Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund Direct Growth NAV today
AMFI: 152264ISIN: INF194KB1HG9MUTF_IN: BAND_NIFT_SMCP_4G3VANBandhan Mutual FundIndex funds
NAV ₹12.1539down ₹0.24 (1.96%)
NAV for 30 Oct 2026, against 29 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.
Other plans: Direct IDCW ₹12.1540 · Regular IDCW ₹11.9165 · Regular Growth ₹11.9161, −1.96%
- Fund sizeAssets under management. The money the fund manages for all its investors, across every plan, at the end of the month. Assets under management in the glossary
- ₹106 CrSep 2026
- Expense ratioTotal expense ratio. What the fund charges each year as a share of the money invested, taken out of the NAV every day, so the returns shown are already after it. Total expense ratio: how it is worked out
- 0.38%22 Oct 2026
- Exit loadExit load. A charge, as a share of the amount redeemed, on units sold before a set period has passed since they were bought. Exit load in the glossary
- None
- P/EP/E. What the fund pays for each rupee of yearly profit its companies earn: the total value of its shares divided by those companies' last four quarters of profit, each in proportion to what the fund holds. The profit leaves out one-off items (exceptional items and businesses sold or demerged), so one company's one-off gain cannot pull the fund's P/E down. A loss-making company lowers the profit. Shown when at least 80% of the fund's shares are counted. P/E in the glossary
- 31.130 Sep 2026
- Risk levelRiskometer. The fund's own risk label on SEBI's six-step scale, from Low to Very High, set from what the fund holds and reviewed every month. Riskometer in the glossary
- Very HighAug 2026
- HoldingsHoldings. The number of different securities in the fund's latest monthly portfolio: shares, bonds, money market paper and units of other funds, not cash, overnight lending or futures. Holdings in the glossary
- 25130 Sep 2026
- LaunchedLaunch date. The day the fund first allotted units to investors, at the close of its new fund offer. Launch date in the glossary
- 22 Dec 2023
Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund returns
Direct Growth plan
Over each window to 30 Oct 2026
| Over | Direct GrowthTrailing return. The change in NAV from the start date to the latest NAV; over a year and longer, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change (CAGR). | Regular Growth | BenchmarkBenchmark. The index the fund house chose to measure the fund against, in its total return form, with dividends added back. Benchmark in the glossary | Rank in categoryRank in category. The fund's place among the funds of its category with a return over the same window, highest return first. Rank in category in the glossary | Category medianCategory median. The middle return of the funds in the category over the same window: half returned more, half less. Category median in the glossary | Middle halfMiddle half of the category. The returns of the fund a quarter of the way down the category and the fund a quarter of the way up, over the same window: half the category's funds returned between the two. Middle half of the category in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 week | +2.33% | +2.31% | +2.33% | – | – | – |
| 1 month | −5.85% | −5.90% | −5.78% | 10 of 17 | −5.84% | −5.9% to −5.8% |
| 3 months | −6.12% | −6.28% | −5.87% | 13 of 17 | −6.08% | −6.1% to −6.0% |
| 6 months | +0.27% | −0.07% | +0.62% | 11 of 15 | +0.30% | +0.3% to +0.4% |
| 1 year | −3.69% | −4.35% | −3.15% | 9 of 12 | −3.62% | −3.7% to −3.5% |
| 3 years | Needs 3 years | – | – | – | +11.60% | +11.6% to +11.9% |
₹10,000 put in on 26 Dec 2023 is ₹12,124 at the NAV of 30 Oct 2026Growth of ₹10,000. What ₹10,000 put in at the NAV of the first day would be worth at the latest NAV, after the fund's expenses and before tax and any exit load. Growth of ₹10,000 in the glossaryOver a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of funds tracking Nifty Smallcap 250, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 1 Nov 2026.
At the month end, 30 Sep 2026
| Over | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark return. The change in the benchmark index's total return level over the same dates as the fund's return, as a yearly rate over a year and longer. Benchmark return in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +6.69% | +7.23% |
| Since launch | +9.63% | +10.29% |
Benchmark: Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.
Return in each calendar year
- Fund, Direct GrowthCalendar year return. The change in NAV from the last NAV of one year to the last NAV of the next.
- Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
- Loss
Highest year to Dec 2024, +26.6%; lowest year to Dec 2025, −6.1%
Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund SIP returns
₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 30 Oct 2026SIP calculator
| Period | InvestedAmount invested. ₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, or the next day the fund priced, added up over the period. Amount invested in the glossary | Value todayValue today. What the units bought by every instalment are worth at the latest NAV. Value today in the glossary | Invested against value today | SIP returnSIP return (XIRR). The yearly rate that, applied to each monthly instalment from the day it was invested, gives the value of all the units today. SIP return (XIRR) in the glossary | After stamp dutySIP return after stamp duty. The same SIP return with stamp duty of 0.005% taken from every instalment since 1 Jul 2020, so ₹10,000 buys ₹9,999.50 of units. SIP return after stamp duty in the glossary | Stamp dutyStamp duty paid. The stamp duty on all the instalments, in rupees: 0.005% of each purchase made since 1 Jul 2020. Stamp duty paid in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year12 instalments | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,19,779₹1,19,773 after stamp duty | −0.34% | −0.35% | ₹6 | |
| Since Dec 202334 instalments | ₹3,40,000 | ₹3,46,111₹3,46,093 after stamp duty | +1.23% | +1.23% | ₹17 |
3 years: Launched 22 Dec 2023, needs 3 years of history.
A SIP that rises every year: Step-up SIP calculator
Rolling returns
Per cent a year, every window from 26 Dec 2023 to 30 Oct 2026
Lowest to highestAverage
LowestLowest rolling return. The lowest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history, one window starting on each day it priced. Lowest rolling return in the glossaryAverageAverage rolling return. The average of the yearly returns of every window of this length in the fund's history. Average rolling return in the glossaryHighestHighest rolling return. The highest yearly return of any window of this length in the fund's history. Highest rolling return in the glossaryEnded higherWindows that ended higher. The share of all the windows of this length in which the NAV ended above where it started. Windows that ended higher in the glossary
1 year463 windows−12.4%+1.8%+27.8%60.0%
3 yearsLaunched 22 Dec 2023, needs 4 years of history
Tracking error
Against Nifty Smallcap 250 - TRI, as on 30 Sep 2026.All funds tracking Nifty Smallcap 250
- Rank on tracking errorRank among funds on the same index. The fund's place among the funds tracking the same index on the same plan: from the lowest tracking error and expense ratio, and from the highest tracking difference after fee. Rank among funds on the same index in the glossary
- 6Of 11 funds
- Rank on expense ratio
- 2Of 11 funds
- Difference after feeTracking difference after fee. The one-year tracking difference with the year's average expense ratio added back: how far the fund was from its index for reasons other than its fee. Tracking difference after fee in the glossary
- −0.30 ptsRank 9 of 10 funds
Against its index, by window
| Measure | Direct, this plan | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking errorTracking error. How much an index fund's daily returns differed from its index's, stated as a yearly figure. Tracking error in the glossary | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Difference, 1 yearTracking difference. The index fund's return less its index's return over the same period; the fund's costs make it negative. Tracking difference in the glossary | −0.54 pts | −1.27 pts |
| Difference since launch | −0.65 pts | −1.41 pts |
Difference: the fund's return less the index's, in percentage points.
Index funds tracking Nifty Smallcap 250, direct plans
 Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.08% | −0.49 pts | −0.13 pts | 0.39% | 1,243 |
 Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.11% | −0.52 pts | −0.14 pts | 0.41% | 3,454 |
 ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.11% | −0.60 pts | −0.25 pts | 0.37% | 785 |
 HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.11% | −0.59 pts | −0.27 pts | 0.33% | 754 |
 SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.12% | −0.65 pts | −0.23 pts | 0.44% | 1,755 |
 JioBlackRock Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.13% | −0.43 pts | −0.19 pts | 0.34% | 393 |
| Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.13% | −0.54 pts | −0.30 pts | 0.29% | 106 |
 Kotak Nifty SmallCap 250 Index Fund | 0.17% | −0.60 pts | −0.33 pts | 0.39% | 86 |
 Edelweiss Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.20% | −0.15 pts | +0.05 pts | 0.25% | 277 |
 Groww Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund | 0.23% | +0.33 pts | +0.86 pts | 0.58% | 136 |
11 funds in Sep 2026. Expense ratio at the month end; after fee adds back the year's average expense ratio.
Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index 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 directDirect and regular plan cost gap. The regular plan's expense ratio less the direct plan's: what buying through a distributor costs each year, since both plans own the same portfolio. Direct and regular plan cost gap in the glossary
- 0.70 ptsA year, on 22 Oct 2026
- Direct, 30-day averageExpense ratio, 30-day average. The total expense ratio averaged over the last 30 days the fund filed it, which evens out the day-to-day moves in brokerage and levies. Expense ratio, 30-day average in the glossary
- 0.36%Over the last 30 days filed
- Regular, 30-day average
- 1.06%Over the last 30 days filed
Total expense ratio, month by month
- Regular plan
- Direct plan
Direct plan at its highest since Dec 2023 in the latest month.Direct plan lowest 0.17%, Apr 2024.
What the expense ratio is made of
| Part | Direct | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| Base expense ratioBase expense ratio. The part of the expense ratio that pays the fund house and the distributor, before brokerage, transaction costs, levies and GST. Base expense ratio in the glossary | 0.17% | 0.77% |
| Brokerage | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Transaction costs | None | None |
| Statutory levies | 0.19% | 0.29% |
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 investmentMinimum investment. The smallest amount the plan accepts for a first purchase. Minimum investment in the glossary
- ₹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-inLock-in. The time after each purchase during which those units cannot be sold. Lock-in in the glossary
- 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 30 Oct 2026.
Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund AUM
₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.
- Average assetsAverage assets under management. The money the fund managed, averaged over every day of the quarter, added up across its plans.
- ₹100 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
- In the direct plansShare of assets in the direct plans. The direct plans' average assets for the quarter as a percentage of the fund's total; the rest is in the regular plans, bought through distributors. Share of assets in the direct plans in the glossary
- 66.1%Of the quarter's average
Average assets by quarter, by plan
- Regular plans
- Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Dec 2023.
Assets at each month end
The latest month end is the highest since Dec 2024.Lowest ₹40 Cr, Feb 2025.
Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund portfolio
Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.
Holdings on 30 Sep 2026
| Large, mid and small cap. Companies ranked by average market value over six months: the first 100 are large cap, the next 150 mid cap, the rest small cap, by the list in force for the portfolio's month. Large, mid and small cap in the glossary | Weight in the fund. The holding's market value on the portfolio date as a share of the fund's net assets. Weight in the fund in the glossary | Held since. The first month end of the fund's current run of holding this position; marked "or earlier" where that month is the fund's first portfolio on record or the first after a gap in its portfolios. Held since in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sona BLW Precision ForgingsAuto Components | Shares | Mid cap248th | 1.67% | 1.77 | 21,380 | Mar 2026 |
| Welspun CorpIndustrial Products | Shares | Small cap289th | 1.60% | 1.69 | 6,231 | Jan 2024or earlier |
| Karur Vysya BankBanks | Shares | Small cap279th | 1.38% | 1.46 | 44,925 | Jan 2024or earlier |
| Navin Fluorine InternationalChemicals & Petrochemicals | Shares | Small cap251st | 1.36% | 1.44 | 1,750 | Mar 2024 |
| Ather EnergyAutomobiles | Shares | Small cap260th | 1.21% | 1.29 | 9,028 | Sep 2025 |
| RBL BankBanks | Shares | Small cap346th | 1.12% | 1.19 | 29,443 | Jan 2024or earlier |
| DelhiveryTransport Services | Shares | Small cap253rd | 1.11% | 1.17 | 28,615 | Mar 2025 |
| RedingtonCommercial Services & Supplies | Shares | Small cap355th | 1.08% | 1.15 | 28,247 | Jan 2024or earlier |
| Gland PharmaPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology | Shares | Small cap261st | 1.04% | 1.10 | 3,790 | Sep 2025 |
| HFCLTelecom - Services | Shares | Small cap400th | 1.04% | 1.11 | 48,690 | Jan 2024or earlier |
| Brookfield India Real Estate TrustRealty | REIT or InvIT units | 1.01% | 1.07 | 31,901 | Sep 2026 | |
