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Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹28.50+0.08%1 day
Return since launch
6.3%
52-week range
₹26.87 — ₹28.51
AUM
₹27,237 Cr

Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹27,237 Cr under management, launched in 2009. Over three years it has returned 6.3% a year, against 6.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.97% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Low.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y5.9%0.0 pts5.9%5.8%
2Y6.0%+0.1 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y6.3%−0.2 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.4%+0.5 pts5.9%6.3%
7Y6.0%+0.1 pts5.9%5.9%
10Y5.8%+0.3 pts5.6%5.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.9%
Category5.9%
3Y
Fund6.3%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.4%
Category5.9%

Since launch (14 Jul 2009): 6.3%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.4%−0.5 pts6.9%
20247.5%−0.5 pts8.0%
20237.1%−0.5 pts7.6%
20224.1%−0.6 pts4.6%
20213.8%−0.3 pts4.1%
20204.1%−0.6 pts4.7%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

1.95%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.88%
Brokerage
0.11%
Transaction charges
0.04%
Statutory levies
0.92%
Exit load
Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 15 days.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Low

Your principal is treated as being at low risk — typically overnight and very short duration debt schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.650.62How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.621.88Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino2.012.31Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.520.51How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt27.5%
  • Other72.8%

Market cap split

  • Large73.3%
  • Mid22.2%
  • Small4.5%
P/E
16.58
P/B
2.59

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers72.99%₹19,879 Cr+211.15%+199.49%+216.95%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified10.02%₹2,729 Cr+10.15%+10.58%+10.43%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Interest Rate Direct Fund-GrowthUnclassified3.51%₹956 Cr+3.56%+3.92%+5.70%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified2.51%₹684 Cr+0.68%+3.10%—
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.Financial1.34%₹365 Cr+1.36%+0.96%+1.03%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancial1.25%₹340 Cr+1.27%+1.23%+0.75%
Aditya Birla Sun Life CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3 to 6 Months Debt Index Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified0.70%₹192 Cr+0.71%+0.69%+0.76%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial0.32%₹88.25 Cr-15.46%-13.26%-6.08%
Export-Import Bank Of IndiaFinancial0.27%₹72.99 Cr+0.27%+0.09%+0.21%
Bank Of BarodaFinancial0.18%₹49.28 Cr-1.02%-1.32%-1.24%

Sectors

  • Others73.0%
  • Unclassified16.7%
  • Financial10.6%
  • Healthcare0.0%
  • Capital Goods0.0%
  • Materials0.0%
  • Technology0.0%

