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Bandhan Long Term Fund Direct Growth NAV today

AMFI: 152520ISIN: INF194KB1HY2MUTF_IN: BAND_LONG_TERM_1BI5XU0Bandhan Mutual FundLong Duration funds

Formerly Bandhan Long Duration Fund
NAV ₹11.2471up ₹0.00 (0.02%)

NAV for 27 Oct 2026, against 26 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Other plans: Direct IDCW ₹10.3623 · Regular IDCW ₹10.1602 · Regular Growth ₹11.1274, 0.02%

Fund size
₹46 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
0.28%22 Oct 2026
Exit load
None
Risk level
ModerateAug 2026
Holdings
530 Sep 2026
Launched
20 Mar 2024

Bandhan Long Term Fund returns

Direct Growth plan

Over each window to 27 Oct 2026

OverDirect GrowthRegular GrowthBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week−0.50%−0.51%––––
1 month−1.43%−1.47%–3 of 11−1.92%−2.1% to −1.5%
3 months−2.09%−2.20%–3 of 11−3.04%−3.3% to −2.1%
6 months+0.79%+0.57%–2 of 11−0.11%−0.2% to +0.5%
1 year+1.06%+0.64%−0.40%to 30 Sep 20262 of 11−0.50%−0.8% to +0.4%
3 yearsNeeds 3 years–––+5.68%+5.5% to +6.0%
₹10,000 put in on 21 Mar 2024 is ₹11,205 at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: NIFTY Long Duration Debt Index A-III, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Long Duration funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 27 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+3.28%−0.40%
Since launch+5.26%+3.37%
Benchmark: NIFTY Long Duration Debt Index A-III. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
3.70%Dec 25

Bandhan Long Term Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 27 Oct 2026SIP calculator

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,20,696₹1,20,690 after stamp duty+1.10%+1.09%₹6
Since Mar 202431 instalments₹3,10,000₹3,20,503₹3,20,486 after stamp duty+2.54%+2.54%₹16

3 years: Launched 20 Mar 2024, needs 3 years of history.

A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 21 Mar 2024 to 27 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year394 windows−2.8%+4.3%+13.7%88.8%
3 yearsLaunched 20 Mar 2024, needs 4 years of history

Bandhan Long Term Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
0.42 ptsA year, on 22 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
0.28%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
0.70%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
0.72%0.23%0.70%0.28%Mar 24Jul 24Nov 24Mar 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jul 26Oct 26
Direct plan highest 0.31%, Mar 2026.Direct plan lowest 0.23%, Jul 2024.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.24%0.60%
BrokerageNoneNone
Transaction costsNoneNone
Statutory levies0.04%0.10%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 22 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹1,000
Minimum top-up
₹1,000
Minimum redemption
₹500
SIP
Accepted
SIP minimum
₹100
SIP instalments, at least
6
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
SIP dates
Monthly - Investor may choose any day of the month from 1st to 31st as the date of the instalment and Quarterly -Investor may choose any day of the month from 1st to 31st as the date of the instalment
As listed for this plan on 27 Oct 2026.

How Bandhan Long Term Fund is taxed

Gains on units bought on or after 1 Apr 2023 are taxed at the income tax slab rate however long they are held; gains on units bought earlier are taxed at 12.5% when held over 24 months, or over 12 months for a listed fund such as an ETF, and at the slab rate otherwise.

IDCW payouts are added to the holder's income and taxed at the income tax slab rate. The fund deducts 10% tax at source for a resident when its payouts to them in a year counted from April to March are above ₹10,000.

Rules in force from 23 Jul 2024, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.

Bandhan Long Term Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹51 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
40.5%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
₹115 Cr₹2 Cr₹4 Cr₹52 Cr₹77 Cr₹110 Cr₹115 Cr₹106 Cr₹86 Cr₹81 Cr₹60 Cr₹39 Cr₹31 Cr₹2 Cr₹19 Cr₹54 Cr₹96 Cr₹86 Cr₹68 Cr₹58 Cr₹57 Cr₹49 Cr₹28 Cr₹21 CrMar 24Sep 24Mar 25Sep 25Mar 26Sep 26
Largest ₹205 Cr, quarter to Dec 2024.

