Bandhan Healthcare Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Healthcare Fund Direct Growth

Equity
Sectoral
Very High Risk
1M
All
NAV: 13 Jan '26
₹9.69
Min. SIP amount
₹100
Fund size
₹297.19 Cr
Expense ratio
0.65%

Holdings (33)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareEquity8.68%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareEquity7.82%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity7.31%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.HealthcareEquity7.12%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity6.42%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareEquity6.31%
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity4.90%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity3.84%
Lupin Ltd.HealthcareEquity3.19%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity3.03%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.HealthcareEquity2.89%
Syngene International Ltd.HealthcareEquity2.85%
Global Health Ltd.HealthcareEquity2.79%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity2.39%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity2.05%
Rainbow Children's Medicare Ltd.HealthcareEquity2.00%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.83%
Pfizer Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.68%
Abbott India Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.66%
Glaxosmithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.66%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences LtdHealthcareEquity1.54%
Sanofi India Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.38%
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.25%
Shilpa Medicare Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.24%
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.ServicesEquity1.24%
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity1.22%
Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.22%
Jubilant Pharmova Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.08%
Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.92%
Concord Biotech Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.91%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.89%
Orchid Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.61%
Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.54%
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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
Name1M3M6MAll
Fund returns-0.9%-----2.7%
Category average (Equity Sectoral)--------
Rank (Equity Sectoral)--------

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

Exit load of 0.50%, if redeemed within 30 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

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Viraj Kulkarni
Nov 2025 - 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).

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Brijesh Shah
Nov 2025 - 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.
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About Bandhan Healthcare Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Bandhan Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 20 Dec 1999. Viraj Kulkarni is the Current Fund Manager of Bandhan Healthcare Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,93,412 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 13 Jan 2026 is ₹9.69. The Bandhan Healthcare Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹1,000. Exit load of 0.50%, if redeemed within 30 days. ;

Investment Objective

The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related instruments of companies engaged in Healthcare, Pharma and Allied sectors.
Fund benchmarkBSE Healthcare Total Return Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#9 in India
Total AUM₹1,93,412.50 Cr
Date of Incorporation20 Dec 1999
PhoneNA
E-mailNA
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,