Instruments

  • Net Current Assets71.7%
  • Mutual Fund16.7%
  • Certificate of Deposit10.6%
  • Repo1.7%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Direct-Growth1.60%2.51%+0.91%
Eternal Ltd.-0.98%-0.16%+0.83%
Others70.94%71.67%+0.73%
Asian Paints Ltd.0.29%-0.34%-0.62%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.57%-1.14%-0.57%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.67%-0.16%+0.51%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-1.25%-1.71%-0.46%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-2.40%-2.76%-0.35%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.96%-0.62%+0.34%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.76%-0.46%+0.30%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.44%-0.16%+0.28%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.79%-0.54%+0.25%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.-0.01%-0.24%-0.23%
Coforge Ltd.-0.09%-0.31%-0.22%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.07%-0.27%-0.21%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.33%-0.54%-0.21%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.04%0.17%+0.20%
Angel One Ltd.-0.21%-0.01%+0.20%
360 One Wam Ltd.-0.19%-0.01%+0.19%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.30%-0.48%-0.18%
Axis Bank Ltd.-2.09%-2.26%-0.18%
Petronet LNG Ltd.-0.17%0.00%+0.17%
Cochin Shipyard Ltd.-0.01%0.15%+0.16%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-3.25%-3.41%-0.16%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.56%-0.71%-0.15%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-2.33%-2.47%-0.14%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.53%-0.67%-0.14%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.00%-0.14%-0.14%
company:195320.00%-0.13%-0.13%
Britannia Industries Ltd.-0.15%-0.02%+0.13%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.21%-0.08%+0.12%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-0.47%-0.35%+0.12%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.20%-0.31%-0.11%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-1.47%-1.58%-0.11%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.26%-0.37%-0.11%
Trent Ltd.-0.13%-0.02%+0.11%
One97 Communications Ltd.-0.41%-0.52%-0.10%
Persistent Systems Ltd.-0.14%-0.04%+0.10%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.52%-0.42%+0.10%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-1.15%-1.25%-0.10%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.-0.10%-0.00%+0.10%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.37%-0.46%-0.10%
company:56570.00%-0.10%-0.10%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.34%-0.44%-0.10%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.29%-0.39%-0.09%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.21%-0.11%+0.09%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.07%-0.16%-0.09%
Tata Elxsi Ltd.-0.10%-0.01%+0.09%
DLF Ltd.-0.27%-0.18%+0.09%
company:57650.00%-0.09%-0.09%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.16%-0.08%+0.08%
Laurus Labs Ltd.-0.15%-0.07%+0.08%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.05%-0.13%-0.08%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.56%-0.64%-0.08%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.96%-0.88%+0.08%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.18%-0.25%-0.07%
GAIL (India) Ltd.-0.17%-0.10%+0.07%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.08%-0.01%+0.07%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.46%-0.38%+0.07%
NTPC Ltd.-1.27%-1.20%+0.07%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-1.10%-1.17%-0.07%
REC Ltd.-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.17%-0.24%-0.07%
Voltas Ltd.-0.04%-0.11%-0.07%
company:162880.00%-0.07%-0.07%
Havells India Ltd.-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.06%-0.13%-0.07%
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.86%-0.93%-0.07%
ITC Ltd.-0.93%-0.86%+0.06%
company:55900.00%-0.06%-0.06%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-3.16%-3.10%+0.06%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.47%-0.53%-0.06%
company:149010.00%-0.06%-0.06%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.45%-0.50%-0.06%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.26%-0.21%+0.06%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.26%-0.32%-0.06%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.22%-0.17%+0.05%
company:114700.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Dalmia Bharat Ltd.-0.05%0.00%+0.05%
company:198160.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.21%-0.17%+0.05%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Market Fund Direct-Growth10.07%10.02%-0.05%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.49%-0.54%-0.05%
Bosch Ltd.-0.08%-0.13%-0.05%
company:79250.00%-0.04%-0.04%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.50%-0.55%-0.04%
Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.-0.08%-0.04%+0.04%
Infosys Ltd.-0.20%-0.25%-0.04%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.20%-0.16%+0.04%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.16%-0.20%-0.04%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.16%-0.11%+0.04%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.-0.18%-0.14%+0.04%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.59%-0.63%-0.04%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.-0.04%-0.01%+0.04%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.05%-0.09%-0.04%
Lupin Ltd.-0.08%-0.12%-0.04%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.-0.12%-0.08%+0.04%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.74%-0.70%+0.04%
Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.-0.01%-0.04%-0.03%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.36%-0.39%-0.03%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.26%-0.29%-0.03%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.26%-0.23%+0.03%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.22%-0.25%-0.03%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-3.57%-3.60%-0.03%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.79%-0.76%+0.03%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.10%-0.13%-0.03%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.-0.02%-0.05%-0.03%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.-0.01%-0.04%-0.03%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.24%-0.21%+0.03%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.24%-0.21%+0.03%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.14%-0.12%+0.03%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.22%-0.19%+0.02%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Interest Rate Direct Fund-Growth3.53%3.51%-0.02%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-0.72%-0.70%+0.02%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.85%-0.83%+0.02%
LTM Limited-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
SRF Ltd.-0.04%-0.07%-0.02%
company:2840.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.28%-0.30%-0.02%
JSW Steel Ltd.-1.01%-1.03%-0.02%
company:124290.00%-0.02%-0.02%
UPL Ltd.-0.26%-0.24%+0.02%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.-0.08%-0.06%+0.02%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.17%-0.19%-0.02%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.15%-0.17%-0.02%
Polycab India Ltd.-0.13%-0.14%-0.02%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.21%-0.19%+0.02%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.59%-0.57%+0.02%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.24%-0.25%-0.02%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.14%-0.13%+0.02%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.35%-0.34%+0.02%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.33%-0.32%+0.02%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.15%-0.14%+0.02%
Union Bank of India-0.22%-0.24%-0.02%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.10%-0.08%+0.02%
NMDC Ltd.-0.86%-0.88%-0.02%
BSE Ltd.-0.54%-0.52%+0.01%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.54%-0.52%+0.01%
Coal India Ltd.-0.67%-0.69%-0.01%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.04%-0.02%+0.01%
Force Motors Ltd.-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
State Bank of India-1.47%-1.48%-0.01%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.30%-0.31%-0.01%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.27%-0.26%+0.01%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.31%-0.30%+0.01%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%-0.01%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.09%-0.10%-0.01%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.-0.20%-0.21%-0.01%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.20%-0.21%-0.01%
Indus Towers Ltd.-1.14%-1.13%+0.01%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.15%-0.14%+0.01%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
UNO Minda Ltd.-0.13%-0.14%-0.01%
Marico Ltd.-0.21%-0.20%+0.01%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.08%-0.07%+0.01%
Adani Power Ltd.-0.19%-0.18%+0.01%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.14%-0.14%+0.01%
Biocon Ltd.-0.33%-0.32%+0.01%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.15%-0.14%+0.01%
KPIT Technologies Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%-0.01%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.14%-0.15%-0.01%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.43%-0.42%+0.01%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.09%-0.09%-0.01%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.1.35%1.34%-0.01%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.-0.11%-0.11%+0.01%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development1.26%1.25%-0.01%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.54%-0.55%-0.01%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%+0.01%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.50%-0.49%+0.01%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.06%-0.05%0.00%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.35%-0.36%0.00%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.51%-0.52%0.00%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.03%-0.04%0.00%
Cipla Ltd.-0.40%-0.39%0.00%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.17%-0.17%0.00%
Aditya Birla Sun Life CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3 to 6 Months Debt Index Fund Direct-Growth0.71%0.70%0.00%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.60%-0.61%0.00%
Indian Bank-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.15%-0.15%0.00%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.61%-0.60%0.00%
Page Industries Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.35%-0.35%0.00%
Bank of India-0.20%-0.19%0.00%
Export-Import Bank Of India0.27%0.27%0.00%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.31%-0.31%0.00%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.25%-0.25%0.00%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.17%-0.17%0.00%
Punjab National Bank-0.26%-0.26%0.00%
Bank Of Baroda-0.30%-0.30%0.00%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.11%-0.11%0.00%
Canara Bank-0.40%-0.40%0.00%
Premier Energies Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.12%-0.12%0.00%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.36%-0.36%0.00%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
TVS Motor Company Ltd - Pref. Shares0.00%0.00%0.00%

