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UTI Arbitrage Fund

ArbitrageLowOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 9 Nov 2026
₹37.91+0.03%1 day
Return since launch
6.8%
52-week range
₹35.73 — ₹37.90
AUM
₹10,900 Cr

UTI Arbitrage Fund is a Arbitrage hybrid fund from UTI Mutual Fund with ₹10,900 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 1.81% 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%
2Y6.1%+0.2 pts5.9%6.0%
3Y6.3%−0.1 pts6.5%6.2%
5Y6.5%+0.6 pts6.0%6.4%
7Y6.2%+0.2 pts6.0%6.0%
10Y5.9%+0.4 pts5.6%5.7%

Fund against category

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

Since launch (9 Jun 2006): 6.8%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20256.5%−0.4 pts6.9%
20247.7%−0.3 pts8.0%
20237.2%−0.5 pts7.6%
20224.0%−0.6 pts4.6%
20213.9%−0.3 pts4.1%
20204.4%−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

1.80%

Expense ratio as on 6 Nov 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.73%
Brokerage
0.12%
Transaction charges
0.04%
Statutory levies
0.91%
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.
Beta0.570.60How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe1.861.92Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino2.392.48Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation0.520.51How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 3 category peers

Portfolio

UTI Arbitrage Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 30 Sep 2026

Asset allocation

  • Debt32.2%
  • Other68.1%

Market cap split

  • Large70.2%
  • Mid23.3%
  • Small6.5%
P/E
14.06
P/B
1.98

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers67.24%₹7,330 Cr+210.10%+180.89%+240.34%
UTI Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified19.58%₹2,134 Cr+15.93%+13.07%+14.68%
HDFC Bank Ltd.Financial5.15%₹561 Cr-14.25%-16.44%-13.19%
Reliance Industries Ltd.Energy4.73%₹516 Cr-6.74%+5.72%-8.02%
UTI Floating Interest Rates Fund Direct-GrowthUnclassified2.31%₹252 Cr+2.11%+2.23%+2.49%
Canara BankFinancial2.26%₹247 Cr-2.62%-0.77%-1.70%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication1.73%₹189 Cr-0.35%-3.57%-3.14%
Union Bank of IndiaFinancial1.43%₹156 Cr-0.70%-0.04%-0.26%
Axis Bank Ltd.Financial1.35%₹147 Cr-0.96%-2.21%-11.25%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & Mining0.71%₹77.19 Cr-0.48%-0.45%-0.55%

