BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - 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 21 Mar 2024.
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Calendar-year returns. 2 of last 3 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 7% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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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Fund info
- Fund house
- Bandhan Mutual Fund
- Category
- Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Long Term Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF194KB1HZ9
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF194KB1IA0
- Fund code
- 152519
- First price on record
- 21 Mar 2024 · 603 daily prices
About BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW
BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Long Term Fund offered by Bandhan Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 3 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 LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹10.5166 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered -3.80% over the last year. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.
Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 6.8% annualised volatility — a "moderate" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 11.8%. 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 LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
The latest NAV of BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹10.5166 as of 4 Sep 2026, up 0.12% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.
What are the returns of BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered 1-year return -3.80%, since-inception CAGR 1.92%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW belong to?+
BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW is categorised as Income/Debt Oriented Schemes - Long Term Fund. Invests in bonds and loans. Lower returns than equity but much less bumpy — often used for shorter goals.
How risky is BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 6.8%, BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW sits in the "moderate" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.
Is BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW a direct plan?+
BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - 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 LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW?+
BANDHAN LONG TERM FUND - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history available from 21 Mar 2024 — approximately 3 years of track record and 603 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.