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Bandhan

Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund

ELSS Tax SaverEquityVery High risk Rank 33 of 44

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹181.00-0.72-0.40%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+4.3%
Aug ’25Aug ’26
Arthkar verdictSolid on the numbers

Returns

Mixed vs category

2 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.59% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Below average

13.7% vs 15.5% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 10 of 12 years

Beats its ELSS Tax Saver category on 1Y & 5Y but trails on 3Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+4.3%

+0.9 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+11.6%

-2.1 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+13.0%

+0.4 vs cat

AUM

₹6.8K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.59%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

13.7%

▼ vs 15.5%

Go deeper on Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

In plain English

BANDHAN ELSS Tax Saver Fund is a ELSS Tax Saver scheme from Bandhan. The portfolio is ~94% in equities with 6% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 13.0% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -43% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 months. Mandatory 3-year lock-in. Wrong fit if you need access sooner.

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

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF194K01Y29

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹180.9980

Last 1Y

+4.28%

Aug 25Min ₹159.42 · Max ₹184.86 · 252 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-42.6%

Peak ₹64.93 on 15 Jan 2018 → trough ₹37.27 on 23 Mar 2020 (27 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 18 Nov 2020

Feb 2016

-22.3%

Peak ₹43.09 on 5 Aug 2015 → trough ₹33.47 on 29 Feb 2016 (7 months down).

Recovered in 6 months· 30 Aug 2016

Jun 2022

-18.4%

Peak ₹114.00 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹93.08 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 4 months· 1 Nov 2022

Mar 2025 — ongoing

-17.7%

Peak ₹185.24 on 26 Sept 2024 → trough ₹152.46 on 4 Mar 2025 (5 months down).

Not yet recovered

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

    0.59% — well below typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹6.8K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 52.8% — 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-1.07%-0.58%38/ 45
1M+0.92%+1.43%28/ 45
3M+4.44%+6.38%34/ 45
6M-0.57%+1.40%29/ 45
YTD-1.44%+0.62%29/ 45
1Y+4.28%+3.33%18/ 45
2Y+1.88%+1.93%24/ 44
3Y+11.58%+13.72%33/ 44
5Y+13.02%+12.66%16/ 37
7Y+18.55%+16.82%7/ 36
10Y+15.53%+14.11%7/ 32

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity93.63%
  • Cash6.37%

By market cap

  • Large cap67.76%
  • Mid cap13.10%
  • Small cap13.19%
  • Others5.95%

Concentration

Holdings

64

Avg market cap

₹2.21 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

41.57%

Top 5 stocks

27.76%

Top 3 sectors

52.75%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    7.11%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    7.11%
  • 2

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    7.07%
  • 2

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    6.91%
  • 4

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    5.19%
  • 3

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    4.99%
  • 5

    Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

    4.77%
  • 5

    Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

    4.45%
  • 6

    Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

    3.98%
  • 7

    Axis Bank Ltd

    3.39%
  • 6

    Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

    3.20%
  • 8

    Sterlite Technologies Ltd

    2.80%
  • 7

    Axis Bank Ltd

    2.78%
  • 9

    Infosys Ltd

    2.77%
  • 10

    Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

    2.43%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio22.9924.09-1.10
  • P/B ratio2.823.29-0.47
  • Price / Sales2.732.96-0.23
  • Price / Cash Flow14.3818.13-3.75
  • Dividend yield1.44%1.23%+0.21
  • Return on equity (ROE)16.89%16.61%+0.28

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    12.0313.8713.6517.2615.4714.47
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    -0.220.460.58-0.400.450.49
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    -0.300.670.88-0.500.670.75
  • Beta

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

    0.920.890.900.960.960.94

Peers in ELSS Tax Saver

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

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