Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st December 2023

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st December 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 : ₹ 4,353.71 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 : ₹ 4,813.96 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.

0.70
R Square 0.70
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.

-3.15
Portfolio Turnover
Equity4.94
Aggregate^17.46
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 (₹) December 29, 2023
Regular PlanGrowth29.1839
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@13.1102
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@11.0971
^^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
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 2.15%
HDFC Bank Banks 1.87%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 1.62%
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 1.61%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 1.53%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.45%
Vodafone Idea Telecom - Services 1.40%
Infosys IT - Software 1.38%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.33%
Punjab National Bank Banks 1.28%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 1.20%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.20%
RBL Bank Banks 1.19%
Dabur India Personal Products 1.17%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transport Infrastructure 1.14%
Tata Motors Automobiles 1.11%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.09%
Shriram Finance Finance 1.05%
ITC Diversified FMCG 1.05%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Leisure Services 0.97%
State Bank of India Banks 0.94%
Escorts Kubota Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.91%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.89%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.88%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.88%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.87%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.87%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.86%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.86%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.85%
IDFC Finance 0.80%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.80%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.78%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.77%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.75%
GMR Airports Infrastructure Transport Infrastructure 0.72%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.71%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.70%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.68%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.67%
IDFC First Bank Banks 0.66%
Trent Retailing 0.64%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.60%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.60%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.59%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.59%
Axis Bank Banks 0.51%
City Union Bank Banks 0.51%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.51%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.50%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.49%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.48%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.48%
Coal India Consumable Fuels 0.46%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.45%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.44%
Tata Power Company Power 0.44%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.44%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.43%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.42%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.42%
Canara Bank Banks 0.40%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.39%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.38%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.38%
United Breweries Beverages 0.37%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.37%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.37%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.36%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.36%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.36%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.33%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.33%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.33%
Aditya Birla Capital Finance 0.33%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.33%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.33%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.33%
Wipro IT - Software 0.32%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.31%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.30%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.30%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.30%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.30%
REC Finance 0.29%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.29%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.28%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.28%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 0.28%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.28%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.27%
Marico Agricultural Food & other Products 0.26%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.26%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.25%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.25%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.24%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.24%
United Spirits Beverages 0.24%
PVR INOX Entertainment 0.23%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.22%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.22%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.20%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.20%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.19%
Dr. Lal Path Labs Healthcare Services 0.19%
Indiamart Intermesh Retailing 0.19%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.19%
NTPC Power 0.18%
Coforge IT - Software 0.18%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.18%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.17%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.17%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.17%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.17%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.17%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.15%
Nestle India Food Products 0.15%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.15%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.14%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.14%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.14%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.14%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.14%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.13%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.13%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.13%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Durables 0.13%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.13%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.12%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.12%
Bosch Auto Components 0.12%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.11%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.11%
Dixon Technologies (India) Consumer Durables 0.11%
HDFC Asset Management Company Capital Markets 0.10%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.10%
Polycab India Industrial Products 0.10%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.10%
DLF Realty 0.09%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.09%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.08%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.08%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.08%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.08%
Astral Industrial Products 0.08%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.07%
JK Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.07%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.07%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.07%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.06%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.06%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.06%
L&T Technology Services IT - Services 0.05%
MRF Auto Components 0.05%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.05%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.05%
TVS Motor Company Automobiles 0.04%
IPCA Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.04%
Eicher Motors Automobiles 0.03%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.03%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.02%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.02%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.01%
LTIMindtree IT - Software 0.01%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.01%
SBI Cards and Payment Services Finance 0.01%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 72.78%
Corporate Bond 9.83%
Government Bond 1.15%
Treasury Bill 0.51%
Commercial Paper 0.51%
PTC^ 0.38%
Mutual Fund Units
Bandhan Liquid Fund -Direct Plan-Growth 14.27%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.57%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 0.52 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 10.32%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 5.89%
Finance 5.81%
IT - Software 5.12%
Petroleum Products 3.07%
Consumer Durables 2.80%
Entertainment 2.49%
Telecom - Services 2.38%
Cement & Cement Products 2.11%
Auto Components 2.11%
Ferrous Metals 1.92%
Transport Infrastructure 1.86%
Personal Products 1.76%
Gas 1.69%
Metals & Minerals Trading 1.61%
Diversified Metals 1.53%
Power 1.40%
Leisure Services 1.35%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.35%
Diversified FMCG 1.29%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 1.27%
Automobiles 1.22%
Retailing 1.22%
Electrical Equipment 1.19%
Realty 1.10%
Capital Markets 1.08%
Healthcare Services 1.04%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.99%
Insurance 0.86%
Minerals & Mining 0.86%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.67%
Beverages 0.61%
Consumable Fuels 0.46%
Construction 0.44%
Aerospace & Defense 0.42%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.36%
Industrial Products 0.32%
Textiles & Apparels 0.22%
Food Products 0.20%
Oil 0.17%
Transport Services 0.14%
IT - Services 0.05%





Performance based on NAV as on 29/12/2023. 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 6.90% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 29th December 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"
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.