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HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF

Q: What is the NAV of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF is ₹40.14 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

Q: What returns has HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF delivered?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF has returned +5.88% over 1 year, +9.57% per year over 3 years, +11.04% per year over 5 years and +11.49% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

Q: What is the expense ratio of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF charges an expense ratio of 0.02% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

Q: What are the top holdings of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

Its largest holdings are HDFC Medium Term Opportunities Direct Plan-Growth (44.8%), HDFC Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth (36.5%) and HDFC Money Market Fund Direct-Growth (17.9%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

Q: How risky is HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

It is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 5.0% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -23.1%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

Q: What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.61 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF's 0.61 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

Q: What is the benchmark of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF is benchmarked against the NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Q: Who manages HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF is managed by Anil Bamboli at HDFC.

Q: How is HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF taxed?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.

HDFC Mutual Fund · Best Domestic Fund of Funds

NAV

₹40.14

-0.13% 1D

as of 20 Aug 2026

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NAV history

+5.95%CAGR

52-week rangePrev NAV ₹40.19

Latest ₹40.14

Low ₹37.8898th percentile of its 52-week rangeHigh ₹40.19

Scorecard

★★★★☆4/5 vs 66 of 126 FoF Domestic peers

Performance 60%
Risk 15%
Cost 10%
Downside 15%

How this is computed

Each verdict is computed from this fund's own metrics against its sub-category — the number behind it is shown, not a black-box rating. The stars weight the same ground 60/15/10/15 (performance/risk/cost/downside) across every fund in the peer group. Ranked within FoF Domestic (same plan and option). 66 of the 126 FoF Domestic funds in this cohort carry the full record the stars need, so they are the ones ranked against.

PerformanceAverage

3Y CAGR +9.57% · ranks 40 of 126 FoF Domestic funds

RiskLow

Volatility 5.0% vs 14.6% category avg

CostLow

0.0% expense vs 0.2% category avg

ConsistencyHigh

99% of rolling 3Y windows were positive

Strengths & concerns

Generated from this fund's own numbers against its sub-category — each point names the figure behind it.

Strengths

5-year return (+11.04%) beats the FoF Domestic average (+9.95%)
Stronger risk-adjusted returns — Sharpe 0.61 vs 0.36 FoF Domestic average
Less volatile than its FoF Domestic peers (5.0% vs 14.6%)
Low expense ratio (0.02%) vs the FoF Domestic average of 0.20%
Consistent — positive in 99% of rolling 3-year windows

Concerns

1-year return (+5.88%) trails the FoF Domestic average (+21.96%)
3-year return (+9.57%) trails the FoF Domestic average (+15.35%)

Key Metrics

Annual fee charged by the fund, already deducted from NAV

Category 0.20%

Portfolio-weighted harmonic mean P/E across the fund's equity holdings

Category —

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.61

Category 0.36▲0.25

Scheme Info

Definitions

Plan

Direct · IDCW

Period before units can be redeemed — 3 years for ELSS, none for most open-ended funds

Exit Load

Statutory levy on every mutual-fund purchase since 1 Jul 2020 (SEBI / Govt of India) — the same for every scheme

0.005%

SIP Inv.

Smallest recurring SIP instalment the scheme accepts

Smallest one-time (lumpsum) investment the scheme accepts

Benchmark

Start of our NAV history for this plan. Direct plans begin 1 Jan 2013, so this is the plan's inception — not necessarily the scheme's original launch date.

30 Jun 2014

Period returns (<1Y, absolute — not annualized)

Definitions

Absolute return over the last 1 month (not annualized)

+0.46%

Absolute return over the last 3 months (not annualized)

+2.36%

Absolute return over the last 6 months (not annualized)

+3.01%

Absolute return since 1 Jan of this year (not annualized)

+3.63%

Annualized returns (≥1Y — CAGR)

Definitions

1-year point-to-point return, annualized (CAGR)

+5.88%

3-year annualized return (CAGR)

+9.57%

5-year annualized return (CAGR)

+11.04%

10-year annualized return (CAGR)

+11.40%

Annualized return (CAGR) since the fund's inception

+11.49%

Advanced metrics — risk

Risk (trailing 3Y)

Definitions

Annualized standard deviation of daily returns

5.03%

Excess return per unit of total volatility (rf = 6.5%)

0.61

Excess return per unit of downside deviation — upside swings aren't penalized (rf = 6.5%)

0.80

Largest peak-to-trough decline over full history

-23.14%

Benchmark ratios

Not shown for FoF Domestic — a debt, arbitrage or cash-like fund isn't measured against an equity index, so alpha/beta vs one would be noise rather than signal.

Fund vs category average (FoF Domestic)

Period	Fund	Category avg.	Diff
1M abs	+0.46%	+3.15%	-2.69%
3M abs	+2.36%	+1.83%	+0.53%
6M abs	+3.01%	+2.33%	+0.68%
1Y CAGR	+5.88%	+21.96%	-16.08%
3Y CAGR	+9.57%	+15.35%	-5.78%
5Y CAGR	+11.04%	+9.95%	+1.09%

Category average across peers in FoF Domestic (124 of 126 carry a figure for at least one period), same plan and option, excluding this fund. Under-1-year figures are absolute; 1Y and beyond are annualised (CAGR).

Not sure what a figure means? The glossary explains every metric, and the methodology shows the formulas.

