Two funds walk into a table. Only the numbers talk.
Union Aggressive Hybrid Fund vs Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Pick two or three funds. We’ll tell you in plain words which grew faster, which was calmer, which costs less and what your money would have become. Figures are for the Direct plan, Growth option, where a fund has one.
- AUnion Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Union Mutual Fund- Aggressive Hybrid Fund
- Direct plan
- Very High Risk
NAV ₹20.47 on 13 Nov 2026
- BBandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Bandhan Mutual Fund- Aggressive Hybrid Fund
- Direct plan
- Very High Risk
NAV ₹33.33 on 13 Nov 2026
The short version
Who comes out ahead on each measure, over the 5 years all of them have been around.
Grew faster
BBandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund returned 12.1% a year over 5 years, against 9.1% for Union Aggressive Hybrid Fund. ₹1 lakh invested 5 years ago would be about ₹1.77 Lakh today, against ₹1.54 Lakh.
Smoother ride
AUnion Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Union Aggressive Hybrid Fund swung the least: about 10.8% a year either way, against 12% for Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund. Lower means fewer scary days.
Fell less in a crash
No fair winner yet
At its worst, Union Aggressive Hybrid Fund fell 15.1% from its peak, against 31.5% for Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund. On ₹1 lakh, that's a dip to ₹68,454 at the bottom for Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund. Could you have held on?
Not a fair fight: we only have data for Union Aggressive Hybrid Fund (from Dec 2020), so it has not been through the 2020 crash the others fell in.
More consistent
No fair winner yet
Pick any day in the past and hold for a year: Union Aggressive Hybrid Fund ended up in profit 92% of the time, against 86% for Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund.
Not a fair fight: we only have data for Union Aggressive Hybrid Fund (from Dec 2020), so it has not been through the 2020 crash the others fell in.
Costs less
BBandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Bandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund charges 0.88% a year, against 1.63% for Union Aggressive Hybrid Fund. On ₹1 lakh that's ₹880 a year against ₹1,630, taken quietly from the NAV.
What your money would have become
The same amount, put into each fund on the same day.
The dashed line is the ₹10,000 you put in. Above it is profit, below it is loss.
- AUnion Aggressive Hybrid Fund₹15,638 from ₹10,000(9.4% a year)
- BBandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund₹17,920 from ₹10,000(12.4% a year)
A one-time ₹10,000 put in 5 years ago, valued at the latest NAV. This is what happened, not what will.
Strengths and watch-outs
Each fund judged against its own category, and against a 5-year SBI FD at 6.05%.
AUnion Aggressive Hybrid Fund
- Strength: Beat a 5-year SBI FD: 9.1% a year over 5 years, against 6.05%
- Watch out: Behind its category: 9.1% a year over 5 years, against a category average of 10.2%
- Watch out: High cost: 1.63% a year
BBandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund
- Strength: Ahead of its category: 12.1% a year over 5 years, against a category average of 10.2%
- Strength: In the top quarter of its category over 5 years (#5 of 26)
- Strength: Beat a 5-year SBI FD: 12.1% a year over 5 years, against 6.05%
- Watch out: Fell harder than its category in the worst crash
All the numbers
The stronger figure in each row is marked Best. Under each return is the fund’s rank in its category and the category average.
| Measure | AUnion Aggressive Hybrid Fund | BBandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund |
|---|---|---|
| ReturnsHow much the fund grew. Beyond a year, this is per year (annualised). | ||
| 1 yearLast 12 months, the most noisy figure | 4.9%#7 of 29 · avg 3.2% | 9.1%Best#3 of 29 · avg 3.2% |
| 3 yearsPer year, over a full market mood swing | 11.8%#16 of 29 · avg 12.2% | 16.2%Best#1 of 29 · avg 12.2% |
| 5 yearsPer year, the fairest single test | 9.1%#18 of 26 · avg 10.2% | 12.1%Best#5 of 26 · avg 10.2% |
| RiskHow bumpy the ride was. This is what decides whether you stay invested. | ||
| Ups and downsVolatility: how far it swings in a typical year. Lower is calmer | 10.8%Bestcategory avg 11.1% | 12%category avg 11.1% |
| Worst fallThe biggest drop from a peak in 10 years. Lower is better | −15.1%data from 28 Dec 2020 only | −31.5%category avg −27.6% |
| Best 12 monthsIts strongest year | 33.7%data from 28 Dec 2020 only | 74.4% |
| Worst 12 monthsIts weakest year | -4.7%data from 28 Dec 2020 only | -26.6% |
| Odds of a gainShare of all 1-year holding periods that ended in profit | 92%data from 28 Dec 2020 only | 86% |
| Cost and sizeThe fee comes out of your returns every year, whether the fund does well or not. | ||
| Expense ratioYearly fee. Lower keeps more for you | 1.63% | 0.88%Best |
| Fund sizeMoney managed (AUM). Neither better nor worse | ₹727 Cr | ₹2,663 Cr |
| Minimum SIPSmallest monthly amount | ₹500 | ₹100Best |
| Lock-inTime before you can withdraw | None | None |
“Best” is not a recommendation: a fund that returned more usually took more risk to do it.
Which one fits you?
There is no best fund, only a better fit for what you need the money to do.
AUnion Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Might suit you if…
- a smoother ride matters more to you than the top return
BBandhan Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Might suit you if…
- you want the stronger long-run growth and can sit through sharper falls
- you care about keeping costs low, which adds up over decades