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    Kotak Arbitrage Fund

    ArbitrageDirect and Regular plans, Growth and IDCW options

    Data as on 30-10-2026

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund is an Arbitrage fund run by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹75,275 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 7.4% a year and its Regular plan returned 6.8% a year.

    NAV (Direct plan)
    ₹43.60
    ▲ 0.17%30-10-2026
    NAV (Regular plan)
    ₹40.47
    ▲ 0.17%30-10-2026
    Expense ratio
    2.31%Direct2.89%Regular
    Riskometer
    Low
    Set by the fund house
    3 year return
    7.4%Direct6.8%Regular

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund NAV Today

    NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹43.60 (up 0.17% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹40.47 (up 0.17% that day).

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Returns vs Arbitrage Funds

    Returns as on 30-10-2026. Up to one year they are absolute returns. Longer periods are a rate per year.

    Trailing returns
    Period1M3M6M1Y3Y5Y10Y
    This fund (Direct)+0.55%+1.55%+3.29%+6.75%+7.43%+6.98%+6.46%
    This fund (Regular)+0.51%+1.39%+2.98%+6.10%+6.79%+6.34%+5.87%
    Arbitrage average+0.56%+1.52%+3.20%+6.62%+7.18%+6.68%+6.31%
    Best in Arbitrage+0.73%+1.71%+3.63%+7.56%+7.46%+7.14%+6.52%
    Worst in Arbitrage+0.45%+1.28%+2.60%+5.24%+6.42%+5.89%+5.63%
    Rank in Arbitrage19/399/3810/388/332/252/203/12

    Category rows compare the Direct plans of 39 Arbitrage funds. Rank 1 is the highest return. This fund's benchmark is Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index. Returns of that index are not available to us, so the category average is the comparison.

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Year-wise Returns

    Return of each calendar year
    YearDirectRegular
    2026to date+5.53%+5.00%
    2025+7.06%+6.42%
    2024+8.47%+7.84%
    2023+8.01%+7.38%
    2022+5.14%+4.53%
    2021+4.56%+3.96%

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Rolling Returns

    The return of every holding period in the fund's history, not only the one that ends today

    Rolling returns

    Each point is the yearly return of one 3-year holding period, plotted on the day it ended. There are 2,663 periods, one for each trading day from 07-01-2016 to 30-10-2026.

    0%2%4%6%8%10%
    Nov 2013
    to
    Nov 2016
    Sept 2015
    to
    Sept 2018
    Jul 2017
    to
    Jul 2020
    May 2019
    to
    May 2022
    Mar 2021
    to
    Mar 2024
    Dec 2022
    to
    Dec 2025
    Kotak Arbitrage Fund (Direct)Category average, 39 Arbitrage funds

    Every holding period at a glance

    PeriodPeriodsMedianLowestHighestWith a lossCategory medianBeat category
    1 year3,1506.9%3.6%10.7%0%6.8%92%
    2 years2,9086.8%4.1%10.0%0%6.7%96%
    3 years2,6636.8%4.7%9.2%0%6.7%100%
    5 years2,1696.3%5.5%8.3%0%6.1%100%
    7 years1,6816.4%5.9%7.8%0%6.0%100%
    10 years9366.6%6.4%6.9%0%6.4%100%

    Lumpsum: the yearly rate (CAGR) from the NAV on a period's first day to the NAV on its last. SIP: the XIRR of the monthly instalments and their value on the last day. "With a loss" counts the periods that ended below the money put in. "Beat category" counts the periods in which the fund did better than the average of the 39 Arbitrage funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. Past returns do not promise future returns.

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Risk

    How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through

    Risk and return

    MeasureKotak Arbitrage Fund (Direct)This fundCategory average
    Return (CAGR)+7.43%+7.18%
    Standard deviation1.10%1.07%
    Sharpe ratio1.281.08
    Sortino ratio1.961.65
    Maximum drawdown−0.46% (06-08-2026)−0.45% (06-08-2026)

    From daily NAVs, 30-10-2023 to 30-10-2026. Standard deviation: how much the daily value swings, scaled to a year. Sharpe: return above the risk-free rate (NSE's overnight rate index) per unit of swing. Sortino: the same, counting only the falls.

    Drawdowns

    How far below its previous high each one was on every day: the falls an investor had to sit through. 0% means it was at a new high.

