Sundaram

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth

Latest NAV

₹16.1360

As of

3 Jun 2026

1,085 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	-0.14%	-0.07%	-0.07	32 / 38	Q4
1W	-0.03%	-0.01%	-0.02	20 / 38	Q3
2W	-0.02%	-0.06%	+0.04	12 / 38	Q2
1M	+0.33%	+0.24%	+0.08	4 / 38	Q1
3M	+1.38%	+1.21%	+0.16	2 / 35	Q1
6M	+3.21%	+2.97%	+0.24	4 / 35	Q1
YTD	+2.59%	+2.40%	+0.18	5 / 35	Q1
1Y	+6.42%	+6.22%	+0.21	5 / 31	Q1
2Y	+7.09%	+6.87%	+0.22	3 / 26	Q1
3Y	+7.30%	+7.31%	-0.01	17 / 24	Q3
4Y	+6.98%	+6.99%	-0.01	15 / 23	Q3
5Y	—	—	—	—	—
7Y	—	—	—	—	—
10Y	—	—	—	—	—
Inception	+6.61%	+5.76%	+0.85	19 / 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	+2.59%	+2.40%	+0.18	5 / 35
2025	+7.09%	+6.83%	+0.26	8 / 30
2024	+7.77%	+7.96%	-0.19	20 / 26
2023	+7.36%	+7.67%	-0.31	21 / 24
2022	+4.25%	+4.64%	-0.40	18 / 21

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

+7.11%

42 windows

min 4.6% · max 8.0%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 1Y windows happen to be available.

3-Year rolling

+7.23%

18 windows

min 6.6% · max 7.5%

100% positive

Limited basis — fund is young, so this average may be skewed by which 3Y windows happen to be available.

5-Year rolling

—

Insufficient history

7-Year rolling

—

Insufficient history

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

0.38%

3-year · annualised

Sharpe ratio

—

vs risk-free 6.5%

Sortino ratio

—

Downside-only deviation

Max drawdown

-0.19%

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	₹21.3110	3 Jun 2026
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth Option	Nippon India	₹30.3224	3 Jun 2026
ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth	ICICI Prudential	₹38.8587	3 Jun 2026
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option	Invesco	₹36.5313	3 Jun 2026
BANDHAN Arbitrage Fund-Direct Plan- Growth	Bandhan	₹37.0601	3 Jun 2026
quant Arbitrage Fund - Growth Option - Direct Plan	Quant	₹10.8385	3 Jun 2026
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund - Growth - Direct Plan	Aditya Birla Sun Life	₹30.2752	3 Jun 2026
Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund-Direct Plan-Growth	Motilal Oswal	₹11.0471	3 Jun 2026
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund - Direct - Growth	Franklin India	₹11.0725	3 Jun 2026
Mirae Asset Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth	Mirae Asset	₹14.2840	3 Jun 2026

Recent NAVs

Date	NAV
3 Jun 2026	₹16.1360
2 Jun 2026	₹16.1306
1 Jun 2026	₹16.1533
29 May 2026	₹16.1066
27 May 2026	₹16.1308
26 May 2026	₹16.1356
22 May 2026	₹16.1145
21 May 2026	₹16.1290
20 May 2026	₹16.1239
19 May 2026	₹16.1332

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 03 Jun 2026, the NAV of Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth is ₹16.1360. It's a Arbitrage Fund from Sundaram, run as a Direct plan Growth option. NAVs update once per business day from the AMFI feed.

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth has NAV history starting from 03 Jan 2022, a track record of about 4 years 5 months. It's a relatively new scheme. With under 5 years of NAVs, peer comparison is the best yardstick — point-to-point returns can be skewed by entry timing.

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth is managed by Sundaram. 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, Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth has delivered a absolute return of 6.42% — +0.21 pp ahead of the Arbitrage Fund category average of 6.22%. The fund ranks #5 of 31 in its category — the top (Q1) quartile.

Over the trailing 3-year window, Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth has delivered a CAGR of 7.30% — -0.01 pp behind the Arbitrage Fund category average of 7.31%. The fund ranks #17 of 24 in its category — the third (Q3) quartile.

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth doesn't have a complete 5-year window yet (we need at least 5 year of NAVs). Check the shorter-window returns above.

₹1 lakh invested in Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth exactly 3 years ago would be worth approximately ₹123,544 today — a multiplier of 1.24×, based on the 3-year CAGR of 7.30%. The category average over the same window would have grown ₹1 lakh to ₹123,581.

A ₹10,000 monthly SIP in Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth over the last 3 years — total invested ₹360,000 — would be worth ₹400,379 today. That's an XIRR (money-weighted annualised return) of 7.02%.

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth doesn't yet have 10 years of NAVs. Over the longest available window (3-year SIP), ₹10,000/month would have grown to ₹400,379 — XIRR 7.02%.

On a 3-year basis, Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth ranks #17 out of 24 funds in the Arbitrage Fund category — that places it in the third quartile (Q3) — below the median. The category average return over the same window is 7.31%; this fund delivered 7.30%.

The worst peak-to-trough decline Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth has experienced over the last 3-year window is 0.19% — 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 3-year rolling windows, Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth averaged 7.23% (best 7.53%, worst 6.55%). 100% of rolling windows ended positive.

In calendar year 2025, Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth returned 7.09% — beating the Arbitrage Fund category average of 6.83% by 0.26 pp. It ranked #8 of 30 in its category that year.

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth 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. Sundaram Arbitrage Fund (Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - Growth 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.

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