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SBI Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹36.580.00%1 day
Return since launch
6.7%
52-week range
₹34.47 — ₹36.58
AUM
₹46,252 Cr

SBI Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from SBI Mutual Fund with ₹46,252 Cr under management, launched in 2006. Over three years it has returned 6.3% a year, against 6.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.99% 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%0.0 pts6.0%5.9%
2Y6.1%+0.2 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y6.3%−0.1 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.6%+0.6 pts6.0%6.4%
7Y6.2%+0.3 pts6.0%6.0%
10Y5.9%+0.4 pts5.6%5.7%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund6.0%
Category6.0%
3Y
Fund6.3%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.6%
Category6.0%

Since launch (15 Sep 2006): 6.7%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.5%−0.4 pts6.9%
20247.5%−0.5 pts8.0%
20237.4%−0.2 pts7.6%
20224.6%0.0 pts4.6%
20214.0%−0.2 pts4.1%
20203.5%−1.2 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

1.95%

Expense ratio as on 5 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.76%
Brokerage
0.11%
Transaction charges
0.05%
Statutory levies
1.03%
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.
Beta0.630.58How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.911.90Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino2.412.47Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.490.52How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 3 category peers

Portfolio

SBI Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt20.5%
  • Other79.9%

Market cap split

  • Large80.0%
  • Mid17.1%
  • Small2.8%
P/E
15.78
P/B
2.34

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers79.66%₹36,889 Cr+220.72%+204.61%+213.97%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial7.45%₹3,450 Cr-14.45%-16.33%-18.79%
SBI Liquid Fund Direct Plan-GrowthUnclassified7.25%₹3,357 Cr+5.17%+7.16%+2.85%
SBI Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified7.06%₹3,271 Cr+12.74%+8.23%+8.39%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial2.96%₹1,371 Cr-7.03%-4.42%-12.52%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.38%₹1,102 Cr-0.59%-3.07%-2.39%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & Mining1.46%₹676 Cr-2.37%-3.17%-2.10%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & Mining1.45%₹673 Cr-0.78%-0.71%-0.66%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy1.18%₹544 Cr-5.57%-2.34%-4.23%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.Services1.17%₹541 Cr-3.20%-2.12%-0.55%

