IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st March 2021

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st March 2021

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 : ₹ 6,871.93 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 : ₹ 6,755.62 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.

0.66
R Square 0.56
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.

0.84%
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.

1.93
Portfolio Turnover
Equity2.48
Aggregate^13.06
Total Expense Ratio
Regular0.97%
Direct0.37%
Benchmark: Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index (w.e.f. April 01, 2018)
SIP (Minimum Amount): ₹ 100/-
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, IDCW@ - (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 (₹) as on March 31, 2021
Regular PlanGrowth25.4754
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.8334
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.5102
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
ICICI Bank Banks 4.26%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 3.71%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 3.34%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 3.12%
HDFC Finance 2.82%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 2.75%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 2.73%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 2.37%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 2.04%
State Bank of India Banks 2.03%
Axis Bank Banks 1.86%
Infosys Software 1.86%
Bajaj AutoAuto 1.42%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 1.41%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 1.24%
Tech Mahindra Software 1.18%
Tata Power Company Power 1.11%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 1.07%
Tata Motors Auto 1.02%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.89%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 0.85%
Bajaj Finserv Insurance 0.82%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.79%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.76%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.75%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.72%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.68%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.68%
NTPC Power 0.68%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.66%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.62%
UPL Pesticides 0.62%
Adani Enterprises Minerals/Mining 0.60%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.60%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.58%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.58%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.54%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.52%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.46%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.44%
Tata Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.43%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.41%
SRF Chemicals 0.39%
Wipro Software 0.38%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.38%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.37%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.34%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.33%
GMR Infrastructure Construction Project 0.31%
Page Industries Textile Products 0.30%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.28%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.27%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.26%
Canara Bank Banks 0.23%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.23%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.23%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 0.23%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.23%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.23%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.22%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.22%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 0.21%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.20%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.20%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.20%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 0.19%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.18%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.17%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.17%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.16%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.15%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.15%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.15%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.14%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.14%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.13%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.13%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.12%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.11%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals 0.11%
DLF Construction 0.11%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.11%
HCL Technologies Software 0.10%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.10%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 0.10%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.10%
Escorts Auto 0.10%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.09%
REC Finance 0.09%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.08%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.08%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.08%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.08%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 0.08%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.08%
Indus Towers Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.07%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.07%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.06%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.06%
Torrent Power Power 0.05%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.05%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.05%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.04%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.04%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.04%
TVS Motor Company Auto 0.04%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.03%
HDFC Bank Banks 0.03%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.03%
Coal India Minerals/Mining 0.03%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.02%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.02%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals 0.02%
City Union Bank Banks 0.02%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.02%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.02%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Transportation 0.01%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.01%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Software 0.01%
Aarti Industries Chemicals 0.01%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.01%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.01%
MindTree Software 0.01%
L&T Technology Services Engineering Services 0.005%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.005%
AU Small Finance Bank Banks 0.003%
HDFC Asset Management CompanCapital Markets 0.002%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 66.73%
Treasury Bill 23.09%
Corporate Bond 3.32%
PTC^ 0.64%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.02%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.19%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 2.03 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.IDCW@ 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 2021


Banks 9.96%
Consumer Non Durables 9.32%
Pharmaceuticals 6.10%
Auto 4.68%
Software 4.38%
Ferrous Metals 3.68%
Telecom - Services 3.34%
Finance 3.29%
Transportation 3.27%
Construction Project 3.06%
Power 2.28%
Chemicals 2.14%
Cement & Cement Products 1.72%
Insurance 1.40%
Consumer Durables 1.34%
Auto Ancillaries 1.26%
Petroleum Products 1.19%


Retailing 0.76%
Minerals/Mining 0.71%
Pesticides 0.62%
Entertainment 0.43%
Gas 0.39%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.33%
Textile Products 0.30%
Aerospace & Defense 0.26%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.15%
Construction 0.11%
Healthcare Services 0.10%
Telecom - Equipment & Accessories 0.07%
Industrial Products 0.04%
Leisure Services 0.01%
Engineering Services 0.005%
Capital Markets 0.002%



Performance based on NAV as on 31/03/2021. 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 3.50% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st March 2021). 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).