SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth

SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Contra

NAV as on 19-11-2024

₹ 403.27

0.4%

1D

Inception Returns

17.5%

/yr

About SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth

SBI Contra Fund is a type of mutual fund managed by SBI Mutual Fund. As the name suggests, it follows a contrarian investment strategy, which means it invests in stocks that are currently out of favor or undervalued by the market.

The fund manager identifies companies that have good long-term potential but are currently undervalued by the market. The idea is to invest in these stocks when they are unpopular, and wait for their prices to rise as their true value is recognized by the market.

SBI Contra Fund is suitable for investors who are willing to take a long-term investment approach and are comfortable with moderate to high risk. It is also a good option for those looking to diversify their investment portfolio with exposure to different types of stocks. As with any mutual fund, it is important to carefully read the fund's prospectus and understand its investment strategy, fees, and risks before investing.

Key Parameters

  1. SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth has ₹40486 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Oct 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.

Returns

SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 17.54% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 30.79%, 23.43% and 30.26% respectively.

Holdings

SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Basic Materials, Tech, Health, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Energy, Utilities, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Securitize, Real Estate. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Tech Mahindra Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, State Bank of India

Taxation

As it is a contra mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

Investment objective of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth

To provide the investor with the opportunity of long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities following a contrarian investment strategy

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
45484 people have invested ₹ 46.1Cr in SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth

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80% Performance
62% Risk Management
0% Cost
1 out of 3 among contra
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SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.59%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹40486 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹500
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
46.87%
STCGRedeeming 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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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (19-Nov-24)

Period
SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth
Nifty 500
contra
1M
-5.6%
-6.1%
-5.5%
3M
-4.8%
-5.5%
-2.3%
6M
5.3%
4.1%
9.6%
1Y
30.8%
25.2%
38%
3Y
23.4%
12.9%
19.7%
5Y
30.3%
17.7%
22.4%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Oct-24)

  • Equity 81.2%

  • Debt & Cash 18.8%

Large cap
44.6%

Mid cap
20.6%

Small cap
12.9%

Sector Allocation

Oct'24

Sep'24

Aug'24

Financial Services
24.8%
Basic Materials
11.8%
Tech
11.2%
Health
8.7%
Consumer Cyclical
8.7%
Industrial
8.6%
Energy
8.3%
Utilities
6.5%
Consumer Defensive
6.1%
Communication
4.8%
Real Estate
0.7%
All changes are between Aug'24 and Oct'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
Fund Returns
-5.72%
1.30%
0.90%
Nifty 500
-6.52%
2.04%
0.97%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -5.72% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -6.52% as on Oct'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 0.80% in Oct'24
Parameters
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
AUM
₹ 40.5K Cr
₹ 41.3K Cr
₹ 39.4K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 40.5K Cr as of Oct'24
  • AUM decreased by 840.6 Cr between Oct'24 and Sep'24
Top Stocks bought last month
State Bank of India's allocation increased from 1.96% to 2.08%
State Bank of India's allocation increased from 1.96% to 2.08%
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 5.33% to 5.45%
HDFC Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 5.33% to 5.45%
Tech Mahindra Ltd's allocation increased from 2.21% to 2.3%
Tech Mahindra Ltd's allocation increased from 2.21% to 2.3%
Top Stocks sold last month
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.39 % to 3.12 %
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.39 % to 3.12 %
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.3 % to 2.19 %
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.3 % to 2.19 %
GAIL (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.39 % to 2.03 %
GAIL (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.39 % to 2.03 %
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 13.3% to 12.9%
Small Cap allocation has gone down from 13.3% to 12.9%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 22.1% to 20.6%
Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 22.1% to 20.6%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 47.5% to 44.6%
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 47.5% to 44.6%
Cash allocation has gone up from 13.1% to 18%
Cash allocation has gone up from 13.1% to 18%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.7% to 0.8%
Debt allocation has gone up from 0.7% to 0.8%

Top 3 Sectors in October were Financial Services, Basic Materials & Tech

Oct'24
Financial Services
25%
Basic Materials
12%
Tech
11%
Sep'24
Financial Services
24%
Basic Materials
12%
Tech
10%
Fund
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
No of Holdings
100
103
105
Top 5 Company Concentration
15.1%
15.7%
14.8%
Company having highest exposure
HDFC Bank Ltd (5.5%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (5.3%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (5.3%)
No of Sectors
12
12
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
65.2%
64.9%
62.8%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (24.8%)
Financial Services (24.3%)
Financial Services (22%)
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Mohit Jain
Mohit Jain
Fund Manager of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth, since 5 May 2018
Dinesh Balachandran
Dinesh Balachandran
Fund Manager of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth, since 7 May 2018
Fund House
SBI Funds Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.84L Cr
as on 31-Oct-2024
Address
9th Floor, Crescenzo,,C-38 & 39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,,Bandra (East), Mumbai
Phone
91-22-66142900
Website
partnerforlife@sbimf.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 3 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
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In the last 1 year, Invesco India Contra Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 41.33% return, outperforming this fund by 10.54%.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 23.4% moving from 0.77 to 0.59.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 36.8% growth in AUM moving from 29.58K Cr to 40.48K Cr.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (contra). Its expense ratio is 0.59% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.07%.
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In the last 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.

SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

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

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 17.54% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.01%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 81.22% in Equity, 0.77% in Debt and 18.01% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹40486 Cr

AUM size ₹40486 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹40486 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 20713 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.59%

Expense Ratio 0.59%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.59% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.12%

Frequently Asked Questions for SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth is ₹403.27 as on 19-Nov-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 19-Nov-2024.
SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-5.61%
-5.61%
6 Month Returns
5.32%
5.32%
1 Year Returns
30.79%
30.79%
3 Years Returns
88.05%
23.43%
5 Years Returns
274.97%
30.26%
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0.59% as on October 2024
₹40486 Cr as on October 2024
HDFC Bank Ltd(5.45%), Reliance Industries Ltd(3.12%), Tech Mahindra Ltd(2.3%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd(2.19%), State Bank of India(2.08%) as on October 2024
Financial Services(20.11%), Basic Materials(9.61%), Tech(9.11%) as on October 2024
The alpha ratio for the SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth
7.44
10.61
11.15
As on October 2024
The alpha for SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth
0.97
0.88
0.97
As on October 2024
The Beta for SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth
2.1
1.42
1.24
As on October 2024
The sharpe ratio for SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth
13.83
12.58
19.28
As on October 2024
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 2.85 as on October 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 2.29 as on October 2024. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Mohit Jain, Dinesh Balachandran are the fund managers of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth is 1%