A closer look at Bandhan Small Cap Fund, how it has beaten its benchmark by a wide margin, and whether it deserves a place in your portfolio. If you had put ₹10,000 into the Bandhan Small Cap Fund the day it launched in February 2020, you would be sitting on ₹40,564 today. The same amount in the small-cap index would have grown to just ₹28,388. In a category where most funds either crash spectacularly or barely keep up with their benchmark, this kind of consistent outperforma

Smallcaps are heading into 2026 after a volatile but rewarding decade. But with over 25 funds in the category and each swinging harder than the benchmark it is not enough to look at short term returns or recent hype. So we filtered the entire smallcap universe based on two core metrics that genuinely matter: Return Consistency 3,5, 10 Year Returns vs Benchmark Risk Efficiency Sharpe Ratio plus Standard Deviation

Its 1-year return is among the lowest in the small-cap category, at a modest -5.41%. Yet, flip the coin and look at its 5-year return, and you'll find it leading the pack with an impressive 48.30%.

Invesco India Large & Mid Cap Fund, which he has managed since November 9, 2023, has generated an 8.19% return over the past year, significantly outperforming its benchmark. Similarly, the Invesco India Midcap Fund has posted a remarkable 10.4%.