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Kotak Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹40.23-0.07%1 day
Return since launch
6.9%
52-week range
₹37.91 — ₹40.26
AUM
₹75,712 Cr

Kotak Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund with ₹75,712 Cr under management, launched in 2005. Over three years it has returned 6.4% a year, against 6.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.98% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Low.

Performance

Returns

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

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y6.0%+0.2 pts5.9%5.8%
2Y6.1%+0.2 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y6.4%−0.1 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.6%+0.7 pts5.9%6.3%
7Y6.2%+0.3 pts5.9%5.9%
10Y6.0%+0.4 pts5.6%5.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund6.0%
Category5.9%
3Y
Fund6.4%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.6%
Category5.9%

Since launch (12 Sep 2005): 6.9%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.4%−0.5 pts6.9%
20247.8%−0.2 pts8.0%
20237.4%−0.3 pts7.6%
20224.5%−0.1 pts4.6%
20214.0%−0.2 pts4.1%
20204.3%−0.4 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

2.92%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.84%
Brokerage
0.14%
Transaction charges
0.08%
Statutory levies
1.85%
Exit load
Exit load of 0.25% 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.
Beta0.670.60How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.901.87Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino2.372.29Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.540.50How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 3 category peers

Portfolio

Kotak Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt24.9%
  • Other75.4%

Market cap split

  • Large76.0%
  • Mid20.4%
  • Small3.6%
P/E
16.45
P/B
2.67

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers75.16%₹56,905 Cr+294.48%+269.82%+299.57%
Kotak Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified9.68%₹7,326 Cr+11.32%+11.32%+12.08%
Kotak Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified4.53%₹3,433 Cr+5.43%+5.63%+4.99%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial3.51%₹2,658 Cr-3.46%-2.96%-5.66%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial2.90%₹2,199 Cr-1.28%-0.01%-6.84%
Kotak Ultra Short to Short Term Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified2.77%₹2,097 Cr+2.84%+1.81%—
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial2.43%₹1,838 Cr-9.45%+5.80%+6.67%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy1.99%₹1,506 Cr0.00%-0.01%-6.13%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.Financial1.76%₹1,334 Cr-1.47%0.00%-0.60%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.Communication1.65%₹1,251 Cr-3.50%-3.03%-0.96%

