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JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

Profits from small price differences between cash and futures markets. Low risk, modest but tax-efficient returns. From JM Financial Mutual Fund. It's been running since 3 Jan 2013.

Latest price per unit
₹37.4135
▲ 0.29% today
As of 1 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.07 L
▲ ₹6.6k gain · 6.6% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.23 L
▲ ₹23.0k gain · 7.1% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.36 L
▲ ₹36.3k gain · 6.4% / year

These are calculations from the fund's past prices, not a prediction. Real future returns can and often do differ.

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₹5.0k
Looking back · real
You would have invested₹1.80 L
Value today₹1.98 L
Gain / loss+₹18.4k
XIRR (annualised)6.80%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹2.00 L
Projected gain*+₹20.2k
*at this fund's historical rate of 6.80% per year. Actual future returns can be different — sometimes very different.
Value Cumulative invested
Reality check. The backward SIP is real math on real past NAVs. The forward projection assumes the fund keeps up its historical rate — which rarely happens exactly. Past performance is not a promise. MF Gyan does not recommend any specific investment.
How it compares to peers

Vs 33 other funds in Hybrid Schemes - Arbitrage Fund

Same plan
1-year return
6.58%median 6.29% (+0.29%)
Rank #11 of 34Beats 63% of peers
3-year return
7.14%median 7.14% (-0.00%)
Rank #14 of 34Beats 50% of peers
5-year return
6.39%median 6.52% (-0.14%)
Rank #13 of 34Beats 45% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
1.07%median 1.08% (-0.01%)
Rank #14 of 34Less risky than 59% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-0.54%median -1.36% (+0.83%)
Rank #23 of 34Less risky than 33% of peers

Descriptive rankings within the same category and plan. Not a recommendation — one fund beating another historically does not mean it will continue to do so.

Year by year

Calendar-year returns. 7 of last 7 years were positive.

+3%
2020
+3%
2021
+5%
2022
+7%
2023
+8%
2024
+7%
2025
+4%
2026
Best year
2024 · 7.80%
Worst year
2020 · 2.85%

Price over time

How the per-unit price has moved. Tap a range to zoom in.

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
1.1%

The value swings roughly 1% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-0.54%

A lump sum invested at the previous peak would have temporarily lost about this much before recovering. Finance-speak calls this max drawdown.

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Head-to-head comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option against other arbitrage funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year6.58%
CAGR — 3 years7.14%
CAGR — 5 years6.39%
CAGR — since launch6.42%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)1.24%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)1.07%
Max drawdown — 1 year-0.51%
Max drawdown — 3 years-0.51%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)0.43
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)1.02

Fund info

Fund house
JM Financial Mutual Fund
Category
Hybrid Schemes - Arbitrage Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
INF192K01BN6
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
120482
First price on record
3 Jan 2013 · 3,367 daily prices

About JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option

JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Hybrid Schemes - Arbitrage Fund offered by JM Financial Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 14 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the arbitrage category — Profits from small price differences between cash and futures markets. Low risk, modest but tax-efficient returns.

The current NAV of JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹37.4135 (as of 1 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 6.58% over the last year, 7.14% CAGR over 3 years, 6.39% CAGR over 5 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 1.1% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 0.5%. Being mentally prepared for drawdowns of this size is what separates long-term investors from reactive traders.

Frequently asked

What is the latest NAV of JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

The latest NAV of JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹37.4135 as of 1 Sep 2026, up 0.29% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 6.58%, 3-year CAGR 7.14%, 5-year CAGR 6.39%, since-inception CAGR 6.42%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+

JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Hybrid Schemes - Arbitrage Fund. Profits from small price differences between cash and futures markets. Low risk, modest but tax-efficient returns.

How risky is JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 1.1%, JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+

JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the Growth option (all returns compound within the fund, no interim payouts).

How old is JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

JM Arbitrage Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 3 Jan 2013 — approximately 14 years of track record and 3,367 daily NAV observations.

Numbers are computed from stored daily prices from mfapi.in/AMFI. This is descriptive analytics, not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.