DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly 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.
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Calendar-year returns. 7 of last 7 years were positive.
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Bumpiness & worst drops
The value swings roughly 2% up or down in a typical year. Finance-speak calls this volatility.
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Fund info
- Fund house
- DSP Mutual Fund
- Category
- Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund
- Plan
- Direct
- Option
- IDCW
- ISIN (Growth)
- INF740KA1DQ7
- ISIN (Div re-invest)
- INF740KA1DR5
- Fund code
- 142281
- First price on record
- 29 Jan 2018 · 2,119 daily prices
About DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW
DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly 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 - Monthly IDCW is ₹13.2420 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 1.53% over the last year, 3.42% CAGR over 3 years, 3.69% 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 1.5% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 2.9%. 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 - Monthly IDCW?+
The latest NAV of DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW is ₹13.2420 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 - Monthly IDCW?+
DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW has delivered 1-year return 1.53%, 3-year CAGR 3.42%, 5-year CAGR 3.69%, since-inception CAGR 3.30%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.
What category does DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly IDCW belong to?+
DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly 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 - Monthly IDCW?+
Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 1.5%, DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly 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 - Monthly IDCW a direct plan?+
DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly 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 - Monthly IDCW?+
DSP Arbitrage fund - Direct Plan - Monthly 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.