IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

30th April 2019

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

30th April 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 : ₹ 3,414.19 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 : ₹ 3,625.80 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.

0.31
R Square 0.25
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.

0.40%
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.

-0.09
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.93
Aggregate^18.35
Expense Ratio
Regular1.01%
Direct0.35%
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 PlanGrowth23.4421
Regular PlanMonthly Dividend12.7555
Regular PlanAnnual Dividend10.5116


NameIndustries% of NAV
HDFC Finance 4.83%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 3.79%
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesPharmaceuticals 3.37%
Infosys Software 2.73%
HDFC Bank Banks 1.85%
Ambuja Cements Cement 1.79%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 1.78%
Bharat Financial Inclusion Finance 1.64%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 1.63%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 1.49%
The Federal Bank Banks 1.23%
NCC Construction Project 1.13%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 1.12%
Jubilant Foodworks Consumer Non Durables 1.11%
Tata Global Beverages Consumer Non Durables 1.08%
NTPC Power 1.07%
UPL Pesticides 1.06%
Adani Power Power 1.05%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 1.01%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 1.00%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.98%
UltraTech Cement Cement 0.97%
Canara Bank Banks 0.91%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 0.85%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 0.80%
HCL Technologies Software 0.79%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.77%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.73%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.67%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.62%
Union Bank of India Banks 0.59%
Tata Motors DVR Shares Auto 0.58%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.57%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 0.56%
DLF Construction 0.55%
GMR Infrastructure Construction Project 0.55%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.54%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.54%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.54%
The South Indian Bank Banks 0.54%
State Bank of India Banks 0.53%
Axis Bank Banks 0.52%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Media & Entertainment 0.52%
Equitas Holdings Finance 0.51%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.49%
CiplaPharmaceuticals 0.48%
ACC Cement 0.45%
TV 18 Broadcast Media & Entertainment 0.45%
MindTree Software 0.42%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 0.39%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.37%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals 0.37%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 0.36%
Adani Enterprises Trading 0.36%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.36%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.34%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.30%
Kajaria Ceramics Construction 0.30%
Bharat Electronics Industrial Capital Goods 0.29%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.29%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.28%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.26%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.26%
Tata Motors Auto 0.25%
Engineers India Construction Project 0.23%
Grasim Industries Cement 0.23%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.23%
Tata Power Company Power 0.23%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.22%
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Industrial Capital Goods 0.22%
Yes Bank Banks 0.22%
Castrol India Petroleum Products 0.21%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.21%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.21%
The India Cements Cement 0.21%
United Breweries Consumer Non Durables 0.18%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.18%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.18%
BEML Industrial Capital Goods 0.17%
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilisers 0.17%


NameIndustries% of NAV
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.16%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.16%
CESC Power 0.16%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.15%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.15%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.14%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.13%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.13%
Sun TV Network Media & Entertainment 0.12%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.11%
Torrent Power Power 0.10%
The Ramco Cements Cement 0.10%
Reliance Power Power 0.10%
IDBI Bank Banks 0.10%
Tata Elxsi Software 0.10%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Finance 0.10%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.10%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.09%
Bank of India Banks 0.09%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.09%
Jain Irrigation Systems Industrial Products 0.08%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.08%
DCB Bank Banks 0.08%
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Petroleum Products 0.07%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.06%
Syndicate Bank Banks 0.06%
REC Finance 0.06%
Shree Cement Cement 0.06%
IRB Infrastructure Developers Construction 0.06%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 0.05%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.05%
Max Financial Services Finance 0.05%
InterGlobe Aviation Transportation 0.05%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.04%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.04%
Birlasoft Software 0.04%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.04%
Escorts Auto 0.04%
Oracle Financial Services Software Software 0.04%
Arvind Textile Products 0.04%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 0.04%
NIIT Technologies Software 0.03%
NHPC Power 0.03%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.03%
The Karnataka Bank Banks 0.03%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.03%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.03%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.03%
NBCC (India) Construction 0.03%
SRF Textile Products 0.02%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.02%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.02%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.02%
Raymond Textile Products 0.02%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 0.02%
Indian Bank Banks 0.01%
IFCI Finance 0.01%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.01%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.01%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
Hexaware Technologies Software 0.01%
Wockhardt Pharmaceuticals 0.01%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 0.01%
Oil India Oil 0.003%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.003%
Century Textiles & Industries Cement 0.003%
Tech Mahindra Software 0.003%
Hindustan Zinc Non - Ferrous Metals 0.002%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.002%
Bharti Infratel Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 65.83%
Margin Fixed Deposit 19.54%
Commercial Paper 1.08%
Corporate Bond 6.33%
Certificate of Deposit 3.31%
Zero Coupon Bond 4.31%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent -0.40%
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 30th April 2019


Consumer Non Durables 8.57%
Pharmaceuticals 8.17%
Finance 7.92%
Banks 7.07%
Petroleum Products 5.05%
Software 4.96%
Cement 3.81%
Auto 2.95%
Power 2.91%
Construction Project 2.76%
Auto Ancillaries 1.51%
Ferrous Metals 1.20%
Media & Entertainment 1.08%
Consumer Durables 1.08%
Pesticides 1.06%


Construction 0.94%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.91%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.87%
Chemicals 0.68%
Transportation 0.59%
Trading 0.36%
Industrial Products 0.34%
Gas 0.31%
Telecom - Services 0.29%
Fertilisers 0.17%
Healthcare Services 0.13%
Textile Products 0.08%
Minerals/Mining 0.05%
Oil 0.003%
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.001%



Performance based on NAV as on 30/04/2019. 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 6.20% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 30th April 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.