    −0.6%−0.5%−0.4%−0.3%−0.2%−0.1%0%
    2014201620182020202220242026
    Kotak Arbitrage Fund (Direct)Category average, 39 Arbitrage funds
    Worst fallHigh before itBottomBack at the highTime to climb backBelow its high today
    Kotak Arbitrage Fund (Direct)−0.57%29-05-202003-06-202014-08-20202 months−0.03%
    Category average−0.53%29-05-202003-06-202014-08-20202 months−0.04%

    From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 07-01-2013, adjusted for unit splits, and the average of the 39 Arbitrage funds (Direct plans, each weighted the same) over the same days. "Time to climb back" runs from the bottom to the first day back at the old high.

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund vs Other Arbitrage Funds

    The five Arbitrage funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.

    Fund nameRankAUM (Cr)Exp. ratio1Y return3Y return3Y alpha3Y beta3Y Sharpe3Y Sortino
    Invesco India Arbitrage Fund1/2530,3962.20%+6.88%+7.46%----1.322.01Compare
    Tata Arbitrage Fund2/2524,5391.57%+6.77%+7.43%----1.392.16Compare
    Kotak Arbitrage Fund2/2575,2752.31%+6.75%+7.43%----1.281.96
    Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage Fund4/2526,9331.23%+6.75%+7.40%----1.292.00Compare
    Edelweiss Arbitrage Fund5/2514,2501.53%+6.66%+7.37%----1.271.98Compare

    AUM is each fund's size at the end of its last reported month, from its own portfolio file. We calculate the risk ratios from daily NAVs over the last three years. The risk-free return is what NSE's overnight rate index earned over the same years. Alpha and beta compare each fund with its own benchmark's TRI. "--" means we have no figure: for alpha and beta, no daily series for that benchmark.

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Expense Ratio and Costs

    What each plan charges a year, in force from 12-10-2026

    PlanBase expense ratioBrokerageTransaction costsLevies and GSTTotal expense ratioArbitrage medianCost rank (1 = cheapest)
    Direct0.33%0.14%0.09%1.75%2.31%1.45%36/39
    Regular0.83%0.14%0.09%1.83%2.89%2.08%35/38

    The expense ratio comes out of the fund's assets every day, so every return on this page is already after it. Base expense ratio: the fund house's own fee. The total adds brokerage, the cost of executing trades, and statutory levies with GST. From AMFI's expense ratio file. Cost rank: where this plan comes when the Arbitrage funds' plans of the same type are sorted from the lowest total expense ratio to the highest.

    Direct vs Regular: what the gap cost

    Both plans own the same portfolio, so the difference in what they earned is the Regular plan's extra cost, taken out of its NAV.

    Over the lastRegularDirectDirect earned more by₹1 lakh became (Regular)₹1 lakh became (Direct)
    1 year6.10%6.75%0.65%₹1,06,100₹1,06,750
    3 years6.79%7.43%0.64% a year₹1,21,784₹1,23,987
    5 years6.34%6.98%0.64% a year₹1,35,983₹1,40,124
    10 years5.87%6.46%0.59% a year₹1,76,901₹1,87,010

    Returns over more than 1 year are a rate a year (CAGR). ₹1 lakh invested once at the start of each period, valued on the last NAV.

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund SIP Calculator

    What a one-time or monthly investment in this fund would be worth today, from its own NAV history

    Growth of an investment

    Step up each year
    PeriodFor

    ₹10,000 on the first trading day of every month, from 07-01-2013 to 30-10-2026: 166 instalments, ₹16,60,000 in all.

    InvestmentInvestedValue nowGainReturn a year
    Direct planKotak Arbitrage Fund (Direct) ₹16,60,000 ₹26,92,834 ₹10,32,834 6.7%
    Regular planKotak Arbitrage Fund (Regular) ₹16,60,000 ₹25,75,848 ₹9,15,848 6.1%
    Category averageCategory average, 39 Arbitrage funds ₹16,60,000 ₹26,40,536 ₹9,80,536 6.4%
    ₹0₹10.0 L₹20.0 L₹30.0 L
    2014201620182020202220242026
    Direct planKotak Arbitrage Fund (Direct)Regular planKotak Arbitrage Fund (Regular)Category averageCategory average, 39 Arbitrage fundsAmount invested

    From each plan's published NAV (Growth option) and the category average, over the same days. Return a year: XIRR for a SIP, CAGR for a lumpsum, shown for a year or more. It does not include exit load, stamp duty or tax. Past returns do not promise future returns.

