IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st July 2019

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st July 2019

About the Fund: The fund invests in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and the derivative segments of the equity markets. It aims to capture the spread (Cost of Carry) between the cash and futures market by simultaneously executing buy (in the cash market) and sell (in the futures market) trades. The balance is invested in debt and money market instruments. The fund typically follows a strategy of taking market neutral (equally offsetting) positions in the equity market making it a low risk product irrespective of the movements in equity market.
Category: Arbitrage
Monthly Avg AUM : ₹ 6,542.94 Crores

AUM or assets under management refers to the recent / updated cumulative market value of investments managed by a mutual fund or any investment firm.

Monthly end AUM : ₹ 7,381.96 Crores

AUM or assets under management refers to the recent / updated cumulative market value of investments managed by a mutual fund or any investment firm.

Inception Date: 21 December 2006
Fund Manager :

An employee of the asset management company such as a mutual fund or life insurer, who manages investments of the scheme. He is usually part of a larger team of fund managers and research analysts.

Equity Portion: Mr. Yogik Pitti (w.e.f. 27th June 2013), Mr. Arpit Kapoor (w.e.f. 1st March 2017)
Debt Portion: Mr. Harshal Joshi (w.e.f. 20th October 2016)
Other Parameter:
Beta

Beta is a measure of an investment's volatility vis-a-vis the market. Beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 implies that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

0.39
R Square 0.33
Standard Deviation (Annualized)

Standard deviation is a statistical measure of the range of an investment's performance. When a mutual fund has a high standard deviation, its means its range of performance is wide, implying greater volatility.

0.46%
Sharpe*

The Sharpe Ratio, named after its founder, the Nobel Laureate William Sharpe, is a measure of risk-adjusted returns. It is calculated using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk.

1.02
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.15
Aggregate^18.23
Expense Ratio
Regular1.08%
Direct0.40%
Benchmark: Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index$ (w.e.f. April 01, 2018)
SIP (Minimum Amount): ₹ 1,00/-
SIP Frequency: Monthly
SIP Dates (Monthly): Investor may choose any day of the month except 29th, 30th and 31st as the date of instalment.
Investment Objective: Click here
Minimum Investment Amount : ₹ 100/- and any amount thereafter
Option Available: Growth, Dividend - (Payout,Reinvestment and Sweep (from Equity Schemes to Debt Schemes only)) - Monthly & Annual
Exit Load :

Exit load is charged at the time an investor redeems the units of a mutual fund. The exit load is deducted from the prevailing NAV at the time of redemption. For instance, if the NAV is ₹ 100 and the exit load is 1%, the redemption price would be ₹ 99 per unit.

0.25% if redeemed / switched-out within 1 month from the date of allotment (w.e.f 01st July 2016)
NAV (₹)
Regular PlanGrowth23.8684
Regular PlanMonthly Dividend12.7727
Regular PlanAnnual Dividend10.7028


