemicalsFutures-1.99%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileFutures-2.47%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyFutures-2.77%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-3.04%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.ServicesFutures-3.18%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-3.74%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-4.20%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionFutures-4.23%
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Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment
₹1,000
Min. for 2nd investment
₹1,000
Min. for SIP
₹100

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns
Absolute returns
Name3Y5Y10YAll
Fund returns+8.5%+7.5%+7.3%+7.4%
Category average (Hybrid Equity Savings)+9.9%+9.1%+8.4%--
Rank (Hybrid Equity Savings)1919----

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,0.25% will be charged for redemption within 7 days.

Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

from July 1st 2020

Tax implication

If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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Fund management

VK
Viraj Kulkarni
Jul 2022 - Present
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Education
Mr. Kulkarni is a B.Tech. (Electronics), CFA and also holds a PGDM (Finance).
Experience
Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund) he was associated with Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. (May 2014-Sept. 2015) and Goldman Sachs Services India (June 2010-May 2012).

BS
Brijesh Shah
Jun 2024 - Present
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Education
Mr. Shah is a Post Graduate Diploma in Finance.
Experience
Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund) he has worked with IDBI Mutual Fund, IndiaBulls Mutual Fund, Mata Securities & Twenty First Century.
Also manages these schemes

KK
Kapil Kankonkar
Jun 2025 - Present
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Management Studies.
Experience
Prior to joining the Bandhan AMC, he was associated with Kotak Securities Ltd, JM Financial Services Ltd,

About Bandhan Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a Hybrid Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Bandhan Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 20 Dec 1999. Harshal Joshi is the Current Fund Manager of Bandhan Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,97,899 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 20 Mar 2026 is ₹35.14. The Bandhan Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is rated Low to Moderate risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹1,000. Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,0.25% will be charged for redemption within 7 days. ;

Investment Objective

The scheme seeks to generate income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segments of the equity markets along with debt and money market instruments and to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing a portion of the Schemes assets in equity and equity related instruments.;
Fund benchmarkCRISIL Equity Saving Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#9 in India
Total AUM₹1,97,898.61 Cr
Date of Incorporation20 Dec 1999
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E-mail--
Launch Date20 Dec 1999
AddressOne World Centre, 6th Floor, Tower 1C,Senapati Bapat Marg, Prabhadevi Mumbai 400013
CustodianDeutsche Bank
Registrar & Transfer AgentCams
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,