SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid

Direct

Arbitrage Fund

NAV as on 25-03-2025

₹ 35.22

Inception Returns

6.8%

/yr

About SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 11 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Neeraj Kumar, Ardhendu Bhattacharya. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has ₹32171 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 6.84% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.84%, 7.30% and 5.98% respectively.

Holdings

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

To provide capital appreciation and regular income for unit holders by identifying profitable arbitrage opportunities between the spot and derivative market segments as also through investment of surplus cash in debt and money market instruments.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 5000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
272 people have invested ₹ 18.5Cr in SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.4%
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TR INR
AUM₹32171 Cr
Inception Date11 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹500
Exit Load
0.2%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
320.71%
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 (25-Mar-25)

Period
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
Arbitrage Fund Index
1M
0.6%
0.4%
3M
1.8%
1.4%
6M
3.6%
3.1%
1Y
7.8%
6.8%
3Y
7.3%
6.4%
5Y
6%
5.4%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 0.6%

  • Debt & Cash 99.4%

Large cap
64.8%

Mid cap
2.2%

Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Financial Services
34.4%
Consumer Cyclical
11%
Energy
9%
Industrial
8.8%
Tech
8.1%
Basic Materials
8.1%
Consumer Defensive
6.3%
Health
4.1%
Utilities
4.1%
Communication
3.9%
Real Estate
2.1%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
AUM
₹ 32.2K Cr
₹ 32.2K Cr
₹ 31.1K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 32.2K Cr as of Feb'25
  • AUM increased by 2.1 Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks bought last month
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.32% to 2.86%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.32% to 2.86%
State Bank of India's allocation increased from 1.01% to 2.21%
State Bank of India's allocation increased from 1.01% to 2.21%
Bharti Telecom Limited's allocation increased from 0.16% to 0.89%
Bharti Telecom Limited's allocation increased from 0.16% to 0.89%
Top Stocks sold last month
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.12 % to 1.8 %
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.12 % to 1.8 %
Bharat Electronics Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.63 % to 1.57 %
Bharat Electronics Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.63 % to 1.57 %
Vedanta Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.48 % to 1.39 %
Vedanta Ltd's allocation decreased from 1.48 % to 1.39 %

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

Feb'25
Financial Services
34%
Consumer Cyclical
11%
Corporate
11%
Jan'25
Financial Services
31%
Consumer Cyclical
11%
Corporate
11%
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Neeraj Kumar
Neeraj Kumar
Fund Manager of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth, since 5 October 2012
Ardhendu Bhattacharya
Ardhendu Bhattacharya
Fund Manager of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth, since 27 December 2024
Fund House
SBI Funds Management Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹7.67L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
9th Floor, Crescenzo,,C-38 & 39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex,,Bandra (East), Mumbai
Phone
91-22-66142900
Website
partnerforlife@sbimf.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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In the last 3 years, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 7.61% return, outperforming this fund by 0.31% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 2.4% growth in AUM moving from 31.42K Cr to 32.17K Cr.
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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 0.37% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 4.8% moving from 0.42 to 0.40.
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In the last 1 year, Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given 8.08% return, outperforming this fund by 0.24%.
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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (arbitrage fund). Its expense ratio is 0.4% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.7%.

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities 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 6.84% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.5%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 0.56% in Equity, 11.31% in Debt and 88.09% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹32171 Cr

AUM size ₹32171 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹32171 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 8698 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.4%

Expense Ratio 0.4%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.4% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.67%

Frequently Asked Questions for SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is ₹35.22 as on 25-Mar-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Mar-2025.
SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.59%
0.59%
6 Month Returns
3.65%
3.65%
1 Year Returns
7.84%
7.84%
3 Years Returns
23.53%
7.3%
5 Years Returns
33.72%
5.98%
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0.4% as on February 2025
₹32171 Cr as on February 2025
SBI Savings Dir Gr(9.77%), ICICI Bank Ltd(3.85%), Reliance Industries Ltd(3.82%), Axis Bank Ltd(3.81%), SBI Magnum Low Duration Dir Gr(3.18%) as on February 2025
Cash Equivalent(82.82%), Corporate(10.92%), Government(5.69%) as on February 2025
AAA
89.54
AA
10.46
Neeraj Kumar, Ardhendu Bhattacharya are the fund managers of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is 0.25%