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Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 6 Nov 2026
₹11.19+0.15%1 day
Return since launch
6.2%
52-week range
₹10.55 — ₹11.19
AUM
₹3,434 Cr

Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund with ₹3,434 Cr under management, launched in 2024. The expense ratio is 1.98% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Low.

Performance

Returns

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

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y5.9%0.0 pts5.9%6.0%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.9%
Category5.9%

Since launch (16 Dec 2024): 6.2%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.5%−0.4 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

1.89%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.94%
Brokerage
0.11%
Transaction charges
0.04%
Statutory levies
0.80%
Exit load
0.25% 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.

Portfolio

Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt23.1%
  • Other77.1%

Market cap split

  • Large75.2%
  • Mid19.0%
  • Small5.8%
P/E
20.72
P/B
2.82

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers76.84%₹2,639 Cr+11.92%+12.18%+19.50%
Motilal Oswal Liquid Fund Direct - GrowthUnclassified7.13%₹245 Cr+7.43%+12.43%+17.31%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial4.65%₹160 Cr-13.79%-17.73%-12.96%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy4.31%₹148 Cr-10.22%-9.66%-2.47%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.Capital Goods2.32%₹79.56 Cr-2.97%-2.16%—
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial2.26%₹77.62 Cr-2.42%-1.22%-1.71%
Motilal Oswal Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified2.07%₹70.94 Cr———
Union Bank of IndiaFinancial1.42%₹48.59 Cr+1.74%—-0.28%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.Automobile1.36%₹46.75 Cr-3.70%-3.34%-5.51%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial1.08%₹37.05 Cr-1.02%-1.04%-4.72%

Sectors

  • Others76.8%
  • Financial13.4%
  • Unclassified9.2%
  • Sovereign0.7%
  • Services0.0%
  • Metals & Mining0.0%

