LIC MF Arbitrage Fund is an Arbitrage fund run by LIC Mutual Fund. On 30-09-2026, it managed ₹305 Cr of investors' money. In the 3 years to 30-10-2026, its Direct plan returned 7.1% a year and its Regular plan returned 6.4% a year.
NAV (Direct plan)
₹15.71
▲ 0.19% · 30-10-2026
NAV (Regular plan)
₹14.90
▲ 0.19% · 30-10-2026
Expense ratio
1.04%Direct1.62%Regular
1.04%
A year
Riskometer
Low
Set by the fund house
3 year return
7.1%Direct6.4%Regular
7.1%
A year
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund NAV Today
NAV on 30-10-2026: Direct Plan Growth ₹15.71 (up 0.19% that day); Regular Plan Growth ₹14.90 (up 0.19% that day).
This fund (Direct plan)
₹15.708
LIC MF 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
Period
1M
3M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
This fund (Direct)
+0.59%
+1.54%
+3.30%
+6.72%
+7.08%
+6.64%
--
This fund (Regular)
+0.54%
+1.40%
+3.00%
+6.05%
+6.39%
+5.89%
--
Arbitrage average
+0.56%
+1.52%
+3.20%
+6.62%
+7.18%
+6.68%
--
Best in Arbitrage
+0.73%
+1.71%
+3.63%
+7.56%
+7.46%
+7.14%
--
Worst in Arbitrage
+0.45%
+1.28%
+2.60%
+5.24%
+6.42%
+5.89%
--
Rank in Arbitrage
9/39
12/38
7/38
11/33
20/25
15/20
--
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.
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund Year-wise Returns
Return of each calendar year
Year
Direct
Regular
2026to date
+5.53%
+4.99%
2025
+6.82%
+6.10%
2024
+7.81%
+7.09%
2023
+7.41%
+6.70%
2022
+4.96%
+4.06%
2021
+3.93%
+3.19%
LIC MF 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 1,170 periods, one for each trading day from 28-01-2022 to 30-10-2026.
0%2%4%6%8%
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)
Category average, 39 Arbitrage funds
Jun 2019 to Jun 2022Apr 2020 to Apr 2023Jan 2021 to Jan 2024Nov 2021 to Nov 2024Sept 2022 to Sept 2025Jun 2023 to Jun 2026
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)Category average, 39 Arbitrage funds
0%
0%
Below 0%
33%
30%
0-5%
67%
70%
5-10%
0%
0%
10-15%
0%
0%
15-20%
0%
0%
20-25%
0%
0%
Above 25%
Every holding period at a glance
Period
Periods
Median
Lowest
Highest
With a loss
Category median
Beat category
1 year
1,666
6.4%
2.7%
8.3%
0%
6.5%
24%
2 years
1,417
6.1%
3.5%
7.8%
0%
6.0%
26%
3 years
1,170
6.1%
4.2%
7.5%
0%
6.2%
0%
5 years
679
5.8%
5.4%
6.7%
0%
5.9%
0%
7 years
186
5.9%
5.8%
6.0%
0%
6.0%
0%
Every SIP holding period at a glance
Period
Periods
Median
Lowest
Highest
With a loss
Category median
Beat category
1 year
82
6.5%
2.9%
7.9%
0%
6.5%
27%
2 years
70
6.6%
3.7%
7.8%
0%
6.6%
29%
3 years
58
6.8%
4.0%
7.6%
0%
6.8%
24%
5 years
34
6.8%
5.6%
7.1%
0%
6.8%
0%
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.
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund Risk
How much it swings, and the falls an investor had to sit through
Risk and return
Measure
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+6.72%
+6.61%
Standard deviation
1.43%
1.35%
Sharpe ratio
1.03
1.01
Sortino ratio
1.61
1.54
Maximum drawdown
−0.44%
(06-08-2026)
−0.45%
(06-08-2026)
From daily NAVs, 30-10-2025 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.
Measure
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+7.08%
+7.18%
Standard deviation
1.09%
1.07%
Sharpe ratio
0.97
1.08
Sortino ratio
1.49
1.65
Maximum drawdown
−0.44%
(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.
Measure
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+6.64%
+6.65%
Standard deviation
1.02%
0.98%
Sharpe ratio
0.82
0.87
Sortino ratio
1.24
1.32
Maximum drawdown
−0.44%
(06-08-2026)
−0.45%
(06-08-2026)
From daily NAVs, 29-10-2021 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.
Measure
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)This fund
Category average
Return (CAGR)
+5.98%
+6.12%
Standard deviation
1.07%
1.00%
Sharpe ratio
0.73
0.92
Sortino ratio
1.07
1.37
Maximum drawdown
−0.65%
(03-06-2020)
−0.53%
(03-06-2020)
From daily NAVs, 28-01-2019 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.
