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Franklin India Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹11.28+0.02%1 day
Return since launch
6.3%
52-week range
₹10.60 — ₹11.28
AUM
₹1,921 Cr

Franklin India Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund with ₹1,921 Cr under management, launched in 2024. 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
1Y6.2%+0.3 pts6.0%5.9%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund6.2%
Category6.0%

Since launch (4 Nov 2024): 6.3%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.4%−0.5 pts6.9%

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

2.04%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.89%
Brokerage
0.11%
Transaction charges
0.06%
Statutory levies
0.98%
Exit load
Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,0.25% will be charged for redemption within 30 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.

Portfolio

Franklin India Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt24.6%
  • Other75.8%

Market cap split

  • Large72.7%
  • Mid24.8%
  • Small2.5%
P/E
17.32
P/B
2.45

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers73.61%₹1,414 Cr+215.08%+193.58%+233.66%
Franklin India Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified12.02%₹231 Cr+11.42%+13.46%+3.94%
Union Bank of IndiaFinancial3.03%₹58.20 Cr+6.69%+10.92%—
Canara BankFinancial2.57%₹49.42 Cr-0.78%-0.44%—
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancial2.52%₹48.44 Cr+3.34%——
Indian BankFinancial1.29%₹24.70 Cr———
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.Financial1.24%₹23.77 Cr———
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial1.21%₹23.19 Cr-20.01%-19.42%-15.81%
Franklin India Liquid Fund Super Institutional Plan Direct-GrowthUnclassified0.20%₹3.83 Cr+0.26%+0.43%+0.75%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.Metals & Mining0.01%₹0.27 Cr-1.12%-1.64%-1.20%