| Central Depository Services (India)Capital Markets | Shares | Small cap291st | 1.01% | 1.07 | 8,469 | Jan 2024or earlier |
| City Union BankBanks | Shares | Small cap348th | 0.98% | 1.03 | 45,776 | Jan 2024or earlier |
| Sterlite TechnologiesTelecom - Equipment & Accessories | Shares | Small cap460th | 0.98% | 1.03 | 11,373 | Sep 2026 |
| PNB Housing FinanceFinance | Shares | Small cap313th | 0.95% | 1.00 | 8,945 | Jan 2024or earlier |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Cash and receivables on 30 Sep 2026
| Triparty Repo TRP_011026 | 1.86% | 1.98 |
| Net Current Assets | −1.30% | −1.35 |
| Cash Margin - CCIL | 0.01% | 0.01 |
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
- Largest holdingLargest holding. The share of the fund in its single largest position, cash and futures not counted as positions. Largest holding in the glossary
- 1.67%Sona BLW Precision Forgings
- Top 5 holdingsTop 5 holdings. The share of the fund held in its five largest positions. Top 5 holdings in the glossary
- 7.22%
- Top 10 holdingsTop 10 holdings. The share of the fund held in its ten largest positions. Top 10 holdings in the glossary
- 12.61%
- Effective holdingsEffective number of holdings. The number of equal-sized positions that would be as concentrated as the fund's actual weights. Effective number of holdings in the glossary
- 169.5Taken over 99.43% of the fund
Asset allocation
Asset allocation. What the fund owns, by kind of asset, each as a share of its net assets; futures and options are shown beside it, not in it, since they are contracts rather than assets bought. Asset allocation in the glossary- Indian shares98.13%
- REIT and InvIT units1.30%
- Cash and receivables0.57%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.
Large, mid and small cap
- Large capNone
- Mid cap2.76%
- Small cap97.05%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Shares not on the list: 0.18% of the fund.
Sector allocation
Sector weight. The fund's shares grouped by the business each company is in, less the futures sold on them, each group as a share of the fund's net assets. Sector weight in the glossary19sectors
- Financial Services19.52%
- Capital Goods15.90%
- Automobile And Auto Components10.59%
- Healthcare10.55%
- Chemicals6.54%
- Information Technology4.47%
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods4.22%
- Services4.06%
- Construction3.20%
- Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels2.89%
- Consumer Durables2.81%
- Consumer Services2.67%
- Telecommunication2.49%
- Power2.34%
- Realty1.53%
- Construction Materials1.20%
- Metals & Mining1.16%
- Media Entertainment & Publication1.12%
- Textiles0.69%
- Sector not known0.18%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026.
Sector allocation month by month
| 13 months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Services38 companies | 19.52% | 22.27% | 22.66% | 22.12% | 22.35% | 22.51% | 22.74% | 24.60% | 24.96% | 24.07% | 23.61% | 22.98% | |
| Capital Goods42 companies | 15.90% | 13.50% | 12.86% | 13.40% | 13.09% | 12.85% | 12.10% | 12.53% | 12.01% | 12.05% | 12.71% | 13.04% | |
| Automobile And Auto Components22 companies | 10.59% | 9.41% | 8.92% | 8.54% | 8.45% | 8.13% | 8.06% | 6.21% | 6.26% | 6.22% | 6.09% | 5.99% | |
| Healthcare20 companies | 10.55% | 13.20% | 13.21% | 14.00% | 13.85% | 12.82% | 13.55% | 14.69% | 14.07% | 14.50% | 14.36% | 14.09% | |
| Chemicals17 companies | 6.54% | 7.14% | 7.25% | 7.15% | 7.44% | 7.56% | 7.40% | 6.13% | 6.06% | 6.01% | 5.92% | 5.99% | |
| Information Technology13 companies | 4.47% | 4.18% | 4.15% | 3.85% | 4.14% | 4.08% | 4.20% | 3.68% | 4.26% | 4.41% | 4.48% | 4.56% | |
| Fast Moving Consumer Goods13 companies | 4.22% | 3.11% | 3.15% | 3.17% | 3.21% | 3.38% | 3.56% | 4.66% | 4.74% | 4.86% | 4.86% | 4.72% | |
| Services9 companies | 4.06% | 4.01% | 4.13% | 3.89% | 3.94% | 4.01% | 4.23% | 4.13% | 4.34% | 4.07% | 4.16% | 4.12% | |
| Construction11 companies | 3.20% | 3.36% | 3.43% | 3.69% | 3.76% | 3.88% | 3.75% | 3.22% | 3.21% | 3.40% | 3.38% | 3.55% | |
| Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels9 companies | 2.89% | 2.50% | 2.57% | 2.49% | 2.29% | 2.76% | 2.83% | 2.33% | 2.29% | 2.18% | 2.22% | 2.22% | |
| Consumer Durables7 companies | 2.81% | 3.08% | 3.18% | 3.23% | 3.32% | 3.55% | 3.44% | 4.30% | 3.87% | 3.97% | 4.19% | 4.36% | |
| Consumer Services10 companies | 2.67% | 4.47% | 4.34% | 4.42% | 3.96% | 4.20% | 4.13% | 3.28% | 3.47% | 3.76% | 3.75% | 3.85% |
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.
