Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund

Corporate BondModerateOPEN-ENDED

NAV as on 25 Sep 2026: ₹20.51-0.08%1 day
Return since launch: 6.9%
52-week range: ₹19.49 — ₹20.56
AUM: ₹13,626 Cr

Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund is a Corporate Bond debt fund from Bandhan Mutual Fund with ₹13,626 Cr under management, launched in 2015. Over three years it has returned 6.4% a year, against 6.8% for its category. The expense ratio is 0.66% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Moderate.

Over 1Y this fund returned +5.2% against +4.6% for its category.

Trailing returns
Period	Fund	vs category	Category	Benchmark
1Y	5.4%	+0.8 pts	4.6%	4.5%
2Y	5.8%	+0.5 pts	5.3%	5.3%
3Y	6.4%	−0.3 pts	6.8%	6.2%
5Y	6.5%	+0.7 pts	5.8%	6.4%
7Y	6.2%	+0.1 pts	6.2%	6.2%
10Y	6.5%	−0.1 pts	6.5%	6.5%

Fund against category

Fund5.4%

Category4.6%

Fund6.4%

Category6.8%

Fund6.5%

Category5.8%

Trailing returns
Period	Fund	vs category	Category	Benchmark
1M	0.1%	+0.1 pts	0.0%	0.0%
3M	0.5%	+0.1 pts	0.5%	0.5%
6M	3.3%	+0.3 pts	3.0%	2.9%
1Y	5.3%	+0.7 pts	4.6%	4.6%
2Y	6.5%	+0.3 pts	6.1%	6.2%
3Y	6.9%	+0.1 pts	6.8%	6.8%
5Y	5.8%	0.0 pts	5.8%	5.8%
7Y	6.5%	0.0 pts	6.4%	6.4%
10Y	6.6%	+0.1 pts	6.5%	6.7%

Fund against category

Fund5.3%

Category4.6%

Fund6.9%

Category6.8%

Fund5.8%

Category5.8%

Since launch (28 Dec 2015): 6.9%

Calendar-year returns

Category average

11.6%

2020

3.7%

2021

2.6%

2022

6.8%

2023

7.6%

2024

7.4%

2025

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Calendar-year returns
Period	Fund	vs category	Category
2025	7.4%	−0.6 pts	8.0%
2024	7.6%	−0.8 pts	8.4%
2023	6.8%	−0.4 pts	7.2%
2022	2.6%	−0.9 pts	3.5%
2021	3.7%	−0.3 pts	4.0%
2020	11.6%	+0.6 pts	11.0%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs

0.68%

Expense ratio as on 24 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense: 0.57%
Brokerage: 0.01%
Transaction charges: 0.00%
Statutory levies: 0.10%

Exit load: Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 30 days
Lock-in: None

Terms

Min SIP: ₹3,000
Min lumpsum: ₹5,000
Plan: GROWTH
Fund type: OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark: Nifty Corporate Bond Index A-II

Moderate

Your principal is treated as being at moderate risk — typically medium duration debt and conservative hybrid schemes.

Risk ratios
Ratio	Fund	Category avg	Read as
Alpha	—	—	Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta	—	—	How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe	0.76	1.03	Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino	1.38	1.71	Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation	1.44	1.33	How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Asset allocation

Debt89.3%
Other10.7%

Top holdings

Holding	Sector	Weight	Value	3M chg	6M chg	1Y chg
Others	Others	11.08%	₹1,507 Cr	+1.71%	+1.56%	+1.40%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	Energy	4.57%	₹623 Cr	+7.58%	+6.80%	+7.60%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.	Financial	4.32%	₹588 Cr	+1.65%	+1.56%	—
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	Construction	3.30%	₹449 Cr	+10.08%	+8.72%	+7.72%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.	Financial	3.02%	₹410 Cr	+0.44%	+0.42%	+17.55%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.	Financial	2.73%	₹372 Cr	+0.74%	+0.69%	+1.28%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.	Materials	2.35%	₹320 Cr	+2.39%	+2.25%	+2.70%
Grasim Industries Ltd.	Materials	2.13%	₹291 Cr	+1.60%	+1.51%	+1.11%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	Financial	1.92%	₹262 Cr	+5.34%	—	+0.48%
Tata Capital Ltd.	Financial	1.91%	₹260 Cr	+0.15%	+3.47%	+3.84%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	Financial	1.54%	₹209 Cr	+0.30%	+1.65%	+1.28%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	Financial	1.33%	₹181 Cr	+1.11%	+2.98%	+3.48%
Export-Import Bank Of India	Financial	1.28%	₹175 Cr	+0.37%	+0.35%	+0.38%
Canara Bank	Financial	1.25%	₹170 Cr	+1.23%	+2.58%	—
REC Ltd.	Financial	1.25%	₹169 Cr	+0.75%	+0.70%	+0.64%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	Financial	1.10%	₹149 Cr	+1.10%	+1.04%	+1.08%
GOI	Sovereign	0.74%	₹101 Cr	+0.01%	+0.01%	+4.84%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.	Financial	0.73%	₹101 Cr	+0.74%	+0.69%	+5.04%
Axis Bank Ltd.	Financial	0.72%	₹98.50 Cr	+0.71%	+0.33%	—
NTPC Ltd.	Energy	0.67%	₹91.96 Cr	+0.18%	+0.53%	+0.49%
Jio Credit Ltd.	Financial	0.54%	₹74.13 Cr	+0.55%	+0.68%	+0.63%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.	Financial	0.44%	₹60.05 Cr	+0.44%	+0.24%	+1.33%
Bank Of Baroda	Financial	0.37%	₹49.95 Cr	+0.71%	—	—
IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust	Capital Goods	0.36%	₹49.19 Cr	+0.36%	+0.34%	+0.31%
Indian Bank	Financial	0.36%	₹49.08 Cr	+0.36%	—	—
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.	Energy	0.34%	₹46.99 Cr	+0.47%	+0.44%	+0.42%
Kerala State	Others	0.26%	₹35.33 Cr	+0.64%	+0.35%	—
Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd.	Financial	0.11%	₹15.05 Cr	+0.93%	+0.86%	+0.03%
Karnataka State	Others	0.07%	₹10.17 Cr	+0.08%	+0.07%	+0.06%
Andhra Pradesh State	Financial	0.02%	₹2.45 Cr	+0.02%	+0.02%	—

