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Union Arbitrage Fund Regular IDCW NAV today

AMFI: 146295ISIN: INF582M01EY5MUTF_IN: UNIO_ARBI_REG_1UKNFM4Union Mutual FundArbitrage funds

NAV ₹14.7789

NAV for 23 Oct 2026. Declared once a day.

Fund size
₹220 CrSep 2026
Expense ratio
2.24%18 Oct 2026
Exit load
0.25%if sold within 1 month
P/E
28.130 Sep 2026
Risk level
LowAug 2026
Holdings
8130 Sep 2026
Launched
20 Feb 2019

Union Arbitrage Fund returns

Read from the regular plan's growth option: an IDCW plan's NAV falls by every payout, so it carries no return of its own

Over each window to 23 Oct 2026

OverReturnBenchmarkRank in categoryCategory medianMiddle half
1 week+0.18%+0.03%–––
1 month+0.59%+0.67%18 of 39+0.59%+0.5% to +0.6%
3 months+1.65%+1.81%4 of 38+1.51%+1.5% to +1.6%
6 months+3.08%+3.41%4 of 37+2.90%+2.8% to +3.0%
1 year+6.16%+7.43%12 of 34+6.11%+5.9% to +6.2%
3 years+6.56%+7.43%12 of 26+6.54%+6.4% to +6.7%
5 years+5.98%+6.78%16 of 24+6.05%+5.9% to +6.2%
10 yearsNeeds 10 years––+5.69%+5.6% to +5.8%
₹10,000 put in on 27 Feb 2019 is ₹15,103 at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026Over a year and longer, a return is the yearly rate. Benchmark: Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index, over the same days as the fund. Rank, median and middle half among the Regular plans of Arbitrage funds, each fund's return to its latest NAV on or before 25 Oct 2026.

At the month end, 30 Sep 2026

OverFundBenchmark
1 year+6.06%+7.33%
3 years+6.56%+7.42%
5 years+5.92%+6.69%
Since launch+5.53%+5.90%
Benchmark: Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index. Both as the fund house states them for the month.

Return in each calendar year

  • Fund, Regular Growth
  • Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index
Highest year to Dec 2024, +7.6%; lowest year to Dec 2022, +3.7%Above the benchmark in 2 of 6 years

Union Arbitrage Fund SIP returns

₹10,000 on the 1st of every month, valued at the NAV of 23 Oct 2026

PeriodInvestedValue todayInvested against value todaySIP returnAfter stamp dutyStamp duty
1 year12 instalments₹1,20,000₹1,23,823₹1,23,817 after stamp duty+6.23%+6.22%₹6
3 years36 instalments₹3,60,000₹3,95,329₹3,95,309 after stamp duty+6.27%+6.26%₹18
5 years60 instalments₹6,00,000₹7,04,242₹7,04,207 after stamp duty+6.40%+6.40%₹30
Since Feb 201992 instalments₹9,20,000₹11,56,217₹11,56,170 after stamp duty+5.89%+5.89%₹38

10 years: Launched 20 Feb 2019, needs 10 years of history.

From the Regular Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

Rolling returns

Per cent a year, every window from 27 Feb 2019 to 23 Oct 2026

Lowest to highestAverage
LowestAverageHighestEnded higher
1 year1,642 windows+2.7%+5.4%+8.0%100.0%
3 years1,146 windows+3.7%+5.4%+7.0%100.0%
5 years655 windows+5.0%+5.4%+6.0%100.0%
10 yearsLaunched 20 Feb 2019, needs 11 years of history
Every 1, 3 and 5-year window ended higher than it started.From the Regular Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

Union 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
0.63 ptsA year, on 18 Oct 2026
Direct, 30-day average
1.59%Over the last 30 days filed
Regular, 30-day average
2.21%Over the last 30 days filed

Total expense ratio, month by month

  • Regular plan
  • Direct plan
Direct plan at its highest since Feb 2019 in the latest month.Direct plan lowest 0.29%, Feb 2022.

