COMPARE
BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 DIRECT PLAN-GROWTH (3652 days) vs SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days) - Direct Plan - Growth
BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 and SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days) are both in the Income category, from Bandhan AMC Limited and SBI Funds Management Limited respectively. SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days) has posted a higher 3-year rolling CAGR. BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 has the lower expense ratio. See the full table and FAQ below for the complete real-data comparison.
Basics
BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 has the lower direct-plan expense ratio, by 0.09 percentage points.
| BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 DIRECT PLAN-GROWTH (3652 days) | SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days) - Direct Plan - Growth | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Income | Income |
| AMC | Bandhan AMC Limited | SBI Funds Management Limited |
| Benchmark | CRISIL Composite Bond Index | CRISIL Medium to Long Duration Debt A-III Index |
| NAV | ₹18.1088 (2026-10-28) | ₹13.3796 (2026-10-28) |
| AUM | ₹374.879 Cr | ₹271.013 Cr |
| Expense Ratio (Direct) | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| Inception | 2019-03-11 | 2022-02-09 |
Returns
SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days) leads on 3-year rolling CAGR (7.8% vs BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179's 6.8%) - see the FAQ below for percentile context within each fund's own category.
Risk Metrics
Risk metrics aren't shown for debt funds. Their NAV starts near Rs 10 and compounds steadily, so CAGR, beta and drawdown measure the arithmetic rather than the manager.
Portfolio Analytics
BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 carries the higher portfolio YTM.
Punji Fund Health Score
SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days) has the stronger Punji Quality grade of the two.
Frequently asked questions
Which has a higher 3-year return, BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 or SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days)?
SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days)'s 3-year rolling CAGR of 7.8% is higher than BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179's 6.8%. SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days) sits in the 82nd percentile of its category on this metric, versus the 18th percentile for BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 - though note both funds may belong to different categories with different medians, so a raw CAGR comparison doesn't account for how each fund performed relative to its own peers. A higher historical return also doesn't necessarily mean lower risk; check the risk metrics below before concluding either fund is the "better" choice.
Which has a lower expense ratio, BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 or SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days)?
BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179's direct-plan expense ratio is 0.09 percentage points lower than SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days)'s. Over long holding periods, a persistent expense-ratio gap compounds into a materially different final corpus even if the two funds' gross returns are similar - it's one of the few fund attributes you can compare with total certainty upfront, unlike future returns, since the fee is contractually fixed rather than a historical estimate.
Why don't BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 and SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days) show risk metrics like Sharpe ratio or alpha?
Risk metrics aren't shown for debt funds. Their NAV starts near Rs 10 and compounds steadily, so CAGR, beta and drawdown measure the arithmetic rather than the manager. This is a deliberate methodology choice, not missing data - risk metrics like alpha and Sharpe ratio are most meaningful for actively-managed funds where a manager makes decisions that can add or subtract value versus a benchmark. For a fund that mechanically tracks an index, the equivalent useful metric is tracking error (how closely it follows its index), not alpha.
Which has higher AUM, BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 or SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days)?
BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 has ₹375 Cr in assets under management, versus ₹271 Cr for SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days). A larger AUM generally means deeper liquidity and lower per-unit fixed costs for the AMC to spread across investors, but an AUM that's very large relative to a fund's category and strategy (especially in small/mid cap categories, where the investable universe is smaller) can also make it harder for a manager to enter and exit positions without moving the price - bigger isn't automatically better, especially for less liquid categories.
Which has a higher yield to maturity (YTM), BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 or SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days)?
BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179's portfolio YTM (7.3854%) is higher than SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days)'s. YTM is the weighted-average return a debt fund's current bond holdings would earn if held to maturity, assuming no defaults and coupons reinvested at the same rate - a useful forward-looking yield estimate for debt funds the way rolling CAGR is for equity funds, though it's an estimate based on today's portfolio, not a guaranteed return, and can move as bonds are bought/sold or as interest rates change.
Which fund has a longer track record, BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 or SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days)?
BANDHAN Fixed Term Plan Series 179 launched on 2019-03-11, making it older than SBI Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) - Series 60 (1878 Days) (launched 2022-02-09). A longer track record means more real market cycles (bull runs, corrections, rate cycles) the fund has actually navigated, which is useful context for judging consistency - but it isn't a guarantee of future performance, and a newer fund isn't automatically worse, especially if it's run by an experienced manager or team with a track record at a prior fund.
Data as of 2026-10-29. Source: AMFI disclosures via Punji. Not investment advice.