Sectors

  • Others73.6%
  • Financial14.3%
  • Unclassified12.2%
  • Insurance0.0%
  • Chemicals0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin71.7%
  • Mutual Fund12.2%
  • Certificate of Deposit12.0%
  • Commercial Paper2.5%
  • Cash/Net Current Assets1.4%
  • Margin Money0.5%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
ICICI Bank Ltd.-4.92%-6.07%-1.15%
Others70.59%71.72%+1.13%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.19%-1.22%-1.03%
Franklin India Money Market Fund Direct-Growth11.01%12.02%+1.02%
Laurus Labs Ltd.0.00%-0.82%-0.82%
UPL Ltd.-0.21%-1.00%-0.79%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.78%-0.02%+0.76%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-3.42%-4.16%-0.74%
One 97 Communications Ltd.-1.24%-0.52%+0.72%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.30%-0.98%-0.68%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-1.22%-1.88%-0.66%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-1.80%-1.17%+0.63%
Angel One Ltd.-0.72%-0.17%+0.55%
Eternal Ltd.-0.03%-0.54%-0.51%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-6.34%-5.85%+0.49%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-2.90%-2.41%+0.49%
Marico Ltd.-0.49%-0.96%-0.47%
Punjab National Bank-0.88%-0.42%+0.47%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-2.89%-2.57%+0.33%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-1.02%-0.70%+0.32%
company:7037-0.31%0.00%+0.31%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.30%-0.61%-0.31%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.38%-0.09%+0.29%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.64%-0.92%-0.28%
Axis Bank Ltd.-3.65%-3.38%+0.27%
Coforge Ltd.-0.44%-0.71%-0.27%
Ather Energy Ltd.0.00%-0.26%-0.26%
Bank Of Baroda-0.04%-0.29%-0.25%
Astral Ltd.0.00%-0.22%-0.22%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.-0.22%-0.00%+0.21%
GAIL (India) Ltd.0.00%-0.21%-0.21%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-1.58%-1.38%+0.20%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.09%-0.27%-0.18%
State Bank of India-1.97%-1.79%+0.18%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-1.96%-1.82%+0.15%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.04%-0.17%-0.13%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.33%-0.20%+0.13%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-1.17%-1.04%+0.12%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.41%-0.53%-0.12%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.22%-0.34%-0.12%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.-0.13%-0.01%+0.12%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.27%-0.16%+0.11%
company:18041-0.11%0.00%+0.11%
Titan Company Ltd.0.00%-0.11%-0.11%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-1.44%-1.34%+0.10%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-2.21%-2.11%+0.10%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.52%-0.42%+0.10%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%-0.10%-0.10%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.89%-0.99%-0.09%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.12%-0.03%+0.09%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.85%-0.75%+0.09%
ICICI Life Insurance Ltd.-0.26%-0.17%+0.09%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.53%-0.44%+0.09%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-0.77%-0.68%+0.09%
ITC Ltd.-0.31%-0.40%-0.08%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.39%-0.30%+0.08%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd0.00%-0.08%-0.08%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.-0.08%-0.00%+0.08%
Cummins India Ltd.0.00%-0.08%-0.08%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.23%-0.16%+0.07%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.00%-0.07%-0.07%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.40%-0.33%+0.07%
KPIT Technologies Ltd.-0.13%-0.07%+0.06%
company:14901-0.06%0.00%+0.06%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.01%-0.07%-0.06%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.24%-0.18%+0.06%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.77%-0.71%+0.06%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.48%-0.53%-0.05%
Adani Power Ltd.-0.47%-0.51%-0.05%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-1.76%-1.80%-0.04%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.13%-0.09%+0.04%
company:321-0.04%0.00%+0.04%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.48%-1.44%+0.04%
Lupin Ltd.-0.07%-0.11%-0.04%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.21%-0.17%+0.04%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.60%-0.57%+0.04%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.10%-0.13%-0.04%
Cipla Ltd.-0.22%-0.24%-0.03%
company:16288-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.22%-0.19%+0.03%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.25%-0.23%+0.03%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.03%-0.01%+0.03%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.35%-0.33%+0.03%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.09%-0.11%-0.02%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.-0.14%-0.11%+0.02%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.46%-0.44%+0.02%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.04%-0.02%+0.02%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.24%-0.22%+0.02%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.39%-0.41%-0.02%
NMDC Ltd.-0.19%-0.16%+0.02%
Canara Bank-0.37%-0.35%+0.02%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.15%-0.13%+0.02%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.29%-0.27%+0.02%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.65%-0.63%+0.02%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.50%-0.48%+0.02%
360 One Wam Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.60%-0.58%+0.02%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.35%-0.33%+0.02%
company:1471-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.26%-0.24%+0.02%
Coal India Ltd.-0.27%-0.29%-0.02%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.02%-0.00%+0.02%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.15%-0.14%+0.01%
company:19582-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.-0.10%-0.08%+0.01%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.19%-0.20%-0.01%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.14%-0.12%+0.01%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.02%-0.00%+0.01%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.60%-0.61%-0.01%
company:3798-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.-0.60%-0.59%+0.01%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.24%-0.23%+0.01%
company:14739-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.66%-0.65%+0.01%
Sagility Ltd.-0.09%-0.08%+0.01%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.17%-0.16%+0.01%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%+0.01%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.06%-0.05%+0.01%
Infosys Ltd.-0.18%-0.19%-0.01%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Union Bank of India2.53%2.52%-0.01%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development2.53%2.52%-0.01%
Biocon Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%+0.01%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.17%-0.16%+0.01%
NTPC Ltd.-0.40%-0.39%+0.01%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%+0.01%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%+0.01%
company:5932-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.05%-0.04%0.00%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.07%-0.06%0.00%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.1.24%1.24%0.00%
Bank of India-0.04%-0.03%0.00%
company:7205-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.17%-0.18%0.00%
Indian Bank1.29%1.29%0.00%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
BSE Ltd.-0.04%-0.03%0.00%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.28%-0.29%0.00%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Franklin India Liquid Fund Super Institutional Plan Direct-Growth0.20%0.20%0.00%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Life Insurance Corporation of India-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.11%-0.11%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 is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivative segments of the equity markets and the arbitrage opportunities available within the derivative segment and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments.

Fund managers

  • Anuj TagraMr. Anuj Tagra is a graduate of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management StudiesPrior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential AMC, Union Bank of India and Fidelity Investments.
  • Mukesh JainPostgraduate in FinancePrior to joining the Franklin AMC, he was associated with EQUIRUS, Anand Rathi, Religare Securities,
  • Rajasa KakulavarapuMs. Kakulavarapu has done B.Tech and MBA.Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, she has worked with Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd. and Credit Suisse Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Rohan MaruMr. Maru is M.Com and MBA in Finance.Prior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Kotak Mahindra AMC as Fixed Income Dealer and Integreon Managed Solutions as a Research Associate.
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 months3.11% absolute₹60,000₹61,8663.11%
1 year6.43% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,2633.55%

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 Franklin India Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of Franklin India Arbitrage Fund is ₹11.28 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Franklin India Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of Franklin India Arbitrage Fund is 1.97% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Franklin India Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Franklin India Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Franklin India 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 30 days..
How risky is Franklin India Arbitrage Fund?
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages Franklin India Arbitrage Fund?
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund is managed by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, which runs 38 schemes with ₹1,34,155 Cr under management.