Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Franklin India Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

1M
6M
1Y
All
NAV: 20 Mar '26
₹10.96
Min. for SIP
₹500
Fund size
₹794.42 Cr
Expense ratio
0.27%

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
3 months₹15,000₹15,084
+0.56%

Holdings (180)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
Franklin India Money Market Fund Direct-Growth--Mutual Fund14.45%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity6.05%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity4.40%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity3.72%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.CommunicationEquity3.11%
Asian Paints Ltd.ChemicalsEquity3.10%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialCD2.95%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity2.59%
One97 Communications Ltd.ServicesEquity2.13%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesEquity2.09%
Jubilant Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesDebenture2.03%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. - (Partly Paid up Equity Shares (Rights Issue))CommunicationPPE1.98%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.81%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity1.73%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.FinancialNCD1.34%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.28%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.ServicesEquity1.25%
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancialT-Bills1.25%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.24%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.FinancialCP1.21%
RBL Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.20%
Jubilant Bevco Ltd.Consumer StaplesDebenture1.19%
Godrej Properties Ltd.ConstructionEquity1.18%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.12%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionEquity1.06%
Sammaan Capital Ltd.FinancialEquity1.05%
Adani Enterprises Ltd. - (Partly Paid-up)ServicesPPE1.05%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.99%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.99%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.97%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.95%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.95%
Tata Power Company Ltd.EnergyEquity0.93%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.89%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity0.88%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.82%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialEquity0.81%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity0.69%
Punjab National BankFinancialEquity0.65%
Reserve Bank of IndiaFinancialT-Bills0.63%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.62%
Syngene International Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.61%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.60%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.52%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.50%
Nestle India Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.50%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.49%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.FinancialEquity0.48%
Franklin India Liquid Fund Super Institutional Plan Direct-Growth--Mutual Fund0.46%
Laurus Labs Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.46%
Varun Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.43%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.41%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.FinancialEquity0.41%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.40%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.34%
Yes Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.32%
NMDC Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.32%
Shriram Finance LtdFinancialEquity0.31%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.31%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.26%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.26%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.25%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.25%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.24%
DLF Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.21%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.19%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.18%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.17%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyEquity0.17%
Trent Ltd.ServicesEquity0.16%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.15%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.15%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.ServicesEquity0.13%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialEquity0.13%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.13%
Canara BankFinancialEquity0.08%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.08%
Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity0.07%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.07%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.06%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.05%
Polycab India Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.05%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.05%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.05%
Petronet LNG Ltd.EnergyEquity0.05%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialEquity0.05%
NHPC Ltd.EnergyEquity0.03%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.EnergyEquity0.03%
Marico Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.02%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.02%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.ServicesEquity0.02%
Solar Industries India Ltd.ChemicalsEquity0.02%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.01%
Britannia Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.01%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.ServicesEquity0.01%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.01%
Britannia Industries Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.01%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationFutures-0.01%
Solar Industries India Ltd.ChemicalsFutures-0.02%
Interglobe Aviation Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.02%
Tube Investments Of India Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.02%
Marico Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.02%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.03%
NHPC Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.03%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.05%
Petronet LNG Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.05%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.05%
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.05%
Polycab India Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.05%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.06%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.06%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.07%
Bank of IndiaFinancialFutures-0.07%
Canara BankFinancialFutures-0.08%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.13%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.13%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.14%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.15%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.15%
Trent Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.16%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.17%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.17%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.18%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.20%
DLF Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.21%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.24%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.25%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.25%
Tata Consumer Products Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.26%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.26%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceFutures-0.31%
Shriram Finance LtdFinancialFutures-0.32%
NMDC Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.32%
Yes Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.33%
Patanjali Foods Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.34%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.40%
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.41%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.42%
Varun Beverages Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.43%
Laurus Labs Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.46%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationFutures-0.47%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.49%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.50%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.51%
Nestle India Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.51%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.ChemicalsFutures-0.52%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.61%
Syngene International Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.61%
Tata Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.63%
Punjab National BankFinancialFutures-0.66%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.69%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.81%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceFutures-0.83%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialFutures-0.89%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyFutures-0.89%
Tata Power Company Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.94%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.96%
IDFC First Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.96%
HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd.InsuranceFutures-0.98%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyFutures-0.99%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-1.00%
Sammaan Capital Ltd.FinancialFutures-1.06%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionFutures-1.07%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-1.13%
Godrej Properties Ltd.ConstructionFutures-1.19%
RBL Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-1.21%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileFutures-1.25%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.ServicesFutures-1.26%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-1.29%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.ServicesFutures-1.33%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-1.74%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-1.82%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesFutures-2.11%
One97 Communications Ltd.ServicesFutures-2.14%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-2.60%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.CommunicationFutures-3.12%
Asian Paints Ltd.ChemicalsFutures-3.12%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-3.74%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyFutures-4.46%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-6.10%
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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+1.9%+3.6%+7.1%+9.5%
Category average (Hybrid Arbitrage)----+6.1%--
Rank (Hybrid Arbitrage)332--

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 ₹1,25,020 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 20 Mar 2026 is ₹10.96. 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₹1,25,019.92 Cr
Date of Incorporation19 Feb 1996
Phone1800-425-4255 / 60004255
E-mail--
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,