Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund
Large Cap IndexVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
- ₹49.90-1.64%1 day
- Return since launch
- 10.5%
- 52-week range
- ₹48.07 — ₹56.70
- AUM
- ₹2,813 Cr
Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund is a Large Cap Index equity fund from Bandhan Mutual Fund with ₹2,813 Cr under management, launched in 2010. Over three years it has returned -0.8% a year, against 9.4% for its category. The expense ratio is 0.65% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned -6.9% against -6.5% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -11.8% | −8.5 pts | -3.3% | -10.6% |
| 2Y | -5.1% | −2.9 pts | -2.2% | -4.5% |
| 3Y | -0.8% | −10.2 pts | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 5Y | 4.8% | −2.9 pts | 7.8% | 5.1% |
| 7Y | 8.8% | −0.8 pts | 9.6% | 8.9% |
| 10Y | 10.0% | −0.8 pts | 10.8% | 9.8% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -5.2% | −0.3 pts | -4.9% | -5.0% |
| 3M | -4.0% | −1.0 pts | -2.9% | -3.2% |
| 6M | -0.6% | −3.8 pts | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| 1Y | -6.9% | −3.7 pts | -3.3% | -6.5% |
| 2Y | -5.3% | −0.3 pts | -5.0% | -5.2% |
| 3Y | 6.0% | −3.5 pts | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| 5Y | 5.8% | −1.9 pts | 7.8% | 5.9% |
| 7Y | 11.2% | +1.4 pts | 9.8% | 10.7% |
| 10Y | 11.0% | +0.2 pts | 10.8% | 10.5% |
Since launch (12 Apr 2010): 10.5%
Calendar-year returns
Category average16.2%
24.4%
5.4%
20.5%
9.1%
11.2%
Show as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.2% | +2.6 pts | 8.6% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | −5.3 pts | 14.4% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | −4.3 pts | 24.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +1.3 pts | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | −2.5 pts | 26.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | −0.2 pts | 16.4% |
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
0.64%
Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 0.51%
- Brokerage
- 0.00%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.13%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 7 days
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- Nifty 50 Total Return
- 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.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | -1.96 | 6.39 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 0.95 | 1.28 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.23 | 0.67 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.30 | 0.86 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 13.59 | 19.95 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 5 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity99.9%
- Debt0.0%
- Other0.1%
Market cap split
- Large98.7%
- Mid1.3%
- P/E
- 20.10
- P/B
- 3.10
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 9.84% | ₹277 Cr | +10.54% | +11.82% | +13.09% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 9.44% | ₹266 Cr | +8.31% | +8.58% | +8.99% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | Energy | 7.82% | ₹220 Cr | +8.25% | +8.19% | +8.30% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 4.99% | ₹140 Cr | +5.19% | +4.56% | +4.65% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | Construction | 4.29% | ₹121 Cr | +4.43% | +4.37% | +3.82% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | 3.97% | ₹112 Cr | +3.70% | +4.34% | +2.78% |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 3.60% | ₹101 Cr | +3.76% | +3.96% | +4.78% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 3.38% | ₹95.19 Cr | +3.41% | +3.45% | +2.70% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.80% | ₹78.73 Cr | +2.62% | +2.66% | +2.60% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Automobile | 2.66% | ₹74.71 Cr | +2.52% | +2.64% | +2.55% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 2.57% | ₹72.23 Cr | +2.25% | +2.30% | +2.10% |
| ITC Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.23% | ₹62.79 Cr | +2.56% | +2.63% | +3.44% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | Technology | 2.22% | ₹62.46 Cr | +2.13% | +2.34% | +2.84% |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 2.15% | ₹60.48 Cr | +1.67% | +1.54% | +1.97% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.91% | ₹53.71 Cr | +1.55% | +1.56% | +1.35% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.90% | ₹53.58 Cr | +1.76% | +1.60% | +1.55% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | Automobile | 1.60% | ₹45.06 Cr | +1.59% | +1.70% | +1.75% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.58% | ₹44.50 Cr | +1.77% | +1.81% | +2.13% |
