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Nippon India Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹28.68+0.02%1 day
Return since launch
6.8%
52-week range
₹27.04 — ₹28.68
AUM
₹17,216 Cr

Nippon India Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from Nippon India Mutual Fund with ₹17,216 Cr under management, launched in 2010. Over three years it has returned 6.2% a year, against 6.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.04% 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 pts6.0%5.9%
2Y6.0%0.0 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y6.2%−0.3 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.4%+0.4 pts6.0%6.4%
7Y6.0%+0.1 pts6.0%6.0%
10Y5.8%+0.3 pts5.6%5.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.9%
Category6.0%
3Y
Fund6.2%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.4%
Category6.0%

Since launch (24 Sep 2010): 6.8%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.2%−0.7 pts6.9%
20247.4%−0.6 pts8.0%
20237.0%−0.6 pts7.6%
20224.2%−0.5 pts4.6%
20213.8%−0.3 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

2.04%

Expense ratio as on 31 Oct 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.90%
Brokerage
0.13%
Transaction charges
0.04%
Statutory levies
0.97%
Exit load
Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed 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.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.600.59How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.541.91Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino2.092.46Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.510.51How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

Nippon India Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt28.5%
  • Other71.8%

Market cap split

  • Large76.0%
  • Mid20.2%
  • Small3.8%
P/E
16.33
P/B
2.29

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers72.39%₹12,462 Cr+277.58%+242.84%+303.66%
Nippon India Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified15.46%₹2,661 Cr+14.84%+14.08%+10.16%
Nippon India Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified8.14%₹1,402 Cr+7.69%+6.23%+6.78%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial5.27%₹907 Cr-14.58%-13.23%-9.03%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy4.82%₹831 Cr-9.68%-3.76%-10.44%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial3.81%₹656 Cr-5.15%-4.64%-8.11%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & Mining1.81%₹312 Cr-1.94%-1.73%-1.35%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & Mining1.28%₹221 Cr-0.87%-0.20%-0.50%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.Services1.28%₹220 Cr-2.56%-0.64%-0.95%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.Energy1.03%₹178 Cr-1.95%-1.13%-1.06%

