See the full analysis in the appOpen in app
Hybrid · Arbitrage

JM Arbitrage Fund

JM Financial Mutual Fund
Benchmark
Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index
Riskometer
Low
Size
₹413 cr
Allotted
18 Jul 2006
Holdings as of
Not on record

JM Arbitrage Fund is a arbitrage fund of JM Financial Mutual Fund with ₹413 cr under management. It is ahead of its benchmark (Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index) in 1 of 4 periods. Its direct plan charges 1.42% a year. Asit Bhandarkar has managed it for 12.2 years.

Debt and hybrid funds: the company-level sections (scorecard, companies inside, how it is run, nearest index) are not shown. Mix, returns, costs and managers only.

What is JM Arbitrage Fund invested in?

Mix not on record

Has JM Arbitrage Fund beaten its benchmark?

Ahead of its benchmark, Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index, in 1 of 4 periods in AMFI's figures; +6.30% over the last year against +7.22%.

Period returns

Direct Plan, growth · 3y and longer a year
PeriodFundNifty 500 TRIAhead
1 month+0.59% −3.60% —
3 months+1.65% −5.03% —
6 months+3.29% −1.83% —
1 year+6.94% −4.06% +11.00 pts
3 years+6.00% +9.27% −3.27 pts
5 years+4.63% +8.00% −3.37 pts
10 years+5.37% +12.69% −7.32 pts
Since start
from 23 Dec 2014
+5.41%——
Valarth price history to 27 Jan 2025 · the index is the one the fund is nearest; — not on record

Official figures

AMFI performance feed, 14 Oct 2026
Ahead of its benchmark (Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index) in 1 of 4 periods.
PeriodDirectRegularBenchmarkAheadRank
1y +6.30%+5.59%+7.22% −0.92 🔒
3y +6.91%+6.18%+7.38% −0.47 🔒
5y +6.43%+5.73%+6.74% −0.31 🔒
10y +5.63%+5.06%+5.61% +0.02 🔒
Ahead in points a year · its rank among Arbitrage funds, and how steady the lead is, in the app

Value of 100, month-end

Jan 2015 to 27 Jan 2025
50100150200250300350400 201520172019202120232025
Fund 169Nifty 500 TRI 337

₹100 put in at the start of Jan 2015 would be ₹169 on 27 Jan 2025, against ₹337 in the Nifty 500 TRI.

Risk, falls and every year

🔒 Pro
Its worst fall and how long it took to recover, three-year stretches, Sharpe, beta and capture ratios, calendar years beside the index, and money in and out: in the app.

What does JM Arbitrage Fund cost?

1.42% a year on the direct plan, 2.07% on the regular plan; 18 of 40 funds in its category charge less.

Direct plan
1.42% a year
Category median 1.44%
Regular plan
2.07% a year
Category median 2.07%
Gap
0.65 points
for the same holdings
18 of 40 funds in its category charge less on the direct plan.
Expense report, Oct 2026 · Hybrid Schemes - Arbitrage Fund

What the regular plan costs you over time

🔒 Pro
The same money left for years in the direct and the regular plan, side by side, and what the commission takes: in the app.

Who manages JM Arbitrage Fund?

Asit Bhandarkar, since 18 Jul 2014; Satish Ramanathan, since 18 Jul 2014; Deepak Gupta, since 18 Jul 2014.

Asit Bhandarkar
12.2 years
since 18 Jul 2014
Satish Ramanathan
12.2 years
since 18 Jul 2014
Deepak Gupta
12.2 years
since 18 Jul 2014
And 1 more; every manager, the other funds each runs and the changes over time are in the app.
Benchmark as filedNifty 50 Arbitrage Index
Exit load
0.5% of NAV on all investment (including SIP/STP/SWP) transactions, if redeemed / switched - out within 30 days of transfer / allotment of units in normal transactions / allotment of units of respective installments in SIP/STP/SWP transactions.
From 34 Scheme Summary Documents filed with NSE, first on 26 Feb 2026; as on 13 Oct 2026

Questions people ask

Who manages JM Arbitrage Fund?

Asit Bhandarkar (manager) since 18 Jul 2014; Satish Ramanathan (manager) since 18 Jul 2014; Deepak Gupta (manager) since 18 Jul 2014; Ruchi Fozdar (manager) since 18 Jul 2014.

What is the expense ratio of JM Arbitrage Fund?

1.42% a year on the direct plan and 2.07% on the regular plan (expense report, Oct 2026).

How has JM Arbitrage Fund done?

Its direct plan returned +6.91% a year over 3 years against +7.38% for its benchmark, Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index, as of 14 Oct 2026.

Inside the app

See JM Arbitrage Fund beside your own funds in Valarth

Start freeStart free
A Valarth stock page: the share price with its chart and 52-week range, valuation and profitability figures, and a scorecard of health checks.
Stock pagePrice, valuation, profitability and a scorecard of health checks for every company, each figure explained.
The Valarth stock screener: a table of companies with price, market cap, P/E, P/B, PEG, EPS and ROE, and filters down the left.
ScreenerEvery listed company, filtered on 212 figures, each with a plain-language lesson beside it.
The Valarth AI Screener answering 'Which companies will benefit from India's Project 75 submarine programme?' with a basket of four naval shipbuilders and a written thesis.
AI ScreenerAsk a question in plain English, like which companies benefit from India's Project 75. It reads the intent, builds the screen and writes the thesis.
A Valarth business-model card for State Bank of India, with a plain-language summary and statements verified against the filing.
Business modelHow a company makes money and what can hurt it, each statement checked against its annual report.
Valarth's Before the Bell edition, with the day's headline, regulator notes and sector moves.
Before the BellA morning edition before the market opens: what moved, which rule changed, and what it means for your holdings.

JM Arbitrage Fund in the app: beside your own funds, with what you own through them

Share this page