Should I invest in BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Monthly IDCW?

We don't give personal investment advice. BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ yearsprimary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growthtax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.8%. 5-year CAGR: 0.01%.

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BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW

Latest NAV

₹1,008.3799

As of

3 Jun 2026

4,195 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	+0.01%	0.00%	+0.02	55 / 139	Q2
1W	-0.29%	+0.04%	-0.32	132 / 138	Q4
2W	-0.19%	+0.05%	-0.23	128 / 138	Q4
1M	+0.06%	+0.11%	-0.05	54 / 138	Q2
3M	+0.04%	+0.30%	-0.26	61 / 138	Q2
6M	+0.04%	+0.41%	-0.37	61 / 135	Q2
YTD	+0.04%	+0.39%	-0.35	58 / 135	Q2
1Y	+0.05%	+1.00%	-0.96	48 / 128	Q2
2Y	+0.03%	+1.19%	-1.16	56 / 127	Q2
3Y	+0.02%	+1.40%	-1.38	55 / 122	Q2
4Y	+0.02%	+1.28%	-1.26	58 / 114	Q3
5Y	+0.01%	+1.19%	-1.18	60 / 113	Q3
7Y	+0.00%	+0.84%	-0.83	54 / 107	Q3
10Y	+0.00%	+0.68%	-0.67	41 / 73	Q3
Inception	+0.03%	+1.24%	-1.21	81 / 139	Q3

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	+0.04%	+0.25%	-0.21	45 / 120
2025	-0.02%	+1.10%	-1.11	82 / 115
2024	-0.05%	+1.42%	-1.47	99 / 118
2023	+0.02%	+1.63%	-1.61	40 / 112
2022	+0.01%	+1.11%	-1.10	82 / 116
2021	-0.03%	+0.45%	-0.48	99 / 107
2020	-0.04%	+0.35%	-0.39	91 / 110
2019	-0.03%	+1.19%	-1.22	73 / 99
2018	-0.02%	+1.03%	-1.05	83 / 91
2017	-0.03%	+1.12%	-1.15	80 / 87
2016	+0.01%	+1.02%	-1.02	31 / 73

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

+0.01%

151 windows

min -0.4% · max 0.6%

44% positive

3-Year rolling

-0.01%

127 windows

min -0.2% · max 0.2%

36% positive

5-Year rolling

-0.01%

103 windows

min -0.1% · max 0.1%

28% positive

7-Year rolling

-0.01%

78 windows

min -0.1% · max 0.0%

22% 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

₹ —

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

0.36%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

—

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-0.82%

Apr 2026 → Apr 2026

% positive months

52.8%

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 Liquid Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC Liquid Fund - IDCW Daily - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹1,019.8200	3 Jun 2026
NIPPON INDIA LIQUID FUND - DIRECT Plan - DAILY IDCW OPTION	Nippon India	₹1,528.7400	3 Jun 2026
SBI Liquid Fund - Direct Paln - Fortnightly Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹1,423.4119	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Others	ICICI Prudential	₹191.3611	3 Jun 2026
Invesco India Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW (Payout / Reinvestment)	Invesco	₹1,083.5347	3 Jun 2026
BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Weekly IDCW	Bandhan	₹1,007.9547	3 Jun 2026
quant Liquid Fund - Monthly IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹15.7591	3 Jun 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund -Direct - daily IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹100.1950	3 Jun 2026
Motilal Oswal Liquid Fund Direct - IDCW Quarterly Payout/Reinvestment	Motilal Oswal	₹10.2338	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional Plan - Direct - Daily - IDCW	Franklin India	₹1,002.8152	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
3 Jun 2026	₹1,008.3799
2 Jun 2026	₹1,008.2323
1 Jun 2026	₹1,008.0917
31 May 2026	₹1,007.8861
30 May 2026	₹1,007.7117
29 May 2026	₹1,007.5379
28 May 2026	₹1,007.2208
26 May 2026	₹1,011.1353
25 May 2026	₹1,011.0008
24 May 2026	₹1,010.8597

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 03 Jun 2026, the NAV of BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW is ₹1,008.3799. It's a Liquid Fund from Bandhan, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW has NAV history starting from 15 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 4 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW is managed by Bandhan. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Liquid Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW has delivered a absolute return of 0.05% — -0.96 pp behind the Liquid Fund category average of 1.00%. The fund ranks #48 of 128 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 0.02% — -1.38 pp behind the Liquid Fund category average of 1.40%. The fund ranks #55 of 122 in its category — the second (Q2) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 0.01% — -1.18 pp behind the Liquid Fund category average of 1.19%. The fund ranks #60 of 113 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹100,035 today — a multiplier of 1.00×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 0.00%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹106,990.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹600,263 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 0.02%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,200,552 (multiplier 1.00×). XIRR: 0.01%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW ranks #60 out of 113 funds in the Liquid Fund category — that places it in the third quartile (Q3) — below the median. The category average return over the same window is 1.19%; this fund delivered 0.01%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 0.82% — its NAV fell from a high on 29 Apr 2026 to a low on 30 Apr 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 LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW averaged -0.01% (best 0.12%, worst -0.09%). 28% of rolling windows ended positive.

In calendar year 2025, BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW returned -0.02% — lagging the Liquid Fund category average of 1.10% by 1.11 pp. It ranked #82 of 115 in its category that year.

BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW is classified as a Debt fund. For units acquired on or after 1 April 2023, all gains are taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of holding period — there's no LTCG concession or indexation. For pre-April-2023 units, the old rules with indexation still apply on long-term gains.

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

time horizon matches the fund's modified duration — short-duration funds for 1-3 year goals, long-duration for 7+ years
primary goal is capital preservation or steady accrual, not high growth
tax slab is moderate — high-slab investors should evaluate post-tax yield against tax-free alternatives (PPF, tax-free bonds)

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.8%. 5-year CAGR: 0.01%.

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

BANDHAN LIQUID Fund -Direct Plan -Monthly IDCW

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in Liquid Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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