Sectors

  • Others72.4%
  • Unclassified23.6%
  • Financial4.2%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin68.4%
  • Mutual Fund23.6%
  • Certificate of Deposit4.2%
  • Repo4.1%
  • Commercial Paper0.2%
  • Margin Money0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
JSW Steel Ltd.-1.85%1.81%+3.66%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-3.41%-0.01%+3.40%
ICICI Bank Ltd.(Partly Paid Equity)-0.70%-3.83%-3.13%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-2.16%-0.01%+2.15%
JSW Steel Ltd. Warrant-0.02%-1.83%-1.81%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.43%-0.04%+1.39%
Adani Enterprises Ltd. - (Partly Paid-up)-0.01%-1.28%-1.26%
Tata Steel Ltd. Pref. Shares 2.00-0.12%-1.29%-1.18%
Tata Steel Ltd.-1.25%-0.07%+1.18%
Others69.51%68.37%-1.14%
State Bank of India-0.93%-1.96%-1.03%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.32%-1.33%-1.00%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.94%-0.01%+0.93%
Axis Bank Ltd.-2.95%-2.05%+0.90%
Nippon India Ultra Short Term Fund Direct-Growth7.38%8.14%+0.76%
One 97 Communications Ltd.-0.94%-0.19%+0.75%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Pref. Shares-0.47%-1.03%-0.57%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.82%-0.28%+0.54%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.75%-0.21%+0.54%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.0.20%-0.32%-0.52%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.58%-0.10%+0.48%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Rights-0.25%-0.71%-0.46%
NTPC Ltd.-0.66%-0.22%+0.43%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-0.80%-0.41%+0.40%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.01%-0.40%-0.39%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.55%0.17%-0.38%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.38%-0.76%-0.38%
Nippon India Money Market Fund Direct-Growth15.10%15.46%+0.36%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.47%-0.12%+0.35%
company:19327-0.34%0.00%+0.34%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.52%-0.18%+0.34%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Warrant-0.06%-0.39%-0.33%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.13%0.19%+0.32%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.40%-0.08%+0.32%
Cipla Ltd.-0.31%-0.01%+0.31%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.87%-0.56%+0.31%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.35%-0.05%+0.30%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.31%-0.01%+0.30%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-1.07%-1.36%-0.29%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.65%-0.37%+0.28%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.0.23%-0.04%-0.27%
Solar Industries India Ltd.0.08%-0.19%-0.27%
Infosys Ltd.-0.43%-0.68%-0.25%
company:18639-0.25%0.00%+0.25%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.0.19%-0.06%-0.24%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.35%-0.12%+0.23%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.0.17%-0.05%-0.22%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.08%-0.30%-0.22%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.-0.42%-0.20%+0.22%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-1.05%-0.84%+0.22%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.10%-0.32%-0.21%
company:4908-0.21%0.00%+0.21%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.25%-0.45%-0.20%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.11%-0.31%-0.20%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.20%-0.00%+0.20%
company:19322-0.20%0.00%+0.20%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.64%-0.45%+0.20%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. GDR/GDS0.00%-0.20%-0.20%
company:18614-0.19%0.00%+0.19%
company:18109-0.18%0.00%+0.18%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.24%-0.06%+0.18%
UNO Minda Ltd.-0.18%-0.01%+0.17%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.06%0.10%+0.16%
Polycab India Ltd.-0.18%-0.02%+0.16%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.44%-0.29%+0.15%
ICICI Life Insurance Ltd.-0.00%-0.15%-0.15%
company:5932-0.15%0.00%+0.15%
Life Insurance Corporation of India-0.32%-0.47%-0.14%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.30%-0.15%+0.14%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.19%-0.05%+0.14%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.18%-0.31%-0.13%
ITC Ltd.-0.37%-0.25%+0.12%
Coal India Ltd.-0.80%-0.92%-0.12%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.01%-0.13%-0.12%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.90%-0.78%+0.12%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. - Partly Paid Equity-0.04%-0.16%-0.11%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.39%-0.50%-0.11%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.45%-0.56%-0.11%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.03%-0.14%-0.11%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-1.20%-1.09%+0.11%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.27%-0.37%-0.11%
Inox Wind Ltd.0.05%-0.05%-0.11%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-0.70%-0.60%+0.10%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.67%-0.76%-0.10%
Titan Company Ltd.0.00%-0.10%-0.10%
Punjab National Bank-0.29%-0.39%-0.10%
Sagility Ltd.-0.02%-0.11%-0.09%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.45%-0.36%+0.09%
Union Bank of India-0.00%-0.09%-0.09%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.40%-0.48%-0.08%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.41%-0.33%+0.08%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.95%-0.87%+0.08%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.64%-0.72%-0.08%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.00%-0.08%-0.07%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%-0.07%-0.07%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.-0.01%-0.08%-0.07%
DLF Ltd.-0.07%-0.00%+0.07%
company:14739-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.40%-0.33%+0.07%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.07%-0.00%+0.07%
Trent Ltd.-0.03%-0.10%-0.07%
company:8781-0.06%0.00%+0.06%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.20%-0.14%+0.06%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.31%-0.26%+0.06%
NMDC Ltd.-0.58%-0.52%+0.06%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.33%-0.39%-0.05%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.42%-0.37%+0.05%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-1.39%-1.34%+0.05%
company:18192-0.05%0.00%+0.05%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.05%-0.01%+0.04%
company:13401-0.04%0.00%+0.04%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.38%-0.34%+0.04%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-1.00%-0.96%+0.04%
company:16192-0.04%0.00%+0.04%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.04%-0.07%-0.04%
company:17831-0.04%0.00%+0.04%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.05%-0.09%-0.03%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.10%-0.13%-0.03%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.-0.12%-0.09%+0.03%
GAIL (India) Ltd.-0.01%-0.05%-0.03%
HCL Technologies Ltd.-0.14%-0.17%-0.03%
Bank Of Baroda-0.35%-0.39%-0.03%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.05%-0.08%-0.03%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.06%-0.03%+0.03%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.35%-0.38%-0.03%
Ather Energy Ltd.-0.01%-0.04%-0.03%
Bank of India-0.12%-0.09%+0.03%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.06%-0.04%+0.03%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.20%-0.23%-0.03%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.03%-0.00%+0.03%
Lupin Ltd.-0.05%-0.08%-0.03%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.19%-0.22%-0.02%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.58%-0.60%-0.02%
Canara Bank-0.94%-0.96%-0.02%
company:11722-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Lodha Developers Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Marico Ltd.-0.44%-0.45%-0.02%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.82%0.84%+0.02%
Birlasoft Ltd.-0.06%-0.04%+0.02%
KPIT Technologies Ltd.0.06%0.04%-0.02%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.02%
company:16288-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
company:19482-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.04%-0.05%-0.02%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.05%-0.07%-0.02%
Laurus Labs Ltd.-0.18%-0.17%+0.01%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.24%-0.26%-0.01%
company:15605-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.04%-0.02%+0.01%
Adani Power Ltd.-0.27%-0.29%-0.01%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.32%-0.30%+0.01%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.18%-0.17%+0.01%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.27%-0.26%+0.01%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.22%-0.23%-0.01%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.43%-0.44%-0.01%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.32%-0.33%-0.01%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.13%-0.14%-0.01%
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.-0.04%-0.05%-0.01%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.15%-0.15%+0.01%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.10%-0.09%+0.01%
Coforge Ltd.-0.36%-0.36%-0.01%
Eternal Ltd.-0.14%-0.15%-0.01%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.45%-0.44%+0.01%
Bank of Maharashtra-0.05%-0.06%-0.01%
company:19582-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Biocon Ltd.-0.32%-0.33%-0.01%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%0.00%
UPL Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.25%-0.24%0.00%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.27%-0.27%0.00%
ABB India Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.13%-0.13%0.00%
Voltas Ltd.-0.14%-0.14%0.00%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
Bosch Ltd.-0.23%-0.23%0.00%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
company:5881-0.00%0.00%0.00%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.10%-0.10%0.00%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
company:15039-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Britannia Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
SRF Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Page Industries Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Angel One Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Oil India Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.12%-0.12%0.00%

