Should I invest in BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizonCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

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BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

Latest NAV

₹13.0559

As of

17 Jul 2026

639 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	-0.55%	+0.08%	-0.64	265 / 296	Q4
1W	-0.60%	-0.25%	-0.34	225 / 296	Q4
2W	+0.09%	+0.03%	+0.06	198 / 296	Q3
1M	+2.97%	+0.66%	+2.31	21 / 296	Q1
3M	+9.61%	+1.92%	+7.70	15 / 296	Q1
6M	+11.13%	+0.72%	+10.41	17 / 289	Q1
YTD	+8.05%	-0.18%	+8.23	17 / 287	Q1
1Y	+0.06%	+1.67%	-1.61	174 / 276	Q3
2Y	+0.66%	+2.29%	-1.63	112 / 196	Q3
3Y	—	—	—	—	—
4Y	—	—	—	—	—
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+10.87%	+7.39%	+3.48	77 / 294	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	+8.05%	-0.15%	+8.20	17 / 282
2025	-6.93%	+5.41%	-12.34	209 / 226
2024	+25.83%	+13.06%	+12.77	17 / 159
2023	—	—	—	—

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

+2.37%

20 windows

min -9.2% · max 27.9%

55% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

5-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

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Insufficient history

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.

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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.

Peers in Index Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
NIPPON INDIA NIFTY MIDCAP 150 INDEX FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹26.5876	17 Jul 2026
SBI Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct Plan - Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal Option (IDCW)	SBI	₹20.0116	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	ICICI Prudential	₹20.5388	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct - Payout of IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹25.9702	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct Plan	Motilal Oswal	₹41.6553	17 Jul 2026
KOTAK NIFTY MIDCAP 150 INDEX FUND-DIRECT PLAN-IDCW-PAYOUT AND REINVESTMENT	Kotak	₹11.8040	17 Jul 2026
Edelweiss Nifty Next 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW	Edelweiss	₹16.7426	17 Jul 2026
DSP Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund - Direct - IDCW	DSP	₹10.4877	17 Jul 2026
HSBC NIFTY NEXT 50 INDEX FUND - Direct IDCW	HSBC	₹31.4807	17 Jul 2026
Axis Nifty Midcap 50 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW Option	Axis	₹21.8021	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹13.0559
16 Jul 2026	₹13.1286
15 Jul 2026	₹13.1208
14 Jul 2026	₹13.0308
13 Jul 2026	₹13.1723
10 Jul 2026	₹13.1341
9 Jul 2026	₹12.9563
8 Jul 2026	₹12.7553
7 Jul 2026	₹13.0129
6 Jul 2026	₹13.1040

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 Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹13.0559. It's a Index Fund from Bandhan, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history starting from 26 Dec 2023, a track record of about 2 years 6 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is managed by Bandhan. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Index Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of 0.06% — -1.61 pp behind the Index Fund category average of 1.67%. The fund ranks #174 of 276 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't have a complete 3-year window yet (we need at least 3 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't yet have a 3-year CAGR on file, so a ₹1 lakh growth projection isn't reliable.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW over the last 1 year — total invested ₹120,000 — would be worth ₹129,703 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 15.32%.

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (1-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹129,703 — XIRR 15.32%.

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't yet have a peer rank on file — typically because its category set is too small or it lacks the required NAV history. Compare manually using the returns table above.

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't have a computed drawdown figure yet.

Consistency stats for BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW need at least 3 years of NAVs to compute. They'll populate automatically once the fund has enough history.

In calendar year 2025, BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW returned -6.93% — lagging the Index Fund category average of 5.41% by 12.34 pp. It ranked #209 of 226 in its category that year.

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW doesn't fit cleanly into the standard Equity/Debt buckets in our taxonomy. Tax treatment depends on actual asset allocation as disclosed by the AMC — check the factsheet or AMFI's classification table.

We don't give personal investment advice. BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

understands what asset class this scheme actually invests in (check the factsheet)
matches that asset class's volatility profile to their goal horizon

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding.

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

BANDHAN Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Peers in Index Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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