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HDFC Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth NAV today

AMFI: 129052ISIN: INF179KA1KT6MUTF_IN: HDFC_ARBI_DIRE_2RTH4UHDFC Mutual FundArbitrage funds

Formerly HDFC Arbitrage Fund - Wholesale
NAV ₹21.8970down ₹0.03 (0.15%)

NAV for 22 Oct 2026, against 21 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹25,509 CrAug 2026
Expense ratio
1.48%18 Oct 2026
Exit load
0.25%if sold within 15 days
P/E
18.730 Sep 2026
Risk level
LowAug 2026
Holdings
17930 Sep 2026
Launched
23 Oct 2007

HDFC Arbitrage Fund returns

Direct Growth plan

Over each window to 22 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week+0.10%−0.06%–––
1 month+0.59%+0.70%21 of 40+0.59%+0.6% to +0.6%
3 months+1.51%+1.63%15 of 39+1.48%+1.5% to +1.5%
6 months+3.11%+3.30%15 of 38+3.08%+3.0% to +3.2%
1 year+6.57%+7.21%15 of 34+6.52%+6.4% to +6.7%
3 years+7.22%+7.37%13 of 26+7.21%+7.1% to +7.3%
5 years+6.72%+6.76%13 of 24+6.73%+6.6% to +6.8%
10 years+6.13%+5.60%12 of 15+6.33%+6.2% to +6.4%
₹10,000 put in on 27 Mar 2014 is ₹21,897 at the NAV of 22 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty 50 Arbitrage TRI, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Direct plans of Arbitrage funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 22 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 31 Aug 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+6.59%+7.02%
3 years+7.37%+7.44%
5 years+6.61%+6.54%
10 years+6.15%+5.59%
Since launch+6.43%+5.98%
Benchmark: Nifty 50 Arbitrage TRI. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Direct Growth
  • Nifty 50 Arbitrage TRI
Highest year to Dec 2024, +8.2%; lowest year to Dec 2021, +4.2%Above the benchmark in 8 of 11 years

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 27 Mar 2014 to 22 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year2,851 windows+3.3%+6.4%+8.6%100.0%
3 years2,360 windows+4.2%+6.2%+7.8%100.0%
5 years1,866 windows+5.1%+5.9%+6.9%100.0%
10 years635 windows+6.1%+6.2%+6.3%100.0%
Every 1, 3, 5 and 10-year window ended higher than it started.

HDFC Arbitrage Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 22 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,23,912₹1,23,906 after stamp duty+6.41%+6.40%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,98,772₹3,98,752 after stamp duty+6.87%+6.87%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹7,15,913₹7,15,877 after stamp duty+7.07%+7.06%₹30
10 years120 instalments₹12,00,000₹16,59,932₹16,59,885 after stamp duty+6.35%+6.35%₹38
Since Mar 2014151 instalments₹15,10,000₹22,78,383₹22,78,335 after stamp duty+6.32%+6.32%₹38

Risk ratios

NAV to 22 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Direct plans of Arbitrage funds (26 funds) over the same 3 years; the tick is their average and the dot this fund.

How much the NAV moves

Standard deviation0.53%
0.44%Lowest0.52%Average0.71%Highest
Downside deviationNo losing month
0.00%Lowest0.00%Average0.08%Highest
Sharpe ratio2.31
0.70Lowest2.18Average2.80Highest
Sortino ratio4.94
1.15Lowest4.63Average6.68Highest

Against Nifty 50 Arbitrage TRI

Beta0.59
0.51Lowest0.63Average0.89Highest
Alpha+0.40 pts
−0.44 ptsLowest+0.28 ptsAverage+0.62 ptsHighest
R-squared46.4
29.0Lowest52.9Average68.1Highest
Correlation0.68
0.54Lowest0.73Average0.83Highest
Upside capture98.1%
86.6%Lowest97.0%Average100.7%Highest
Downside captureNeeds 6 falling months

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1, 3 and 5 years−0.50%3 Aug 20266 Aug 202631 Aug 2026
10 years and since Mar 2014−0.73%16 Mar 202025 Mar 20203 Apr 2020

