Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

29th February 2024

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund§

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

29th February 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 : ₹ 5,621.18 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 : ₹ 5,767.97 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.

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.

0.78
R Square 0.76
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.

-2.38
Portfolio Turnover
Equity5.30
Aggregate^17.89
Total Expense Ratio
Regular1.10%
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 (₹) February 29, 2024
Regular PlanGrowth29.5923
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@13.1824
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@11.2524
^^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 6.00%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 2.83%
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 2.72%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 1.80%
IndusInd Bank Banks 1.55%
ITC Diversified FMCG 1.41%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 1.38%
Bajaj Finance Finance 1.36%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.21%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 1.20%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 1.18%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 1.07%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 1.07%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 1.06%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 1.01%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Leisure Services 0.94%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.91%
Shriram Finance Finance 0.88%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.87%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.86%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.84%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.84%
Canara Bank Banks 0.79%
State Bank of India Banks 0.78%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.77%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.73%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.71%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.71%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.65%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.65%
Others 27.81%
Equity Total 66.57%
Equity Futures
Gujarat Gas - Equity Futures Gas -0.001%
Syngene International - Equity Futures Healthcare Services -0.003%
Mahindra & Mahindra - Equity Futures Automobiles -0.004%
JK Cement - Equity Futures Cement & Cement Products -0.004%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company - Equity Futures Insurance -0.004%
Coromandel International - Equity Futures Fertilizers & Agrochemicals -0.01%
Can Fin Homes - Equity Futures Finance -0.01%
Laurus Labs - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.01%
Eicher Motors - Equity Futures Automobiles -0.01%
Grasim Industries - Equity Futures Cement & Cement Products -0.01%
Coforge - Equity Futures IT - Software -0.02%
Page Industries - Equity Futures Textiles & Apparels -0.02%
Nestle India - Equity Futures Food Products -0.02%
Ashok Leyland - Equity Futures Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles -0.02%
IPCA Laboratories - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.03%
Bharat Forge - Equity Futures Industrial Products -0.03%
LTIMindtree - Equity Futures IT - Software -0.03%
Granules India - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.03%
Hindalco Industries - Equity Futures Non - Ferrous Metals -0.04%
The Ramco Cements - Equity Futures Cement & Cement Products -0.04%
Wipro - Equity Futures IT - Software -0.04%
ICICI Bank - Equity Futures Banks -0.04%
NMDC - Equity Futures Minerals & Mining -0.05%
Godrej Consumer Products - Equity Futures Personal Products -0.05%
United Breweries - Equity Futures Beverages -0.05%
Mahanagar Gas - Equity Futures Gas -0.05%
Marico - Equity Futures Agricultural Food & other Products -0.05%
Polycab India - Equity Futures Industrial Products -0.05%
HCL Technologies - Equity Futures IT - Software -0.05%
Havells India - Equity Futures Consumer Durables -0.06%
DLF - Equity Futures Realty -0.06%
Siemens - Equity Futures Electrical Equipment -0.06%
L&T Finance Holdings - Equity Futures Finance-0.06%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.07%
Bajaj Finserv - Equity Futures Finance -0.07%
Lupin - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.07%
Colgate Palmolive (India) - Equity Futures Personal Products -0.07%
REC - Equity Futures Finance -0.08%
Voltas - Equity Futures Consumer Durables -0.08%
Tata Steel - Equity Futures Ferrous Metals -0.08%
Metropolis Healthcare - Equity Futures Healthcare Services -0.09%
