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BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW

Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals. From Bandhan Mutual Fund. It's been running since 19 Jul 2018.

Latest price per unit
₹10.0589
▲ 0.03% today
As of 4 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹143 gain · 0.1% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹140 gain · 0.0% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹185 gain · 0.0% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.80 L
Gain / loss+₹255
XIRR (annualised)0.10%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.80 L
Projected gain*+₹269
*at this fund's historical rate of 0.10% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 88 other funds in Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Ultra Short Term Fund

Same plan
1-year return
0.14%median 1.24% (-1.09%)
Rank #50 of 89Beats 41% of peers
3-year return
0.05%median 0.74% (-0.69%)
Rank #53 of 89Beats 34% of peers
5-year return
0.04%median 1.63% (-1.59%)
Rank #51 of 89Beats 35% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
2.10%median 0.40% (+1.70%)
Rank #77 of 89Less risky than 10% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-1.41%median -1.09% (-0.32%)
Rank #34 of 89Less risky than 63% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 1 of last 7 years were positive.

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2020
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2021
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2022
-0%
2023
-0%
2024
-0%
2025
+0%
2026
Best year
2026 · 0.16%
Worst year
2023 · -0.06%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
2.1%

The value swings roughly 2% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-1.41%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW against other debt funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year0.14%
CAGR — 3 years0.05%
CAGR — 5 years0.04%
CAGR — since launch0.07%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)2.00%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)2.10%
Max drawdown — 1 year-1.00%
Max drawdown — 3 years-1.00%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-2.93
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-2.83

Fund info

Fund house
Bandhan Mutual Fund
Category
Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Ultra Short Term Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF194KA11S2
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF194KA12S0
Fund code
144195
First price on record
19 Jul 2018 · 1,975 daily prices

About BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW

BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW is a Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Ultra Short Term Fund offered by Bandhan Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 8 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the debt category — Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.

The current NAV of BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW is ₹10.0589 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 0.14% over the last year, 0.05% CAGR over 3 years, 0.04% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 2.1% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 1.4%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW?+

The latest NAV of BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW is ₹10.0589 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.03% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW?+

BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW has delivered 1-year return 0.14%, 3-year CAGR 0.05%, 5-year CAGR 0.04%, since-inception CAGR 0.07%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW belong to?+

BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW is categorised as Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Ultra Short Term Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.

How risky is BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 2.1%, BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW a direct plan?+

BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW?+

BANDHAN ULTRA SHORT TERM FUND - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW has NAV history available from 19 Jul 2018 — approximately 8 years of track record and 1,975 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.