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DSP Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹16.12+0.01%1 day
Return since launch
5.6%
52-week range
₹15.22 — ₹16.12
AUM
₹6,720 Cr

DSP Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from DSP Mutual Fund with ₹6,720 Cr under management, launched in 2018. Over three years it has returned 6.1% a year, against 6.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.81% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Low.

Performance

Returns

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

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y5.7%−0.2 pts6.0%5.9%
2Y5.8%−0.1 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y6.1%−0.4 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.3%+0.4 pts6.0%6.4%
7Y6.0%0.0 pts6.0%6.0%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.7%
Category6.0%
3Y
Fund6.1%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.3%
Category6.0%

Since launch (15 Jan 2018): 5.6%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.2%−0.7 pts6.9%
20247.4%−0.6 pts8.0%
20237.1%−0.5 pts7.6%
20224.1%−0.6 pts4.6%
20213.4%−0.7 pts4.1%
20204.0%−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

1.80%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.82%
Brokerage
0.10%
Transaction charges
0.04%
Statutory levies
0.84%
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,0.25% will be charged for redemption 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.
Beta0.690.59How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.381.91Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino1.662.46Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.530.51How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

DSP Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt30.6%
  • Other69.7%

Market cap split

  • Large74.9%
  • Mid18.9%
  • Small6.2%
P/E
13.80
P/B
2.12

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers70.06%₹4,708 Cr+279.90%+257.64%+278.38%
DSP Money Market Fund Direct Plan-GrowthUnclassified10.96%₹736 Cr+11.10%+11.14%+9.98%
Bank Of BarodaFinancial2.88%₹194 Cr-0.02%-2.99%-5.03%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.Financial1.04%₹70.18 Cr+0.74%+0.75%+0.42%
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancial0.94%₹63.44 Cr+0.96%+1.86%+0.41%
Export-Import Bank Of IndiaFinancial0.72%₹48.63 Cr+0.37%—+0.41%
Indian BankFinancial0.71%₹47.78 Cr+0.74%+0.74%+0.41%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancial0.36%₹24.45 Cr+0.37%+0.79%+0.88%
Punjab National BankFinancial0.35%₹23.70 Cr-0.03%-3.62%-2.88%
Canara BankFinancial0.34%₹22.99 Cr-0.01%-0.56%-4.27%