Sectors

  • Others67.2%
  • Unclassified21.9%
  • Financial11.0%
  • Metals & Mining0.0%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin66.2%
  • Mutual Fund21.9%
  • Certificate of Deposit11.0%
  • Net Current Assets1.0%
  • Commercial Paper0.2%
  • CBLO0.0%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
HDFC Bank Ltd.-4.03%-0.09%+3.93%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-3.44%-0.05%+3.40%
UTI Money Market Fund Direct-Growth16.83%19.58%+2.74%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-2.62%-0.21%+2.42%
Axis Bank Ltd.1.31%-0.92%-2.24%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-2.61%-4.27%-1.65%
UTI Liquid Direct-Growth1.36%0.01%-1.34%
Tata Steel Ltd.-0.48%0.71%+1.19%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.-2.71%-1.53%+1.18%
Others67.40%66.23%-1.17%
UTI Floating Interest Rates Fund Direct-Growth1.36%2.31%+0.95%
Tata Steel Ltd. Warrant0.00%-0.71%-0.71%
Eternal Ltd.-1.09%-0.38%+0.71%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.-0.09%-0.79%-0.70%
Suzlon Energy Ltd.-0.04%-0.74%-0.70%
Infosys Ltd.-0.46%-1.11%-0.65%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.60%-0.03%+0.58%
company:19322-0.56%0.00%+0.56%
Life Insurance Corporation of India-0.50%-1.02%-0.52%
State Bank of India-2.76%-3.24%-0.48%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.-0.61%-0.14%+0.47%
company:47390.44%0.00%-0.44%
company:17502-0.43%0.00%+0.43%
Swiggy Ltd.0.00%-0.35%-0.35%
Coal India Ltd.-0.68%-1.03%-0.35%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-2.12%-1.78%+0.34%
company:18109-0.34%0.00%+0.34%
Indusind Bank Ltd.0.00%-0.31%-0.31%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.-0.43%-0.72%-0.29%
Solar Industries India Ltd.-0.30%-0.02%+0.28%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.39%-0.11%+0.28%
Ashok Leyland Ltd.-0.63%-0.36%+0.28%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.-0.07%-0.33%-0.25%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.-0.55%-0.31%+0.25%
company:19327-0.23%0.00%+0.23%
company:17047-0.23%0.00%+0.23%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.48%-0.26%+0.22%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.-0.26%-0.04%+0.22%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.00%0.22%+0.22%
company:844-0.22%0.00%+0.22%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.30%-0.09%+0.21%
Coforge Ltd.-0.02%-0.21%-0.20%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.66%-0.47%+0.20%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.42%0.22%-0.20%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.-0.06%-0.25%-0.19%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.-0.57%-0.75%-0.18%
Yes Bank Ltd.-1.89%-1.72%+0.17%
HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd.-0.35%-0.18%+0.17%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-1.69%-1.52%+0.17%
The Federal Bank Ltd.-0.19%-0.36%-0.16%
Inox Wind Ltd.0.08%-0.08%-0.15%
Cummins India Ltd.-0.26%-0.41%-0.15%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.-0.00%-0.15%-0.15%
Laurus Labs Ltd.-0.34%-0.19%+0.15%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.50%-0.35%+0.15%
company:5932-0.15%0.00%+0.15%
Union Bank of India-0.24%-0.09%+0.15%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.47%-0.62%-0.15%
Bank Of Baroda-0.54%-0.68%-0.15%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-1.66%-1.51%+0.14%
Indus Towers Ltd.-1.70%-1.56%+0.14%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.-0.02%-0.16%-0.14%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-0.13%-0.00%+0.13%
Titan Company Ltd.0.00%-0.12%-0.12%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.0.08%-0.04%-0.12%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.19%-0.31%-0.12%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.-0.06%-0.17%-0.12%
Bank of India-0.20%-0.09%+0.12%
company:17109-0.11%0.00%+0.11%
company:18639-0.11%0.00%+0.11%
Page Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.11%-0.11%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.0.11%-0.00%-0.11%
NMDC Ltd.-1.45%-1.34%+0.11%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-1.17%-1.28%-0.11%
ICICI Life Insurance Ltd.-0.10%-0.00%+0.10%
Persistent Systems Ltd.0.00%-0.10%-0.10%
ABB India Ltd.0.00%-0.09%-0.09%
JSW Steel Ltd.-1.45%-1.36%+0.09%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.00%-0.09%-0.09%
Astral Ltd.0.00%-0.09%-0.09%
company:18614-0.08%0.00%+0.08%
Canara Bank-2.01%-1.93%+0.08%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.-1.24%-1.16%+0.08%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.01%-0.09%-0.08%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.-0.10%-0.18%-0.08%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.-0.11%-0.03%+0.08%
company:18192-0.08%0.00%+0.08%
Kei Industries Ltd.0.00%-0.07%-0.07%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.22%-0.15%+0.07%
NTPC Ltd.-0.37%-0.30%+0.07%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.-0.02%-0.09%-0.07%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.02%-0.09%-0.07%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.-0.00%-0.07%-0.07%
Bharat Forge Ltd.-0.06%-0.13%-0.07%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.12%-0.06%+0.06%
UPL Ltd.-0.13%-0.06%+0.06%
company:2327-0.06%0.00%+0.06%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.78%-0.84%-0.06%
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.-0.13%-0.19%-0.06%
Bajaj Auto Ltd.-0.07%-0.13%-0.06%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.08%-0.03%+0.06%
company:7040-0.06%0.00%+0.06%
Lupin Ltd.-0.13%-0.18%-0.06%
company:16288-0.05%0.00%+0.05%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.06%-0.11%-0.05%
company:7925-0.05%0.00%+0.05%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.-0.02%-0.07%-0.05%
Angel One Ltd.-0.09%-0.04%+0.05%
company:15544-0.05%0.00%+0.05%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.13%-0.17%-0.05%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. GDR/GDS0.00%-0.05%-0.05%
GE Vernova T&D India Ltd-0.27%-0.31%-0.05%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.-0.26%-0.21%+0.05%
PB Fintech Ltd.-0.02%-0.06%-0.04%
company:14386-0.04%0.00%+0.04%
Shriram Finance Ltd-0.00%-0.05%-0.04%
company:14779-0.04%0.00%+0.04%
Vedanta Ltd.-0.06%-0.01%+0.04%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.08%-0.04%+0.04%
Marico Ltd.-0.14%-0.19%-0.04%
Punjab National Bank-1.62%-1.58%+0.04%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.-0.02%-0.07%-0.04%
Nestle India Ltd.0.00%-0.04%-0.04%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.14%-0.18%-0.04%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.27%-0.23%+0.04%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.48%-0.44%+0.03%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Supreme Industries Ltd.-0.03%-0.07%-0.03%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.22%-0.18%+0.03%
company:18513-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.0.02%0.06%+0.03%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Warrant-0.02%-0.06%-0.03%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.07%-0.11%-0.03%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
company:14739-0.03%0.00%+0.03%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.57%-0.54%+0.03%
ITC Ltd.-1.27%-1.29%-0.03%
Polycab India Ltd.0.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Sagility Ltd.-0.01%-0.03%-0.02%
Adani Power Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Info Edge (India) Ltd.-0.08%-0.11%-0.02%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.22%-0.24%-0.02%
company:18622-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.02%-0.04%-0.02%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. - Pref. Shares0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Biocon Ltd.-0.40%-0.39%+0.02%
company:19510-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
SBI Cards And Payment Services Ltd.-0.00%-0.02%-0.02%
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.-0.02%-0.00%+0.02%
company:18041-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.00%-0.02%-0.01%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.04%-0.03%+0.01%
company:15039-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Cipla Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%-0.01%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.-0.03%-0.04%-0.01%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.33%-0.32%+0.01%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
company:5492-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
company:5881-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Export-Import Bank Of India0.44%0.45%+0.01%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.13%-0.13%-0.01%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.-0.01%-0.02%-0.01%
GAIL (India) Ltd.0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Bosch Ltd.-0.05%-0.06%-0.01%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.74%-0.73%+0.01%
company:5434-0.01%0.00%+0.01%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.-0.90%-0.89%+0.01%
Jindal Steel Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%-0.01%
Trent Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.28%-0.29%-0.01%
company:5590-0.00%0.00%0.00%
BSE Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
company:201330.00%0.00%0.00%
SRF Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Asian Paints Ltd.-0.06%-0.06%0.00%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.-0.01%-0.00%0.00%
Oil India Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
PG Electroplast Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Delhivery Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
JSW Energy Ltd.-0.16%-0.16%0.00%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
company:17518-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:4908-0.00%0.00%0.00%
company:8781-0.00%0.00%0.00%
Voltas Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Bank of Maharashtra-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%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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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%
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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 capital appreciation through arbitrage opportunities between cash and derivative market and arbitrage opportunities within the derivative segment and by deployment of surplus cash in debt securities and money market instruments.

