SBI CONTRA FUND
NAV
₹395.4
as of 5 Oct 2026
SBI CONTRA FUND is an open-ended Contra Fund scheme from SBI Mutual Fund managing ₹47,589 crore (as of 31 Aug 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹395.4 as of 5 Oct 2026. The expense ratio is 0.86% a year. Managed by Dinesh Balachandran. This page is factual data only – it carries no rating and no recommendation.
Key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.86% / yr
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Fund size
- ₹47,589 crore
- as of 31 Aug 2026
- Exit load
- 0.25%
- SIP available
- Yes
- Launched
- 5 Jul 1999
- ISIN
- INF200K01RA0
₹100 invested, fund vs category
The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from nyvo’s own NAV data.
Rebased to 100data to 5 Oct 2026Benchmark: BSE 500 Index
SBI CONTRA FUND
₹188
+88% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Contra Fund average
₹182
+82% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs
Returns vs category
| Window | Fund | Category avg | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | -4.59% | -4.47% | -0.12 |
| 6 months | -2.05% | 7.56% | -9.61 |
| 1 year | -5.27% | -0.10% | -5.17 |
| 3 years (CAGR) | 9.74% | 12.32% | -2.58 |
| 5 years (CAGR) | 13.66% | 11.84% | +1.82 |
Category average across 119 funds, as of 5 Oct 2026. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.
A single return number depends on its start date. These are ALL the overlapping holding periods, so the worst case is visible – read that number first.
1-year holding periods
- Worst
- -5.5%
- Median
- 14.1%
- Best
- 51.3%
49 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 86% ended positive. Worst window began 1 Oct 2024. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
3-year holding periods (per year)
- Worst
- 9.5%
- Median
- 21.1%
- Best
- 28.6%
25 windows over the last 60 months, stepped monthly; 100% ended positive. Worst window began 3 Oct 2023. Windows overlap – this is the range of past start dates, not a probability of anything.
Risk, measured
- Sharpe ratio (3Y)
- 0.48
- Sharpe ratio (5Y)
- 0.79
- Sortino ratio (3Y)
- 0.71 vs category 0.85
- Standard deviation (3Y)
- 14.08%
- Beta (3Y)
- 0.90
- Alpha (3Y)
- 0.96%
- Deepest fall (5Y)
- -15.01%
Distance below its own peak
Every dip below 0 is the fund trading under a previous high – how deep and for how long is what a drawdown feels like.
Deepest fall
-15.0%
Right now
-10.2% below peak
Ahead of its benchmark in 58% of months (window: 3y, monthly) – benchmark: BSE 500 Index, name shown only.
Where the money actually is
Equity
95.7%
Cash
4.3%
Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Aug 2026.
What it owns
100 positions · top 10 = 33.4%
Market-cap mix
Large 49.9%Mid 24.5%Small 13.3%Other 12.3%
as of 31 Aug 2026
Holdings by sector
Financial Services(4 in top 10)24.2%
- ICICI Bank Ltd4.55%
- HDFC Bank Ltd4.54%
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd2.87%
- Punjab National Bank2.78%
- Basic Materials9.8%
- Consumer Cyclical9.5%
Healthcare(1 in top 10)8.8%
- Biocon Ltd3.47%
Energy(1 in top 10)7.7%
- Reliance Industries Ltd4.75%
- Utilities7.2%
- Industrials7.0%
- Technology6.6%
Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Aug 2026. Portfolio turnover 35.7% vs category 37.4% a year.
Other top holdings
- Treps7.11%
- Bank Nifty Index 29-09-2026matures 29 Sep 20262.92%
- Indus Towers Ltd Ordinary Shares2.62%
- Nifty Index 29-09-2026matures 29 Sep 20262.55%
The businesses it owns
- P/E (trailing)
- 19.2 vs category 25.9
- P/B
- 2.2 vs category 3.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.8% vs category 1.1%
- Net margin
- 14.8% vs category 15.4%
- Earnings growth
- 9.0%
- Avg market cap
- ₹1.44 lakh crore
Money in, money out
- Net flow, 12 months
- +₹209 cr
- Net flow, 3 months
- −₹644 cr
as of 31 Aug 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.
Quick answers
- What is the NAV of SBI CONTRA FUND?
- ₹395.4 per unit as of 5 Oct 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
- What is the expense ratio of SBI CONTRA FUND?
- 0.86% a year for the Direct plan, as of 31 Aug 2026.
- How large is SBI CONTRA FUND?
- ₹47,589 crore under management as of 31 Aug 2026, in the Contra Fund category.
- How risky is SBI CONTRA FUND?
- Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Very High Risk". Style bets: out-of-favour companies, steady payers, concentrated conviction.
- What are the 5-year returns of SBI CONTRA FUND?
- 13.66% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Contra Fund average of 11.84%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
- What is the worst 3-year return of SBI CONTRA FUND?
- 9.5% a year – the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 3 Oct 2023. The median was 21.1% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
- Who manages SBI CONTRA FUND?
- Dinesh Balachandran, managing this fund for 8.3 years.
Where this fund sits
Its shelf, all funds
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Data: nyvo research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. The benchmark (BSE 500 Index) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.