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Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund

Q: What is the NAV of Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

The last published NAV of Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund was ₹12.77 per unit, on 30 Apr 2026. The scheme has not published a NAV since then — it has likely been merged, wound up or discontinued, so this figure is historical, not a current price.

Q: What is the expense ratio of Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.18% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: How risky is Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund is rated moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -0.4%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What is the benchmark of Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund is benchmarked against the Crisil IBX Gilt Index - April 2026. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund is managed by Gautam Kaul at Bandhan.

Q: How is Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund taxed?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.

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NAV

₹12.77

as of 30 Apr 2026

This is the Direct plan of Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund — bought from the fund house, with no distributor commission in its expense ratio. Income is retained in the fund, so it shows up as NAV rather than as a payout.

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This scheme hasn’t published a NAV since 30 Apr 2026 — it appears to have been discontinued or merged. Trailing return and risk metrics need recent pricing, so they can’t be computed; only the NAV history and lifetime drawdown are shown below.

NAV history

+5.85%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹12.76

Latest ₹12.77

Low ₹12.07100th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹12.77

Scorecard

Not rated

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. Not rated — this fund has no full year of NAV history yet. A rating needs at least a 1-year return to rank its performance against peers.

Performance—

Not enough Index Funds peers to rank yet

Risk—

Volatility not available yet

CostLow

0.2% expense vs 0.5% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

100% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

Low expense ratio (0.18%) vs the Index Funds average of 0.50%
Consistent — positive in 100% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

No significant concerns identified.

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

0.18%

Category 0.50%▼0.32%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

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Category 22.27

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

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Category 0.44

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Direct · Growth

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

None

Exit Load

None

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Allowed

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

₹100

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

₹1,000

Crisil IBX Gilt Index - April 2026

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

21 Oct 2022

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

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Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

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Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

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Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

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Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

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3-year annualized return (CAGR)

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5-year annualized return (CAGR)

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10-year annualized return (CAGR)

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Annualized return (CAGR) since the first NAV we hold for this plan — the Inception date under Key metrics. AMFI's history starts in April 2006, so an older scheme is measured from there.

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Advanced metrics — risk

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

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Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

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Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

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Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-0.37%

Benchmark ratios

Not shown for Index Funds — a debt, arbitrage or cash-like fund isn't measured against an equity index, so alpha/beta vs one would be noise rather than signal.

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What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹3.60L

Current value

₹3.96L

Absolute

+10.04%

XIRR

+6.67%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

36 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund
2026part	+1.77%
2025	+6.82%
2024	+7.44%
2023	+7.28%
2022part	+1.93%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in.

History points

858

Expense ratio

0.18%

AUM

₹108.14Cr

Exit load

Nil

Taxation

Taxed as debt

This is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — every rupee of gain is added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate, whatever the holding period.

Any holding period

30%

Short- and long-term alike

Your income-tax slab — no LTCG or indexation benefit

Your income-tax slab

Pick your slab to see the rate that applies to you.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

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Fund size over time

Quarterly average AUM · AMFI

₹108.14Cr

April - June 2026

-70%

since January - March 2026

Down +70% from its peak of ₹362.78Cr in January - March 2026. Size matters most where the mandate is narrow — a large small-cap or a very large flexi-cap book is harder to move without moving the price.

AMC Profile

Bandhan Mutual Fund is the former IDFC Mutual Fund, bought in 2022 by a consortium of Bandhan Financial Holdings, ChrysCapital and GIC and renamed the following year. It carries a long-established debt franchise alongside its equity and index schemes.

Launched

19 Dec 1999

Total AUM

₹2,04,046Cr+4.5% QoQ

Avg AUM · April - June 2026

Website

bandhanmutual.com

Fund Managers

GKGautam KaulStart date not disclosed

Role

Senior Fund Manager - Fixed Income

Education

MBA, B.Com

Experience

Mr. Gautam Kaul joined the Fixed Income Fund Management team Bandhan AMC on November 24, 2021 Senior Fund Manager – Fixed Income. He was earlier associated Bandhan with Edelweiss Asset Management Company Ltd. as Fund Manager from December 2016 to CRISIL IBX Gilt June 2027 Index November 2021 and was managing various schemes of Edelweiss Mutual Fund. CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2032 Index Prior to this, he was also Fund, Bandhan CRISIL IBX 90:10 associated with IDBI Asset SDL Plus Gilt– November 2026 Management Company Ltd. as Fund Manager from March 2010 November 2016 and was managing various schemes of IDBI Mutual Fund. His prior associations also include Religare Asset Management Company Ltd., Sahara Asset Management Company Ltd. and Mata Securities India Private Ltd. (Total experience – 22 years)

Funds managed (15)

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Fund manager, benchmark and dealing terms from this scheme's SEBI-filed Scheme Information Document on AMFI. Each manager's qualifications and role are reconciled across every filing this fund house makes for them, including its Statement of Additional Information. Total AUM via AMFI.

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Fund managers

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

The last published NAV of Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund was ₹12.77 per unit, on 30 Apr 2026. The scheme has not published a NAV since then — it has likely been merged, wound up or discontinued, so this figure is historical, not a current price.

What is the expense ratio of Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund charges an expense ratio of 0.18% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

How risky is Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund is rated moderate on SEBI's risk-o-meter and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -0.4%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What is the benchmark of Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund is benchmarked against the Crisil IBX Gilt Index - April 2026. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund is managed by Gautam Kaul at Bandhan.

How is Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund taxed?

Bandhan CRISIL IBX Gilt April 2026 Index Fund is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.