Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund
Thematic-ESGVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
- ₹10.59+0.40%1 day
- Return since launch
- 5.3%
- 52-week range
- ₹9.63 — ₹10.75
- AUM
- ₹564 Cr
Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund is a Thematic-ESG equity fund from Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund with ₹564 Cr under management, launched in 2026. The expense ratio is 2.69% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned +5.7% against +5.3% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | 8.9% | +1.4 pts | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| 3M | -1.4% | −0.6 pts | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| 6M | 3.6% | −1.7 pts | 5.3% | 5.1% |
Since launch (12 Feb 2026): 5.3%
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
2.68%
Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 2.07%
- Brokerage
- 0.08%
- Transaction charges
- 0.00%
- Statutory levies
- 0.53%
- Exit load
- Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year.
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- NIFTY 100 ESG 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
Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity96.3%
- Debt4.0%
Market cap split
- Large77.4%
- Mid13.1%
- Small9.5%
- P/E
- 23.81
- P/B
- 3.75
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | Financial | 7.02% | ₹39.65 Cr | +6.55% | +2.05% | — |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | Communication | 6.02% | ₹34.00 Cr | +5.74% | +3.03% | — |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | Financial | 5.42% | ₹30.62 Cr | +5.53% | +1.87% | — |
| Infosys Ltd. | Technology | 4.76% | ₹26.84 Cr | +4.33% | +3.55% | — |
| Eternal Ltd. | Services | 4.34% | ₹24.48 Cr | +3.24% | +0.88% | — |
| State Bank of India | Financial | 3.06% | ₹17.27 Cr | +2.96% | +2.36% | — |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | Automobile | 3.03% | ₹17.11 Cr | +3.10% | +1.05% | — |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | Technology | 2.92% | ₹16.46 Cr | +2.43% | — | — |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.81% | ₹15.84 Cr | +1.00% | +0.93% | — |
| Bosch Ltd. | Automobile | 2.67% | ₹15.07 Cr | +2.59% | +1.63% | — |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.54% | ₹14.34 Cr | +2.52% | +2.14% | — |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | Financial | 2.38% | ₹13.43 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hitachi Energy India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.33% | ₹13.17 Cr | +2.77% | +1.89% | — |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | Energy | 2.28% | ₹12.89 Cr | +2.27% | +2.31% | — |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | Automobile | 2.10% | ₹11.85 Cr | +2.24% | — | — |
| NHPC Ltd. | Energy | 1.97% | ₹11.14 Cr | +1.99% | +1.57% | — |
| Others | Others | 1.97% | ₹11.01 Cr | +3.94% | +111.60% | — |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 1.83% | ₹10.32 Cr | +1.35% | — | — |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | Automobile | 1.81% | ₹10.22 Cr | +1.40% | — | — |
| Reserve Bank of India | Financial | 1.74% | ₹9.82 Cr | +1.55% | +1.50% | — |
| ABB India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.68% | ₹9.49 Cr | +1.72% | +1.01% | — |
| Persistent Systems Ltd. | Technology | 1.68% | ₹9.50 Cr | +1.25% | +1.25% | — |
| Titan Company Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.63% | ₹9.17 Cr | +1.27% | +1.01% | — |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.59% | ₹8.98 Cr | +1.50% | +1.05% | — |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.51% | ₹8.50 Cr | +1.42% | +1.18% | — |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | Insurance | 1.49% | ₹8.40 Cr | +1.40% | +1.01% | — |
| BSE Ltd. | Services | 1.39% | ₹7.85 Cr | +1.67% | +1.14% | — |
| Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.35% | ₹7.64 Cr | +1.15% | +1.07% | — |
| Mahanagar Gas Ltd. | Energy | 1.35% | ₹7.62 Cr | +1.35% | +1.05% | — |
| Fine Organic Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.31% | ₹7.38 Cr | +1.22% | — | — |
| TVS Motor Company Ltd. | Automobile | 1.31% | ₹7.39 Cr | +1.00% | — | — |
| Adani Power Ltd. | Energy | 1.30% | ₹7.34 Cr | +1.29% | — | — |
| Pidilite Industries Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.28% | ₹7.25 Cr | +1.26% | — | — |
| Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.17% | ₹6.63 Cr | +1.03% | — | — |
| Nestle India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.16% | ₹6.55 Cr | +1.42% | +1.00% | — |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | Financial | 1.15% | ₹6.49 Cr | +1.09% | — | — |
| Oil India Ltd. | Energy | 1.14% | ₹6.46 Cr | +0.96% | — | — |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | Automobile | 1.13% | ₹6.36 Cr | +1.12% | +0.65% | — |
| ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd. | Automobile | 1.12% | ₹6.32 Cr | +1.11% | — | — |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 1.10% | ₹6.20 Cr | +1.22% | — | — |
| Finolex Cables Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.03% | ₹5.80 Cr | — | — | — |
| Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. | Financial | 1.01% | ₹5.69 Cr | — | — | — |
| Linde India Ltd. | Chemicals | 1.01% | ₹5.69 Cr | +1.58% | +1.15% | — |
| Avenue Supermarts Ltd. | Services | 0.94% | ₹5.32 Cr | +1.07% | — | — |
| PB Fintech Ltd. | Services | 0.92% | ₹5.21 Cr | +1.17% | — | — |
| Tata Elxsi Ltd. | Technology | 0.89% | ₹5.00 Cr | +0.99% | +1.02% | — |
| 3M India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.85% | ₹4.82 Cr | +0.53% | — | — |
| REC Ltd. | Financial | 0.69% | ₹3.89 Cr | — | — | — |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | Technology | 0.69% | ₹3.88 Cr | — | — | — |
| Varun Beverages Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 0.57% | ₹3.24 Cr | +1.46% | +1.09% | — |
