November 21, 2025
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SBI Contra Fund details, NAV, Portfolio, Returns, Peer Comparison, Fund Managers & Guidance by sahifund.com
NAV Growth: Rs 432.8351
NAV IDCW: Rs 91.3470
Suitable For Which Investors?
When you invest for five years or more, you can expect gains that comfortably beat the inflation rate as well as returns from fixed income options. But be prepared for ups and downs in your investment value along the way.
This fund follows a value/contrarian style of investing, which endeavours to find stocks that are priced significantly lower than what the fund management team believes is their true worth.
Like for all equity funds, you must invest only through the SIP route.
Fund’s Investment Strategy:
The scheme seeks 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.
Fund Manager:
1) Dinesh Balachandran
Education: Mr.Dinesh is a B.Tech from IIT-B, M.S. from MIT USA and CFA.
Experience: Prior to joining SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. he has worked with Fidelity Investments, USA.
Investment Details
| Min. Investment (₹) | 5,000 |
| Min. Addl Investment (₹) | 1,000 |
| Min. SIP Investment (₹) | 500 |
| Min. Withdrawal (₹) | 500 |
| Min. No of Cheques | 12 |
| Min. Balance (₹) | 1,000 |
| Lock-in Period | NA |
| Exit Load | 0.25% for redemption within 30 days |
| 0.1% for redemption after 30 days and within 90 days |
Basic Details of SBI Contra Fund
| Fund House | SBI Mutual Fund |
| Launch Date | 01-Jan-13 |
| Return Since Launch | 16.64% |
| Benchmark | BSE 500 TRI |
| Riskometer | Very High |
| Type | Open-ended |
| Assets | ₹ 49,218 Cr |
| (As on 31-Oct-2025) | |
| Expense | 0.75% |
| (As on 31-Oct-2025) | |
| Risk Grade | Low |
| Return Grade | High |
| Turnover | 13.00% |
Trailing Returns (%)
| Fund name | YTD | 1D | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 7Y | 10Y |
| SBI Contra Dir | 5.94 | 0.12 | 2.36 | 4.00 | 4.54 | 7.33 | 21.27 | 28.50 | 21.85 | 17.41 |
| BSE 500 TRI | 7.74 | 0.34 | 1.35 | 3.75 | 5.18 | 9.43 | 16.15 | 19.10 | 16.12 | 15.05 |
| Equity: Value Oriented | 6.64 | 0.23 | 2.44 | 4.93 | 6.15 | 8.01 | 21.20 | 23.35 | 18.07 | 16.10 |
| Rank within category | 16 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Number of funds in category | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Peer Comparison of SBI Contra Fund
| Rating | 1 Year Returns | 3 Year Returns | 5 Year Returns | Expense Ratio (%) | Net Assets (Rs Cr) | Return Since Launch (%) | Exit Load (Days) | Fund Age | Turnover (%) | |
| SBI Contra Dir | 5 star | 7.33 | 21.27 | 28.50 | 0.75 | 49,218 | 16.64 | 0.25 (30) | 12Y 10M | 13.00 |
| ICICI Pru Value Dir | 5 star | 13.63 | 22.31 | 26.16 | 0.97 | 57,935 | 18.91 | 1.00 (365) | 12Y 10M | 46.00 |
| HSBC Value Dir | 4 star | 9.80 | 24.90 | 25.66 | 0.76 | 14,342 | 19.85 | 1.00 (365) | 12Y 10M | 29.00 |
| Bandhan Value Dir | 4 star | 6.78 | 19.47 | 26.63 | 0.69 | 10,302 | 17.34 | 1.00 (365) | 12Y 10M | 36.00 |
| Nippon India Value Dir | 4 star | 9.76 | 22.97 | 24.99 | 1.08 | 9,173 | 16.86 | 1.00 (365) | 12Y 10M | 42.00 |
Portfolio Analysis of SBI Contra Fund
| No. of Stocks | 83 |
| Top 10 Stocks | 32.42% |
| Top 5 Stocks | 22.20% |
| Top 3 Sectors | 52.11% |
| Portfolio P/B Ratio | 2.56 |
| Portfolio P/E Ratio | 20.40 |
Portfolio Breakup
| Fund | Category | |
| Average Mkt Cap (Rs Cr) | 1,88,317 | 2,13,009 |
| Giant (%) | 51.73 | 57.73 |
| Large (%) | 22.41 | 18.11 |
| Mid (%) | 20.76 | 21.29 |
| Small (%) | 5.10 | 8.56 |
| Tiny (%) | — | 0.00 |
Chanakya’s Mutual Fund Guidance For SBI Contra Fund
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