Sectors

  • Others70.1%
  • Financial19.1%
  • Unclassified11.0%
  • Chemicals0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin67.7%
  • Certificate of Deposit18.4%
  • Mutual Fund11.0%
  • Reverse Repo2.4%
  • Treasury Bills0.9%
  • Net Current Assets0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
HDFC Bank Ltd.4.73%-4.81%-9.54%
Reliance Industries Ltd.4.48%-4.65%-9.13%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.3.58%-3.06%-6.64%
ICICI Bank Ltd.2.07%-2.75%-4.82%
Axis Bank Ltd.2.43%-2.17%-4.60%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.1.77%-1.63%-3.40%
ITC Ltd.1.67%-1.69%-3.36%
Punjab National Bank1.65%-1.64%-3.29%
State Bank of India1.52%-1.56%-3.08%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.1.67%-1.38%-3.05%
JSW Steel Ltd.1.39%-1.33%-2.72%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.1.42%-1.29%-2.71%
Canara Bank1.27%-1.22%-2.49%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.1.19%-1.08%-2.27%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.1.25%-0.98%-2.23%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.1.09%-1.13%-2.22%
Yes Bank Ltd.1.13%-1.04%-2.16%
Indus Towers Ltd.1.03%-0.97%-2.00%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.1.06%-0.92%-1.98%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.1.01%-0.95%-1.95%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.0.79%-1.08%-1.87%
Tata Power Company Ltd.0.91%-0.93%-1.84%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.0.88%-0.79%-1.67%
Tata Steel Ltd.0.73%-0.79%-1.52%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.76%-0.75%-1.50%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.0.71%-0.78%-1.49%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.0.95%-0.52%-1.46%
Others69.18%67.71%-1.46%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.0.64%-0.80%-1.44%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.0.73%-0.71%-1.44%
Bank Of Baroda0.70%-0.72%-1.41%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.0.72%-0.69%-1.41%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.0.68%-0.60%-1.27%
GMR Airports Ltd.0.64%-0.63%-1.27%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.0.62%-0.54%-1.16%
Adani Power Ltd.0.53%-0.61%-1.14%
NBCC (India) Ltd.0.58%-0.53%-1.10%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.0.61%-0.47%-1.08%
NMDC Ltd.0.56%-0.49%-1.05%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.0.50%-0.47%-0.97%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.0.50%-0.46%-0.97%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.0.48%-0.47%-0.95%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.0.48%-0.47%-0.95%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.0.55%-0.38%-0.93%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.0.47%-0.43%-0.90%
Marico Ltd.0.45%-0.45%-0.89%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.0.43%-0.46%-0.89%
Godrej Properties Ltd.0.48%-0.40%-0.89%
Biocon Ltd.0.46%-0.42%-0.88%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.0.38%-0.49%-0.87%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.0.43%-0.39%-0.82%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.0.37%-0.42%-0.79%
Coal India Ltd.0.35%-0.42%-0.77%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.0.38%-0.38%-0.76%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.0.17%-0.57%-0.74%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.0.49%-0.25%-0.74%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.33%-0.40%-0.73%
Indian Bank0.00%0.71%+0.71%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.0.42%-0.28%-0.70%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.0.37%-0.33%-0.70%
Shriram Finance Ltd0.33%-0.31%-0.64%
Eicher Motors Ltd.0.27%-0.37%-0.64%
Union Bank of India0.33%-0.28%-0.61%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.29%-0.31%-0.60%
Asian Paints Ltd.0.32%-0.26%-0.59%
Life Insurance Corporation of India0.26%-0.31%-0.57%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.0.28%-0.29%-0.57%
Titan Company Ltd.0.28%-0.27%-0.55%
Varun Beverages Ltd.0.26%-0.28%-0.55%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.26%-0.26%-0.52%
NTPC Ltd.0.28%-0.24%-0.52%
Cipla Ltd.0.24%-0.26%-0.50%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.0.24%-0.26%-0.50%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.0.23%-0.23%-0.46%
Cummins India Ltd.0.18%-0.27%-0.46%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.0.22%-0.21%-0.43%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.0.22%-0.20%-0.42%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.10%-0.32%-0.41%
Bank of India0.24%-0.17%-0.41%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.0.24%-0.17%-0.41%
DLF Ltd.0.37%-0.01%-0.38%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.0.17%-0.21%-0.38%
Infosys Ltd.0.03%-0.32%-0.35%
RBL Bank Ltd.0.14%-0.19%-0.33%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.0.17%-0.14%-0.32%
UPL Ltd.0.16%-0.16%-0.32%
One 97 Communications Ltd.0.29%-0.02%-0.32%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.73%1.04%+0.32%
Sagility Ltd.0.03%-0.27%-0.30%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.0.16%-0.14%-0.29%
Max Financial Services Ltd.0.15%-0.13%-0.28%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%-0.28%-0.28%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.0.18%-0.09%-0.27%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.0.17%-0.10%-0.27%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.0.12%-0.14%-0.26%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.0.14%-0.12%-0.26%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.0.14%-0.12%-0.25%
Astral Ltd.0.00%-0.24%-0.24%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.0.15%-0.08%-0.24%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.09%-0.11%-0.21%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd0.10%-0.09%-0.20%