| City Union Bank Ltd. | Financial | 0.56% | ₹3.16 Cr | — | — | — |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | 0.54% | ₹3.03 Cr | — | — | — |
| Trent Ltd. | Services | 0.46% | ₹2.62 Cr | — | — | — |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. | 2.52% | 0.00% | -2.52% |
| The Federal Bank Ltd. | 1.04% | 0.00% | -1.04% |
| Finolex Cables Ltd. | 0.00% | 1.03% | +1.03% |
| Others | 2.96% | 2.29% | -0.67% |
| Varun Beverages Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.57% | +0.57% |
| City Union Bank Ltd. | 0.00% | 0.56% | +0.56% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | 4.95% | 5.42% | +0.47% |
| PB Fintech Ltd. | 1.36% | 0.92% | -0.44% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd. | 5.67% | 6.02% | +0.35% |
| Bajaj Finance Ltd. | 2.05% | 2.38% | +0.33% |
| Eternal Ltd. | 4.06% | 4.34% | +0.28% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 1.62% | 1.83% | +0.21% |
| Infosys Ltd. | 4.95% | 4.76% | -0.19% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | 2.11% | 2.28% | +0.17% |
| Reserve Bank of India | 1.58% | 1.74% | +0.16% |
| Adani Power Ltd. | 1.15% | 1.30% | +0.15% |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd. | 1.40% | 1.51% | +0.11% |
| Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. | 1.28% | 1.17% | -0.11% |
| Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | 2.70% | 2.81% | +0.11% |
| Mahanagar Gas Ltd. | 1.25% | 1.35% | +0.10% |
| SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 1.39% | 1.49% | +0.10% |
| 3M India Ltd. | 0.75% | 0.85% | +0.10% |
| Axis Bank Ltd. | 2.46% | 2.54% | +0.08% |
| Bosch Ltd. | 2.59% | 2.67% | +0.08% |
| Fine Organic Industries Ltd. | 1.23% | 1.31% | +0.08% |
| Tech Mahindra Ltd. | 2.84% | 2.92% | +0.08% |
| Linde India Ltd. | 0.93% | 1.01% | +0.08% |
| NHPC Ltd. | 1.90% | 1.97% | +0.07% |
| Pidilite Industries Ltd. | 1.35% | 1.28% | -0.07% |
| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. | 2.17% | 2.10% | -0.07% |
| Avenue Supermarts Ltd. | 0.88% | 0.94% | +0.06% |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 3.08% | 3.03% | -0.05% |
| 360 One Wam Ltd. | 1.20% | 1.15% | -0.05% |
| ABB India Ltd. | 1.73% | 1.68% | -0.05% |
| Hindustan Unilever Ltd. | 1.05% | 1.10% | +0.05% |
| Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | 1.30% | 1.35% | +0.05% |
| Nestle India Ltd. | 1.21% | 1.16% | -0.05% |
| Persistent Systems Ltd. | 1.63% | 1.68% | +0.05% |
| TVS Motor Company Ltd. | 1.26% | 1.31% | +0.05% |
| Tata Elxsi Ltd. | 0.94% | 0.89% | -0.05% |
| Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. | 1.55% | 1.59% | +0.04% |
| REC Ltd. | 0.65% | 0.69% | +0.04% |
| BSE Ltd. | 1.35% | 1.39% | +0.04% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd. | 6.98% | 7.02% | +0.04% |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 1.84% | 1.81% | -0.03% |
| State Bank of India | 3.09% | 3.06% | -0.03% |
| Hitachi Energy India Ltd. | 2.35% | 2.33% | -0.02% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | 1.65% | 1.63% | -0.02% |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | 0.53% | 0.54% | +0.01% |
| Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. | 1.02% | 1.01% | -0.01% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | 1.14% | 1.13% | -0.01% |
| Oil India Ltd. | 1.13% | 1.14% | +0.01% |
| ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd. | 1.11% | 1.12% | +0.01% |
| Trent Ltd. | 0.47% | 0.46% | -0.01% |
| Zensar Technologies Ltd. | 0.69% | 0.69% | 0.00% |
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 | ₹1,495 Cr | 2.50% | 9.8% | 6.0% | 9.9% |
 SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund | ₹5,011 Cr | 2.00% | 7.7% | 5.2% | 8.6% |
 ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund | ₹1,232 Cr | 2.38% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 9.4% |
 Aditya Birla Sun Life ESG Integration Strategy Fund | ₹543 Cr | 2.43% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 8.8% |
 Invesco India ESG Integration Strategy Fund | ₹361 Cr | 2.56% | 12.2% | 4.3% | 7.7% |
 Quant ESG Integration Strategy Fund | ₹328 Cr | 3.15% | 20.8% | 11.2% | 14.7% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme seeks to achieve long term capital appreciation by actively managed investments in equity and equity related securities of companies in India, based on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria following best-in-class strategy.
Fund managers
- Kushant AroraCA, FRMPrior to Joining the Baroda BNP paribas asset management Ltd. He has worked with VLS Finance Ltd , Baroda asset management India Ltd, UTI asset management com Ltd and Axis sercurities.
- Rohan KordeMr. Korde is a Masters in Management Studies (Finance), Bachelor of CommercePrior to joining Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund, he has worked with ITI Mutual Fund, BOB Capital Markets as Vice President
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 months3.57% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹62,142 | 3.57% |
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 Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund?
The NAV of Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund is ₹10.59 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund?
The expense ratio of Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund is 2.69% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund?
You can start a SIP in Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 1 year..
How risky is Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund?
Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Thematic-ESG category.
Which fund house manages Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund?
Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best-in-class strategy Fund is managed by Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund, which runs 44 schemes with ₹55,028 Cr under management.