IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

29th November 2019

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

29th November 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 : ₹ 11,954.43 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 : ₹ 11,944.35 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.

0.44
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.

0.51%
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.

1.41
Portfolio Turnover
Equity2.52
Aggregate^15.85
Expense Ratio
Regular1.09%
Direct0.39%
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 PlanGrowth24.3422
Regular PlanMonthly Dividend12.7415
Regular PlanAnnual Dividend10.9153


NameIndustries% of NAV
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 4.58%
Bajaj Finance Finance 3.77%
Axis Bank Banks 3.66%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 3.56%
HDFC Bank Banks 3.56%
HDFC Finance 2.91%
State Bank of India Banks 2.91%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 2.34%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 2.14%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 1.92%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 1.89%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 1.84%
Bharti AirtelTelecom - Services 1.75%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 1.73%
Grasim Industries Cement 1.67%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 1.20%
Tata Consultancy ServicesSoftware 0.90%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.89%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.86%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 0.86%
UPL Pesticides 0.83%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.81%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.80%
Max Financial Services Finance 0.74%
Tech Mahindra Software 0.72%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 0.72%
ACC Cement 0.71%
Tata Global Beverages Consumer Non Durables 0.70%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.67%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.63%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.63%
Bajaj Auto Auto 0.61%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.56%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.53%
Infosys Software 0.51%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.51%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.49%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.48%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.48%
Muthoot Finance Finance 0.47%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.47%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.46%
United Breweries Consumer Non Durables 0.46%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.41%
Tata Power Company Power 0.41%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.40%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.37%
Shree Cement Cement 0.36%
Adani Enterprises Trading 0.36%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.35%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.31%
Adani Power Power 0.28%
Tata Motors DVR Shares Auto 0.28%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.28%
Escorts Auto 0.27%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.26%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.24%
Equitas Holdings Finance 0.24%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.23%
Tata Motors Auto 0.23%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.22%
Castrol India Petroleum Products 0.22%
InterGlobe Aviation Transportation 0.22%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.22%
Canara Bank Banks 0.20%
UltraTech Cement Cement 0.19%
ICICI Bank Banks 0.19%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 0.19%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.18%
NCC Construction Project 0.18%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.17%
DLF Construction 0.17%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Media & Entertainment 0.15%
Ujjivan Financial Services Finance 0.14%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.13%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.12%
NBCC (India) Construction 0.12%
CESC Power 0.12%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.11%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.11%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 0.11%
Century Textiles & Industries Paper 0.10%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.10%
GMR Infrastructure Construction Project 0.09%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.09%
PVR Media & Entertainment 0.09%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 0.09%
Sun TV Network Media & Entertainment 0.08%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.08%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Finance 0.08%
HCL Technologies Software 0.07%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.07%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.07%
Torrent Power Power 0.06%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.06%
Ambuja Cements Cement 0.06%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.05%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.05%
SRF Textile Products 0.04%
Vodafone Idea Telecom - Services 0.04%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.04%
Bharat Electronics Industrial Capital Goods 0.04%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.04%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.04%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.03%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.02%
The Ramco Cements Cement 0.02%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.02%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.01%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.01%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.002%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.001%
Dish TV India Media & Entertainment 0.0003%
Total Hedged Equity 69.32%
Margin Fixed Deposit 18.76%
Corporate Bond 9.52%
Certificate of Deposit 1.43%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.16%
PTC^ 0.43%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.38%
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 December 2019


Banks 13.12%
Finance 11.48%
Consumer Non Durables 8.28%
Petroleum Products 5.67%
Auto 5.03%
Construction Project 3.84%
Pharmaceuticals 3.05%
Cement 3.01%
Transportation 2.63%
Software 2.20%
Telecom - Services 1.79%
Non - Ferrous Metals 1.48%
Consumer Durables 1.19%
Gas 1.08%


Power 0.87%
Pesticides 0.83%
Ferrous Metals 0.72%
Chemicals 0.53%
Healthcare Services 0.53%
Auto Ancillaries 0.41%
Trading 0.36%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.33%
Media & Entertainment 0.32%
Construction 0.29%
Paper 0.10%
Industrial Products 0.08%
Minerals/Mining 0.05%
Textile Products 0.04%



Performance based on NAV as on 31/12/2019. 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 5.26% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st December 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.