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Bandhan Gilt Fund Direct IDCW NAV today

AMFI: 118466ISIN: INF194K01R02MUTF_IN: BAND_GILT_DIR_UBVS3BBandhan Mutual FundGilt funds

Formerly Bandhan Gsf - Investment, IDFC Gsf Investment
NAV ₹11.7030

NAV for 23 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹1,686 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
0.57%14 Oct 2026
Exit load
None
Risk level
ModerateAug 2026
Holdings
230 Sep 2026
Launched
9 Mar 2002

Bandhan Gilt Fund returns

Read from the direct plan's growth option: an IDCW plan's NAV falls by every payout, so it carries no return of its own

Over each window to 23 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week+0.03%––––
1 month+0.14%–1 of 24−1.29%−2.1% to −1.0%
3 months+0.68%–1 of 24−1.16%−1.9% to −0.9%
6 months+4.20%–1 of 24+1.11%+0.6% to +1.5%
1 year+7.11%+2.66%to 30 Sep 20261 of 24+0.93%+0.5% to +1.9%
3 years+8.41%+6.57%to 30 Sep 20261 of 22+6.10%+5.8% to +6.3%
5 years+6.42%+5.57%to 30 Sep 20261 of 19+5.30%+5.1% to +5.6%
10 years+7.63%+6.46%to 30 Sep 20261 of 19+6.60%+6.1% to +6.9%
₹10,000 put in on 2 Jan 2013 is ₹31,123 at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: CRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index, over the same days as the fund, or to the month end its cell names. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Gilt funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 25 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+7.87%+2.66%
3 years+8.05%+6.57%
5 years+6.41%+5.57%
10 years+7.71%+6.46%
Since launch+8.60%+7.26%
Benchmark: CRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
Highest year to Dec 2014, +17.2%; lowest year to Dec 2022, +2.0%

Bandhan Gilt Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,24,746₹1,24,740 after stamp duty+7.75%+7.74%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,98,159₹3,98,140 after stamp duty+6.75%+6.75%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹7,16,848₹7,16,812 after stamp duty+7.11%+7.11%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹17,48,715₹17,48,668 after stamp duty+7.34%+7.34%₹38
Since Jan 2013165 instalments₹16,50,000₹29,18,592₹29,18,545 after stamp duty+7.91%+7.91%₹38
From the Direct Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 2 Jan 2013 to 23 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year3,100 windows−1.4%+8.7%+19.8%98.0%
3 years2,624 windows+3.4%+8.6%+14.2%100.0%
5 years2,141 windows+5.4%+8.5%+11.3%100.0%
10 years931 windows+7.6%+8.5%+9.3%100.0%
Every 3, 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.From the Direct Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

Bandhan Gilt Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
0.63 ptsA year, on 14 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
0.56%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
1.18%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan highest 0.63%, Nov 2023.Direct plan lowest 0.42%, Mar 2020.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.47%1.00%
Brokerage0.01%0.01%
Transaction costs0.01%0.01%
Statutory levies0.08%0.18%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 14 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹1,000
Minimum top-up
₹1,000
Minimum redemption
₹500
SIP
Accepted
SIP minimum
₹100
SIP instalments, at least
6
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
As listed for this plan on 24 Oct 2026.

Bandhan Gilt Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹1,801 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
54.5%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
Largest ₹3,633 Cr, quarter to Mar 2025.

Assets at each month end

Highest ₹3,841 Cr, Dec 2024.Lowest ₹371 Cr, May 2019.

Bandhan Gilt Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Yield to maturity
7.80%Lines stating a yield: 6.97% of the bond book
Yield after expenses
7.25%Direct plan
Macaulay duration
294days
Modified duration
283days
Average maturity
1.81years
Maturity date known
100.00%Of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out
Perpetual bonds
None

The bond book is the fund's bonds, bills and overnight lending.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

7.36% GOI (MD 12/09/2052)SOVEREIGN, 7.36% coupon, repaid 12 Sep 20526.37%107.371,11,00,0007.80%Jun 2026
7.3% GOI (MD 19/06/2053)SOVEREIGN, 7.30% coupon, repaid 19 Jun 20530.57%9.6010,00,0007.80%Jun 2026
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
6.37%7.36% GOI (MD 12/09/2052)
Top 5 holdings
6.94%
Top 10 holdings
6.94%
Effective holdings
1.2Taken over 6.94% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Bonds and bills6.94%
  • Cash and receivables93.06%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Credit rating

Loans of over a year

  • Sovereign6.94%

Other

  • Overnight lending92.64%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.

