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SBI Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹36.31+0.10%1 day
Return since launch
6.7%
52-week range
₹34.22 — ₹36.31
AUM
₹47,283 Cr

SBI Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from SBI Mutual Fund with ₹47,283 Cr under management, launched in 2006. Over three years it has returned 6.4% a year, against 6.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.97% 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%6.0%
2Y6.2%+0.2 pts6.0%6.0%
3Y6.4%−0.1 pts6.5%6.3%
5Y6.6%+0.7 pts5.9%6.4%
7Y6.2%+0.3 pts5.9%6.0%
10Y5.9%+0.3 pts5.6%5.7%

Fund against category

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

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

1.98%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.77%
Brokerage
0.11%
Transaction charges
0.05%
Statutory levies
1.05%
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.
Beta0.650.61How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.781.91Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino2.182.35Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.490.51How 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 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt19.2%
  • Other81.2%

Market cap split

  • Large79.8%
  • Mid17.1%
  • Small3.1%
P/E
16.68
P/B
2.52

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers80.29%₹37,966 Cr+302.39%+288.09%+276.28%
SBI Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified10.38%₹4,907 Cr+7.87%+7.59%+7.88%
SBI Liquid Fund Direct Plan-GrowthUnclassified5.48%₹2,591 Cr+8.47%+6.59%+2.68%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial1.50%₹711 Cr-14.54%-17.46%-18.07%
ICICI Bank Ltd.Financial1.49%₹707 Cr-16.18%-11.88%-13.75%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication1.06%₹503 Cr-3.25%-3.15%-2.22%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.Healthcare0.80%₹376 Cr-0.98%-0.97%-0.96%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial0.74%₹348 Cr-5.78%-1.40%+0.43%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.Financial0.69%₹327 Cr-0.77%-0.59%-1.28%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.Consumer Staples0.69%₹327 Cr-1.06%-0.61%-0.80%

Sectors

  • Others80.3%
  • Unclassified16.2%
  • Financial3.9%
  • Healthcare0.0%
  • Technology0.0%

