UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth

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

The UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth is a 12 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.76% since inception. UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.08% 7.67% 6.3% 6.35% 6.76%

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹37.9896+0.01% 1 day change	6.76% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹9,167 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹37.9896 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

UTI Arbitrage Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.3% as on Sep 30, 2025
Exit load	0.25% Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 15 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹9,167 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	12 yrs 9 m since Jan 01, 2013
Benchmark	NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TRI
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%

UTI 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 25, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.57%	0.56%
3 Months	1.39%	1.37%
6 Months	2.96%	2.9%
1 Year	7.08%	6.9%
2 Years	7.63%	7.48%
3 Years	7.67%	7.54%
4 Years	6.78%	6.7%
5 Years	6.3%	6.18%
7 Years	6.23%	6.08%
10 Years	6.35%	6.33%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap -0.34%

Mid Cap -0.13%

Small Cap -0.02%

Other Cap -0%

Top holdings

ICICI Bank Ltd.4.38%

HDFC Bank Ltd.4.37%

Reliance Industries Ltd.3.98%

Axis Bank Ltd.3.73%

Top sectors

Financial 30.569999999999993%

Services 5.7299999999999995%

Capital Goods 5.450000000000001%

Energy 5.37%

Cash 80.11307147%

A1+ 17.04219192%

SOV 2.032635%

AAA 1.984006%

Top Debt Holdings

ICICI Securities Ltd. 2.12%

Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. 0.54%

Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. 0.53%

HDFC Bank Ltd. 0.27%

Allocation by Instruments

Cash Margin 80.11307147%

Mutual Fund 17.163663330000002%

Commercial Paper 3.1965530100000006%

Certificate of Deposit 0.26941591%

Other Holdings

Others 80.11%

UTI Money Market Fund Direct-Growth 14.68%

Detailed portfolio analysis

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

Alpha	1.58 vs. 2.62 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	2.56 vs. 2.65 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.29 vs. 1.35 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.41 vs. 0.31 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About UTI Arbitrage Fund

UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth is a Arbitrage mutual fund scheme from Uti Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 12 yrs 9 m, having been launched on 01/01/2013. UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth has ₹9,167 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 UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth as of 20/10/2025 is ₹37.99. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.3%, which is close to what most other Arbitrage funds charge. Currently, the fund has a -0.49% allocation to equity and 21.12% to Debt.

UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth returns of last 1-year are 7.32%. Since launch, it has delivered 6.77% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 11 yrs.
UTI 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 average.
The fund's equity portion is primarily invested in Financial, Unclassified, Services, Capital Goods, Energy 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 UTI Money Market Fund Direct-Growth, ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., Axis Bank Ltd..

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Fund AUM	9,167 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Amit Sharma

Mr. Sharma is a B.Com, CA, FRM He has been associated with the Dept. of Fund Management of UTI for the past 5 years.

Sharwan Kumar Goyal

Mr.Goyal is B.Com, CFA and MMS. He began his career with UTI in June 2006 and has 15 years of overall experience in Risk / Fund management. Presently he is working as Equity Fund Manager.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation through arbitrage opportunities between cash and derivative market and arbitrage opportunities within the derivative segment and by deployment of surplus cash in debt securities and money market instruments.

UTI Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	63 view all schemes
Total AUM	3,79,176 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	UTI Tower, Plot C-1, GN Block, Banrda Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Mumbai, 400051
Phone	0263 2296993

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Frequently asked questions

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

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the UTI Arbitrage Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹37.9896 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth is a 12 yrs 9 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 6.76% since inception.

UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.08%	7.67%	6.3%	6.35%	6.76%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The UTI 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 UTI Arbitrage Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 9,167 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What is risk level of UTI 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 UTI 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 UTI 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 UTI Arbitrage Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in UTI Arbitrage Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the UTI 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 10 Years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 0.25%, if redeemed within 15 days.