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DSP Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹15.99-0.09%1 day
Return since launch
5.6%
52-week range
₹15.11 — ₹16.01
AUM
₹6,673 Cr

DSP Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from DSP Mutual Fund with ₹6,673 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 1.84% 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 pts5.9%5.8%
2Y5.8%0.0 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y6.1%−0.4 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.3%+0.4 pts5.9%6.3%
7Y5.9%0.0 pts5.9%5.9%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.7%
Category5.9%
3Y
Fund6.1%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.3%
Category5.9%

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

1.81%

Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.84%
Brokerage
0.10%
Transaction charges
0.04%
Statutory levies
0.83%
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.
Beta—0.62How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.231.88Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino1.432.31Return 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 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt28.9%
  • Other71.7%

Market cap split

  • Large77.0%
  • Mid17.6%
  • Small5.4%
P/E
14.65
P/B
2.23

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers71.54%₹4,774 Cr+201.13%+205.49%+199.91%
DSP Money Market Fund Direct Plan-GrowthUnclassified10.98%₹733 Cr+11.22%+10.22%+10.43%
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancial0.95%₹63.20 Cr+1.88%+0.22%+0.41%
Indian BankFinancial0.73%₹48.72 Cr+2.24%+2.04%+1.23%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.Financial0.73%₹48.63 Cr+0.74%+0.69%+0.45%
Export-Import Bank Of IndiaFinancial0.73%₹48.39 Cr——+0.41%
Bank Of BarodaFinancial0.71%₹47.35 Cr-0.03%-3.90%-4.45%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial0.70%₹46.70 Cr-0.06%-6.97%-6.60%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial0.69%₹46.07 Cr+0.04%-14.28%-6.72%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial0.42%₹28.11 Cr-0.05%-4.45%-5.02%

