Mahindra Manulife Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Mahindra Manulife Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 24 August, 2020. The fund is managed by Rahul Pal. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

1. Mahindra Manulife Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has ₹105 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Apr 2025 and is less than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.
   

Mahindra Manulife Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 5.25% since inception. Over the last 1 and 3 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 6.45% and 6.20% respectively.

Mahindra Manulife Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Energy, Basic Materials, Financial Services, Utilities, Communication, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Government, Health, Consumer Defensive, Tech, Corporate.

As it is a arbitrage fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Long term gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segment of the equity market and the arbitrage opportunities available within the derivative segment and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 1000.00 and for SIP is INR 500.00. Mahindra Manulife Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.