United Spirits - Equity Futures Beverages -0.09%
Dixon Technologies (India) - Equity Futures Consumer Durables -0.09%
Indian Energy Exchange - Equity Futures Capital Markets -0.09%
Astral - Equity Futures Industrial Products -0.10%
Jubilant Foodworks - Equity Futures Leisure Services -0.10%
Navin Fluorine International - Equity Futures Chemicals & Petrochemicals -0.10%
L&T Technology Services - Equity Futures IT - Services -0.11%
Piramal Enterprises - Equity Futures Finance -0.12%
Balrampur Chini Mills - Equity Futures Agricultural Food & other Products -0.13%
InterGlobe Aviation - Equity Futures Transport Services -0.14%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company - Equity Futures Insurance -0.14%
Escorts Kubota - Equity Futures Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles -0.15%
PVR INOX - Equity Futures Entertainment -0.15%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals - Equity Futures Fertilizers & Agrochemicals -0.15%
Info Edge (India) - Equity Futures Retailing -0.15%
Indian Oil Corporation - Equity Futures Petroleum Products -0.16%
UPL - Equity Futures Fertilizers & Agrochemicals -0.16%
Deepak Nitrite - Equity Futures Chemicals & Petrochemicals -0.17%
SBI Life Insurance Company - Equity Futures Insurance -0.17%
Tata Communications - Equity Futures Telecom - Services -0.18%
ACC - Equity Futures Cement & Cement Products -0.18%
Power Grid Corporation of India - Equity Futures Power -0.18%
Power Finance Corporation - Equity Futures Finance -0.19%
Asian Paints - Equity Futures Consumer Durables -0.19%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals - Equity Futures Chemicals & Petrochemicals -0.20%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.20%
Maruti Suzuki India - Equity Futures Automobiles -0.20%
JSW Steel - Equity Futures Ferrous Metals -0.20%
RBL Bank - Equity Futures Banks -0.21%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise - Equity Futures Healthcare Services -0.22%
PI Industries - Equity Futures Fertilizers & Agrochemicals -0.22%
Sun TV Network - Equity Futures Entertainment -0.22%
The India Cements - Equity Futures Cement & Cement Products -0.24%
Cummins India - Equity Futures Industrial Products -0.25%
Trent - Equity Futures Retailing -0.26%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Tech Mahindra - Equity Futures IT - Software -0.26%
Dalmia Bharat - Equity Futures Cement & Cement Products -0.26%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals - Equity Futures Consumer Durables -0.27%
LIC Housing Finance - Equity Futures Finance -0.28%
Divi's Laboratories - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.28%
TVS Motor Company - Equity Futures Automobiles -0.28%
Birlasoft - Equity Futures IT - Software -0.29%
Dr. Lal Path Labs - Equity Futures Healthcare Services -0.29%
Hindustan Unilever - Equity Futures Diversified FMCG -0.29%
Pidilite Industries - Equity Futures Chemicals & Petrochemicals -0.29%
Axis Bank - Equity Futures Banks -0.30%
Manappuram Finance - Equity Futures Finance -0.30%
Ambuja Cements - Equity Futures Cement & Cement Products -0.30%
Samvardhana Motherson International - Equity Futures Auto Components -0.30%
The Federal Bank - Equity Futures Banks -0.32%
SRF - Equity Futures Chemicals & Petrochemicals -0.33%
ABB India - Equity Futures Electrical Equipment -0.34%
Tata Motors - Equity Futures Automobiles -0.35%
Aditya Birla Capital - Equity Futures Finance -0.38%
Oberoi Realty - Equity Futures Realty -0.38%
IDFC - Equity Futures Finance -0.38%
AU Small Finance Bank - Equity Futures Banks -0.39%
National Aluminium Company - Equity Futures Non - Ferrous Metals -0.40%
Aurobindo Pharma - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.40%
Infosys - Equity Futures IT - Software -0.40%
Coal India - Equity Futures Consumable Fuels -0.41%
Hindustan Copper - Equity Futures Non - Ferrous Metals -0.41%
NTPC - Equity Futures Power -0.42%
Oracle Financial Services Software - Equity Futures IT - Software -0.42%
Tata Power Company - Equity Futures Power -0.42%
Biocon - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.43%
Balkrishna Industries - Equity Futures Auto Components -0.44%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone - Equity FuturesTransport Infrastructure -0.45%
Steel Authority of India - Equity Futures Ferrous Metals -0.45%
Petronet LNG - Equity Futures Gas -0.46%
Britannia Industries - Equity Futures Food Products -0.48%
GAIL (India) - Equity Futures Gas -0.50%
Aarti Industries - Equity Futures Chemicals & Petrochemicals -0.51%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation - Equity Futures Oil -0.52%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation - Equity Futures Petroleum Products -0.52%
City Union Bank - Equity Futures Banks -0.52%
