Should I invest in Invesco India Arbitrage Fund?

We don't give personal investment advice. Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option 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: 0.2%. 5-year CAGR: 6.95%.

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Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Latest NAV

₹36.9481

As of

17 Jul 2026

3,331 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	+0.09%	+0.09%	0.00	28 / 38	Q3
1W	+0.14%	+0.14%	-0.01	21 / 38	Q3
2W	+0.22%	+0.25%	-0.02	24 / 38	Q3
1M	+0.66%	+0.63%	+0.03	10 / 38	Q2
3M	+1.62%	+1.57%	+0.05	10 / 38	Q2
6M	+3.36%	+3.28%	+0.08	9 / 35	Q2
YTD	+3.68%	+3.61%	+0.07	10 / 35	Q2
1Y	+6.79%	+6.56%	+0.23	6 / 32	Q1
2Y	+7.20%	+6.93%	+0.27	2 / 27	Q1
3Y	+7.62%	+7.36%	+0.26	3 / 24	Q1
4Y	+7.59%	+7.20%	+0.39	1 / 23	Q1
5Y	+6.95%	+6.51%	+0.43	1 / 20	Q1
7Y	+6.42%	+6.05%	+0.37	2 / 18	Q1
10Y	+6.48%	+6.33%	+0.15	4 / 12	Q2
Inception	+6.95%	+6.05%	+0.90	12 / 38	Q2

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	+3.68%	+3.61%	+0.07	10 / 35
2025	+7.12%	+6.83%	+0.28	7 / 30
2024	+8.22%	+7.96%	+0.26	4 / 26
2023	+8.12%	+7.67%	+0.45	1 / 24
2022	+5.85%	+4.64%	+1.21	1 / 21
2021	+4.19%	+4.15%	+0.04	13 / 20
2020	+4.92%	+4.54%	+0.37	4 / 18
2019	+6.56%	+6.63%	-0.07	11 / 15
2018	+6.51%	+6.64%	-0.13	9 / 12
2017	+6.35%	+6.27%	+0.07	5 / 12
2016	+7.11%	+7.30%	-0.18	9 / 11

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

+6.89%

153 windows

min 3.9% · max 9.4%

100% positive

3-Year rolling

+6.66%

129 windows

min 4.8% · max 8.5%

100% positive

5-Year rolling

+6.43%

105 windows

min 5.5% · max 7.8%

100% positive

7-Year rolling

+6.39%

80 windows

min 5.9% · max 7.4%

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

0.43%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

—

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-0.23%

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 Growth Option - Direct Plan	HDFC	₹21.5550	17 Jul 2026
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth Option	Nippon India	₹30.6775	17 Jul 2026
ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹39.3155	17 Jul 2026
BANDHAN Arbitrage Fund-Direct Plan- Growth	Bandhan	₹37.4792	17 Jul 2026
quant Arbitrage Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹10.9756	17 Jul 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund - Growth - Direct Plan	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹30.6426	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth	Motilal Oswal	₹11.1679	17 Jul 2026
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund - Direct - Growth	Franklin India	₹11.2041	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth	Mirae Asset	₹14.4540	17 Jul 2026
Kotak Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	Kotak	₹42.8404	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹36.9481
16 Jul 2026	₹36.9158
15 Jul 2026	₹36.9228
14 Jul 2026	₹36.9346
13 Jul 2026	₹36.8980
10 Jul 2026	₹36.8983
9 Jul 2026	₹36.8880
8 Jul 2026	₹36.8965
7 Jul 2026	₹36.8947
6 Jul 2026	₹36.8809

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 Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹36.9481. It's a Arbitrage Fund from Invesco, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history starting from 02 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.

Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is managed by Invesco. 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, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered a absolute return of 6.79% — +0.23 pp ahead of the Arbitrage Fund category average of 6.56%. The fund ranks #6 of 32 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 7.62% — +0.26 pp ahead of the Arbitrage Fund category average of 7.36%. The fund ranks #3 of 24 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered a CAGR of 6.95% — +0.43 pp ahead of the Arbitrage Fund category average of 6.51%. The fund ranks #1 of 20 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹187,416 today — a multiplier of 1.87×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 6.48%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹184,761.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹722,671 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 7.37%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,690,799 (multiplier 1.41×). XIRR: 6.67%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option ranks #1 out of 20 funds in the Arbitrage Fund category — that places it in the top quartile (Q1) — strong outperformance. The category average return over the same window is 6.51%; this fund delivered 6.95%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has experienced over the last 5-year window is 0.23% — its NAV fell from a high on 08 May 2025 to a low on 12 May 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, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option averaged 6.43% (best 7.78%, worst 5.53%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is 0.43 — weak risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option returned 7.12% — beating the Arbitrage Fund category average of 6.83% by 0.28 pp. It ranked #7 of 30 in its category that year.

Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option 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. Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option 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: 0.2%. 5-year CAGR: 6.95%.

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

Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

NAV history & peer comparison

Returns matrix

Calendar-year returns

Rolling returns

SIP returns — historical "what if"

Risk profile

Peers in Arbitrage Fund

Recent NAVs

Frequently asked questions

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