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Scheme

Baroda BNP Paribas Focused Fund

Holds 28 companies worth ₹496 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    BNPThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹520 CrBaroda BNP Paribas Focused Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Down 21.1% on Aug 2026, ₹660 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    State Bank of IndiaState Bank of India is 6.0% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Jitendra SriramRuns it since 1 Jul 2026, as the fund house dates it. With Kushant Arora (fund manager).

Overview(5 Oct 2026)

Fund managers2

  1. Jitendra SriramFund manager · Jul 2026 · 27y · B.E.
  2. Kushant AroraFund manager · Jul 2026 · 11y · CA FRM
  1. Sanjay ChawlaMar 2022 – Jul 2026
  2. Kirtan MehtaJan 2025 – Jul 2026

Key facts

Benchmark
Nifty 500 Total Return Index (TRI)
Risk
Very High
Expense
Regular 2.95% · Direct 1.18%
Exit load
10% within 12 months
Started
6 Oct 2017
Minimum
₹5,000

Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 5 Oct 2026 at AMFI.

What changed(18 changes)

Sept 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    14 SeptRegular 3.02% → 2.98%Direct 1.26% → 1.21%

Aug 2026

1 change
  1. Expense ratio
    13 AugRegular 2.81% → 3.02%Direct 1.01% → 1.26%

Jul 2026

5 changes
  1. Jitendra Sriram joined
    14 Julas fund manager
  2. Kushant Arora joined
    14 Julas fund manager
  3. Sanjay Chawla left
    14 Julran it as fund manager from Mar 2022
  4. Kirtan Mehta left
    14 Julran it as fund manager from Jan 2025
  5. Expense ratio
    14 JulRegular 2.97% → 2.81%Direct 1.17% → 1.01%

Source.Its filings at NSE, since Jul 2024.

Fund managers over time(Mar 2022 – now)

  1. Jitendra Sriram
  2. Kushant Arora
  3. Sanjay Chawla
  4. Kirtan Mehta
MainCoSlice2023202420252026
Fig. 1.Who ran it when: each manager from the date the fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left. A slice is part of it: overseas, gold and silver, or arbitrage.

Costs(Jul 2024 – Oct 2026)

Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
14 changesRegularDirectΔ pt
14 Sept 20262.98%1.21%0.05
13 Aug 20263.02%1.26%0.25
14 Jul 20262.81%1.01%0.16
14 Jun 20262.97%1.17%0.17
14 May 20262.80%1.00%0.58
14 Apr 20263.40%1.58%1.11
14 Dec 20252.28%0.47%0.01
15 Jul 20252.28%0.48%0.01
12 Jun 20252.29%0.49%0.01
14 May 20252.29%0.50%0.02
13 Dec 20242.28%0.48%0.04
14 Nov 20242.27%0.44%0.01
15 Oct 20242.26%0.43%0.06
31 Jul 20242.29%0.49%–
Direct plan, 14 Sept 2026
1.21%
Regular plan 2.98% · Exit load 10% within 12 months
Fig. 1.Total expense ratio a year, each plan's, as its Scheme Summary Documents state it, filing by filing at NSE. A change holds until the next.

Objective and risk(5 Oct 2026)

Objective

The Scheme seeks to generate long-term capital growth by investing in a concentrated portfolio of equity & equity related instruments of up to 30 companies across market capitalization.

Risk, type and benchmark

Riskometer
Very High
At launch
Very High
Type
An Open ended Equity Scheme investing in maximum 30 stocks across market capitalization (i.e. multi cap stocks)
Benchmark
Nifty 500 Total Return Index (TRI)

Asset allocation it may hold% of NAV

  1. Equity and Equity related instruments (which are not exceeding 30 companies
    Allowed80–100%Holds95.3%
  2. Money Market and other liquid instruments*, Gold and Silver instruments (through ETFs)
    Allowed0–20%
  3. Units issued by InvITs
    Allowed0–10%Holds0.0%
  4. Units of Mutual Funds as permitted by SEBI$
    Allowed0–10%Holds0.0%

Holds in Sept 2026.95.3% equity · 4.7% debt and cash

How to invest(5 Oct 2026)

Buying

To start
₹5,000, then in multiples of ₹1
To add
₹1,000, then in multiples of ₹1
Systematic
SIP - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly SWP - Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly STP - Weekly, Forthnightly, Monthly & Quarterly
Minimum
SIP - 500 for daily, weekly & monthly and 1500 for quarterly, SWP - Rs. 1000 for Weekly, Monthly and 1500 for quarterly, STP - Rs. 1000 for Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly and Rs. 1500 for Quarterly, then sIP - Rs. 1, SWP - Rs. 1, STP - Rs. 1

Selling and switching

To redeem
₹1,000 or There will be no minimum redemption criterion for Unit based redemption units
Switch minimum
Minimum Amount for Switch In : 5000 Minimum Amount for Switch Out : 1000

Scheme details(5 Oct 2026)

What it is

Category
Focused Fund
Offer
15 Sept 2017 to 29 Sept 2017
Started
6 Oct 2017
Reopened
6 Oct 2017
Plans
Regular & Direct
Face value
₹10
Listed
At present, the Units of the Scheme are not proposed to be listed on any stock exchange. However, the AMC / Trustee may at their sole discretion list the Units under the Scheme on one or more stock exchanges at a later date.

How it is run

Swing pricing
No
Side-pocketing
Yes
Custodian
Deutsche Bank AG
Auditor
S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants
Registrar
KFin Technologies Limited
SEBI code
BBNP/O/E/FOC/17/06/0017