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DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

Profits from small price differences between cash and futures markets. Low risk, modest but tax-efficient returns. From DSP Mutual Fund. It's been running since 29 Jan 2018.

Latest price per unit
₹12.688
▼ 0.12% today
As of 4 Sep 2026 · updated once each business day

What ₹1 lakh would have become

Based on past returns
Invested 1 year ago
₹1.01 L
▲ ₹1.3k gain · 1.3% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.12 L
▲ ₹11.9k gain · 3.8% / year
Invested 5 years ago
₹1.18 L
▲ ₹18.3k gain · 3.4% / 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₹1.86 L
Gain / loss+₹6.4k
XIRR (annualised)2.42%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.87 L
Projected gain*+₹6.9k
*at this fund's historical rate of 2.42% 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 87 other funds in Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund

Same plan
1-year return
1.33%median 5.74% (-4.42%)
Rank #59 of 88Beats 28% of peers
3-year return
3.83%median 6.69% (-2.86%)
Rank #42 of 88Beats 34% of peers
5-year return
3.41%median 5.77% (-2.36%)
Rank #38 of 88Beats 27% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
4.10%median 1.16% (+2.93%)
Rank #83 of 88Less risky than 5% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-10.99%median -0.82% (-10.17%)
Rank #5 of 88Less risky than 95% 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. 5 of last 7 years were positive.

-6%
2020
+4%
2021
+5%
2022
+2%
2023
+8%
2024
+2%
2025
-1%
2026
Best year
2024 · 8.02%
Worst year
2020 · -6.34%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
4.1%

The value swings roughly 4% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.

Worst drop ever
-10.99%

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 DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW against other arbitrage funds.

Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year1.33%
CAGR — 3 years3.83%
CAGR — 5 years3.41%
CAGR — since launch2.79%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)4.94%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)4.10%
Max drawdown — 1 year-4.60%
Max drawdown — 3 years-4.71%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.94
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.52

Fund info

Fund house
DSP Mutual Fund
Category
Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF740KA1DO2
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF740KA1DP9
Fund code
142279
First price on record
29 Jan 2018 · 2,119 daily prices

About DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW

DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund offered by DSP Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 9 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 DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹12.6880 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 1.33% over the last year, 3.83% CAGR over 3 years, 3.41% 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 4.1% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 11.0%. 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 DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

The latest NAV of DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is ₹12.6880 as of 4 Sep 2026, down 0.12% from the previous day. NAV is updated once a business day after the market close.

What are the returns of DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has delivered 1-year return 1.33%, 3-year CAGR 3.83%, 5-year CAGR 3.41%, since-inception CAGR 2.79%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW belong to?+

DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is categorised as Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund. Profits from small price differences between cash and futures markets. Low risk, modest but tax-efficient returns.

How risky is DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 4.1%, DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW a direct plan?+

DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW?+

DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - IDCW has NAV history available from 29 Jan 2018 — approximately 9 years of track record and 2,119 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.