Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st January 2024

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st January 2024

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 : ₹ 5,307.57 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 : ₹ 5,373.92 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.

0.75
R Square 0.71
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.

0.66%
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.

-2.59
Portfolio Turnover
Equity5.25
Aggregate^17.74
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 (₹) January 31, 2024
Regular PlanGrowth29.4286
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@13.1647
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@11.1902
^^Ms. Ritika Behera will be managing for Equity overseas investment portion of the scheme w.e.f. October 07, 2023 & 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 5.73%
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 3.19%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 2.47%
ITC Diversified FMCG 2.46%
State Bank of India Banks 2.18%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 2.06%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 1.50%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Leisure Services 1.48%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.43%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.41%
Bank of Baroda Banks 1.33%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 1.30%
Canara Bank Banks 1.27%
Bajaj Finance Finance 1.25%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 1.18%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 1.15%
Shriram Finance Finance 1.09%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 1.09%
Tata Power Company Power 1.08%
DLF Realty 1.07%
Vodafone Idea Telecom - Services 1.05%
IndusInd Bank Banks 1.01%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.98%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.93%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.92%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.84%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.81%
Trent Retailing 0.80%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.78%
RBL Bank Banks 0.78%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.78%
Escorts Kubota Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.75%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.71%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.69%
Axis Bank Banks 0.64%
LTIMindtree IT - Software 0.61%
GMR Airports Infrastructure Transport Infrastructure 0.59%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.57%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.53%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.53%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.52%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.52%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.49%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.49%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.45%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.40%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.40%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.39%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.39%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.38%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.38%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.37%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.37%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.37%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.36%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.36%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.36%
NTPC Power 0.35%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.35%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.35%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.34%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.33%
TVS Motor Company Automobiles 0.33%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.30%
City Union Bank Banks 0.30%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.30%
IDFC Finance 0.29%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.29%
Nestle India Food Products 0.29%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.27%
JK Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.25%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.25%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.25%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.25%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.24%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.24%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.24%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.23%
PVR INOX Entertainment 0.22%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.21%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.20%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.19%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.19%
Coal India Consumable Fuels 0.19%
United Spirits Beverages 0.18%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Dr. Lal Path Labs Healthcare Services 0.18%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.18%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.18%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.17%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.16%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.16%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.16%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.15%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.15%
Wipro IT - Software 0.15%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.15%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transport Infrastructure 0.15%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.14%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.14%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.13%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.13%
Polycab India Industrial Products 0.13%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.12%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.12%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.11%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.11%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.10%
Infosys IT - Software 0.10%
Aditya Birla Capital Finance 0.10%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.10%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.10%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.09%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.09%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.08%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.08%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.08%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.08%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.07%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.07%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.06%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.06%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.06%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.06%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.05%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.05%
Astral Industrial Products 0.05%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.05%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.05%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.04%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.04%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.04%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.04%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.04%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.04%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.03%
Tata Motors Automobiles 0.03%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.03%
Hero MotoCorp Automobiles 0.03%
REC Finance 0.03%
Indiamart Intermesh Retailing 0.03%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.02%
Coforge IT - Software 0.02%
MRF Auto Components 0.01%
Bosch Auto Components 0.01%
AU Small Finance Bank Banks 0.01%
Marico Agricultural Food & other Products 0.01%
L&T Technology Services IT - Services 0.01%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.01%
MphasiS IT - Software 0.01%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.01%
Bajaj Auto Automobiles 0.01%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.005%
Dixon Technologies (India) Consumer Durables 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 70.70%
Corporate Bond 10.75%
Treasury Bill 0.46%
Commercial Paper 0.46%
PTC^ 0.29%
Government Bond 0.09%
Mutual Fund Units 14.43%
Bandhan Money Manager Treasury -Direct Pl-Growth 11.15%
Bandhan Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan Growth 3.28%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.81%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 0.54 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 15.73%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 5.29%
Finance 4.24%
Petroleum Products 3.76%
IT - Software 3.26%
Metals & Minerals Trading 3.19%
Diversified FMCG 2.56%
Telecom - Services 2.21%
Ferrous Metals 2.20%
Power 2.12%
Entertainment 1.92%
Cement & Cement Products 1.89%
Leisure Services 1.69%
Transport Services 1.54%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.51%
Non - Ferrous Metals 1.46%
Insurance 1.41%
Diversified Metals 1.30%
Retailing 1.29%
Realty 1.18%
Automobiles 1.03%
Consumer Durables 0.94%
Aerospace & Defense 0.94%
Construction 0.92%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.92%
Personal Products 0.88%
Transport Infrastructure 0.74%
Gas 0.74%
Capital Markets 0.67%
Auto Components 0.46%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.45%
Minerals & Mining 0.38%
Textiles & Apparels 0.34%
Healthcare Services 0.29%
Food Products 0.29%
Industrial Products 0.22%
Electrical Equipment 0.20%
Consumable Fuels 0.19%
Beverages 0.18%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.17%
IT - Services 0.01%





Performance based on NAV as on 31/01/2024. 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 6.85% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st January 2024). 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"
Ms. Ritika Behera has been designated as the dedicated fund manager for managing the overseas exposure in equity segment for all equity oriented schemes and hybrid schemes of Bandhan Mutual Fund ("the Fund") with effect from October 07, 2023.