Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities
(Formerly known as IDFC Arbitrage Fund)

30th September 2023

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.
(Formerly known as IDFC Arbitrage Fund)

30th September 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 : ₹ 3,990.16 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 : ₹ 4,103.44 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.

0.68
R Square 0.69
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.

0.63%
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.

-3.62
Portfolio Turnover
Equity4.87
Aggregate^17.25
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 September 29, 2023
Regular PlanGrowth28.7231
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@13.0668
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.9219
^^Ms. Nishita Shah will be managing for Equity overseas investment portion of the scheme & Mr. Sreejith Balasubramanian will be managing overseas for Debt investment portion of the scheme.
@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 Bank Banks 4.13%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 2.98%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 2.72%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 2.17%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 2.05%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.93%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 1.91%
Coal India Consumable Fuels 1.69%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 1.37%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.35%
ITC Diversified FMCG 1.32%
Punjab National Bank Banks 1.22%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 1.13%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 1.09%
Tata Motors Automobiles 1.06%
IDFC Finance 1.04%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.00%
RBL Bank Banks 0.97%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.97%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.95%
DLF Realty 0.92%
NTPC Power 0.89%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.86%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.82%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.82%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.80%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.78%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.76%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.75%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.74%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.70%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.69%
City Union Bank Banks 0.68%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.67%
PVR INOX Entertainment 0.67%
Canara Bank Banks 0.65%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.65%
Bajaj Auto Automobiles 0.61%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.58%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.58%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.57%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.57%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.55%
Vodafone Idea Telecom - Services 0.54%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.54%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.53%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.51%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.48%
United Spirits Beverages 0.48%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transport Infrastructure 0.47%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.45%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.45%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.44%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.44%
Escorts Kubota Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.43%
Aditya Birla Capital Finance 0.41%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.41%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.40%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.40%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.40%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.38%
Shriram Finance Finance 0.36%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.36%
State Bank of India Banks 0.36%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.35%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.32%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.32%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.31%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 0.30%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.30%
Tata Power Company Power 0.28%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.28%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.27%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.27%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.27%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.26%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.25%
Polycab India Industrial Products 0.24%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.24%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.22%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.22%
SBI Cards and Payment Services Finance 0.22%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.21%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.20%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.20%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.19%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.19%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.19%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.18%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.17%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.17%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.17%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.15%
Marico Agricultural Food & other Products 0.13%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.13%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.13%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.12%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.12%
Wipro IT - Software 0.12%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.11%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.11%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.10%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.09%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.09%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.09%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.08%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.08%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.08%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.08%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.07%
JK Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.07%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Leisure Services 0.07%
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 0.07%
Dr. Lal Path Labs Healthcare Services 0.07%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.07%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.06%
Eicher Motors Automobiles 0.06%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.06%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.06%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.06%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.06%
REC Finance 0.06%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.05%
Nestle India Food Products 0.05%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 0.05%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.04%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.04%
Trent Retailing 0.04%
United Breweries Beverages 0.04%
LTIMindtree IT - Software 0.03%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.03%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.03%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.03%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.03%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.03%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.02%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.02%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.02%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.02%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.02%
Bosch Auto Components 0.02%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.02%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.02%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.01%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.01%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.01%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.01%
Indiamart Intermesh Retailing 0.01%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.004%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.004%
Coforge IT - Software 0.002%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.002%
MphasiS IT - Software 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 68.78%
Corporate Bond 5.99%
Government Bond 5.52%
Treasury Bill 4.22%
Commercial Paper 0.82%
PTC^ 0.44%
Mutual Fund Units
Bandhan Liquid Fund -Direct Plan-Growth 9.97%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.28%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 0.77 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 13.62%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 7.06%
Finance 5.85%
Petroleum Products 4.41%
Cement & Cement Products 3.40%
Entertainment 3.00%
Automobiles 2.54%
Ferrous Metals 2.48%
Personal Products 1.73%
Consumable Fuels 1.69%
Gas 1.65%
Telecom - Services 1.61%
Realty 1.58%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 1.41%
Diversified FMCG 1.38%
Minerals & Mining 1.37%
Aerospace & Defense 1.24%
Power 1.20%
Healthcare Services 1.11%
Electrical Equipment 0.97%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.89%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.83%
Textiles & Apparels 0.82%
Industrial Products 0.81%
IT - Software 0.78%
Insurance 0.75%
Consumer Durables 0.53%
Beverages 0.51%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.49%
Transport Infrastructure 0.47%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.44%
Oil 0.44%
Auto Components 0.38%
Diversified Metals 0.30%
Capital Markets 0.30%
Retailing 0.23%
Leisure Services 0.21%
Transport Services 0.13%
Metals & Minerals Trading 0.07%
Food Products 0.06%
Construction 0.04%





Performance based on NAV as on 29/09/2023. 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


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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 6.95% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 29th September 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"