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SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr

SBI Mutual FundDirectOpen-endedArbitrage FundRiskometer: Low Risk

NAV

38.67

as of 21 Aug 2026

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr is an open-ended Arbitrage Fund scheme from SBI Mutual Fund managing ₹46,803 crore (as of 31 Jul 2026). Its Direct-plan NAV is ₹38.67 as of 21 Aug 2026. The expense ratio is 1.48% a year. Managed by Neeraj Kumar. This page is factual data only — it carries no rating and no recommendation.

Key facts

Expense ratio
1.48% / yr
as of 30 Jun 2026
Fund size
₹46,803 crore
as of 31 Jul 2026
Exit load
0.25%
SIP available
Yes
Launched
3 Nov 2006
ISIN
INF200K01QU0

₹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, SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr versus Arbitrage Fund average.

SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr

₹139

+39% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Arbitrage Fund average

₹132

+32% on ₹100 over 5.0 yrs

Returns vs category

WindowFundCategory avgGap
3 months1.71%1.73%-0.02
6 months3.06%3.18%-0.12
1 year6.46%6.54%-0.08
3 years (CAGR)7.38%7.38%0.00
5 years (CAGR)6.78%6.59%+0.19

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)
2.14
Sharpe ratio (5Y)
1.53
Sortino ratio (3Y)
4.46 vs category 2.12
Standard deviation (3Y)
0.50%

Where the money actually is

Equity

2.0%

Bonds

8.4%

Cash

89.5%

Other

0.1%

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

387 positions · top 10 = 20.7%

Market-cap mix (equity sleeve)

Large 8.3%Mid 0.1%Small 0.1%Other 91.5%

as of 31 Aug 2025

Holdings by sector

  • Financial Services(3 in top 10)28.2%
    • HDFC Bank Ltd4.54%
    • State Bank of India3.30%
    • ICICI Bank Ltd2.74%
  • Industrials7.1%
  • Consumer Cyclical6.9%
  • Energy(1 in top 10)6.8%
    • Reliance Industries Ltd3.63%
  • Basic Materials6.3%
  • Utilities4.4%
  • Communication Services4.1%
  • Consumer Defensive3.9%

Sectors marked ▶ expand to show this fund’s top-10 holdings in that sector. Holdings as of 31 Jul 2026. Portfolio turnover 283.0% vs category 425.1% a year.

Other top holdings

  • SBI Savings Dir Gr12.56%
  • Future on HDFC Bank Ltdderivativematures 25 Aug 20264.57%
  • Future on Reliance Industries Ltdderivativematures 25 Aug 20263.65%
  • Future on State Bank of Indiaderivativematures 25 Aug 20263.32%
  • SBI Low Duration Dir Gr2.76%
  • SBI Liquid Dir Gr2.74%

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%.

The debt it holds (debt sleeve)

Yield to maturity
6.66% vs category 6.33%
Modified duration
0.53 yrs vs category 0.45 yrs
Average maturity
0.60 yrs vs category 0.53 yrs
Government securities
3.9%

Credit quality

AAA
100.0%

Government securities are counted inside AAA by the data provider’s ladder; the sovereign share is listed separately above. Credit quality as of 30 Jun 2026.

Portfolio characteristics as of 31 Jul 2026. Yield to maturity is what the portfolio would return if every holding were held to maturity and paid in full. It is not a forecast of the fund’s return, and it is quoted before expenses.

Money in, money out

Net flow, 12 months
+4,542 cr
Net flow, 3 months
+3,275 cr

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

Quick answers

What is the NAV of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr?
₹38.67 per unit as of 21 Aug 2026 (Direct plan, growth). NAV is declared daily on working days.
What is the expense ratio of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr?
1.48% a year for the Direct plan, as of 30 Jun 2026.
How large is SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr?
₹46,803 crore under management as of 31 Jul 2026, in the Arbitrage Fund category.
How risky is SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr?
Its SEBI Riskometer reading is "Low Risk". Cash-and-futures spreads. Debt-like behaviour, equity taxation.
What are the 5-year returns of SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr?
6.78% 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 SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr?
6.6% a year — the weakest of 25 overlapping 3-year holding periods, beginning 2 Aug 2021. The median was 7.5% and 100% of those windows ended positive. Windows overlap, so this is the range of past start dates, not a probability.
Who manages SBI Arbitrage Opportunities Fund - Direct Plan - Gr?
Neeraj Kumar, managing this fund for 13.8 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.