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Arudha Equity Long-Short Fund
Bandhan AMC Limited
equity_long_short
🔴Very High
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✓ AI Summary
- •Active gross equity exposure between 80-100% targeting 30-50 large and mid-cap structural compounders, integrated with up to 25% shorting exposure via derivatives to generate alpha and cushion drawdowns.
- •Open-ended SIF under Bandhan Mutual Fund's Arudha SIF Platform, using the Nifty 500 Total Return Index (TRI) as primary tracking metric.
AI-generated summary of this strategy's ISID. It may contain errors; check the ISID before investing.
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Risk Profile
SEBI Risk Band
Low
Mod-Low
Moderate
High
Very High
Band 5
Derivatives use≤25.00%
LiquidityDaily (only on business days)
Suitable for investors with
₹0Cr+ surplus3+ year horizon
NAV (Today)
₹10.15
↑ 0.62%
13 Oct
Since Inception
↑ 1.52%
Mar 2026
Period Returns
1 Month-2.60%
3 Months-3.33%
YTD+1.52%
Fund House
Bandhan AMC Limited
Category
Equity long-short
Benchmark
NIFTY 500 TRI
Plan Shown
Direct Growth
Core Idea
Equity Long Short
Investment approach
Expense Ratio
2.25%
Regular plan TER
Risk Label
Very High
Band 5
ISIN (Payout)
INF194K30523
Minimum Investment
₹10,00,000
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ISID key facts
Full name
Arudha Equity Long-Short Fund
AMC
Bandhan AMC Limited
Fund category
SIF — equity
Benchmark
NIFTY 500 TRI
Scheme opens
30 Mar 2026
Min investment
₹ 10,00,000
Exit load
0.500% if redeemed within 30 days
Assets Under Management
₹ 128 Cr
Equity allocation
65–100% in listed equities
Tax: Depends on the strategy's asset mix. Equity-oriented strategies (at least 65% in listed Indian equity): gains taxed at 20% if units are held up to 12 months, 12.5% if held longer. Strategies with more than 65% in debt: gains taxed at your income-tax slab rate, whatever the holding period. Other mixes follow different rules. See this strategy's ISID and consult a tax adviser.
Fund Managers
Mr. Nilesh Saha
Fund Manager (Equity)
11+years of experience
Background
- •Age 33; BE (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, MBA from IIM Bangalore, CFA Charter holder.
- •Joined Bandhan AMC on September 29, 2025, as part of the equity investment team; previously at Julius Baer Wealth Advisors India (2023–2025) and Edelweiss Asset Management (2014–2023), handling investment research and portfolio management for Category III AIFs.
Mr. Brijesh Shah
Vice President – Fixed Income
15+years of experience
Background
- •Post Graduate Diploma in Finance.
- •With Bandhan AMC since August 2015 in the Fixed Income Team, now also handling Overseas fund management; earlier at IDBI Asset Management, India Bulls AMC, Mata Securities, and Twenty First Century.
- •Currently manages several Bandhan schemes including Balanced Advantage Fund (debt), Floater Fund, Liquid Fund, Money Market Fund, Overnight Fund, etc.