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Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹28.71+0.02%1 day
Return since launch
6.3%
52-week range
₹27.07 — ₹28.71
AUM
₹27,814 Cr

Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹27,814 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 1.94% 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%−0.1 pts6.0%5.9%
2Y6.0%+0.1 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y6.3%−0.2 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.5%+0.5 pts6.0%6.4%
7Y6.1%+0.1 pts6.0%6.0%
10Y5.8%+0.3 pts5.6%5.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.9%
Category6.0%
3Y
Fund6.3%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.5%
Category6.0%

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

1.92%

Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.88%
Brokerage
0.11%
Transaction charges
0.04%
Statutory levies
0.89%
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.
Beta0.620.59How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.681.91Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino2.212.46Return 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 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt28.2%
  • Other72.1%

Market cap split

  • Large72.6%
  • Mid22.5%
  • Small4.9%
P/E
15.59
P/B
2.39

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers72.75%₹19,595 Cr+214.88%+175.67%+229.42%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified10.18%₹2,743 Cr+10.13%+11.35%+10.93%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Interest Rate Direct Fund-GrowthUnclassified3.56%₹960 Cr+3.56%+4.20%+5.97%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified2.55%₹688 Cr+0.67%+2.53%—
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.Financial1.36%₹367 Cr+1.35%+1.41%—
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancial1.27%₹342 Cr+1.26%+1.32%+0.67%
Aditya Birla Sun Life CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3 to 6 Months Debt Index Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified0.72%₹193 Cr+0.71%+0.74%+0.80%
Bank Of BarodaFinancial0.36%₹98.01 Cr-1.01%-0.86%-1.56%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial0.36%₹96.26 Cr-6.70%-6.76%-7.99%
Export-Import Bank Of IndiaFinancial0.27%₹73.39 Cr+0.27%+0.10%—

