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Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund vs DSP Flexi Cap Fund: SIP returns compared

Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund is worth ₹7.29 L (XIRR 8.0%) and DSP Flexi Cap Fund ₹7.45 L (XIRR 8.9%) — DSP Flexi Cap Fund ahead by ₹16,494. Across every 5-year SIP since Jan 2013, Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 8 of 106 and DSP Flexi Cap Fund in 98.

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₹10,000
6%

Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:

Value today
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XIRR —
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After assumed inflation

YearInvestedBandhan Flexi Cap Fund valueXIRR to date

₹10,000 a month in each: what it became

Each row is a monthly SIP ending today (1 Oct 2026), Direct plans. Post-tax assumes everything is redeemed today with no other capital gains this year.

SIP periodInvestedBandhan Flexi Cap FundXIRRDSP Flexi Cap FundXIRRPost-tax (both)
1 year₹1,20,000₹1.16 L-7.8%₹1.17 L-6.3%₹1.16 L / ₹1.17 L
3 years₹3,60,000₹3.70 L1.9%₹3.71 L2.1%₹3.70 L / ₹3.71 L
5 years₹6,00,000₹7.29 L8.0%₹7.45 L8.9%₹7.28 L / ₹7.43 L
10 years₹12,00,000₹21.02 L11.0%₹23.55 L13.1%₹20.08 L / ₹22.30 L

Every 5-year SIP, head to head

We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 106 SIPs, the first starting Jan 2013. Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund finished ahead in 8% of them; the median gap was 2.8 percentage points a year in DSP Flexi Cap Fund's favour.

Downside on the same dates: Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -6.3% a year (started Apr 2015) and 4 of 106 lost money; DSP Flexi Cap Fund's worst returned -0.9% (started Apr 2015) and 1 lost money.

-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%Jan 2013Oct 2021
Bandhan Flexi Cap FundDSP Flexi Cap Fund

XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund minus DSP Flexi Cap Fund, percentage points a year.

WindowSIPs comparedAhead (Bandhan / DSP)Median gapWorst gapBest gap
3-year SIPs13018% / 82%-2.2 pp-9.9 ppstarted Sep 2018+8.1 ppstarted Feb 2013
5-year SIPs1068% / 92%-2.8 pp-7.5 ppstarted Sep 2016+0.8 ppstarted Jan 2013

Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan

  • Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 43% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap -0.6 pp a year) — Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹86,108 below Direct.
  • DSP Flexi Cap Fund beat a plain Nifty 500 index fund in 69% of 49 rolling 3-year SIPs (median gap +1.1 pp a year) — DSP Flexi Cap Fund vs Nifty 500 index fund.
  • DSP Flexi Cap Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,41,838 below Direct.

Questions

Which has given better SIP returns, Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund or DSP Flexi Cap Fund?

Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.29 L in Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund (XIRR 8.0%) and ₹7.45 L in DSP Flexi Cap Fund (XIRR 8.9%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.

Has Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund beaten DSP Flexi Cap Fund consistently?

In 8% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jan 2013), Bandhan Flexi Cap Fund ended ahead of DSP Flexi Cap Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was -2.8 percentage points a year.

Where does this data come from?

Official daily NAVs published by AMFI. SIP instalments fall on the first business day of each month; both funds are compared on identical dates. Updated monthly.

Comparison on official AMFI NAVs, SIP on the first business day of each month, identical dates for both funds. It shows what happened, not which fund to buy — past performance does not indicate future returns. sipcalculatorhub.com is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. Methodology.

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