What the expense ratio is made of

PartDirectRegular
Base expense ratio0.34%0.87%
Brokerage0.13%0.13%
Transaction costs0.04%0.04%
Statutory levies1.10%1.20%
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

0.25% if units are redeemed or switched out on or before completion of 1 month from the date of allotment of units. Nil if units are redeemed or switched out after completion of 1 month from the date of allotment of units

Buying and selling

Lump-sum purchases
Accepted
Minimum investment
₹1,000
Minimum top-up
₹1,000
Minimum redemption
₹1,000
SIP
Accepted
SIP instalments, at least
6 instalments for all frequencies
STP, transfers to another fund
Not accepted
SWP, regular withdrawals
Accepted
Switches
Accepted
Lock-in
None
SIP dates
Daily (only business days) for Daily frequency, any date of the month for weekly, fortnightly and monthly frequency
As listed for this plan on 24 Oct 2026.

Union Arbitrage Fund AUM

₹ crore, every plan of the fund together.

Average assets
₹233 CrQuarter to Sep 2026
In the direct plans
34.3%Of the quarter's average

Average assets by quarter, by plan

  • Regular plans
  • Direct plans
Largest ₹313 Cr, quarter to Sep 2025.

Assets at each month end

Highest ₹335 Cr, Jun 2025.Lowest ₹64 Cr, Jan 2021.

Union Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio disclosed for 30 Sep 2026.

Holdings on 30 Sep 2026

Union Money Market FundMutual FundFund units13.38%29.402,13,930–Sep 2024
Bank of BarodaIND A1+, repaid 8 Mar 2027Bonds and bills6.63%14.5715,00,00,0006.86%Apr 2026
Patanjali FoodsAgricultural Food & other ProductsSharesMid cap197th3.91%8.592,36,500–Aug 2026
Reliance IndustriesPetroleum ProductsSharesLarge cap1st3.03%6.6556,000–Aug 2021or earlier
Vodafone IdeaTelecom - ServicesSharesLarge cap83rd2.36%5.1840,02,600–May 2024
ICICI BankBanksSharesLarge cap5th2.19%4.8136,400–Nov 2024
PB FintechFinancial Technology (Fintech)SharesMid cap144th2.10%4.6243,400–Sep 2026
UPLFertilizers & AgrochemicalsSharesMid cap187th2.10%4.6185,365–Feb 2026
Tata SteelFerrous MetalsSharesLarge cap36th1.85%4.052,20,000–Dec 2023
JSW SteelFerrous MetalsSharesLarge cap26th1.81%3.9831,725–May 2025
HDFC BankBanksSharesLarge cap2nd1.80%3.9655,900–Apr 2022
Kotak Mahindra BankBanksSharesLarge cap16th1.78%3.9294,000–Jun 2023
State Bank of IndiaBanksSharesLarge cap4th1.44%3.1733,000–Jan 2023
Axis BankBanksSharesLarge cap15th1.36%2.9924,375–Jul 2023
Eicher MotorsAutomobilesSharesLarge cap43rd1.33%2.934,100–Sep 2024
Weight is per cent of the fund's net assets; value in ₹ crore.
Largest holding
13.38%Union Money Market Fund
Top 5 holdings
29.31%
Top 10 holdings
39.36%
Top 10 shares
22.93%
Effective holdings
25.7Taken over 90.81% of the fund

Asset allocation

  • Indian shares70.55%
  • Bonds and bills6.88%
  • Units of other funds13.38%
  • Cash and receivables9.19%
  • Futures and options, net−70.82%
  • Futures and options, gross70.82%
Per cent of the fund's net assets.

Large, mid and small cap

  • Large cap72.13%Category 75.59%
  • Mid cap25.84%Category 19.51%
  • Small cap2.03%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

