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Scheme

SBI Contra Fund

Holds 88 companies worth ₹41,424 Cr in Sept 2026.

  • Fund house

    SBIThe fund house that runs this scheme.

  • AUM

    ₹45,068 CrSBI Contra Fund's AUM at the end of 30 Sept 2026, as AMFI reports it. Down 5.3% on Aug 2026, ₹47,589 Cr.

  • Largest holding

    HDFC BankHDFC Bank is 4.8% of this scheme's NAV.

  • Fund manager

    Dinesh BalachandranRuns it since 5 May 2018, as the fund house dates it.

Overview(30 Sept 2026)

Fund managers1

  1. Dinesh BalachandranFund manager · May 2018 · 23y · CFA B.Tech

    Key facts

    Benchmark
    S&P BSE 500 Index
    Risk
    VERY HIGH
    Expense
    Direct 0.61%
    Started
    5 Jul 1999
    Minimum
    ₹5,000

    Source.Its Scheme Summary Document as of 30 Sept 2026 at AMFI.

    What changed(0 changes)

    Nothing has changed in its documents since Sept 2026.

    Source.Its filings at NSE, since Sept 2026.

    Fund managers over time(May 2018 – now)

    1. Dinesh Balachandran
    MainCoSlice20192020202120222023202420252026
    Fig. 1.Who ran it when: each manager from the date the fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left. A slice is part of it: overseas, gold and silver, or arbitrage.

    Costs(Sept 2026 – Sept 2026)

    Every change to the expense ratio, newest first.
    1 filingRegularDirectΔ pt
    30 Sept 2026–0.61%–
    Direct plan, 30 Sept 2026
    0.61%
    Regular plan –
    Fig. 1.Total expense ratio a year, each plan's, as its Scheme Summary Documents state it, filing by filing at NSE (none yet: today's, at AMFI). A change holds until the next.

    Objective and risk(30 Sept 2026)

    Objective

    The investment objective of the Scheme is 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

    Risk, type and benchmark

    Riskometer
    Very High
    At launch
    Very High
    Benchmark
    S&P BSE 500 Index

    How to invest(30 Sept 2026)

    Buying

    To start
    ₹5,000, then in multiples of ₹1
    To add
    ₹1,000, then in multiples of ₹1

    Selling and switching

    To redeem
    ₹500
    Switch minimum
    ₹0

    Scheme details(30 Sept 2026)

    What it is

    Category
    EQUITY
    Offer
    4 Jun 1999 to 3 Jul 1999
    Started
    5 Jul 1999
    Listed
    No

    How it is run

    Swing pricing
    No
    Side-pocketing
    No
    Custodian
    SBI-SG Global Securities Services Pvt. Ltd
    Auditor
    Chokshi & Chokshi LLP
    Registrar
    CAMS
    SEBI code
    SBIM/O/E/COF/99/04/0009