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JM Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹35.12-0.01%1 day
Return since launch
6.4%
52-week range
₹33.18 — ₹35.13
AUM
₹418 Cr

JM Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from JM Financial Mutual Fund with ₹418 Cr under management, launched in 2006. Over three years it has returned 5.9% a year, against 6.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.07% 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%−0.3 pts6.0%5.9%
2Y5.7%−0.2 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y5.9%−0.6 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.1%+0.1 pts6.0%6.4%
7Y5.6%−0.3 pts6.0%6.0%
10Y5.3%−0.3 pts5.6%5.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.7%
Category6.0%
3Y
Fund5.9%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.1%
Category6.0%

Since launch (1 Jun 2006): 6.4%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20255.9%−1.0 pts6.9%
20247.1%−0.9 pts8.0%
20236.6%−1.0 pts7.6%
20224.0%−0.7 pts4.6%
20212.8%−1.4 pts4.1%
20202.6%−2.1 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

2.11%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.91%
Brokerage
0.13%
Transaction charges
0.05%
Statutory levies
1.02%
Exit load
Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed 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.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.610.59How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.991.91Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino1.232.46Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.500.51How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

JM Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt13.7%
  • Other86.6%

Market cap split

  • Large74.8%
  • Mid16.9%
  • Small8.3%
P/E
14.86
P/B
2.11

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers85.23%₹290 Cr+237.08%+204.61%+227.29%
JM Liquid Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified7.82%₹26.62 Cr+6.07%+4.08%+3.92%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial4.34%₹14.80 Cr-7.90%-8.31%-5.07%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & Mining3.27%₹11.15 Cr-2.71%-3.06%-1.44%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.Services1.92%₹6.55 Cr-1.80%-0.03%—
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancial1.44%₹4.92 Cr+1.30%+1.41%+0.84%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.Financial0.95%₹3.23 Cr-0.89%-1.48%-0.86%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication0.81%₹2.75 Cr-2.23%-3.03%-3.33%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.Automobile0.78%₹2.65 Cr-2.69%-2.22%-1.71%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Construction0.77%₹2.63 Cr-0.97%-0.49%-2.37%

Sectors

  • Others85.2%
  • Unclassified7.8%
  • Financial7.1%
  • Chemicals0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin77.4%
  • Mutual Fund7.8%
  • Repo7.4%
  • Treasury Bills7.3%
  • Net Receivables0.4%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Tata Steel Ltd.-2.39%3.27%+5.67%
ICICI Bank Ltd.(Partly Paid Equity)-0.08%-4.37%-4.29%
Others80.99%77.45%-3.54%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.38%1.92%+3.31%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-2.36%0.81%+3.17%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-3.29%-0.19%+3.10%
Tata Steel Ltd. Pref. Shares 2.00-0.33%-3.31%-2.98%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-3.68%-0.71%+2.97%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-1.68%0.77%+2.45%
Adani Enterprises Ltd. - (Partly Paid-up)0.00%-1.92%-1.92%
JSW Steel Ltd.-1.13%0.67%+1.80%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.68%0.95%+1.63%
Axis Bank Ltd.-2.49%-3.90%-1.41%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.57%-1.91%-1.34%
JM Liquid Fund Direct-Growth6.53%7.82%+1.29%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-2.91%-4.15%-1.23%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.74%-1.73%-1.00%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. GDR/GDS0.00%-0.96%-0.96%
State Bank of India-1.74%-2.62%-0.88%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.27%-1.13%-0.86%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.98%-0.19%+0.80%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-3.71%-2.94%+0.78%
Grasim Industries Ltd.0.56%-0.20%-0.76%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.05%-0.81%-0.76%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.09%-0.80%-0.71%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.0.29%-0.41%-0.71%
Indus Towers Ltd.-1.28%-1.98%-0.70%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.71%-0.02%+0.70%
JSW Steel Ltd. Warrant0.00%-0.68%-0.68%
company:2310-0.67%0.00%+0.67%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.34%-0.99%-0.65%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-1.01%-1.65%-0.64%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-1.58%-0.95%+0.63%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Pref. Shares-0.15%-0.77%-0.63%
Life Insurance Corporation of India-0.41%-1.03%-0.62%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-2.79%-3.41%-0.61%
company:19327-0.55%0.00%+0.55%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Rights-0.28%-0.81%-0.53%
Bank Of Baroda-0.81%-1.30%-0.49%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.88%-1.34%-0.46%
Punjab National Bank-0.71%-0.27%+0.44%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.11%-0.55%-0.44%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.81%-0.38%+0.43%
Reserve Bank of India1.02%1.44%+0.43%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.55%-0.95%-0.39%
company:7037-0.38%0.00%+0.38%
DLF Ltd.-0.40%-0.04%+0.36%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-0.38%-0.03%+0.35%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-1.05%-1.40%-0.35%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.94%-1.28%-0.34%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-1.42%-1.76%-0.34%
Cipla Ltd.-0.35%-0.02%+0.33%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.42%-0.10%+0.32%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.79%-1.09%-0.30%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-2.06%-1.78%+0.29%
company:18109-0.29%0.00%+0.29%
Coal India Ltd.-0.30%-0.02%+0.28%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Warrant-0.52%-0.78%-0.26%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.36%-0.10%+0.26%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.86%-1.10%-0.25%
Canara Bank-0.64%-0.88%-0.24%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-0.91%-1.15%-0.24%
company:7944-0.24%0.00%+0.24%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.19%-0.05%-0.24%
NMDC Ltd.-1.14%-1.36%-0.23%
Adani Power Ltd.-0.54%-0.77%-0.22%
company:18614-0.22%0.00%+0.22%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.72%-0.94%-0.22%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.0.22%0.00%-0.22%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.40%-0.18%+0.21%
company:3214-0.21%0.00%+0.21%
company:18639-0.19%0.00%+0.19%
company:1471-0.19%0.00%+0.19%
company:755-0.19%0.00%+0.19%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.14%-0.32%-0.19%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.41%-0.24%+0.17%
NTPC Ltd.-0.44%-0.27%+0.17%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.34%-0.18%+0.16%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.71%-0.87%-0.16%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.48%-0.63%-0.15%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.45%-0.32%+0.13%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.43%-0.56%-0.13%
company:809-0.13%0.00%+0.13%
Lupin Ltd.-0.35%-0.46%-0.11%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.36%-0.48%-0.11%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.-0.21%-0.31%-0.10%
Biocon Ltd.-0.65%-0.55%+0.10%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.31%-0.42%-0.10%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.24%-0.34%-0.10%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.04%-0.14%-0.10%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.03%-0.13%-0.10%
company:14435-0.10%0.00%+0.10%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.39%-0.48%-0.09%
Yes Bank Ltd.-1.47%-1.56%-0.09%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.12%-0.04%+0.08%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.14%-0.06%+0.08%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.35%-0.27%+0.07%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.24%-0.31%-0.07%
Eternal Ltd.0.00%-0.07%-0.07%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.22%-0.28%-0.06%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.14%-0.20%-0.06%
company:19322-0.06%0.00%+0.06%
company:7040-0.06%0.00%+0.06%
company:19582-0.05%0.00%+0.05%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.13%-0.18%-0.05%
ITC Ltd.-0.74%-0.79%-0.05%
Inox Wind Ltd.0.02%-0.03%-0.05%
UPL Ltd.-0.19%-0.24%-0.04%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.38%-0.42%-0.04%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.25%-0.21%+0.04%
company:1222-0.04%0.00%+0.04%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.02%-0.06%-0.04%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.09%-0.12%-0.03%
company:15605-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.11%-0.14%-0.03%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.0.01%-0.02%-0.03%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.06%-0.03%+0.03%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.08%-0.11%-0.03%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.01%0.01%+0.03%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.07%-0.10%-0.02%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.06%-0.08%-0.02%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.05%-0.03%+0.02%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.01%-0.03%-0.02%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.02%-0.04%-0.02%
company:18192-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.04%-0.06%-0.02%
Union Bank of India-0.05%-0.07%-0.02%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.04%-0.06%-0.01%
Suzlon Energy Ltd - Partly Paid up Equity Shares (Rights Issue)0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.05%-0.07%-0.01%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.04%-0.06%-0.01%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.03%-0.05%-0.01%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.04%-0.06%-0.01%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.03%-0.04%-0.01%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.02%-0.03%-0.01%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%-0.01%
Bank of India-0.02%-0.02%0.00%

Compare

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

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About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The scheme aims to generate income through arbitrage opportunities emerging out of mis-pricing between the cash market and the derivatives market and through deployment of surplus cash in fixed income instruments.

Fund managers

  • Asit BhandarkarMr. Bhandarkar is a B.Com (H) and MMS.Prior to joining JM Financial he has worked with Lotus India AMC Pvt. Ltd. and SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd.
  • Ruchi FozdarMs. Ruchi is a graduate in science and PGDBM in financePrior to joining JM Mutual Fund, she was associated with few brokers and institutions like Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund
  • Satish RamanathanMr. Ramanathan holds a B.Tech degree and has done MBA and CFA.Prior to joining JM Mutual Fund, he has worked with Sundaram BNP Paribas AMC and has an extensive experience in the asset management business with stints in Research division of Sundaram AMC and managing funds for Franklin Templeton. He has also worked with ICICI Securities for 4 years, with Birla Merlin & Dewoo Finance for 1 year, with ICRA Ltd. for 2 years and for 1 year with Tata Economic Consultancy Services.
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 months2.84% absolute₹60,000₹61,7042.84%
1 year5.83% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,8583.21%
3 years6.22% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,96,70410.20%
5 years5.77% annualised₹6,00,000₹6,96,92716.15%

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 JM Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of JM Arbitrage Fund is ₹35.12 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of JM Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of JM Arbitrage Fund is 2.07% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for JM Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in JM Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has JM Arbitrage Fund given?
JM Arbitrage Fund has returned 5.7% over 1 year, 5.9% over 3 years and 6.1% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on JM Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 30 days..
How risky is JM Arbitrage Fund?
JM Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages JM Arbitrage Fund?
JM Arbitrage Fund is managed by JM Financial Mutual Fund, which runs 17 schemes with ₹13,500 Cr under management.