Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid

Direct

Arbitrage Fund

NAV as on 21-02-2025

₹ 34.23

Inception Returns

7%

/yr

About Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 17 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Harshal Joshi. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has ₹7509 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 6.95% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.04%, 7.11% and 5.99% respectively.

Holdings

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Corporate, Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Energy, Tech, Government, Utilities, Health, Communication, Consumer Defensive, Real Estate.

Taxation

As it is a arbitrage fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Long term gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunity in the cash and the derivative segments of the equity markets and the arbitrage opportunity available within the derivative segments and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments. However there is no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be realized.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
713 people have invested ₹ 1.2Cr in Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.37%
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TR INR
AUM₹7509 Cr
Inception Date17 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
0.2%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
569.01%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Trailing Returns

as on (21-Feb-25)

Period
Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Arbitrage Fund Index
1M
0.7%
0.4%
3M
1.8%
1.4%
6M
3.8%
3%
1Y
8%
6.8%
3Y
7.1%
6.3%
5Y
6%
5.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Debt & Cash 100%

AAA
100%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Cash Equivalent
79.8%
Corporate
14.7%
Government
5.5%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 7.7K Cr
₹ 7.5K Cr
₹ 7.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 7.7K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM increased by 200.3 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd's allocation increased from 0.58% to 1.38%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd's allocation increased from 0.58% to 1.38%
JSW Steel Ltd's allocation increased from 0.06% to 0.77%
JSW Steel Ltd's allocation increased from 0.06% to 0.77%
State Bank of India's allocation increased from 0.85% to 1.5%
State Bank of India's allocation increased from 0.85% to 1.5%
Top Stocks sold last month
Vedanta Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.66 % to 1.51 %
Vedanta Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.66 % to 1.51 %
Power Finance Corp Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.64 % to 1.44 %
Power Finance Corp Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.64 % to 1.44 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.33 % to 1.31 %
Bharti Airtel Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.33 % to 1.31 %

Top 3 Sectors in January were Financial Services, Basic Materials & Consumer Cyclical

Jan'25
Financial Services
27%
Corporate
15%
Basic Materials
13%
Dec'24
Financial Services
27%
Basic Materials
15%
Consumer Cyclical
13%
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Harshal Joshi
Harshal Joshi
Fund Manager of Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth, since 20 October 2016
Fund House
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited
Total AUM
₹1.66L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
Bandhan Asset Management Company Limited,6th Floor, 841, One World Center,Jupiter Mill, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone Road (West), Mumbai
Phone
022-66289999
Website
investormf@bandhanamc.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 3 years, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 7.48% return, outperforming this fund by 0.36% per annum.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 7.8% growth in AUM moving from 6.96K Cr to 7.50K Cr.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (arbitrage fund). Its expense ratio is 0.37% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.7%.
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In the last 1 year, Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given 8.12% return, outperforming this fund by 0.08%.
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In the last 5 years, Tata Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given 6.3% return, outperforming this fund by 0.31% per annum.

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Low Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Low Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 6.95% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.47%
AUM size ₹7509 Cr

AUM size ₹7509 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹7509 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 8744 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.37%

Expense Ratio 0.37%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.37% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.69%

Frequently Asked Questions for Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is ₹34.23 as on 21-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Feb-2025.
Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.66%
0.66%
6 Month Returns
3.79%
3.79%
1 Year Returns
8.04%
8.04%
3 Years Returns
22.89%
7.11%
5 Years Returns
33.75%
5.99%
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0.37% as on January 2025
₹7509 Cr as on January 2025
Bandhan Money Manager Dir Gr(12.68%), Bandhan Low Duration Dir Gr(6.71%), Reliance Industries Ltd(4.61%), Bandhan Bond S/T Dir Gr(2.69%), ICICI Bank Ltd(1.96%) as on January 2025
Cash Equivalent(80.04%), Corporate(14.76%), Government(5.47%) as on January 2025
AAA
100
Harshal Joshi is the fund manager of Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is 0.25%