Godrej Properties - Equity Futures Realty -0.53%
Exide Industries - Equity Futures Auto Components -0.54%
Titan Company - Equity Futures Consumer Durables -0.56%
Bosch - Equity Futures Auto Components -0.56%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail - Equity Futures Retailing -0.57%
MphasiS - Equity Futures IT - Software -0.58%
Jindal Steel & Power - Equity Futures Ferrous Metals -0.60%
Shree Cement - Equity Futures Cement & Cement Products -0.64%
Vodafone Idea - Equity Futures Telecom - Services -0.64%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.65%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India - Equity Futures Capital Markets -0.65%
Bank of Baroda - Equity Futures Banks -0.71%
Container Corporation of India - Equity Futures Transport Services -0.72%
Dabur India - Equity Futures Personal Products -0.73%
Hindustan Aeronautics - Equity Futures Aerospace & Defense -0.78%
State Bank of India - Equity Futures Banks -0.78%
Canara Bank- Equity Futures Banks -0.80%
HDFC Life Insurance Company - Equity Futures Insurance -0.84%
Max Financial Services - Equity Futures Insurance-0.85%
Abbott India - Equity Futures Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology -0.86%
Indus Towers - Equity Futures Telecom - Services -0.87%
Shriram Finance - Equity Futures Finance -0.88%
Bharti Airtel - Equity Futures Telecom - Services -0.91%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation - Equity Futures Leisure Services -0.94%
Tata Consumer Products - Equity Futures Agricultural Food & other Products -1.02%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co - Equity Futures Finance -1.07%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation - Equity Futures Petroleum Products -1.07%
Larsen & Toubro - Equity Futures Construction -1.08%
Tata Consultancy Services - Equity Futures IT - Software -1.19%
Kotak Mahindra Bank - Equity Futures Banks -1.21%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises - Equity Futures Entertainment -1.22%
Bajaj Finance - Equity Futures Finance -1.36%
Bharat Electronics - Equity Futures Aerospace & Defense -1.39%
ITC - Equity Futures Diversified FMCG -1.42%
IndusInd Bank - Equity Futures Banks -1.55%
Vedanta - Equity Futures Diversified Metals -1.81%
Adani Enterprises - Equity Futures Metals & Minerals Trading -2.74%
Reliance Industries - Equity Futures Petroleum Products -2.85%
HDFC Bank - Equity Futures Banks -6.07%
Equity Futures Total -67.05%
Mutual Fund Units
Bandhan Money Manager Treasury 12.02%
Bandhan Ultra Short Term Fund 3.08%
Mutual Fund Units Total 15.09%
Corporate Bond
NABARD AAA 2.54%
Kotak Mahindra Prime AAA 1.80%
Bajaj Finance AAA 1.04%
Power Finance Corporation AAA 0.86%
NABARD AAA 0.86%
Bajaj Finance AAA 0.52%
Bajaj Finance AAA 0.43%
NABARD AAA 0.43%
HDFC Bank AAA 0.43%
NABARD AAA 0.43%
Small Industries Dev Bank of India AAA 0.43%
Small Industries Dev Bank of India AAA 0.43%
NABARD AAA 0.42%
NTPC AAA 0.09%
NABARD AAA 0.09%
NABARD AAA 0.09%
REC AAA 0.09%
Corporate Bond Total 10.97%
PTC^
First Business Receivables Trust Commercial Services & Supplies 0.27%
PTC Total 0.27%
Government Bond
5.22% - 2025 G-Sec SOV 0.08%
Government Bond Total 0.08%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.01%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 0.46 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 12.79%
Finance 5.14%
Petroleum Products 4.57%
IT - Software 3.27%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 3.00%
Metals & Minerals Trading 2.72%
Telecom - Services 2.58%
Aerospace & Defense 2.16%
Insurance 1.99%
Auto Components 1.83%
Diversified Metals 1.80%
Diversified FMCG 1.70%
Cement & Cement Products 1.66%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.59%
Entertainment 1.58%
Ferrous Metals 1.32%
Consumer Durables 1.23%
Agricultural Food & other Products 1.19%
Construction 1.07%
Leisure Services 1.03%
Power 1.02%
Gas 1.00%
Retailing 0.97%
Realty 0.96%
Transport Services 0.85%
Personal Products 0.85%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.84%
Automobiles 0.84%
Capital Markets 0.74%
Healthcare Services 0.59%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.54%
Oil 0.51%
Food Products 0.50%
Transport Infrastructure 0.45%
Industrial Products 0.42%
Consumable Fuels 0.41%
Electrical Equipment 0.40%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.17%
Beverages 0.14%
IT - Services 0.11%
Minerals & Mining 0.05%
Textiles & Apparels 0.02%





Performance based on NAV as on 29/02/2024. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
The performances given are of regular plan growth option.
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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 6.80% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 29th February 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.