Bandhan SMALL CAP FUND

Small CapEquityVery High risk Rank 2 of 27

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹56.63-0.07-0.13%

As of 18 Aug 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+12.9%

Aug ’25Aug ’26

Arthkar verdictA balanced read

Returns

Mixed vs category

2 of 3 periods ahead

Cost

Average

0.33% vs NaN% peers

Volatility

Above average

20.4% vs 19.8% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 5 of 6 years

Beats its Small Cap category on 3Y & 5Y but trails on 1Y — but has run more volatile than peers.

1Y return

+12.9%

-2.7 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+27.0%

+8.2 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+20.3%

+2.0 vs cat

AUM

₹27.2K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.33%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

20.4%

▲ vs 19.8%

Go deeper on Bandhan SMALL CAP FUND

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

Bandhan SMALL CAP FUND SIP returnsWhat ₹1,000–₹25,000/month actually became, 3 to 20 years — real results, with drawdowns and an FD comparison.Bandhan SMALL CAP FUND real oddsYour real chances over every start date in history — how often it made money and beat a fixed deposit.

In plain English

BANDHAN SMALL CAP FUND is a Small Cap scheme from Bandhan. The portfolio is ~90% in equities with 10% kept in cash and short-term debt. Long-run track record: about 20.3% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is high — expect 30 %+ paper losses during major corrections. Worst historical drawdown: -24% in Jun 2022, recovered in 12 months. 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

Showing Direct · Growth · INF194KB1AL4

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹56.6290

Last 1Y

+12.88%

Aug 25Min ₹44.63 · Max ₹57.13 · 252 ptsAug 26

Drawdown stories

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

Jun 2022

-24.3%

Peak ₹24.86 on 18 Oct 2021 → trough ₹18.81 on 20 Jun 2022 (8 months down).

Recovered in 12 months· 14 Jun 2023

Mar 2025

-22.8%

Peak ₹53.02 on 11 Dec 2024 → trough ₹40.95 on 3 Mar 2025 (3 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 3 Nov 2025

Mar 2020

-18.1%

Peak ₹10.00 on 26 Feb 2020 → trough ₹8.19 on 23 Mar 2020 (1 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 22 Jun 2020

Mar 2026

-15.9%

Peak ₹53.06 on 3 Nov 2025 → trough ₹44.63 on 30 Mar 2026 (5 months down).

Recovered in 1 months· 6 May 2026

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.

Honesty score

4 / 5

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

Expense ratio
0.33% — well below typical 1% for equity.
AUM size
₹27K Cr — small-cap funds this big struggle to deploy capital.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 43.5% — diversified across sectors.
Style drift
Allocation matches the declared category mandate.

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.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	-0.88%	+0.58%	39/ 40
1M	+1.99%	+3.90%	36/ 40
3M	+9.34%	+13.53%	36/ 40
6M	+11.74%	+17.14%	32/ 38
YTD	+11.30%	+15.70%	28/ 37
1Y	+12.88%	+15.62%	20/ 35
2Y	+8.65%	+6.83%	11/ 32
3Y	+26.98%	+18.78%	2/ 27
5Y	+20.27%	+18.24%	5/ 26

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity89.71%
Cash10.29%

By market cap

Large cap5.77%
Mid cap14.77%
Small cap67.71%
Others11.75%

Concentration

Holdings

258

Avg market cap

₹15.9K Cr

Top 10 stocks

18.93%

Top 5 stocks

12.23%

Top 3 sectors

43.47%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

2
REC Ltd
—3.57%
2
REC Ltd
—3.49%
3
Sobha Ltd
—3.28%
3
Sobha Ltd
—3.25%
4
LT Foods Ltd
—2.27%
4
LT Foods Ltd
—2.14%
5
The South Indian Bank Ltd
—1.82%
5
The South Indian Bank Ltd
—1.66%
6
PNB Housing Finance Ltd
—1.66%
7
Arvind Ltd
—1.65%
7
Arvind Ltd
—1.55%
8
Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd
—1.49%
9
PNB Housing Finance Ltd
—1.47%
10
Karnataka Bank Ltd
—1.35%
8
Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd
—1.32%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio17.0729.18-12.11
P/B ratio2.183.81-1.63
Price / Sales1.583.01-1.43
Price / Cash Flow15.0322.53-7.50
Dividend yield1.12%0.79%+0.33
Return on equity (ROE)13.64%15.59%-1.95

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
20.8020.6919.0121.6519.7917.83
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
0.121.030.830.090.610.68
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
0.211.851.470.201.001.11
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
0.930.910.890.910.860.82

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