Bought and sold
Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.
Positions changed, month by month
- New
- Added
- Trimmed
- Sold out
- New positionsNew positions. Holdings in this month's portfolio that were not in the month before. New positions in the glossary
- 3412.09% of the fund
- Sold outSold out. Holdings in last month's portfolio that are gone from this one, other than a bond or deposit repaid on its due date. Sold out in the glossary
- 339.88% of the fund before
- Added toAdded to. Holdings with more units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that rose by more than a tenth. Added to in the glossary
- 215
- TrimmedTrimmed. Holdings with fewer units than the month before. Where the fund states no units, a weight that fell by more than a tenth. Trimmed in the glossary
- 2
- UnchangedUnchanged. Holdings with the same number of units as the month before. Their weight can still move with the price. Unchanged in the glossary
- 0
- Traded at leastTraded at least. The smaller of the weight bought in new positions and the weight sold out of old ones, cash left out: the least the fund must have bought and sold in the month. Traded at least in the glossary
- 9.88%
- Weight that movedWeight that moved. Half the sum of every position's change in weight between the two month ends, new and sold positions included; price moves alone raise it. Weight that moved in the glossary
- 15.12%
Changes in Sep 2026
| What changed. New: not held the month before. Added or trimmed: more or fewer units than the month before, or, where no units are stated, a weight that moved by more than a tenth. Sold out: held the month before, gone now. Matured: a bond or deposit whose repayment date fell between the two portfolios, so it was repaid rather than sold (one sold in its last days reads the same). What changed in the glossary | Change in weight. The holding's weight this month less its weight the month before, in percentage points; a price move alone changes it. Change in weight in the glossary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piramal Finance | Sold out | – | 1.26% | −1.26 pts | −5,423 |
| Brookfield India Real Estate Trust | New | 1.01% | 0.00% | +1.01 pts | +31,901 |
| Sterlite Technologies | New | 0.98% | 0.00% | +0.98 pts | +11,373 |
| Cupid | New | 0.94% | 0.00% | +0.94 pts | +32,085 |
| Aster DM Quality Care | Sold out | – | 0.92% | −0.92 pts | −12,041 |
| Sansera Engineering | New | 0.90% | 0.00% | +0.90 pts | +2,098 |
| TD Power Systems | New | 0.80% | 0.00% | +0.80 pts | +10,841 |
| Hindustan Copper | Sold out | – | 0.78% | −0.78 pts | −14,781 |
| Narayana Hrudayalaya | Sold out | – | 0.60% | −0.60 pts | −3,112 |
| Apollo Tyres | New | 0.59% | 0.00% | +0.59 pts | +15,348 |
| Meesho | Sold out | – | 0.52% | −0.52 pts | −25,084 |
| Tata Elxsi | New | 0.48% | 0.00% | +0.48 pts | +1,638 |
| AWL Agri Business | New | 0.44% | 0.00% | +0.44 pts | +26,310 |
| Azad Engineering | New | 0.38% | 0.00% | +0.38 pts | +1,351 |
| KPIT Technologies | New | 0.37% | 0.00% | +0.37 pts | +7,915 |
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.