Sectors

  • Others79.7%
  • Unclassified14.3%
  • Financial6.3%
  • Chemicals0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin77.6%
  • Mutual Fund14.3%
  • Certificate of Deposit6.2%
  • Repo2.4%
  • Commercial Paper0.2%
  • Treasury Bills0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others0.00%77.64%+77.64%
Reliance Industries Ltd.4.30%-4.41%-8.71%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-3.74%-0.01%+3.73%
SBI Money Market Fund Direct-Growth10.38%7.06%-3.31%
SBI Liquid Fund Direct Plan-Growth5.48%7.25%+1.77%
JSW Steel Ltd.-1.58%-0.12%+1.46%
JSW Steel Ltd. Warrant-0.03%-1.48%-1.45%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-1.30%-0.00%+1.30%
Tata Steel Ltd. Pref. Shares 2.00-0.19%-1.47%-1.28%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-1.17%-0.00%+1.17%
Adani Enterprises Ltd. - (Partly Paid-up)-0.04%-1.17%-1.13%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-1.35%-0.24%+1.11%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-1.01%-0.00%+1.01%
ICICI Bank Ltd.(Partly Paid Equity)-1.28%-2.17%-0.89%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.01%-0.82%-0.82%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.00%-0.81%-0.81%
company:18109-0.78%0.00%+0.78%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.84%-0.13%+0.71%
company:19322-0.69%0.00%+0.69%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Rights-1.14%-1.80%-0.66%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.33%0.32%+0.65%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.61%-0.00%+0.60%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-1.48%-0.90%+0.58%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.16%0.38%+0.54%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Pref. Shares-0.07%-0.57%-0.50%
Axis Bank Ltd.-2.23%-1.78%+0.45%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.02%-0.45%-0.44%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.48%-0.10%+0.38%
company:18614-0.36%0.00%+0.36%
company:182840.35%0.00%-0.35%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.62%-0.97%-0.35%
company:18639-0.32%0.00%+0.32%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.03%-0.34%-0.31%
DLF Ltd.-0.33%-0.03%+0.29%
Union Bank of India-0.36%-0.08%+0.28%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.45%-0.73%-0.28%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. - Partly Paid Equity-0.13%-0.40%-0.27%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.26%-0.00%+0.26%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.-0.39%-0.64%-0.25%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.34%-0.09%+0.25%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.63%-0.39%+0.24%
Coforge Ltd.-0.09%-0.32%-0.24%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.40%-0.17%+0.23%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-1.26%-1.03%+0.23%
company:19327-0.22%0.00%+0.22%
BSE Ltd.-0.30%-0.07%+0.22%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.47%-0.26%+0.21%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%-0.21%-0.21%
Bank Of Baroda-0.53%-0.73%-0.21%
ITC Ltd.-0.90%-0.69%+0.21%
Kei Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.20%-0.20%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.40%-0.20%+0.20%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.77%-0.57%+0.19%
Punjab National Bank-0.77%-0.58%+0.19%
State Bank of India-3.01%-3.20%-0.19%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-0.21%-0.03%+0.19%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.-0.23%-0.41%-0.18%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.19%-0.01%+0.18%
NTPC Ltd.-0.65%-0.47%+0.18%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.29%-0.12%+0.18%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.28%-0.10%+0.18%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.10%-0.28%-0.17%
UNO Minda Ltd.-0.18%-0.00%+0.17%
HCL Technologies Ltd.-0.10%-0.27%-0.17%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.45%-0.28%+0.17%
Lodha Developers Ltd.0.00%-0.17%-0.17%
Adani Power Ltd.-0.76%-0.93%-0.17%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.65%-0.49%+0.16%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.22%-0.06%+0.16%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.41%-0.56%-0.15%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.23%-0.08%+0.15%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.18%-0.03%+0.15%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.-0.19%-0.05%+0.14%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.27%-0.13%+0.14%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.62%-0.49%+0.14%
REC Ltd.-0.18%-0.05%+0.14%
L&T Finance Ltd.-0.01%-0.14%-0.13%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.22%-0.35%-0.13%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.25%-0.12%+0.13%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.03%-0.15%-0.12%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. GDR/GDS-0.01%-0.13%-0.12%
Laurus Labs Ltd.-0.30%-0.18%+0.12%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.19%-0.08%+0.11%
Astral Ltd.-0.01%-0.13%-0.11%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.11%-0.00%+0.11%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.-0.17%-0.27%-0.10%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.01%-0.11%-0.10%
Infosys Ltd.-0.49%-0.59%-0.10%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.24%-0.14%+0.10%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.31%0.21%-0.10%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.47%-0.38%+0.10%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.16%-0.07%+0.09%
Trent Ltd.-0.14%-0.05%+0.09%
company:18192-0.09%0.00%+0.09%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.36%-0.45%-0.09%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.25%-0.33%-0.09%
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.-0.09%-0.01%+0.09%
company:14739-0.08%0.00%+0.08%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.15%-0.23%-0.08%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.22%-0.14%+0.08%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.06%-0.14%-0.08%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.53%-0.46%+0.07%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.45%-0.38%+0.07%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.14%-0.21%-0.07%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.0.03%-0.04%-0.07%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.36%-0.29%+0.07%
Bosch Ltd.-0.13%-0.06%+0.07%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.54%-0.61%-0.07%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-1.03%-0.96%+0.07%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.63%-0.70%-0.07%
Voltas Ltd.-0.14%-0.07%+0.07%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.16%-0.09%+0.06%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.03%-0.10%-0.06%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.01%-0.08%-0.06%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.13%-0.07%+0.06%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.22%-0.16%+0.06%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.02%-0.08%-0.06%
Coal India Ltd.-0.78%-0.84%-0.06%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.23%-0.17%+0.06%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.22%-0.16%+0.06%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.-0.24%-0.30%-0.06%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.60%-0.54%+0.06%
