ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 11-04-2025

₹ 36.25

Inception Returns

7.1%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
391 people have invested ₹ 9.2Cr in ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Nikhil Kabra. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has ₹25727 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.07% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.84%, 7.32% and 6.06% respectively.

Holdings

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Corporate, Energy, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Tech, Industrial, Communication, Government, Health, Consumer Defensive, Utilities, Real Estate.

Taxation

As it is a arbitrage fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Long term gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

To generate low volatility returns by using arbitrage and other derivative strategies in equity markets and investments in debt and money market instruments. However there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 1000.00. ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.39%
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TR INR
AUM₹25727 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹1000
Exit Load
0.2%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
177.57%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Low Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (11-Apr-25)

Period
ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Arbitrage Fund Index
1M
0.8%
0.5%
3M
1.9%
1.4%
6M
3.9%
3.1%
1Y
7.8%
6.6%
3Y
7.3%
6.5%
5Y
6.1%
5.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Debt & Cash 100%

AAA
100%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Cash Equivalent
77.9%
Corporate
16.2%
Government
5.9%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 25.7K Cr
₹ 25.9K Cr
₹ 24.4K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 25.7K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM decreased by 153.4 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Punjab National Bank's allocation increased from 0.29% to 0.55%
Punjab National Bank's allocation increased from 0.29% to 0.55%
Bandhan Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 0.33% to 0.41%
Bandhan Bank Ltd's allocation increased from 0.33% to 0.41%
Persistent Systems Ltd's allocation increased from 0.1% to 0.17%
Persistent Systems Ltd's allocation increased from 0.1% to 0.17%
Top Stocks sold last month
Canara Bank's allocation decreased from 0.35 % to 0.33 %
Canara Bank's allocation decreased from 0.35 % to 0.33 %
Bajaj Finserv Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.25 %
Bajaj Finserv Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.25 %
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.24 %
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.24 %

Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Corporate & Consumer Cyclical

Mar'25
Financial Services
24%
Corporate
16%
Energy
13%
Feb'25
Financial Services
26%
Corporate
14%
Consumer Cyclical
12%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
5.96%
15.8%
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
3.65%
-0.3%
Bharti Airtel Ltd
Bharti Airtel Ltd
3.13%
5.4%
Infosys Ltd
Infosys Ltd
2.22%
26.8%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
2.16%
4.6%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
7.84%
7.32%
6.06%
7.07%
Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
7.98%
7.55%
6.29%
7.09%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
7.94%
7.68%
6.34%
6.98%
Mirae Asset Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Mirae Asset Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
7.9%
7.39%
-
6.14%
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Nikhil Kabra
Nikhil Kabra
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth, since 29 December 2020
Fund House
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹8.04L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
ICICI Prudential Asset Mgmt.Company Limited,3rd Floor, Hallmark Business Plaza,,Sant Dyaneshwar Marg,,Bandra (East)
Phone
+912226428000
Website
investor.helpdesk@hdfcbank.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 5 years, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 6.34% return, outperforming this fund by 0.28% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 25.8% moving from 0.31 to 0.39.
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In the last 1 year, Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given 7.98% return, outperforming this fund by 0.13%.
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In the last 3 years, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 7.68% return, outperforming this fund by 0.36% per annum.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 7.4% growth in AUM moving from 23.95K Cr to 25.72K Cr.
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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (arbitrage fund). Its expense ratio is 0.39% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.7%.

ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Low Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Low Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.07% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.42%
AUM size ₹25727 Cr

AUM size ₹25727 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹25727 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 8757 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.39%

Expense Ratio 0.39%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.39% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.67%

Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is ₹36.25 as on 11-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 11-Apr-2025.
ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.83%
0.83%
6 Month Returns
3.86%
3.86%
1 Year Returns
7.84%
7.84%
3 Years Returns
23.6%
7.32%
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0.39% as on March 2025
₹25727 Cr as on March 2025
ICICI Pru Money Market Dir Gr(11.72%), ICICI Pru Savings Dir Gr(6.8%), Reliance Industries Ltd(5.96%), HDFC Bank Ltd(3.65%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(3.13%) as on March 2025
Cash Equivalent(78.14%), Corporate(16.23%), Government(5.94%) as on March 2025
AAA
100
Nikhil Kabra is the fund manager of ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is 0.25%