Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹10.4845+0.01% 1 day change	4.84%	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹314 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹10.4845 as on Jul 21, 2025

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Franklin India Arbitrage Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.29% as on May 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)	₹314 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	8 m since Nov 04, 2024
Benchmark	Nifty 50 Arbitrage
Min. investment	This scheme is currently not buyable
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, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Franklin India 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 Jun 12, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.5%	0.42%
3 Months	1.61%	1.52%
6 Months	3.66%	3.51%

Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap -0.17%

Mid Cap -0.11%

Small Cap -0.06%

Other Cap -0%

Top holdings

RBL Bank Ltd.4.48%

HDFC Bank Ltd.4.26%

Vodafone Idea Ltd.3.77%

IDFC First Bank Ltd.3.45%

Top sectors

Financial 22.840000000000003%

Services 7.210000000000001%

Communication 6.029999999999999%

Consumer Staples 6.02%

Cash 69.42140211%

SOV 11.60409564%

A1+ 9.64081805%

AAA 6.78726476%

Top Debt Holdings

Reserve Bank of India 6.12%

GOI 4.82%

LIC Housing Finance Ltd. 3.42%

Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. 3.22%

Allocation by Instruments

Cash Margin 69.42140211%

Treasury Bills 6.12816385%

Certificate of Deposit 6.11050405%

GOI Securities 4.81684579%

Other Holdings

Franklin India Money Market Fund Direct-Growth 3.2%

Others 2.42%

Franklin India Liquid Fund Super Institutional Plan Direct-Growth 1.12%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	314 Cr	8 m	0.29%
Tata Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	14,982 Cr	6 yrs 7 m	0.31%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	22,341 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.39%
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	15,137 Cr	11 yrs 1 m	0.38%
Axis Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	5,746 Cr	11 yrs	0.33%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	14,236 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.31%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund	0.5%	3.66%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Tata Arbitrage Fund	0.45%	3.72%	7.6%	7.7%	6.39%	4.26%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund	0.45%	3.63%	7.5%	7.82%	6.45%	6.5%
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund	0.42%	3.63%	7.51%	7.7%	6.39%	6.61%
Axis Arbitrage Fund	0.43%	3.64%	7.42%	7.5%	6.25%	6.51%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund	0.43%	3.73%	7.56%	7.64%	6.28%	6.43%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Franklin India Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Tata Arbitrage Fund	0.49	0.53	2.13	2.31
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund	0.47	0.34	2.46	2.72
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund	0.54	0.49	1.93	2.02
Axis Arbitrage Fund	0.54	0.57	1.55	1.55
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund	0.52	0.55	1.9	1.95

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

Risk ratios are based on three-year data. The required data is unavailable for the scheme.

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About this fund

About Franklin India Arbitrage Fund

Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth is a Arbitrage mutual fund scheme from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 8 m, having been launched on 04/11/2024. Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth has ₹314 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹10.48. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.29%, which is close to what most other Arbitrage funds charge. Currently, the fund has a -0.34% allocation to equity and 28.53% to Debt.

The fund's equity portion is primarily invested in Financial, Services, Communication, Consumer Staples, Capital Goods sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Services 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 Reserve Bank of India, GOI, RBL Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Vodafone Idea Ltd..

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Fund AUM	314 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Pallab Roy

Mr. Roy is a M.Com and MBA (Finance). He has been associated with Franklin Templeton Investments since 2001.

Yogik Pitti

He is a B.Com (H) Prior to joining IDFC Mutual Fund, he was associated with CRISIL.

Rajasa Kakulavarapu

Ms. Kakulavarapu has done B.Tech and MBA. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, she has worked with Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd. and Credit Suisse Securities (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Rohan Maru

Mr. Maru is M.Com and MBA in Finance. Prior to joining Franklin India Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Kotak Mahindra AMC as Fixed Income Dealer and Integreon Managed Solutions as a Research Associate.

Investment objective

The scheme is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivative segments of the equity markets and the arbitrage opportunities available within the derivative segment and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments.

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	34 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,15,641 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	Unit No.202/203/204, 2nd Floor Dalamal Tower, Plot No. 211 Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point Mumbai, 400013
Phone	1800-425-4255 / 60004255

More funds from Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
Franklin India Dynamic Asset Allocation FoF	N.A.	1,314 Cr	6.92%	20.02%
Franklin India Equity Hybrid Fund	N.A.	2,187 Cr	6.16%	19.71%
Franklin India Income Plus Arbitrage Active FoF	N.A.	71 Cr	13.66%	16.29%
Franklin India Equity Savings Fund	N.A.	678 Cr	6.7%	11.38%
Franklin India Pension Fund	N.A.	515 Cr	6.9%	11.27%
Franklin India Debt Hybrid Fund	N.A.	201 Cr	8.46%	10.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Franklin India Arbitrage Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Franklin India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹10.4845 as of Jul 21, 2025.

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Franklin India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.29%, 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 Franklin India Arbitrage Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 314 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

What is risk level of Franklin India 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 Franklin India Arbitrage Fund?

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How can I redeem my investments in Franklin India Arbitrage Fund?

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ET Money rank

in Arbitrage

#NA

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.