1sector
  • Services0.01%Category 0.09%
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
Services4 companies0.01%−0.04%0.00%−0.01%0.00%0.00%0.00%−0.01%−0.01%0.00%0.00%−0.02%
Consumer Durables2 companies0.00%−0.02%0.00%0.00%0.00%−0.01%−0.02%0.00%−0.01%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Consumer Services0.00%0.00%0.00%−0.01%−0.03%−0.01%−0.01%−0.01%−0.01%−0.01%−0.01%−0.02%
Chemicals1 company0.00%−0.02%−0.02%0.00%−0.02%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Construction1 company0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%−0.01%−0.01%−0.01%−0.01%0.00%0.00%0.00%−0.01%
Realty0.00%0.02%0.00%0.00%−0.01%−0.01%0.00%−0.02%−0.02%−0.01%−0.02%−0.01%
Textiles0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Metals & Mining6 companies−0.01%−0.04%−0.02%−0.04%−0.02%−0.02%−0.03%−0.04%−0.03%−0.03%−0.05%−0.04%
Oil Gas & Consumable Fuels3 companies−0.01%−0.06%−0.02%−0.03%−0.02%−0.04%−0.02%−0.03%−0.02%−0.03%−0.02%0.00%
Healthcare7 companies−0.01%0.05%−0.02%−0.03%−0.04%−0.01%−0.02%−0.01%−0.01%−0.01%0.00%−0.02%
Capital Goods4 companies−0.01%0.06%−0.03%−0.04%−0.02%−0.02%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%−0.01%
Power4 companies−0.01%−0.01%0.00%−0.02%−0.03%0.00%−0.01%−0.01%0.02%−0.01%−0.01%−0.01%
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
6.81%Lines stating a yield: 51.42% of the bond book
Yield after expenses
4.64%Regular plan
Macaulay duration
11days
Modified duration
10days
Average maturity
11days
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 over a year

  • Sovereign0.25%

Loans of under a year

  • A1+6.63%

Other

  • Overnight lending6.50%
Per cent of the fund's net assets. A grade is stated for 100.00% of the bonds.

Maturity profile

  • Up to 1 month6.64%
  • 1 to 3 months0.11%
  • 3 to 6 months6.63%
  • 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
6.63%Bank of Baroda
Top 5 borrowers
6.63%
Top 10 borrowers
6.63%

Per cent of the fund's net assets. Lent outside the government: 6.63% of the fund, to 1 borrowers; the borrower is named for 100.00% of it, its group for 0.00%.

Bought and sold

Sep 2026 against Aug 2026, position by position.

Positions changed, month by month

  • New
  • Added
  • Trimmed
  • Sold out
New positions
8567.68% of the fund
Sold out
7171.01% of the fund before
Added to
11
Trimmed
30
Unchanged
37
Traded at least
67.68%
Weight that moved
84.32%

Changes in Sep 2026

PB FintechNew2.10%0.00%+2.10 pts+43,400
Bharti AirtelTrimmed0.87%2.81%−1.94 pts−23,275
Max Financial ServicesTrimmed0.65%2.00%−1.35 pts−17,600
One 97 CommunicationsNew1.33%0.00%+1.33 pts+17,400
UPLAdded2.10%0.90%+1.20 pts+50,135
L&T FinanceNew1.11%0.00%+1.11 pts+92,250
InfosysNew1.09%0.00%+1.09 pts+24,000
NTPCTrimmed0.99%2.07%−1.08 pts−72,000
CiplaTrimmed0.39%1.44%−1.05 pts−16,150
Radico KhaitanSold out–1.04%−1.04 pts−5,100
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance CompanyNew0.92%0.00%+0.92 pts+12,500
DLFSold out–0.92%−0.92 pts−29,450
Kotak Mahindra BankTrimmed1.78%2.70%−0.92 pts−48,000
SBI Life Insurance CompanyTrimmed0.75%1.66%−0.91 pts−11,250
Nippon Life India Asset ManagementSold out–0.90%−0.90 pts−16,875
Weights are per cent of the fund's net assets; a change in weight is in percentage points. Securities only: 142 futures, options and cash lines that changed are not listed.

