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HSBC Arbitrage Fund

HSBC Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedArbitrage FundRiskometer: Low Risk

NAV

21.86

as of 21 Aug 2026

HSBC Arbitrage Fund is an open-ended Arbitrage Fund scheme from HSBC Mutual Fund managing ₹2,998 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹21.86 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 0.22% a year. Managed by Praveen Ayathan. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
0.22% / yr
as of 30 Jun 2026
Fund size
₹2,998 crore
as of 31 Jul 2026
Exit load
0.25%
SIP available
Yes
Launched
30 Jun 2014
ISIN
INF917K01QR5

₹100 invested, fund vs category

The category line is the average of the funds in this category, built from NYVO’s own NAV data.

Rebased to 100data to 20 Aug 2026Benchmark: NIFTY 50 Arbitrage Index

Aug 2021Aug 2026
Growth of ₹100, HSBC Arbitrage Fund versus Arbitrage Fund average.

HSBC Arbitrage Fund

₹137

+37% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Arbitrage Fund average

₹132

+32% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months1.79%1.73%+0.06
6 months3.11%3.18%-0.07
1 year6.54%6.54%0.00
3 years (CAGR)7.34%7.38%-0.04
5 years (CAGR)6.54%6.59%-0.05

Category average across 33 funds, as of 20 Aug 2026. Short windows are noise; the 3 and 5-year rows are the record. Past returns do not predict future returns.

Risk, measured

Sharpe ratio (3Y)
1.85
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
1.10
Sortino ratio (3Y)
3.60 vs category 2.12
Standard deviation (3Y)
0.54%
Deepest fall (5Y)
-0.01%

Where the money actually is

Equity

-0.2%

Bonds

7.4%

Cash

92.9%

Whole-portfolio split, as of 31 Jul 2026. Equity here is the NET position: this fund holds shares and sells futures against them, so the two largely cancel. The holdings below are gross, before that offset.

What it owns

221 positions · top 10 = 19.9%

Holdings by sector

  • Financial Services(3 in top 10)32.3%
    • HDFC Bank Ltd5.44%
    • Canara Bank3.92%
    • Bandhan Bank Ltd2.73%
  • Basic Materials6.8%
  • Utilities(2 in top 10)6.6%
    • Adani Energy Solutions Ltd3.15%
    • Adani Power Ltd2.94%
  • Industrials5.6%
  • Consumer Cyclical4.1%
  • Energy3.7%
  • Healthcare3.4%
  • Consumer Defensive2.3%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 284.7% vs category 425.1% a year.

Other top holdings

  • HSBC Money Market Dir Gr17.19%
  • Future on HDFC Bank Ltdderivative5.48%
  • Future on Canara Bankderivative3.93%
  • Future on Adani Energy Solutions Ltdderivative3.16%
  • Future on Adani Power Ltdderivative2.96%

Rows marked derivative are futures positions held against the shares listed beside them. A stock and its future largely cancel, so do not add the two together. Exposure figures are gross: funds that use derivatives (arbitrage, hedged books) hold offsetting positions, so concentration and turnover can read above 100%.

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months
+341 cr
Net flow, 3 months
+423 cr

as of 31 Jul 2026. Flows follow performance more than they predict it.

Quick answers

What is the NAV of HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
₹21.86 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
0.22% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
How large is HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
₹2,998 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Arbitrage Fund category.
How risky is HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Low Risk". Cash-and-futures spreads. Debt-like behaviour, equity taxation.
What are the 5-year returns of HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
6.54% a year over the last 5 years (Direct plan, CAGR), against a Arbitrage Fund average of 6.59%. Past returns do not predict future returns.
What is the worst 3-year return of HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
6.3% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 2 Aug 2021. The median was 7.4% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages HSBC Arbitrage Fund?
Praveen Ayathan, managing this fund for 12.1 years.

Where this fund sits

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Data: NYVO research systems; each block above states its own as-of date, and blocks with no data for this fund are omitted rather than estimated. NAV updates daily on working days. The benchmark (NIFTY 50 Arbitrage Index) is named for reference only; its values are licensed and never shown. This page is factual information about one scheme. It is not investment advice, not a recommendation, and it carries no rating of any kind. Past performance does not predict future returns. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks; read all scheme related documents carefully.