Coforge Ltd.0.08%-0.12%-0.20%
PB Fintech Ltd.0.01%-0.18%-0.19%
ICICI Life Insurance Ltd.0.17%-0.01%-0.18%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.0.09%-0.09%-0.18%
Indusind Bank Ltd.0.00%-0.18%-0.18%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.0.09%-0.08%-0.17%
Grasim Industries Ltd.0.17%0.00%-0.17%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.0.09%-0.07%-0.16%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.0.02%-0.13%-0.15%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.08%-0.07%-0.15%
Angel One Ltd.0.07%-0.08%-0.15%
Dabur India Ltd.0.10%-0.05%-0.15%
Laurus Labs Ltd.0.07%-0.07%-0.14%
Inox Wind Ltd.0.07%-0.06%-0.14%
Lupin Ltd.0.07%-0.06%-0.13%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.0.09%-0.04%-0.13%
JSW Energy Ltd.0.06%-0.06%-0.12%
The Federal Bank Ltd.0.06%-0.06%-0.12%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.0.02%-0.09%-0.11%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.07%-0.03%-0.10%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.0.05%-0.05%-0.10%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.0.05%-0.04%-0.09%
Bank of Maharashtra0.04%-0.04%-0.08%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.0.04%-0.04%-0.07%
United Spirits Ltd.0.04%-0.03%-0.07%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.0.07%-0.00%-0.07%
Oil India Ltd.0.02%-0.04%-0.06%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.0.03%-0.03%-0.06%
PG Electroplast Ltd.0.02%-0.04%-0.06%
Supreme Industries Ltd.0.03%-0.03%-0.06%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.05%-0.00%-0.05%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.0.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.0.01%-0.03%-0.05%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.05%0.00%-0.05%
Mphasis Ltd.0.00%-0.04%-0.04%
Vedanta Ltd.0.02%-0.03%-0.04%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.0.00%-0.04%-0.04%
Jindal Steel Ltd.0.02%-0.02%-0.04%
Nestle India Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.04%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.0.01%-0.02%-0.04%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.04%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.0.00%-0.04%-0.04%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.0.02%-0.02%-0.03%
Siemens Energy India Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Delhivery Ltd.0.01%-0.02%-0.03%
Ather Energy Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Solar Industries India Ltd.0.01%-0.01%-0.03%
GAIL (India) Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
DSP Money Market Fund Direct Plan-Growth10.98%10.96%-0.02%
UNO Minda Ltd.0.02%0.00%-0.02%
Eternal Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Voltas Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.0.01%-0.01%-0.02%
Kei Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.0.01%-0.01%-0.02%
Petronet LNG Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Havells India Ltd.0.01%-0.01%-0.01%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.0.01%0.00%-0.01%
Bharat Forge Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Page Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Reserve Bank of India0.95%0.94%0.00%
SRF Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
BSE Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Export-Import Bank Of India0.73%0.72%0.00%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.02%0.02%0.00%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.36%0.36%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹39,759 Cr2.36%6.0%6.4%6.6%
Kotak Arbitrage Fund₹75,275 Cr2.86%6.0%6.4%6.6%
SBI Arbitrage Fund₹46,309 Cr1.95%6.0%6.3%6.6%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund₹26,552 Cr2.82%6.1%6.4%6.6%
UTI Arbitrage Fund₹10,900 Cr1.80%5.9%6.3%6.5%
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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 through arbitrage opportunities between cash and derivative market and arbitrage opportunities within the derivative market.

Fund managers

  • Kaivalya NadkarniMs. Nadkarni has done B.Com, CA, CS and CFAPrior to joining DSP Mutual Fund, she has worked with ICICI Prudential MF, RSN & Company and G.M.Kapadia & Co
  • Karan MundhraMr. Mundra is a B. COM. and Charted Accountant (CA)He is working with DSP Mutual Fund since april 2012, he has Over 9 years of experience.
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 months2.86% absolute₹60,000₹61,7162.86%
1 year5.89% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,8983.25%
3 years6.47% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,98,27510.63%
5 years6.04% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,01,93316.99%

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 DSP Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of DSP Arbitrage Fund is ₹16.12 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of DSP Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of DSP Arbitrage Fund is 1.81% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for DSP Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in DSP Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has DSP Arbitrage Fund given?
DSP Arbitrage Fund has returned 5.7% over 1 year, 6.1% over 3 years and 6.3% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on DSP Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,0.25% will be charged for redemption within 15 days..
How risky is DSP Arbitrage Fund?
DSP Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages DSP Arbitrage Fund?
DSP Arbitrage Fund is managed by DSP Mutual Fund, which runs 60 schemes with ₹2,47,696 Cr under management.