IDFC Equity Savings Fund

(previously known as IDFC Arbitrage Plus Fund$$)
An open ended scheme investing in equity, arbitrage and debt

31st October 2019

IDFC Equity Savings Fund

(previously known as IDFC Arbitrage Plus Fund$$)
An open ended scheme investing in equity, arbitrage and debt

31st October 2019

About the Fund: IDFC Equity Savings Fund is a hybrid scheme investing in equity, arbitrage and debt with net equity exposure ranging from 20- 45% and debt exposure ranging from 20-35%, remaining being in arbitrage.
Category: Equity Savings
Monthly Avg AUM : ₹ 73.20 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 : ₹ 73.63 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: 9 June 2008
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. Rajendra Mishra (w.e.f.30th April 2018) &
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.

0.52
R Square 0.81
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.

3.68%
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.

-0.24
Modified Duration0.66 years
Average Maturity1.50 years
Yield to Maturity6.27%
Portfolio Turnover
Equity0.87
Aggregate^8.50
Expense Ratio
Regular2.19%
Direct1.29%
Benchmark: 30% Nifty 50 + 70% CRISIL Liquid Fund Index (w.e.f. Monday, April 30, 2018)
SIP (Minimum Amount): ₹ 100/- (Minimum 6 instalments)
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 : ₹ 5,000/- 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.

In respect of each purchase of Units:
- For 10% of investment : Nil
- For remaining investment: 1% if redeemed/ switched out within 1 (one) year from the date of allotment
NAV (₹)
Regular PlanGrowth20.34
Regular Plan Monthly Dividend12.49
Regular Plan Annual Dividend10.56
Regular Plan Quarterly10.35


NameIndustries% of NAV
HDFC Bank Banks 7.13%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 4.91%
ICICI Bank Banks 4.36%
Tech Mahindra Software 4.02%
HDFC Finance 3.91%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 3.00%
Tata Global Beverages Consumer Non Durables 2.79%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 2.68%
State Bank of India Banks 2.46%
Axis Bank Banks 2.25%
Gujarat State PetronetGas 1.98%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 1.90%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 1.85%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 1.52%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 1.39%
Voltas Consumer Durables 1.35%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 1.34%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 1.32%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 1.29%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.19%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 1.12%
KEC International Construction Project 1.10%
Coromandel International Fertilisers 1.10%
Sundaram Finance Finance 1.09%
Cummins India Industrial Products 1.00%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 0.97%
Torrent Power Power 0.95%


NameIndustries% of NAV
TVS Motor CompanyAuto 0.93%
DLF Construction 0.91%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.88%
UltraTech Cement Cement 0.84%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.83%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.82%
Natco Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.76%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.68%
PNC Infratech Construction 0.60%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.54%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 0.54%
Future Retail Retailing 0.52%
NBCC (India) Construction 0.51%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.50%
Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Hotels, Resorts And Other Recreational Activities 0.50%
Amber Enterprises India Consumer Durables 0.50%
NTPC Power 0.48%
Infosys Software 0.47%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.44%
ICICI Securities Finance 0.40%
UPL Pesticides 0.22%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.19%
Total Hedged Equity 73.03%
Margin Fixed Deposit 8.08%
Corporate Bond 8.22%
Treasury Bill 6.77%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.90%
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 October 2019


Banks 16.21%
Pharmaceuticals 11.58%
Finance 6.77%
Auto 4.56%
Software 4.49%
Construction Project 4.11%
Consumer Non Durables 3.67%
Consumer Durables 2.97%
Gas 2.80%
Auto Ancillaries 2.73%
Construction 2.02%
Telecom - Services 1.52%


Power 1.43%
Petroleum Products 1.38%
Fertilisers 1.10%
Industrial Products 1.00%
Transportation 0.98%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.97%
Cement 0.84%
Chemicals 0.68%
Retailing 0.52%
Hotels, Resorts And Other Recreational Activities 0.50%
Pesticides 0.22%



Performance based on NAV as on 31/10/2019. 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 long term capital growth and income.
  • Investment predominantly in Equity and Equity related securities (including arbitrage and other derivative strategies) as well as Fixed Income securities.

* 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 5.25% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st October 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 fund has been repositioned from an arbitrage fund to an equity savings fund w.e.f. April 30, 2018.
Current Index performance adjusted for the period from since inception to April 30, 2018 with the performance of CRISIL Liquid Fund Index (Benchmark)
$$ For details please refer Notice (https://www.idfcmf.com/uploads/270320181148IDFC-Arbitrage-Plus-Fund-Notice.pdf)