DSP Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth

Q: What are the returns of DSP Arbitrage Fund?

The DSP Arbitrage Fund is a 7 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.18% since inception. DSP Arbitrage Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year Since Inception 7.74% 7.27% 5.95% 6.18%

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹15.457-0.01% 1 day change	6.18% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	3

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹15.457 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

DSP Arbitrage Fund overview

VRO rating	3
Expense ratio	0.34% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	0.25% Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,0.25% will be charged for redemption within 30 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹5,964 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	7 yrs 3 m since Jan 15, 2018
Benchmark	Nifty 50 Arbitrage
Min. investment	SIP ₹500 & Lump. ₹1000
Risk	Low
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, pay tax of 12.5% on returns of ₹1.25 lakh+ in a financial year

DSP Arbitrage Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Apr 24, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 month	0.75%	0.78%
3 months	1.85%	1.85%
6 months	3.82%	3.83%
1 year	7.74%	7.73%
3 years	7.27%	7.19%
5 years	5.95%	5.96%
7 years	6.17%	6.12%

Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap -0.184707%

Mid Cap -0.068715%

Small Cap -0.016578%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

Reliance Industries Ltd.3.16%

HDFC Bank Ltd.2.11%

ICICI Bank Ltd.2.06%

Infosys Ltd.1.93%

Top sectors

Financial 21.78%

Energy 7.34%

Metals & Mining 5.5600000000000005%

Services 5.42%

Cash 68.67%

A1+ 20.188266%

AAA 5.76%

Cash & Call Money 4.028147%

Top Debt Holdings

Axis Bank Ltd. 3.69%

Bank Of Baroda 2.47%

HDFC Bank Ltd. 2.43%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 1.82%

Allocation by Instruments

Cash Margin 68.67%

Mutual Fund 11.79%

Certificate of Deposit 11.399999999999999%

Debenture 4.44%

Other Holdings

DSP Savings Fund Direct Plan-Growth 11.79%

Others 0.3%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
DSP Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹5,964 Crs	7 yrs 3 m	0.34%
Tata Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹12,790 Crs	6 yrs 4 m	0.3%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹19,675 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.39%
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹14,003 Crs	10 yrs 10 m	0.36%
Axis Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹5,746 Crs	10 yrs 8 m	0.31%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹14,236 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.29%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
DSP Arbitrage Fund	0.75%	3.82%	7.74%	7.27%	5.95%	N.A.
Tata Arbitrage Fund	0.84%	3.98%	8.0%	7.44%	6.29%	4.09%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund	0.78%	3.92%	7.99%	7.66%	6.33%	6.53%
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund	0.79%	3.99%	7.94%	7.47%	6.24%	6.65%
Axis Arbitrage Fund	0.83%	3.9%	7.85%	7.26%	6.12%	6.55%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund	0.88%	3.99%	7.98%	7.37%	6.13%	6.47%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
DSP Arbitrage Fund	0.54	0.7	1.59	1.71
Tata Arbitrage Fund	0.53	0.71	1.85	2.22
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund	0.49	0.45	2.6	2.95
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund	0.56	0.64	1.88	2.18
Axis Arbitrage Fund	0.56	0.61	1.49	1.64
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund	0.54	0.67	1.7	1.92

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	2.32 vs. 2.73 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.59 vs. 2.45 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.7 vs. 0.79 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.54 vs. 0.42 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About DSP Arbitrage Fund

DSP Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth is a Arbitrage mutual fund scheme from Dsp Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 7 yrs 3 m, having been launched on 15/01/2018. DSP Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth has ₹5,964 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/03/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of DSP Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹15.46. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.34%, which is close to what most other Arbitrage funds charge. Currently, the fund has a -0.27% allocation to equity and 27.57% to Debt.

DSP Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth returns of last 1-year are 7.75%. Since launch, it has delivered 6.19% average annual returns.
DSP Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is average.
The fund's equity portion is primarily invested in Financial, Unclassified, Energy, Metals & Mining, Services sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Unclassified sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The debt portion of the fund has low credit quality indicating the quality of borrowers it has lent it to is not too great.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in DSP Savings Fund Direct Plan-Growth, Axis Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹5,964 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Karan Mundhra

Mr. Mundra is a B. COM. and Charted Accountant (CA) He is working with DSP Mutual Fund since april 2012, he has Over 9 years of experience.

Kaivalya Nadkarni

Ms. Nadkarni has done B.Com, CA, CS and CFA Prior to joining DSP Mutual Fund, she has worked with ICICI Prudential MF, RSN & Company and G.M.Kapadia & Co

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to generate income through arbitrage opportunities between cash and derivative market and arbitrage opportunities within the derivative market.

DSP Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	50 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹1,87,436 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	NATRAJ, Office No. 302-3rd Floor-Plot No. 194, MV Road Junction Western Express Highway, Andheri East Mumbai, 400069
Phone	1800-208-4499 / 1800-200-4499

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Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	1Y	5Y
DSP Aggressive Hybrid Fund	N.A.	₹10,425 Crs	19.83%	21.8%
DSP Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund	N.A.	₹3,217 Crs	13.67%	14.54%
DSP Equity Savings Fund	N.A.	₹2,517 Crs	12.81%	14.47%
DSP Regular Savings Fund	N.A.	₹164 Crs	12.28%	11.66%
DSP Multi Asset Allocation Fund	N.A.	₹2,787 Crs	15.65%	N.A.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of DSP Arbitrage Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the DSP Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹15.457 as of Apr 23, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The DSP Arbitrage Fund is a 7 yrs 3 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.18% since inception.

DSP Arbitrage Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	Since Inception
7.74%	7.27%	5.95%	6.18%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The DSP Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.34%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The DSP Arbitrage Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹5,964 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

What is risk level of DSP Arbitrage Fund?

This is a Arbitrage fund comes with Low risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How do I invest in DSP Arbitrage Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for DSP Arbitrage Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in DSP Arbitrage Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in DSP Arbitrage Fund?

Redeeming your investments in DSP Arbitrage Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

If you have invested in DSP Arbitrage Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

in Arbitrage

#NA

Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,0.25% will be charged for redemption within 30 days.