Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 15-04-2025

₹ 28.3

0.1%

1D

Inception Returns

7.1%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
400 people have invested ₹ 4.1Cr in Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Siddharth Deb, Vikash Agarwal. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has ₹13733 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

Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.13% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.77%, 7.36% and 6.20% respectively.

Holdings

Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Corporate, Government, Industrial, Basic Materials, Consumer Cyclical, Energy, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Health, Communication, 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 Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate income by taking advantage of the arbitrage opportunities that potentially exists between cash and derivative market and within the derivative segment along with investments in debt securities & money market instruments.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.38%
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TR INR
AUM₹13733 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹100
Exit Load
0.2%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
1344.61%
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 (15-Apr-25)

Period
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Arbitrage Fund Index
1M
0.8%
0.4%
3M
1.9%
1.4%
6M
3.8%
3.1%
1Y
7.8%
6.7%
3Y
7.4%
6.5%
5Y
6.2%
5.4%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 68.4%

  • Debt & Cash 31.6%

Large cap
48.3%

Mid cap
15.6%

Small cap
4.5%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Financial Services
33.8%
Industrial
10.4%
Basic Materials
9.8%
Consumer Cyclical
9.5%
Energy
9.4%
Tech
8.4%
Consumer Defensive
6.6%
Health
4.5%
Communication
3.9%
Utilities
2.5%
Real Estate
1.1%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 13.7K Cr
₹ 14.4K Cr
₹ 14.7K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 13.7K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM decreased by 702.2 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 1.5% to 2.59%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 1.5% to 2.59%
Punjab National Bank's allocation increased from 0.16% to 0.63%
Punjab National Bank's allocation increased from 0.16% to 0.63%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.63% to 0.91%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.63% to 0.91%
Top Stocks sold last month
Canara Bank's allocation decreased from 1.55 % to 0.79 %
Canara Bank's allocation decreased from 1.55 % to 0.79 %
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.34 %
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.34 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 0.57 % to 0.27 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 0.57 % to 0.27 %

Top 3 Sectors in March were Financial Services, Basic Materials & Industrial

Mar'25
Financial Services
34%
Corporate
29%
Government
14%
Feb'25
Financial Services
37%
Basic Materials
11%
Industrial
10%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
4.01%
-12.5%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
3.59%
-12.7%
Axis Bank Ltd
Axis Bank Ltd
3.1%
-23.3%
Jio Financial Services Ltd
Jio Financial Services Ltd
2.5%
38.9%
ITC Ltd
ITC Ltd
2.04%
4.6%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
7.77%
7.36%
6.2%
7.13%
Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
8.03%
7.57%
6.31%
7.1%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
7.97%
7.67%
6.35%
6.99%
ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth
ICICI Prudential Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth
7.9%
7.34%
6.09%
7.08%
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Siddharth Deb
Siddharth Deb
Fund Manager of Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth, since 14 September 2024
Top funds managed
Vikash Agarwal
Vikash Agarwal
Fund Manager of Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth, since 14 September 2024
Fund House
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹3.92L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited,4th Floor, Tower A, Peninsula Business Park,,Ganapatrao Kadam Marg,,Lower Parel (W)
Phone
022-68087000/18602660111
Website
customercare@nipponindiaim.in

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 3 years, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 7.67% return, outperforming this fund by 0.32% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given 8.03% return, outperforming this fund by 0.26%.
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In the last 5 years, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 6.35% return, outperforming this fund by 0.15% per annum.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 10.0% drop in AUM moving from 15.25K Cr to 13.73K Cr.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (arbitrage fund). Its expense ratio is 0.38% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.7%.
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Over the last 15 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 2.6% moving from 0.39 to 0.38.

Nippon India 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 7.13% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.43%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 68.36% in Equity, 4.69% in Debt and 26.9% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹13733 Cr

AUM size ₹13733 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹13733 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 8759 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.38%

Expense Ratio 0.38%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.38% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.67%

Frequently Asked Questions for Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is ₹28.3 as on 15-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 15-Apr-2025.
Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.76%
0.76%
6 Month Returns
3.84%
3.84%
1 Year Returns
7.77%
7.77%
3 Years Returns
23.73%
7.36%
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0.38% as on March 2025
₹13733 Cr as on March 2025
Nippon India Money Market Dir Gr(12.4%), Nippon India Liquid Dir Gr(12.26%), Reliance Industries Ltd(4.01%), ICICI Bank Ltd(3.59%), Axis Bank Ltd(3.1%) as on March 2025
Financial Services(23.08%), Cash Equivalent(18.19%), Corporate(9.15%) as on March 2025
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Siddharth Deb, Vikash Agarwal are the fund managers of Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Nippon India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is 0.25%