Hybrid / Multi-Asset

Bandhan Mutual Fund

Arudha Hybrid Long-Short Fund

A source-backed Bandhan Mutual Fund SIF profile covering the Hybrid Long-Short strategy, AMFI NAV history, and official disclosure links.

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Research summary

Review brief

The next item to verify is: Monthly factsheet.

Research context

Experienced investors evaluating source-backed Hybrid Long-Short exposure with multi-asset allocation and derivative-led strategy complexity

Review carefully if

SIF complexity, derivative use, liquidity terms, and dated numeric Risk-band evidence can differ from familiar mutual fund categories.

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Review liquidity / exit terms: Exact redemption windows, notice periods, and exit loads need source-backed review.

Source dates matter: a document can remain useful even when a newer reporting period is not yet available.

NAV by plan and option

AMFI source checked 18 Sept 2026

6 verified rows

Latest NAV by Direct and Regular plan for Growth and IDCW options
Option	Direct	Regular
Growth	₹10.4060 17 Sept 2026	₹10.3760 17 Sept 2026
IDCW	Half Yearly ₹10.4040 17 Sept 2026 Payout + Reinvestment Annual ₹10.3100 17 Sept 2026 Payout + Reinvestment	Fortnightly ₹10.0160 17 Sept 2026 Payout + Reinvestment Monthly ₹10.3760 17 Sept 2026 Payout + Reinvestment

IDCW distribution history

Payout + Reinvestment facilities published for Direct and Regular plans.

Event review pending

Daily IDCW NAV is not a payout record. No distribution amount or date is inferred from NAV movement.

Source identifiers

Regular Growth · AMFI SIF-40 · payout/growth ISIN INF194K30010

Regular IDCW · AMFI SIF-43 · payout/growth ISIN INF194K30044 · reinvestment ISIN INF194K30127

Regular IDCW · AMFI SIF-44 · payout/growth ISIN INF194K30051 · reinvestment ISIN INF194K30135

Direct IDCW · AMFI SIF-48 · payout/growth ISIN INF194K30242 · reinvestment ISIN INF194K30325

Direct IDCW · AMFI SIF-51 · payout/growth ISIN INF194K30259 · reinvestment ISIN INF194K30333

Direct Growth · AMFI SIF-54 · payout/growth ISIN INF194K30184

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Decision facts

Six facts to check before shortlisting.

Read these alongside the Risk-band and performance sections. Dates and source links remain attached to each value.

Minimum investment

Rs. 10 lakh minimum SIF threshold; verify latest AMFI and AMC scheme documents before action

Available

Why this matters

If the investor cannot meet the ticket size or suitability threshold, use mutual fund alternatives instead.

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Investment Strategy Information Document / Source reviewed 25 Jun 2026

Liquidity / exit terms

Scheme-specific subscription, redemption, exit load, and notice terms; verify latest official documents before action

Source found

Why this matters

Liquidity can matter more than returns if the investor may need money quickly or cannot tolerate interval restrictions.

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Investment Strategy Information Document / Source reviewed 25 Jun 2026

Fund manager / team

Fund managers: Debt portion - Mr. Brijesh Shah and Mr. Debraj Lahiri; Equity portion - Mr. Kapil Kankonkar and Mr. Nilesh Saha.

Available

Why this matters

Manager identity and relevant strategy experience help judge process credibility, but should come from official AMC evidence.

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Official AMFI Arudha Hybrid Long-Short strategy summary / Source reviewed 2 Jul 2026

AUM

Monthly AAUM as on 31 July 2026: Rs. 114.05 crore.

Available

Why this matters

AUM affects liquidity, scalability, concentration, and whether returns are coming from a very small base.

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Official Arudha July 2026 AAUM disclosure / Source reviewed 8 Sept 2026

TER / costs

Annual Expense (stated maximum), checked 5 September 2026: Regular 1.33%; Direct 0.89%.

Available

Why this matters

Costs are essential before comparing a SIF against mutual funds or deciding whether a complex strategy is worth it.

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Official AMFI Arudha Hybrid Long-Short strategy summary / Source reviewed 5 Sept 2026

Exit load / dealing rules

Exit Load: nil.

Available

Why this matters

Exit loads, notice periods, and dealing frequency can change suitability even when the strategy looks attractive.

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Official AMFI Arudha Hybrid Long-Short ISID / Source reviewed 2 Jul 2026

Questions to resolve before shortlisting

What market condition is this strategy designed to handle best?

How does the scheme manage downside risk and liquidity pressure?

Which investor profile is explicitly not suitable for this SIF?

Risk band

Strategy and benchmark are shown separately.

A higher number indicates a higher position on the five-level Risk-band. It is one suitability input, not a complete risk verdict.

Five-level scale

Investment strategy

As of 31 May 2026

Lower riskHigher risk

Risk Band Level 1

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Source reviewed 5 Sept 2026

Benchmark

As of 31 May 2026

Lower riskHigher risk

Risk Band Level 3

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Source reviewed 5 Sept 2026

Performance evidence

Return context, with the comparison limit visible.

This is a source-matched comparison, not a return ranking. Move from market context to same-strategy SIF peers or a relatable mutual fund without hiding the limits of each lens.

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Official scheme benchmark: Not captured yet

Comparison lens

Market context

The SIF and public TRI are rebased on their exact common dates. The index is a market lens, not the official scheme benchmark.