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
Highest 220.2% in Sep 2026

HDFC Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

HDFC Money Market FundFund units9.14%2,320.9636,71,341–Feb 2022
HDFC BankBanksSharesLarge cap2nd5.04%1,280.851,80,73,250–Jan 2023
ICICI BankBanksSharesLarge cap5th5.04%1,280.0096,84,500–Jun 2024
Union Bank of IndiaIND - A1+, repaid 10 Feb 2027Bonds and bills3.84%976.1920,0006.74%Sep 2026
HDFC Liquid FundFund units3.75%953.5817,04,922–Feb 2022
Reliance IndustriesPetroleum ProductsSharesLarge cap1st3.39%861.2972,56,000–Oct 2021
Bharti AirtelTelecom - ServicesSharesLarge cap3rd3.31%839.7547,79,450–Oct 2023
Axis BankBanksSharesLarge cap15th2.87%728.4059,41,250–Jul 2023
HDFC Ultra Short Term FundFund units2.85%725.1543,31,24,146–Jun 2025
HDFC Ultra Short to Short Term FundFund units2.64%670.719,91,02,908–Jun 2025
JSW SteelFerrous MetalsSharesLarge cap26th2.32%590.4547,10,825–May 2023
State Bank of IndiaBanksSharesLarge cap4th2.30%585.2060,99,000–May 2025
Bajaj FinanceFinanceSharesLarge cap7th1.80%456.4847,58,000–Apr 2021or earlier
Tata SteelFerrous MetalsSharesLarge cap36th1.55%393.702,13,62,000–Mar 2023
Canara BankBanksSharesLarge cap80th1.52%386.103,23,25,750–Jan 2026
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore. 10 lines filed with no weight are listed without one.
Largest holding
9.14%HDFC Money Market Fund
Top 5 holdings
26.81%
Top 10 holdings
41.87%
Top 10 shares
29.14%
Effective holdings
35.5Taken over 94.95% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares67.53%
  • Bonds and bills9.04%
  • Units of other funds18.38%
  • Cash and receivables5.05%
  • Futures and options, net67.80%
  • Futures and options, gross67.80%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap82.30%Category 75.59%
  • Mid cap15.18%Category 19.51%
  • Small cap2.52%Category 4.90%
Per cent of the fund's Indian shares. By the list for the six months to Jun 2026. Category is the average of 40 Arbitrage funds.

Sector allocation

18sectors
  • Financial Services57.29%Category 2.09%
  • Metals & Mining13.00%Category 0.39%
  • Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels10.91%Category 0.32%
  • Telecommunication10.33%Category 0.32%
  • Fast Moving Consumer Goods8.11%Category 0.28%
  • Automobile And Auto Components7.29%Category 0.26%
  • Healthcare7.26%Category 0.23%
  • Capital Goods5.24%Category 0.18%
  • Power3.43%Category 0.12%
  • Consumer Durables2.53%Category 0.20%
  • Information Technology1.95%Category 0.10%
  • Consumer Services1.92%Category 0.19%
  • Construction Materials1.68%Category 0.06%
  • Services1.59%Category 0.09%
  • Construction1.14%Category 0.05%
  • Chemicals0.96%Category 0.08%
  • Realty0.66%Category 0.02%
  • Textiles0.04%Category 0.00%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, Sep 2026. Category is the average of 40 Arbitrage funds.

Sector allocation month by month

13 months
Financial Services44 companies57.29%60.84%52.77%45.14%48.51%44.54%43.75%44.20%25.56%27.71%55.08%55.69%
Metals & Mining10 companies13.00%14.56%14.25%13.67%13.91%13.77%10.42%9.86%4.69%5.57%10.76%10.48%
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels8 companies10.91%10.82%10.95%11.53%11.57%11.60%10.41%11.37%4.69%4.86%9.12%10.04%
Telecommunication3 companies10.33%10.12%6.82%5.21%6.45%6.74%5.45%5.53%4.44%4.02%7.40%7.88%
Fast Moving Consumer Goods12 companies8.11%8.18%9.00%7.21%7.68%7.97%7.15%7.62%4.22%4.67%9.30%9.55%
Automobile And Auto Components10 companies7.29%7.78%6.92%9.14%9.36%10.12%8.07%9.47%4.69%5.59%8.81%7.61%
Healthcare13 companies7.26%6.93%6.66%6.87%6.45%6.01%5.49%6.78%2.32%3.01%5.97%6.40%
Capital Goods16 companies5.24%10.33%8.56%7.71%9.53%8.55%5.28%5.62%3.10%2.80%5.09%5.62%
Power7 companies3.43%4.78%5.45%6.22%6.06%4.99%2.51%5.48%1.55%2.47%5.12%6.06%
Consumer Durables7 companies2.53%3.11%2.45%3.30%3.52%3.86%2.66%3.70%2.33%2.87%5.99%6.20%
Information Technology6 companies1.95%1.73%1.13%0.02%0.86%0.52%1.18%2.14%1.80%1.05%3.56%3.26%
Consumer Services7 companies1.92%2.31%1.72%3.69%3.19%2.39%2.17%3.74%2.75%3.48%7.42%7.42%
Per cent of the fund's net assets, less the futures sold on its shares, at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; the line runs from Sep 2025.
Yield to maturity
6.79%Lines stating a yield: 58.02% of the bond book
Yield after expenses
5.29%Direct plan
Macaulay duration
12days
Modified duration
12days
Average maturity
12days
Maturity date known
100.00%Of the bond book, perpetual bonds left out
Perpetual bonds
None

The bond book is the fund's bonds, bills and overnight lending.

