SEBI sub-category

Arbitrage Fund funds

Funds

Regular plans only

Category 1Y avg

+5.50%

Category 5Y CAGR

+5.57%

Direct vs Regular

Direct Regular

5-Year return distribution

How the 27 Arbitrage Fund funds spread across return buckets. Taller bars = more funds in that band.

Risk vs Return — Arbitrage Fund

Each dot is a fund. Up-and-left = high return for low risk (the sweet spot). Down-and-right = under-performing with high volatility. Colour = 5-year peer quartile.

Q1 (top 25%) Q2 Q3 Q4 (bottom 25%) 11 funds plotted

All Arbitrage Fund funds

Sort by: 1Y 3Y 5Y 7Y 10Y

#	Scheme	NAV	1Y	3Y	5Y	7Y	10Y	Peer Q (5Y)	Sharpe	Max DD
1	Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund- Regular Plan- Growth Option Edelweiss	20.38	+5.66%	+6.82%	+5.99%	+5.62%	+5.82%	Q1	0.22	-0.3%
2	Axis Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Axis	19.65	+5.57%	+6.70%	+5.88%	+5.47%	+5.68%	Q1	—	-0.3%
3	Tata Arbitrage Fund-Regular Plan-Growth Tata	15.11	+5.63%	+6.75%	+5.84%	+5.60%	—	Q2	—	-0.3%
4	Mirae Asset Arbitrage Fund Regular Growth Mirae Asset	13.68	+5.56%	+6.66%	+5.78%	—	—	Q2	-0.06	-0.3%
5	DSP Arbitrage Fund - Regular - Growth DSP	15.69	+5.48%	+6.63%	+5.77%	+5.39%	—	Q2	—	-0.3%
6	Union Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option Union	14.73	+5.40%	+6.62%	+5.71%	+5.38%	—	Q3	—	-0.3%
7	LIC MF Arbitrage Fund-Regular Plan-Growth LIC	14.52	+5.57%	+6.50%	+5.62%	+5.15%	—	Q3	—	-0.2%
8	PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Growth PGIM India	19.26	+5.18%	+6.39%	+5.55%	+5.18%	+5.43%	Q3	—	-0.2%
9	ITI Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option ITI	13.63	+5.68%	+6.70%	+5.21%	—	—	Q4	—	-0.3%
10	BANK OF INDIA Arbitrage Fund Regular Growth Bank of India	14.47	+5.33%	+6.23%	+5.07%	+4.59%	—	Q4	—	-0.3%
11	Mahindra Manulife Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Mahindra Manulife	12.91	+5.11%	+5.62%	+4.81%	—	—	Q4	—	-0.3%
12	Bajaj Finserv Arbitrage Fund- Regular Plan-Growth Bajaj Finserv	11.80	+5.51%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
13	BARODA BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE FUND- REGULAR PLAN- GROWTH OPTION Baroda BNP Paribas	16.85	+5.37%	+6.64%	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3%
14	Capitalmind Arbitrage Fund-regular-Growth —	10.12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Groww Arbitrage Fund Regular Growth Groww	10.03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Helios Arbitrage Fund - Regular Growth Helios	10.09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	HSBC Arbitrage Fund - Regular Growth HSBC	19.96	+5.62%	+6.66%	—	—	—	—	—	-0.3%
18	Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund-Regular Plan-Growth Motilal Oswal	10.91	+6.08%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	NJ Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Option NJ	12.55	+5.23%	+6.19%	—	—	—	—	—	-0.4%
20	Old Bridge Arbitrage Fund Regular Growth Old Bridge	10.28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
21	Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan Growth Parag Parikh	11.81	+5.77%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	quant Arbitrage Fund - Growth Option - Regular Plan Quant	10.77	+6.60%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Samco Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Growth Samco	10.62	+3.51%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Know as Principal Arbitrage Fund) - Regular Plan - Growth Sundaram	15.20	+5.64%	+6.54%	—	—	—	—	—	-0.2%
25	THE WEALTH COMPANY ARBITRAGE FUND REGULAR GROWTH —	10.35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	TRUSTMF ARBITRAGE FUND -REGULAR PLAN-GROWTH —	10.40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	WhiteOak Capital Arbitrage Fund Regular Plan Growth WhiteOak Capital	11.13	+5.91%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Direct plans typically outperform Regular plans by around 50 basis points per year because they carry no distributor commission. The "Peer Q (5Y)" column shows the fund's quartile within this category over the 5-year window: Q1 = top 25%.

Frequently asked questions

Generated from this category's live aggregates — average returns, fund counts, quartile spreads. Updated daily.

Arbitrage Fund is a SEBI-defined mutual-fund category. Each scheme in it must follow the asset-allocation and exposure rules set out in the SEBI October-2017 categorisation circular. Hybrid bucket for tax purposes.

We currently track 27 active Arbitrage Fund schemes (Regular plan, Growth option). The list updates daily after AMFI publishes new NAVs and SEBI re-classifies schemes. 2 of them sit in the top quartile by 5-year CAGR.

Over the last 5 years, the average Arbitrage Fund (Regular plan) has returned 5.57% CAGR — that turns ₹1 lakh into roughly ₹131,100. Over the last 12 months the category averaged 5.50%. Top-quartile funds in this category typically beat the average by 3-6 percentage points per year — fund selection within a category matters more than the category choice itself.

Over the trailing 5-year window, the highest-returning Arbitrage Fund in our database is **Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund- Regular Plan- Growth Option** (Edelweiss) with a CAGR of 5.99%. The category average is 5.57%. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns — top-quartile funds in one window often slip in the next.

The best 1-year return in the Arbitrage Fund category right now is **quant Arbitrage Fund - Growth Option - Regular Plan** (Quant) at 6.60%. 1-year numbers are noisy and shouldn't be the sole basis for picking — cross-check rolling returns and 5-year CAGR before deciding.

Across all Arbitrage Fund schemes with 5 years of history, the 5-year CAGR ranges from 4.81% (worst) to 5.99% (best), with a median of 5.71%. That spread of about 1 percentage points between top and bottom is a useful gauge of how much fund selection matters in this category.

On ProfitGuruOnline you can browse either Arbitrage Fund Direct plans (lower expense ratio, no broker commission baked in) or Regular plans (sold through distributors). Use the filter on the category page. Direct typically outperforms Regular by 0.5-1% per year in the same scheme — meaningful over 10+ years.

Arbitrage Fund is a Hybrid scheme — tax follows the actual equity allocation. ≥65% equity behaves like an equity fund; under 35% equity is taxed as debt. Check the AMC's monthly factsheet for the current allocation.

SIP suits hybrid/balanced categories because the in-built equity exposure benefits from rupee-cost averaging. Hybrid funds also rebalance internally so you don't have to manually shift between equity and debt.

Match the horizon to the Hybrid bucket: equity ≥5 years, debt 1-3 years (or per modified duration), hybrid 3-5 years.

Moderate risk. Equity portion brings volatility, debt portion cushions it. Aggressive hybrid (65-80% equity) is closer to pure equity in drawdown profile; conservative hybrid is closer to debt.

Two or three schemes from different AMCs is usually enough for a single category. Beyond that you'd be re-creating the category average minus your selection cost. Focus on consistency (% of rolling-return windows that ended positive) over chasing top performers — top quartile rarely repeats.

Quarterly is plenty for monitoring NAVs and aggregate gain; annually (or after major regulatory changes like Budget 2024) is the right cadence for re-evaluating against alternatives. Don't churn based on 1-month or even 1-year underperformance — equity funds need 3-5 year horizons to fairly judge.

We rank funds within each category by point-to-point CAGR over the chosen window (1Y, 3Y, 5Y, 7Y, 10Y, since inception), then assign quartile and decile bands so any fund's standing relative to peers is one click away. Numbers are recomputed nightly after AMFI's NAV publish.

Daily NAVs are pulled directly from AMFI's published feed. Category classification uses SEBI's October-2017 mutual-fund categorisation circular. We compute returns, rolling-window stats, SIP backtests, drawdowns and Sharpe ratios in-house — no third-party feeds, no hidden adjustments.

Educational content only — not investment advice. Tax rules summarised above reflect Budget 2024; consult a qualified adviser before transacting.