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Bandhan

Bandhan Business Cycle Fund

Sectoral / ThematicEquityVery High risk Rank 203 of 261

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹9.70-0.06-0.56%

As of 7 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth-5.2%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictA balanced read

Returns

Lags category

0 of 1 periods ahead

Cost

Low

0.71% vs 0.83% peers

Trails its Sectoral / Thematic category on 1Y.

1Y return

-5.2%

-8.4 vs cat

3Y CAGR

—

5Y CAGR

—

AUM

₹1.1K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.71%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

—

3Y std dev

In plain English

Bandhan Business Cycle Fund is a Sectoral / Thematic scheme from Bandhan. The portfolio is ~98% in equities. Worst historical drawdown: -18% in Mar 2026 — ongoing. Wrong fit if you need this money in less than 7 years.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

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NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹9.6980

Last 1Y

-5.17%

Oct 25Min ₹8.68 · Max ₹10.53 · 251 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2026 — ongoing

-17.6%

Peak ₹10.53 on 2 Jan 2026 → trough ₹8.68 on 30 Mar 2026 (3 months down).

Not yet recovered

Feb 2025

-16.1%

Peak ₹10.20 on 11 Dec 2024 → trough ₹8.56 on 28 Feb 2025 (3 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 27 Jun 2025

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

5

Honesty score

5 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

  • Expense ratio

    0.71% — typical for category.

  • AUM size

    ₹1.1K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 59.4% — diversified across sectors.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W+0.32%+0.13%115/ 291
1M-3.92%-3.58%145/ 289
3M-4.70%-1.90%190/ 286
6M+6.38%+11.04%175/ 286
YTD-6.75%+1.59%209/ 273
1Y-5.17%+3.23%203/ 261
2Y-1.20%+2.74%150/ 211

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity97.74%
  • Cash2.26%

By market cap

  • Large cap57.75%
  • Mid cap18.85%
  • Small cap24.59%

Concentration

Holdings

94

Avg market cap

₹1.20 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

34.33%

Top 5 stocks

20.37%

Top 3 sectors

59.42%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —5.05%
  • 2

    Axis Bank Ltd

    —4.97%
  • 3

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    —3.67%
  • 4

    Infosys Ltd

    —3.38%
  • 5

    NTPC Ltd

    —3.30%
  • 6

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    —3.06%
  • 7

    Larsen & Toubro Ltd

    —3.03%
  • 8

    Bajaj Finance Ltd

    —2.90%
  • 10

    One97 Communications Ltd

    —2.55%
  • 11

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —2.43%
  • 12

    State Bank of India

    —2.41%
  • 13

    Wockhardt Ltd

    —1.97%
  • 14

    Coromandel International Ltd

    —1.90%
  • 15

    InterGlobe Aviation Ltd

    —1.73%
  • 16

    City Union Bank Ltd

    —1.66%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio20.0525.73-5.68
  • P/B ratio2.533.85-1.32
  • Price / Sales2.502.77-0.27
  • Price / Cash Flow13.2317.41-4.18
  • Dividend yield1.87%1.35%+0.52
  • Return on equity (ROE)—0.00%—

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    15.34—————
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.64—————
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.73—————
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    ——————

Peers in Sectoral / Thematic

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

Available plans & options

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