Credit rating

Loans of under a year

  • A1+9.04%

Other

  • Overnight lending6.54%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.

Maturity profile

  • Up to 1 month6.54%
  • 1 to 3 monthsNone
  • 3 to 6 months9.04%
  • 6 to 12 monthsNone
  • 1 to 3 yearsNone
  • 3 to 5 yearsNone
  • 5 to 10 yearsNone
  • Over 10 yearsNone
Per cent of the fund's net assets, over the bonds whose maturity date is known; perpetual bonds have none.
Largest borrower
4.71%Union Bank of India
Top 5 borrowers
6.63%
Top 10 borrowers
6.92%

Per cent of the fund's net assets. Lent outside the government: 9.04% of the fund, to 6 borrowers; the borrower is named for 76.55% of it, its group for 56.31%.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
New positions
194.32% of the fund
Sold out
412.86% of the fund before
Added to
112
Trimmed
158
Unchanged
42
Traded at least
2.86%
Weight that moved
22.89%

Changes in Sep 2026

Union Bank of IndiaNew3.84%0.00%+3.84 pts+20,000
Bharat ElectronicsTrimmed0.46%1.50%−1.04 pts−62,18,700
HDFC Money Market FundAdded9.14%8.27%+0.87 pts+3,17,162
NTPCTrimmed0.74%1.47%−0.73 pts−56,71,500
One 97 CommunicationsTrimmed0.10%0.79%−0.69 pts−10,20,800
Grasim IndustriesTrimmed0.19%0.87%−0.68 pts−5,01,000
Hitachi Energy IndiaTrimmed0.01%0.60%−0.59 pts−44,475
Divi's LaboratoriesAdded1.26%0.70%+0.56 pts+1,55,800
Muthoot FinanceTrimmed0.05%0.58%−0.53 pts−4,50,725
Punjab National Bank^Sold out–0.38%−0.38 pts−2,000
CG Power and Industrial SolutionsTrimmed0.05%0.35%−0.30 pts−8,27,050
InfosysAdded0.57%0.27%+0.30 pts+8,50,000
Coal IndiaAdded0.87%0.59%+0.28 pts+14,32,350
The Indian Hotels CompanyTrimmed0.27%0.54%−0.27 pts−9,35,000
Cummins IndiaTrimmed0.29%0.55%−0.26 pts−1,23,600
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points. Securities only: 136 futures, options and cash lines that changed are not listed.

Portfolio overlap

Funds holding the most of the same securities, by weight.

Closest funds in the category

SBI Arbitrage FundSBI Mutual Fund52.71%149
Invesco India Arbitrage FundInvesco Mutual Fund50.42%151
Axis Arbitrage FundAxis Mutual Fund49.47%140
Nippon India Arbitrage FundNippon India Mutual Fund49.16%137
DSP Arbitrage FundDSP Mutual Fund48.82%142
Bandhan Arbitrage FundBandhan Mutual Fund48.43%141
Edelweiss Arbitrage FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund48.28%143
ICICI Prudential Arbitrage FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund48.25%150
Kotak Arbitrage FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund47.83%144
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund47.15%152
Portfolios for Sep 2026. Overlap is per cent of the portfolio the two funds hold in common.

Overlap with the fund house's other funds

HDFC Balanced Advantage FundHDFC Mutual Fund36.08%
HDFC Multi Asset Allocation FundHDFC Mutual Fund33.62%
HDFC Equity Savings FundHDFC Mutual Fund31.81%
HDFC Aggressive Hybrid FundHDFC Mutual Fund29.12%
HDFC Conservative Hybrid FundHDFC Mutual Fund12.94%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

HDFC Arbitrage Fund expense ratio and exit load

Per cent of the money invested, a year. Each month shows its last day filed; the parts were redefined from Apr 2026.

Regular over direct
0.54 ptsA year, on 18 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
1.49%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.03%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan highest 2.31%, Apr 2026.Direct plan lowest 0.25%, Aug 2019.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.34%0.80%
Brokerage0.07%0.07%
Transaction costs0.07%0.07%
Statutory levies1.00%1.08%
Per cent of assets a year, filed for 18 Oct 2026. The parts add up to that day's total.

