Bandhan MF launches BSE Healthcare Index Fund

Published on Aug 21, 2024 14:55

Bandhan Mutual Fund has launched the Bandhan BSE Healthcare Index Fund, an open-ended scheme designed to track the performance of the BSE Healthcare Index. The New Fund Offer (NFO) is open for subscription from August 21st to September 3rd.

The fund aims to replicate the BSE Healthcare Index by investing in its constituent securities in the same proportion as their weightage in the index. This approach seeks to deliver returns that closely correspond to the total return of the BSE Healthcare Index, subject to tracking errors.

The BSE Healthcare Index provides exposure to companies listed on the BSE AllCap Index and classified as members of the healthcare sector. The index is weighted based on market capitalization, with a breakdown of 47.6% in largecaps, 29.1% in midcaps, and 23.3% in smallcaps. The index is rebalanced annually in September. Individual stock holdings is capped at 33%, while the combined holdings of the top three stocks does not exceed 63%.

The minimum investment amount is Rs 1,000 for lump-sum investments and Rs 100 for Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs).

The fund will allocate 95-100% of its assets to securities included in the BSE Healthcare Index, including stocks and index derivatives. The remaining 0-5% may be invested in debt and money market instruments.

The BSE Healthcare Index covers a broad range of companies within the healthcare sector, including pharmaceuticals, hospitals, diagnostics, medical equipment and supplies, and biotechnology.

The healthcare industry in India has been experiencing significant growth, driven by factors such as an aging population, increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases, and rising affordability. Between 2008 and 2022, the industry grew at an approximate CAGR of 16%.

Over the past 3 and 5 years, the BSE Healthcare Index has consistently outperformed the Nifty 50 Index. The average rolling returns for the BSE Healthcare TRI index have been 15.97% for 5 years and 14.89% for 3 years, compared to 12.84% and 12.52% for the Nifty 50, respectively.