Which has the lower expense ratio, BANDHAN Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth or Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH?

BANDHAN Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth's expense ratio is 0.36% versus Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH's 0.26%. A lower expense ratio directly improves your net returns over the long term, all else being equal.

Can I invest in both BANDHAN Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth and Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH?

Yes, but check for portfolio overlap first if both funds are in the same category — holding two funds with very similar underlying stocks reduces the diversification benefit of investing in more than one fund.

BANDHAN Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth vs Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH

Q: BANDHAN Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth vs Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH — which has given better returns?

BANDHAN Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth has a 1-year return of 5.68% versus Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH's 6.13%. Compare NAV, expense ratio and star rating above before deciding, and check consistency over 3-5 years rather than a single year.

Side-by-side comparison of NAV, returns, expense ratio and star rating.

BANDHAN Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth

IDFC Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund - Direct - GROWTH

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

★★★★★

Debt · Corporate Bond

Metric	BANDHAN Corporate Bond...	Franklin India Corpora...
NAV	₹21.21	₹116.31
Star Rating	★★★★	★★★★★
Expense Ratio	0.36%	0.26%
AUM	₹13,625 Cr	₹1,378 Cr
1M Return	+0.15%	+0.35%
3M Return	+0.8%	+1.53%
6M Return	+3.46%	+3.39%
1Y Return	+5.68%	+6.13%
3Y CAGR	+7.26%	+7.98%
5Y CAGR	+6.12%	+6.74%
Risk Level	—	—
Fund Manager	Anurag Mittal	Santosh Kamath, Sumit Gupta

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