Instruments

  • Net Receivables72.3%
  • Certificate of Deposit10.7%
  • Mutual Fund9.2%
  • Repo4.5%
  • Treasury Bills2.1%
  • GOI Securities0.7%
  • Commercial Paper0.7%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.00%-3.49%-3.49%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.48%-3.65%-3.17%
Axis Bank Ltd.-0.00%-2.53%-2.53%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.01%-2.39%-2.38%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.00%-1.73%-1.73%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.04%-1.73%-1.69%
Others73.72%72.35%-1.37%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-1.27%-0.02%+1.25%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-0.09%-1.34%-1.25%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.02%-1.19%-1.17%
One 97 Communications Ltd.-2.15%-1.10%+1.05%
State Bank of India-1.01%-0.03%+0.98%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-1.22%-0.29%+0.93%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.10%-0.75%-0.65%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-4.05%-3.40%+0.65%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.91%-1.47%-0.56%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.00%-0.54%-0.54%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-1.23%-1.73%-0.50%
ITC Ltd.-0.48%-0.04%+0.44%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.00%-0.43%-0.43%
Angel One Ltd.0.00%-0.36%-0.36%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.34%-0.64%-0.30%
DLF Ltd.-0.30%-0.04%+0.26%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%-0.26%-0.26%
Motilal Oswal Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-Growth2.31%2.07%-0.24%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.00%-0.24%-0.24%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.08%-0.27%-0.19%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-1.40%-1.21%+0.19%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.19%-0.37%-0.18%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.01%-0.17%-0.16%
Motilal Oswal Liquid Fund Direct - Growth6.99%7.13%+0.14%
Marico Ltd.-0.04%-0.17%-0.13%
company:1458-0.13%0.00%+0.13%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-1.10%-0.98%+0.12%
company:17868-0.12%0.00%+0.12%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.16%-0.05%+0.11%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-3.16%-3.07%+0.09%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.17%-0.26%-0.09%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.22%-0.13%+0.09%
company:12049-0.09%0.00%+0.09%
company:17104-0.09%0.00%+0.09%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-2.25%-2.16%+0.09%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.0.00%-0.07%-0.07%
company:15039-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.18%-1.11%+0.07%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.72%-0.78%-0.06%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.76%-0.70%+0.06%
Bank Of Baroda-0.20%-0.26%-0.06%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.08%-0.02%+0.06%
Premier Energies Ltd.0.00%-0.06%-0.06%
GAIL (India) Ltd.0.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.78%-0.74%+0.04%
Coforge Ltd.-0.05%-0.09%-0.04%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.18%-0.14%+0.04%
Eternal Ltd.-0.39%-0.43%-0.04%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.21%-0.17%+0.04%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.43%-0.39%+0.04%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.44%-0.41%+0.03%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.91%-0.88%+0.03%
Canara Bank-0.13%-0.16%-0.03%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.05%-0.08%-0.03%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.12%-0.15%-0.03%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.16%-0.19%-0.03%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.12%-0.15%-0.03%
Polycab India Ltd.-0.01%-0.04%-0.03%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.28%-0.31%-0.03%
NMDC Ltd.-0.29%-0.26%+0.03%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.-0.30%-0.27%+0.03%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.33%-0.36%-0.03%
Cipla Ltd.-0.34%-0.32%+0.02%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.17%-0.15%+0.02%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.28%-0.26%+0.02%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.23%-0.21%+0.02%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.59%-0.57%+0.02%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.52%-0.54%-0.02%
Reserve Bank of India0.71%0.73%+0.02%
Union Bank of India0.69%0.71%+0.02%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.03%-0.01%+0.02%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.01%-0.03%-0.02%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.29%-0.27%+0.02%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.35%-0.33%+0.02%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.09%-0.10%-0.01%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.-0.14%-0.13%+0.01%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.53%-0.52%+0.01%
GOI0.72%0.73%+0.01%
Indian Bank0.71%0.72%+0.01%
Infosys Ltd.-0.30%-0.31%-0.01%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.70%0.71%+0.01%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.27%-0.28%-0.01%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
Punjab National Bank0.70%0.71%+0.01%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.89%-0.88%+0.01%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.71%0.72%+0.01%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.17%-0.16%+0.01%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.05%-0.04%+0.01%
NTPC Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Titan Company Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
company:8283-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.11%-0.10%+0.01%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.11%-0.12%-0.01%
Biocon Ltd.-0.11%-0.10%+0.01%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.11%-0.10%+0.01%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.08%-0.07%+0.01%
Lupin Ltd.-0.07%-0.08%-0.01%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.06%-0.05%+0.01%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.17%-0.18%-0.01%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.28%-0.29%-0.01%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.35%-0.34%+0.01%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.35%-0.34%+0.01%
Oil India Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.14%-0.14%0.00%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.23%-0.23%0.00%
Life Insurance Corporation of India-0.14%-0.14%0.00%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.09%-0.09%0.00%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd Rights-0.08%-0.08%0.00%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.16%-0.16%0.00%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%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 seeks to generate long term growth of capital by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities present between the cash and derivate markets, as well as within the derivative segment, complemented by investments in debt securities and money market instruments.

Fund managers

  • Atul MehraMr. Mehra has done B.Com, Master's Degree in Accounting and CFAPrior to joining Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, he has worked with Edelweiss Capital Ltd
  • Rakesh ShettyMr. Shetty has done B.ComPrior to joining Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, he has worked with Company engaged in Capital Market Business wherein he was in charge of equity and debt ETFs, customized indices and has also been part of product development.
  • Vishal AsharMr. Ashar has done MBA in FinancePrior to joining Motilal Oswal AMC, he has worked with NJ Mutual Fund, Indiabulls Mutual Fund, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd and Sharekhan
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 months2.92% absolute₹60,000₹61,7522.92%
1 year5.98% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,9593.30%

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 Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund is ₹11.19 as on 6 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund is 1.98% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: 0.25% for redemption within 15 Days.
How risky is Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund?
Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund?
Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund is managed by Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, which runs 57 schemes with ₹1,70,273 Cr under management.