Bandhan Contra Fund
Value & ContraVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
- ₹10.21+0.41%1 day
- Return since launch
- 2.3%
- 52-week range
- ₹9.31 — ₹10.17
- AUM
- ₹1,712 Cr
Bandhan Contra Fund is a Value & Contra equity fund from Bandhan Mutual Fund with ₹1,712 Cr under management, launched in 2026. The expense ratio is 3.94% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Bandhan Contra Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +2.3% against -0.1% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
Since launch (10 Aug 2026): 2.3%
Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.
Costs & terms
Costs and terms
What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.
Costs
3.30%
Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.78%
- Brokerage
- 0.36%
- Transaction charges
- 0.03%
- Statutory levies
- 1.13%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 30 Days.
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- BSE 500 TRI
- Short-term capital gains
- Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
- Long-term capital gains
- After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%
Risk
Risk
What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.
Very High
Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.
Portfolio
Bandhan Contra Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity84.2%
- Debt0.1%
- Other15.6%
Market cap split
- Large68.8%
- Mid17.1%
- Small14.1%
- P/E
- 20.90
- P/B
- 2.97
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Others | Others | 15.76% | ₹270 Cr | — | — | — |
| Nifty 50 | Financial | 7.41% | ₹127 Cr | — | — | — |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 6.90% | ₹118 Cr | — | — | — |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.95% | ₹67.60 Cr | — | — | — |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | 3.48% | ₹59.52 Cr | — | — | — |
| State Bank of India | Financial | 2.11% | ₹36.07 Cr | — | — | — |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.98% | ₹33.90 Cr | — | — | — |
| The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. | Energy | 1.82% | ₹31.20 Cr | — | — | — |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | Financial | 1.79% | ₹30.60 Cr | — | — | — |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | 1.71% | ₹29.19 Cr | — | — | — |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | Materials | 1.66% | ₹28.33 Cr | — | — | — |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 1.62% | ₹27.81 Cr | — | — | — |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Automobile | 1.58% | ₹27.03 Cr | — | — | — |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | Services | 1.54% | ₹26.44 Cr | — | — | — |
| ITC Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.53% | ₹26.28 Cr | — | — | — |
| TVS Motor Company Ltd. | Automobile | 1.48% | ₹25.26 Cr | — | — | — |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | Technology | 1.45% | ₹24.78 Cr | — | — | — |
| General Insurance Corporation of India | Insurance | 1.40% | ₹24.01 Cr | — | — | — |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 1.35% | ₹23.14 Cr | — | — | — |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | 1.31% | ₹22.38 Cr | — | — | — |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | Services | 1.25% | ₹21.45 Cr | — | — | — |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 1.25% | ₹21.34 Cr | — | — | — |
| NTPC Ltd. | Energy | 1.23% | ₹21.11 Cr | — | — | — |
| Godrej Properties Ltd. | Construction | 1.21% | ₹20.73 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.19% | ₹20.38 Cr | — | — | — |
| Life Insurance Corporation of India | Insurance | 1.16% | ₹19.89 Cr | — | — | — |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.15% | ₹19.77 Cr | — | — | — |
| JSW Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.13% | ₹19.43 Cr | — | — | — |
| Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd. | Financial | 1.11% | ₹18.97 Cr | — | — | — |
| National Stock Exchange | Financial | 1.04% | ₹17.78 Cr | — | — | — |
| The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. | Services | 1.03% | ₹17.66 Cr | — | — | — |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.02% | ₹17.47 Cr | — | — | — |
| Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. | Energy | 1.01% | ₹17.32 Cr | — | — | — |
| BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 0.98% | ₹16.78 Cr | — | — | — |
| Coforge Ltd. | Technology | 0.98% | ₹16.76 Cr | — | — | — |
| Avenue Supermarts Ltd. | Services | 0.96% | ₹16.43 Cr | — | — | — |
| Fortis Healthcare Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.93% | ₹15.97 Cr | — | — | — |
| Meesho Ltd. | Services | 0.91% | ₹15.55 Cr | — | — | — |
| Physicswallah Ltd. | Services | 0.88% | ₹15.08 Cr | — | — | — |
| Lodha Developers Ltd. | Construction | 0.85% | ₹14.51 Cr | — | — | — |
| Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd. | Financial | 0.81% | ₹13.81 Cr | — | — | — |
| Biocon Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.80% | ₹13.73 Cr | — | — | — |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | Insurance | 0.80% | ₹13.73 Cr | — | — | — |
| Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. | Financial | 0.80% | ₹13.62 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.78% | ₹13.37 Cr | — | — | — |
| Dr. Agarwal's Health Care Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.78% | ₹13.35 Cr | — | — | — |
| Jindal Stainless Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.76% | ₹13.08 Cr | — | — | — |
| Pidilite Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | 0.76% | ₹12.98 Cr | — | — | — |
| Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.76% | ₹12.96 Cr | — | — | — |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.74% | ₹12.71 Cr | — | — | — |
| GE Vernova T&D India Ltd | Capital Goods | 0.71% | ₹12.21 Cr | — | — | — |
| One 97 Communications Ltd. | Services | 0.64% | ₹11.00 Cr | — | — | — |
| Varun Beverages Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.62% | ₹10.57 Cr | — | — | — |
| PVR Inox Ltd. | Services | 0.60% | ₹10.30 Cr | — | — | — |
| HEG Graphite Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.56% | ₹9.60 Cr | — | — | — |
| Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 0.51% | ₹8.71 Cr | — | — | — |
| Shadowfax Technologies Ltd. | Services | 0.50% | ₹8.52 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hitachi Energy India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.50% | ₹8.52 Cr | — | — | — |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.49% | ₹8.40 Cr | — | — | — |
| Nephrocare Health Services Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.48% | ₹8.15 Cr | — | — | — |
| Sterlite Technologies Ltd. | Communication | 0.48% | ₹8.14 Cr | — | — | — |
| Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.45% | ₹7.72 Cr | — | — | — |
| Jubilant Pharmova Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.43% | ₹7.32 Cr | — | — | — |
| Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 0.42% | ₹7.20 Cr | — | — | — |
| Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.38% | ₹6.58 Cr | — | — | — |
| HEG Advanced Materials Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.30% | ₹5.19 Cr | — | — | — |
| Vedanta Power Ltd | Capital Goods | 0.30% | ₹5.16 Cr | — | — | — |
| Cyient Ltd. | Technology | 0.26% | ₹4.51 Cr | — | — | — |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.23% | ₹3.90 Cr | — | — | — |
| Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. | Chemicals | 0.14% | ₹2.40 Cr | — | — | — |
| ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.10% | ₹1.75 Cr | — | — | — |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nifty 50 | 0.00% | 7.41% | +7.41% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 0.00% | 6.90% | +6.90% |
| Others | 0.00% | 4.09% | +4.09% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 0.00% | 3.95% | +3.95% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 0.00% | 3.48% | +3.48% |
| State Bank of India | 0.00% | 2.11% | +2.11% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.98% | +1.98% |
| The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.82% | +1.82% |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.79% | +1.79% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.71% | +1.71% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.66% | +1.66% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.62% | +1.62% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.58% | +1.58% |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.54% | +1.54% |
| ITC Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.53% | +1.53% |
| TVS Motor Company Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.48% | +1.48% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.45% | +1.45% |
| General Insurance Corporation of India | 0.00% | 1.40% | +1.40% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.35% | +1.35% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.31% | +1.31% |
| Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.25% | +1.25% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 0.00% | 1.25% | +1.25% |
| NTPC Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.23% | +1.23% |
| Godrej Properties Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.21% | +1.21% |
| Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.19% | +1.19% |
| Life Insurance Corporation of India | 0.00% | 1.16% | +1.16% |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.15% | +1.15% |
| JSW Steel Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.13% | +1.13% |
| Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.11% | +1.11% |
| National Stock Exchange | 0.00% | 1.04% | +1.04% |
| The Indian Hotels Company Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.03% | +1.03% |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.02% | +1.02% |
| Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.01% | +1.01% |
| BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.98% | +0.98% |
| Coforge Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.98% | +0.98% |
| Avenue Supermarts Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.96% | +0.96% |