Instruments

  • Net Current Assets77.6%
  • Mutual Fund16.2%
  • Certificate of Deposit3.6%
  • Repo2.9%
  • Commercial Paper0.3%
  • Treasury Bills0.0%
  • Cash Margin0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others73.81%0.00%-73.81%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.60%4.30%+4.90%
SBI Liquid Fund Direct Plan-Growth2.74%5.48%+2.74%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-1.22%-3.74%-2.52%
State Bank of India-0.55%-3.01%-2.46%
SBI Ultra Short to Short Term Fund Direct-Growth2.76%0.35%-2.41%
SBI Money Market Fund Direct-Growth12.56%10.38%-2.18%
Axis Bank Ltd.-0.32%-2.23%-1.92%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.01%-1.58%-1.57%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.06%-1.48%-1.42%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-0.02%-1.35%-1.34%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-0.01%-1.30%-1.30%
ICICI Bank Ltd.(Partly Paid Equity)-0.00%-1.28%-1.28%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.01%-1.26%-1.25%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Rights-0.00%-1.14%-1.14%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-0.13%-1.17%-1.04%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.02%-0.98%-0.96%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.08%-1.01%-0.92%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-0.11%-1.03%-0.92%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.02%-0.84%-0.82%
Canara Bank-0.04%-0.84%-0.81%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.80%-0.01%+0.79%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd. Warrant-0.00%-0.78%-0.77%
Coal India Ltd.-0.01%-0.78%-0.77%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.00%-0.77%-0.77%
Adani Power Ltd.-0.01%-0.76%-0.75%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.09%-0.84%-0.75%
Punjab National Bank-0.03%-0.77%-0.74%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.72%-0.02%+0.70%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd. - Right Entitlement-0.00%-0.69%-0.69%
REC Ltd.-0.85%-0.18%+0.66%
Indus Towers Ltd.-0.00%-0.66%-0.66%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.00%-0.63%-0.63%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-1.02%-0.40%+0.62%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.00%-0.62%-0.61%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-0.04%-0.65%-0.61%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.61%-0.01%+0.60%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.01%-0.59%-0.58%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.03%-0.60%-0.57%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.01%-0.54%-0.53%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.01%-0.53%-0.52%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.12%-0.63%-0.51%
Bank Of Baroda-0.05%-0.53%-0.48%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.13%-0.61%-0.47%
ITC Ltd.-0.44%-0.90%-0.46%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.02%-0.47%-0.45%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.00%-0.45%-0.45%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-0.04%-0.48%-0.44%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.00%-0.41%-0.41%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.51%-0.10%+0.40%
NMDC Ltd.-0.06%-0.46%-0.40%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.01%-0.41%-0.40%
company:79250.00%-0.39%-0.39%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.00%-0.38%-0.38%
Biocon Ltd.-0.02%-0.38%-0.37%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. - Warrant-0.00%-0.36%-0.36%
company:57650.00%-0.35%-0.35%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-0.16%-0.50%-0.34%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.00%-0.33%-0.33%
Ultratech Cement Ltd. GDR/GDS-0.00%-0.32%-0.32%
Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.32%0.00%-0.32%
NTPC Ltd.-0.33%-0.65%-0.32%
Laurus Labs Ltd.-0.02%-0.30%-0.27%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.01%-0.28%-0.27%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.27%-0.00%+0.26%
Bank of India-0.00%-0.26%-0.26%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.48%-0.22%+0.26%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.02%-0.27%-0.25%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.02%-0.26%-0.24%
company:136000.00%-0.24%-0.24%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.72%-0.47%+0.24%
One97 Communications Ltd.-0.00%-0.22%-0.22%
Grasim Industries Ltd. - (Partly Paid Equity1)-0.00%-0.22%-0.22%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.00%-0.22%-0.22%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.00%-0.22%-0.21%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.00%-0.22%-0.21%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-0.00%-0.21%-0.21%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.02%-0.23%-0.21%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.51%0.31%-0.21%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.04%-0.25%-0.21%
company:39880.00%-0.20%-0.20%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.00%-0.20%-0.19%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.-0.00%-0.19%-0.19%
Tata Steel Ltd. Pref. Shares 2.00-0.01%-0.19%-0.18%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.19%-0.36%-0.18%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.01%-0.19%-0.17%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.07%-0.25%-0.17%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.06%-0.23%-0.17%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.00%-0.16%-0.16%
Infosys Ltd.-0.33%-0.49%-0.16%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.15%-0.30%-0.15%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.04%-0.19%-0.15%
SRF Ltd.-0.01%-0.16%-0.15%
Lupin Ltd.-0.00%-0.14%-0.14%
Trent Ltd.0.00%-0.14%-0.14%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.00%-0.14%-0.14%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.14%-0.27%-0.14%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.10%-0.03%-0.13%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.18%-0.31%-0.13%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.32%-0.45%-0.13%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.07%-0.19%-0.13%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. - Partly Paid Equity-0.00%-0.13%-0.13%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.03%-0.16%-0.12%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.24%-0.36%-0.12%
Eternal Ltd.-0.01%-0.12%-0.12%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Warrant-0.01%-0.13%-0.11%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.05%-0.16%-0.11%
Indian Bank-0.18%-0.08%+0.11%