NameIndustries% of NAV
Axis Bank Banks 4.24%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 3.58%
HDFC Finance 3.08%
HDFC Bank Banks 2.88%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 2.86%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 2.71%
Infosys Software 2.32%
State Bank of India Banks 1.98%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 1.76%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.75%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 1.49%
IndusInd Bank Banks 1.44%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 1.22%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 1.21%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 1.11%
Bajaj Finance Finance 1.10%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 1.03%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 1.03%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.95%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 0.92%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.92%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.92%
Tech Mahindra Software 0.87%
RBL Bank Banks 0.83%
Ambuja Cements Cement 0.77%
SRF Textile Products 0.75%
Grasim Industries Cement 0.72%
Adani Power Power 0.67%
UltraTech Cement Cement 0.67%
NTPC Power 0.66%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.66%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 0.65%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.61%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.58%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.58%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.57%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.56%
ACC Cement 0.55%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.53%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.50%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.49%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.46%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.43%
UPL Pesticides 0.42%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.42%
Hero MotoCorpAuto 0.42%
NCC Construction Project 0.41%
Vodafone Idea Telecom - Services 0.40%
United Breweries Consumer Non Durables 0.39%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.39%
Coal India Minerals/Mining 0.37%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 0.37%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.36%
DLF Construction 0.36%
Escorts Auto 0.34%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.34%
Tata Motors Auto 0.34%
Hindustan Zinc Non - Ferrous Metals 0.33%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.32%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.32%
Bajaj Auto Auto 0.31%
Wipro Software 0.31%
Canara Bank Banks 0.30%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.29%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 0.28%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.28%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.28%
Muthoot Finance Finance 0.28%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.27%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Tata Motors Auto 0.26%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.26%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.25%
Adani Enterprises Trading 0.24%
Castrol India Petroleum Products 0.24%
Bharti Infratel Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.23%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.20%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.20%
Union Bank of India Banks 0.20%
Equitas Holdings Finance 0.20%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.19%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.19%
Adani Ports and Special Economic ZoneTransportation 0.16%
Tata Global Beverages Consumer Non Durables 0.15%
Tata Power Company Power 0.15%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.15%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 0.15%
Bharat Electronics Industrial Capital Goods 0.14%
Max Financial Services Finance 0.13%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.13%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.13%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.13%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.13%
HCL Technologies Software 0.12%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.12%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.12%
Kajaria Ceramics Construction 0.11%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.11%
Dish TV India Media & Entertainment 0.11%
Bank of India Banks 0.10%
Shree Cement Cement 0.08%
Engineers India Construction Project 0.08%
GMR Infrastructure Construction Project 0.08%
MindTree Software 0.06%
Arvind Textile Products 0.06%
Oracle Financial Services Software Software 0.06%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.05%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.05%
Birlasoft Software 0.04%
NBCC (India) Construction 0.04%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.04%
Torrent Power Power 0.03%
Tata Elxsi Software 0.03%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.02%
Century Textiles & Industries Cement 0.02%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.02%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.02%
Raymond Textile Products 0.01%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.01%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.01%
Oil India Oil 0.01%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.01%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Media & Entertainment 0.01%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.01%
CESC Power 0.003%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 0.002%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.002%
The Ramco Cements Cement 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 68.36%
Margin Fixed Deposit 16.55%
Commercial Paper 3.19%
Corporate Bond 11.50%
Certificate of Deposit 1.22%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.09%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent -0.92%
Grand Total 100.00%


Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.Dividends are assumed to be reinvested and bonus is adjusted. Load is not taken into consideration. To illustrate the advantages of SIP investment, this is how your investment would have grown if you had invested say ₹10,000 systematically on the first business Day of every month over a period of time. Returns are calculated by using XIRR approach. XIRR helps in calculating return on investment given an initial and final value and a series of cash inflows and outflows with the correct allowance for the time impact of the transactions. Data as on 31st July 2019


Banks 14.33%
Consumer Non Durables 8.50%
Finance 7.73%
Software 5.57%
Petroleum Products 4.74%
Auto 3.76%
Construction Project 3.28%
Pharmaceuticals 3.19%
Cement 2.82%
Power 1.66%
Gas 1.63%
Ferrous Metals 1.61%
Non - Ferrous Metals 1.49%
Consumer Durables 1.37%
Telecom - Services 0.87%


Textile Products 0.82%
Minerals/Mining 0.70%
Auto Ancillaries 0.67%
Chemicals 0.67%
Oil 0.58%
Construction 0.51%
Pesticides 0.42%
Healthcare Services 0.36%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.27%
Trading 0.24%
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.23%
Transportation 0.21%
Media & Entertainment 0.11%
Industrial Products 0.01%



Performance based on NAV as on 31/07/2019. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
The performances given are of regular plan growth option.
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#Benchmark Returns. ##Alternate Benchmark Returns.


  • To generate low volatility returns over short to medium term.
  • Investments predominantly in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivative segments of the equity markets with balance exposure in debt and money market instruments.

* Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.




Regular and Direct Plans have different expense structure. Direct Plan shall have a lower expense ratio excluding distribution expenses, commission expenses etc.
* Risk-free rate assumed to be 5.75% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st July 2019). Ratios calculated on the basis of 3 years history of monthly data.
^Portfolio Turnover ratio is calculated as Lower of purchase or sale during the period / Average AUM for the last one year (includes Fixed Income securities and Equity derivatives).
$The benchmark has been changed from CRISIL Liquid Fund Index to Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index w.e.f. April 01, 2018.