Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st May 2023

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st May 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 : ₹ 3,108.26 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 : ₹ 3,325.40 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 0.75
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.

0.68%
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.

-3.68
Portfolio Turnover
Equity4.59
Aggregate^16.48
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 May 31, 2023
Regular PlanGrowth28.0243
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9653
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.6562
@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 2.74%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 2.69%
Infosys IT - Software 2.12%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.95%
Axis Bank Banks 1.94%
HDFC Bank Banks 1.92%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 1.91%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.77%
Havells India Consumer Durables 1.62%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 1.44%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.43%
DLF Realty 1.42%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.37%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 1.20%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 1.20%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 1.16%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 1.15%
Bank of Baroda Banks 1.13%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 1.03%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 1.02%
Nestle India Food Products 0.94%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Personal Products 0.89%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.86%
IDFC Finance 0.85%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.83%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.82%
Hero MotoCorp Automobiles 0.81%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.79%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.79%
NTPC Power 0.75%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.73%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.71%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.70%
Aditya Birla Capital Finance 0.69%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.68%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.68%
Tata Motors Automobiles 0.68%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.67%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.65%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.64%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.62%
Marico Agricultural Food & other Products 0.62%
Canara Bank Banks 0.60%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.60%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.59%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.58%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.58%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.56%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.54%
RBL Bank Banks 0.54%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.53%
Tata Power Company Power 0.53%
Trent Retailing 0.52%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.50%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.50%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.49%
State Bank of India Banks 0.47%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.47%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.45%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.44%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.44%
REC Finance 0.41%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.40%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.40%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.40%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.40%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.38%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.37%
JK Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.37%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.35%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.35%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.35%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.34%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.34%
PVR INOX Entertainment 0.34%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.32%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.31%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.31%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.30%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.29%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.26%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.26%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.25%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.25%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.24%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.23%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.22%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.22%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.21%
MRF Auto Components 0.21%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.21%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.21%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.21%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.21%
Bosch Auto Components 0.20%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.19%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.19%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.19%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.18%
Astral Industrial Products 0.17%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.16%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.16%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.13%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Leisure Services 0.13%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.13%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.13%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.13%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.13%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.12%
Rain Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.12%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.11%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.11%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.11%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.10%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.10%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.10%
Indiamart Intermesh Retailing 0.09%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.08%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.08%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.07%
Muthoot Finance Finance 0.07%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.07%
Intellect Design Arena IT - Software 0.06%
Shriram Finance Finance 0.06%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.06%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.05%
Escorts Kubota Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.05%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.05%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.05%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.04%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.04%
Eicher Motors Automobiles 0.04%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.04%
Coforge IT - Software 0.03%
IPCA Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.03%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.02%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.02%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.02%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.02%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.01%
Polycab India Industrial Products 0.01%
United Spirits Beverages 0.01%
Wipro IT - Software 0.01%
City Union Bank Banks 0.01%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.01%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.01%
United Breweries Beverages 0.01%
Dixon Technologies (India) Consumer Durables 0.004%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.004%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.003%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 72.78%
Treasury Bill 7.66%
Commercial Paper 3.62%
Corporate Bond 2.56%
Government Bond 2.41%
Certificate of Deposit 1.40%
PTC^ 0.70%
Mutual Fund Units
Bandhan Liquid Fund -Direct Plan-Growth 8.64%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.23%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 0.88 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 9.48%
Finance 9.07%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 7.19%
IT - Software 4.39%
Petroleum Products 4.32%
Consumer Durables 3.86%
Cement & Cement Products 3.54%
Personal Products 2.62%
Realty 2.43%
Entertainment 2.39%
Ferrous Metals 2.09%
Diversified FMCG 1.60%
Retailing 1.53%
Automobiles 1.53%
Power 1.41%
Insurance 1.39%
Auto Components 1.33%
Agricultural Food & other Products 1.20%
Non - Ferrous Metals 1.16%
Food Products 1.12%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.06%
Construction 1.02%
Gas 0.98%
Telecom - Services 0.97%
Electrical Equipment 0.83%
Healthcare Services 0.81%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.75%
Aerospace & Defense 0.58%
Capital Markets 0.58%
Leisure Services 0.44%
Minerals & Mining 0.34%
Industrial Products 0.30%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.27%
Textiles & Apparels 0.08%
Oil 0.07%
Transport Services 0.02%
Beverages 0.02%





Performance based on NAV as on 31/05/2023. 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 6.40% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st May 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"