Assets at each month end

₹185 Cr₹46 Cr₹46 CrMar 25Jun 25Sep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26
Highest ₹185 Cr, Mar 2025.The latest month end is the lowest since Mar 2025.

Bandhan Long Term Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Yield to maturity
7.78%Lines stating a yield: 70.04% of the bond book
Yield after expenses
7.50%Direct plan
Macaulay duration
7.76years
Modified duration
7.46years
Average maturity
20.21years
Maturity date known
100.00%Of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out
Perpetual bonds
None

The bond book is the fund's bonds, bills and overnight lending.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

7.3% GOI (MD 19/06/2053)SOVEREIGN, 7.30% coupon, repaid 19 Jun 2053Bonds and bills37.38%17.2818,00,0007.80%Mar 2024or earlier
7.06% GOI (MD 27/07/2041)SOVEREIGN, 7.06% coupon, repaid 27 Jul 2041Bonds and bills10.51%4.865,00,0007.51%Aug 2026
7.46% GOI (MD 06/11/2073)SOVEREIGN, 7.46% coupon, repaid 6 Nov 2073Bonds and bills10.45%4.835,00,0007.88%Mar 2024or earlier
6.9% GOI (MD 15/04/2065)SOVEREIGN, 6.90% coupon, repaid 15 Apr 2065Bonds and bills9.70%4.495,00,0007.89%Aug 2026
Corporate Debt Market Development Fund Class A2Fund units1.30%0.60499–Jul 2024
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore. 1 line filed with no weight is listed without one.
Largest holding
37.38%7.3% GOI (MD 19/06/2053)
Top 5 holdings
69.34%
Top 10 holdings
69.34%
Effective holdings
2.8Taken over 69.34% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Bonds and bills68.04%
  • Units of other funds1.30%
  • Cash and receivables30.66%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Credit rating

Loans of over a year

  • Sovereign68.04%

Other

  • Overnight lending29.11%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.

Maturity profile

  • Up to 1 month29.11%
  • 1 to 3 monthsNone
  • 3 to 6 monthsNone
  • 6 to 12 monthsNone
  • 1 to 3 yearsNone
  • 3 to 5 yearsNone
  • 5 to 10 yearsNone
  • Over 10 years68.04%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, over the bonds whose maturity date is known; perpetual bonds have none.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
0000Oct 250010Nov 251010Dec 250000Jan 260010Feb 260000Mar 261000Apr 260021May 260000Jun 260000Jul 262011Aug 260010Sep 26
New positions
0
Sold out
0
Added to
0
Trimmed
1
Unchanged
4
Traded at least
0.00%
Weight that moved
17.84%

Changes in Sep 2026

7.3% GOI (MD 19/06/2053)Trimmed37.38%55.22%−17.84 pts−10,00,000
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
7.3% GOI (MD 19/06/2053)89.93%68.30%Cut37.68%Cut39.82%47.11%54.53%56.78%75.28%Cut77.67%78.52%55.22%Cut37.38%Cut
7.06% GOI (MD 27/07/2041)––––––––––10.14%Bought10.51%
7.46% GOI (MD 06/11/2073)3.53%3.70%3.96%4.19%4.97%5.72%5.96%8.83%9.04%9.17%9.93%10.45%
6.9% GOI (MD 15/04/2065)––––––5.54%Bought againSold out––9.24%Bought again9.70%
Corporate Debt Market Development Fund Class A20.40%0.42%0.45%0.48%0.58%0.70%0.72%1.07%1.07%1.11%1.22%1.30%
6.68% GOI (MD 07/07/2040)––30.44%Bought32.18%19.12%Cut22.28%23.06%8.58%Cut8.81%9.06%Sold out–
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Risk ratios

NAV to 27 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Long Duration funds (11 funds) over the same 1 year; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation5.51%
3.95%Lowest5.30%Average6.36%Highest
Downside deviation2.93%
2.39%Lowest3.27%Average3.92%Highest
Sharpe ratio−0.34
−0.71Lowest−0.55Average−0.34Highest
Sortino ratio−0.49
−0.88Lowest−0.72Average−0.49Highest