−0.8%−0.6%−0.4%−0.2%0%
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)
Category average, 39 Arbitrage funds
2020202120222023202420252026
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)Category average, 39 Arbitrage funds
Worst fall
High before it
Bottom
Back at the high
Time to climb back
Below its high today
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)
−0.65%
29-05-2020
03-06-2020
08-09-2020
3 months
−0.05%
Category average
−0.53%
29-05-2020
03-06-2020
14-08-2020
2 months
−0.04%
From the Direct plan's daily NAV since 28-01-2019, 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.
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund vs Other Arbitrage Funds
The five Arbitrage funds with the best three year return, and this fund. Direct plans.
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.
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund Expense Ratio and Costs
What each plan charges a year, in force from 01-10-2026
Plan
Base expense ratio
Brokerage
Transaction costs
Levies and GST
Total expense ratio
Arbitrage median
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)
Direct
0.24%
0.08%
0.03%
0.69%
1.04%
1.45%
4/39
Regular
0.74%
0.08%
0.03%
0.77%
1.62%
2.08%
2/38
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 last
Regular
Direct
Direct earned more by
₹1 lakh became (Regular)
₹1 lakh became (Direct)
1 year
6.05%
6.72%
0.67%
₹1,06,050
₹1,06,720
3 years
6.39%
7.08%
0.69% a year
₹1,20,421
₹1,22,779
5 years
5.89%
6.64%
0.75% a year
₹1,33,130
₹1,37,912
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.
LIC MF 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 28-01-2019 to 30-10-2026: 94 instalments, ₹9,40,000 in all.
Direct planLIC MF Arbitrage Fund (Direct)Regular planLIC MF 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.
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund Asset Allocation
Asset allocation as on 30-09-2026
What the fund holds
67.4%Equity
Asset
Fund
Category
Equity
67.4%
71.6%
Cash and others
32.6%
19.5%
Market cap of stocks
Market cap
Fund
Category
Large Cap
64.0%
54.0%
Mid Cap
3.4%
14.1%
Small Cap
0.1%
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.
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund Sector Allocation
Sector allocation of the fund's stocks as on 30-09-2026
Largest sectors
Banks29.2%
Non - Ferrous Metals6.7%
Petroleum Products6.0%
Telecom - Services5.4%
Ferrous Metals5.3%
Insurance2.8%
Aerospace & Defense2.5%
Finance2.3%
Transport Infrastructure2.2%
Automobiles1.6%
The ten largest of 18 sectors. The other 8 add up to 3.5%.
Sector changes
Sector
July 2026
August 2026
September 2026
Change
Banks
31.4%
28.0%
29.2%
−2.2%
Non - Ferrous Metals
9.5%
7.1%
6.7%
−2.8%
Petroleum Products
4.7%
5.2%
6.0%
+1.3%
Telecom - Services
6.9%
5.4%
5.4%
−1.5%
Ferrous Metals
6.3%
5.2%
5.3%
−1.0%
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.
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund Portfolio Holdings
As on 30-09-2026 · 35 holdings · from the fund house's monthly portfolio
Holdings
Sector
Weight%
Holdings trend
1M change
LIC MF ULTRA SHRT DUR FD -DIRECT PLAN
15.63%
LIC MF MONEY MARKET FUND-DIRECT PLAN-GR
13.24%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
Banks
8.80%
0.0%
ICICI Bank Ltd.
Banks
7.23%
+27.3%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.
Non - Ferrous Metals
6.66%
0.0%
State Bank of India
Banks
6.33%
0.0%
Reliance Industries Ltd.
Petroleum Products
5.98%
+26.3%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Telecom - Services
4.96%
0.0%
Tata Steel Ltd.
Ferrous Metals
4.94%
0.0%
Axis Bank Ltd.
Banks
3.22%
0.0%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
Insurance
2.75%
0.0%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.
Aerospace & Defense
2.52%
−26.8%
Jio Financial Services Ltd.
Finance
2.28%
0.0%
GMR Airports Ltd.
Transport Infrastructure
2.24%
−33.1%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
Banks
1.59%
0.0%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Automobiles
1.59%
New
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
Diversified FMCG
1.11%
−4.8%
Punjab National Bank
Banks
0.80%
0.0%
NTPC Ltd.
Power
0.72%
−34.8%
IndusInd Bank Ltd.
Banks
0.62%
New
Bank of Baroda
Banks
0.60%
0.0%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.
Transport Services
0.50%
0.0%
Indus Towers Ltd.
Telecom - Services
0.40%
0.0%
JSW Steel Ltd.
Ferrous Metals
0.36%
0.0%
Tata Power Company Ltd.
Power
0.29%
0.0%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
Electrical Equipment
0.21%
0.0%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
Oil
0.20%
−42.9%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
0.15%
0.0%
Crompton Greaves Cons Electrical Ltd.
Consumer Durables
0.12%
0.0%
Titan Company Ltd.
Consumer Durables
0.08%
New
ITC Ltd.
