Bandhan Contra Fund
Fund basics
What it actually holds
The real portfolio the AMC filed with AMFI. Nothing here is estimated — when a fund has no filing in our store the section simply does not appear. A fund is its holdings; the returns above are only what those holdings did.
Asset allocation
A fund's risk starts here — how much of it is even in the market — before any question of which stocks or which sectors. Cash is not idleness; it is the manager's choice not to be invested, and it shows up as a drag in a rising market and a cushion in a falling one.
Portfolio aggregates
AMFI has not classified this scheme's holdings into large, mid and small cap in the filing we hold, so there is no split to show. The section is left here rather than hidden so it is clear the data is missing, not that the fund holds nothing.
Concentration
| Number of stocks | 72 |
|---|---|
| Top 5 stocks | — |
| Top 10 stocks | — |
| Top 20 stocks | — |
| Largest single holding | — |
| Largest sector | — · — |
| Number of sectors | 0 |
| Effective stocks | — |
| Cash & equivalents | 0.00% |
Counting positions overstates diversification. The effective-stocks figure is the honest count: a portfolio can hold seventy names and still have most of its money in twenty.
Sector allocation
Largest holdings
Top 10 are 46.8% of the fund. A high number means a concentrated portfolio — fewer names doing more of the work, for better and for worse.
Disclosed holdings from the AMC's AMFI filing, largest first. A portfolio is filed monthly and shifts between filings — this is the most recent one loaded, not a live book.
How it compares in its category
Against the Value / Contra Direct schemes with the highest three-year return. Same category, same plan — the only comparison that means anything. The list re-sorts itself as returns move; it is an ordering by one number, not a view on which fund anyone should hold.
| Scheme | Return | Alpha | Beta | Volatility | Sharpe | Max fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quant Value Fund quant Mutual Fund | 23.3% | 9.5% | 1.21 | 21.5% | 0.78 | -24.0% |
| Axis Value Fund Axis Mutual Fund | 20.0% | 7.7% | 0.96 | 15.0% | 0.90 | -20.2% |
| LIC MF Value Fund LIC Mutual Fund | 18.5% | 5.2% | 1.11 | 18.6% | 0.64 | -25.2% |
| DSP Value Fund DSP Mutual Fund | 17.9% | 7.2% | 0.64 | 11.0% | 1.05 | -16.5% |
| HSBC Value Fund HSBC Mutual Fund | 18.4% | 5.3% | 1.02 | 16.2% | 0.73 | -19.6% |
| HDFC Value Fund HDFC Mutual Fund | 18.0% | 5.5% | 1.00 | 15.4% | 0.75 | -43.9% |
| Invesco India Contra Fund Invesco Mutual Fund | 17.0% | 4.3% | 1.02 | 15.9% | 0.66 | -36.5% |
| Kotak Contra Fund Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund | 17.4% | 5.0% | 1.00 | 15.6% | 0.70 | -37.9% |
Alpha and beta are against Nifty 500. Max fall is the deepest peak-to-trough drop in each fund's own history, so a longer-running fund has had more chances to record a bad one. Click a column to sort. This is a sort, not a ranking, and nothing here is a recommendation.
What a Value / Contra scheme is
At least 65% in equity, following a value or contrarian strategy.
Buying what the market dislikes. These funds can lag for years — sometimes many years — and then make it back quickly. Judging one over three years usually judges the market's mood rather than the manager.
Who it suits. Patient investors who understand that being early looks identical to being wrong.
How long money should stay. 7 to 10 years.
Questions people ask
What is the NAV of Bandhan Contra Fund — Direct Plan — Growth?
₹9.4846 as on 27 Oct 2026, from AMFI's daily NAV file. NAV is declared once each business day after markets close, so the figure here is the most recent one published.
What is the difference between the Direct and Regular plan of Bandhan Contra Fund?
They hold the identical portfolio, run by the same manager. A Regular plan pays a distributor commission out of the fund, inside its expense ratio — commonly 0.5% to 1.2% a year more than Direct. That difference is charged on the whole balance, every year, so it compounds: on ₹1,00,000 held ten years a gap of 1.5 percentage points is roughly ₹1.4 lakh of ending value. Direct is the same fund without the commission.
What does the Growth option mean?
Growth reinvests everything the fund earns back into the NAV. Nothing is paid out, so the NAV rises with returns and you are taxed only when you sell. For anybody who does not need income from the investment, Growth is the simpler and usually the more tax-efficient option.
What kind of scheme is this?
At least 65% in equity, following a value or contrarian strategy. Buying what the market dislikes. These funds can lag for years — sometimes many years — and then make it back quickly. Judging one over three years usually judges the market's mood rather than the manager.
How long should money stay in it?
Typically 7 to 10 years. Patient investors who understand that being early looks identical to being wrong.