Holdings month by month
| Holding | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sona BLW Precision Forgings | – | – | – | – | – | 1.27%Bought | 1.37%Added | 1.35%Added | 1.31%Added | 1.60%Added | 1.65%Cut | 1.67%Added |
 Welspun Corp | 0.61%Added | 0.56%Added | 0.53%Cut | 0.50%Added | 0.56%Added | 0.63%Added | 0.83%Added | 0.89%Added | 0.94%Added | 1.00%Added | 1.42%Cut | 1.60%Added |
 Karur Vysya Bank | 1.11%Added | 1.17%Added | 1.24%Cut | 1.50%Added | 1.61%Added | 1.61%Added | 1.39%Added | 1.35%Added | 1.31%Added | 1.50%Added | 1.49%Cut | 1.38%Added |
 Navin Fluorine International | 1.01%Added | 1.06%Added | 1.08%Cut | 1.18%Added | 1.20%Added | 1.33%Added | 1.26%Added | 1.30%Added | 1.33%Added | 1.29%Added | 1.45%Cut | 1.36%Added |
 Ather Energy | 0.39%Added | 0.41%Added | 0.53%Added | 0.47%Added | 0.53%Added | 0.85%Added | 0.90%Added | 0.91%Added | 1.03%Added | 1.12%Added | 1.50%Cut | 1.21%Added |
 RBL Bank | 0.95%Added | 0.94%Added | 0.95%Cut | 0.95%Added | 1.01%Added | 1.03%Added | 1.02%Added | 1.03%Added | 0.43%Cut | 1.08%Added | 1.07%Cut | 1.12%Added |
 Delhivery | 1.21%Added | 1.14%Added | 1.09%Cut | 1.21%Added | 1.23%Added | 1.37%Added | 1.31%Added | 1.25%Added | 1.24%Added | 1.25%Added | 1.16%Cut | 1.11%Added |
 Redington | 0.73%Added | 0.84%Added | 0.81%Cut | 0.85%Added | 0.87%Added | 0.70%Added | 0.64%Added | 0.66%Added | 0.77%Added | 0.89%Added | 0.96%Cut | 1.08%Added |
 Gland Pharma | 0.74%Added | 0.70%Added | 0.68%Cut | 0.77%Added | 0.76%Added | 0.79%Added | 0.70%Added | 0.88%Added | 0.93%Added | 0.93%Added | 1.04%Cut | 1.04%Added |
 HFCL | 0.35%Added | 0.35%Added | 0.36%Added | 0.39%Added | 0.38%Added | 0.41%Added | 0.60%Added | 0.91%Added | 1.02%Added | 0.92%Added | 1.16%Cut | 1.04%Added |
| Brookfield India Real Estate Trust | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.01%Bought |
 Central Depository Services (India) | 1.37%Added | 1.45%Added | 1.28%Cut | 1.24%Added | 1.19%Added | 1.17%Added | 1.14%Added | 1.10%Added | 1.09%Added | 1.10%Added | 1.13%Cut | 1.01%Added |
 City Union Bank | 0.80%Added | 0.98%Added | 1.04%Cut | 1.15%Added | 1.07%Added | 1.02%Added | 0.98%Added | 0.91%Added | 0.94%Added | 0.92%Added | 1.00%Cut | 0.98%Added |
 Sterlite Technologies | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.98%Bought again |
 PNB Housing Finance | 0.85%Added | 0.85%Added | 0.89%Cut | 0.81%Added | 0.81%Added | 0.83%Added | 0.99%Added | 0.96%Added | 0.92%Added | 0.92%Added | 0.98%Cut | 0.95%Added |
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.
Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year
- TurnoverPortfolio turnover. How much of the portfolio the fund bought or sold over the last year, as a share of its assets, as the fund house states it. Portfolio turnover in the glossary
Highest 63.0% in Mar 2026
Risk ratios
NAV to 30 Oct 2026
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of funds tracking Nifty Smallcap 250 (11 funds) over the same 1 year; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.
