Bandhan Healthcare Fund
Bandhan Healthcare Fund is a sectoral / thematic fund of Bandhan AMC Limited with ₹320 cr under management. Its direct plan charges 1.25% a year. Viraj Kulkarni has managed it for 0.9 years.
Has Bandhan Healthcare Fund beaten its benchmark?
Period returns
Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year| Period | Fund | Nifty 500 TRI | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −6.00% | −3.60% | — |
| 3 months | −3.20% | −5.03% | — |
| 6 months | +12.63% | −1.83% | — |
| 1 year | — | −4.06% | — |
| 3 years | — | +9.27% | — |
| 5 years | — | +8.00% | — |
| 10 years | — | +12.69% | — |
| Since start from 2 Dec 2025 | — | — | — |
Official figures
AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026| Period | Direct | Regular | Benchmark | Ahead | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5y | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10y | — | — | — | — | — |
Value of 100, month-end
Dec 2025 to 14 Oct 2026₹100 put in at the start of Dec 2025 would be ₹110 on 14 Oct 2026, against ₹93 in the Nifty 500 TRI.
What does Bandhan Healthcare Fund cost?
1.25% a year on the direct plan, 2.78% on the regular plan; 17 of 21 funds in its category charge less.
Who manages Bandhan Healthcare Fund?
Viraj Kulkarni, since 30 Nov 2025; Brijesh Shah, since 30 Nov 2025; Ritika Behera, since 30 Nov 2025.
What does Bandhan Healthcare Fund hold?
38 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 51.0% of the fund, the largest Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited at 9.7%.
Mix
Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026Five largest industries
% of fundBy company size
% of equity · SEBI size listsHow does Bandhan Healthcare Fund score against its category?
Seven scores against funds of its kind, and the warning signs it trips.
Are the companies inside any good?
The holdings by valuation, forensic risk, business quality and balance sheet, weighted by their share of the fund.
How is Bandhan Healthcare Fund run?
Turnover, what it bought and sold, its cash and its record in new listings, from its monthly holdings files.
Which funds hold much the same?
The index it is nearest and the funds whose holdings overlap most.
Funds that hold much the same
% of holdings in commonHow much is in its sponsor's own group?
Holdings in companies of the fund house's sponsor group, beside the index.
Questions people ask
Who manages Bandhan Healthcare Fund?
Viraj Kulkarni (manager) since 30 Nov 2025; Brijesh Shah (manager) since 30 Nov 2025; Ritika Behera (manager) since 30 Nov 2025; Gaurav Satra (manager) since 30 Nov 2025.
What is the expense ratio of Bandhan Healthcare Fund?
1.25% a year on the direct plan and 2.78% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).




