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BARODA BNP PARIBAS CORPORATE BOND FUND
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual FundIncome/Debt Oriented Schemes - Corporate Bond Fund4.6 years
The Scheme seeks to generate income and capital gains through investments predominantly in AA+ and above rated corporate bonds.
- NAV
- 31.3572
- 29 Oct 2026
- 1Y
- +4.8%
- Trailing CAGR
- AUM
- ₹269.15 Cr
- 30 Sept 2026
- Volatility
- Low
- 1.3% annualized
Buying brief
Should you add this fund?
Evidence on this desk, framed as a purchase checklist - not SEBI-registered advice.
As of 29 Oct 2026
Stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
In three lines
Fits if · The fund beat the category median in 94% of rolling 3-year windows.
Fits if · Three-year return is above the category median.
Prefer peers if · Prefer HSBC Corporate Bond Fund if you want a same-category peer with stronger evidence.
Buy checklist
History depth
Watch
4.6 years - usable, still building a track record.
Engine status
Watch
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Expense ratio
Pass
0.21% TER (Direct). Lower cost compounds on long SIPs.
Drawdown vs peers
Pass
Peak-to-trough -2.3%. Ask whether you can hold through a similar fall.
Vs category
Pass
94% of rolling 3Y windows beat the category median, same plan and option.
Manager tenure
Watch
Prashant R Pimple · 0.1 years on the scheme.
Exit load
n/a
No exit-load summary on file.
Tax / wrapper
Pass
Direct Growth, no ELSS lock flagged. Equity LTCG rules still apply after one year - not tax advice.
Portfolio concentration
Pass
Top 10 holdings ≈ 45.7% of the portfolio.
Browse category
Same-category peers are preloaded into compare when available.
Before you buy or SIP
Behaviour and wrappers - the usual India MF failure modes - not a buy instruction.
SIP discipline
Monitor is recent mixed evidence - keep the SIP unless the buying brief says prefer peers, then swap with intent.
NAV
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
Returns
Trailing CAGR and simulated monthly SIP XIRR from daily NAV. Category comparison uses the median of comparable share classes in the peer set.
Trailing CAGR
Point-to-point, calendar-day annualized
- 1Y+4.8%
- 3Y+7.6%
- 5Yn/a
- 10Yn/a
- SI+6.5%
SIP XIRR
Equal monthly instalments to latest NAV
- 1Y+4.7%
- 3Y+6.7%
- 5Yn/a
- 10Yn/a
- Since inception
- +6.5%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Excess 1Y
- +0.9%
- Category median, same plan and option
- 3Y win rate
- +94%
- Windows beating the median
- 3Y percentile
- 88
- Vs comparable share classes
- SIP 3Y XIRR
- +6.7%
- Simulated monthly SIP
- Worst rolling 3Y
- +6.3%
- 394 daily-ending windows
- Median rolling 3Y
- +8.0%
- Calendar-day CAGR
- Positive rolling 5Y
- n/a
- 0 daily-ending windows
Drawdown
Peak to trough from a running NAV high, with the path and recovery episodes.
- Max drawdown
- -2.3%
- Worst peak-to-trough
- Current
- -0.3%
- Below last peak
- Current spell
- 50 days
- Days below latest peak
- Time below peak
- +51%
- NAV observations
Drawdown
Path not in current snapshots
n/a
- Average recovery
- 5 days
- 112 recovered episodes
- Longest recovery
- 180 days
- Trough to prior peak
7 Apr 2022 – 2 Nov 2022
Trough 6 May 2022 · recovered in 180 days
-2.3%
6 Jun 2025 – 7 Jul 2025
Trough 13 Jun 2025 · recovered in 24 days
-0.6%
2 Mar 2026 – 8 Apr 2026
Trough 27 Mar 2026 · recovered in 12 days
-0.5%
7 May 2026 – 29 May 2026
Trough 21 May 2026 · recovered in 8 days
-0.5%
Dimensions
0–100 reads of named metrics. The mean is unweighted and only uses dimensions with data.
Returns
88
Vs category
56
Consistency
93
Risk-adjusted
51
Drawdown
94
Mean
76
Decision
Quantitative engine reasons behind the buying stance. An explanation can only restate what is already here.
Monitor
Buying stance
Watch before adding
Recent evidence is mixed. Compare peers before increasing exposure.
Why this status
- AUM fell by 30% or more versus the prior observation.
Supporting reads
- The fund beat the category median in 94% of rolling 3-year windows.
- Three-year return is above the category median.
- Risk-adjusted return sits above the documented risk-free proxy.
- Peak-to-trough drawdown has stayed shallower than 15%.
Portfolio
30 Sept 2026 · 37 holdings · top 10 are 45.7%.
- Top 5
- 27.2%
- Top 10
- 45.7%
- Largest holding
- 7.6%
- Effective holdings
- 27.0
STATE DEVELOPMENT LOAN 21379 GUJ 27FB29 8.38 FV RS 100
Industrials
7.6%
REC LIMITED SR 223B 7.46 BD 30JU28 FVRS1LAC
Financial
5.9%
NTPC LIMITED SR 69 7.32 LOA 17JL29 FVRS10LAC
Energy & Utilities
5.6%
SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA SR IX 7.39 BD 21MR30 FVRS1LAC
Financial
4.4%
HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED SR I 7.74 NCD 02MR28 FVRS1LAC
Energy & Utilities
3.7%
Worth investigating
Same-category peers with enough history to inspect beside this fund - including tradeoffs.
HSBC Corporate Bond Fund
HSBC Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +4.0%
- 3Y
- +7.2%
- Vol
- 1.1%
- Max DD
- -0.7%
- Sharpe
- 0.92
- 3Y win
- +32%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +3.8%
- 3Y
- +7.1%
- Vol
- 1.1%
- Max DD
- -1.9%
- Sharpe
- 1.31
- 3Y win
- +83%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
Mirae Asset Corporate Bond Fund
Mirae Asset Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +3.8%
- 3Y
- +6.9%
- Vol
- 1.1%
- Max DD
- -1.2%
- Sharpe
- 0.04
- 3Y win
- 0%
- Lower volatility
- Shallower drawdown
Caveat: Higher TER · Lower trailing returns
BARODA BNP PARIBAS CORPORATE BOND FUND - Annual Option
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +4.4%
- 3Y
- +4.8%
- Vol
- 5.1%
- Max DD
- -8.5%
- Sharpe
- -0.73
- 3Y win
- +97%
- Higher win rate vs category
Caveat: Higher volatility · Deeper drawdown · Lower trailing returns
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund
Canara Robeco Mutual Fund
- 1Y
- +3.7%
- 3Y
- +6.5%
- Vol
- 1.3%
- Max DD
- -2.0%
- Sharpe
- 1.11
- 3Y win
- +1%
- Shallower drawdown
Caveat: Higher volatility · Higher TER · Lower trailing returns