Exit load, in the fund house's words

• In respect of each purchase / switch-in of Units, an Exit load of 0.25% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out within 15 days from the date of allotment of units. • No Exit Load is payable if Units are redeemed/switched-out after 15 days from the date of allotment.

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹100
Minimum top-up
₹100
Minimum redemption
₹100
SIP
Accepted
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
As listed for this plan on 23 Oct 2026.

HDFC Arbitrage Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹25,149 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
66.6%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
The latest quarter is the largest since the quarter to Jun 2010.

Assets at each month end

The latest month end is the highest since Feb 2019.Lowest ₹3,372 Cr, Mar 2019.

HDFC Arbitrage Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Nandita Menezes2,3 - Fund Managers of the SchemeMar 2025+6.62%a year––30.9%34.2%36₹2,09,123 Cr
Arun AgarwalAug 2020+6.28%a year––––50₹2,17,709 Cr
Anil BamboliFeb 2022+6.91%a year––42.6%26.8%15₹2,14,749 Cr₹2,626 Cr alone
Gopal AgrawalFund Manager for Overseas InvestmentsSep 2026+0.57%over 45 days––––46₹8,22,736 Cr
Returns are the direct plan's growth NAV, from the day each took over to the latest NAV, beside the benchmark over the same days.

Other funds they run

Fund
HDFC Balanced Advantage FundNandita MenezesMar 2025+2.95%a year––₹1,02,534 Cr
HDFC Nifty 50 Index FundNandita MenezesMar 2025−0.03%a year+0.23%−0.26 pts₹22,246 Cr
HDFC Gold ETF Fund of FundNandita MenezesMar 2025+36.12%a year––₹12,013 Cr
HDFC BSE Sensex Index FundNandita MenezesMar 2025−1.26%a year––₹7,973 Cr
HDFC Retirement Fund - EquityNandita MenezesApr 2025+2.01%a year+4.74%−2.73 pts₹6,645 Cr
HDFC Multi Asset Allocation FundNandita MenezesMar 2025+6.81%a year––₹5,782 Cr
HDFC Equity Savings FundNandita MenezesMar 2025+4.86%a year––₹5,532 Cr
HDFC Silver ETF Fund of FundNandita MenezesMar 2025+57.94%a year––₹4,497 Cr
HDFC Nifty Smallcap 250 ETFNandita Menezes–––₹2,708 Cr
HDFC Nifty Next 50 Index FundNandita MenezesMar 2025+6.62%a year+7.04%−0.42 pts₹2,620 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the direct plan's.

HDFC Arbitrage Fund dividend history

Paid through the IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal) option, once called a dividend.

Changes to the fund

Newest first.

  1. 2026

    • 1 AprExpenseExpense ratio stated under the new rules: a base ratio, with brokerage, levies and GST on top

Risk level by month

MonthsFundBenchmark
Oct 2021 to Aug 202659 monthsLowLowNifty 50 Arbitrage TRI
The riskometer at each month end, the fund's and its benchmark's. A month with none on record is left out.

Fund details

Objective

To generate income through arbitrage opportunities and permitted debt instruments.

Asset allocation

Under Normal Circumstances: Equity and Equity related instruments: 65%-90%; Derivatives including index futures, stock futures, index options and stock options, etc. : 65%-90%; Debt instruments^: 10%-35%; Under Defensive Circumstances: Equity and Equity related instruments: 0%- 65%; Derivatives including index futures, stock futures, index options and stock options, etc. : 0%-65%; Debt instruments^: 35%-100%; . ^CDs, government securities with maturities upto 1 year, Units of overnight, liquid, money market mutual funds or mutual fund schemes having Macaulay duration less than 1 year at the time of investment for meeting liquidity and margin requirements. For detailed asset allocation, refer Scheme Information Document (SID) available on the website.

Type of scheme

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities. No investment in InvITs is permitted.There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage Index (Total Returns Index)
New fund offer
28 Sep 2007 to 15 Oct 2007
Units first allotted
23 Oct 2007
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹1

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth129052INF179KA1KT6HDFC_ARBI_DIRE_2RTH4U27 Mar 2014
Regular Growth106793INF179K01343HDFC_ARBI_GROW_11KRST629 Oct 2007
Direct IDCW129054INF179KA1KS8INF179KA1KR0HDFC_ARBI_DIRE_4COTL227 Mar 2014
Regular IDCW129051INF179KA1KO7INF179KA1KN9HDFC_ARBI_MONT_BMIU1O27 Mar 2014