Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

30th June 2023

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

30th June 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 : ₹ 3,419.48 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 : ₹ 3,357.14 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.

0.67
R Square 0.72
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.

0.64%
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.

-4.28
Portfolio Turnover
Equity4.87
Aggregate^17.15
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 June 30, 2023
Regular PlanGrowth28.1985
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@13.0458
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.7225
@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 3.13%
HDFC Bank Banks 2.97%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 2.48%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 2.44%
Infosys IT - Software 1.90%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.88%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 1.73%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.68%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 1.66%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 1.59%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 1.49%
Havells India Consumer Durables 1.30%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Personal Products 1.26%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.23%
Bank of Baroda Banks 1.12%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 1.10%
Tata Motors Automobiles 1.06%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 1.02%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 1.00%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.91%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.90%
Nestle India Food Products 0.88%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.83%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.83%
Tata Power Company Power 0.82%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.80%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.79%
Trent Retailing 0.77%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.75%
IDFC Finance 0.74%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.73%
RBL Bank Banks 0.71%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.71%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.69%
Coal India Consumable Fuels 0.69%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.68%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.67%
DLF Realty 0.67%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.66%
State Bank of India Banks 0.64%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.62%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.62%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.61%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.60%
Canara Bank Banks 0.58%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.57%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.56%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.55%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.55%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.54%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.54%
City Union Bank Banks 0.53%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.53%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 0.50%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.50%
Marico Agricultural Food & other Products 0.49%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.49%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.48%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.48%
Bosch Auto Components 0.46%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.44%
NTPC Power 0.43%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.43%
Bajaj Auto Automobiles 0.43%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.42%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.39%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.38%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.38%
Escorts Kubota Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.35%
REC Finance 0.33%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.32%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.30%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.29%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.29%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.28%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.28%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.27%
Polycab India Industrial Products 0.27%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.27%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.26%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.25%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.25%
Hero MotoCorp Automobiles 0.24%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.23%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.23%
Shriram Finance Finance 0.23%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.23%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.23%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.22%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.22%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.21%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.20%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.20%
Astral Industrial Products 0.20%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.20%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.19%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.18%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.18%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.16%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.16%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.16%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.15%
United Spirits Beverages 0.15%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.14%
PVR INOX Entertainment 0.14%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.14%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Leisure Services 0.13%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.12%
LTIMindtree IT - Software 0.12%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.11%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.11%
United Breweries Beverages 0.10%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.10%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.09%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.09%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.08%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.07%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.07%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.07%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.07%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.06%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.06%
IPCA Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.06%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.05%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.05%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.04%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.04%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.04%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.03%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.03%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.03%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.03%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.03%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.03%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.03%
Indiamart Intermesh Retailing 0.03%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.02%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.02%
L&T Technology Services IT - Services 0.01%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.01%
Axis Bank Banks 0.01%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.01%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.01%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.01%
MRF Auto Components 0.01%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.01%
Total Hedged Equity 72.69%
Treasury Bill 7.62%
Commercial Paper 4.33%
Corporate Bond 2.69%
Government Bond 3.14%
PTC^ 0.61%
Mutual Fund Units 8.16%
Bandhan Liquid Fund -Direct Plan-Growth
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.76%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 0.91 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 10.67%
Finance 8.30%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 6.52%
IT - Software 5.07%
Ferrous Metals 4.53%
Petroleum Products 3.50%
Cement & Cement Products 2.81%
Automobiles 2.08%
Non - Ferrous Metals 2.00%
Entertainment 1.99%
Personal Products 1.96%
Retailing 1.92%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.82%
Consumer Durables 1.75%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 1.52%
Telecom - Services 1.39%
Healthcare Services 1.34%
Power 1.26%
Auto Components 1.21%
Industrial Products 1.17%
Minerals & Mining 1.00%
Food Products 0.93%
Realty 0.90%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.88%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.73%
Consumable Fuels 0.69%
Diversified FMCG 0.64%
Aerospace & Defense 0.62%
Electrical Equipment 0.62%
Gas 0.50%
Construction 0.49%
Leisure Services 0.49%
Textiles & Apparels 0.42%
Insurance 0.39%
Capital Markets 0.28%
Beverages 0.25%
Transport Services 0.06%
IT - Services 0.01%





Performance based on NAV as on 30/06/2023. 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 6.90% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 30th June 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"