Holdings month by month

HoldingOct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26
Union Money Market Fund4.84%5.27%4.74%Cut4.50%4.75%5.14%Cut17.37%Added16.33%Cut16.66%Added14.69%Cut13.94%Cut13.38%Cut
Bank of Baroda––––––5.92%Bought5.84%5.83%6.37%6.57%6.63%
Patanjali Foods0.73%0.75%3.23%Added2.49%Cut1.99%CutSold out1.07%Bought again1.88%Added0.31%CutSold out4.51%Bought again3.91%Cut
Reliance Industries2.64%3.01%3.01%2.53%2.66%3.31%Added3.56%3.24%3.13%3.36%Cut3.36%3.03%Cut
Vodafone Idea0.95%Cut1.17%1.26%1.54%Added1.54%1.42%1.71%2.31%2.35%2.30%2.60%2.36%
ICICI Bank1.78%1.99%1.92%1.34%Cut0.70%Cut0.70%0.74%1.12%Added1.21%1.38%1.43%2.19%Added
PB Fintech–––––––––––2.10%Bought again
UPL––––0.82%Bought again0.83%0.95%0.94%0.82%0.94%0.90%2.10%Added
Tata Steel1.33%1.32%1.41%1.43%1.65%1.71%1.90%1.58%Cut1.41%1.55%1.54%1.85%Added
JSW Steel2.45%Added2.55%2.56%2.52%1.64%Cut1.66%1.89%1.89%1.78%2.01%1.88%Cut1.81%
HDFC Bank3.08%3.41%3.34%2.97%2.98%4.47%Added4.76%4.53%3.63%Cut3.31%Cut2.63%Cut1.80%Cut
Kotak Mahindra Bank2.87%3.14%3.25%2.85%2.29%Cut2.08%Cut2.28%2.25%2.26%2.45%2.70%1.78%Cut
State Bank of India1.26%1.43%1.43%1.48%0.26%Cut1.37%Added1.51%1.34%1.41%1.53%1.62%1.44%Cut
Axis Bank1.17%1.32%1.30%1.15%Cut1.22%1.17%1.29%1.29%1.33%1.33%1.44%1.36%
Eicher Motors0.66%0.72%1.44%Added1.33%1.57%1.47%1.61%1.21%Cut1.18%1.42%1.48%1.33%
Per cent of the fund's net assets at each month end, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Under it, the change on the fund's previous month. "After a gap" is a holding after a month with no portfolio on record, so when it was bought is not known; "Not filed" is one gone across such a gap.

Portfolio turnover, per cent of assets a year

  • Turnover
Highest 1,564.0% in Jun 2022

Risk ratios

NAV to 23 Oct 2026

Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest figure among the Regular 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 deviation0.54%
0.43%Lowest0.52%Average0.71%Highest
Downside deviationNo losing month
0.00%Lowest0.01%Average0.12%Highest
Sharpe ratio0.94
−1.07Lowest0.80Average1.39Highest
Sortino ratio1.59
−1.21Lowest1.38Average2.51Highest
From the Regular Growth plan's NAV, since an IDCW plan's NAV falls by each payout.

Against Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index

Beta0.68
0.51Lowest0.62Average0.89Highest
Alpha−0.42 pts
−1.20 ptsLowest−0.43 ptsAverage−0.09 ptsHighest
R-squared57.9
29.5Lowest53.0Average68.8Highest
Correlation0.76
0.54Lowest0.73Average0.83Highest
Upside capture88.8%
75.6%Lowest87.7%Average92.0%Highest
Downside captureNeeds 6 falling months

Largest falls

Largest overFallHigh onLow onBack at the high
1, 3 and 5 years−0.59%3 Aug 20266 Aug 20261 Sep 2026
Since Feb 2019−0.59%19 Mar 202025 Mar 202020 Apr 2020

Risk level by month

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

Union Arbitrage Fund managers

Managers now

Manager
Vishal ThakkercomanageFeb 2019+5.52%a year––––3₹1,433 Cr
Devesh ThackercomanageFeb 2019+5.52%a year––––6₹7,302 Cr
Returns are the regular 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
Union Balanced Advantage FundVishal ThakkerOct 2025−0.57%a year––₹1,158 Cr
Union Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOFVishal ThakkerJun 2025+3.54%a year––₹55 Cr
Union Liquid FundDevesh ThackerJun 2011–––₹5,014 Cr
Union Money Market FundDevesh ThackerAug 2021+5.68%a year––₹1,120 Cr
Union Overnight FundDevesh ThackerMar 2019+5.00%a year––₹657 Cr
Union Ultra Short to Short Term FundDevesh ThackerJul 2025+4.86%a year––₹228 Cr
Union Dynamic Term FundDevesh ThackerJun 2018+5.48%a year––₹62 Cr
Up to ten funds a manager, largest first. Returns are the regular plan's.

