Arudha Equity Long-Short and Diviniti Equity Long-Short are both equity long-short Specialized Investment Funds, but from different houses — Bandhan runs Arudha Equity Long-Short and ITI runs Diviniti Equity Long-Short. Diviniti Equity Long-Short was the earlier of the two, launching in December 2025; Arudha Equity Long-Short followed in March 2026. Equity Long-Short SIFs run a predominantly equity book and can hold long as well as limited short positions through derivatives, seeking to profit on both sides of the market.
Both sit inside SEBI's ₹10 lakh SIF category (₹1 lakh for accredited investors) and are compared below on live official AMFI NAVs — five return windows, expense ratio, AUM and risk band, refreshed every trading day.
Factual highlights from the sourced figures below — informational only, not a recommendation.
Past performance is not indicative of future returns.
Questions people ask
Which has performed better, Arudha Equity Long-Short or Diviniti Equity Long-Short?
The live table above shows both funds' returns across 1-day, 5-day, 1-month, 3-month and since-inception windows, computed from official AMFI NAVs. Which is “better” depends on the period you look at and, more importantly, on your own goals, horizon and risk appetite — past performance does not predict future returns. As an AMFI-registered distributor (not an investment adviser), Trustner can explain how each strategy works so you can decide; we don't issue buy or sell calls.
What is the difference between Arudha Equity Long-Short and Diviniti Equity Long-Short?
Both are Equity Long-Short SIFs, so they share the same broad mandate — an equity long-short mandate. The main differences are the fund house and team (Bandhan runs Arudha Equity Long-Short; ITI runs Diviniti Equity Long-Short) and their launch dates (March 2026 vs December 2025). Day to day they differ in expense ratio, AUM and how their NAVs have moved, all shown live above.
What is the minimum investment in Arudha Equity Long-Short or Diviniti Equity Long-Short?
₹10 lakh for both — the standard SEBI minimum for Specialized Investment Funds — or ₹1 lakh for investors who qualify as accredited investors. It is the same across the SIF category.
Where does this comparison data come from?
NAV and every return figure are computed from official AMFI SIF NAV data (Regular plan, Growth option), refreshed daily. AUM, risk band and expense ratio are from Value Research. Figures we can't verify are left blank rather than estimated — MeraSIF never publishes indicative numbers.