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Asset Allocation

    Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026

    What the fund holds

    71.1%Equity

    AssetFundCategory
    Equity71.1%71.6%
    Cash and others23.1%19.5%
    Debt5.8%9.0%

    Market cap of stocks

    Market capFundCategory
    Large Cap52.1%54.0%
    Mid Cap16.4%14.1%
    Small Cap2.6%3.5%

    Share of the whole fund. Category: the average of the Arbitrage funds that hold stocks. Groups follow AMFI's latest list, as SEBI defines them: Large Cap is the 100 largest companies, Mid Cap the next 150, Small Cap the rest.

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Sector Allocation

    Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026

    Largest sectors

    1. Banks14.4%

    2. Finance5.7%

    3. Petroleum Products4.6%

    4. Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology4.2%

    5. Power3.9%

    6. IT - Software3.8%

    7. Automobiles3.4%

    8. Telecom - Services3.4%

    9. Ferrous Metals3.0%

    10. Non - Ferrous Metals2.0%

    The ten largest of 44 sectors. The other 34 add up to 22.7%.

    Sector changes

    SectorJuly 2026August 2026September 2026Change
    Banks13.6%14.9%14.4%+0.8%
    Finance5.2%5.8%5.7%+0.5%
    Petroleum Products3.7%3.4%4.6%+0.9%
    Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology3.0%3.7%4.2%+1.2%
    Power4.0%4.5%3.9%−0.1%

    Each sector's share of the fund at the end of each month. The five largest sectors of September 2026. Change: from July 2026 to September 2026, in % of the fund.

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Portfolio Holdings

    As on 30-09-2026 · 215 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio

    HoldingsSector / RatingWeight%Holdings trend1M change
    Kotak Money Market Fund Direct GrowthMutual Fund9.78%
    Kotak Savings Fund Direct GrowthMutual Fund4.98%
    ICICI BANK LTD.Banks4.17%+84.4%
    Kotak Ultra Short to Short Term FundMutual Fund3.86%
    Kotak Liquid Direct GrowthMutual Fund3.13%
    RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD.Petroleum Products3.06%+64.5%
    AXIS BANK LTD.Banks2.94%−11.6%
    HDFC BANK LTD.Banks2.03%−29.1%
    HDFC BANK LTD. · Certificate of depositCARE A1+1.94%
    Tata Steel Ltd.Ferrous Metals1.53%+38.7%

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Stocks Bought and Sold

    All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026

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    Stocks bought and sold in September 2026
    ICICI BANK LTD.Added+84.4%4.17%
    AXIS BANK LTD.Reduced−11.6%2.94%
    RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD.Added+64.5%3.06%
    HDFC BANK LTD.Reduced−29.1%2.03%
    BAJAJ FINANCE LTD.Reduced−26.9%1.20%
    Vodafone Idea LtdReduced−14.0%1.30%
    BHARTI AIRTEL LTD.Reduced−7.9%1.45%
    Tata Steel Ltd.Added+38.7%1.53%
    STATE BANK OF INDIA.Reduced−2.0%1.35%
    ADANI POWER LTDAdded+6.8%1.43%

    A change is counted by the number of shares the fund holds, not by price. A stock can become a smaller part of the fund in a month when the fund bought more of it, if its price fell. Debt papers are left out.

    What Kotak Arbitrage Fund bought and sold

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Portfolio Overlap

    Funds with the most similar portfolios, across every fund house and category

    FundOverlapHoldings in common
    Invesco India Arbitrage FundArbitrage · Invesco54.8%194Compare
    SBI Arbitrage FundArbitrage · SBI52.2%183Compare
    Aditya Birla Sun Life Arbitrage FundArbitrage · Aditya Birla Sun Life52.0%180Compare
    Groww NIFTY 200 ETFETF · Groww51.7%168Compare
    Kotak MSCI India ETFETF · Kotak Mahindra50.8%146Compare
    Aditya Birla Sun Life Msci India ETFETF · Aditya Birla Sun Life50.8%146Compare
    DSP MSCI India ETFETF · DSP50.8%146Compare
    Zerodha Nifty LargeMidcap 250 Index FundIndex · Zerodha50.7%174Compare

    Overlap: for each holding both funds own, the smaller of its two weights, added up. 40% means 40% of each fund's money sits in positions the other also holds. From each fund's latest monthly portfolio, matched by ISIN. Cash and hedged positions are left out. Funds that overlap under 10% are not listed. A high overlap does not make two funds the same: their costs, lock-in and category can differ.

