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Tata Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹15.52+0.01%1 day
Return since launch
5.7%
52-week range
₹14.64 — ₹15.52
AUM
₹24,539 Cr

Tata Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from Tata Mutual Fund with ₹24,539 Cr under management, launched in 2018. Over three years it has returned 6.2% a year, against 6.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.25% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Low.

Performance

Returns

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

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y5.8%−0.2 pts6.0%5.9%
2Y6.0%0.0 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y6.2%−0.3 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.4%+0.5 pts6.0%6.4%
7Y6.0%+0.1 pts6.0%6.0%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund5.8%
Category6.0%
3Y
Fund6.2%
Category6.5%
5Y
Fund6.4%
Category6.0%

Since launch (10 Dec 2018): 5.7%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
Show as a table
Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.4%−0.5 pts6.9%
20247.4%−0.6 pts8.0%
20237.1%−0.6 pts7.6%
20224.0%−0.6 pts4.6%
20213.7%−0.4 pts4.1%
20205.0%+0.3 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

2.20%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.91%
Brokerage
0.14%
Transaction charges
0.05%
Statutory levies
1.10%
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.
Beta0.580.59How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.681.91Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino2.172.46Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.500.51How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

Tata Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt35.0%
  • Other65.3%

Market cap split

  • Large77.2%
  • Mid18.7%
  • Small4.2%
P/E
14.04
P/B
2.08

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers65.57%₹16,111 Cr+203.73%+201.93%+204.75%
Tata Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified12.05%₹2,957 Cr+12.11%+11.37%+10.65%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.Financial1.68%₹412 Cr+2.77%+0.23%+1.58%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancial1.49%₹367 Cr+1.50%+0.99%+1.57%
National Bank For Financing Infrastructure And DevelopmentFinancial1.38%₹340 Cr+1.39%——
Canara BankFinancial1.08%₹266 Cr-3.06%-0.41%-2.01%
Tata Ultra Short Term Fund Direct - GrowthUnclassified0.97%₹237 Cr+0.97%——
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.Financial0.81%₹197 Cr-1.32%+0.19%+0.20%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.Financial0.80%₹197 Cr-0.76%-1.49%-1.41%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.Communication0.60%₹148 Cr+0.62%+0.72%+1.30%

