LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund (LB1stBUF)

Balanced+ dividends

Open-end balanced mutual fund in Bangladesh, managed by LankaBangla Asset Management Company Limited (LBAMCL). Tracked since Nov 2016, with dividends reinvested by default or taken as cash.

৳1,00,000 invested 3 years ago is ৳1,17,320 today.

LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund (LB1stBUF) returned 5.47% a year over the last 3 years as a one-time investment, with cash dividends reinvested, based on NAV history through 27 Sep 2026.

This fund৳1,17,320
Sanchayapatra at 11.7%/yr৳1,39,367
Worst fall
-13.3%
Last 3 years, to Jul 2026
Whole record
+7.48%/yr
9.9 yrs · Since Nov 2016
NAV per unit
৳11.90
27 Sep 2026
Fund size
৳37 cr
Net assets
Start 100Now 203

Total-return path since Nov 2016, dividends reinvested.

Index, not taka.

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Month-by-month total-return index for LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund, dividends reinvested
MonthTotal-return index
Nov 2016100.00
Dec 2016104.60
Jan 2017114.30
Feb 2017114.00
Mar 2017115.40
Apr 2017112.90
May 2017110.60
Jun 2017113.60
Jul 2017115.70
Aug 2017118.40
Sep 2017119.30
Oct 2017134.40
Nov 2017141.60
Dec 2017140.50
Jan 2018124.10
Feb 2018119.70
Mar 2018117.80
Apr 2018118.70
May 2018114.00
Jun 2018114.10
Jul 2018116.90
Aug 2018118.50
Sep 2018118.30
Oct 2018122.10
Nov 2018126.00
Dec 2018127.00
Jan 2019125.10
Feb 2019123.80
Mar 2019124.10
Apr 2019119.60
May 2019121.90
Jun 2019124.40
Jul 2019119.00
Aug 2019120.30
Sep 2019118.70
Oct 2019113.80
Nov 2019115.40
Dec 2019111.10
Jan 2020110.70
Feb 2020115.90
Mar 2020107.90
Apr 2020107.90
May 2020107.90
Jun 2020107.30
Jul 2020114.00
Aug 2020128.30
Sep 2020130.80
Oct 2020145.70
Nov 2020147.20
Dec 2020162.80
Jan 2021163.80
Feb 2021149.30
Mar 2021147.30
Apr 2021149.90
May 2021163.80
Jun 2021166.80
Jul 2021171.60
Aug 2021177.60
Sep 2021187.40
Oct 2021201.80
Nov 2021197.60
Dec 2021199.50
Jan 2022179.90
Feb 2022176.70
Mar 2022172.80
Apr 2022174.30
May 2022165.30
Jun 2022170.30
Jul 2022164.50
Aug 2022170.00
Sep 2022170.00
Oct 2022172.80
Nov 2022174.90
Dec 2022176.00
Jan 2023169.80
Feb 2023168.60
Mar 2023169.80
Apr 2023170.80
May 2023171.70
Jun 2023172.00
Jul 2023172.30
Aug 2023173.60
Sep 2023173.30
Oct 2023176.60
Nov 2023176.40
Dec 2023177.80
Jan 2024173.30
Feb 2024169.60
Mar 2024161.80
Apr 2024158.70
May 2024154.20
Jun 2024157.90
Jul 2024160.30
Aug 2024173.00
Sep 2024169.30
Oct 2024169.80
Nov 2024171.70
Dec 2024171.80
Jan 2025167.50
Feb 2025169.30
Mar 2025171.70
Apr 2025168.80
May 2025166.90
Jun 2025171.00
Jul 2025188.30
Aug 2025192.80
Sep 2025189.90
Oct 2025199.00
Nov 2025194.60
Dec 2025192.70
Jan 2026201.70
Feb 2026193.40
Mar 2026184.30
Apr 2026190.30
May 2026191.10
Jun 2026203.30
Jul 2026206.30
Aug 2026202.60
Sep 2026203.30

Where these numbers come from

  1. PricesNAV from LankaBangla Asset Management Company Limited (LBAMCL)'s website, checked four times a day. Latest print 27 Sep 2026.
  2. Dividends9 cash dividends on record, from the fund manager’s published record. See the record
  3. Fund manager reviewNot yet reviewed by the fund manager.

Figures as of 27 Sep 2026. How every figure is built

Among 10 balanced funds

7th of 10 by return over the last 3 years, one-time with dividends reinvested.

Return per year

Lowest +1.18%Middle +6.30%Highest +11.93%

Worst fall from a peak

Deepest -22.6%Middle -13.6%Smallest -9.0%

Fell less than 5 of the other 9.

