Should I invest in PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Dividend?

We don't give personal investment advice. PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular 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: 7.0%. 5-year CAGR: 0.64%.

PGIM India

PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend

Latest NAV

₹11.6927

As of

17 Jul 2026

2,551 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%	+0.08%	+0.01	28 / 44	Q3
1W	+0.11%	+0.12%	-0.01	37 / 44	Q4
2W	+0.25%	+0.20%	+0.05	5 / 44	Q1
1M	+0.57%	+0.46%	+0.10	15 / 44	Q2
3M	+1.48%	+1.03%	+0.45	7 / 44	Q1
6M	-2.03%	+1.59%	-3.62	37 / 41	Q4
YTD	-1.77%	+1.62%	-3.39	37 / 41	Q4
1Y	+0.44%	+3.71%	-3.27	31 / 39	Q4
2Y	-0.17%	+4.07%	-4.23	33 / 37	Q4
3Y	+1.04%	+4.42%	-3.38	31 / 36	Q4
4Y	+1.03%	+4.59%	-3.55	32 / 34	Q4
5Y	+0.64%	+4.32%	-3.68	27 / 30	Q4
7Y	+0.06%	+3.71%	-3.65	26 / 26	Q4
10Y	+0.66%	+3.19%	-2.53	13 / 14	Q4
Inception	+0.71%	+3.19%	-2.47	38 / 44	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	-1.77%	+1.77%	-3.54	32 / 36
2025	-1.45%	+3.77%	-5.22	35 / 36
2024	+3.40%	+5.70%	-2.30	29 / 35
2023	+1.85%	+5.12%	-3.27	29 / 34
2022	-0.26%	+3.15%	-3.41	28 / 29
2021	-0.67%	+2.71%	-3.38	30 / 30
2020	+0.83%	+0.31%	+0.52	18 / 28
2019	-0.52%	+3.02%	-3.54	22 / 23
2018	-1.36%	+1.30%	-2.66	15 / 17
2017	+5.98%	+1.54%	+4.44	2 / 16
2016	—	—	—	—

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

+0.77%

115 windows

min -4.4% · max 6.1%

48% positive

3-Year rolling

+0.35%

90 windows

min -1.8% · max 2.7%

56% positive

5-Year rolling

+0.08%

66 windows

min -1.1% · max 1.5%

58% positive

7-Year rolling

+0.27%

42 windows

min -0.4% · max 0.9%

79% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 7Y windows happen to be available.

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

4.89%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

-1.09

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

-1.16

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-7.02%

Mar 2025 → Apr 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
BANDHAN Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Annual IDCW	Bandhan	₹10.8570	17 Jul 2026
quant Arbitrage Fund - IDCW Option - Regular Plan	Quant	₹10.8923	17 Jul 2026
Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund-Regular Plan-IDCW	Motilal Oswal	₹10.8440	17 Jul 2026
Mirae Asset Arbitrage Fund Regular IDCW	Mirae Asset	₹13.8180	17 Jul 2026
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund - Monthly Regular Plan - IDCW Option	Edelweiss	₹16.8201	17 Jul 2026
DSP Arbitrage Fund - Regular - IDCW	DSP	₹11.9810	17 Jul 2026
HSBC Arbitrage Fund - Regular Monthly IDCW	HSBC	₹10.2786	17 Jul 2026
BARODA BNP PARIBAS ARBITRAGE FUND REGULAR PLAN MONTHLY IDCW Option	Baroda BNP Paribas	₹10.5981	17 Jul 2026
PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Monthly Dividend	PGIM India	₹11.3063	17 Jul 2026
Axis Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Monthly IDCW	Axis	₹11.1940	17 Jul 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
17 Jul 2026	₹11.6927
16 Jul 2026	₹11.6826
15 Jul 2026	₹11.6875
14 Jul 2026	₹11.6936
13 Jul 2026	₹11.6798
10 Jul 2026	₹11.6803
9 Jul 2026	₹11.6790
8 Jul 2026	₹11.6823
7 Jul 2026	₹11.6737
6 Jul 2026	₹11.6733

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 PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend is ₹11.6927. It's a Arbitrage Fund from PGIM India, run as a Regular plan IDCW (dividend) option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend has NAV history starting from 08 Mar 2016, a track record of about 10 years 4 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.

PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend is managed by PGIM India. 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, PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend has delivered a absolute return of 0.44% — -3.27 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 3.71%. The fund ranks #31 of 39 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend has delivered a CAGR of 1.04% — -3.38 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 4.42%. The fund ranks #31 of 36 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

Over the trailing 5-year window, PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend has delivered a CAGR of 0.64% — -3.68 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 4.32%. The fund ranks #27 of 30 in its category — the bottom (Q4) quartile.

₹1 lakh invested in PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend exactly 10 years ago would be worth approximately ₹106,805 today — a multiplier of 1.07×, based on the 10-year CAGR of 0.66%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹136,883.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend over the last 5 years — total invested ₹600,000 — would be worth ₹605,420 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 0.35%.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP for 10 years in PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend = ₹1,200,000 invested. It would currently be worth ₹1,211,491 (multiplier 1.01×). XIRR: 0.19%. Long-horizon SIP results matter more than point-to-point returns because they smooth out entry timing.

On a 5-year basis, PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend ranks #27 out of 30 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 4.32%; this fund delivered 0.64%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend has experienced over the last 5-year window is 7.02% — its NAV fell from a high on 28 Mar 2025 to a low on 01 Apr 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, PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend averaged 0.08% (best 1.46%, worst -1.14%). 58% of rolling windows ended positive. The 5-year Sharpe ratio is -1.26 — negative risk-adjusted performance.

In calendar year 2025, PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular Dividend returned -1.45% — lagging the Arbitrage Fund category average of 3.77% by 5.22 pp. It ranked #35 of 36 in its category that year.

PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular 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. PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Regular Plan - Regular 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: 7.0%. 5-year CAGR: 0.64%.

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