Bandhan Mutual Fund
Bandhan Mutual Fund was set up on March 13, 2000. It is one of the largest Mutual Fund houses in India’s domestic market. In terms of Assets under Management (AUM), it is one of the largest players in the sector. As of March 2024, the fund house manages assets worth Rs. 137193.31 crores.
April 2022 marked the acquisition of IDFC Asset Management Company by Bandhan along with a consortium. The consortium included Bandhan Financial Holdings Limited, Singapore's Sovereign Fund GIC, and ChrysCapital. Post the acquisition, the IDFC Mutual Fund was renamed Bandhan Mutual Fund in March 2023.
Despite being a relative newcomer, Bandhan Mutual Fund has managed to shake up the domestic financial system.
It currently offers 76 mutual fund schemes to its investors. These are diversified across debt, equity, hybrid, and other schemes.
Bandhan Mutual Fund is led by a team of experienced fund managers that includes Mr Manish Gunwani, Daylynn Gerard Paul Pinto, Sachin Relekar, Nemish Sheth, Sumit Agrawal, Harshal Joshi, Viraj Kulkarni, Brijesh Shah, Gautam Kaul, and Suyash Choudhary.
Key Information
- Mutual Fund Name
- Bandhan Mutual Fund
- AMC Setup Date
- March 13, 2000
- AMC
- Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited.
- AMC Incorporatin Date
- Dec 20, 1999
- Sponsor Name
- Bandhan Financial Holdings Limited
- Trustee Organization
- Bandhan Mutual Fund Trustee Limited
- Name of Trustees
- Chairman
- Ms. Veena Mankar
- MD and CEO
- Mr. Vishal Kapoor
- Investor Service Officer
- Ms. Neeta Singh
List of Bandhan Mutual Fund in India
Bandhan Core Equity Fund Direct Growth | Equity | Very High | 12.78% | 7966 |
Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth | Equity | Very High | 17.6% | 9516 |
Bandhan Sterling Value Fund Direct Plan Growth | Equity | Very High | 6.35% | 9429 |
Bandhan Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth | Equity | Very High | 15.17% | 1685 |
Bandhan Large Cap Fund Direct Growth | Equity | Very High | 10.76% | 1765 |
Bandhan Banking & PSU Debt Fund Direct Growth | Debt | Moderate | 9.14% | 13396 |
Bandhan Overnight Fund Direct Growth | Debt | Low | 6.61% | 666 |
Bandhan Infrastructure Fund Direct Plan Growth | Equity | Very High | 5.58% | 1563 |
Bandhan Multi Cap Fund Direct Growth | Equity | Very High | 8.18% | 2389 |
Bandhan ELSS Tax Saver Fund Direct Plan Growth | Equity | Very High | 5.3% | 6596 |
Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund Direct Growth | Hybrid | Very High | 13.89% | 818 |
Bandhan Hybrid Equity Fund Direct Growth | Hybrid | Very High | 10.36% | 751 |
Bandhan Nifty 50 Index Fund Direct Plan Growth | Equity | Very High | 8.68% | 1741 |
Bandhan Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth | Hybrid | Low to Moderate | 8.57% | 272 |
Bandhan Floating Rate Fund Direct Growth | Debt | Moderate | 10.1% | 257 |
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Top Fund Managers
Mr Manish Gunwani
Mr Manish Gunwani, a B.Tech. and PGDM, is a skilled fund manager who previously served as the fund manager of Nippon India Mutual Fund and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund. He even was a lead Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Brics Securities, Vicisoft Technologies, etc.
Mr Daylynn Gerard Paul Pinto
Mr Daylynn Gerard Paul Pinto holds Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Bachelor’s degree in Commerce. With an experience of over 12+ years in the mutual fund segment, he has led the fund management team of UTI as well.
Mr Sachin Relekar
Mr Sachin Relekar is a proficient fund manager who previously worked with renowned AMCs like Tata AMC, LIC Mutual Fund, CD Equity Search, Innovision Consulting, etc.
He is an MMS(Finance) and also a B.E (Mechanical) from K.E.S. College of Engineering Islampur.
Mr Nemish Sheth
Mr Nemish Sheth previously worked with Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd. and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.
He is a PGDM (Finance) and a Bachelor of Commerce as well.
Mr Sumit Agrawal
Mr Sumit Agrawal is an experienced fund manager. He has previously worked in multiple roles, some of the prominent ones of which include - Fund Manager of Mirae Asset Mutual Fund, Vice President – Research Analyst at Axis Capital, and JP Morgan India Services Pvt. Ltd. as Team Leader & Research Analyst.
He is a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Finance, Company Secretary affiliated with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, has a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (USA).
Mr Harshal Joshi
Mr Harshal Joshi has an experience of over 9 years in the Mutual Fund industry. He has worked with IDFC AMC since December 2008 in the Fixed Income Investment segment.
He has a Masters's Degree in Commerce and PGDBM (N.L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research).
Mr Viraj Kulkarni
Mr Viraj Kulkarni previously was in the Fund management team while he worked at Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd., Goldman Sachs Services India, Wealth Management Technology, etc.
He has a Bachelor’s degree in Technology (Electronics) and a PGDM (Finance). He is also a qualified CFA.
Mr Brijesh Shah
Mr Brijesh Shah holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Finance and carries over 10+ years of experience in the Fixed Income market. Prior to Bandhan Mutual Fund, he was a part of Mata Securities, Twenty-First Century, IDBI Asset Management Ltd., etc.
Mr Gautam Kaul
Mr Gautam Kaul is an MBA in Finance from Pune University. He has over 15 years of experience in the finance segment. His work portfolio includes his association with fund houses like Invesco, IDBI Asset Management, Sahara, etc.
Mr Suyash Choudhary
Mr Suyash Choudhary did a Bachelor's Degree of Arts (Hons) in Economics from Delhi University and Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
He has over 16 years of experience in Fixed Income Investments. He was a leading member of several leading AMCs like Standard Chartered Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd., HSBC AMC, Deutsche Bank AG, etc.