Bandhan Core Equity Fund - G

NAV ₹136.829 ↓ -1.88 (-1.36 %) as on 28 Sep 26

(Erstwhile IDFC Classic Equity Fund)

📑 Table of contents

Scheme Objective
NAV Price Chart
Returns
- Historical Returns
- Compounded Returns
Growth Of 10k Over Years
Holdings / Portfolio
All Plan & Options
Fund Manager Information
Custodians
Registrar & Transfer Agent (RTA)
Administrator Companies
Auditors

Scheme Objective

The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to generate long term capital growth from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity related instruments. However, there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the scheme will be realized.

Bandhan Core Equity Fund is a Equity - Large & Mid Cap fund launched on 9 Aug 05. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a CAGR return of 13.2% since its launch. Ranked 23 in Large & Mid Cap category. Return for 2025 was 7.5% , 2024 was 28.8% and 2023 was 36.2% .

Below is the key information for Bandhan Core Equity Fund

NAV as on 28 Sep 26	₹136.829 ↓ -1.88 (-1.36 %)
Net Assets (AUM) as on 31 Jul 2026	₹19,777 Cr.
Launch Date	9 Aug 2005
Category	Equity - Large & Mid Cap
Rating	☆☆☆☆
Type	Open Ended Fund
Risk	Moderately High
AMC	IDFC Asset Management Company Limited

Alpha Ratio	0.95
Expense Ratio	1.71 %
Sharpe Ratio	0.26
Information Ratio	1.25
Benchmark	Not Available
Min Investment	₹5,000
Min SIP Investment	₹100
Exit Load	0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL)

NAV Price Chart

Returns

Annual Compounded Returns

Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 28 Sep 26

Duration	Returns
1 Month	-3.9%
3 Month	-1.6%
6 Month	9.1%
1 Year	2.8%
3 Year	15.6%
5 Year	14.9%
10 Year
15 Year
Since launch	13.2%

Historical Annual Returns

Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis

Year	Returns
2025	7.5%
2024	28.8%
2023	36.2%
2022	6.9%
2021	34.1%
2020	12.9%
2019	3.7%
2018	-5.1%
2017	37.3%

Growth of 10k Over Years

Date	Value
31 Aug 21	₹10,000
31 Aug 22	₹10,590
31 Aug 23	₹12,849
31 Aug 24	₹20,419
31 Aug 25	₹19,567
31 Aug 26	₹21,320

Asset Allocation

Asset Class	Value
Cash	4.39%
Equity	95.38%
Debt	0.23%

Sector Allocation

Sector	Value
Financial Services	36.05%
Industrials	10.74%
Health Care	10.27%
Technology	9.42%
Consumer Cyclical	7.13%
Basic Materials	6.78%
Energy	3.95%
Consumer Defensive	3.74%
Communication Services	3.67%
Real Estate	1.92%
Utility	1.7%

Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio

Holdings/Securities

Name	Global Industry	Holding	Value	Quantity
HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 31 Mar 12 \| HDFCBANK	Banks - Regional	4%	₹796 Cr	11,220,556
One97 Communications Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 Mar 24 \| PAYTM	Software - Infrastructure	3%	₹706 Cr	4,112,487 ↓ -336,218
ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 29 Feb 16 \| ICICIBANK	Banks - Regional	3%	₹668 Cr	4,592,194
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 28 Feb 26 \| KOTAKBANK	Banks - Regional	3%	₹536 Cr	12,791,416 ↓ -2,800,000
Axis Bank Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Jun 24 \| 532215	Banks - Regional	2%	₹510 Cr	3,923,443
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 \| ICICIGI	Insurance - Diversified	2%	₹424 Cr	2,704,329
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Apr 26 \| MCX	Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	2%	₹395 Cr	1,161,127 ↑ 693,006
Jindal Steel Ltd (Basic Materials) Equity, Since 31 Dec 25 \| 532286	Steel	2%	₹388 Cr	3,251,158 ↑ 150,000
Infosys Ltd (Technology) Equity, Since 31 May 11 \| INFY	Information Technology Services	2%	₹387 Cr	3,410,124 ↓ -1,150,000
State Bank of India (Financial Services) Equity, Since 30 Apr 25 \| SBIN	Banks - Regional	2%	₹383 Cr	3,608,779 ↑ 1,200,000

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Fund Managers

Name	Since	Tenure
Manish Gunwani	28 Jan 23	3.59 Yr.
Ritika Behera	7 Oct 23	2.9 Yr.
Gaurav Satra	7 Jun 24	2.24 Yr.
Rahul Agarwal	28 Aug 23	3.01 Yr.

Custodians

Company	Address
Deutsche Bank AG	1 Great Winchester Street

Registrar & Transfer Agent

Computer Age Management Services Ltd
Address	New No.10, Old No.178,,Kodambakkam High Road,,Opp. Hotel Palmgrove,,Nungambakkam
FAX	91-44-28283610
Email	enq_L@camsonline.com

Administrator Companies

Company	Address
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited	Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited,6th Floor, 841, One World Center,Jupiter Mill, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road (West), Mumbai

Auditors

Company	Address
Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP	12, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Opp. Shiv Sagar Estate,,Worli

All Plan & Options

Fund and Plan	NAV	6 Month	1 Year	3 Year	5 Year
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Growth	₹136.829 ↓ -1.88	9.13 %	2.78 %	15.59 %	14.89 %
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Normal Dividend, Payout	₹27.061 ↓ -0.37	9.13 %	1.8 %	14.84 %	14.34 %
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Normal Dividend, Reinvestment	₹27.061 ↓ -0.37	9.13 %	1.8 %	14.84 %	14.34 %
Data as on 28 Sep 26

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