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Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)

Profits from small price differences between cash and futures markets. Low risk, modest but tax-efficient returns. From Sundaram Mutual Fund. It's been running since 3 Jan 2022.

Latest price per unit
₹13.3387
▼ 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
₹1.00 L
▲ ₹106 gain · 0.1% / year
Invested 3 years ago
₹1.16 L
▲ ₹15.9k gain · 5.0% / 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₹1.88 L
Gain / loss+₹7.8k
XIRR (annualised)2.92%
Looking forward · hypothetical
You would invest₹1.80 L
Would become*₹1.88 L
Projected gain*+₹8.4k
*at this fund's historical rate of 2.92% 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
0.11%median 5.74% (-5.64%)
Rank #68 of 88Beats 16% of peers
3-year return
5.04%median 6.69% (-1.65%)
Rank #35 of 88Beats 45% of peers
Bumpiness (3Y)
3.77%median 1.16% (+2.61%)
Rank #82 of 88Less risky than 6% of peers
Worst-ever drop
-6.00%median -0.82% (-5.19%)
Rank #11 of 88Less risky than 89% 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. 4 of last 5 years were positive.

+4%
2022
+7%
2023
+8%
2024
+7%
2025
-2%
2026
Best year
2024 · 7.77%
Worst year
2026 · -1.89%

Price over time

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

Bumpiness & worst drops

Day-to-day bumpiness
3.8%

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

Worst drop ever
-6.00%

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

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Technical details (for the pros)
CAGR — 1 year0.11%
CAGR — 3 years5.04%
CAGR — 5 years—
CAGR — since launch5.23%
Volatility — 1 year (annualised)6.40%
Volatility — 3 years (annualised)3.77%
Max drawdown — 1 year-6.00%
Max drawdown — 3 years-6.00%
Sharpe ratio — 1 year (rf=6%)-0.92
Sharpe ratio — 3 years (rf=6%)-0.25

Fund info

Fund house
Sundaram Mutual Fund
Category
Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund
Plan
Direct
Option
IDCW
ISIN (Growth)
INF173K01NC4
ISIN (Div re-invest)
INF173K01NE0
Fund code
149549
First price on record
3 Jan 2022 · 1,152 daily prices

About Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is a Hybrid Scheme - Arbitrage Fund offered by Sundaram Mutual Fund under the Direct plan with the IDCW option. It has approximately 5 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 Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹13.3387 (as of 4 Sep 2026). Historically, it has delivered 0.11% over the last year, 5.04% CAGR over 3 years. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance.

Over the last three years, the fund's prices have moved with 3.8% annualised volatility — a "low" level of bumpiness; its deepest peak-to-trough fall on record was 6.0%. 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 Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

The latest NAV of Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is ₹13.3387 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 Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) has delivered 1-year return 0.11%, 3-year CAGR 5.04%, since-inception CAGR 5.23%. Returns are historical and don't predict future performance — markets move in cycles.

What category does Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) belong to?+

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) 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 Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

Based on its 3-year annualised volatility of 3.8%, Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) sits in the "low" risk bucket. Volatility measures how much prices swing — higher means bigger ups and downs along the way.

Is Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) a direct plan?+

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) is a Direct plan (no distributor commission — lower expense ratio) with the IDCW option (periodic distributions, taxable at your slab rate).

How old is Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal)?+

Sundaram Arbitrage Fund(Formerly Known as Prinicpal Arbitrage Fund) - Direct Plan - IDCW (Income Distribution CUM Capital Withdrawal) has NAV history available from 3 Jan 2022 — approximately 5 years of track record and 1,152 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.