See all 10 balanced funds
#FundPer yearWorst fall
1Ekush First Unit Fund (EFUF)+11.93%-9.7%
2IDLC Balanced Fund (IBF)+10.49%-9.7%
3VIPB Balanced Fund+9.15%-13.8%
4ICL Balanced Fund+7.92%-13.2%
5LB Gratuity Opportunities Fund (LBGOF)+6.41%-15.4%
6EDGE Al-Amin Shariah Consumer Fund (EDGEALAMIN) Shariah+6.19%-9.0%
7LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund (LB1stBUF)+5.47%-13.3%
8UCB AML First Mutual Fund+2.55%-17.9%
9LB Gratuity Wealth Builder Fund (LBGWBF)+1.37%-22.6%
10LankaBangla Al-Arafah Shariah Unit Fund (LBASUF) Shariah+1.18%-19.1%

Return: one-time, dividends reinvested, over the last 3 years to each fund’s latest NAV (24 Sep 2026 to 27 Sep 2026). Worst fall: the 3 years to Jul 2026, monthly points. Past returns do not predict future ones.

Historical returns

Dividends reinvested throughout. One-time is a single amount put in at the start of the period; Monthly SIP puts the same amount in every month. Periods under 1 year show the total change, not a yearly rate.

One-time Monthly SIP
Period Total Per year Per year
6 months+10.29%Under 1 yr+3.72% total
Year to date+5.50%Under 1 yr+3.74% total
1 year+7.05%+7.05%+8.47%
2 years+20.08%+9.58%+10.54%
3 years+17.32%+5.47%+9.10%
5 years+8.48%+1.64%+5.68%
Max (9.9 yrs)+103.27%+7.48%+6.54%

Bars in each column are relative to the largest figure in that column, not a 0 to 100% scale.

Figures as of 27 Sep 2026 Total return includes the fund’s cash dividends (about 8%/yr), reinvested by default.

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Month-by-month value of a ৳1,000 lump sum in LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund, dividends reinvested
MonthValue of ৳1,000
Nov 2016৳1,000
Dec 2016৳1,046
Jan 2017৳1,143
Feb 2017৳1,140
Mar 2017৳1,154
Apr 2017৳1,129
May 2017৳1,106
Jun 2017৳1,136
Jul 2017৳1,157
Aug 2017৳1,184
Sep 2017৳1,193
Oct 2017৳1,344
Nov 2017৳1,416
Dec 2017৳1,405
Jan 2018৳1,241
Feb 2018৳1,197
Mar 2018৳1,178
Apr 2018৳1,187
May 2018৳1,140
Jun 2018৳1,141
Jul 2018৳1,169
Aug 2018৳1,185
Sep 2018৳1,183
Oct 2018৳1,221
Nov 2018৳1,260
Dec 2018৳1,270
Jan 2019৳1,251
Feb 2019৳1,238
Mar 2019৳1,241
Apr 2019৳1,196
May 2019৳1,219
Jun 2019৳1,244
Jul 2019৳1,190
Aug 2019৳1,203
Sep 2019৳1,187
Oct 2019৳1,138
Nov 2019৳1,154
Dec 2019৳1,111
Jan 2020৳1,107
Feb 2020৳1,159
Mar 2020৳1,079
Apr 2020৳1,079
May 2020৳1,079
Jun 2020৳1,073
Jul 2020৳1,140
Aug 2020৳1,283
Sep 2020৳1,308
Oct 2020৳1,457
Nov 2020৳1,472
Dec 2020৳1,628
Jan 2021৳1,638
Feb 2021৳1,493
Mar 2021৳1,473
Apr 2021৳1,499
May 2021৳1,638
Jun 2021৳1,668
Jul 2021৳1,716
Aug 2021৳1,776
Sep 2021৳1,874
Oct 2021৳2,018
Nov 2021৳1,976
Dec 2021৳1,995
Jan 2022৳1,799
Feb 2022৳1,767
Mar 2022৳1,728
Apr 2022৳1,743
May 2022৳1,653
Jun 2022৳1,703
Jul 2022৳1,645
Aug 2022৳1,700
Sep 2022৳1,700
Oct 2022৳1,728
Nov 2022৳1,749
Dec 2022৳1,760
Jan 2023৳1,698
Feb 2023৳1,686
Mar 2023৳1,698
Apr 2023৳1,708
May 2023৳1,717
Jun 2023৳1,720
Jul 2023৳1,723
Aug 2023৳1,736
Sep 2023৳1,733
Oct 2023৳1,766
Nov 2023৳1,764
Dec 2023৳1,778
Jan 2024৳1,733
Feb 2024৳1,696
Mar 2024৳1,618
Apr 2024৳1,587
May 2024৳1,542
Jun 2024৳1,579
Jul 2024৳1,603
Aug 2024৳1,730
Sep 2024৳1,693
Oct 2024৳1,698
Nov 2024৳1,717
Dec 2024৳1,718
Jan 2025৳1,675
Feb 2025৳1,693
Mar 2025৳1,717
Apr 2025৳1,688
May 2025৳1,669
Jun 2025৳1,710
Jul 2025৳1,883
Aug 2025৳1,928
Sep 2025৳1,899
Oct 2025৳1,990
Nov 2025৳1,946
Dec 2025৳1,927
Jan 2026৳2,017
Feb 2026৳1,934
Mar 2026৳1,843
Apr 2026৳1,903
May 2026৳1,911
Jun 2026৳2,033
Jul 2026৳2,063
Aug 2026৳2,026
Sep 2026৳2,033
৳5,000 · Nov 2016৳10,165 · 27 Sep 2026