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund Overview

    Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026

    Expense ratio (Direct)
    2.31%
    Expense ratio (Regular)
    2.89%
    Category
    Arbitrage
    Risk
    Low
    Benchmark
    Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index
    Launch date
    29-09-2005
    Minimum investment
    ₹100
    Minimum additional investment
    ₹100
    AUM
    ₹75,274.99 Cr (30-09-2026)
    Lock in
    None
    Scheme code (Direct)
    119771
    ISIN (Direct)
    INF174K01LC6
    Scheme code (Regular)
    105968
    ISIN (Regular)
    INF174K01302
    NAV history
    From 07-01-2013, 13.8 years
    Exit load
    Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 30 days

    Tax on Kotak Arbitrage Fund returns

    • Kotak Arbitrage Fund is taxed as an equity fund: 65% or more of it is in Indian stocks, counting its hedged positions.
    • Units sold within 1 year: the gain is taxed at 20%.
    • Units held longer: gains above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year, across all your equity funds and shares, are taxed at 12.5%.
    • IDCW (dividend) payouts are added to your income and taxed at your slab rate.
    • A stamp duty of 0.005% is deducted when you invest.

    Rules in force from 23-07-2024 (Finance Act 2024). Tax depends on your own income; this is general information, not tax advice.

    All plans and options

    PlanOptionNAVAs on
    directGrowth₹43.599630-10-2026
    directIDCW Payout Re Investment Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal Optio₹11.203330-10-2026
    regularGrowth₹40.472930-10-2026
    regularIDCW Payout Re Investment Income Distribution Cum Capital Withdrawal Optio₹10.720930-10-2026

    About Kotak Arbitrage Fund

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund is a mutual fund from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. Its category is Arbitrage. It was launched on 29-09-2005. Its benchmark is Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 215 securities.

    Fund Manager

    • Hiten Shah

      Fund manager of Kotak Arbitrage Fund, since 03-10-2019

    See all funds of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

    AUM change

    September 2026
    ₹75,274.99 Cr
    −0.58% from August 2026
    August 2026
    ₹75,712.35 Cr
    +1.77% from July 2026
    July 2026
    ₹74,398.69 Cr
    +2.75% from June 2026

    AUM moves with money invested or taken out, and with the value of what the fund holds.

    Compare Kotak Arbitrage Fund with Other Funds

    Returns, risk, costs and the stocks they share, side by side

    Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Arbitrage Fund

    What is the current NAV of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?

    The Direct plan NAV is ₹43.5996. The Regular plan NAV is ₹40.4729, as on 30-10-2026.

    What are the returns of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?

    The Direct plan returned +6.75% in 1 year, +7.43% a year over 3 years, +6.98% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned +6.10% in 1 year, +6.79% a year over 3 years, +6.34% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.

    What is the expense ratio of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?

    The Direct plan charges 2.31% a year. The Regular plan charges 2.89% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 12-10-2026.

    What is the AUM of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?

    Kotak Arbitrage Fund managed ₹75,274.99 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.

    What are the top holdings of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?

    At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were Kotak Money Market Fund Direct Growth (9.78%), Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth (4.98%), ICICIBANK (4.17%), Kotak Ultra Short to Short Term Fund (3.86%), Kotak Liquid Direct Growth (3.13%). The fund held 215 securities in all.

    What did Kotak Arbitrage Fund buy and sell in September 2026?

    It bought 13 new stocks: SWIGGY LTD, Wipro Ltd, BHARAT DYNAMICS LTD, SIEMENS ENERGY INDIA LTD, Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd. It sold out of 3: Tata Elxsi Ltd, COCHIN SHIPYARD LTD, Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. It added shares in 88. It reduced 94.

    How do I invest in Kotak Arbitrage Fund?

    Through Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund's website or app, a mutual fund distributor, or an investment platform. Choose the Direct plan to pay no distributor commission, or the Regular plan to invest through a distributor. The first investment is at least ₹100. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.

    Who is the fund manager of Kotak Arbitrage Fund?

    Hiten Shah (since 03-10-2019).

    Sources: NAV and expense ratio from AMFI. Holdings from the fund house's monthly portfolio statement. Fund facts from its scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026.

    This page is information, not investment advice. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully. Past returns do not promise future returns. Figures come from AMFI, NSE, BSE and each fund house's own documents.

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