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    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund

    Corporate BondDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

    Data as on 30-10-2026

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund is a Corporate Bond fund run by Bandhan Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹13,512 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 7.0% a year and its Regular plan returned 6.7% a year. Its benchmark, NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II, returned 6.3% a year over the same 3 years.

    NAV (Direct plan)
    ₹21.20
    ▲ 0.04%30-10-2026
    NAV (Regular plan)
    ₹20.50
    ▲ 0.04%30-10-2026
    Expense ratio
    0.36%Direct0.68%Regular
    Riskometer
    Moderate
    Set by the fund house
    3 year return
    7.0%Direct6.7%Regular

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund NAV Today

    NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹21.20 (up 0.04% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹20.50 (up 0.04% that day).

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Returns vs NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II

    Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

    Trailing returns
    Period1M3M6M1Y3Y5Y10Y
    This fund (Direct)−0.09%+0.35%+2.81%+4.87%+7.00%+6.09%+6.90%
    This fund (Regular)−0.11%+0.27%+2.65%+4.53%+6.66%+5.76%+6.57%
    NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II+0.06%+0.27%+2.36%+3.75%+6.33%+5.64%--
    Corporate Bond average−0.24%+0.05%+2.31%+4.00%+7.02%+6.20%+6.98%
    Best in Corporate Bond+0.29%+1.38%+3.12%+5.71%+7.80%+6.72%+7.49%
    Worst in Corporate Bond−0.60%−0.87%+1.72%+2.83%+6.50%+5.69%+6.41%
    Rank in Corporate Bond3/214/213/213/2110/2110/177/11

    Category rows compare the Direct plans of 21 Corporate Bond funds. Rank 1 is the highest return. The benchmark row is as on 30-09-2026, as NSE published it.

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Year-wise Returns

    Return of each calendar year
    YearDirectRegular
    2026to date+4.11%+3.83%
    2025+7.72%+7.37%
    2024+8.02%+7.67%
    2023+7.12%+6.80%
    2022+2.94%+2.63%
    2021+3.98%+3.67%

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Rolling Returns

    The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

    Rolling returns

    Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 1,896 periods, one for each trading day from 14-01-2019 to 30-10-2026.

    0%2%4%6%8%10%
    Aug 2016
    to
    Aug 2019
    Dec 2017
    to
    Dec 2020
    Apr 2019
    to
    Apr 2022
    Aug 2020
    to
    Aug 2023
    Dec 2021
    to
    Dec 2024
    Mar 2023
    to
    Mar 2026
    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)Category average, 21 Corporate Bond funds

    Every holding period at a glance

    PeriodPeriodsMedianLowestHighestWith a lossCategory medianBeat category
    1 year2,3787.3%1.6%13.3%0%7.4%38%
    2 years2,1357.5%3.3%10.8%0%7.4%29%
    3 years1,8967.4%4.6%9.2%0%7.5%25%
    5 years1,4106.8%5.8%8.8%0%6.9%11%
    7 years9257.0%6.6%7.6%0%7.1%1%
    10 years1947.2%6.9%7.5%0%7.3%0%

    Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat category" counts the periods in which the fund did better than the average of the 21 Corporate Bond funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Risk

    How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

    Risk and return

    MeasureBandhan Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)This fundCategory average
    Return (CAGR)+7.00%+7.02%
    Standard deviation1.02%1.05%
    Sharpe ratio0.960.95
    Sortino ratio1.431.41
    Maximum drawdown−0.58% (21-05-2026)−0.60% (23-10-2026)

    From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

    Drawdowns

    How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

    −4%−3%−2%−1%0%
    20172019202120232025
    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)Category average, 21 Corporate Bond funds
    Worst fallHigh before itBottomBack at the highTime to climb backBelow its high today
    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)−3.5%06-03-202024-03-202031-03-20207 days−0.21%
    Category average−2.7%06-03-202023-03-202017-04-202025 days−0.46%

    From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 13-01-2016, adjusted for unit splits, and the average of the 21 Corporate Bond funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund vs Other Corporate Bond Funds

