Bandhan Small Cap Fund
Bandhan Small Cap Fund is a small cap fund of Bandhan AMC Limited with ₹36,601 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (BSE 250 Smallcap TRI) in 3 of 3 periods. Its direct plan charges 0.64% a year. Manish Gunwani has managed it for 3.7 years.
Has Bandhan Small Cap Fund beaten its benchmark?
Ahead of its benchmark, BSE 250 Smallcap TRI, in 3 of 3 periods in AMFI's figures; +10.48% over the last year against +3.11%.
Period returns
Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year| Period | Fund | Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −1.63% | −2.73% | — |
| 3 months | +1.48% | −1.21% | — |
| 6 months | +12.55% | +11.53% | — |
| 1 year | +11.83% | +6.04% | +5.79 pts |
| 3 years | +22.91% | +13.53% | +9.38 pts |
| 5 years | +18.02% | +13.22% | +4.80 pts |
| 10 years | — | +14.34% | — |
| Since start from 26 Feb 2020 | +29.91% | — | — |
Official figures
AMFI performance feed, 13 Oct 2026| Period | Direct | Regular | Benchmark | Ahead | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1y | +10.48% | +9.17% | +3.11% | +7.37 | 🔒 |
| 3y | +22.69% | +21.10% | +11.86% | +10.83 | 🔒 |
| 5y | +17.99% | +16.33% | +12.42% | +5.57 | 🔒 |
| 10y | — | — | — | — | — |
Value of 100, month-end
Feb 2020 to 14 Oct 2026₹100 put in at the start of Feb 2020 would be ₹571 on 14 Oct 2026, against ₹389 in the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI.
What does Bandhan Small Cap Fund cost?
0.64% a year on the direct plan, 1.72% on the regular plan; 2 of 36 funds in its category charge less.
Who manages Bandhan Small Cap Fund?
Manish Gunwani, since 28 Jan 2023; Kirthi Jain, since 5 Jun 2023.
What does Bandhan Small Cap Fund hold?
267 holdings as of 30 Sep 2026; the ten largest are 17.4% of the fund, the largest Sobha Limited at 2.3%.
Mix
Holdings as of 30 Sep 2026Five largest
% of fundFive largest industries
% of fundBy company size
% of equity · SEBI size listsHow does Bandhan Small Cap 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 Small Cap 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 Small Cap Fund?
Manish Gunwani (manager) since 28 Jan 2023; Kirthi Jain (manager) since 5 Jun 2023.
What is the expense ratio of Bandhan Small Cap Fund?
0.64% a year on the direct plan and 1.72% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).
How has Bandhan Small Cap Fund done?
Its direct plan returned +22.69% a year over 3 years against +11.86% for its benchmark, BSE 250 Smallcap TRI, as of 13 Oct 2026.
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