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Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹11.12+0.10%1 day
Return since launch
6.2%
52-week range
₹10.49 — ₹11.12
AUM
₹3,486 Cr

Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund with ₹3,486 Cr under management, launched in 2024. The expense ratio is 2.06% 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%+0.1 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

1.99%

Expense ratio as on 25 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.00%
Brokerage
0.11%
Transaction charges
0.04%
Statutory levies
0.84%
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 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt22.5%
  • Other77.7%

Market cap split

  • Large75.7%
  • Mid19.3%
  • Small5.1%
P/E
23.17
P/B
3.15

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers76.73%₹2,676 Cr+148.72%+15.34%+19.30%
Motilal Oswal Liquid Fund Direct - GrowthUnclassified6.99%₹244 Cr+7.87%+11.55%+18.80%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial4.56%₹159 Cr-2.46%-23.53%-14.55%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy4.27%₹149 Cr-11.14%-9.62%-7.82%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.Financial3.94%₹137 Cr-8.22%-4.46%—
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication3.33%₹116 Cr-7.96%-7.68%-1.12%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.Financial3.24%₹113 Cr-6.63%-2.45%-0.58%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.Capital Goods3.13%₹109 Cr-3.06%-0.82%—
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial2.52%₹87.91 Cr-3.64%-3.76%-1.75%
Motilal Oswal Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified2.31%₹80.58 Cr———

Sectors

  • Others76.7%
  • Financial13.4%
  • Unclassified9.3%
  • Sovereign0.7%
  • Capital Goods0.1%
  • Services0.0%
  • Healthcare0.0%
  • Construction0.0%

Instruments

  • Net Receivables73.7%
  • Certificate of Deposit11.3%
  • Mutual Fund9.3%
  • Repo3.0%
  • Treasury Bills2.1%
  • GOI Securities0.7%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Reliance Industries Ltd.-4.65%-0.08%+4.57%
Others70.07%73.72%+3.65%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-3.73%-0.16%+3.57%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-3.52%-0.48%+3.04%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-2.56%-0.01%+2.55%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-2.15%-0.01%+2.14%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-2.08%-0.00%+2.08%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-1.93%-0.04%+1.89%
Axis Bank Ltd.-1.68%-0.00%+1.68%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-1.44%-0.00%+1.44%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-1.45%-0.09%+1.36%
Eternal Ltd.-1.49%-0.39%+1.10%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-0.31%-1.27%-0.96%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-0.51%-1.40%-0.89%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-0.12%-0.91%-0.79%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.85%-0.08%+0.77%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.86%-0.10%+0.76%
company:62330.00%0.70%+0.70%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.64%-1.23%-0.59%
Shriram Finance Ltd-1.34%-0.76%+0.58%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.55%-0.00%+0.55%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-0.65%-1.18%-0.53%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.01%-0.43%-0.42%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-4.45%-4.05%+0.40%
BSE Ltd.-0.36%0.00%+0.36%
One97 Communications Ltd.-1.84%-2.15%-0.31%
company:17050.00%-0.30%-0.30%
company:58650.00%-0.30%-0.30%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.31%-0.02%+0.29%
company:25340.00%-0.29%-0.29%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-3.43%-3.16%+0.27%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.-0.25%0.00%+0.25%
360 One Wam Ltd.-0.21%0.00%+0.21%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-2.45%-2.25%+0.20%
State Bank of India-0.82%-1.01%-0.19%
Motilal Oswal Liquid Fund Direct - Growth7.18%6.99%-0.19%
Inox Wind Ltd.-1.09%-0.91%+0.18%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.10%-0.28%-0.18%
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.-0.18%0.00%+0.18%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.18%0.00%+0.18%
company:2330.00%-0.18%-0.18%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.09%0.08%+0.17%
Motilal Oswal Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-Growth2.47%2.31%-0.16%
company:57650.00%-0.14%-0.14%
company:98220.00%-0.14%-0.14%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.40%-0.27%+0.13%
Cipla Ltd.-0.47%-0.34%+0.13%
company:178680.00%-0.12%-0.12%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.23%-0.33%-0.10%
Union Bank of India0.77%0.69%-0.08%
company:176230.00%-0.08%-0.08%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.24%-0.16%+0.08%
ITC Ltd.-0.55%-0.48%+0.07%
Punjab National Bank0.77%0.70%-0.07%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
company:150390.00%-0.07%-0.07%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.59%-0.52%+0.07%
company:147790.00%-0.06%-0.06%
GOI0.77%0.72%-0.05%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.64%-0.59%+0.05%
Indian Bank0.76%0.71%-0.05%
Reserve Bank of India0.76%0.71%-0.05%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.76%0.71%-0.05%
Bank Of Baroda-0.15%-0.20%-0.05%
company:70410.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.33%-0.28%+0.05%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.76%-0.72%+0.04%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.39%-0.35%+0.04%
company:22900.00%-0.04%-0.04%
company:5140.00%-0.04%-0.04%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.82%-0.78%+0.04%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-1.19%-1.22%-0.03%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.86%-0.89%-0.03%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.04%-0.07%-0.03%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.08%-0.05%+0.03%
Britannia Industries Ltd.-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.20%-0.17%+0.03%
company:5070.00%-0.03%-0.03%
DLF Ltd.-0.32%-0.30%+0.02%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.23%-0.21%+0.02%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.37%-0.35%+0.02%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.13%-0.11%+0.02%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.13%-0.11%+0.02%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.11%-0.09%+0.02%
company:82360.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.19%-0.17%+0.02%
Havells India Ltd.-0.15%-0.13%+0.02%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.18%-0.16%+0.02%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.10%-0.12%-0.02%
Lupin Ltd.-0.09%-0.07%+0.02%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.21%-0.19%+0.02%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.24%-0.22%+0.02%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.30%-0.28%+0.02%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.54%-0.53%+0.01%
Canara Bank-0.14%-0.13%+0.01%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.45%-0.44%+0.01%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.16%-0.17%-0.01%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.33%-0.34%-0.01%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.36%-0.35%+0.01%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.13%-0.12%+0.01%
company:82830.00%-0.01%-0.01%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.05%-0.06%-0.01%
Biocon Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.09%-0.08%+0.01%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.08%-0.09%-0.01%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.05%-0.06%-0.01%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.24%-0.23%+0.01%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.15%-0.14%+0.01%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.24%-0.23%+0.01%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.18%-0.17%+0.01%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
Oil India Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-1.10%-1.10%0.00%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.12%-0.12%0.00%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.29%-0.29%0.00%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
Polycab India Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹38,078 Cr2.45%6.1%6.4%6.6%
Kotak Arbitrage Fund₹75,712 Cr2.92%6.1%6.5%6.6%
ICICI Prudential Arbitrage Fund₹34,850 Cr2.16%6.2%6.4%6.5%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund₹30,618 Cr2.91%6.1%6.4%6.6%
UTI Arbitrage Fund₹11,132 Cr1.80%6.1%6.5%6.6%

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 months2.68% absolute₹60,000₹61,6082.68%
1 year5.96% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,9453.29%

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 ₹11.12 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund is 2.06% 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 55 schemes with ₹1,53,489 Cr under management.