Cipla Ltd.-0.00%-0.11%-0.11%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.00%-0.10%-0.10%
DLF Ltd.-0.42%-0.33%+0.10%
company:162880.00%-0.09%-0.09%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.-0.09%0.00%+0.09%
Inox Wind Ltd. Pref. Shares-0.00%-0.09%-0.09%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.18%-0.09%+0.09%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.12%-0.20%-0.09%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.10%-0.02%+0.08%
Cochin Shipyard Ltd.-0.00%-0.08%-0.08%
UPL Ltd.-0.17%-0.09%+0.08%
Marico Ltd.-0.01%-0.09%-0.08%
HCL Technologies Ltd.-0.02%-0.10%-0.08%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.04%-0.11%-0.07%
LTM Limited-0.07%0.00%+0.07%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.03%-0.10%-0.07%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.16%-0.09%+0.07%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.06%-0.13%-0.07%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.52%-0.45%+0.07%
UNO Minda Ltd.-0.11%-0.18%-0.07%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.15%-0.22%-0.07%
Voltas Ltd.-0.07%-0.14%-0.07%
Britannia Industries Ltd.-0.07%-0.01%+0.06%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.07%-0.14%-0.06%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.56%-0.62%-0.06%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.-0.23%-0.17%+0.06%
Polycab India Ltd.-0.08%-0.14%-0.06%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Pref. Shares-0.01%-0.07%-0.06%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.09%-0.03%+0.06%
ABB India Ltd.0.02%-0.03%-0.06%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.08%-0.02%+0.05%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.17%-0.11%+0.05%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.05%0.00%-0.05%
Persistent Systems Ltd.-0.02%-0.07%-0.05%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.01%-0.05%-0.05%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.07%-0.02%+0.05%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.24%-0.28%-0.05%
Dalmia Bharat Ltd.-0.05%0.00%+0.05%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.-0.18%-0.23%-0.05%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.53%-0.49%+0.05%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.18%-0.13%+0.05%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.10%-0.14%-0.04%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.36%-0.40%-0.04%
GAIL (India) Ltd.-0.10%-0.06%+0.04%
Adani Enterprises Ltd. - (Partly Paid-up)-0.00%-0.04%-0.04%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.07%-0.11%-0.04%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.14%-0.18%-0.04%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.03%-0.06%-0.04%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.-0.01%0.03%+0.04%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.-0.08%-0.05%+0.04%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.35%-0.32%+0.03%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.13%-0.16%-0.03%
Angel One Ltd.-0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Union Bank of India-0.39%-0.36%+0.03%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.05%-0.02%+0.03%
company:151540.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.-0.12%-0.10%+0.02%
Bosch Ltd.-0.16%-0.13%+0.02%
company:149010.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Force Motors Ltd.-0.01%-0.03%-0.02%
Oberoi Realty Ltd.-0.04%-0.06%-0.02%
Suzlon Energy Ltd - Partly Paid up Equity Shares (Rights Issue)-0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
BSE Ltd.-0.32%-0.30%+0.02%
company:34710.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.-0.03%-0.05%-0.02%
360 One Wam Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%+0.02%
company:178680.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.32%-0.31%+0.01%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.-0.02%-0.01%+0.01%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.-0.03%-0.01%+0.01%
Inox Wind Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.06%-0.07%-0.01%
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%-0.01%
Premier Energies Ltd.-0.04%-0.05%-0.01%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%-0.01%
company:82900.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.14%-0.15%-0.01%
company:124290.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.07%-0.06%+0.01%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.07%-0.08%-0.01%
Oil India Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.25%-0.24%+0.01%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%-0.01%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.02%-0.03%-0.01%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%-0.01%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Tata Elxsi Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.35%-0.34%+0.01%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.30%-0.29%+0.01%
TVS Motor Company Ltd - Pref. Shares0.01%0.00%-0.01%
company:195320.00%-0.01%-0.01%
company:35340.00%-0.01%-0.01%
KPIT Technologies Ltd.-0.04%-0.05%-0.01%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. GDR/GDS-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Coforge Ltd.-0.08%-0.09%-0.01%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.07%-0.08%0.00%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
JSW Steel Ltd. Warrant-0.02%-0.03%0.00%
Havells India Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%0.00%
Petronet LNG Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%0.00%
company:12700.00%-0.00%0.00%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.11%-0.11%0.00%
Trent Ltd - Warrant-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:56570.00%-0.00%0.00%
company:198160.00%-0.00%0.00%
Reserve Bank of India0.05%0.05%0.00%
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹39,154 Cr2.54%6.1%6.4%6.6%
Kotak Arbitrage Fund₹75,712 Cr2.92%6.1%6.5%6.6%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund₹30,618 Cr2.91%6.2%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 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 months2.82% absolute₹60,000₹61,6922.82%
1 year5.99% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,9663.30%
3 years6.75% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,00,04311.12%
5 years6.34% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,07,54917.92%

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 ₹36.31 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of SBI Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of SBI Arbitrage Fund is 1.97% 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, 6.4% 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 ₹12,81,381 Cr under management.