Sectors

  • Others71.5%
  • Financial18.0%
  • Unclassified11.0%
  • Healthcare0.0%
  • Capital Goods0.0%
  • Insurance0.0%
  • Technology0.0%
  • Materials0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin69.2%
  • Certificate of Deposit17.1%
  • Mutual Fund11.0%
  • Reverse Repo2.8%
  • Treasury Bills0.9%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.03%4.73%+4.75%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.02%4.48%+4.50%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-0.02%3.58%+3.60%
Axis Bank Ltd.-0.01%2.43%+2.44%
ICICI Bank Ltd.0.00%2.07%+2.07%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.00%1.77%+1.77%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.01%1.67%+1.68%
ITC Ltd.-0.01%1.67%+1.68%
Punjab National Bank-0.01%1.65%+1.66%
State Bank of India-0.01%1.52%+1.53%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-0.00%1.42%+1.42%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.01%1.39%+1.40%
Canara Bank-0.00%1.27%+1.27%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.01%1.25%+1.26%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.01%1.19%+1.19%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.00%1.13%+1.13%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.00%1.09%+1.10%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.00%1.06%+1.07%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.01%1.03%+1.04%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.01%1.01%+1.01%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.01%0.95%+0.95%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.00%0.91%+0.91%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.00%0.88%+0.88%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.00%0.79%+0.79%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.00%0.76%+0.76%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.00%0.73%+0.74%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-0.00%0.72%+0.73%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.0.01%0.73%+0.72%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.00%0.71%+0.71%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.00%0.68%+0.68%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.0.00%0.64%+0.64%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.00%0.64%+0.64%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.00%0.62%+0.62%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.00%0.61%+0.61%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.00%0.58%+0.58%
NMDC Ltd.-0.00%0.56%+0.56%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.00%0.55%+0.56%
Adani Power Ltd.-0.00%0.53%+0.53%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.00%0.50%+0.51%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.00%0.50%+0.50%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.00%0.49%+0.49%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.00%0.48%+0.48%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.00%0.48%+0.48%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.00%0.48%+0.48%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.00%0.47%+0.47%
Biocon Ltd.-0.00%0.46%+0.46%
Marico Ltd.-0.00%0.45%+0.45%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.00%0.43%+0.43%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.00%0.43%+0.43%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.00%0.42%+0.42%
company:5220.40%0.00%-0.40%
Bank Of Baroda1.09%0.70%-0.39%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.00%0.38%+0.38%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.00%0.38%+0.38%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.00%0.37%+0.37%
DLF Ltd.-0.00%0.37%+0.37%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.00%0.37%+0.37%
Export-Import Bank Of India0.37%0.73%+0.36%
Coal India Ltd.-0.00%0.35%+0.35%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.00%0.33%+0.34%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.00%0.33%+0.33%
Union Bank of India-0.00%0.33%+0.33%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.00%0.32%+0.32%
One97 Communications Ltd.-0.00%0.29%+0.30%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-0.00%0.29%+0.29%
Others68.89%69.18%+0.29%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.00%0.28%+0.28%
NTPC Ltd.0.00%0.28%+0.28%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.00%0.28%+0.28%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.00%0.27%+0.27%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.00%0.26%+0.27%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.00%0.26%+0.26%
Life Insurance Corporation of India0.00%0.26%+0.26%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.00%0.24%+0.24%
Cipla Ltd.-0.00%0.24%+0.24%
Bank of India-0.00%0.24%+0.24%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.00%0.24%+0.24%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.00%0.23%+0.23%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.00%0.22%+0.22%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.00%0.22%+0.22%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.00%0.18%+0.18%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.-0.00%0.18%+0.18%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.00%0.17%+0.17%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.00%0.17%+0.17%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.00%0.17%+0.17%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.00%0.17%+0.17%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.0.00%0.17%+0.17%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.00%0.17%+0.17%
UPL Ltd.-0.00%0.16%+0.16%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.0.00%0.16%+0.16%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.00%0.15%+0.15%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.00%0.15%+0.15%
RBL Bank Ltd.0.00%0.14%+0.14%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.00%0.14%+0.14%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.0.00%0.14%+0.14%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.00%0.12%+0.12%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd0.00%0.10%+0.10%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.00%0.10%+0.10%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.00%0.10%+0.10%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.00%0.09%+0.09%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.00%0.09%+0.09%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.00%0.09%+0.09%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.0.00%0.09%+0.09%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.00%0.09%+0.09%
Coforge Ltd.-0.00%0.08%+0.08%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.00%0.08%+0.08%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.00%0.07%+0.07%
Angel One Ltd.0.00%0.07%+0.07%
Laurus Labs Ltd.0.00%0.07%+0.07%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.00%0.07%+0.07%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.00%0.07%+0.07%
Lupin Ltd.0.00%0.07%+0.07%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.00%0.06%+0.06%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.00%0.06%+0.06%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.00%0.05%+0.05%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.00%0.05%+0.05%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.00%0.05%+0.05%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.00%0.05%+0.05%
Bank of Maharashtra0.00%0.04%+0.04%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.00%0.04%+0.04%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.0.00%0.04%+0.04%
Sagility Ltd.0.00%0.03%+0.03%
Infosys Ltd.-0.00%0.03%+0.03%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.00%0.03%+0.03%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.00%0.03%+0.03%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.00%0.02%+0.02%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.00%0.02%+0.02%
DSP Money Market Fund Direct Plan-Growth10.96%10.98%+0.02%
UNO Minda Ltd.-0.00%0.02%+0.02%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.00%0.02%+0.02%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.0.00%0.02%+0.02%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.00%0.02%+0.02%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.00%0.02%+0.02%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.00%0.02%+0.02%
Oil India Ltd.0.00%0.02%+0.02%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.00%0.01%+0.01%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.0.00%0.01%+0.01%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.00%0.01%+0.01%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.00%0.01%+0.01%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.00%0.01%+0.01%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd.0.00%0.01%+0.01%
Havells India Ltd.-0.00%0.01%+0.01%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.00%0.01%+0.01%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.00%0.01%+0.01%
company:16795-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Indian Bank-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Mphasis Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
BSE Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.73%0.73%0.00%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.36%0.36%0.00%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:1222-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:6959-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:17831-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:14371-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Reserve Bank of India0.95%0.95%0.00%
company:2837-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:16930.00%0.00%0.00%
company:15485-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:597-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:408-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:12042-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:165500.00%0.00%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹41,186 Cr2.40%6.0%6.4%6.6%
Kotak Arbitrage Fund₹75,712 Cr2.92%6.0%6.4%6.6%
SBI Arbitrage Fund₹47,283 Cr1.98%5.8%6.3%6.5%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund₹30,618 Cr2.91%6.0%6.4%6.6%
UTI Arbitrage Fund₹11,132 Cr1.80%5.9%6.4%6.5%

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 months2.74% absolute₹60,000₹61,6442.74%
1 year5.84% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,8653.22%
3 years6.54% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,98,71610.75%
5 years5.95% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,00,26016.71%

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 ₹15.99 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of DSP Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of DSP Arbitrage Fund is 1.84% 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 ₹2,33,296 Cr under management.