Sectors

Financial61.7%
Others11.4%
Energy10.2%
Materials7.2%
Sovereign4.6%
Construction4.6%
Capital Goods0.4%

Instruments

Debenture29.1%
Non Convertible Debenture25.3%
Bonds14.3%
Certificate of Deposit8.8%
Reverse Repo7.4%
Bonds/NCDs5.0%
GOI Securities4.6%
Net Current Assets3.3%

Recent changes

Holding	From	To	Weight
HDFC Bank Ltd.	1.49%	0.36%	-1.13%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.	1.10%	0.00%	-1.10%
Export-Import Bank Of India	0.18%	1.10%	+0.92%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.	0.92%	0.00%	-0.92%
Bank Of Baroda	0.95%	0.37%	-0.58%
GOI	1.26%	0.74%	-0.52%
Uttar Pradesh State	0.38%	0.00%	-0.38%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.	0.37%	0.73%	+0.36%
Sundaram Finance Ltd.	0.18%	0.00%	-0.18%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.	0.15%	0.07%	-0.08%
Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd.	0.18%	0.11%	-0.07%
National Highways Authority of India Ltd.	0.04%	0.00%	-0.04%
Canara Bank	1.23%	1.25%	+0.02%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.	2.37%	2.35%	-0.02%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	2.57%	2.58%	+0.01%
Axis Bank Ltd.	0.71%	0.72%	+0.01%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.	1.09%	1.10%	+0.01%
Andhra Pradesh State	0.02%	0.02%	0.00%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	0.07%	0.07%	0.00%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.	0.59%	0.59%	0.00%
Grasim Industries Ltd.	2.13%	2.13%	0.00%
IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust	0.36%	0.36%	0.00%
Indian Bank	0.36%	0.36%	0.00%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.	0.18%	0.18%	0.00%
Jio Credit Ltd.	0.54%	0.54%	0.00%
Karnataka State	0.07%	0.07%	0.00%
Kerala State	0.26%	0.26%	0.00%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.	0.18%	0.18%	0.00%
NTPC Ltd.	0.67%	0.67%	0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	0.55%	0.55%	0.00%
Others	0.34%	0.34%	0.00%
REC Ltd.	0.88%	0.88%	0.00%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	0.38%	0.38%	0.00%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.	0.44%	0.44%	0.00%
Tata Capital Ltd.	1.84%	1.84%	0.00%

Fund	AUM	Expense	1Y	3Y	5Y
Category average	₹9,709 Cr	0.56%	5.4%	6.7%	6.7%
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	₹29,688 Cr	0.60%	5.0%	6.6%	6.9%
HSBC Corporate Bond Fund	₹6,058 Cr	0.60%	4.7%	6.4%	6.5%
DSP Corporate Bond Fund	₹2,816 Cr	0.53%	6.0%	6.8%	6.7%
Baroda BNP Paribas Corporate Bond Fund	₹275 Cr	0.50%	5.6%	6.9%	6.9%

Investment objective

The Fund seeks to provide steady income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in AA+ and above rated corporate debt securities across maturities.

Fund managers

Gautam KaulMr. Kaul is a B.Com (H) and MBA (Finance).Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund(formerly IDFC Mutual Fund), he has worked with Edelweiss AMC, Invesco Mutual Fund, Sahara India Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd, IDBI AMC. and Mata Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Suyash ChoudharyMr. Choudhary is a B.A (H) Economics from Delhi University and PGDM from IIM Calcutta.Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund) he has worked with HSBC Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., Standard Chartered Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd. and Deutsche Bank.

Scheme information document

Monthly investment

₹

Over the past	Total investment	Would’ve become	Returns
6 months3.25% absolute	₹60,000	₹61,950	3.25%
1 year5.25% annualised	₹1,20,000	₹1,23,468	2.89%
3 years6.89% annualised	₹3,60,000	₹4,00,931	11.37%
5 years5.78% annualised	₹6,00,000	₹6,97,111	16.19%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

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.

What is the NAV of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

The NAV of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund is ₹20.51 as on 25 Sep 2026.

What is the expense ratio of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

The expense ratio of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund is 0.66% per year.

What is the minimum SIP amount for Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

You can start a SIP in Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund with ₹3,000 a month.

What returns has Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund given?

Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund has returned 5.4% over 1 year, 6.4% over 3 years and 6.5% over 5 years (annualised).

Is there a lock-in or exit load on Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 30 days.

How risky is Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund is rated Moderate on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Corporate Bond category.

Which fund house manages Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund is managed by Bandhan Mutual Fund, which runs 70 schemes with ₹2,06,009 Cr under management.

Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund