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HSBC Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹20.35-0.07%1 day
Return since launch
6.0%
52-week range
₹19.19 — ₹20.37
AUM
₹3,288 Cr

HSBC Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from HSBC Mutual Fund with ₹3,288 Cr under management, launched in 2014. Over three years it has returned 6.2% a year, against 6.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.09% 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%
3Y6.2%−0.3 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.3%+0.4 pts5.9%6.3%
7Y6.0%0.0 pts5.9%5.9%
10Y5.8%+0.2 pts5.6%5.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.9%
Category5.9%
3Y
Fund6.2%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.3%
Category5.9%

Since launch (26 Jun 2014): 6.0%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.2%−0.7 pts6.9%
20247.3%−0.7 pts8.0%
20237.1%−0.6 pts7.6%
20223.9%−0.7 pts4.6%
20213.7%−0.5 pts4.1%
20204.8%+0.1 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

2.09%

Expense ratio as on 23 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.75%
Brokerage
0.14%
Transaction charges
0.05%
Statutory levies
1.15%
Exit load
Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 1 month
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.
Beta0.670.62How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.321.88Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino1.582.31Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.540.51How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

HSBC Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt28.0%
  • Other72.5%

Market cap split

  • Large59.9%
  • Mid26.6%
  • Small13.6%
P/E
15.28
P/B
2.00

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers72.38%₹2,380 Cr+217.87%+215.66%+209.94%
HSBC Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified15.76%₹518 Cr+17.15%+15.53%+11.35%
Indian BankFinancial2.23%₹73.20 Cr+2.68%—+1.01%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancial2.20%₹72.31 Cr——+2.14%
HSBC Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified1.93%₹63.49 Cr+3.31%+3.58%+3.56%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial1.52%₹49.97 Cr-6.55%-0.01%-15.89%
Bank Of BarodaFinancial1.48%₹48.58 Cr-1.78%-0.07%-3.63%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.Financial0.75%₹24.71 Cr+0.91%+0.98%+1.11%
Punjab National BankFinancial0.73%₹23.91 Cr-3.74%-5.36%-2.63%
Yes Bank Ltd.Financial0.04%₹1.40 Cr-4.56%-1.42%-0.20%

Sectors

  • Others72.4%
  • Unclassified17.7%
  • Financial10.3%
  • Capital Goods0.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin70.8%
  • Mutual Fund17.7%
  • Certificate of Deposit10.4%
  • Repo1.8%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-1.93%-4.00%-2.07%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-3.16%-1.44%+1.72%
Others69.06%70.78%+1.71%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.14%-1.68%-1.54%
HSBC Money Market Fund Direct-Growth17.19%15.76%-1.42%
company:164570.00%-1.29%-1.29%
Axis Bank Ltd.-0.36%-1.60%-1.24%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-2.70%-3.91%-1.21%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-2.04%-1.04%+1.00%
company:17050.00%-0.97%-0.97%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-1.25%-0.35%+0.90%
Voltas Ltd.-1.18%-0.32%+0.86%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.08%-0.90%-0.82%
company:20890.00%-0.81%-0.81%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.03%-0.73%-0.70%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-1.35%-0.68%+0.67%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.80%-0.13%+0.66%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-2.26%-1.64%+0.62%
company:49070.00%-0.50%-0.50%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-2.04%-1.56%+0.48%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-5.48%-5.00%+0.48%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.48%-0.01%+0.46%
Yes Bank Ltd.-2.52%-2.07%+0.45%
Canara Bank-3.93%-3.52%+0.41%
company:57980.00%-0.38%-0.38%
Coal India Ltd.-0.14%-0.52%-0.38%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.48%-0.12%+0.36%
Laurus Labs Ltd.-0.35%0.00%+0.35%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.52%-0.16%+0.35%
company:11020.00%-0.35%-0.35%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-1.03%-1.37%-0.34%
Biocon Ltd.-0.79%-0.45%+0.34%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-0.80%-0.50%+0.30%
company:57650.00%-0.27%-0.27%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.17%-0.43%-0.26%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.87%-1.12%-0.25%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.36%-0.12%+0.24%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.34%-0.10%+0.24%
Adani Power Ltd.-2.96%-2.74%+0.22%
Punjab National Bank-2.03%-1.82%+0.21%
Indian Bank2.43%2.23%-0.20%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development2.40%2.20%-0.20%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.47%-0.67%-0.19%
company:57670.00%-0.19%-0.19%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.78%-0.97%-0.18%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.70%-0.51%+0.18%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.01%-0.19%-0.18%
HSBC Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-Growth2.11%1.93%-0.18%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-1.84%-1.67%+0.17%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.96%-0.79%+0.17%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.16%0.00%+0.16%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.16%0.00%+0.16%
company:147790.00%-0.16%-0.16%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.23%-0.07%+0.16%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.29%-0.45%-0.16%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.46%-0.32%+0.14%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-1.80%-1.67%+0.13%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.24%-0.12%+0.12%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.00%-0.13%-0.12%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.13%-0.01%+0.12%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.18%-0.06%+0.12%
JSW Steel Ltd.-1.43%-1.31%+0.12%
NMDC Ltd.-1.58%-1.46%+0.12%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-1.21%-1.33%-0.12%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-0.83%-0.72%+0.12%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.31%-0.21%+0.11%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.00%-0.11%-0.10%
company:5070.00%-0.09%-0.09%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.14%-0.23%-0.09%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-2.72%-2.81%-0.09%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.13%-0.22%-0.09%
company:12220.00%-0.09%-0.09%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.20%-0.11%+0.08%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.69%-0.60%+0.08%
DLF Ltd.-0.19%-0.11%+0.08%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.08%0.00%+0.08%
Bank Of Baroda-0.15%-0.22%-0.07%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.82%0.75%-0.07%
company:48420.00%-0.07%-0.07%
Bank of India-0.56%-0.50%+0.06%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.00%-0.07%-0.06%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.06%-0.00%+0.06%
ITC Ltd.-1.03%-0.97%+0.06%
company:57410.00%-0.06%-0.06%
Union Bank of India-0.07%-0.01%+0.06%
company:195320.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.07%-0.02%+0.05%
Havells India Ltd.-0.05%0.00%+0.05%
company:44560.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.00%-0.05%-0.05%
UPL Ltd.-0.04%-0.08%-0.04%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.28%-0.24%+0.04%
State Bank of India-0.70%-0.66%+0.04%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.01%-0.05%-0.04%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.04%-0.00%+0.03%
Marico Ltd.-0.01%-0.04%-0.03%
company:49080.00%-0.03%-0.03%
company:79250.00%-0.03%-0.03%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
company:70370.00%-0.02%-0.02%
company:21190.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.10%-0.12%-0.02%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.11%-0.12%-0.02%
company:39880.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-1.24%-1.23%+0.02%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.07%-0.05%+0.02%
company:7280.00%-0.01%-0.01%
company:70410.00%-0.01%-0.01%
company:124870.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.00%-0.02%-0.01%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.08%-0.09%-0.01%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.19%-0.20%-0.01%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
company:180410.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.74%-0.73%+0.01%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.13%-0.14%-0.01%
company:98220.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Dalmia Bharat Ltd.-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
company:161920.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.19%-0.19%+0.01%
company:176030.00%-0.01%-0.01%
company:21670.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
company:69590.00%-0.01%-0.01%
company:55900.00%-0.00%0.00%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%0.00%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%0.00%
company:70020.00%-0.00%0.00%
SRF Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
company:69530.00%-0.00%0.00%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.98%-0.99%0.00%
company:98210.00%-0.00%0.00%
company:195820.00%-0.00%0.00%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-1.34%-1.34%0.00%
Eternal Ltd.-0.00%-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 reasonable returns by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segments of the equity markets and by investing balance in debt and money market instruments.

Fund managers

  • Asif RizwiMr. Rizwi has done B.Tech and PGDM from IIM-CPrior to joining HSBC MF, he has worked with L&T MF, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, Nomura International plc and Deutsche Bank
  • Mahesh A ChhabriaMr. Chhabria is a Commerce Graduate and has also pursued FCA and CFA.Prior to joining HSBC MF, he has worked with L&T AMC, Edelweiss Securities Ltd, Darivium Traditions Pvt. Ltd. and FIL Fund Management Pvt. Ltd.
  • Praveen AyathanMr. Praveen is a B.Sc (Mathematics).Prior to joining HSBC Mutual Fund, he has worked with L&T MF, Kotak Mahindra AMC and Dalal & Broacha Stock Broking Pvt. Ltd.
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 months2.79% absolute₹60,000₹61,6742.79%
1 year6.05% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,0063.34%
3 years6.57% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,98,90510.81%
5 years5.93% annualised₹6,00,000₹6,99,88816.65%

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 HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of HSBC Arbitrage Fund is ₹20.35 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of HSBC Arbitrage Fund is 2.09% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in HSBC Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has HSBC Arbitrage Fund given?
HSBC Arbitrage Fund has returned 5.9% over 1 year, 6.2% over 3 years and 6.3% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 1 month.
How risky is HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
HSBC Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
HSBC Arbitrage Fund is managed by HSBC Mutual Fund, which runs 44 schemes with ₹1,44,068 Cr under management.