What Bangladeshi mutual funds actually own
Funds are sold on returns and bought without anyone reading the portfolio. Here are the names that turn up most often across the funds we track.
These figures update themselves. Every number below is recalculated from NAV history each day, so this page is current as of 24 September 2026 rather than the day it was written.
Almost nobody reads a fund's portfolio statement. It arrives as a PDF, the numbers are in millions of taka, and the sectors are labelled inconsistently between fund managers.
That is a shame, because it is the only document that tells you what you are actually buying.
The names that keep appearing
We read the portfolio statements for all 35 tracked funds and counted how often each name shows up among the largest disclosed positions.
| Holding | Relative frequency | Funds |
|---|---|---|
| Marico Bangladesh | 25 | |
| BRAC Bank | 23 | |
| Square Pharmaceuticals | 21 | |
| Jamuna Bank | 18 | |
| Renata | 18 | |
| Prime Bank | 16 | |
| Beximco Pharmaceuticals | 15 | |
| BSRM Steels | 15 | |
| Robi Axiata | 12 | |
| LafargeHolcim Bangladesh | 12 | |
| Eastern Bank | 12 | |
| Berger Paints Bangladesh | 12 |
Marico Bangladesh appears in 25 of them.
Why that concentration matters to you
If you hold three or four funds believing you have spread your risk, this table is the thing to check first.
Two equity funds from different managers can hold substantially the same companies. When that is true, the second fund is adding cost rather than diversification, and the moment those shared names fall, both funds fall together. The whole point of holding several funds is that they do not move in lockstep.
Checking takes a minute. Open the holdings panel on each fund page and compare the largest positions. If the overlap is heavy, one of the two is probably redundant. Or check any two funds here:
Check two funds for overlap
Pick two funds to see the holdings they share.
Compares the named stock positions each fund’s portfolio statement lists (between 3 and 23 names, depending on the statement), with each fund’s own weight as a share of that fund. Statements have their own dates, shown under the result. 30 funds name enough stocks to compare; income funds mostly hold bonds and deposits, so they are not in the list.
Income funds are a different animal
The count above is dominated by equities, because that is what growth and balanced funds hold. The 7 income funds mostly hold government securities, corporate bonds and fixed deposits, so they do not appear in a stock tally at all.
That is not a gap in the data. It is the reason an income fund behaves differently, and why comparing it against an equity fund on return alone misses the point.
The difference is plain once every fund's statement sits on one chart:
Listed sharesBonds and sukukDeposits and cashOther
Tap a fund for its full mix and statement date.
What a holdings panel will and will not tell you
Each panel is built from the fund's own portfolio statement, reconciled so that the asset classes sum to the whole and the largest positions sum to what the statement says they do. Every fund keeps its own as-of date and its own valuation basis, because some statements price at cost and some at market, and flattening that difference would quietly misstate several funds.
The limit worth knowing: a portfolio statement is a snapshot on one date, not a live position. A fund can buy and sell between statements. Treat it as a good indication of a manager's approach rather than a real-time holding list.
Common questions
How many funds are these holdings drawn from?
All 35 tracked funds, each from its own AMC portfolio statement rather than a third-party estimate.
Which company is held by the most funds?
Marico Bangladesh, appearing in 25 of the funds with published portfolios.
Does holding several funds guarantee diversification?
No. If they hold the same companies, they will tend to move together. Comparing the largest positions on each fund page is the quickest way to check.
How current is the portfolio data?
Each fund carries its own statement date, shown on its page. Statements are periodic, so a panel reflects that date rather than today's positions.
Further reading on this site
- Methodology: how holdings are verified
- The stocks the funds hold most
- Compare two funds' holdings side by side
Run these numbers on your own amount
