Should I invest in ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debtwants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debtis comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fundCross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.6%. 5-year CAGR: 3.14%.

ICICI Prudential

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

Latest NAV

₹17.8186

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,327 NAV records on file

NAV history & peer comparison

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Returns matrix

Fund return alongside the category average and peer rank for every standard window. Returns under one year are absolute; one year and longer are compound annualised (CAGR).

Window	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank	Quartile
1D	+0.10%	+0.08%	+0.01	14 / 59	Q1
1W	+0.14%	+0.14%	+0.01	13 / 59	Q1
2W	-0.06%	+0.21%	-0.27	57 / 58	Q4
1M	+0.38%	+0.50%	-0.11	48 / 58	Q4
3M	+0.71%	+1.14%	-0.43	46 / 58	Q4
6M	+1.56%	+1.98%	-0.42	39 / 55	Q3
YTD	+1.58%	+2.11%	-0.54	36 / 55	Q3
1Y	+2.99%	+4.37%	-1.38	36 / 53	Q3
2Y	+3.41%	+4.35%	-0.94	33 / 50	Q3
3Y	+3.74%	+4.81%	-1.08	33 / 49	Q3
4Y	+3.54%	+5.04%	-1.51	33 / 47	Q3
5Y	+3.14%	+4.76%	-1.63	33 / 43	Q4
7Y	+2.83%	+4.10%	-1.27	29 / 38	Q4
10Y	+2.25%	+3.35%	-1.10	18 / 26	Q3
Inception	+2.33%	+3.53%	-1.20	39 / 59	Q3

Quartile legend: Q1 top 25% Q2 25-50% Q3 50-75% Q4 bottom 25%

Calendar-year returns

Full-year performance vs category average. Current year is partial (year-to-date).

Year	Fund	Category avg	+/− vs avg	Rank
2026 YTD	+1.58%	+2.23%	-0.66	35 / 50
2025	+3.31%	+3.93%	-0.63	32 / 49
2024	+4.30%	+6.12%	-1.82	35 / 47
2023	+3.81%	+5.67%	-1.86	32 / 46
2022	+0.82%	+3.73%	-2.92	35 / 41
2021	+4.44%	+3.16%	+1.29	9 / 42
2020	+1.10%	+1.39%	-0.29	27 / 41
2019	+2.01%	+2.88%	-0.87	19 / 36
2018	-2.53%	+1.64%	-4.17	28 / 30
2017	+2.03%	+2.68%	-0.65	14 / 29
2016	+1.97%	+3.28%	-1.31	15 / 25

Rolling returns

Removes start-date bias by averaging CAGR over every overlapping N-year window in the fund's history. Higher average plus tight min/max plus high "% positive" = consistent.

1-Year rolling

+2.10%

153 windows

min -3.1% · max 6.1%

84% positive

3-Year rolling

+1.84%

129 windows

min -0.4% · max 3.9%

90% positive

5-Year rolling

+1.69%

104 windows

min -0.1% · max 3.4%

98% positive

7-Year rolling

+1.65%

80 windows

min 0.8% · max 2.9%

100% positive

SIP returns — historical "what if"

If you had invested every month in this fund over the chosen period, this is what your investment would be worth today.

Period

Total invested

₹ —

Today's value

₹ —

XIRR

Annualised

Wealth multiplier

Period	Total invested	Today's value	XIRR	Wealth multiplier

XIRR is the annualised internal rate of return on the SIP cash flow — invariant to the monthly amount. "Today's value" and "Total invested" scale linearly with the slider. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Excludes exit load and taxes.

Risk profile

Risk-adjusted return and volatility, computed from monthly NAV returns over the trailing 3-year and 5-year windows.

Std deviation

0.46%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

—

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-0.53%

May 2025 → May 2025

% positive months

100.0%

Share of monthly returns > 0 over the 3-year window

Sharpe / Sortino use a risk-free rate of 6.5% (1-year T-bill proxy). Higher Sharpe = more return per unit of total risk; higher Sortino = more return per unit of downside risk.