    The five Corporate Bond funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

    Fund nameRankAUM (Cr)Exp. ratio1Y return3Y return3Y alpha3Y beta3Y Sharpe3Y Sortino
    Franklin India Corporate Bond Fund1/211,4090.26%+5.32%+7.80%----1.492.92Compare
    Baroda BNP Paribas Corporate Bond Fund2/212690.21%+4.83%+7.62%----1.432.18Compare
    AXIS Corporate Bond Fund3/217,4530.36%+4.31%+7.44%----1.291.94Compare
    DSP Corporate Bond Fund4/212,6470.29%+5.71%+7.40%----2.213.77Compare
    Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund5/218,9070.37%+4.02%+7.28%----1.101.64Compare
    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund10/2113,5120.36%+4.87%+7.00%----0.961.43

    AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

    What each plan charges a year, in force from 08-09-2026

    PlanBase expense ratioBrokerageTransaction costsLevies and GSTTotal expense ratioCorporate Bond medianCost rank (1 = cheapest)
    Direct0.30%0.01%0.00%0.05%0.36%0.34%12/21
    Regular0.57%0.01%0.00%0.10%0.68%0.68%10/21

    The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Corporate Bond funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

    Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

    Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

    Over the lastRegularDirectDirect earned more by₹1 lakh became (Regular)₹1 lakh became (Direct)
    1 year4.53%4.87%0.34%₹1,04,530₹1,04,870
    3 years6.66%7.00%0.34% a year₹1,21,340₹1,22,504
    5 years5.76%6.09%0.33% a year₹1,32,314₹1,34,392
    10 years6.57%6.90%0.33% a year₹1,88,951₹1,94,884

    Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund SIP Calculator

    What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

    Growth of an investment

    Step up each year
    PeriodFor

    ₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 13-01-2016 to 30-10-2026: 130 instalments, ₹13,00,000 in all.

    InvestmentInvestedValue nowGainReturn a year
    Direct planBandhan Corporate Bond Fund (Direct) ₹13,00,000 ₹18,94,286 ₹5,94,286 6.7%
    Regular planBandhan Corporate Bond Fund (Regular) ₹13,00,000 ₹18,58,617 ₹5,58,617 6.4%
    Category averageCategory average, 21 Corporate Bond funds ₹13,00,000 ₹18,96,212 ₹5,96,212 6.8%
    ₹0₹5.0 L₹10.0 L₹15.0 L₹20.0 L
    20172019202120232025
    Direct planBandhan Corporate Bond Fund (Direct)Regular planBandhan Corporate Bond Fund (Regular)Category averageCategory average, 21 Corporate Bond fundsAmount invested

    From each plan's published NAV (Growth option) and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Asset Allocation

    Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

    What the fund holds

    85.3%Debt

    AssetFundCategory
    Debt85.3%91.2%
    Cash and others14.7%8.8%

    Credit rating

    Bonds and money market papers by credit rating, % of the fund. Category: the average of 21 Corporate Bond funds.

    RatingFundCategory
    Sovereign1.0%10.8%
    AAA and A1+84.3%78.7%

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Portfolio Holdings

    As on 30-09-2026 · 112 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

    HoldingsRatingWeight%
    8.65% Reliance Industries Limited · BondCRISIL AAA3.97%
    Union Bank of India · Certificate of depositICRA A1+3.63%
    8.95% Reliance Industries Limited · BondCRISIL AAA3.45%
    7.53% Bajaj Housing Finance Limited · BondCRISIL AAA2.54%
    Canara Bank · Certificate of depositCRISIL A1+2.53%
    6.74% Small Industries Dev Bank of India · BondCRISIL AAA2.53%
    7.725% Larsen & Toubro Limited · BondCRISIL AAA2.30%
    7.48% National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development · BondCRISIL AAA2.21%
    7.4% Bajaj Finance Limited · BondCRISIL AAA2.18%
    6.56% Grasim Industries Limited · BondCRISIL AAA2.14%