How much the NAV moves
Standard deviationStandard deviation. How far the fund's monthly returns spread around their average, stated as a yearly figure: the wider the spread, the more the NAV moves. Standard deviation in the glossary22.95%
22.87%Lowest22.93%Average22.99%Highest
Downside deviationDownside deviation. Standard deviation counting only the months in which the fund lost money, stated as a yearly figure. Downside deviation in the glossary12.97%
12.83%Lowest12.93%Average12.98%Highest
Sharpe ratioSharpe ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by its standard deviation and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement in the NAV. Sharpe ratio in the glossary0.16
0.15Lowest0.16Average0.17Highest
Sortino ratioSortino ratio. The monthly return above the 91-day Treasury bill yield, divided by how far it fell below that yield and stated for a year: the extra return for each unit of movement on the way down. Sortino ratio in the glossary0.26
0.25Lowest0.26Average0.29Highest
Against Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
BetaBeta. How much the fund's monthly return moved for each 1% move in its benchmark: 1 moves with it, below 1 moves less. Beta in the glossary1.00
1.00Lowest1.00Average1.00Highest
AlphaAlpha. The yearly return the fund made beyond what its beta to the benchmark accounts for. Alpha in the glossary−0.54 pts
−0.65 ptsLowest−0.49 ptsAverage−0.15 ptsHighest
R-squaredR-squared. The share of the fund's monthly movement that its benchmark's movement explains, from 0 to 100. R-squared in the glossary100.0
100.0Lowest100.0Average100.0Highest
CorrelationCorrelation. How closely the fund's monthly returns moved in step with its benchmark's, from minus 1 (always opposite) to 1 (always together). Correlation in the glossary1.00
1.00Lowest1.00Average1.00Highest
Upside captureUpside capture. The fund's return in the months its benchmark rose, as a percentage of the benchmark's return in those months. Upside capture in the glossary99.4%
99.0%Lowest99.3%Average99.7%Highest
Downside captureDownside capture. The fund's return in the months its benchmark fell, as a percentage of the benchmark's fall in those months. Downside capture in the glossaryNeeds 6 falling months
Largest falls
| Largest over | FallLargest fall. The biggest drop in NAV from a high to the low that followed, before the NAV went back above that high. Largest fall in the glossary | High on | Low on | Back at the highBack at the high. The first day the NAV closed at or above the high it had fallen from. Back at the high in the glossary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | −18.35% | 3 Nov 2025 | 23 Mar 2026 | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Since Dec 2023 | −26.12% | 23 Sep 2024 | 3 Mar 2025 | Not yet |
Risk level by month
| Months | Fund | BenchmarkBenchmark's risk level. The riskometer level of the fund's benchmark index for the same month, on the same six-step scale as the fund's own. Benchmark's risk level in the glossary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 to Aug 202622 months | Very High | Very HighNifty Smallcap 250 TRI |
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.
Bandhan Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund managers
Managers now
| Manager | Return in the manager's time. The change in the plan's NAV from the day the manager took the fund over to the latest NAV; past a year, the yearly rate that would compound to the same change. Return in the manager's time in the glossary | Benchmark over the same days. The change in the fund's benchmark index over the same days as the manager's return, worked out the same way, with the dividends of the index's companies added back. Benchmark over the same days in the glossary | Difference from the benchmark. The fund's return in the manager's time less its benchmark's over the same days, in percentage points. Difference from the benchmark in the glossary | Portfolio changed after the handover. How much of the portfolio was different three months after the manager took over: half the sum of every holding's change in weight, with each side's holdings scaled to add up to 100 so a move into cash does not count. Portfolio changed after the handover in the glossary | Portfolio changed before the handover. The same measure over the three months before the manager took over, since portfolios change anyway. Portfolio changed before the handover in the glossary | Assets the manager runs. The latest monthly size of every fund the manager runs now, added up; a fund run with others counts in full for each of its managers, and the line under it counts only the funds they run alone. Assets the manager runs in the glossary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek JainPrimary | Mar 2025 | +9.24%a year | +10.00% | −0.77 pts | 18.7% | 7.4% | 23 | ₹6,336 Cr₹765 Cr alone |
| Mayuresh NagvekarComanage | Feb 2026 | +2.89%over 251 days | +3.37% | −0.48 pts | 19.7% | 7.0% | 19 | ₹5,571 Cr |