Diversified FMCG
0.07%
0.0%
Asian Paints Ltd.
Consumer Durables
0.04%
0.0%
Shriram Finance Ltd.
Finance
0.03%
New
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
Finance
0.03%
New
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Construction
0.02%
−90.0%
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund Stocks Bought and Sold
All changes are between August 2026 and September 2026
More
Stocks bought and sold in September 2026
ICICI Bank Ltd.
↑Added
+27.3%
7.23%
Reliance Industries Ltd.
↑Added
+26.3%
5.98%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.
↓Reduced
−26.8%
2.52%
GMR Airports Ltd.
↓Reduced
−33.1%
2.24%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
↑New
New
1.59%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
↓Reduced
−4.8%
1.11%
NTPC Ltd.
↓Reduced
−34.8%
0.72%
IndusInd Bank Ltd.
↑New
New
0.62%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
↓Reduced
−42.9%
0.20%
Eicher Motors Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 0.33%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
↓Reduced
−90.0%
0.02%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 0.17%
GAIL (India) Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 0.10%
Titan Company Ltd.
↑New
New
0.08%
Max Financial Services Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 0.08%
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 0.06%
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.
↓Sold out
−100%
was 0.05%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.
↑New
New
0.03%
Shriram Finance Ltd.
↑New
New
0.03%
No stocks in this group for September 2026.
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.
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.
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund Overview
Fund facts from the scheme summary document, as on 16-10-2026
Expense ratio (Direct)
1.04%
Expense ratio (Regular)
1.62%
Category
Arbitrage
Risk
Low
Benchmark
Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index
Launch date
25-01-2019
Minimum investment
₹5,000
Minimum additional investment
₹500
AUM
₹304.67 Cr (30-09-2026)
Lock in
None
Scheme code (Direct)
145895
ISIN (Direct)
INF767K01PP0
Scheme code (Regular)
145890
ISIN (Regular)
INF767K01PL9
NAV history
From 28-01-2019, 7.8 years
Exit load
Exit load of 0.25% if redeemed within 1 months.
Tax on LIC MF Arbitrage Fund returns
LIC MF 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
Plan
Option
NAV
As on
direct
Growth
₹15.708
30-10-2026
direct
Monthly IDCW
₹13.9773
30-10-2026
direct
Weekly IDCW
₹14.7607
30-10-2026
regular
Growth
₹14.8981
30-10-2026
regular
Monthly IDCW
₹14.5555
30-10-2026
regular
Weekly IDCW
₹14.4628
30-10-2026
About LIC MF Arbitrage Fund
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund is a mutual fund from LIC Mutual Fund. Its category is Arbitrage. It was launched on 25-01-2019. Its benchmark is Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index. At the end of September 2026 it held 35 securities.
Fund Manager
Sumit Bhatnagar
Fund manager of LIC MF Arbitrage Fund, since 03-10-2023
Sasikant Aravamuthan
Fund manager of LIC MF Arbitrage Fund, since 01-07-2026
Pratik Harish Shroff
Fund manager of LIC MF Arbitrage Fund, since 26-09-2023
Frequently Asked Questions for LIC MF Arbitrage Fund
What is the current NAV of LIC MF Arbitrage Fund?
The Direct plan NAV is ₹15.708. The Regular plan NAV is ₹14.8981, as on 30-10-2026.
What are the returns of LIC MF Arbitrage Fund?
The Direct plan returned +6.72% in 1 year, +7.08% a year over 3 years, +6.64% a year over 5 years. The Regular plan returned +6.05% in 1 year, +6.39% a year over 3 years, +5.89% a year over 5 years. These figures are as on 30-10-2026.
What is the expense ratio of LIC MF Arbitrage Fund?
The Direct plan charges 1.04% a year. The Regular plan charges 1.62% a year. This is the figure the fund house reported to AMFI, in force from 01-10-2026.
What is the AUM of LIC MF Arbitrage Fund?
LIC MF Arbitrage Fund managed ₹304.67 Cr on 30-09-2026, as its fund house reported in its monthly portfolio.
What are the top holdings of LIC MF Arbitrage Fund?
At the end of September 2026 the largest holdings were LIC MF ULTRA SHRT DUR FD -DIRECT PLAN (15.63%), LIC MF MONEY MARKET FUND-DIRECT PLAN-GR (13.24%), HDFCBANK (8.80%), ICICIBANK (7.23%), HINDALCO (6.66%). The fund held 35 securities in all.
What did LIC MF Arbitrage Fund buy and sell in September 2026?
It bought 5 new stocks: IndusInd Bank Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Power Finance Corporation Ltd, Titan Company Ltd, Shriram Finance Ltd. It sold out of 6: Eicher Motors Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, GAIL (India) Ltd, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd, Max Financial Services Ltd. It added shares in 2. It reduced 6.
How do I invest in LIC MF Arbitrage Fund?
Through LIC 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 ₹5,000. You can invest once or through a monthly SIP.
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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