Shree Cement Ltd.-0.02%0.04%+0.06%
Oil India Ltd.-0.01%-0.07%-0.06%
NHPC Ltd.0.00%-0.05%-0.05%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.66%-0.61%+0.05%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.07%-0.02%+0.05%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.84%-0.89%-0.05%
NMDC Ltd.-0.46%-0.41%+0.05%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.14%-0.09%+0.05%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.30%-0.25%+0.05%
Polycab India Ltd.-0.14%-0.09%+0.05%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-0.50%-0.45%+0.05%
Bank of India-0.26%-0.22%+0.04%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.11%-0.16%-0.04%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.08%-0.12%-0.04%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.20%-0.16%+0.04%
ICICI Life Insurance Ltd.-0.05%-0.01%+0.04%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.59%-0.55%+0.04%
Lupin Ltd.-0.14%-0.10%+0.04%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.03%-0.07%-0.04%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.08%-0.04%+0.04%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.02%-0.06%-0.04%
360 One Wam Ltd.-0.01%-0.04%-0.04%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.20%-0.16%+0.04%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.02%-0.06%-0.04%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.49%-0.46%+0.03%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.-0.05%-0.02%+0.03%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.31%-0.34%-0.03%
company:15154-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.31%-0.29%+0.03%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.98%-0.95%+0.02%
Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.-0.06%-0.04%+0.02%
company:14901-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.28%-0.26%+0.02%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.00%-0.03%-0.02%
Biocon Ltd.-0.38%-0.36%+0.02%
Indian Bank-0.08%-0.05%+0.02%
SRF Ltd.-0.16%-0.19%-0.02%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.11%-0.09%+0.02%
Cipla Ltd.-0.11%-0.09%+0.02%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.-0.01%-0.03%-0.02%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.-0.10%-0.07%+0.02%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Warrant-0.13%-0.10%+0.02%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.06%-0.04%+0.02%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.07%-0.09%-0.02%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.10%-0.12%-0.02%
Life Insurance Corporation of India-0.35%-0.37%-0.02%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.-0.05%-0.03%+0.02%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.-0.01%-0.03%-0.02%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.41%-0.39%+0.02%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.13%-0.11%+0.02%
Sagility Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%-0.02%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.19%-0.17%+0.02%
company:17868-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%+0.02%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%-0.02%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.32%-0.30%+0.01%
KPIT Technologies Ltd.-0.05%-0.03%+0.01%
Force Motors Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.09%-0.11%-0.01%
Eternal Ltd.-0.12%-0.14%-0.01%
One 97 Communications Ltd.-0.22%-0.21%+0.01%
Suzlon Energy Ltd - Partly Paid up Equity Shares (Rights Issue)-0.02%-0.03%-0.01%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.20%-0.19%+0.01%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.-0.06%-0.07%-0.01%
Tata Elxsi Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%+0.01%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.09%-0.09%+0.01%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.38%-0.37%+0.01%
ABB India Ltd.-0.03%-0.04%-0.01%
Persistent Systems Ltd.-0.07%-0.08%-0.01%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%+0.01%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.10%-0.11%-0.01%
company:1458-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%+0.01%
company:3534-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Angel One Ltd.-0.03%-0.04%-0.01%
Canara Bank-0.84%-0.84%+0.01%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.03%-0.04%-0.01%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.11%-0.12%0.00%
Petronet LNG Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Bank of Maharashtra-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Britannia Industries Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%0.00%
UPL Ltd.-0.09%-0.09%0.00%
Marico Ltd.-0.09%-0.09%0.00%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Premier Energies Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.14%-0.14%0.00%
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.-0.07%-0.06%0.00%
Reserve Bank of India0.05%0.05%0.00%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.16%-0.16%0.00%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.27%-0.27%0.00%
company:19816-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
GAIL (India) 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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Invesco India Arbitrage Fund₹26,552 Cr2.82%6.1%6.4%6.6%
UTI Arbitrage Fund₹10,900 Cr1.80%5.9%6.3%6.5%
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About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme will invest 65 to 85 per cent of its assets in equities and equity derivatives and the rest in debt and money market instruments. It will invest in stocks and would offset its investment in stocks by simultaneous equivalent investment in equity derivatives.

Fund managers

  • Ardhendu BhattacharyaMr. Bhattacharya is a MBA (Marketing) and Bachelor of Engineering.Prior to joining SBI Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Bank and Citibank.
  • Neeraj KumarMr.Kumar is a B.Com(H) and ACA.Prior to joining SBI AMC he has worked with SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. and LIC.
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 months2.95% absolute₹60,000₹61,7702.95%
1 year6.11% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,0473.37%
3 years6.68% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,99,60011.00%
5 years6.33% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,07,36117.89%

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 SBI Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of SBI Arbitrage Fund is ₹36.58 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of SBI Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of SBI Arbitrage Fund is 1.99% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for SBI Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in SBI Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has SBI Arbitrage Fund given?
SBI Arbitrage Fund has returned 6.0% over 1 year, 6.3% over 3 years and 6.6% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on SBI Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 15 Days..
How risky is SBI Arbitrage Fund?
SBI Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages SBI Arbitrage Fund?
SBI Arbitrage Fund is managed by SBI Mutual Fund, which runs 80 schemes with ₹13,34,527 Cr under management.