Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid
Arbitrage
Low Risk
1M
6M
1Y
All
NAV: 16 Jan '26
₹10.83
Min. SIP amount
₹500
Fund size
₹669.23 Cr
Expense ratio
0.29%

Return calculator

One time
Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns

Holdings (182)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity5.00%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity4.97%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity4.35%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.CommunicationEquity3.75%
HDFC Securities Ltd.FinancialCP3.71%
Sammaan Capital Ltd.FinancialEquity3.20%
Franklin India Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthNAMutual Fund2.86%
RBL Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity2.50%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesEquity2.41%
Jubilant Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesDebenture2.39%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity2.38%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. - (Partly Paid up Equity Shares (Rights Issue))CommunicationPPE2.29%
GOISovereignGOI Sec2.27%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationEquity2.23%
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancialT-Bills2.23%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.96%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity1.72%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.68%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity1.64%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.60%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.FinancialNCD1.57%
One97 Communications Ltd.ServicesEquity1.52%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.ServicesEquity1.49%
Nestle India Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.46%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.46%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity1.43%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.42%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.FinancialCP1.42%
Jubilant Bevco Ltd.Consumer StaplesDebenture1.40%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.32%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity1.20%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialEquity0.98%
Adani Enterprises Ltd. - (Partly Paid-up)ServicesPPE0.97%
Godrej Properties Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.97%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialEquity0.89%
Vedanta Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.87%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.85%
HCL Technologies Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.78%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.77%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.76%
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancialT-Bills0.75%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialCD0.74%
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancialT-Bills0.74%
Punjab National BankFinancialEquity0.74%
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancialT-Bills0.74%
JSW Energy Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.72%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.FinancialEquity0.66%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.65%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.62%
Laurus Labs Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.56%
Trent Ltd.ServicesEquity0.56%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.55%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.55%
Franklin India Liquid Fund Super Institutional Plan Direct-GrowthNAMutual Fund0.54%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.54%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.46%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.ServicesEquity0.44%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.43%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.43%
Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity0.41%
Yes Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.40%
NMDC Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.39%
Indusind Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.37%
BSE Ltd.ServicesEquity0.37%
Shriram Finance LtdFinancialEquity0.36%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.32%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.32%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.31%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.27%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.26%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity0.26%
Marico Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.24%
REC Ltd.FinancialEquity0.24%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.23%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.21%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.21%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.21%
Tata Power Company Ltd.EnergyEquity0.21%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.19%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.18%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.14%
Varun Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.14%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.14%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.13%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.10%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.08%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.07%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialEquity0.07%
Polycab India Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.06%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.06%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.05%
Petronet LNG Ltd.EnergyEquity0.05%
Oil India Ltd.EnergyEquity0.03%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.02%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.ServicesEquity0.02%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.EnergyEquity0.02%
Solar Industries India Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.02%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.ServicesEquity0.01%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyEquity0.01%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.01%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.01%
Solar Industries India Ltd.ChemicalsFutures-0.02%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.02%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.02%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.02%
Oil India Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.03%
Petronet LNG Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.05%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.05%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.06%
Polycab India Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.06%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.07%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.07%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.08%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.10%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.13%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.14%
Varun Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.14%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.14%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.18%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.19%
Tata Power Company Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.21%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.21%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.21%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.22%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.23%
REC Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.24%
Marico Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.24%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.26%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.26%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.31%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.32%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.33%
Shriram Finance LtdFinancialFutures-0.36%
BSE Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.37%
Indusind Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.37%
NMDC Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.39%
Yes Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.41%
Bank of IndiaFinancialFutures-0.42%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.44%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.44%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.44%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.47%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.54%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.55%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.55%
Trent Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.56%
Laurus Labs Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.57%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.62%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.ChemicalsFutures-0.66%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.67%
JSW Energy Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.72%
Punjab National BankFinancialFutures-0.74%
HCL Technologies Ltd.TechnologyFutures-0.78%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.86%
Vedanta Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.88%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.90%
Godrej Properties Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.98%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.99%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceFutures-1.21%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-1.32%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyFutures-1.43%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-1.44%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-1.47%
Nestle India Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-1.47%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.ServicesFutures-1.49%
One97 Communications Ltd.ServicesFutures-1.53%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileFutures-1.61%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.ServicesFutures-1.63%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-1.66%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-1.69%
APL Apollo Tubes Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-1.73%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-1.97%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationFutures-2.25%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialFutures-2.40%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesFutures-2.43%
RBL Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-2.51%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationFutures-3.15%
Sammaan Capital Ltd.FinancialFutures-3.22%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.CommunicationFutures-3.78%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyFutures-4.40%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-5.02%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-5.04%
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Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment
₹5,000
Min. for 2nd investment
₹1,000
Min. for SIP
₹500

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns
Absolute returns
Name3M6M1YAll
Fund returns+1.8%+3.4%+7.2%+8.3%
Category average (Hybrid Arbitrage)----+6.1%--
Rank (Hybrid Arbitrage)335--

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,0.25% will be charged for redemption within 30 days.

Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

from July 1st 2020

Tax implication

If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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Fund management

MJ
Mukesh Jain
Jul 2025 - Present
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Education
Postgraduate in Finance
Experience
Prior to joining the Franklin AMC, he was associated with EQUIRUS, Anand Rathi, Religare Securities,

About Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is a Hybrid Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 19 Feb 1996. Pallab Roy is the Current Fund Manager of Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹1,26,065 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 16 Jan 2026 is ₹10.83. The Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is rated Low risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹500. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹5,000. Exit Load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,0.25% will be charged for redemption within 30 days. ;

Investment Objective

The scheme is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivative segments of the equity markets and the arbitrage opportunities available within the derivative segment and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments.;
Fund benchmarkNIFTY 50 Arbitrage Total Return Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#11 in India
Total AUM₹1,26,065.13 Cr
Date of Incorporation19 Feb 1996
Phone1800-425-4255 / 60004255
E-mailNA
Launch Date19 Feb 1996
AddressUnit No.202/203/204, 2nd Floor Dalamal Tower, Plot No. 211Free Press Journal Marg, Nariman Point Mumbai 400013
CustodianHongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation
Registrar & Transfer AgentCams
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,