Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF?

The Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF is a 12 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.88% since inception. Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.95% 7.48% 6.02% 7.47% 7.88%

Previously called: Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage FoF Direct-Growth

NAV as of Sep 03, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹46.3878+0.04% 1 day change	7.88% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹463 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹46.3878 as on Sep 03, 2025

This fund Category average

Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF overview

Expense ratio	0.04% as on Aug 31, 2025
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹463 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 8 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	NA
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Low to Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Sep 04, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.03%	0.0%
3 Months	0.96%	0.88%
6 Months	4.1%	4.33%
1 Year	7.95%	6.09%
2 Years	7.99%	9.48%
3 Years	7.48%	9.98%
4 Years	6.24%	7.9%
5 Years	6.02%	9.18%
7 Years	7.51%	9.19%
10 Years	7.47%	8.9%

Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap -0%

Mid Cap -0%

Small Cap -0%

Other Cap 0.12%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

AAA 47.24963%

Cash 26.553296%

SOV 16.763771%

A1+ 6.114829%

Top Debt Holdings

Others 0.01%

Allocation by Instruments

Mutual Fund 99.05%

Reverse Repo 0.91%

Net Current Assets 0.03%

Margin Money 0.01%

Other Holdings

Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Direct-Growth 60.51%

Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth 38.54%

Others 0.91%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	463 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.04%
Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	383 Cr	5 yrs 7 m	0.05%
ICICI Prudential Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	594 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.03%
HSBC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	49 Cr	11 yrs 4 m	0.09%
HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	638 Cr	12 yrs 8 m	0.07%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	0.03%	4.1%	7.95%	7.48%	6.02%	7.47%
Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	0.02%	5.38%	8.12%	7.88%	6.78%	4.0%
ICICI Prudential Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	0.17%	4.95%	5.9%	12.12%	11.63%	9.45%
HSBC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	0.0%	4.16%	5.63%	7.88%	6.88%	7.0%
HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	-0.09%	5.62%	-0.59%	13.13%	15.63%	12.51%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	0.96	N.A.	0.96	1.65
Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	1.87	N.A.	0.7	1.23
ICICI Prudential Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	3.19	N.A.	1.63	3.21
HSBC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	1.98	N.A.	0.64	0.98
HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	6.06	N.A.	1.04	1.55

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	N.A.
Sharpe	0.96 vs. 1.34 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	N.A.
Standard deviation	0.96 vs. 1.39 More stable returns

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About this fund

About Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF

Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF Direct-Growth is a Tax Efficient Income mutual fund scheme from Bandhan Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 8 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF Direct-Growth has ₹463 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF Direct-Growth as of 03/09/2025 is ₹46.39. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.04%, which is close to what most other Tax Efficient Income funds charge.

Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 8.00%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.89% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
The fund's credit profile is high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is great. Most funds in this category lend to similar borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is same as the category.
The fund's top holdings are in Bandhan Corporate Bond Fund Direct-Growth, Bandhan Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth.

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Fund AUM	463 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Harshal Joshi

Mr. Joshi is PGDBM from N.L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai Prior to joining Bandhan Mutual Fund (formerly IDFC Mutual Fund) in 2008 he has worked with ICAP India Pvt. Ltd.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate long-term capital appreciation from a portfolio created by investing in active debt oriented mutual fund schemes and arbitrage fund of Bandhan Mutual Fund.

Bandhan Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	67 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,77,378 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	One World Centre, 6th Floor, Tower 1C, Senapati Bapat Marg, Prabhadevi Mumbai, 400013

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹46.3878 as of Sep 03, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF is a 12 yrs 8 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.88% since inception.

Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.95%	7.48%	6.02%	7.47%	7.88%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.04%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 463 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

To whom does Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
Others	0.01%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	47.24963%
Cash	26.553296%
SOV	16.763771%

What is risk level of Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF?

This is a Tax Efficient Income fund comes with Low to Moderate risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How do I invest in Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

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Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
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Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF?

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If you have invested in Bandhan Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Tax Efficient Income

#NA

Volatility Protection: This fund is one of the best in protecting against volatility in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Tax Efficient Income funds in the last 1 Year.
Chance: This fund has generated a 7.12% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
AUM Growth: This fund has the highest AUM growth in the last 12 months in Tax Efficient Income category.
Return/Risk: For every unit of risk this fund takes, it produces 20% more returns.
Age: This is the 2nd oldest Tax Efficient Income fund.
Expense Ratio: This fund has the 2nd lowest expense ratio amongst actively/passively managed Tax Efficient Income funds.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.