IDFC Equity Savings Fund

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

31st March 2020

IDFC Equity Savings Fund

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

31st March 2020

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 : ₹ 55.44 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 : ₹ 50.92 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.

0.59
R Square 0.88
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.

7.15%
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.

-0.65
Modified Duration

Modified duration is the price sensitivity and the percentage change in price for a unit change in yield

298 days
Average Maturity324 days
Yield to Maturity7.12%
Portfolio Turnover
Equity1.14
Aggregate^6.35
Expense Ratio
Regular2.48%
Direct1.53%
Benchmark: 30% Nifty 50 TRI + 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 PlanGrowth18.33
Regular Plan Monthly Dividend11.06
Regular Plan Annual Dividend9.52
Regular Plan Quarterly9.21


NameIndustries% of NAV
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 5.91%
HDFC Bank Banks 5.76%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 5.74%
HDFC Finance 5.29%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 3.57%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 3.41%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 3.12%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 2.29%
ICICI Bank Banks 2.29%
Gujarat State Petronet Gas 1.91%
Axis BankBanks 1.82%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 1.63%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 1.48%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 1.44%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 1.37%
Torrent Power Power 1.37%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Finance 1.26%
Tech Mahindra Software 1.20%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 1.18%
UltraTech Cement Cement 1.15%
Coromandel International Fertilisers 1.07%
Sundaram Finance Finance 1.06%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 1.02%
DLF Construction 0.98%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.94%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.90%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 0.87%
Amber Enterprises India Consumer Durables 0.85%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.82%
NameIndustries% of NAV
ICICI Securities Finance 0.81%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.75%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Finance 0.69%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.65%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.61%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.58%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.55%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.54%
Thermax Industrial Capital Goods 0.51%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.49%
Bajaj Auto Auto 0.48%
Rallis India Pesticides 0.45%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals 0.45%
Aegis Logistics Gas 0.43%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Services 0.39%
APL Apollo Tubes Ferrous Metals 0.34%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.32%
NBCC (India) Construction 0.32%
J.Kumar Infraprojects Construction 0.28%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.27%
KEC International Construction Project 0.22%
PNC Infratech Construction 0.20%
UPL Pesticides 0.17%
Total Hedged Equity 72.17%
Corporate Bond 13.82%
Margin Fixed Deposit 9.72%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.29%
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 March 2020


Banks 11.49%
Finance 10.39%
Pharmaceuticals 9.14%
Petroleum Products 5.91%
Telecom - Services 5.74%
Software 4.32%
Auto 4.21%
Gas 2.34%
Consumer Durables 2.27%
Auto Ancillaries 2.19%
Power 2.12%
Construction 1.78%


Consumer Non Durables 1.48%
Transportation 1.48%
Construction Project 1.23%
Cement 1.15%
Fertilisers 1.07%
Industrial Capital Goods 1.06%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.87%
Pesticides 0.62%
Ferrous Metals 0.61%
Services 0.39%
Industrial Products 0.32%



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 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 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 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)