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NFO alert: Bandhan Mutual Fund launches Bandhan Multi Asset Allocation Fund

12 January 20245 mins read by Angel One
In the following article we shed light on NFO, the fund’s objective, allocation, fund managers and performance of peer Multi Asset Allocation funds.
NFO alert: Bandhan Mutual Fund launches Bandhan Multi Asset Allocation Fund
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Bandhan Mutual Fund has launched a new open-ended, multi-asset allocation scheme called BANDHAN MULTI ASSET ALLOCATION FUND, to generate income and provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in instruments across multiple asset classes such as equity, debt, money market securities, and gold/silver related instruments. The New Fund Offer (NFO) is open for subscription from January 10, 2024, to January 24, 2024, with a minimum subscription amount of Rs 1,000. There is no entry load, but an exit load of 0.5% applies for redemptions/switches within 30 days of allotment, except for up to 10% of the investment.

What is a Multi Asset Allocation fund? 

A multi-asset allocation fund is a type of mutual fund that invests in a variety of asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, real estate, and commodities. The goal of a multi-asset allocation fund is to provide investors with a diversified portfolio that can help reduce risk and achieve their investment goals.

Investment Objective 

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate income and provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in instruments across multiple asset classes namely Equity & Equity Related Instruments, Debt & Money Market Securities and Gold/Silver related instruments.

Asset Allocation

Instruments  Indicative Allocation (% of total assets)  Risk Profile 
Equity and Equity related instruments 65% to 80% Very High
Debt Securities and Money Market Instruments 10% to 30% Moderate to High
Gold/silver ETFs and Sovereign gold deposit schemes 10% to 30% Moderate to High
Units issued by REITs and InvITs 0% to 10% Very High

Investment in Foreign Securities – 0% to 15% of the net assets

Benchmark 

The performance of the scheme will be benchmarked against 65% Nifty 500 TRI + 25% NIFTY Short Duration Debt Index + 5% Domestic prices of gold + 5% Domestic prices of silver.

Fund Managers

Equity Portion: Viraj Kulkarni (experience spanning over 10 years in the Finance Industry), Daylynn Pinto (experience spanning over 17 years in the mutual fund industry), Nemish Sheth (Total experience – 12 years)

Debt Portion: Gautam Kaul (Total experience – 20 years)

Overseas Investment: Ritika Behera (Equity) and Sreejith Balasubramanian (Debt) (experience of around 16 years).

Peer Multi Asset Alloction funds – Historical Returns

Scheme Name  AuM (Cr)  6M  YTD  1Y  2Y  3Y  5Y  10Y 
Motilal Oswal Multi Asset Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 101.52 9% 1% 15% 9% 7%
Baroda BNP Paribas Multi Asset Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 1,256.02 15% 0% 24%
Tata Multi Asset Opportunities Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 2,090.96 13% 0% 21% 14% 17%
UTI Multi Asset Allocation Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 1,067.26 18% 1% 32% 17% 15% 13% 11%
Nippon India Multi Asset Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 2,020.43 15% 0% 24% 13% 14%
ICICI Prudential Multi-Asset Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 30,650.11 16% 0% 25% 19% 24% 19% 17%
Quant Multi Asset Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 1,153.27 19% 1% 24% 18% 30% 26% 16%
HDFC Multi-Asset Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 2,151.35 11% 0% 20% 12% 14% 15% 12%
Axis Multi Asset Allocation Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 1,265.75 8% -1% 15% 3% 10% 14% 11%
SBI Multi Asset Allocation Fund – Direct Plan – Growth 2,711.59 16% 0% 25% 16% 14% 14% 12%
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