Sectors

  • Others75.2%
  • Unclassified18.2%
  • Financial7.0%
  • Healthcare0.0%
  • Technology0.0%
  • Materials0.0%
  • Construction0.0%
  • Capital Goods0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin74.5%
  • Mutual Fund18.2%
  • Certificate of Deposit6.8%
  • Repo0.8%
  • Commercial Paper0.2%
  • Net Current Assets0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others68.81%74.51%+5.70%
Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-Growth4.49%1.19%-3.31%
Axis Bank Ltd.-2.74%-0.00%+2.74%
Coal India Ltd.-1.04%-0.03%+1.00%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-1.02%-0.12%+0.90%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.93%-0.04%+0.89%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.03%-0.80%-0.77%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.72%-0.00%+0.72%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.65%-0.00%+0.65%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.70%-0.06%+0.64%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.26%0.35%+0.61%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.60%-0.00%+0.60%
Bank Of Baroda0.57%-0.01%-0.58%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.57%-0.00%+0.57%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.55%-0.00%+0.54%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.57%-0.04%+0.53%
Infosys Ltd.-0.24%-0.75%-0.51%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.50%-0.00%+0.50%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.50%-0.00%+0.50%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.55%-0.05%+0.50%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.47%-0.00%+0.47%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.44%-0.01%+0.43%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.44%-0.03%+0.41%
company:79250.00%-0.41%-0.41%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.48%-0.07%+0.41%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.24%-0.63%-0.40%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.45%-0.06%+0.39%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.39%-0.00%+0.39%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.00%-0.39%-0.38%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.38%-0.00%+0.38%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.00%-0.36%-0.36%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.54%-0.19%+0.35%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.34%-0.00%+0.34%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.34%-0.00%+0.34%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.34%-0.00%+0.34%
Union Bank of India-0.32%-0.00%+0.32%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.31%-0.00%+0.31%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.34%-0.03%+0.31%
UPL Ltd.-0.30%-0.00%+0.29%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.00%-0.29%-0.29%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.27%-0.01%+0.26%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.29%-0.03%+0.26%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.26%-0.01%+0.25%
Biocon Ltd.-0.26%-0.00%+0.25%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.26%-0.01%+0.25%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.25%-0.00%+0.25%
Cipla Ltd.-0.25%-0.00%+0.25%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.25%-0.00%+0.24%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.24%-0.00%+0.24%
Polycab India Ltd.-0.24%-0.00%+0.24%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.24%-0.00%+0.24%
NTPC Ltd.-0.24%-0.00%+0.24%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.24%-0.00%+0.24%
GAIL (India) Ltd.-0.30%-0.07%+0.24%
Lupin Ltd.-0.23%-0.01%+0.22%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.26%-0.04%+0.22%
Angel One Ltd.-0.23%-0.02%+0.21%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.21%-0.00%+0.21%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.21%-0.00%+0.21%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.20%-0.00%+0.20%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.20%-0.00%+0.20%
Havells India Ltd.-0.19%-0.00%+0.19%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.19%-0.00%+0.19%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.33%-0.15%+0.19%
One97 Communications Ltd.-0.14%-0.32%-0.18%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.22%-0.03%+0.18%
UNO Minda Ltd.-0.18%-0.00%+0.18%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.18%-0.00%+0.18%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.18%-0.00%+0.18%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.19%-0.36%-0.17%
Indian Bank-0.18%-0.01%+0.16%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.16%-0.00%+0.16%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.29%-0.13%+0.16%
DLF Ltd.-0.16%-0.00%+0.16%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.16%-0.00%+0.16%
LTM Limited-0.16%0.00%+0.16%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.16%-0.00%+0.16%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.15%-0.00%+0.15%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.15%-0.00%+0.15%
HCL Technologies Ltd.-0.01%-0.16%-0.15%
Dalmia Bharat Ltd.-0.15%0.00%+0.15%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.14%-0.00%+0.14%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.01%-0.15%-0.14%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.14%-0.00%+0.14%
State Bank of India-0.14%-0.00%+0.14%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.14%-0.00%+0.14%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.13%-0.00%+0.13%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.13%-0.01%+0.12%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.14%-0.01%+0.12%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.02%-0.14%-0.12%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-0.13%-0.01%+0.12%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.-0.00%-0.12%-0.12%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.02%-0.14%-0.11%
SRF Ltd.-0.11%-0.22%-0.11%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.11%-0.00%+0.11%
Kotak Money Market Fund Direct-Growth9.79%9.68%-0.11%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.11%-0.00%+0.11%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.-0.01%-0.11%-0.11%
Cochin Shipyard Ltd.-0.01%-0.11%-0.10%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.-0.09%-0.00%+0.09%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.11%-0.20%-0.09%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-0.13%-0.05%+0.09%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.-0.03%-0.11%-0.08%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.09%-0.01%+0.08%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.11%-0.02%+0.08%
company:82830.00%-0.08%-0.08%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.07%-0.00%+0.07%
Bosch Ltd.-0.10%-0.03%+0.07%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.07%-0.00%+0.07%
L&T Finance Ltd.-0.07%-0.00%+0.07%
company:162880.00%-0.07%-0.07%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.07%-0.00%+0.07%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.-0.17%-0.11%+0.07%
Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.-0.09%-0.02%+0.06%
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.-0.15%-0.08%+0.06%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.15%-0.09%+0.06%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.0.01%-0.05%-0.06%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.-0.00%-0.06%-0.06%
company:56570.00%-0.06%-0.06%
Kotak Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-Growth4.59%4.53%-0.06%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.05%-0.00%+0.05%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.42%-0.37%+0.05%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.21%-0.27%-0.05%
company:149010.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Trent Ltd.-0.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Petronet LNG Ltd.-0.05%-0.00%+0.05%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.05%-0.00%+0.05%
Adani Power Ltd.-0.01%-0.05%-0.05%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd Rights-0.10%-0.06%+0.04%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.31%-0.35%-0.04%
Coforge Ltd.-0.46%-0.50%-0.04%
Kotak Ultra Short to Short Term Fund Direct-Growth2.81%2.77%-0.04%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.-0.17%-0.21%-0.04%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.-0.04%-0.01%+0.03%
company:58650.00%-0.03%-0.03%
company:114700.00%-0.03%-0.03%
REC Ltd.-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
360 One Wam Ltd.-0.06%-0.04%+0.03%
Marico Ltd.-0.19%-0.22%-0.03%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.12%-0.15%-0.03%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.02%-0.00%+0.02%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.03%-0.06%-0.02%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.21%-0.24%-0.02%
Voltas Ltd.-0.18%-0.15%+0.02%
BSE Ltd.-0.75%-0.73%+0.02%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.-0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%+0.02%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.05%-0.03%+0.02%
ABB India Ltd.-0.07%-0.05%+0.02%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.-0.06%-0.05%+0.01%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.-0.04%-0.05%-0.01%
Persistent Systems Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%+0.01%
KPIT Technologies Ltd.-0.02%-0.03%-0.01%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.08%-0.09%-0.01%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.07%-0.06%+0.01%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Tata Elxsi Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
company:34710.00%-0.01%-0.01%
company:82900.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Bank of India-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
company:198160.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Punjab National Bank-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
NMDC Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%+0.01%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Canara Bank-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Hyundai Motor India Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
company:57650.00%-0.00%0.00%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.19%0.19%0.00%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Force Motors Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.20%-0.20%0.00%
Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.14%-0.14%0.00%
PI Industries Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
ITC Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.06%0.06%0.00%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Britannia Industries Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Premier Energies Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Eternal Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:195320.00%-0.00%0.00%
Blue Star Ltd.-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Grasim Industries 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₹29,677 Cr2.23%5.9%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 aims to generate income through arbitrage opportunities emerging out of pricing anomaly between the spot & futures market; and also through deployment of surplus cash in fixed income instruments.

Fund managers

  • Hiten ShahMr. Shah is a Masters in Management Studies (Finance) from Mumbai University.Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual fund, he was associated with Edelweiss Asset Management for more than 8 years as a CoFund manager and Chief dealer in equities segment. He was also associated with Edelweiss securities Ltd. as low risk arbitrage trader for more than 3 years.
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 months2.91% absolute₹60,000₹61,7462.91%
1 year6.14% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,0673.39%
3 years6.87% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,00,80411.33%
5 years6.31% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,06,98517.83%

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 Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of Kotak Arbitrage Fund is ₹40.23 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of Kotak Arbitrage Fund is 2.98% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Kotak Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Kotak Arbitrage Fund given?
Kotak Arbitrage Fund has returned 6.0% over 1 year, 6.4% over 3 years and 6.6% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 30 days.
How risky is Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
Kotak Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages Kotak Arbitrage Fund?
Kotak Arbitrage Fund is managed by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, which runs 94 schemes with ₹6,09,561 Cr under management.