SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth

Equity
Direct
Contra
SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

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 ₹34366 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 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 18.40% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 46.46%, 29.70% and 31.60% respectively.

Holdings

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

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.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
34993 people have invested ₹ 37Cr in SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank

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86% Performance
68% Risk Management
0% Cost
1 out of 3 among contra
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Generated Consistent Returns
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Consistently beats benchmark
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Lower probablity of downside risk
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Highly volatile within category

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.61%
Benchmark
S&P BSE 500 India TR INR
AUM₹34366 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹500
Exit Load
1%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
65.2%
Risk
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Very High Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Equity 85.2%

  • Debt & Cash 14.8%

Large cap
42.4%

Mid cap
25.6%

Small cap
13.6%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Financial Services
24.2%
Basic Materials
11.8%
Consumer Cyclical
10.8%
Industrial
9.4%
Energy
8.5%
Utilities
8.4%
Health
8.2%
Tech
7.3%
Communication
5.3%
Consumer Defensive
5.2%
Real Estate
0.9%
All changes are between Apr'24 and Jun'24

Returns for the month of Jun

  • Gainers

  • Losers

Top Growth Drivers
1M Return
Whirlpool of India Ltd
Whirlpool of India Ltd
11.9%

Dinesh Balachandran
Dinesh Balachandran
Fund Manager of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth, since 7 May 2018
Mohit Jain
Mohit Jain
Fund Manager of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth, since 5 May 2018

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund with AUM at ₹34366.42Cr is among the largest funds in the contra category.
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In the last 5 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (contra). Its expense ratio is 0.61% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.1%.
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In the last 3 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 31.5% moving from 0.89 to 0.61.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 60.0% growth in AUM moving from 21.48K Cr to 34.36K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, Kotak India EQ Contra Fund - Growth - Direct has given 52.75% return, outperforming this fund by 6.29%.

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 18.4% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.57%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 85.24% in Equity, 0.7% in Debt and 14.06% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹34366 Cr

AUM size ₹34366 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹34366 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 18018 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.61%

Expense Ratio 0.61%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.61% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.14%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth is ₹416.17 as on 24-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 24-Jul-2024.
SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
3.16%
3.16%
6 Month Returns
21.24%
21.24%
1 Year Returns
46.46%
46.46%
3 Years Returns
118.19%
29.7%
5 Years Returns
294.71%
31.6%
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0.61% as on June 2024
₹34366 Cr as on June 2024
HDFC Bank Ltd(4.62%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd(2.69%), GAIL (India) Ltd(2.63%), State Bank of India(2.53%), Whirlpool of India Ltd(2.35%) as on June 2024
Financial Services(20.65%), Basic Materials(10.03%), Consumer Cyclical(9.21%) as on June 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
6.98
11.2
8.11
As on June 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
1.02
0.81
0.98
As on June 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
2.81
1.88
1.17
As on June 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
12.14
11.92
19.63
As on June 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 4.39 as on June 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Information ratio is 1.9 as on June 2024. It tells the consistency of the fund in generating superior risk-adjusted performance
Dinesh Balachandran, Mohit Jain are the fund managers of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of SBI Contra Fund Direct Growth is 1%