SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth

Q: What are the returns of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund?

The SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.87% since inception. SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.43% 7.65% 6.24% 6.28% 6.87%

NAV as of Jul 21, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹36.0814+0.04% 1 day change	6.87% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹31,895 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹36.0814 as on Jul 21, 2025

This fund Category average

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.4% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	0.25% Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 1 month.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹31,895 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 6 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	Nifty 50 Arbitrage
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹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, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities 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 Jul 22, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.44%	0.42%
3 Months	1.64%	1.52%
6 Months	3.67%	3.51%
1 Year	7.43%	7.27%
2 Years	7.89%	7.78%
3 Years	7.65%	7.44%
4 Years	6.83%	6.54%
5 Years	6.24%	6.12%
7 Years	6.17%	6.08%
10 Years	6.28%	6.38%

Asset allocationas on Apr 30, 2025

Large Cap 0.53%

Mid Cap 0.15%

Small Cap 0.03%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd.5.83%

Axis Bank Ltd.2.8%

State Bank of India2.59%

ICICI Bank Ltd.2.12%

Top sectors

Financial 23.199999999999996%

Energy 5.239999999999999%

Consumer Staples 5.06%

Capital Goods 4.88%

Cash 65.89401649%

A1+ 18.61234926%

AAA 9.12915986%

SOV 2.27576706%

Top Debt Holdings

Bharti Telecom Ltd. 3.35%

Indian Bank 1.87%

HDFC Bank Ltd. 1.36%

Punjab National Bank 1.14%

Allocation by Instruments

Cash Margin 66.23816751%

Mutual Fund 13.87386632%

Certificate of Deposit 6.35478709%

Commercial Paper 5.72429968%

Other Holdings

Others 2.07%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund	N.A.	31,895 Cr	12 yrs 6 m	0.4%
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	10 yrs 11 m	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
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund	0.44%	3.67%	7.43%	7.65%	6.24%	6.28%
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
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund	0.52	0.49	1.9	1.95
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

Alpha	1.91 vs. 2.7 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.9 vs. 2.44 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.49 vs. 0.75 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.52 vs. 0.4 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth is a Arbitrage mutual fund scheme from Sbi Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 6 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth has ₹31,895 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/04/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth as of 21/07/2025 is ₹36.08. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.4%, which is close to what most other Arbitrage funds charge. Currently, the fund has a 0.70% allocation to equity and 31.70% to Debt.

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 7.39%. Since launch, it has delivered 6.87% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 12 yrs.
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities 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 above average.
The fund's equity portion is primarily invested in Financial, Energy, Consumer Staples, Capital Goods, Technology sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Energy 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 HDFC Bank Ltd., Bharti Telecom Ltd., State Bank of India, ICICI Bank Ltd., ITC Ltd..

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Fund AUM	31,895 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Neeraj Kumar

Mr.Kumar is a B.Com(H) and ACA. Prior to joining SBI AMC he has worked with SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. and LIC.

Ardhendu Bhattacharya

Mr. Bhattacharya is a MBA (Marketing) and Bachelor of Engineering. Prior to joining SBI Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Bank and Citibank.

Investment objective

The scheme will invest 65 to 85 per cent of its assets in equities and equity derivatives and the rest in debt and money market instruments. It will invest in stocks and would offset its investment in stocks by simultaneous equivalent investment in equity derivatives.

SBI Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	68 view all schemes
Total AUM	11,45,315 Cr as on Jun 30, 2025
Address	9th Floor-Crescenzo, C-38 & 39- G Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai, 400051
Phone	022-61793000 / 1800-425-5425

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹36.0814 as of Jul 21, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund is a 12 yrs 6 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.87% since inception.

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.43%	7.65%	6.24%	6.28%	6.87%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.4%, 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 SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 31,895 Cr as on Apr 30, 2025.

What is risk level of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities 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 SBI Arbitrage Opportunities 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 SBI Arbitrage Opportunities 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 SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund?

Redeeming your investments in SBI Arbitrage Opportunities 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 SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

in Arbitrage

#NA

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 1 month.