Sectors

  • Others65.6%
  • Financial20.8%
  • Unclassified13.0%
  • Communication0.6%
  • Automobile0.0%
  • Consumer Staples0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin65.0%
  • Certificate of Deposit17.3%
  • Mutual Fund13.0%
  • Commercial Paper1.9%
  • Debenture1.5%
  • Bonds0.8%
  • Repo0.5%
  • Non Convertible Debenture0.2%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
ICICI Bank Ltd.-1.04%-4.37%-3.33%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-1.92%-4.31%-2.39%
Others66.38%65.05%-1.33%
company:9041-0.52%0.00%+0.52%
Coforge Ltd.-0.10%-0.58%-0.48%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-1.29%-0.82%+0.47%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.17%-0.63%-0.46%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-1.74%-1.28%+0.46%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-1.13%-0.68%+0.45%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.47%-0.02%+0.45%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-1.03%-0.60%+0.43%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-1.03%-0.61%+0.42%
Axis Bank Ltd.-2.77%-2.37%+0.40%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.45%-0.05%+0.40%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-1.01%-0.63%+0.38%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.92%-0.56%+0.36%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.58%-0.92%-0.34%
DLF Ltd.-0.36%-0.03%+0.33%
ITC Ltd.-0.57%-0.25%+0.32%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.21%-0.53%-0.32%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.47%-0.16%+0.31%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.47%-0.17%+0.30%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.35%-0.05%+0.30%
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd.-0.28%-0.02%+0.26%
Tata Money Market Fund Direct-Growth11.79%12.05%+0.26%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.50%-0.75%-0.25%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.56%-0.31%+0.25%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.29%-0.05%+0.24%
NTPC Ltd.-0.74%-0.50%+0.24%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.-0.20%-0.43%-0.23%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.31%-0.09%+0.22%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.63%-0.85%-0.22%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.50%-0.30%+0.20%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.72%-0.92%-0.20%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.35%-0.16%+0.19%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.66%-0.85%-0.19%
Dabur India Ltd.-0.20%-0.03%+0.17%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-1.45%-1.28%+0.17%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.17%-0.01%+0.16%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.25%-0.10%+0.15%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-1.65%-1.50%+0.15%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.33%-0.19%+0.14%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%-0.14%-0.14%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.99%-0.85%+0.14%
Infosys Ltd.-0.14%-0.28%-0.14%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-1.34%-1.20%+0.14%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.01%-0.15%-0.14%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.69%-0.57%+0.12%
company:15609-0.11%0.00%+0.11%
Indus Towers Ltd.-1.32%-1.21%+0.11%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.25%-0.14%+0.11%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.27%-0.16%+0.11%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.11%-0.00%+0.11%
Bank of India-0.36%-0.25%+0.11%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.44%-0.34%+0.10%
Indusind Bank Ltd.-0.43%-0.53%-0.10%
Marico Ltd.-0.15%-0.25%-0.10%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.58%-0.68%-0.10%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-7.87%-7.97%-0.10%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.00%-0.10%-0.10%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.14%-0.05%+0.09%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.27%-0.18%+0.09%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.18%-0.27%-0.09%
Coal India Ltd.-0.91%-1.00%-0.09%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.-0.03%-0.12%-0.09%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.02%-0.11%-0.09%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-0.16%-0.08%+0.08%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.17%-0.09%+0.08%
company:4908-0.08%0.00%+0.08%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.09%-0.01%+0.08%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.50%-0.43%+0.07%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-0.52%-0.59%-0.07%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.18%-0.11%+0.07%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.01%-0.08%-0.07%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.04%-0.11%-0.07%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-1.16%-1.09%+0.07%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.97%-0.90%+0.07%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-0.77%-0.71%+0.06%
State Bank of India-1.28%-1.22%+0.06%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.-0.60%-0.66%-0.06%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.07%-0.02%+0.05%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.31%-0.36%-0.05%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.14%-0.19%-0.05%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.14%-0.09%+0.05%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.26%-0.31%-0.05%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.15%-0.10%+0.05%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.62%-0.57%+0.05%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.21%-0.17%+0.04%
Adani Green Energy Ltd.-0.91%-0.87%+0.04%
UPL Ltd.-0.04%-0.00%+0.04%
Canara Bank-1.15%-1.11%+0.04%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.23%-0.19%+0.04%
Life Insurance Corporation of India-0.38%-0.42%-0.04%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.29%-0.25%+0.04%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.71%-0.75%-0.04%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.46%-0.49%-0.03%
SRF Ltd.-0.04%-0.00%+0.03%
company:2327-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Trent Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.1.35%1.38%+0.03%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development1.46%1.49%+0.03%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.22%-0.19%+0.03%
National Bank For Financing Infrastructure And Development1.35%1.38%+0.03%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.14%-0.17%-0.03%
Biocon Ltd.-0.50%-0.47%+0.03%
Tata Ultra Short Term Fund Direct - Growth0.94%0.97%+0.03%
Cipla Ltd.-0.07%-0.05%+0.02%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.20%-0.22%-0.02%
company:5626-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.06%-0.04%+0.02%
NMDC Ltd.-0.76%-0.74%+0.02%
Punjab National Bank-0.49%-0.47%+0.02%
Union Bank of India-0.21%-0.19%+0.02%
Bank Of Baroda-0.43%-0.41%+0.02%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.37%-0.36%+0.01%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.75%-0.74%+0.01%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.07%-0.08%-0.01%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.05%-0.04%+0.01%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%-0.01%
Eternal Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Kei Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Laurus Labs Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Sagility Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Punjab & Sind Bank0.29%0.30%+0.01%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.23%-0.22%+0.01%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.31%-0.30%+0.01%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.39%-0.40%-0.01%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.07%-0.06%+0.01%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.07%-0.08%-0.01%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%+0.01%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.07%-0.06%+0.01%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.-0.29%-0.28%+0.01%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.06%-0.05%+0.01%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Bosch Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.0.59%0.60%+0.01%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.29%-0.29%0.00%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
One 97 Communications Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
company:15605-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Yes Bank Ltd.-0.41%-0.41%0.00%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
HCL Technologies Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.39%-0.39%0.00%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
BSE Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.09%-0.09%0.00%
Bank of Maharashtra0.00%-0.00%0.00%
company:755-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:13700-0.00%0.00%0.00%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
GAIL (India) Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Lupin Ltd.-0.12%-0.12%0.00%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.09%-0.09%0.00%
Adani Power Ltd.-1.11%-1.11%0.00%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
ABB India Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Petronet LNG Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
company:7040-0.00%0.00%0.00%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.08%-0.08%0.00%
company:8236-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Britannia Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Voltas Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Astral Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

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

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹39,745 Cr2.36%6.0%6.4%6.6%
Kotak Arbitrage Fund₹75,275 Cr2.86%6.0%6.4%6.6%
SBI Arbitrage Fund₹46,252 Cr1.95%6.0%6.3%6.6%
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 seeks to generate reasonable returns by investing predominantly in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segments of the equity markets and by investing balance in debt and money market instruments.

Fund managers

  • Sailesh JainMr. Jain is a Commerce Graduate and an MBA.Prior to joining TATA Mutual Fund, he has worked with Invesco Mutual Fund, IDFC Securities Ltd. as Head Derivatives, Quant Broking Pvt Ltd. as Vice President and IIFL(India Infoline) as Vice President.
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 months2.86% absolute₹60,000₹61,7162.86%
1 year6.02% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,23,9863.32%
3 years6.59% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,99,03110.84%
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 Tata Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of Tata Arbitrage Fund is ₹15.52 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Tata Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of Tata Arbitrage Fund is 2.25% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Tata Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in Tata Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Tata Arbitrage Fund given?
Tata Arbitrage Fund has returned 5.8% over 1 year, 6.2% over 3 years and 6.4% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Tata Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 15 days..
How risky is Tata Arbitrage Fund?
Tata Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages Tata Arbitrage Fund?
Tata Arbitrage Fund is managed by Tata Mutual Fund, which runs 62 schemes with ₹2,39,201 Cr under management.