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Bandhan Contra Fund

Q: What is the NAV of Bandhan Contra Fund?

As of 03 Sep 2026, the NAV of Bandhan Contra Fund is ₹9.95 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has Bandhan Contra Fund delivered?

Bandhan Contra Fund has returned +0.10% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: How risky is Bandhan Contra Fund?

Bandhan Contra Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was 0.0%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: Who manages Bandhan Contra Fund?

Bandhan Contra Fund is managed by Gaurav Satra, Ritika Behera, Harshal Joshi, Manish Gunwani and Prateek Poddar at Bandhan.

Q: How is Bandhan Contra Fund taxed?

Bandhan Contra Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.

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NAV

₹9.95

+0.10% 1D

as of 03 Sep 2026

About this plan

This is the Direct plan of Bandhan Contra 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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Performance

+0.10%absolute

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹9.94

Latest ₹9.95

Low ₹9.94100th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹9.95

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

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

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

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Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Direct · Growth

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

Exit Load

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

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

Benchmark

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.

02 Sep 2026

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

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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)

+0.10%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

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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 fund's inception

+0.10%

Advanced metrics — risk and benchmark ratios

Risk (trailing 3Y)

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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

0.00%

Benchmark ratios (vs Nifty 500 · 36 monthly returns)

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Jensen's alpha (annualized): return above what CAPM predicts for the fund's beta vs Nifty 500

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Sensitivity to Nifty 500 moves; 1 = moves with the index

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How much of the fund's movement Nifty 500 explains

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Excess return per unit of beta (market risk)

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Active return over the benchmark per unit of tracking error

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Annualized std dev of fund-minus-benchmark returns

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Fund's share of benchmark gains in up months (100 = matches index)

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Fund's share of benchmark losses in down months (lower is better)

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Computed vs the Nifty 500 price index — the closest match to this fund's mandate. Needs ~3 years of history; a low R² means the fund tracks the index loosely.

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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

₹10.00K

Current value

₹10.00K

Absolute

0.00%

XIRR

+450.01%

Value vs. invested

ValueInvested

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1 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into Bandhan Contra Fund, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

History points

Expense ratio

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AUM

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Portfolio turnover

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Taxation

Taxed as equity

This is an equity-oriented fund (≥65% in Indian equities), so gains get the concessional capital-gains rates below — they do not add to your income-tax slab.

Short-term (STCG)

20%

Held under 1 year

Flat, on the whole gain

Long-term (LTCG)

12.5%

Held 1 year or more

On gains above ₹1.25 L per financial year

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 managers

Gaurav Satra Ritika Behera Harshal Joshi Manish Gunwani Prateek Poddar

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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.

About Contra funds

Contra funds take contrarian bets — buying out-of-favour stocks or sectors the market has written off, wagering on a turnaround. The approach can be early and needs time to play out.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of Bandhan Contra Fund?

As of 03 Sep 2026, the NAV of Bandhan Contra Fund is ₹9.95 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has Bandhan Contra Fund delivered?

Bandhan Contra Fund has returned +0.10% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

How risky is Bandhan Contra Fund?

Bandhan Contra Fund is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was 0.0%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Who manages Bandhan Contra Fund?

Bandhan Contra Fund is managed by Gaurav Satra, Ritika Behera, Harshal Joshi, Manish Gunwani and Prateek Poddar at Bandhan.

How is Bandhan Contra Fund taxed?

Bandhan Contra Fund is an equity-oriented fund, so its capital gains get concessional rates: short-term gains (units held under 1 year) are taxed at 20%, and long-term gains (held 1 year or more) at 12.5% above a ₹1.25 lakh per-year exemption. These rates apply on redemption and don't add to your income-tax slab.