| NTPC Ltd. | Energy | 1.41% | ₹39.57 Cr | +1.70% | +1.58% | +1.40% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 1.41% | ₹39.63 Cr | +1.23% | +1.32% | +0.73% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.38% | ₹38.85 Cr | +1.59% | +1.53% | +1.15% |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.35% | ₹37.85 Cr | +1.36% | +1.39% | +1.19% |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.33% | ₹37.49 Cr | +1.51% | +1.16% | +0.92% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 1.25% | ₹35.27 Cr | +1.16% | +1.28% | +1.39% |
| Ultratech Cement Ltd. | Materials | 1.23% | ₹34.55 Cr | +1.26% | +1.31% | +1.35% |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | Automobile | 1.22% | ₹34.25 Cr | +1.07% | +0.96% | +0.86% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | Materials | 1.15% | ₹32.43 Cr | +1.10% | +0.93% | +0.96% |
| JSW Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.11% | ₹31.27 Cr | +1.11% | +1.03% | +0.88% |
| Asian Paints Ltd. | Materials | 1.09% | ₹30.60 Cr | +1.12% | +0.94% | +1.03% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | Energy | 1.08% | ₹30.43 Cr | +1.22% | +1.18% | +1.13% |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | Services | 1.07% | ₹29.97 Cr | +1.23% | +0.98% | +0.87% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | Services | 1.07% | ₹30.21 Cr | +0.92% | +0.95% | — |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | Financial | 1.06% | ₹29.83 Cr | +0.95% | +0.99% | +0.94% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | Automobile | 0.99% | ₹27.95 Cr | +0.91% | +0.96% | +0.76% |
| Nestle India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.97% | ₹27.36 Cr | +0.94% | +0.81% | +0.75% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | Technology | 0.94% | ₹26.36 Cr | +0.87% | +0.75% | +0.85% |
| Coal India Ltd. | Materials | 0.87% | ₹24.54 Cr | +0.96% | +0.85% | +0.77% |
| Trent Ltd. | Services | 0.87% | ₹24.43 Cr | +0.87% | +0.75% | +1.06% |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.83% | ₹23.35 Cr | +0.78% | +0.70% | +0.69% |
| Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | Energy | 0.82% | ₹22.96 Cr | +0.95% | +0.95% | +0.82% |
| Adani Enterprises Ltd. | Services | 0.75% | ₹21.04 Cr | +0.78% | +0.49% | +0.53% |
| Cipla Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.72% | ₹20.22 Cr | +0.73% | +0.66% | +0.81% |
| JIO Financial Services Ltd. | Financial | 0.72% | ₹20.19 Cr | +0.72% | +0.73% | +0.92% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | Insurance | 0.71% | ₹19.94 Cr | +0.76% | +0.80% | +0.73% |
| Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.70% | ₹19.77 Cr | +0.66% | +0.71% | — |
| Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.64% | ₹17.94 Cr | +0.73% | +0.68% | +0.69% |
| Tata Consumer Products Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.61% | ₹17.23 Cr | +0.71% | +0.65% | +0.63% |
| Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. | Automobile | 0.58% | ₹16.46 Cr | +0.76% | +0.70% | +1.26% |
| HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd. | Insurance | 0.53% | ₹14.90 Cr | +0.59% | +0.67% | +0.75% |
| Wipro Ltd. | Technology | 0.45% | ₹12.74 Cr | +0.54% | +0.50% | +0.64% |
| Others | Others | 0.14% | ₹3.70 Cr | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 10.23% | 9.84% | -0.39% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 5.36% | 4.99% | -0.37% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 9.19% | 9.44% | +0.25% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 3.15% | 3.38% | +0.23% |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. | 2.57% | 2.80% | +0.23% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 1.95% | 2.15% | +0.20% |
| ITC Ltd. | 2.42% | 2.23% | -0.19% |
| State Bank of India | 3.79% | 3.97% | +0.18% |
| Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | 4.12% | 4.29% | +0.17% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 2.73% | 2.57% | -0.16% |
| Bharat Electronics Ltd. | 1.24% | 1.35% | +0.11% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | 1.80% | 1.91% | +0.11% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | 1.05% | 1.15% | +0.10% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 1.31% | 1.41% | +0.10% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 1.67% | 1.58% | -0.09% |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 1.14% | 1.22% | +0.08% |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 1.26% | 1.33% | +0.07% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | 1.15% | 1.08% | -0.07% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd. | 7.89% | 7.82% | -0.07% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 3.54% | 3.60% | +0.06% |
| NTPC Ltd. | 1.47% | 1.41% | -0.06% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 2.16% | 2.22% | +0.06% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 1.66% | 1.60% | -0.06% |
| Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. | 1.12% | 1.07% | -0.05% |
| JSW Steel Ltd. | 1.06% | 1.11% | +0.05% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 0.76% | 0.71% | -0.05% |
| Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. | 0.63% | 0.58% | -0.05% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 2.71% | 2.66% | -0.05% |
| Adani Enterprises Ltd. | 0.78% | 0.75% | -0.03% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | 0.96% | 0.99% | +0.03% |
| JIO Financial Services Ltd. | 0.75% | 0.72% | -0.03% |
| Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. | 0.73% | 0.70% | -0.03% |
| Ultratech Cement Ltd. | 1.26% | 1.23% | -0.03% |
| Asian Paints Ltd. | 1.11% | 1.09% | -0.02% |
| Cipla Ltd. | 0.74% | 0.72% | -0.02% |
| Coal India Ltd. | 0.89% | 0.87% | -0.02% |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. | 1.27% | 1.25% | -0.02% |
| Interglobe Aviation Ltd. | 1.05% | 1.07% | +0.02% |
| Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. | 0.84% | 0.82% | -0.02% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 1.88% | 1.90% | +0.02% |
| Tata Consumer Products Ltd. | 0.63% | 0.61% | -0.02% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | 1.40% | 1.38% | -0.02% |
| Trent Ltd. | 0.89% | 0.87% | -0.02% |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 0.82% | 0.83% | +0.01% |
| Bajaj Finserv Ltd. | 1.05% | 1.06% | +0.01% |
| Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. | 0.63% | 0.64% | +0.01% |
| Wipro Ltd. | 0.44% | 0.45% | +0.01% |
| Others | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd. | 0.53% | 0.53% | 0.00% |
| Nestle India Ltd. | 0.97% | 0.97% | 0.00% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 0.94% | 0.94% | 0.00% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
| Fund | AUM | Expense | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category average | ₹2,691 Cr | 0.72% | 5.2% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
 UTI Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | ₹7,547 Cr | 0.87% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 12.5% |
 SBI Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | ₹2,366 Cr | 0.76% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 12.5% |
 DSP Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | ₹1,407 Cr | 1.01% | 5.0% | 7.3% | 12.6% |
 Kotak Nifty Next 50 Index Fund | ₹1,295 Cr | 0.64% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 12.6% |
 Nippon India Nifty Next 50 Junior BeES FoF | ₹840 Cr | 0.30% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 12.9% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme seeks to replicate the Nifty 50 Index by investing in securities of the Nifty 50 in the same proportion.
Fund managers
- Abhishek JainMr. Jain has done BA, CAPrior to joining Bandhan MF he was associated with Groww MF, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, Acko General Insurance and Shriram Asset Management Co Ltd.
- Mayuresh NagvekarB.Com in Financial ManagementPrior to joining the Bandhan AMC, he was associated with Colour Arts,
Tools
Return calculator
What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.
₹
| Over the past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months−0.55% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹59,670 | −0.55% | |
| 1 year−6.94% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,15,583 | −3.68% | |
| 3 years5.95% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3,95,016 | 9.73% | |
| 5 years5.85% annualised | ₹6,00,000 | ₹6,98,406 | 16.40% |
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.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
The things people ask about this scheme.
What is the NAV of Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund?
The NAV of Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund is ₹49.90 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund?
The expense ratio of Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund is 0.65% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund?
You can start a SIP in Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund given?
Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund has returned -11.8% over 1 year, -0.8% over 3 years and 4.8% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 7 days.
How risky is Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund?
Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Large Cap Index category.
Which fund house manages Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund?
Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund is managed by Bandhan Mutual Fund, which runs 70 schemes with ₹2,06,009 Cr under management.