Maturity profile

  • Up to 1 month92.64%
  • 1 to 3 monthsNone
  • 3 to 6 monthsNone
  • 6 to 12 monthsNone
  • 1 to 3 yearsNone
  • 3 to 5 yearsNone
  • 5 to 10 yearsNone
  • Over 10 years6.94%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, over the bonds whose maturity date is known; perpetual bonds have none.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
New positions
0
Sold out
0
Added to
0
Trimmed
2
Unchanged
0
Traded at least
0.00%
Weight that moved
15.17%

Changes in Sep 2026

7.3% GOI (MD 19/06/2053)Trimmed0.57%14.14%−13.57 pts−2,40,00,000
7.36% GOI (MD 12/09/2052)Trimmed6.37%7.97%−1.60 pts−29,00,000
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
7.36% GOI (MD 12/09/2052)––––––––8.73%Bought8.62%7.97%Cut6.37%Cut
7.3% GOI (MD 19/06/2053)Sold out–––––––19.27%Bought again18.71%Cut14.14%Cut0.57%Cut
6.9% GOI (MD 15/04/2065)–––––38.82%Bought42.38%Added75.38%Added0.84%Cut0.83%Sold out–
7.24% GOI (MD 18/08/2055)––––––––62.63%Bought68.67%AddedSold out–
6.68% GOI (MD 07/07/2040)–––––16.48%Bought again55.94%Added17.93%Cut5.92%CutSold out––
5.77% GOI (MD 03/08/2030)––––7.79%Bought6.75%CutSold out–––––
6.01% GOI (MD 21/07/2030)––6.94%Bought2.12%Cut6.77%Added0.16%CutSold out–––––
6.79% GOI (MD 30/12/2031)–3.63%Bought16.72%Added9.91%Cut0.31%Cut0.05%CutSold out–––––
7.02% GOI (MD 18/06/2031)3.30%Added10.85%Added48.77%Added10.63%Cut3.32%Cut0.16%CutSold out–––––
7.3% Tamilnadu SDL (MD 30/03/2032)1.73%1.78%1.79%2.01%2.08%2.15%Sold out–––––
7.61% Maharashtra SDL (MD 11/05/2029)––––11.89%Bought12.39%Sold out–––––
7.73% Maharashtra SDL (MD 29/03/2032)2.21%2.28%2.29%2.56%2.65%2.74%Sold out–––––
8.05% Tamilnadu SDL (MD 18/04/2028)––––5.84%Bought again6.09%Sold out–––––
8.25% Tamilnadu SDL (MD 02/01/2029)––––5.36%Bought5.58%Sold out–––––
8.28% Tamilnadu SDL (MD 14/03/2028)––––1.33%Bought1.39%Sold out–––––
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Risk ratios

NAV to 23 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Gilt funds (22 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation4.69%
2.60%Lowest3.88%Average5.16%Highest
Downside deviation2.26%
1.38%Lowest2.07%Average3.24%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.42
−0.18Lowest0.07Average0.42Highest
Sortino ratio0.66
−0.24Lowest0.10Average0.66Highest
From the Direct Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1 year−1.46%2 Jul 202623 Jul 202613 Aug 2026
3 and 5 years−4.08%28 May 202529 Aug 20259 Mar 2026
10 years−4.27%6 Sep 201722 Feb 20185 Oct 2018
Since Jan 2013−7.05%4 Jun 201319 Aug 201320 Jan 2014