Arudha Hybrid Long-Short FundNifty 500 TRI

04 Feb 202616 Sept 2026

Every series is rebased to 100 on the first exact common date; values are not NAV levels.

This SIF return

+3.41%

Exact common window

Comparator return

-3.56%

Nifty 500 TRI; same dates and basis

Return difference

+6.97%

SIF minus selected comparator

Maximum drawdown

-0.25% / -13.64%

SIF / comparator

Annualized volatility

1.18% / 15.89%

Observed daily variability; SIF / comparator

Common observations

148

04 Feb 2026 to 16 Sept 2026

Comparison limit: Use this lens to study market participation, not to judge a hybrid mandate as though it were a pure-equity fund.

Sources, calculations and risk-ratio policy

Arudha Hybrid Long-Short Fund

AMFI daily SIF NAV | Regular Plan Growth

Open source

Data through 16 Sept 2026. Snapshot checked 18 Sept 2026. Automated daily snapshot after identity, freshness, and history QA.

Nifty 500 TRI

NSE Indices TRI snapshot | Total Return Index

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Data through 16 Sept 2026. Snapshot checked 17 Sept 2026. Automated benchmark snapshot; exact common dates only.

Returns, drawdowns, and volatility are calculated by elitefunds from exact common-date observations. Automated fields refresh with the scheduled data pipeline and remain subject to source QA.

Risk-ratio guardrail

Sharpe and Sortino are withheld while the strategy has less than 36 months of observed history. Publishing either ratio now would turn a short launch record into a misleading precision signal.

Strategy lens

Hybrid Long-Short

A hybrid strategy that may combine equity, debt, cash, derivatives, and hedging tools depending on the scheme design.

For MF investors: This may look like a hybrid mutual fund, but the SIF structure can allow a more active implementation style and different risk behavior.

Asset-class flexibility and limits across equity, debt, cash, and derivatives.

Redemption terms, exit conditions, and whether the strategy is interval-style or open-ended.

Factsheet evidence for actual allocation, not only the category name.

Usually fits

Usually studied by investors seeking flexible allocation, but only after understanding liquidity and downside behavior.

Review carefully

A hybrid label does not automatically mean low risk or stable returns.

Same-strategy peers

Compare this SIF against similar strategy labels before moving to AMC-level judgment.

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Mutual fund bridge

Mutual fund context if this SIF is not suitable

For Arudha Hybrid Long-Short Fund, compare conventional mutual funds when the Rs. 10 lakh SIF ticket, liquidity terms, or strategy complexity is not suitable. A same-AMC option is identified where the curated universe supports it.

Not equivalent to SIF

Dynamic allocation comparison

Hybrid long-short context

13 curated MFs

For investors who need asset-allocation flexibility and lower entry ticket before deciding whether a hybrid SIF is appropriate.

Same-AMC conventional starting point

Bandhan Balanced Advantage FundSame AMC

Fund-house continuity only; the mutual fund does not replicate the SIF mandate, short book, or liquidity terms.

Why compare, carefully

Compare equity-debt-gold mix, volatility control, downside participation, and tax/liquidity treatment against hybrid SIF disclosures.

Key limitation

Balanced advantage, multi-asset, and equity-savings funds cannot be treated as the same product as a hybrid long-short SIF with broader strategy permissions.

Compare using

• Equity allocation range
• Volatility versus Nifty 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 TRI
• Downside capture

Other curated peers

HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund SBI Balanced Advantage Fund ICICI Prudential Multi-Asset Fund HDFC Multi-Asset Allocation Fund Kotak Equity Savings Fund+6 more

Same AMC identifies fund-house continuity only. It does not imply closer equivalence, superior suitability, or a recommendation.

Open the mutual fund section for the full category map, live NAV context, and broader peer set.

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Sources and documents

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Each document is linked to the information it supports. Check its date when a current value matters to your decision.

Source ledger

6 tracked document types with source and check-date details.

ISID / offer document

Source checked

Official AMFI information document PDF captured for this SIF strategy.

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Document link checked 25 Jun 2026

Factsheet

Source located

Official AMFI strategy summary PDF is available; exact recurring AMC monthly factsheet still needs issuer-level capture.

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Document link checked 25 Jun 2026

AUM / AAUM disclosure

Source checked

Official Arudha July 2026 AAUM workbook reports the Hybrid Long-Short Fund's scheme-level monthly average AUM in the Grand Total column.

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Document link checked 8 Sept 2026

NAV source

Source checked

Official AMFI latest-NAV API maps the reviewed Regular Growth row for this strategy as of 2026-06-24.

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Document link checked 25 Jun 2026

Portfolio disclosure

Source located

Official AMFI strategy summary XLS is available; recurring portfolio disclosure remains a separate issuer-level verification task.

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Document link checked 25 Jun 2026

Risk-band

Source located

Official AMFI information document is the current risk/suitability evidence target; standalone Risk-band evidence still needs review.

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Document link checked 25 Jun 2026

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Before proceeding with this SIF

Is Arudha Hybrid Long-Short Fund suitable for the role you want in the portfolio?

Have NAV freshness, liquidity terms, taxation, and dated Risk-band evidence been checked?

Has the fund manager/team evidence been verified from official documents?

Which authorized distributor, advisor, or AMC channel will handle execution if you proceed?