Fund managers

  • Amit SharmaMr. Sharma is a B.Com, CA, FRMHe has been associated with the Dept. of Fund Management of UTI for the past 5 years.
  • Monish LotiaB.Com and PGDM(Finance)Prior to joining the UTI AMC, he was associated with IDFC Securities Ltd, Nirmal Bang Equities P. Ltd, Systematix Shares & Brokers Ltd and Angel Broking & Wallfort Financial Services Ltd,
  • Sharwan Kumar GoyalMr.Goyal is B.Com, CFA and MMS.He began his career with UTI in June 2006 and has 15 years of overall experience in Risk / Fund management. Presently he is working as Equity Fund Manager.
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 months2.94% absolute₹60,000₹61,7642.94%
1 year6.09% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,0333.36%
3 years6.73% annualised₹3,60,000₹3,99,91611.09%
5 years6.19% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,04,73417.46%

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 UTI Arbitrage Fund?
The NAV of UTI Arbitrage Fund is ₹37.91 as on 9 Nov 2026.
What is the expense ratio of UTI Arbitrage Fund?
The expense ratio of UTI Arbitrage Fund is 1.81% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for UTI Arbitrage Fund?
You can start a SIP in UTI Arbitrage Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has UTI Arbitrage Fund given?
UTI Arbitrage Fund has returned 5.9% over 1 year, 6.3% over 3 years and 6.5% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on UTI Arbitrage Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 15 days..
How risky is UTI Arbitrage Fund?
UTI Arbitrage Fund is rated Low on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Arbitrage category.
Which fund house manages UTI Arbitrage Fund?
UTI Arbitrage Fund is managed by UTI Mutual Fund, which runs 67 schemes with ₹4,04,584 Cr under management.