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HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option

A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in. From HDFC Mutual Fund. It's been running since 30 Jun 2014.

Latest price per unit
₹45.7552
▲ 0.05% today
As of 3 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.06 L
▲ ₹6.0k gain · 6.0% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.30 L
▲ ₹29.5k gain · 9.0% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.65 L
▲ ₹65.1k gain · 10.5% / 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₹1.96 L
Gain / loss+₹15.7k
XIRR (annualised)5.79%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.97 L
Projected gain*+₹17.0k
*at this fund's historical rate of 5.79% 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 187 other funds in Other Scheme - FoF Domestic

Same plan
1-year return
5.95%median 6.29% (-0.34%)
Rank #89 of 188Beats 45% of peers
3-year return
9.00%median 10.90% (-1.90%)
Rank #78 of 188Beats 38% of peers
5-year return
10.54%median 10.00% (+0.55%)
Rank #40 of 188Beats 57% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
5.03%median 11.54% (-6.51%)
Rank #52 of 188Less risky than 73% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-23.14%median -19.45% (-3.69%)
Rank #84 of 188Less risky than 56% 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.

+15%
2020
+22%
2021
+8%
2022
+23%
2023
+14%
2024
+2%
2025
+4%
2026
Best year
2023 · 23.24%
Worst year
2025 · 1.57%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
5.0%

The value swings roughly 5% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-23.14%

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 HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option against other other funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year5.95%
CAGR — 3 years9.00%
CAGR — 5 years10.54%
CAGR — since launch11.36%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)0.90%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)5.03%
Max drawdown — 1 year-0.30%
Max drawdown — 3 years-7.29%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.09
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)0.54

Fund info

Fund house
HDFC Mutual Fund
Category
Other Scheme - FoF Domestic
Plan
Direct
Option
Growth
ISIN (Growth)
INF179KA1SC5
ISIN (Div re-invest)
—
Fund code
130543
First price on record
30 Jun 2014 · 2,997 daily prices

About HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option is a Other Scheme - FoF Domestic offered by HDFC Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the Growth option. It has approximately 12 years of NAV track record. The fund falls in the other category — A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

The current NAV of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹45.7552 (as of 3 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 5.95% over the last year, 9.00% CAGR over 3 years, 10.54% 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 5.0% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 23.1%. 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 HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

The latest NAV of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option is ₹45.7552 as of 3 Sep 2026, up 0.05% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option has delivered 1-year return 5.95%, 3-year CAGR 9.00%, 5-year CAGR 10.54%, since-inception CAGR 11.36%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option belong to?+

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option is categorised as Other Scheme - FoF Domestic. A specialised fund. Check the scheme details for what it invests in.

How risky is HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 5.0%, HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - 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 HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option a direct plan?+

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - 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 HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option?+

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF - Direct Plan - Growth Option has NAV history available from 30 Jun 2014 — approximately 12 years of track record and 2,997 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.