UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 21-04-2025

₹ 36.84

Inception Returns

6.8%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
134 people have invested ₹ 2.7Cr in UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 23 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Amit Sharma, Sharwan Kumar Goyal. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has ₹6614 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is less than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.

Returns

UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 6.79% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.85%, 7.32% and 6.10% respectively.

Holdings

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

The objective of the scheme is 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. 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 500.00. UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.28%
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TR INR
AUM₹6614 Cr
Inception Date23 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹5000/₹500
Exit Load
0.2%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
294%
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 (21-Apr-25)

Period
UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Arbitrage Fund Index
1M
0.9%
0.4%
3M
2%
1.4%
6M
3.9%
3%
1Y
7.8%
6.5%
3Y
7.3%
6.5%
5Y
6.1%
5.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 0.1%

  • Debt & Cash 99.9%

Large cap
52.1%

Mid cap
13.9%

Small cap
2.5%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Financial Services
33.6%
Basic Materials
11.4%
Consumer Cyclical
10.9%
Energy
9.6%
Industrial
8%
Tech
7%
Consumer Defensive
5.7%
Health
5.3%
Communication
3.7%
Utilities
2.9%
Real Estate
1.9%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 6.6K Cr
₹ 6.4K Cr
₹ 6.5K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 6.6K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM increased by 199.5 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Axis Bank Ltd.'s allocation increased from 0.22% to 1.4%
Axis Bank Ltd.'s allocation increased from 0.22% to 1.4%
Top Stocks sold last month
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.27 %
Tata Steel Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.27 %

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

Mar'25
Financial Services
34%
Corporate
18%
Basic Materials
11%
Feb'25
Financial Services
39%
Corporate
17%
Basic Materials
10%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Reliance Industries Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
5.03%
-3.8%
ICICI Bank Ltd
ICICI Bank Ltd
4.12%
3.3%
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank
2.57%
-12.6%
HDFC Bank Ltd
HDFC Bank Ltd
2.44%
52.3%
Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda
2.3%
-7.2%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
7.85%
7.32%
6.1%
6.79%
Bandhan Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
Bandhan Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
7.97%
7.43%
6.1%
6.98%
Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
7.95%
7.6%
6.3%
7.1%
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
7.93%
7.7%
6.34%
6.99%
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Amit Sharma
Amit Sharma
Fund Manager of UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth, since 2 July 2018
Top funds managed
Sharwan Kumar Goyal
Sharwan Kumar Goyal
Fund Manager of UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth, since 1 January 2021
Top funds managed
Fund House
UTI Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹2.21L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
PMS Division, UTI - Tower, “Gn” Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai- 400051
Phone
+912266786666
Website
pms_care@uti.co.in

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 3 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 24.3% moving from 0.37 to 0.28.
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In the last 3 years, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 7.7% return, outperforming this fund by 0.38% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (arbitrage fund). Its expense ratio is 0.28% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.7%.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 9.6% growth in AUM moving from 6.03K Cr to 6.61K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, Bandhan Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth has given 7.97% return, outperforming this fund by 0.12%.
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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 0.23% per annum.

UTI 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 6.79% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.41%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 0.06% in Equity, 2.23% in Debt and 97.67% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹6614 Cr

AUM size ₹6614 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹6614 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 8748 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.28%

Expense Ratio 0.28%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.28% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.67%

Frequently Asked Questions for UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is ₹36.84 as on 21-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 21-Apr-2025.
UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.87%
0.87%
6 Month Returns
3.88%
3.88%
1 Year Returns
7.85%
7.85%
3 Years Returns
23.6%
7.32%
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0.28% as on March 2025
₹6614 Cr as on March 2025
UTI Money Market Dir Gr(13.91%), Reliance Industries Ltd(5.03%), ICICI Bank Ltd(4.12%), HDFC Bank Limited(2.9%), Punjab National Bank(2.57%) as on March 2025
Cash Equivalent(76.83%), Corporate(17.91%), Government(5.19%) as on March 2025
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Amit Sharma, Sharwan Kumar Goyal are the fund managers of UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of UTI Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is 0.25%