Category rank

Vs 126 peers in FoF Domestic

1Y return

+5.88%

Beats 44.7% · rank #58

3Y return

+9.57%

Beats 40% · rank #40

5Y return

+11.04%

Beats 61.2% · rank #20

Sharpe

0.61

Beats 56.3% · rank #46

Sortino

0.80

Beats 55.3% · rank #47

Rolling returns

Return for every possible 1Y holding period, not just today’s

Average

+11.8%

Median

+8.8%

Best

+48.2%

Worst

-13.3%

Positive periods

88.8%

134 overlapping 1Y windows, sampled monthly across the fund’s history.

Worst falls, and the wait to get back

How far this fund has dropped from a high, and how long it took to reclaim it.

-23.1%17 Jan 2020 → 23 Mar 2020
Fell over 2 months, back to the old high on 11 Aug 2020 — 5 months under water after the low.
-18.4%06 Aug 2015 → 25 Feb 2016
Fell over 7 months, back to the old high on 04 Jul 2016 — 4 months under water after the low.
-8.8%11 Apr 2022 → 20 Jun 2022
Fell over 2 months, back to the old high on 11 Aug 2022 — 2 months under water after the low.

Measured on this fund’s own NAV history, peak to trough to the day it regained the peak. Falls shallower than 5% are left out. A recovery date is when the NAV got back, not when any particular investor did — that depends on when they bought.

Calendar-year returns

What the fund actually returned in each year, not the smoothed average.

Year	Fund
2026part	+3.65%
2025	+1.75%
2024	+13.77%
2023	+23.75%
2022	+8.19%
2021	+22.43%
2020	+15.30%
2019	+6.77%
2018	-1.36%
2017	+24.83%

January–December, from this fund's NAV history. Absolute return, not annualised. “part” marks a year the fund didn't run end to end — its first year, the current year so far, or one it stopped reporting in.

Backtest this fund

What a SIP or one-time investment would have grown to over this fund’s real NAV history.

Monthly investment (₹)

Period

Invested

₹6.00L

Current value

₹7.61L

Absolute

+26.78%

XIRR

+9.73%

Value vs. invested

60 monthly installments of ₹10,000 into HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF, valued at the latest NAV. XIRR annualizes for each installment’s timing.

History points

2,987

Expense ratio

AUM

Portfolio turnover

Exit load

Taxation

Taxed as debt

This is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — every rupee of gain is added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate, whatever the holding period.

Any holding period

30%

Short- and long-term alike

Your income-tax slab — no LTCG or indexation benefit

Your income-tax slab

Pick your slab to see the rate that applies to you.

Applies to capital gains on redemption. Excludes IDCW/dividend tax, STT, surcharge and cess, and pre-2018 equity grandfathering. For research only — consult a tax advisor before filing.

Peer comparison · FoF Domestic

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HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOFThis fund HDFC	★★★★☆	+5.88%	+9.57%	+11.04%	—	0.02%	₹2,423Cr
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Nippon India Silver ETF FOF Nippon India	★★★★☆	+108.49%	+47.00%	—	—	0.22%	₹4,544Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life Silver ETF FOF Aditya Birla Sun Life	★★★★☆	+108.28%	+46.97%	—	—	0.32%	₹1,306Cr
Edelweiss Gold and Silver ETF FOF Edelweiss	★★★★☆	+75.96%	+40.60%	—	—	0.21%	₹3,034Cr

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Returns and risk are computed from NAV history and may differ slightly from other portals due to methodology (rolling vs point-to-point, dividend treatment). For research only — not investment advice.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NAV of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

As of 20 Aug 2026, the NAV of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF is ₹40.14 per unit. NAV (net asset value) is the fund's per-unit price, published once each business day.

What returns has HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF delivered?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF has returned +5.88% over 1 year, +9.57% per year over 3 years, +11.04% per year over 5 years and +11.49% per year since inception. Figures beyond one year are annualised (CAGR) and are computed from AMFI NAV history, so they may differ slightly from other portals.

What is the expense ratio of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF charges an expense ratio of 0.02% per year. This annual fee is already deducted from the NAV, so the returns you see are net of it.

What are the top holdings of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

Its largest holdings are HDFC Medium Term Opportunities Direct Plan-Growth (44.8%), HDFC Arbitrage Fund Direct-Growth (36.5%) and HDFC Money Market Fund Direct-Growth (17.9%). Holdings are disclosed monthly and change over time.

How risky is HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

It is rated very high on SEBI's risk-o-meter, its trailing-3Y volatility (annualised) is 5.0% and its worst peak-to-trough fall in our sample was -23.1%. Higher volatility means the NAV swings more; the drawdown shows how far it has fallen from a peak historically.

What does the Sharpe ratio of 0.61 mean?

The Sharpe ratio is return earned per unit of total risk, above a 6.5% risk-free rate. HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF's 0.61 means it has rewarded its volatility with excess return. Higher is better.

What is the benchmark of HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF is benchmarked against the NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 65:35 Index. Its alpha and beta on this page are measured against that index.

Who manages HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF is managed by Anil Bamboli at HDFC.

How is HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF taxed?

HDFC Income Plus Arbitrage Active FOF is a debt / non-equity fund. Since April 2023 there is no long-term or indexation benefit — capital gains are added to your income and taxed at your income-tax slab rate regardless of how long you held the units.