Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st April 2023

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st April 2023

About the Fund: The fund invests in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and the derivative segments of the equity markets. It aims to capture the spread (Cost of Carry) between the cash and futures market by simultaneously executing buy (in the cash market) and sell (in the futures market) trades. The balance is invested in debt and money market instruments. The fund typically follows a strategy of taking market neutral (equally offsetting) positions in the equity market making it a low risk product irrespective of the movements in equity market.
Category: Arbitrage
Monthly Avg AUM : ₹ 3,424.48 Crores

AUM or assets under management refers to the recent / updated cumulative market value of investments managed by a mutual fund or any investment firm.

Monthly end AUM : ₹ 2,855.78 Crores

AUM or assets under management refers to the recent / updated cumulative market value of investments managed by a mutual fund or any investment firm.

Inception Date: 21 December 2006
Fund Manager :

An employee of the asset management company such as a mutual fund or life insurer, who manages investments of the scheme. He is usually part of a larger team of fund managers and research analysts.

Equity Portion: Mr. Nemish Sheth (w.e.f. 1st November 2021) &
Debt Portion: Mr. Harshal Joshi (w.e.f. 20th October 2016)
Other Parameter:
Beta

Beta is a measure of an investment's volatility vis-a-vis the market. Beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 implies that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

0.60
R Square 0.53
Standard Deviation (Annualized)

Standard deviation is a statistical measure of the range of an investment's performance. When a mutual fund has a high standard deviation, its means its range of performance is wide, implying greater volatility.

0.71%
Sharpe*

The Sharpe Ratio, named after its founder, the Nobel Laureate William Sharpe, is a measure of risk-adjusted returns. It is calculated using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk.

-5.46
Portfolio Turnover
Equity4.02
Aggregate^15.15
Total Expense Ratio
Regular1.05%
Direct0.37%
Benchmark: Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index (w.e.f. April 01, 2018)
SIP (Minimum Amount): ₹ 100/-
SIP Frequency: Monthly/Quarterly (w.e.f. 09-11-2022)
SIP Dates (Monthly/Quarterly)@@: Investor may choose any day of the month except 29th, 30th and 31st as the date of installment.
Investment Objective: Click here
Minimum Investment Amount : ₹ 100/- and any amount thereafter
Option Available: Growth, IDCW@ - (Payout, Reinvestment and Sweep (from Equity Schemes to Debt Schemes only)) - Monthly & Annual
Exit Load :

Exit load is charged at the time an investor redeems the units of a mutual fund. The exit load is deducted from the prevailing NAV at the time of redemption. For instance, if the NAV is ₹ 100 and the exit load is 1%, the redemption price would be ₹ 99 per unit.

0.25% if redeemed / switched-out within 1 month from the date of allotment
(w.e.f 01st July 2016)
NAV (₹) as on March 31, 2023
Regular PlanGrowth27.6998
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9232
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.5328
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal
@@If SIP day falls on a non-business day, the SIP transaction shall be processed on the next business day.