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Portfolio Overlap

    Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

    FundOverlapHoldings in common
    Bandhan Banking and PSU Debt FundBanking & PSU · Bandhan25.6%38Compare
    HSBC Short Term FundShort Duration · HSBC18.8%26Compare
    Bandhan Short Term FundShort Duration · Bandhan18.4%29Compare
    HSBC Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · HSBC16.5%27Compare
    AXIS Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · Axis15.6%23Compare
    Axis Banking and PSU Debt FundBanking & PSU · Axis15.0%37Compare
    HDFC Floating Interest Rates FundFloater · HDFC13.3%28Compare
    Mirae Asset Corporate Bond FundCorporate Bond · Mirae Asset13.1%10Compare

    Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Overview

    Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

    Expense ratio (Direct)
    0.36%
    Expense ratio (Regular)
    0.68%
    Category
    Corporate Bond
    Risk
    Moderate
    Benchmark
    NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II
    Launch date
    12-01-2016
    Minimum investment
    ₹1,000
    Minimum additional investment
    ₹1,000
    AUM
    ₹13,511.50 Cr (30-09-2026)
    Lock in
    None
    Scheme code (Direct)
    135916
    ISIN (Direct)
    INF194KA1M23
    Scheme code (Regular)
    135914
    ISIN (Regular)
    INF194KA1L81
    NAV history
    From 13-01-2016, 10.8 years
    Exit load
    Nil

    Tax on Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund returns

    • Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund is taxed as a debt fund: 65% or more of it is in bonds and money market papers.
    • For units bought on or after 01-04-2023, the gain is added to your income and taxed at your slab rate, however long you hold the units.
    • IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
    • A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

    Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

    All plans and options

    PlanOptionNAVAs on
    directGrowth₹21.201130-10-2026
    directAnnual IDCW₹10.562530-10-2026
    directHalf Yearly IDCW₹11.492130-10-2026
    directMonthly IDCW₹10.332230-10-2026
    directPeriodic IDCW₹14.065730-10-2026
    directQuarterly IDCW₹10.675230-10-2026
    regularGrowth₹20.501330-10-2026
    regularAnnual IDCW₹10.534430-10-2026
    regularHalf Yearly IDCW₹10.886230-10-2026
    regularMonthly IDCW₹10.582730-10-2026
    regularPeriodic IDCW₹13.820630-10-2026
    regularQuarterly IDCW₹10.703130-10-2026

    About Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund is a mutual fund from Bandhan Mutual Fund. Its category is Corporate Bond. It was launched on 12-01-2016. Its benchmark is NIFTY Corporate Bond Index A-II. At the end of September 2026 it held 112 securities.

    Fund Manager

    • Suyash Choudhary

      Fund manager of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund, since 28-07-2021

    • Gautam Kaul

      Fund manager of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund, since 01-12-2021

    See all funds of Bandhan Mutual Fund

    AUM change

    September 2026
    ₹13,511.50 Cr
    −0.84% from August 2026
    August 2026
    ₹13,625.53 Cr
    First month on file

    AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

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    Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund

    What is the current NAV of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

    The Direct plan NAV is ₹21.2011. The Regular plan NAV is ₹20.5013, as on 30-10-2026.

    What are the returns of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

    The Direct plan returned +4.87% in 1 year, +7.00% a year over 3 years, +6.09% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned +4.53% in 1 year, +6.66% a year over 3 years, +5.76% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

    What is the expense ratio of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

    The Direct plan charges 0.36% a year. The Regular plan charges 0.68% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 08-09-2026.

    What is the AUM of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

    Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund managed ₹13,511.50 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

    What are the top holdings of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

    At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were 8.65% Reliance Industries Limited (3.97%), Union Bank of India (3.63%), 8.95% Reliance Industries Limited (3.45%), 7.53% Bajaj Housing Finance Limited (2.54%), Canara Bank (2.53%). The fund held 112 securities in all.

    How do I invest in Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

    Through Bandhan Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹1,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

    Who is the fund manager of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

    Suyash Choudhary (since 28-07-2021), Gautam Kaul (since 01-12-2021).

    What is the exit load of Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund?

    Nil

    Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

    This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.

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