Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

28th February 2023

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

28th February 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 : ₹ 3,689.97 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 : ₹ 3,630.17 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.

0.61
R Square 0.51
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.

-4.19
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.96
Aggregate^14.92
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 February 28, 2023
Regular PlanGrowth27.5376
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@13.0095
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@11.0201
@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
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 3.28%
DLF Realty 2.93%
HDFC Finance 2.87%
HDFC Bank Banks 2.59%
Axis Bank Banks 1.96%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.94%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 1.83%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.82%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 1.76%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 1.62%
IndusInd Bank Banks 1.27%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.20%
HDFC Asset Management Company Capital Markets 1.18%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.00%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.99%
United Spirits Beverages 0.99%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.95%
State Bank of India Banks 0.86%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.85%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.81%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.80%
NTPC Power 0.80%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.80%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.78%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.78%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.76%
Tata Motors Automobiles 0.75%
Wipro IT - Software 0.74%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.74%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.71%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.71%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.66%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.64%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.63%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.62%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.62%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.62%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.59%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.58%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.57%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.56%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.54%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.51%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.51%
REC Finance 0.51%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.50%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.49%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.47%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 0.46%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 0.45%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.45%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.45%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.44%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.43%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.43%
Canara Bank Banks 0.42%
Nestle India Food Products 0.41%
Trent Retailing 0.41%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.39%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.39%
Tata Power Company Power 0.38%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.36%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.36%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.36%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.32%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.31%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.30%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.30%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.30%
Bajaj Auto Automobiles 0.30%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.30%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.26%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.26%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.26%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.25%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.25%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.24%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.23%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.22%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.22%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.22%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.21%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.20%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.20%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.18%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.17%
RBL Bank Banks 0.17%
Rain Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.16%
Astral Industrial Products 0.15%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.15%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.15%
Aditya Birla Capital Insurance 0.14%
Firstsource Solutions Commercial Services & Supplies 0.14%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.14%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 0.13%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.13%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.13%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.12%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.12%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.11%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.10%
Marico Personal Products 0.09%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.09%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.09%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.09%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.08%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.07%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.07%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.07%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.06%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.06%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.05%
Eicher Motors Automobiles 0.05%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.05%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.04%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.04%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.04%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.04%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.04%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.03%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.03%
City Union Bank Banks 0.03%
Torrent Power Power 0.03%
Shriram Finance Finance 0.03%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.03%
Intellect Design Arena IT - Software 0.02%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.02%
LTIMindtree IT - Software 0.02%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.02%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.02%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.02%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
Dixon Technologies (India) Consumer Durables 0.02%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.02%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.01%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.01%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.01%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.01%
Whirlpool of India Consumer Durables 0.01%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.01%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.01%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.01%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.01%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.01%
TVS Motor Company Automobiles 0.01%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Personal Products 0.01%
Honeywell Automation India Industrial Manufacturing 0.01%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.01%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.01%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.01%
Infosys IT - Software 0.003%
Hero MotoCorp Automobiles 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 66.46%
Treasury Bill 11.57%
Certificate of Deposit 9.70%
Corporate Bond 2.35%
Government Bond 2.73%
PTC^ 0.71%
Mutual Fund Units
Bandhan Liquid Fund 6.40%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.07%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.01 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 13.56%
Finance 8.05%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 5.66%
Realty 3.97%
Consumer Durables 3.44%
Petroleum Products 2.28%
Cement & Cement Products 2.13%
Power 2.00%
Entertainment 1.99%
IT - Software 1.82%
Diversified FMCG 1.68%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.65%
Insurance 1.43%
Capital Markets 1.27%
Aerospace & Defense 1.25%
Gas 1.24%
Automobiles 1.22%
Retailing 1.14%
Ferrous Metals 1.06%
Transport Services 0.99%
Beverages 0.99%
Personal Products 0.82%
Electrical Equipment 0.82%
Textiles & Apparels 0.76%
Food Products 0.63%
Leisure Services 0.62%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.57%
Minerals & Mining 0.56%
Telecom - Services 0.55%
Auto Components 0.44%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.43%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.40%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.34%
Industrial Products 0.21%
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.14%
Diversified Metals 0.13%
Oil 0.12%
Construction 0.04%
Healthcare Services 0.03%
Industrial Manufacturing 0.01%





Performance based on NAV as on 28/02/2023. 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 6.70% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 28th February 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 March 2023, the name of "IDFC Arbitrage Fund" has changed to "Bandhan Arbitrage Fund"