PGIM India Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of PGIM India Arbitrage Fund?

The PGIM India Arbitrage Fund is a 10 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.41% since inception. PGIM India Arbitrage Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.6% 7.18% 5.89% 6.17% 6.41%

NAV as of Jun 05, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹19.5628+0.02% 1 day change	6.41% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹105 Crs

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹19.5628 as on Jun 05, 2025

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PGIM India Arbitrage Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.39% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	0.25% Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 30 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹105 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	10 yrs 9 m since Aug 13, 2014
Benchmark	Nifty 50 Arbitrage
Min. investment	SIP ₹1000 & Lump. ₹5000
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

PGIM 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 06, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.51%	0.44%
3 Months	2.0%	1.8%
6 Months	3.84%	3.65%
1 Year	7.6%	7.44%
2 Years	7.77%	7.89%
3 Years	7.18%	7.34%
4 Years	6.38%	6.5%
5 Years	5.89%	6.0%
7 Years	5.97%	6.12%
10 Years	6.17%	6.37%

Asset allocationas on Apr 30, 2025

Large Cap -0.116319%

Mid Cap -0.09099299999999999%

Small Cap -0.002688%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

Reliance Industries Ltd.8.96%

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.8.59%

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.8.32%

ACC Ltd.6.47%

Top sectors

Energy 17.28%

Materials 12.02%

Construction 9.81%

Financial 8.399999999999999%

Cash & Call Money 68.849946%

SOV 18.2278%

A1+ 10.25088%

AAA 2.79876%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 13.89%

Others 3.91%

Reserve Bank of India 0.46%

Allocation by Instruments

Net Receivables 65.09%

Mutual Fund 16.86%

GOI Securities 13.89%

CBLO 3.91%

Other Holdings

Others 65.09%

PGIM India Liquid Fund Direct Plan-Growth 16.86%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
PGIM India Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹105 Crs	10 yrs 9 m	0.39%
Tata Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹12,790 Crs	6 yrs 5 m	0.31%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹22,341 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.39%
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹14,003 Crs	10 yrs 11 m	0.38%
Axis Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹5,746 Crs	10 yrs 10 m	0.33%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund	N.A.	₹14,236 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.31%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
PGIM India Arbitrage Fund	0.51%	3.84%	7.6%	7.18%	5.89%	6.17%
Tata Arbitrage Fund	0.48%	3.84%	7.76%	7.61%	6.28%	4.17%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund	0.45%	3.75%	7.65%	7.75%	6.36%	6.48%
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund	0.45%	3.8%	7.64%	7.6%	6.26%	6.6%
Axis Arbitrage Fund	0.46%	3.77%	7.59%	7.4%	6.15%	6.5%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund	0.47%	3.85%	7.73%	7.54%	6.15%	6.41%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
PGIM India Arbitrage Fund	0.54	0.74	1.07	1.16
Tata Arbitrage Fund	0.51	0.61	1.97	2.22
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund	0.48	0.41	2.37	2.68
Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund	0.55	0.54	1.81	2.0
Axis Arbitrage Fund	0.56	0.63	1.42	1.51
Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund	0.53	0.62	1.74	1.9

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

Alpha	1.99 vs. 2.67 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.07 vs. 2.42 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.74 vs. 0.75 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.54 vs. 0.41 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About PGIM India Arbitrage Fund

PGIM India Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth is a Arbitrage mutual fund scheme from Pgim India Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 10 yrs 9 m, having been launched on 13/08/2014. PGIM India Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth has ₹105 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 PGIM India Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth as of 05/06/2025 is ₹19.56. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.39%, which is close to what most other Arbitrage funds charge. Currently, the fund has a -0.21% allocation to equity and 35.27% to Debt.

PGIM India Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 7.52%. Since launch, it has delivered 6.42% average annual returns.
PGIM India 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 below average.
The fund's equity portion is primarily invested in Energy, Unclassified, Materials, Construction, Financial sectors. It has taken less exposure in Energy, 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 PGIM India Liquid Fund Direct Plan-Growth, GOI, Reliance Industries Ltd., Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹105 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Puneet Pal

Mr. Pal is a B.Com (H) and MBA from SIBM Pune. Prior to joining PGIM India Mutual Fund, he has worked with BNP Paribas AMC as Head Fixed Income, UTI AMC as Sr. Vice President & Fund Manager & TATA AMC as Fund Manager.

Chetan Chavan

Mr. Chavan has done B.Com Prior to joining PGIM India Mutual Fund, he was associated with Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund, Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate income by investing in arbitrage opportunities that potentially exist between the cash and derivatives market as well as within the derivatives segment of the market. Investments may also be made in debt & money market instruments.

PGIM India Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	24 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹24,165 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Address	204, 2nd Floor, Jalaram Business Centre, Ganjawala Lane Near Chamunda Circle, Borivali (W) Mumbai, 400092
Phone	022-61593000 / 1800-266-2667

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of PGIM India Arbitrage Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹19.5628 as of Jun 05, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The PGIM India Arbitrage Fund is a 10 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.41% since inception.

PGIM India Arbitrage Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.6%	7.18%	5.89%	6.17%	6.41%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The PGIM India Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.39%, 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 PGIM India Arbitrage Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹105 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

What is risk level of PGIM 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 PGIM India Arbitrage Fund?

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

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ET Money rank

in Arbitrage

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Arbitrage funds in the last 1 Month.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 30 days.