Sectors

  • Others72.8%
  • Unclassified17.0%
  • Financial10.4%
  • Insurance0.0%
  • Chemicals0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin69.6%
  • Mutual Fund17.0%
  • Certificate of Deposit10.5%
  • Repo3.6%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others71.67%69.63%-2.04%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.-0.24%0.30%+0.54%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.10%-0.64%-0.54%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.09%-0.57%-0.49%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-2.76%-2.35%+0.40%
BSE Ltd.-0.52%-0.15%+0.38%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.0.17%-0.18%-0.35%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%-0.34%-0.34%
One 97 Communications Ltd.-0.52%-0.18%+0.33%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.08%-0.38%-0.30%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-1.58%-1.29%+0.29%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.39%-0.13%+0.26%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-3.10%-2.88%+0.22%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-3.60%-3.39%+0.21%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.23%-0.02%+0.21%
company:1471-0.21%0.00%+0.21%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.52%-0.32%+0.20%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.14%-0.32%-0.17%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.93%-0.76%+0.17%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Money Market Fund Direct-Growth10.02%10.18%+0.17%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-3.41%-3.56%-0.15%
Cochin Shipyard Ltd.0.15%0.00%-0.15%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.54%-0.39%+0.15%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.53%-0.39%+0.15%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.76%-0.62%+0.14%
State Bank of India-1.48%-1.62%-0.14%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.70%-0.83%-0.13%
UNO Minda Ltd.-0.14%-0.01%+0.13%
Polycab India Ltd.-0.14%-0.02%+0.12%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.16%-0.29%-0.12%
DLF Ltd.-0.18%-0.06%+0.12%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-1.25%-1.13%+0.12%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.46%-0.34%+0.12%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.21%-0.10%+0.11%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.62%-0.51%+0.11%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.16%-0.27%-0.11%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.88%-0.77%+0.11%
Eternal Ltd.-0.16%-0.26%-0.10%
Infosys Ltd.-0.25%-0.35%-0.10%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.-0.14%-0.03%+0.10%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.49%-0.39%+0.10%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-1.71%-1.61%+0.10%
Laurus Labs Ltd.-0.07%-0.17%-0.10%
Astral Ltd.0.00%-0.10%-0.10%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.83%-0.73%+0.10%
Kei Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.10%-0.10%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.08%-0.18%-0.10%
NMDC Ltd.-0.88%-0.79%+0.09%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.17%-0.26%-0.09%
ICICI Life Insurance Ltd.-0.09%-0.00%+0.09%
Coforge Ltd.-0.31%-0.40%-0.09%
Cipla Ltd.-0.39%-0.31%+0.08%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.13%-0.04%+0.08%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.30%-0.38%-0.08%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.64%-0.72%-0.08%
Wipro Ltd.0.00%-0.08%-0.08%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.-0.06%-0.14%-0.08%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.27%-0.35%-0.08%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.16%-0.24%-0.08%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-2.47%-2.39%+0.08%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.48%-0.41%+0.07%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.34%-0.27%+0.07%
Vedanta Ltd.-1.14%-1.07%+0.07%
company:16288-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.11%-0.18%-0.07%
Life Insurance Corporation of India-0.09%-0.15%-0.06%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.13%-0.07%+0.06%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.-0.08%-0.02%+0.06%
Angel One Ltd.-0.01%-0.07%-0.06%
company:14901-0.06%0.00%+0.06%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.17%-0.11%+0.06%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.34%-0.39%-0.06%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.31%-0.37%-0.06%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-0.35%-0.30%+0.06%
Axis Bank Ltd.-2.26%-2.21%+0.06%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.31%-0.26%+0.05%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Floating Interest Rate Direct Fund-Growth3.51%3.56%+0.05%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.61%-0.56%+0.05%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.0.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.08%-0.04%+0.05%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.37%-0.41%-0.04%
Ather Energy Ltd.-0.05%-0.01%+0.04%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.-0.05%-0.00%+0.04%
Trent Ltd.-0.02%-0.07%-0.04%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.54%-0.50%+0.04%
company:1270-0.04%0.00%+0.04%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund Direct-Growth2.51%2.55%+0.04%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.17%-0.21%-0.04%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.-0.04%-0.08%-0.04%
ABB India Ltd.-0.02%-0.06%-0.04%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.05%-0.02%+0.04%
company:15605-0.04%0.00%+0.04%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.32%-0.35%-0.04%
UPL Ltd.-0.24%-0.21%+0.03%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.31%-0.34%-0.03%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.02%-0.06%-0.03%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.25%-0.22%+0.03%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.25%-0.22%+0.03%
Bosch Ltd.-0.13%-0.10%+0.03%
Oil India Ltd.-0.05%-0.08%-0.03%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.55%-0.52%+0.03%
Union Bank of India-0.24%-0.21%+0.03%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.46%-0.43%+0.03%
Coal India Ltd.-0.69%-0.71%-0.03%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.57%-0.55%+0.03%
Lodha Developers Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.42%-0.39%+0.03%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.52%-0.49%+0.02%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.14%-0.17%-0.02%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.24%-0.22%+0.02%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-1.17%-1.19%-0.02%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.26%-0.28%-0.02%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.1.34%1.36%+0.02%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.38%-0.41%-0.02%
Indus Towers Ltd.-1.13%-1.11%+0.02%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.63%-0.65%-0.02%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development1.25%1.27%+0.02%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.54%-0.52%+0.02%
Lupin Ltd.-0.12%-0.14%-0.02%
company:597-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
REC Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.25%-0.23%+0.02%
Indian Bank-0.06%-0.08%-0.02%
company:5881-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.32%-0.30%+0.02%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.25%-0.27%-0.02%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.67%-0.65%+0.02%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.19%-0.18%+0.02%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.42%-0.40%+0.02%
Bharat Dynamics Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.14%-0.12%+0.02%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.36%-0.34%+0.02%
Sagility Ltd.-0.13%-0.14%-0.02%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.11%-0.10%+0.02%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.13%-0.11%+0.02%
JSW Steel Ltd.-1.03%-1.02%+0.02%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.21%-0.19%+0.02%
Canara Bank-0.40%-0.39%+0.02%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.09%-0.07%+0.02%
GAIL (India) Ltd.-0.10%-0.11%-0.02%
Voltas Ltd.-0.11%-0.13%-0.01%
Biocon Ltd.-0.32%-0.30%+0.01%
Bank of India-0.19%-0.18%+0.01%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.30%-0.31%-0.01%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.21%-0.22%-0.01%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.36%-0.35%+0.01%
KPIT Technologies Ltd.-0.04%-0.03%+0.01%
NTPC Ltd.-1.20%-1.19%+0.01%
HCL Technologies Ltd.-0.06%-0.05%+0.01%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.19%-0.21%-0.01%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.07%-0.09%-0.01%
Page Industries Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Aditya Birla Sun Life CRISIL-IBX Financial Services 3 to 6 Months Debt Index Fund Direct-Growth0.70%0.72%+0.01%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%+0.01%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.17%-0.18%-0.01%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.60%-0.59%+0.01%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
Bank of Maharashtra-0.10%-0.11%-0.01%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.16%-0.17%-0.01%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.14%-0.15%-0.01%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.15%-0.14%+0.01%
Siemens Energy India Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.39%-0.39%+0.01%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%-0.01%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-0.70%-0.69%+0.01%
company:19582-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
company:13401-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.15%-0.15%+0.01%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Tata Elxsi Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%0.00%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.50%-0.51%0.00%
Export-Import Bank Of India0.27%0.27%0.00%
Bank Of Baroda-0.30%-0.30%0.00%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.44%-0.44%0.00%
ITC Ltd.-0.86%-0.87%0.00%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.20%-0.20%0.00%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.11%-0.11%0.00%
Marico Ltd.-0.20%-0.19%0.00%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.14%-0.14%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.55%-0.55%0.00%
Adani Power Ltd.-0.18%-0.18%0.00%
company:201330.00%0.00%0.00%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.35%-0.35%0.00%
company:17831-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.09%-0.10%0.00%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.29%-0.29%0.00%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
SRF Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.-0.11%-0.10%0.00%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.21%-0.21%0.00%
L&T Finance Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
NHPC Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.17%-0.17%0.00%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.19%-0.19%0.00%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Punjab National Bank-0.26%-0.26%0.00%
Persistent Systems Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.71%-0.71%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 months2.96% absolute₹60,000₹61,7762.96%
1 year6.05% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,0063.34%
3 years6.62% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,99,22110.89%
5 years6.11% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,03,23917.21%

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 ₹28.71 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund is 1.94% 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 5.9% 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 ₹4,46,664 Cr under management.