Bandhan Financial Services Fund

Sector Fund - An open ended equity scheme investing in Financial Services Sector

31st December 2023

Bandhan Financial Services Fund

Sector Fund - An open ended equity scheme investing in Financial Services Sector

31st December 2023


About the Fund: Bandhan Financial Services Fund seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity-related instruments of companies engaged in financial services.
Category: Sector
Monthly Avg AUM : ₹ 676.03 Crores

AUM or assets under management refers to the recent / updated cumulative market value of investments managed by a mutual fund or any investment firm.

Monthly end AUM : ₹ 692.67 Crores

AUM or assets under management refers to the recent / updated cumulative market value of investments managed by a mutual fund or any investment firm.

Inception Date: 28-July-2023
Fund Manager^^ :

An employee of the asset management company such as a mutual fund or life insurer, who manages investments of the scheme. He is usually part of a larger team of fund managers and research analysts.

Mr. Sumit Agarwal and Mr. Manish Gunwani (equity portion), Mr. Harshal Joshi (debt portion).
Total Expense Ratio
Regular2.32%
Direct0.60%
Benchmark: Nifty Financial Services TRI
SIP (Minimum Amount): ₹ 100/- and in multiples of ₹1 thereafter
SIP Frequency: Monthly
SIP Dates (Monthly/Quarterly)@@: Investor may choose any day of the month except 29th, 30th and 31st as the date of installment.
Investment Objective: Click here
Minimum Investment Amount : ₹ 1,000/- and in multiples of Re. 1/- thereafter
Option Available: Growth, IDCW@ (Payout, Reinvestment and Sweep (from Equity Schemes to Debt Schemes only))
Exit Load :

Exit load is charged at the time an investor redeems the units of a mutual fund. The exit load is deducted from the prevailing NAV at the time of redemption. For instance, if the NAV is ₹ 100 and the exit load is 1%, the redemption price would be ₹ 99 per unit.

► If redeemed/switched out within 1 year from the date of allotment - 1% of applicable NAV;.
► If redeemed/switched out after 1 year from the date of allotment - Nil.
NAV (₹) as on December 29, 2023
Regular Plan Growth 11.61
Regular Plan IDCW@ 11.61
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal
@@If SIP day falls on a non-business day, the SIP transaction shall be processed on the next business day.
Portfolio Beta, Standard Deviation, R Squared, Sharpe Ratio and Tracking Error of the Scheme is not computed owing to the short time frame (<3years) since launch of the Scheme

^^Ms. Ritika Behera will be managing for Equity overseas investment portion of the scheme w.e.f. October 07, 2023.


Name% of NAV
Equity and Equity related Instruments 94.51%
Banks 47.10%
oHDFC Bank 14.98%
oICICI Bank 14.89%
oState Bank of India 5.04%
oIndusInd Bank 3.51%
oAxis Bank 3.50%
oKotak Mahindra Bank 3.24%
City Union Bank 0.98%
Karur Vysya Bank 0.95%
Finance 30.72%
oREC 3.55%
oPower Finance Corporation 3.49%
oShriram Finance 3.02%
Manappuram Finance 2.01%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co 1.97%
Five Star Business Finance 1.90%
Bajaj Finserv 1.86%
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency 1.74%
Repco Home Finance 1.40%
India Shelter Finance Corporation 1.17%
Satin Creditcare Network 1.13%
Spandana Sphoorty Financial 1.08%
L&T Finance Holdings 1.03%
Home First Finance Company India 0.88%
CRISIL 0.88%
CreditAccess Grameen 0.87%
SBI Cards and Payment Services 0.87%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings 0.78%
IIFL Finance 0.62%
Jio Financial Services 0.48%
Capital Markets 10.09%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India 1.94%
Prudent Corporate Advisory Services 1.29%
KFin Technologies 1.09%
Angel One 1.06%
UTI Asset Management Company 1.02%
HDFC Asset Management Company 0.98%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services 0.97%
Central Depository Services (India) 0.92%
BSE 0.82%
Insurance 5.71%
oGeneral Insurance Corporation of India 2.38%
Life Insurance Corporation of India 1.03%
SBI Life Insurance Company 0.92%
HDFC Life Insurance Company 0.90%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company 0.49%
Financial Technology (Fintech) 0.89%
PB Fintech 0.89%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.49%
Grand Total 100.00%
oTop 10 Equity Holdings


$$Cash equivalents and other than equity instruments (if any).

Scheme risk-o-meter

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High risk

This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*

  • To create wealth over long term.
  • Investment predominantly in equity and equity related instruments of the companies engaged in the Financial Services sector.

*Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.

Benchmark risk-o-meter

Nifty Financial Services TRI


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Performance, SIP & other parameters are not disclosed as fund has not completed 6 months.
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Ms. Ritika Behera has been designated as the dedicated fund manager for managing the overseas exposure in equity segment for all equity oriented schemes and hybrid schemes of Bandhan Mutual Fund ("the Fund") with effect from October 07, 2023.