Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth is a 2 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.15% since inception. Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth Returns 1-Year Since Inception 6.63% 7.15%

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹11.4831+0.03% 1 day change	7.15% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,893 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹11.4831 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.3% as on Sep 30, 2025
Exit load	0.25% Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 30 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹1,893 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	2 yrs since Oct 23, 2023
Benchmark	NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & 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%

Parag Parikh 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	0.56%	0.56%
3 Months	1.31%	1.37%
6 Months	2.79%	2.9%
1 Year	6.63%	6.9%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap -0.32%

Mid Cap -0.1%

Small Cap -0.02%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Reliance Industries Ltd.3.67%

HDFC Bank Ltd.3.57%

Axis Bank Ltd.3.42%

Bharti Airtel Ltd.3.02%

Top sectors

Financial 29.76%

Energy 7.789999999999999%

Capital Goods 7.199999999999999%

Metals & Mining 7.179999999999999%

Cash 70.84209386%

A1+ 25.17158062%

SOV 2.90039391%

Cash & Call Money 0.7669042%

Top Debt Holdings

Bank Of Baroda 2.54%

Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. 2.52%

Union Bank of India 2.52%

HDFC Bank Ltd. 2.51%

Allocation by Instruments

Cash Margin 70.84209386%

Certificate of Deposit 13.36480801%

Mutual Fund 11.22894676%

Commercial Paper 3.78705861%

Other Holdings

Parag Parikh Liquid Fund Direct - Growth 11.23%

Others 0.54%

Detailed portfolio analysis

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 Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund

Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth is a Arbitrage mutual fund scheme from Ppfas Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 2 yrs, having been launched on 23/10/2023. Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth has ₹1,893 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 Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth as of 20/10/2025 is ₹11.48. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.3%, which is close to what most other Arbitrage funds charge. Currently, the fund has a -0.44% allocation to equity and 28.83% to Debt.

Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth returns of last 1-year are 6.89%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.28% average annual returns.
The fund's equity portion is primarily invested in Financial, Unclassified, Energy, Capital Goods, Metals & Mining 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 Parag Parikh Liquid Fund Direct - Growth, Reliance Industries Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., State Bank of India.

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Fund AUM	1,893 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Rajeev Thakkar

Mr.Thakkar is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant, CFA, and CFP. He has been associated with PPFAS AMC since 2013.

Raunak Onkar

Mr.Onkar is an MMS (Finance) from the University of Mumbai. He joined PPFAS as a research analyst. He was appointed as Head- research in the year 2011. He is working with the company as an Associate Fund Manager.

Raj Mehta

Mr. Mehta is a Commerce Graduate from University of Mumbai (N.M. College) ; Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) ; CFA Charter Holder. Beginning his career as an intern with PPFAS Mutual Fund in 2012, he swiftly moved up the ranks, and is currently part of the Fund Management team.

Rukun Tarachandani

Mr. Tarachandani has done B Tech (Information Technology), PGPM (Finance), CFA and CQF. Prior to joining PPFAS Mutual Fund, he has worked with Kotak Mutual Fund, Goldman Sachs, Unnati Investment Management & Research Group.

Tejas Soman

Mr. Soman has done B.Com from University of Mumbai and Post Graduate Program in Securities Markets - From ?NISM? Prior to joining PPFAS Mutual Fund, he was associated with SBI MF, Yes Bank Limited, STCI Primary Dealership and PricewaterhouseCoopers

Aishwarya Dhar

MBA - Finance Prior to joining the PPFAS MF, she was associated with TATA AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd, ManipalCigna Health Insurance Co. Ltd,

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segment of the equity market, and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments.

PPFAS Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	6 view all schemes
Total AUM	1,32,181 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	702-705, 7th Floor, 349 Business Point Commercial Premises Co-op. Society Ltd., Western Express Highway, Andheri (East), Mumbai, 400069
Email	mf@ppfas.com
Phone	022 6906 6100, 91 22 6140 6555

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Parag Parikh Conservative Hybrid Fund	N.A.	3,028 Cr	7.92%	N.A.
Parag Parikh Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund	N.A.	2,606 Cr	6.45%	N.A.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹11.4831 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth is a 2 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.15% since inception.

Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund Direct - Growth Returns

1-Year	Since Inception
6.63%	7.15%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.3%, 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 Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 1,893 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What is risk level of Parag Parikh 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 Parag Parikh 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 Parag Parikh 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 Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Parag Parikh 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

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Arbitrage funds in the last 1 Month.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 30 days.