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 Nifty 50 Index FundAbhishek Jain | Mar 2025 | +1.87%a year | +2.02% | −0.15 pts | ₹2,687 Cr |
| Bandhan Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 Index FundAbhishek Jain | Mar 2025 | +2.74%a year | +3.26% | −0.51 pts | ₹1,428 Cr |
| Bandhan Nifty Alpha 50 Index FundAbhishek Jain | Mar 2025 | +9.74%a year | +11.36% | −1.61 pts | ₹594 Cr |
| Bandhan Silver ETFAbhishek Jain | Dec 2025 | – | – | – | ₹263 Cr |
| Bandhan Nifty 100 Index FundAbhishek Jain | Mar 2025 | +3.00%a year | +3.18% | −0.18 pts | ₹262 Cr |
| Bandhan Gold ETFAbhishek Jain | Dec 2025 | – | – | – | ₹186 Cr |
| Bandhan Nifty 50 Index FundMayuresh Nagvekar | Feb 2026 | −10.88%over 251 days | −10.78% | −0.10 pts | ₹2,687 Cr |
| Bandhan Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 Index FundMayuresh Nagvekar | Feb 2026 | −9.63%over 251 days | −9.30% | −0.33 pts | ₹1,428 Cr |
| Bandhan Nifty Alpha 50 Index FundMayuresh Nagvekar | Feb 2026 | −0.22%over 251 days | +1.23% | −1.45 pts | ₹594 Cr |
| Bandhan Nifty 100 Index FundMayuresh Nagvekar | Feb 2026 | −9.73%over 251 days | −9.61% | −0.11 pts | ₹262 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
| Portfolio overlap. The share of the two funds' portfolios that is the same: for every holding they share, the smaller of its two weights, added up. Portfolio overlap in the glossary | Shared holdings. The number of securities both funds hold, cash and futures left out. Shared holdings in the glossary | |
|---|---|---|
| Nippon India Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 99.19% | 251 |
| Kotak Nifty SmallCap 250 Index FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | 99.04% | 251 |
| Motilal Oswal Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundMotilal Oswal Mutual Fund | 99.01% | 251 |
| SBI Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundSBI Mutual Fund | 98.68% | 251 |
| Edelweiss Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund | 98.41% | 250 |
| HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundHDFC Mutual Fund | 98.14% | 250 |
| ICICI Prudential Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund | 97.57% | 251 |
| DSP Nifty Smallcap 250 Index FundDSP Mutual Fund | 97.38% | 249 |
| Nippon India Nifty 500 Equal Weight Index FundNippon India Mutual Fund | 47.22% | 251 |
| Navi Nifty Smallcap250 Momentum Quality 100 Index FundNavi Mutual Fund | 42.79% | 92 |
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.
Changes to the fund
Newest first.
2026
- 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
Fund details
Objective
The investment objective of the Scheme is to replicate the Nifty Smallcap 250 Index by investing in securities of the Nifty Smallcap 250 Index in the same proportion / weightage with an aim to provide returns before expenses that tracks the total return of Nifty Smallcap 250 Index, subject to tracking errors. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the scheme will be realized and the scheme does not assure or guarantee any returns.
Asset allocation
- Securities belonging to the Nifty Smallcap 250 Index (including stock & index derivatives) - 95%-100%, Debt & Money Market instruments ) - 0%- 5%
Type of scheme
An open ended scheme tracking Nifty Smallcap 250 Index
- Benchmark
- Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI
- Risk level at launch
- Very High
- New fund offer
- 12 Dec 2023 to 19 Dec 2023
- Units first allotted
- 22 Dec 2023
- Open for sale again
- 26 Dec 2023
- Price at the offer
- ₹10 a unit
- Minimum at the offer
- ₹1,000
Plans and codes
| Plan | AMFI code | ISIN | ISIN, reinvestment | MUTF_IN | First NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Growth | 152264 | INF194KB1HG9 | BAND_NIFT_SMCP_4G3VAN | 26 Dec 2023 | |
| Regular Growth | 152266 | INF194KB1HD6 | BAND_NIFT_SMCP_167IA0Z | 26 Dec 2023 | |
| Direct IDCW | 152263 | INF194KB1HH7 | INF194KB1HI5 | BAND_NIFT_SMCP_1AQHBGR | 26 Dec 2023 |
| Regular IDCW | 152265 | INF194KB1HE4 | INF194KB1HF1 | BAND_NIFT_SMCP_1CLBA60 | 26 Dec 2023 |
This fund
- Scheme information documentThe fund's objective, terms, costs and risks in full
Factsheet
- October 2026Bandhan Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
- Passive Factsheet - October - 2026Bandhan Mutual Fund, Sep 2026
Statement of additional information
- SAI Bandhan Mutual FundBandhan Mutual Fund, Oct 2026
Annual report
- Abridged Annual Report - Set 1 - Debt SchemesBandhan Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Annual Report - Set 2 - Equity SchemesBandhan Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Annual Report - Set 3 - Fixed Term PlansBandhan Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
- Abridged Annual Report - Set 4 - Fund of Funds SchemesBandhan Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Riskometer disclosure
- Annual changes in Risk-o-meterBandhan Mutual Fund, Mar 2026
Portfolio overlap disclosure
- Portfolio Overlap - 30-Sep-2026Bandhan Mutual Fund, Sep 2026