Should I invest in IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A?

We don't give personal investment advice. IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend 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: 25.0%. 5-year CAGR: -3.66%.

IDFC

IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend

Latest NAV

₹10.7290

As of

17 Jul 2026

4,467 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	+0.08%	+0.10%	-0.02	16 / 16	Q4
1W	+0.11%	+0.14%	-0.03	16 / 16	Q4
2W	+0.19%	+0.21%	-0.02	13 / 16	Q4
1M	+0.57%	+0.53%	+0.05	9 / 16	Q3
3M	+0.83%	+1.20%	-0.38	14 / 16	Q4
6M	+2.12%	+2.57%	-0.45	14 / 16	Q4
YTD	+2.39%	+2.67%	-0.28	13 / 16	Q4
1Y	+4.41%	+5.23%	-0.82	14 / 16	Q4
2Y	-10.21%	+4.56%	-14.77	15 / 15	Q4
3Y	-6.29%	+5.23%	-11.52	15 / 15	Q4
4Y	-4.54%	+5.36%	-9.90	15 / 15	Q4
5Y	-3.66%	+5.00%	-8.66	15 / 15	Q4
7Y	-2.50%	+4.50%	-7.01	15 / 15	Q4
10Y	-1.65%	+4.05%	-5.70	13 / 13	Q4
Inception	+0.14%	+4.80%	-4.66	15 / 16	Q4

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	+2.39%	+2.97%	-0.58	13 / 14
2025	-21.28%	+3.86%	-25.14	14 / 14
2024	+1.39%	+6.39%	-5.00	12 / 13
2023	+1.08%	+6.17%	-5.09	12 / 13
2022	+0.53%	+3.79%	-3.26	12 / 13
2021	+0.96%	+2.93%	-1.97	12 / 13
2020	+0.33%	+2.33%	-2.01	11 / 13
2019	+0.07%	+3.71%	-3.64	11 / 13
2018	+0.65%	+3.81%	-3.16	9 / 13
2017	+0.05%	+2.85%	-2.80	14 / 15
2016	+0.78%	+4.00%	-3.22	14 / 15

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

+0.30%

209 windows

min -23.8% · max 8.6%

77% positive

3-Year rolling

+0.81%

185 windows

min -8.0% · max 6.5%

90% positive

5-Year rolling

+0.78%

160 windows

min -4.7% · max 4.3%

89% positive

7-Year rolling

+0.70%

136 windows

min -3.2% · max 3.0%

87% 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

14.20%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-0.83

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-0.83

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-25.00%

Jan 2025 → Jan 2025

% positive months

91.7%

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
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund - Growth Plan - Growth Option	Nippon India	₹28.1867	17 Jul 2026
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Div	SBI	₹18.9004	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund - Growth	Franklin India	₹11.0714	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund - Dividend	Kotak Mahindra	₹10.7501	17 Jul 2026
UTI Spread Fund - Dividend Option	UTI	₹21.0412	17 Jul 2026
IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Growth	IDFC	₹34.3693	17 Jul 2026
JM ARBITRAGE ADVANTAGE FUND-Dividend	JM Financial	₹16.0213	17 Jul 2026
Religare Arbitrage Fund - Dividend Option	Religare	₹18.1083	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹10.7290
16 Jul 2026	₹10.7200
15 Jul 2026	₹10.7204
14 Jul 2026	₹10.7240
13 Jul 2026	₹10.7161
10 Jul 2026	₹10.7169
9 Jul 2026	₹10.7147
8 Jul 2026	₹10.7179
7 Jul 2026	₹10.7186
6 Jul 2026	₹10.7136

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 IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend is ₹10.7290. It's a Arbitrage Fund from IDFC, run as a Unknown plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend has NAV history starting from 02 Jun 2008, a track record of about 18 years 1 months. Long-tenured funds like this have weathered multiple market cycles — the 2008 crash, 2013 taper tantrum, 2020 COVID drawdown — which makes their returns more credible than a 3-year track record alone.

IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend is managed by IDFC. 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, IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend has delivered a absolute return of 4.41% — -0.82 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 5.23%. The fund ranks #14 of 16 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend has delivered a CAGR of -6.29% — -11.52 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 5.23%. The fund ranks #15 of 15 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend has delivered a CAGR of -3.66% — -8.66 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 5.00%. The fund ranks #15 of 15 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹84,706 today — a multiplier of 0.85×, based on the 10-year CAGR of -1.65%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹148,729.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹528,669 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of -4.96%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,034,089 (multiplier 0.86×). XIRR: -2.98%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend ranks #15 out of 15 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 5.00%; this fund delivered -3.66%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend has experienced over the last 5-year window is 25.00% — its NAV fell from a high on 29 Jan 2025 to a low on 31 Jan 2025. 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, IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend averaged 0.78% (best 4.25%, worst -4.68%). 89% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.86 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend returned -21.28% — lagging the Arbitrage Fund category average of 3.86% by 25.14 pp. It ranked #14 of 14 in its category that year.

IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend 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. IDFC Arbitrage Fund - Plan A - Dividend 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: 25.0%. 5-year CAGR: -3.66%.

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