IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

28th February 2020

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

28th February 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 : ₹ 12,126.20 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 : ₹ 12,020.83 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.

0.47
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.

0.53%
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.

2.04
Portfolio Turnover
Equity2.52
Aggregate^15.40
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 PlanGrowth24.6651
Regular PlanMonthly Dividend12.8568
Regular PlanAnnual Dividend11.0601


NameIndustries% of NAV
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 5.08%
HDFC Finance 5.04%
State Bank of India Banks 4.52%
ICICI Bank Banks 3.41%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 3.05%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 3.04%
Axis Bank Banks 2.81%
Maruti Suzuki Indi Auto 2.72%
HDFC Bank Banks 2.45%
IndusInd Bank Banks 2.05%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 1.83%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 1.82%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.77%
Grasim Industries Cement 1.67%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 1.41%
Bajaj Finance Finance 1.39%
Infosys Software 1.05%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 0.84%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.78%
ACC Cement 0.71%
Tech Mahindra Software 0.65%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.56%
UPL Pesticides 0.55%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 0.55%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.54%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 0.51%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.51%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.50%
DLF Construction 0.46%
Bajaj Auto Auto 0.46%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.43%
Tata Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.42%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.41%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.41%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.41%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.40%
Adani Enterprises Trading 0.39%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 0.38%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.37%
Manappuram FinanceFinance 0.37%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.37%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.37%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.34%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.32%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.32%
UltraTech Cement Cement 0.31%
Tata Power Company Power 0.30%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.30%
United Breweries Consumer Non Durables 0.29%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.29%
GMR Infrastructure Construction Project 0.28%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.27%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.26%
Max Financial Services Finance 0.25%
Equitas Holdings inance 0.25%
M&M Financial ServicesFinance 0.25%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.24%
Tata Motors Auto 0.24%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Shree Cement Cement 0.24%
Adani Power Power 0.24%
REC Finance 0.22%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.22%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 0.22%
Piramal Enterprises Pharmaceuticals 0.22%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.22%
Canara Bank Banks 0.21%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Finance 0.19%
Ujjivan Financial Services Finance 0.17%
Century Textiles & Industries Paper 0.16%
Escorts Auto 0.16%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.15%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Media & Entertainment 0.14%
SRF Textile Products 0.12%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.12%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.12%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.12%
Sun TV Network Media & Entertainment 0.11%
NCC Construction Project 0.11%
Ambuja Cements Cement 0.11%
Torrent Power Power 0.11%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.10%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.10%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.09%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.08%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.08%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.07%
CESC Power 0.06%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.06%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.05%
Bharat Electronics Industrial Capital Goods 0.05%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.05%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.04%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.02%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.02%
HCL Technologies Software 0.02%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.02%
Jubilant Foodworks Consumer Non Durables 0.02%
The Ramco Cements Cement 0.01%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.01%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.01%
VedantaNon - Ferrous Metals 0.01%
Just Dial Software 0.004%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.004%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.004%
Total Hedged Equity 66.60%
Margin Fixed Deposit 19.61%
Corporate Bond 11.89%
Certificate of Deposit 0.33%
PTC^ 0.43%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.01%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.13%
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 28th February 2020


Banks 16.99%
Finance 10.13%
Consumer Non Durables 9.45%
Telecom - Services 5.08%
Auto 4.47%
Construction Project 3.44%
Pharmaceuticals 3.11%
Cement 3.04%
Petroleum Products 1.77%
Software 1.72%
Consumer Durables 0.98%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.78%
Ferrous Metals 0.75%
Power 0.71%


Transportation 0.59%
Pesticides 0.55%
Auto Ancillaries 0.51%
Construction 0.46%
Healthcare Services 0.41%
Trading 0.39%
Chemicals 0.30%
Gas 0.29%
Media & Entertainment 0.25%
Paper 0.16%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.13%
Textile Products 0.12%
Industrial Products 0.02%



Performance based on NAV as on 28/02/2020. 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 5.09% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 28th February 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.