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About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to generate income by investing predominantly in equity and equity related instruments. It intends to take advantage from the price differentials / mis-pricing prevailing for stock / index in various market segments (Cash & Future).

Fund managers

  • Krina MehtaB.M.S (Finance), M.M.S (Finance)Prior joining the ABSL AMC, she was associated with Ohm Stock Broker Pvt. Ltd, B. D. Shah Securities Ltd, Winshine Securities, Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd.
  • Lovelish SolankiHe has done BMS and MMS in finance.Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited, he was Equity /Equity Derivatives - Trader at Union KBC Asset Management Co Limited since February 2011. Before that he worked at Edleweiss Asset Management Co. Ltd since January 2008.
  • Mohit SharmaMr. Sharma is B Tech (IIT - Madras) and PGDCM (IIM Calcutta).Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, he ran his own healthcare-tech business (June 2012 - May 2015). he has also worked as an Interest Rates Trader in Standard Chartered Bank (May 2007 - June 2011) and ICICI Bank Ltd (June 2006 - April 2007). He started his career in the Equity Research in Irevna Ltd (June 2005 - June 2006).
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months2.87% absolute₹60,000₹61,7222.87%
1 year5.94% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,9323.28%
3 years6.69% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,99,66311.02%
5 years6.07% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,02,49217.08%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund is ₹28.50 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund is 1.97% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund given?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund has returned 6.0% over 1 year, 6.3% over 3 years and 6.5% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 15 days..
How risky is Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund is managed by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, which runs 86 schemes with ₹4,32,524 Cr under management.