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Nov 2021 to Aug 202658 monthsModerateModerateCRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index
Oct 20211 monthLow to ModerateModerateCRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Bandhan Gilt Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Suyash ChoudharyPrimaryOct 2010–––––7₹39,346 Cr₹13,946 Cr alone
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
Bandhan Corporate Bond FundSuyash ChoudharyJul 2021+6.04%a year––₹13,509 Cr
Bandhan Banking and PSU Debt FundSuyash ChoudharyJul 2021+6.12%a year––₹11,891 Cr
Bandhan Short Term FundSuyash ChoudharyMar 2011–––₹8,679 Cr
Bandhan Dynamic Term FundSuyash ChoudharyOct 2010–––₹1,910 Cr
Bandhan Medium Term FundSuyash ChoudharySep 2015+7.18%a year––₹1,244 Cr
Bandhan Medium to Long Term FundSuyash ChoudharyOct 2010–––₹428 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the direct plan's.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

LIC Mf Gilt FundLIC Mutual Fund14.14%1
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gilt FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund13.31%1
HDFC Gilt FundHDFC Mutual Fund10.81%1
Nippon India Gilt FundNippon India Mutual Fund4.47%1
Kotak Gilt FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund2.03%1
Portfolios for Aug 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

Bandhan Medium to Long Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund1.49%
Bandhan Dynamic Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund1.27%
Bandhan Long Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.58%
Bandhan Medium Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.58%
Bandhan Short Term FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.18%
Bandhan Corporate Bond FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.00%
Bandhan Credit Risk FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.00%
Bandhan Floating Rate FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.00%
Bandhan Liquid FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.00%
Bandhan Money Market FundBandhan Mutual Fund0.00%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Bandhan Gilt Fund dividend history

IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV.Every fund's payouts

Paid per unit, the latest payouts

  • Paid per unit
Largest ₹0.7369 a unit, Jun 2020.

Every payout

NAV beforeNAV after
29 Jun 2026₹0.35642.94%₹12.1072₹11.7831
24 Mar 2026₹0.11661.01%₹11.5625₹11.4423
30 Dec 2025₹0.10940.95%₹11.5365₹11.4269
29 Sep 2025₹0.02960.26%₹11.4273₹11.3858
27 Jun 2025₹0.09520.83%₹11.4726₹11.4088
24 Mar 2025₹0.09450.82%₹11.5055₹11.4060
30 Dec 2024₹0.06180.55%₹11.3022₹11.2671
27 Sep 2024₹0.31642.72%₹11.6137₹11.3192
27 Jun 2024₹0.25472.22%₹11.4899₹11.2199
24 Dec 2020₹0.34543.00%₹11.5297₹11.2015
28 Sep 2020₹0.04570.41%₹11.2143₹11.1673
26 Jun 2020₹0.73696.21%₹11.8745₹11.1643
All 18 payouts since 27 Dec 2018.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top
  2. 2019

    • 28 FebBenchmarkBenchmark: I-SEC Composite Index to CRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index

Fund details

Objective

The scheme seeks to generate optimal returns with high liquidity by investing in Government Securities across maturities.

Asset allocation

  • Government Securities and Treasury Bills / Cash Management Bills across maturities - 0% – 100%

Type of scheme

An open ended debt scheme investing in government securities across maturities.A Scheme with Relatively High Interest Rate Risk and Relatively Low Credit Risk.

Benchmark
CRISIL Dynamic Gilt Index
Potential risk class
A-III
Risk level at launch
Moderate
New fund offer
21 Feb 2002 to 1 Mar 2002
Units first allotted
9 Mar 2002
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹10,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth118464INF194K01Q29BAND_GILT_DIR_1GG7UX82 Jan 2013
Regular Growth111525INF194K01DZ2BAND_GILT_REG_JOQIW54 Dec 2008
Direct IDCW118466INF194K01R02INF194K01Q94BAND_GILT_DIR_UBVS3B2 Jan 2013
Regular IDCW111527INF194K01EK2INF194K01EJ4BAND_GILT_REG_1TLVA265 Dec 2008

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure