Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹10.6088+0.01% 1 day change	5.99%	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,451 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹10.6088 as on Oct 20, 2025

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Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.11% as on Sep 30, 2025
Exit load	0.25% 0.25% for redemption within 15 Days!
AUM (Fund size)	₹1,451 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	10 m since Dec 16, 2024
Benchmark	NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹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, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Motilal Oswal 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 Oct 17, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.53%	0.56%
3 Months	1.47%	1.37%
6 Months	3.33%	2.9%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap -0.25%

Mid Cap -0.14%

Small Cap -0.03%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Eternal Ltd.5.12%

HDFC Bank Ltd.4.3%

Reliance Industries Ltd.3.61%

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.2.73%

Top sectors

Financial 19.800000000000004%

Services 11.61%

Capital Goods 6.97%

Automobile 5.03%

Cash & Call Money 79.34580078%

A1+ 17.90038356%

SOV 3.169357%

Top Debt Holdings

Others 9.75%

Indian Bank 1.66%

HDFC Bank Ltd. 1.65%

Axis Bank Ltd. 1.63%

Allocation by Instruments

Net Receivables 68.41921089%

Mutual Fund 17.30831577%

CBLO 9.74804389%

Certificate of Deposit 4.93997056%

Other Holdings

Others 68.42%

Motilal Oswal Liquid Fund Direct - Growth 17.31%

Detailed portfolio analysis

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About this fund

About Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund

Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth is a Arbitrage mutual fund scheme from Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 10 m, having been launched on 16/12/2024. Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth has ₹1,451 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth as of 20/10/2025 is ₹10.61. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.11%, which is less than what most other Arbitrage funds charge. Currently, the fund has a -0.42% allocation to equity and 31.65% to Debt.

The fund's equity portion is primarily invested in Financial, Unclassified, Services, Capital Goods, Automobile 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 Motilal Oswal Liquid Fund Direct - Growth, Eternal Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd..

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Fund AUM	1,451 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Niket Shah

Mr. Shah is a MBA in Finance Prior to joining Motilal Oswal AMC, he was associated with Motilal Oswal Securities Limited as Head of Midcaps Research from February 2013 to March 2018, Edelweiss Securities Ltd. as Research Analyst - Midcaps from March 2010 to January 2013 and Religare Capital Markets Ltd. as Associate Research Analyst - Midcaps from June 2008 to March 2010.

Rakesh Shetty

Mr. Shetty has done B.Com Prior to joining Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, he has worked with Company engaged in Capital Market Business wherein he was in charge of equity and debt ETFs, customized indices and has also been part of product development.

Atul Mehra

Mr. Mehra has done B.Com, Master's Degree in Accounting and CFA Prior to joining Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, he has worked with Edelweiss Capital Ltd

Vishal Ashar

Mr. Ashar has done MBA in Finance Prior to joining Motilal Oswa AMC, he has worked with NJ Mutual Fund, Indiabulls Mutual Fund, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd and Sharekhan

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate long term growth of capital by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities present between the cash and derivate markets, as well as within the derivative segment, complemented by investments in debt securities and money market instruments.

Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	47 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,27,837 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	Motilal Oswal Towers - 10th Floor, Rahimtullah Sayani Road, Opposite Parel ST Depot, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, 400025
Phone	022-39804238 / 1800-200-6626

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹10.6088 as of Oct 20, 2025.

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.11%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

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

The Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 1,451 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What is risk level of Motilal Oswal 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 Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. The whole process takes just a few minutes. Here's how it works:

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 Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth, select your investment mode (lump sum or SIP), and enter the investment amount.
Provide the required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm your investment.

That's it. Your investment in the Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Motilal Oswal Arbitrage Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

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

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Arbitrage

#NA

Expense Ratio: This fund has the lowest expense ratio amongst actively/passively managed Arbitrage funds.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: 0.25% for redemption within 15 Days