Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

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

31st August 2023

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

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

31st August 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 : ₹ 3,924.49 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 : ₹ 3,931.22 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)
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.
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.

0.69
R Square 0.67
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.

0.62%
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.

-3.49
Portfolio Turnover
Equity5.04
Aggregate^17.47
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 August 31, 2023
Regular PlanGrowth28.5399
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@13.0380
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.8522
@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 3.57%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 3.20%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 2.70%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 2.59%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.85%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 1.77%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.75%
State Bank of India Banks 1.74%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 1.51%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 1.45%
Infosys IT - Software 1.40%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 1.37%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.35%
Dabur India Personal Products 1.31%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.28%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 1.24%
DLF Realty 1.21%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 1.09%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 1.02%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.96%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.95%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.92%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.90%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.90%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.90%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.90%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.89%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 0.89%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.87%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.85%
Tata Power Company Power 0.84%
Tata Motors Automobiles 0.82%
IDFC Finance 0.81%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.78%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.78%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.75%
Bajaj Auto Automobiles 0.75%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.74%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.74%
Canara Bank Banks 0.74%
City Union Bank Banks 0.67%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.66%
Coal India Consumable Fuels 0.63%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.63%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.57%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.49%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.46%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.46%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.46%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.45%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.45%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.43%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.43%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.42%
PVR INOX Entertainment 0.42%
NTPC Power 0.41%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.40%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.39%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.37%
United Spirits Beverages 0.36%
Trent Retailing 0.34%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.34%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.33%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.32%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Leisure Services 0.31%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.30%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.29%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.28%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.26%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.25%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.25%
TVS Motor Company Automobiles 0.23%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.22%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 0.22%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.22%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.22%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.20%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.20%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.20%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.19%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.19%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.19%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.18%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.18%
Dixon Technologies (India) Consumer Durables 0.17%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.17%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.17%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.16%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.16%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.16%
Vodafone Idea Telecom - Services 0.15%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.15%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.15%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.14%
Persistent Systems IT - Software 0.14%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.13%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.13%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.12%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.12%
Shriram Finance Finance 0.11%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.11%
Axis Bank Banks 0.10%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.10%
JK Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.10%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.10%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.09%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.08%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.08%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.08%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.07%
Aditya Birla Capital Finance 0.06%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.06%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.06%
RBL Bank Banks 0.05%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.04%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.04%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 0.04%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.03%
Hero MotoCorp Automobiles 0.03%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.03%
REC Finance 0.03%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.02%
LTIMindtree IT - Software 0.02%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.02%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.02%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.02%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.02%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.02%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.02%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.01%
MRF Auto Components 0.01%
Bosch Auto Components 0.01%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.01%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.01%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.01%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.01%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.005%
United Breweries Beverages 0.005%
Nestle India Food Products 0.005%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.004%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.002%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.002%
Eicher Motors Automobiles 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 70.48%
Treasury Bill 5.90%
Government Bond 3.93%
Corporate Bond 3.80%
Commercial Paper 3.26%
PTC^ 0.53%
Mutual Fund Units
Bandhan Liquid Fund -Direct Plan-Growth 8.58%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.53%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 0.74 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 12.97%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 6.71%
Finance 6.11%
Petroleum Products 5.21%
Cement & Cement Products 3.33%
Ferrous Metals 3.15%
IT - Software 2.73%
Entertainment 2.29%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 2.22%
Automobiles 2.20%
Personal Products 2.19%
Aerospace & Defense 1.94%
Telecom - Services 1.79%
Realty 1.65%
Power 1.39%
Insurance 1.31%
Gas 1.26%
Minerals & Mining 1.24%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.14%
Transport Services 1.05%
Healthcare Services 0.95%
Diversified FMCG 0.89%
Capital Markets 0.89%
Leisure Services 0.77%
Consumer Durables 0.66%
Retailing 0.65%
Consumable Fuels 0.63%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.62%
Electrical Equipment 0.50%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.48%
Industrial Products 0.42%
Beverages 0.37%
Food Products 0.30%
Auto Components 0.23%
Diversified Metals 0.22%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.01%
Oil 0.01%
Textiles & Apparels 0.005%





Performance based on NAV as on 31/08/2023. 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 6.69% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st August 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"