Peers in Arbitrage Fund

Scheme	Fund house	NAV	As of
HDFC ARBITRAGE FUND - Wholesale Monthly IDCW - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹11.3460	17 Jul 2026
NIPPON INDIA ARBITRAGE FUND - DIRECT Plan - IDCW Option	Nippon India	₹18.8887	17 Jul 2026
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr	SBI	₹38.4109	17 Jul 2026
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Bonus	Invesco	₹36.9323	17 Jul 2026
BANDHAN Arbitrage Fund-Direct Plan-Annual IDCW	Bandhan	₹12.5932	17 Jul 2026
quant Arbitrage Fund - IDCW Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹10.9654	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund-DIRECT - IDCW	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹11.5230	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund-Direct Plan-IDCW	Motilal Oswal	₹11.0046	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund - Direct - IDCW	Franklin India	₹11.2041	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Arbitrage Fund Direct IDCW	Mirae Asset	₹14.4340	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹17.8186
16 Jul 2026	₹17.8011
15 Jul 2026	₹17.8024
14 Jul 2026	₹17.8086
13 Jul 2026	₹17.7918
10 Jul 2026	₹17.7930
9 Jul 2026	₹17.7891
8 Jul 2026	₹17.7930
7 Jul 2026	₹17.7919
6 Jul 2026	₹17.8352

Frequently asked questions

These answers are generated from this fund's live metrics — NAV, returns, peer rank, drawdown, SIP backtest. Numbers refresh nightly after AMFI's NAV feed lands.

As of 17 Jul 2026, the NAV of ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹17.8186. It's a Arbitrage Fund from ICICI Prudential, run as a Direct plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history starting from 08 Jan 2013, a track record of about 13 years 6 months. That's enough history to evaluate the fund across one or two market cycles. Look at rolling returns rather than point-to-point to judge consistency.

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is managed by ICICI Prudential. It's classified by AMFI under the 'Arbitrage Fund' SEBI category, which determines its peer set and tax treatment.

Over the trailing 1-year window, ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a absolute return of 2.99% — -1.38 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 4.37%. The fund ranks #36 of 53 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 3.74% — -1.08 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 4.81%. The fund ranks #33 of 49 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered a CAGR of 3.14% — -1.63 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 4.76%. The fund ranks #33 of 43 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹124,885 today — a multiplier of 1.25×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 2.25%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹138,987.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹654,351 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 3.42%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,384,886 (multiplier 1.15×). XIRR: 2.82%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW ranks #33 out of 43 funds in the Arbitrage Fund category — that places it in the bottom quartile (Q4) — material underperformance. The category average return over the same window is 4.76%; this fund delivered 3.14%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has experienced over the last 5-year window is 0.55% — its NAV fell from a high on 25 Feb 2022 to a low on 08 Apr 2022. Drawdown is a useful gauge of how much short-term pain you'd have endured to capture the long-term return.

Across all 5-year rolling windows, ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW averaged 1.69% (best 3.44%, worst -0.07%). 98% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -5.70 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW returned 3.31% — lagging the Arbitrage Fund category average of 3.93% by 0.63 pp. It ranked #32 of 49 in its category that year.

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Hybrid scheme. Tax treatment follows its actual equity allocation as disclosed by the AMC: at least 65% equity behaves like an equity fund (12.5% LTCG over 12 months, 20% STCG); 35-65% equity often gets an equity-style treatment with a 24-month threshold; under 35% equity is taxed at slab rate like a debt fund. Check the AMC's latest factsheet for the current classification.

We don't give personal investment advice. ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is suitable for an investor whose:

horizon is 3-5 years — too short for pure equity, too long for pure debt
wants a single fund that automatically rebalances between equity and debt
is comfortable trading some upside for lower volatility vs a pure equity fund

Cross-check the numbers above against alternatives before deciding. Worst 5-year drawdown: 0.6%. 5-year CAGR: 3.14%.

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