Total-return NAV rebased to your amount. Dividends are reinvested by default; switch to taken as cash above.

How rough was the ride

Returns tell you where LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund (LB1stBUF) ended up. These tell you what holding it felt like on the way.

Worst fall from a peak (last 3 years)

-13.3%

Dec 2023 to May 2024 · Back to the old peak in 14 months.

Worst 12 months (last 3 years)

-7.0%

Best 12 months: +20.4%.

How bumpy (last 3 years)

11.4%

Yearly swing, about average.

Market sensitivity (last 3 years)

0.57

Against DSEX, partly follows the market.

Positive 12-month spells (last 3 years)

68%

Share of rolling years that ended up.

Measured over the 3 years to Jul 2026, the same fixed window every rated fund is measured on, on monthly total-return points with dividends reinvested. How bumpy is the annualized standard deviation of those monthly returns; the worst fall is the largest peak-to-trough drop inside the window. Full method.

Rolling returns, full history

Every closed 1-year and 3-year window since Nov 2016, one-time with dividends reinvested, shown per year. A single look-back can flatter or punish a start date.

Rolling window Latest Median Best Worst Windows
1 year+7.06%+2.12%+55.45%-14.37%107
3 years+5.47%+4.89%+18.23%-5.59%83

Latest is the most recent closed window; median, best and worst summarize every overlapping window of that length.

Dividend record

9 cash dividends, ৳7.00 per unit in total on a ৳10 unit (70% of face value).

  1. 2017৳1.50 per unit · 15% of face
  2. 2018৳0.50 per unit · 5% of face
  3. 2019৳0.00 per unit · 0% of face
  4. 2020৳1.50 per unit · 15% of face
  5. 2021৳1.60 per unit · 16% of face
  6. 2022৳0.50 per unit · 5% of face
  7. 2023৳0.30 per unit · 3% of face
  8. 2024৳0.30 per unit · 3% of face
  9. 2025৳0.80 per unit · 8% of face

৳1,00,000 held max (9.9 yrs)

Dividends reinvested৳2,03,270
Taken as cash৳1,84,570

Cash kept aside, not reinvested. Reinvesting added about ৳18,700.

Percentages are of the ৳10 face value, gross of tax. Each year’s dividend is modeled as reinvested in October, the site-wide convention. Record: lbamcl.com. Method

Costs and fund details

Management fee2.50% down to 1.00% per year (tiered by fund size)
Early-exit feeNo exit fee; partial surrender allowed
Minimum investment500 units individual / 5,000 units institution
Minimum monthly (SIP)BDT 5,000/month
LiquidityOpen-end; surrendered back to the fund at NAV, not sold on an exchange. Confirm current dealing days and pricing with the AMC.
Asset managerLankaBangla Asset Management Company Limited (LBAMCL)
SponsorLankaBangla Finance
TrusteeBangladesh General Insurance Company
CustodianBRAC Bank
Face valueBDT 10 per unit

What LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund holds

As of 30 Jun 2026

From the fund’s quarterly portfolio disclosure. Percentages by market value.

