IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st March 2020

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st March 2020

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 : ₹ 9,681.81 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 : ₹ 6,490.72 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.

0.55
R Square 0.39
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.

0.59%
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.

1.98
Portfolio Turnover
Equity2.73
Aggregate^15.11
Expense Ratio
Regular1.08%
Direct0.28%
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 PlanGrowth24.6765
Regular PlanMonthly Dividend12.7240
Regular PlanAnnual Dividend10.1804


NameIndustries% of NAV
HDFC Finance 5.88%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 5.80%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 4.80%
Infosys Software 3.30%
Axis Bank Banks 2.58%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 2.53%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 2.14%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 2.13%
State Bank of India Banks 1.71%
Tech Mahindra Software 1.55%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 1.44%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 1.35%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 1.25%
Grasim Industries Cement 1.14%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 1.00%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 0.97%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.83%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 0.78%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.78%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 0.77%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.76%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.72%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.69%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.67%
DLF Construction 0.65%
ICICI Bank Banks 0.65%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.64%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.63%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.62%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.57%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.56%
HCL Technologies Software 0.46%
UPL Pesticides 0.46%
NTPC Power 0.43%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals 0.39%
REC Finance 0.38%
UltraTech Cement Cement 0.33%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.33%
ACC Cement 0.29%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 0.29%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.27%
Coal India Minerals/Mining 0.25%
Shree Cement Cement 0.25%
Adani Power Power 0.22%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.22%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.21%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.21%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.20%
Sun TV Network Media & Entertainment 0.20%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.17%
Bajaj Auto Auto 0.17%
GMR Infrastructure Construction Project 0.17%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.16%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 0.16%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.16%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 0.16%
Wipro Software 0.15%
Tata Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.14%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.14%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.14%
Tata Motors Auto 0.14%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.12%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.12%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.12%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.11%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.11%


NameIndustries% of NAV
HDFC Life Insurance Company Finance 0.11%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.10%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.10%
Ambuja Cements Cement 0.10%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.10%
Bharat Electronics Industrial Capital Goods 0.09%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.09%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.08%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.08%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.07%
Tata Power Company Power 0.07%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.07%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.07%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.07%
SRF Industrial Products 0.06%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.06%
Escorts Auto 0.06%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.06%
HDFC Bank Banks 0.05%
CESC Power 0.05%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.05%
M&M Financial ServicesFinance 0.05%
Adani Enterprises Trading 0.04%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Media & Entertainment 0.04%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 0.04%
Century Textiles & Industries Paper 0.04%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.04%
Info Edge (India) Software 0.03%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.03%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.03%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.03%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.03%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.02%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.02%
Ujjivan Financial Services Finance 0.02%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Finance 0.02%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.02%
Oil India Oil 0.02%
Bharti Infratel Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.02%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.01%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.01%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.01%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.01%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.01%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.01%
The Ramco Cements Cement 0.01%
Muthoot Finance Finance 0.01%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.01%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.004%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.003%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.003%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.002%
Max Financial Services Finance 0.002%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 59.91%
Margin Fixed Deposit 33.03%
Corporate Bond 0.99%
Certificate of Deposit 0.82%
Commercial Paper 0.79%
PTC^ 0.75%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.02%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.69%
Grand Total 100.00%
^PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited


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 March 2020


Consumer Non Durables 9.68%
Finance 7.89%
Software 6.28%
Banks 6.01%
Telecom - Services 5.80%
Petroleum Products 5.13%
Pharmaceuticals 5.07%
Auto 2.87%
Construction Project 2.30%
Cement 2.12%
Transportation 1.18%
Non - Ferrous Metals 1.07%
Power 1.04%
Construction 0.65%
Pesticides 0.46%


Auto Ancillaries 0.37%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.34%
Minerals/Mining 0.34%
Media & Entertainment 0.24%
Consumer Durables 0.23%
Ferrous Metals 0.22%
Chemicals 0.17%
Gas 0.15%
Healthcare Services 0.11%
Industrial Products 0.10%
Trading 0.04%
Paper 0.04%
Oil 0.02%
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.02%



Performance based on NAV as on 31/03/2020. 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 4.81% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st March 2020). 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.