Should I invest in BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a lossrisk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-sellinggoal isn't capital preservation in the short termCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 37.1%. 5-year CAGR: 11.74%.

Bandhan

BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW

Latest NAV

₹37.2140

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,788 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	-0.38%	-0.06%	-0.32	125 / 168	Q3
1W	-1.12%	-0.22%	-0.91	159 / 168	Q4
2W	-0.75%	-0.98%	+0.23	146 / 170	Q4
1M	+0.15%	+0.82%	-0.67	141 / 170	Q4
3M	+3.49%	+3.83%	-0.35	99 / 170	Q3
6M	+0.62%	+1.86%	-1.24	95 / 162	Q3
YTD	-3.18%	-0.06%	-3.11	113 / 160	Q3
1Y	-9.64%	+1.21%	-10.85	137 / 150	Q4
2Y	-12.20%	-0.78%	-11.42	106 / 109	Q4
3Y	+13.16%	+9.09%	+4.08	33 / 76	Q2
4Y	+17.24%	+9.79%	+7.44	18 / 58	Q2
5Y	+11.74%	+5.30%	+6.44	16 / 48	Q2
7Y	+15.38%	+13.56%	+1.82	11 / 32	Q2
10Y	+12.56%	+11.31%	+1.26	14 / 23	Q3
Inception	+8.92%	+7.30%	+1.62	84 / 170	Q2

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	-3.18%	+1.20%	-4.38	113 / 158
2025	-13.98%	-0.40%	-13.58	125 / 129
2024	+38.21%	+19.58%	+18.63	7 / 84
2023	+49.27%	+28.75%	+20.51	3 / 62
2022	-3.28%	+0.21%	-3.49	34 / 54
2021	+55.71%	+28.31%	+27.40	4 / 43
2020	+5.24%	+22.29%	-17.06	24 / 34
2019	-5.37%	+7.10%	-12.47	28 / 29
2018	-30.50%	-10.71%	-19.79	22 / 23
2017	+56.09%	+33.65%	+22.44	3 / 23
2016	+9.19%	+5.47%	+3.72	10 / 23

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+14.78%

175 windows

min -35.1% · max 105.2%

54% positive

3-Year rolling

+13.66%

151 windows

min -16.2% · max 37.4%

89% positive

5-Year rolling

+12.37%

127 windows

min -4.5% · max 36.8%

93% positive

7-Year rolling

+10.40%

102 windows

min 1.9% · max 17.7%

100% positive

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

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Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

19.15%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

0.40

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

0.62

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-37.09%

Jul 2024 → Mar 2026

% positive months

61.1%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Sectoral/Thematic Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC INNOVATION FUND - IDCW - REGULAR PLAN	HDFC	₹11.1190	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India Active Momentum Fund- Regular Plan- IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹12.8415	17 Jul 2026
SBI Automotive Opportunities Fund - Regular Plan - Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal Option	SBI	₹12.2938	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Business Cycle Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW	Invesco	₹14.1900	17 Jul 2026
Bandhan Business Cycle Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW	Bandhan	₹9.9190	17 Jul 2026
quant BFSI Fund - IDCW Option - Regular Plan	Quant	₹21.0055	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund - REGULAR - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹23.5200	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Active Momentum Fund - Regular- IDCW	Motilal Oswal	₹13.5064	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Banking and Financial Services Fund Regular IDCW	Mirae Asset	₹21.9730	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Active Momentum Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW - Payout & Reinvestment	Kotak	₹10.6840	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹37.2140
16 Jul 2026	₹37.3570
15 Jul 2026	₹37.4340
14 Jul 2026	₹37.3790
13 Jul 2026	₹37.5950
10 Jul 2026	₹37.6370
9 Jul 2026	₹37.1710
8 Jul 2026	₹36.7440
7 Jul 2026	₹37.4000
6 Jul 2026	₹37.6830

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW is ₹37.2140. It's a Sectoral/Thematic Fund from Bandhan, run as a Regular plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW has NAV history starting from 09 Mar 2011, a track record of about 15 years 4 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW is managed by Bandhan. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Sectoral/Thematic Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of -9.64% — -10.85 pp behind the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 1.21%. The fund ranks #137 of 150 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 13.16% — +4.08 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 9.09%. The fund ranks #33 of 76 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 11.74% — +6.44 pp ahead of the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of 5.30%. The fund ranks #16 of 48 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹326,599 today — a multiplier of 3.27×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 12.56%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹291,949.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹775,540 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 10.20%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹2,388,473 (multiplier 1.99×). XIRR: 13.20%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW ranks #16 out of 48 funds in the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category — that places it in the second quartile (Q2) — above the median. The category average return over the same window is 5.30%; this fund delivered 11.74%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 37.09% — its NAV fell from a high on 31 Jul 2024 to a low on 31 Mar 2026. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW averaged 12.37% (best 36.75%, worst -4.50%). 93% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.33 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW returned -13.98% — lagging the Sectoral/Thematic Fund category average of -0.40% by 13.58 pp. It ranked #125 of 129 in its category that year.

BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW is classified as an Equity fund (at least 65% equity exposure). Tax rules (post Budget 2024): if you hold 12 months or more, gains are Long-Term and taxed at 12.5% on the amount exceeding ₹1.25 lakh per financial year. Held for under 12 months, gains are Short-Term and taxed at 20%. The ₹1.25 L exemption is per PAN per FY across all equity LTCG.

We don't give personal investment advice. BANDHAN Infrastructure Fund - Regular Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

time horizon is **5+ years** — equity funds can drop 30-50% in bad years; horizons under 5 years materially raise the risk of selling at a loss
risk tolerance accepts seeing the portfolio fall sharply without panic-selling
goal isn't capital preservation in the short term

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 37.1%. 5-year CAGR: 11.74%.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.