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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 income by taking advantage of the arbitrage opportunities that potentially exists between cash and derivative market and within the derivative segment along with investments in debt securities & money market instruments.

Fund managers

  • Amber SinghaniaMMS Finance (Mumbai University)Prior to joining the Nippon India AMC, he was associated with Asian Markets Securities Pvt. Ltd.
  • Nemish ShethMr. Sheth is a B.Com, PGDM(FINANCE)Prior to joining Nippon Mutual Fund, he has worked with Bandhan MF, Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd. and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.
  • Rohit Hashmukh ShahMr. Shah is a Chartered Accountant and FRM - GARP USHe has over 10 years of experience in Equity Dealing. Prior to Joining Dealing team, he was in risk management department of Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited.
  • Vikash AgarwalMr. Agarwal is a B.Com., CA, CFAPrior to joining Nippon AMC, he has worked with HDFC AMC, Larsen & Toubro 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 months2.96% absolute₹60,000₹61,7762.96%
1 year6.06% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,0133.34%
3 years6.53% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,98,65310.74%
5 years6.08% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,02,67917.11%

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 Nippon India Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of Nippon India Arbitrage Fund is ₹28.68 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Nippon India Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of Nippon India Arbitrage Fund is 2.04% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Nippon India Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Nippon India Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Nippon India Arbitrage Fund given?
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund has returned 5.9% over 1 year, 6.2% over 3 years and 6.4% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Nippon India Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 15 days..
How risky is Nippon India Arbitrage Fund?
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages Nippon India Arbitrage Fund?
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund is managed by Nippon India Mutual Fund, which runs 75 schemes with ₹8,03,520 Cr under management.