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−3.20%28 Feb 20262 Apr 20266 May 2026
Since Mar 2024−4.57%28 May 20251 Sep 202518 Jun 2026

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Feb 2025 to Aug 202619 monthsModerateModerateNIFTY Long Duration Debt Index A-III
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Bandhan Long Term Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Gautam KaulPrimaryMar 2024+4.46%a year––––13₹52,675 Cr₹46 Cr alone
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
Bandhan Money Market FundGautam KaulDec 2021+6.77%a year––₹13,581 Cr
Bandhan Corporate Bond FundGautam KaulDec 2021+6.09%a year––₹13,509 Cr
Bandhan Banking and PSU Debt FundGautam KaulDec 2021+6.26%a year––₹11,891 Cr
Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt June 2027 Index FundGautam KaulDec 2021+5.97%a year––₹5,184 Cr
Bandhan Multi Asset Allocation FundGautam KaulJan 2024+13.25%a year––₹3,676 Cr
Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2028 Index FundGautam KaulDec 2021+6.01%a year––₹3,369 Cr
Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2032 Index FundGautam Kaul–––₹408 Cr
Bandhan CRISIL IBX 90:10 SDL Plus Gilt - April 2032 Index FundGautam Kaul–––₹381 Cr
Bandhan Credit Risk FundGautam KaulJul 2022+6.91%a year––₹221 Cr
Bandhan Retirement FundGautam KaulJul 2023–––₹175 Cr
The ten largest by assets, by manager. Returns are the direct plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

Mirae Asset Long Term FundMirae Asset Mutual Fund40.50%3
HDFC Long Term FundHDFC Mutual Fund38.13%3
Aditya Birla Sun Life Long Term FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund10.99%2
UTI Long Term FundUTI Mutual Fund10.40%2
SBI Long Term FundSBI Mutual Fund10.36%2
ICICI Prudential Long Term FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund10.11%2
Franklin India Long Term FundFranklin Templeton Mutual Fund5.19%2
Axis Long Term FundAxis Mutual Fund1.98%2
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Long Term FundNippon India Mutual Fund1.74%2
Kotak Long Term FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund1.04%1
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

Bandhan Medium Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund1.73%
Bandhan Medium to Long Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund1.61%
Bandhan Gilt FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.58%
Bandhan Banking and PSU Debt FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.52%
Bandhan Short Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.18%
Bandhan Corporate Bond FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.13%
Bandhan Credit Risk FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.00%
Bandhan Dynamic Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.00%
Bandhan Floating Rate FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.00%
Bandhan Liquid FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.00%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Bandhan Long Term Fund dividend history

IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV. Paid by the fund's Direct IDCW plan.Every fund's payouts

Every payout

NAV beforeNAV after
24 Mar 2026₹0.8633737.81%₹11.0494₹10.1489
The one payout since 24 Mar 2026.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 30 SepCategoryCategory: Debt / Long Duration to Debt / Long Term
    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Fund details

Objective

The scheme seeks to invest in a diversified set of debt and money market securities, such that the Macaulay duration of the Portfolio is greater than 7 years, with the aim of generating optimal returns over long term. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Debt Securities (including G-Sec and securitized debt) and Money Market Instruments# such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is greater than 7 years (0% - 100%)

Type of scheme

An open ended long term debt scheme investing in instruments such that the Macaulay duration of the portfolio is greater than 7 years with Relatively High Interest Rate Risk and Relatively Low Credit Risk.

Stated category
Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Long Duration Fund
Benchmark
NIFTY Long Duration Debt Index A-III
Potential risk class
A-III
Risk level at launch
Moderate
New fund offer
5 Mar 2024 to 18 Mar 2024
Units first allotted
20 Mar 2024
Open for sale again
21 Mar 2024
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹1,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth152520INF194KB1HY2BAND_LONG_TERM_1BI5XU021 Mar 2024
Regular Growth152518INF194KB1HV8BAND_LONG_TERM_H9XTPU21 Mar 2024
Direct IDCW152519INF194KB1HZ9INF194KB1IA0BAND_LONG_TERM_1M0RE7L21 Mar 2024
Regular IDCW152517INF194KB1HW6INF194KB1HX4BAND_LONG_TERM_15RZA5221 Mar 2024

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure