HDFC Arbitrage Fund

HDFC Mutual Fund

Hybrid › Arbitrage Regular plan Growth SEBI riskometer: Low
80/100
Strong · Tradinity score
₹32.9230
0.0820 (+0.25%)
NAV on 1 Oct 2026

NAV history

Returns as of 1 Oct 2026

Up to one year: absolute. Longer: annualised. Category = median of Arbitrage regular-plan Growth funds.

PeriodThis fundCategory medianRank in category
1 month +0.19% +0.19% —
3 months +1.36% +1.32% —
6 months +2.96% +2.86% —
1 year +6.06% +5.96% #7 of 32 Top 22%
3 years +6.72% +6.53% #4 of 25 Top 16%
5 years +6.12% +6.03% #7 of 20 Top 35%
10 years +5.58% +5.72% —
Since launch of NAV data+6.49%——

NAV high and low

WindowHighLow
1 month32.923032.7360
3 months32.923032.4810
6 months32.923031.9760
1 year32.923031.0420

A period is a dash when the fund has not existed that long or its NAV history has a hole at the start date — never a partial figure.

Calendar-year returns

202020212022202320242025YTD
This fund+3.74%+3.60%+4.16%+7.23%+7.66%+6.34%+4.46%
Category median+4.13%+3.66%+4.09%+7.07%+7.49%+6.24%+4.36%

Tradinity fund score

Twenty checks of five points each: performance, portfolio, operations, and risk against reward. Only checks we have data for are counted.

80/100
Strong · based on 15 of 20 checks
Performance10/15
  • ✓ Ranks in the top quarter of its category over 1 year
  • ✓ Ranks in the top quarter of its category over 3 years
  • ✗ Ranks in the top quarter of its category over 5 years
  • – Loses less than its reference index on the index's down days
  • – Keeps pace with its reference index on the index's up days
Portfolio15/15
  • ✓ Largest holding is 10% of the fund or less (largest holding 8.3%)
  • ✓ Top ten holdings are 50% of the fund or less (top ten 39.1%)
  • ✓ Holds at least 20 stocks (178 holdings)
  • – No single sector is more than 35% of the fund (diversified equity categories)
  • – Portfolio P/E is at or below the category median
Operations25/25
  • ✓ Has a track record of at least 5 years (18.9 years of NAV history)
  • ✓ Has a track record of at least 10 years
  • ✓ Expense ratio is at or below the category median (expense ratio 2.04%)
  • ✓ Fund size is above the category median (AUM Rs 8,184 crore)
  • ✓ Lead manager has run the fund for 3 years or more (6.1 years)
Risk and reward10/20
  • ✓ Sharpe ratio is at or above the category median
  • ✓ Sortino ratio is at or above the category median
  • ✗ Volatility is at or below the category median
  • ✗ Worst 3-year fall is no deeper than the category median
  • – Jensen's alpha is positive

Risk and return ratios 3-year window

Risk-free rate 6.06% (3-year annualised return of the NSE 1-day (overnight) rate index). This category has no reference index in our data, so benchmark-relative ratios are not shown.

RatioThis fundCategory medianAgainst category
Sharpe ratio 0.60 0.44 Better
Sortino ratio 0.92 0.65 Better
Standard deviation 1.09% 1.08% Worse
Maximum drawdown -0.50% -0.45% Worse
Beta — — —
R-squared — — —
Jensen's alpha — — —
Treynor ratio — — —
Information ratio — — —
Upside capture — — —
Downside capture — — —

SIP returns (monthly instalments, XIRR)

1 year
+5.84%
3 years
+6.32%
5 years
+6.51%

What if you had invested?

Computed from this fund's actual NAVs. A SIP buys at the first NAV of each month and is valued at the latest NAV. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Weights are % of the scheme's assets from the latest month-end disclosure available to Tradinity. Shown from the Direct plan of this fund, which holds the same portfolio. The feed carries weights only: no quantities or rupee values.

Holdings
178
Top 5 / top 10
25.4% / 39.1%
Largest holding
8.3%
Mapped to Tradinity companies
76%
Portfolio P/E
—
category median 24.3
Portfolio ROE
15.1%
category median 11.8%
Portfolio dividend yield
—
Largest sector
—

Valuation ratios are weighted over the holdings we can match to a company (harmonic mean for P/E) and are withheld when they cover under half the portfolio.

Holdings

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HoldingSectorWeight3M changeP/E
HDFC Money Market Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option — 8.27% — —
HDFC Bank Ltd.£ Financial Services 5.05% — —
ICICI Bank Ltd. Financial Services 4.86% — —
HDFC Liquid Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option — 3.72% — —
Reliance Industries Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.51% — 40.9
Bharti Airtel Ltd. Telecommunication 3.28% — 68.2
Axis Bank Ltd. Financial Services 2.96% — —
HDFC Ultra Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option — 2.63% — —
HDFC Ultra Short to Short Term Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option — 2.42% — —
TREPS - Tri-party Repo — 2.39% — —
JSW Steel Ltd. Metals & Mining 2.37% — 42.0
State Bank of India Financial Services 2.36% — —
Bajaj Finance Ltd. Financial Services 1.58% — —
Bharat Electronics Ltd. Capital Goods 1.50% — 46.0
NTPC Limited Power 1.47% — 13.2
Tata Steel Ltd. Metals & Mining 1.47% — 13.0
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited Financial Services 1.43% — —
TVS Motor Company Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 1.36% — 47.7
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 1.32% — 39.8
Hindalco Industries Ltd. Metals & Mining 0.97% — 16.0
Small Industries Development Bank^ — 0.95% — —
Indus Towers Limited Telecommunication 0.89% — 14.0
Grasim Industries Ltd. Construction Materials 0.87% — 282.5
IDFC First Bank Limited Financial Services 0.85% — —
VODAFONE IDEA LIMITED Telecommunication 0.82% — 3.7
One 97 Communications Limited Financial Services 0.79% — 580.7
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd. Financial Services 0.71% — —
Divis Laboratories Ltd. Healthcare 0.70% — 83.0
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. Healthcare 0.69% — 73.1
ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMTIED Metals & Mining 0.65% — 33.6
NMDC Limited Metals & Mining 0.64% — 8.7
Steel Authority Of India Ltd. Metals & Mining 0.64% — 17.5
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. Services 0.63% — —
Bank of Baroda Financial Services 0.60% — —
Hitachi Energy India Ltd. Capital Goods 0.60% — 122.1
Coal India Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.59% — 13.9
ITC LIMITED Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.59% — 17.8
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Capital Goods 0.58% — 61.8
Muthoot Finance Ltd. Financial Services 0.58% — —
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.57% — 4.9
Eicher Motors Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 0.56% — 36.8
Cummins India Ltd. Capital Goods 0.55% — 58.7
Indian Hotels Company Ltd. Consumer Services 0.54% — 49.1
Tata Consumer Products Limited Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.54% — 57.7
HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited Financial Services 0.51% — —
Marico Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.51% — 62.5
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Healthcare 0.50% — 316.1
Larsen and Toubro Ltd. Construction 0.50% — 71.1
Ambuja Cements Ltd. Construction Materials 0.49% — 24.2
INFO EDGE (INDIA) LIMITED Consumer Services 0.43% — 14.1
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. Financial Services 0.43% — —
Varun Beverages Ltd Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.43% — 50.4
Asian Paints Limited Consumer Durables 0.42% — 49.1
Maruti Suzuki India Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.41% — 25.8
Biocon Ltd. Healthcare 0.40% — 596.5
ICICI Bank Ltd.^ — 0.38% — —
Indian Overseas Bank^ — 0.38% — —
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited^ — 0.38% — —
Punjab National Bank — 0.38% — —
Punjab National Bank^ — 0.38% — —
Yes Bank Ltd. Financial Services 0.38% — —
GE Vernova T&D India Limited Capital Goods 0.37% — 83.3
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd Consumer Durables 0.37% — 42.6
Indian Energy Exchange Limited Financial Services 0.36% — 19.0
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd. Capital Goods 0.35% — 99.7
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.35% — 1,697.9
The Tata Power Company Ltd. Power 0.35% — 127.8
Ashok Leyland Ltd Capital Goods 0.34% — 25.0
Godrej Properties Ltd. Realty 0.34% — 136.4
Jio Financial Services Limited Financial Services 0.34% — —
Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.33% — 57.0
Life Insurance Corporation of India Financial Services 0.33% — —
Solar Industries India Ltd. Chemicals 0.32% — 136.0
Titan Company Ltd. Consumer Durables 0.31% — 76.3
UltraTech Cement Limited Construction Materials 0.31% — 42.2
Bank of India Financial Services 0.28% — —
Bharat Forge Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 0.28% — 107.1
Cipla Ltd. Healthcare 0.28% — 35.1
Manappuram Finance Ltd. Financial Services 0.28% — —
Pidilite Industries Ltd. Chemicals 0.28% — 59.0
Union Bank of India Financial Services 0.28% — —
Infosys Limited Information Technology 0.27% — 13.8
Lupin Ltd. Healthcare 0.26% — 13.2
Aditya Birla Capital ltd. Financial Services 0.24% — —
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.24% — 9.6
Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Metals & Mining 0.24% — 14.0
Voltas Ltd. Consumer Durables 0.24% — 84.0
Coforge Limited Information Technology 0.23% — 55.8
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Capital Goods 0.23% — 33.7
UPL Ltd. Chemicals 0.23% — 55.9
Max Financial Services Ltd. Financial Services 0.22% — —
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. Financial Services 0.21% — —
Tech Mahindra Ltd. Information Technology 0.21% — 39.4
Adani Power (Mundra) Limited Power 0.20% — 32.4
Dabur India Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.20% — 43.7
Adani Green Energy Limited Power 0.19% — 405.0
Canara Bank^ — 0.19% — —
Export - Import Bank of India — 0.19% — —
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 0.19% — 21.6
Power Finance Corporation Ltd. Financial Services 0.19% — —
Multi Commodity Exchange of India L Financial Services 0.18% — 35.2
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. Capital Goods 0.17% — 101.5
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Services 0.17% — 161.0
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. Healthcare 0.17% — 37.5
INOX Wind Limited Capital Goods 0.17% — 23.5
SRF Ltd. Chemicals 0.17% — 38.5
Alkem Laboratories Ltd. Healthcare 0.16% — 29.1
Bosch Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.16% — 56.3
DLF LIMITED Realty 0.16% — 44.1
GMR Airports Limited Services 0.16% — 257.8
RBL Bank Ltd. Financial Services 0.15% — —
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 0.14% — 92.6
United Spirits Limited Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.14% — 50.7
Amber Enterprises India Ltd. Consumer Durables 0.13% — 161.5
Bajaj Auto Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.13% — 26.1
Bajaj Finserv Ltd. Financial Services 0.13% — —
UNO Minda Limited Automobile and Auto Components 0.13% — 67.4
Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) Financial Services 0.12% — —
National Aluminium Co. Ltd. Metals & Mining 0.12% — 9.2
Polycab India Limited Capital Goods 0.12% — 43.3
Shriram Finance Ltd. Financial Services 0.12% — —
Supreme Industries Ltd. Capital Goods 0.12% — 45.8
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 0.11% — 18.2
PB Fintech Limited Financial Services 0.11% — 102.2
Bandhan Bank Ltd. Financial Services 0.10% — —
Canara Bank — 0.10% — —
Delhivery Limited Services 0.10% — 101.6
Eternal Limited Consumer Services 0.10% — 111.0
Jindal Steel Limited. Metals & Mining 0.10% — 44.0
Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. Financial Services 0.09% — —
Colgate-Palmolive ( I ) Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.09% — 35.8
Fortis Healthcare Limited Healthcare 0.09% — 255.5
GAIL (India) Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.09% — 11.7
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. Financial Services 0.09% — —
Union Bank of India^ — 0.09% — —
Fsn Ecommerce Ventures Limited (Nykaa) Consumer Services 0.08% — 1,170.9
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd Capital Goods 0.08% — 33.1
Patanjali Foods Limited Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.08% — 19.6
The Federal Bank Ltd. Financial Services 0.08% — —
JSW Energy Ltd. Power 0.07% — 97.8
PG Electroplast Limited Consumer Durables 0.07% — 126.3
PNB Housing Finance Ltd. Financial Services 0.07% — —
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. Power 0.07% — 15.2
Radico Khaitan Limited Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.07% — 82.6
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. Information Technology 0.07% — 15.2
Computer Age Management Services Financial Services 0.06% — 18.9
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. Financial Services 0.06% — —
Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited Financial Services 0.06% — —
Oberoi Realty Ltd. Realty 0.06% — 29.4
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.06% — 6.8
SBI CARDS AND PAYMENT SERVICES LIMITED Financial Services 0.06% — —
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Healthcare 0.06% — 77.7
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Financial Services 0.05% — —
Max Healthcare Institute Limited Healthcare 0.05% — 124.3
Tube Investments of India Ltd. Automobile and Auto Components 0.05% — 54.9
Vedanta Ltd. Metals & Mining 0.05% — 14.3
Zydus Lifesciences Limited Healthcare 0.05% — 32.6
Britannia Industries Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.04% — 43.5
MANKIND PHARMA LIMITED Healthcare 0.04% — 46.9
Adani Energy Solutions Limited Power 0.03% — 350.6
Container Corporation of India Ltd. Services 0.03% — 27.1
HCL Technologies Ltd. Information Technology 0.03% — 27.7
Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. Financial Services 0.03% — —
Nestle India Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.03% — 64.8
Sagility Limited Information Technology 0.03% — 60.8
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Healthcare 0.03% — 143.5
The Phoenix Mills Limited Realty 0.03% — 237.4
Indusind Bank Ltd. Financial Services 0.02% — —
NBCC (India) Limited Construction 0.02% — 31.2
Angel One Ltd. Financial Services 0.01% — —
Cochin Shipyard Ltd. Capital Goods 0.01% — 57.2
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 0.01% — 56.2
Havells India Ltd. Consumer Durables 0.01% — 39.8
L&T Finance Ltd. Financial Services 0.01% — —
MphasiS Limited. Information Technology 0.01% — 28.0
Oracle Financial Ser Software Ltd. Information Technology 0.01% — 25.7
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. Realty 0.01% — 343.2
Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd Construction 0.01% — 49.5

Fund details

Fund houseHDFC Mutual Fund
AMFI scheme code106793
CategoryHybrid › Arbitrage
AMFI categoryOpen Ended Schemes(Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund)
Plan / optionRegular / Growth
ISININF179K01343
NAV history from29 Oct 2007
NAV points on record4,653

Cost and size

Expense ratio (regular, Sep 2026)
2.04%
category median 2.10%
Assets under management
₹8,184 crore
average, June-2026

Expense ratio by month: Oct 25 0.93% · Nov 25 0.93% · Dec 25 0.93% · Jan 26 0.91% · Feb 26 0.92% · Mar 26 0.92% · Apr 26 2.84% · May 26 2.16% · Jun 26 2.03% · Jul 26 2.09% · Aug 26 2.11% · Sep 26 2.04%

From the scheme information document

Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage Index (Total Returns Index)
Not Applicable
SEBI riskometer
Low
Launch (allotment) date
23 Oct 2007
Registrar
Computer Age Management Services Limited
Minimum investment
Rs.100
Minimum additional
Rs.100
SIP
For SIP DSIP, WSIP, MSIP - Rs. 100; QSIP - Rs. 1500; HSIP - Rs. 2500; YSIP - Rs. 5000. For SWAP Fixed SWAP - Rs. 100; Variable SWAP - Rs. 300. For STP …
Fund manager(s)
FM 1 -Ms. Nandita Menezes, FM 2 - Mr. Arun Agarwal FM 3 - Mr.Anil Bamboli, FM 4- Mr. Gopal Agrawal
earliest start on record 24 Aug 2020

Exit load

• In respect of each purchase / switch-in of Units, an Exit load of 0.25% is payable if Units are redeemed / switched-out within 15 days from the date of allotment of units. • No Exit Load is payable if Units are redeemed/switched-out after 15 days from the date of allotment.

Objective

To generate income through arbitrage opportunities and permitted debt instruments.

Scheme information document

Fund house: website · factsheets · monthly portfolio · annual report

Not available: Morningstar rating (proprietary). "NAV history from" is the first NAV we hold.

Other plans of this fund

Returns are computed by Tradinity from each scheme's own published NAV, so they are net of the fund's expenses. Periods over one year are annualised (CAGR). Past performance does not indicate future returns. Only Growth-option schemes are ranked: an IDCW scheme pays cash out of its NAV, so its NAV understates what an investor earned.