Asset mix
Listed equity 63.92%Government bond / T-bill 19.18%Corporate bond / Sukuk 8.12%Mutual fund unit 3.31%Cash at bank 5.47%
Sector allocation
Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals11.44%
Insurance11.05%
Telecommunication8.16%
Bank7.32%
Food & Allied6.60%
Fuel & Power4.23%
Financial Institutions3.55%
Engineering3.35%
Textile3.06%
IT Sector2.64%
Miscellaneous2.50%
Tannery0.02%
Top holdings
Beximco Pharmaceuticals7.66%
avg cost ৳121.80 · stmt mkt ৳140.60
Grameenphone6.01%
avg cost ৳459.06 · stmt mkt ৳259.65
BRAC Bank5.35%
avg cost ৳44.00 · stmt mkt ৳65.50
Reliance Insurance4.91%
avg cost ৳89.47 · stmt mkt ৳120.20
British American Tobacco Bangladesh4.49%
avg cost ৳475.87 · stmt mkt ৳219.60
Marico Bangladesh3.78%
avg cost ৳2,328.00 · stmt mkt ৳2,772.00
IDLC Finance3.55%
avg cost ৳41.14 · stmt mkt ৳41.40
Pioneer Insurance3.40%
avg cost ৳84.16 · stmt mkt ৳71.92
MJL Bangladesh3.22%
avg cost ৳103.28 · stmt mkt ৳94.48
Envoy Textiles3.06%
avg cost ৳52.55 · stmt mkt ৳56.20
Green Delta Insurance2.74%
avg cost ৳78.47 · stmt mkt ৳67.00
IT Consultants2.64%
avg cost ৳39.00 · stmt mkt ৳48.40
LankaBangla Securities2.50%
avg cost ৳21.64 · stmt mkt ৳11.40
BSRM Steels2.23%
avg cost ৳81.25 · stmt mkt ৳105.59
Bangladesh Submarine Cables2.15%
avg cost ৳138.80 · stmt mkt ৳157.60
Olympic Industries2.11%
avg cost ৳166.40 · stmt mkt ৳155.00
Jamuna Bank1.96%
avg cost ৳23.70 · stmt mkt ৳24.00
Singer Bangladesh1.11%
avg cost ৳110.00 · stmt mkt ৳81.60
United Power Generation & Distribution1.01%
avg cost ৳284.67 · stmt mkt ৳124.00
Craftsman Footwear & Accessories0.02%
avg cost ৳11.64 · stmt mkt ৳34.92

Each bar is sized against the largest name in this list, so you can compare them to each other. The percentage is still that name’s share of the whole fund.

Its 5 largest holdings are 28.42% of the fund.

What changed in the latest statement

31 Mar 2026 → 30 Jun 2026before now

+ Envoy Textiles · new, 3.06%− Apex Footwear · no longer held− Bangladesh Export Import Company · no longer held
Reliance Insurance3.07% → 4.91%
BRAC Bank3.98% → 5.35%

Asset mix: Listed equity 61.41% → 63.92%; Government bond / T-bill 21.68% → 19.18%; Corporate bond / Sukuk 10.62% → 8.12%; Cash at bank 2.87% → 5.47%.

Its 5 largest holdings went from 27.32% to 28.42% of the fund.

Position sizes shift with both trading and market prices; both snapshots come from the fund manager’s own statements.

✓ Verified from LankaBangla quarterly portfolio statement (30 Jun 2026). Holdings are disclosed quarterly, so they can lag the latest daily NAV.

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Questions about LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund (LB1stBUF)

What kind of fund is LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund?
LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund is an open-end balanced mutual fund in Bangladesh, managed by LankaBangla Asset Management Company Limited (LBAMCL). You buy and redeem units at its published net asset value (NAV), and it has no fixed maturity.

What is the historical return of LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund?
Over roughly 9.9 years to 27 Sep 2026, LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund returned about +7.48% per year as a one-time investment, a total return with dividends reinvested. The figure changes with the period you choose, and past performance does not guarantee future results.

What are the fees for LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund?
LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund charges a management fee of 2.50% down to 1.00% per year (tiered by fund size). Its published NAV, and so every return shown, is already net of this fee.

Does LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund have an exit load?
No exit fee; partial surrender allowed.

What is the minimum investment for LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund?
LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund has a one-time minimum of 500 units individual / 5,000 units institution and a monthly SIP from BDT 5,000/month.

Is LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund Shariah-compliant?
No. LankaBangla 1st Balanced Unit Fund is a conventional open-end fund, not Shariah-certified. ReturnKoto? has a one-tap filter to show only Shariah funds.

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ExperimentalReturnKoto? ratingstill being calibrated

Rules-based rating for each fund. Experimental; treat as one input for your own research. Every sub-score is on the ratings page.

3 of 5

Score 60.4, 6th of 10 balanced funds by score. A rules-based score over the same fixed 3-year window every fund is measured on: return against its benchmark, downside deviation, worst drop and consistency, on a scale set for balanced funds.

Over this window its return beat the DSEX (-3.2%/yr) but not the 91-day T-bill average (10.9%/yr).

5-year rating: 2 of 5 over the same fixed 5-year window (score 45.7, 7th of 8 by score).

One-time, per year (3 yr)
+6.20%
Downside deviation
5.9%
Worst drop
-13%
Consistency
68%
Versus the market (DSEX)

Beta 0.57 · historically moved about 0.57% for each 1% move in the DSEX market index. DSEX explains roughly 44% of its month-to-month swings.

✓ Rules-based, measured from the fund’s own NAV history. How the rating works.