NameIndustries% of NAV
HDFC Finance 2.89%
DLF Realty 2.83%
HDFC Bank Banks 2.78%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 2.58%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 2.11%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 1.87%
IndusInd Bank Banks 1.83%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 1.68%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.66%
State Bank of India Banks 1.64%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 1.34%
Infosys IT - Software 1.27%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 1.24%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 1.22%
Tata Motors Automobiles 1.19%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 1.12%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 1.10%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.06%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.05%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 1.02%
Canara Bank Banks 0.98%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.94%
United Spirits Beverages 0.91%
RBL Bank Banks 0.85%
Wipro IT - Software 0.81%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.78%
REC Finance 0.77%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.77%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.74%
NTPC Power 0.74%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.73%
HDFC Asset Management Company Capital Markets 0.72%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.72%
Tata Power Company Power 0.70%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.70%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.68%
Axis Bank Banks 0.68%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.67%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.65%
Hero MotoCorp Automobiles 0.65%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.64%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.61%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.61%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.58%
IDFC Finance 0.58%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.57%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.56%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.56%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.55%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.53%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 0.51%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.50%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.50%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.49%
Marico Agricultural Food & other Products 0.47%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.45%
PVR Entertainment 0.45%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.44%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.44%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.42%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.39%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.36%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.36%
ICICI Bank Banks 0.35%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.35%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.34%
Eicher Motors Automobiles 0.33%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.30%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.30%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.30%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.27%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.26%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.26%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.24%
City Union Bank Banks 0.24%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.22%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.22%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.21%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.21%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.20%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.20%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.19%
Rain Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.19%
LTIMindtree IT - Software 0.18%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.18%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.16%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 0.16%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.15%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.15%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.14%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.14%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Leisure Services 0.12%
Trent Retailing 0.12%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.12%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.11%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.10%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.10%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.10%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.09%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.09%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.09%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.09%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.09%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.08%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.07%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.07%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.06%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.06%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.06%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.05%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.05%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.05%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.05%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.05%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.04%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.04%
United Breweries Beverages 0.04%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.04%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.04%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.03%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.03%
Intellect Design Arena IT - Software 0.03%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.02%
Honeywell Automation India Industrial Manufacturing 0.02%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.02%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.02%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.02%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.02%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.02%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.01%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.01%
JK Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.01%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.01%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.01%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.01%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.01%
Aditya Birla Capital Finance 0.003%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.002%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 69.10%
Treasury Bill 7.77%
Certificate of Deposit 6.66%
Corporate Bond 5.52%
Government Bond 2.80%
PTC^ 0.80%
Commercial Paper 0.85%
Mutual Fund Units
Bandhan Liquid Fund -Direct Plan-Growth 7.31%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent -0.81%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.05 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 15.62%
Finance 9.47%
Realty 4.66%
Petroleum Products 4.25%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 4.19%
IT - Software 3.24%
Consumer Durables 2.98%
Transport Infrastructure 2.87%
Automobiles 2.30%
Cement & Cement Products 2.15%
Entertainment 1.86%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.53%
Power 1.48%
Diversified FMCG 1.38%
Retailing 1.32%
Aerospace & Defense 1.32%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 1.28%
Insurance 1.21%
Beverages 0.91%
Ferrous Metals 0.68%
Transport Services 0.67%
Electrical Equipment 0.67%
Leisure Services 0.64%
Textiles & Apparels 0.60%
Diversified Metals 0.57%
Auto Components 0.57%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.57%
Personal Products 0.55%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.51%
Minerals & Mining 0.42%
Construction 0.39%
Telecom - Services 0.38%
Industrial Products 0.35%
Food Products 0.29%
Capital Markets 0.25%
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.09%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.08%
Gas 0.08%
Oil 0.04%
Healthcare Services 0.03%
Industrial Manufacturing 0.01%





Performance based on NAV as on 31/03/2023. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
The performances given are of regular plan growth option.
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#Benchmark Returns. ##Alternate Benchmark Returns.



Scheme risk-o-meter

Investors understand that their principal will be at Low risk

This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*

  • To generate low volatility returns over short to medium term.
  • Investments predominantly in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivative segments of the equity markets with balance exposure in debt and money market instruments.

* Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.

Benchmark risk-o-meter

Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index




Regular and Direct Plans have different expense structure. Direct Plan shall have a lower expense ratio excluding distribution expenses, commission expenses etc.
*Risk-free rate assumed to be 7.79% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st April 2023). Ratios calculated on the basis of 3 years history of monthly data.
^Portfolio Turnover ratio is calculated as Lower of purchase or sale during the period / Average AUM for the last one year (includes Fixed Income securities and Equity derivatives).
§With effect from 13th April 2023, the name of "IDFC Arbitrage Fund" has changed to "Bandhan Arbitrage Fund"