| Fortis Healthcare Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.93% | +0.93% |
| Meesho Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.91% | +0.91% |
| Physicswallah Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.88% | +0.88% |
| Lodha Developers Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.85% | +0.85% |
| Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.81% | +0.81% |
| Biocon Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.80% | +0.80% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.80% | +0.80% |
| Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.80% | +0.80% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.78% | +0.78% |
| Dr. Agarwal's Health Care Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.78% | +0.78% |
| Jindal Stainless Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.76% | +0.76% |
| Pidilite Industries Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.76% | +0.76% |
| Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.76% | +0.76% |
| Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.74% | +0.74% |
| GE Vernova T&D India Ltd | 0.00% | 0.71% | +0.71% |
| One 97 Communications Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.64% | +0.64% |
| Varun Beverages Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.62% | +0.62% |
| PVR Inox Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.60% | +0.60% |
| HEG Graphite Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.56% | +0.56% |
| Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.51% | +0.51% |
| Shadowfax Technologies Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.50% | +0.50% |
| Hitachi Energy India Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.50% | +0.50% |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.49% | +0.49% |
| Nephrocare Health Services Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.48% | +0.48% |
| Sterlite Technologies Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.48% | +0.48% |
| Milky Mist Dairy Food Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.45% | +0.45% |
| Jubilant Pharmova Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.43% | +0.43% |
| Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.42% | +0.42% |
| Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.38% | +0.38% |
| HEG Advanced Materials Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.30% | +0.30% |
| Vedanta Power Ltd | 0.00% | 0.30% | +0.30% |
| Cyient Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.26% | +0.26% |
| TD Power Systems Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.23% | +0.23% |
| Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.14% | +0.14% |
| ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.10% | +0.10% |
Compare
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The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹2,870 Cr | 2.41% | 11.3% | 9.7% | 14.2% |
 HDFC Value Fund | ₹8,039 Cr | 1.87% | 10.8% | 9.2% | 13.6% |
 DSP Value Fund | ₹2,225 Cr | 2.35% | 6.8% | 9.9% | 13.7% |
 Quant Value Fund | ₹1,917 Cr | 2.31% | 8.7% | 7.6% | — |
 Axis Value Fund | ₹1,836 Cr | 2.20% | 12.4% | 10.3% | 15.6% |
 LIC MF Value Fund | ₹336 Cr | 3.33% | 17.6% | 11.6% | 13.7% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The Scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments by following contrarian investment strategy.
Fund managers
- Harshal JoshiMr. Joshi is PGDBM from N.L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, MumbaiPrior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund) in 2008 he has worked with ICAP India Pvt. Ltd.
- Manish GunwaniMr. Gunwani is a B.Tech. and PGDM.Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund), he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund as Fund Manager and as Analyst in various organisations: Vicisoft Technologies, Lehman Brothers, Brics Securities , Lucky Securities, SSKI Securities and Prime Securities.
- Prateek PoddarMr. Poddar is a B.Com, CFA, CAPrior joining Bandhan Mutual Fund he has worked with Nippon India Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. - Investment Analyst Equity, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company - Analyst - Investment Banking.
Tools
Return calculator
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How this is calculated
Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.
The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
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What is the NAV of Bandhan Contra Fund?
The NAV of Bandhan Contra Fund is ₹10.21 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Bandhan Contra Fund?
The expense ratio of Bandhan Contra Fund is 3.94% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Bandhan Contra Fund?
You can start a SIP in Bandhan Contra Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Bandhan Contra Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 30 Days..
How risky is Bandhan Contra Fund?
Bandhan Contra Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Value & Contra category.