Portfolio overlap

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

Closest funds in the category

Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage FundAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund39.34%76
Kotak Arbitrage FundKotak Mahindra Mutual Fund38.23%71
SBI Arbitrage FundSBI Mutual Fund38.07%76
Nippon India Arbitrage FundNippon India Mutual Fund36.62%71
Axis Arbitrage FundAxis Mutual Fund36.39%70
HDFC Arbitrage FundHDFC Mutual Fund36.36%74
ICICI Prudential Arbitrage FundICICI Prudential Mutual Fund35.78%76
Edelweiss Arbitrage FundEdelweiss Mutual Fund35.48%73
JM Arbitrage FundJM Financial Mutual Fund35.28%57
Bandhan Arbitrage FundBandhan Mutual Fund35.09%70
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

Union Equity Savings FundUnion Mutual Fund30.68%
Union Balanced Advantage FundUnion Mutual Fund28.23%
Union Multi Asset Allocation FundUnion Mutual Fund24.23%
Union Aggressive Hybrid FundUnion Mutual Fund24.00%
As the fund house states it, for Sep 2026.

Union Arbitrage Fund dividend history

IDCW (income distribution cum capital withdrawal), once called a dividend: rupees per unit, paid to holders on the record date and taken out of the NAV.

Paid per unit, the latest payouts

  • Paid per unit
Largest ₹0.132811 a unit, Mar 2020.

Every payout

NAV beforeNAV after
17 Mar 2020₹0.1328111.25%₹10.6075₹10.4499
11 Nov 2019₹0.0885410.85%₹10.4581₹10.3697
All 2 payouts since 11 Nov 2019.

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

Fund details

Objective

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segment of the equity market, and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments. However, there is no assurance that the Investment Objective of the scheme will be achieved.

Asset allocation

  • Equity and Equity related instruments (as part of hedged / arbitrage exposure)*: 65% - 90% of net assets;
  • Debt and Money Market Instruments including margin money deployed for derivatives transactions**: 10%-35% of net assets.

*Equity allocation so built, at any point in time, would be completely hedged out, using derivative instruments that provide an equal but opposite exposure, thereby making the Net exposure market neutral. In case the fund is not able to have a net market-neutral position due to any operational reason such as short delivery in the cash market etc., the fund will endeavour to rebalance the portfolio to a net market-neutral position at the earliest.

**Exposure in debt instruments in CDs, government securities with maturities up to 1-year, overnight Debt securities, mutual fund units of liquid, money market or schemes having Macaulay duration less than 1 year for meeting liquidity and margin requirements. Please refer the Scheme Information Document for complete details.

Type of scheme

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities. No investment in InvITs is permitted

Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage Index# #Benchmark
Risk level at launch
Low Risk Note: The above is the risk level at the time of introduction of 6 risk level riskometer in accordance with Sebi circular no. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF3/CIR/P/2020/197 dated October 05, 2020.
New fund offer
30 Jan 2019 to 13 Feb 2019
Units first allotted
20 Feb 2019
Open for sale again
27 Feb 2019
Price at the offer
₹10 a unit
Minimum at the offer
₹1,000

Plans and codes

PlanAMFI codeISINISIN, reinvestmentMUTF_INFirst NAV
Direct Growth146297INF582M01ES7UNIO_ARBI_DIR_CI45SR27 Feb 2019
Regular Growth146294INF582M01EW9UNIO_ARBI_REG_1KTPC2Q27 Feb 2019
Direct IDCW146296INF582M01EU3INF582M01ET5UNIO_ARBI_DIR_158NVIX27 Feb 2019
Regular IDCW146295INF582M01EY5INF582M01EX7UNIO_ARBI_REG_1UKNFM427 Feb 2019

This fund

Factsheet

Statement of additional information

Riskometer disclosure

Portfolio overlap disclosure