IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st July 2021

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st July 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 : ₹ 7,270.54 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 : ₹ 7,314.38 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.

0.68
R Square 0.61
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.

0.82%
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.

1.89
Portfolio Turnover
Equity2.48
Aggregate^13.05
Total Expense Ratio
Regular1.05%
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 July 30, 2021
Regular PlanGrowth25.8476
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9128
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.6638
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 2.94%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 2.85%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 2.23%
Tech Mahindra Software 2.08%
Bajaj Finance Finance 2.07%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 2.05%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 1.97%
HDFC Bank Banks 1.96%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 1.93%
State Bank of India Banks 1.82%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 1.81%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 1.79%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.69%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 1.65%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.56%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 1.54%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 1.48%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.42%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 1.41%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 1.41%
The Federal Bank Banks 1.32%
Muthoot Finance Finance 1.23%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 1.10%
Tata Power Company Power 1.10%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 1.07%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 1.04%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 1.04%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.94%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals 0.74%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.71%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.71%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.69%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.61%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.61%
Escorts Auto 0.58%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.57%
Adani Enterprises Minerals/Mining 0.57%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.55%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.54%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.51%
UPL Pesticides 0.48%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.46%
SRF Chemicals 0.45%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.43%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.40%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.40%
HDFC Finance 0.40%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.39%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.38%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.38%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.36%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.35%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.35%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.34%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 0.34%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals 0.33%
Bajaj Auto Auto 0.33%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.32%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.31%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.30%
MindTree Software 0.27%
Canara Bank Banks 0.26%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.26%
Tata Motors Auto 0.26%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.26%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.24%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.24%
HCL Technologies Software 0.21%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.20%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.19%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.18%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.17%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Software 0.17%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 0.17%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals 0.15%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.14%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 0.13%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.13%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.12%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.11%
Axis Bank Banks 0.11%
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 0.10%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.10%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.10%
Trent Retailing 0.09%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.08%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.08%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.08%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.07%
PI Industries Pesticides 0.07%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.07%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.07%
L&T Technology Services Software 0.07%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.07%
Infosys Software 0.06%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.06%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.06%
Coromandel International Fertilisers 0.05%
TVS Motor Company Auto 0.05%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.05%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.05%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.04%
City Union Bank Banks 0.04%
Tata Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.04%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.04%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.04%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Capital Markets 0.04%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.03%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.03%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.03%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Transportation 0.03%
Page Industries Textile Products 0.03%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 0.03%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.02%
HDFC Asset Management Company Capital Markets 0.02%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.02%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.02%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.02%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.02%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.02%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 0.02%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.02%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.02%
United Breweries Consumer Non Durables 0.02%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.01%
Godrej Properties Construction 0.01%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.01%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.01%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.01%
Torrent Power Power 0.01%
Astral Industrial Products 0.01%
Wipro Software 0.01%
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.01%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.01%
AU Small Finance Bank Banks 0.01%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.01%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.01%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.01%
RBL Bank Banks 0.005%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals 0.005%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.004%
Strides Pharma Science Pharmaceuticals 0.004%
Aarti Industries Chemicals 0.003%
Bajaj Finserv Insurance 0.002%
PVR Entertainment 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 67.58%
Treasury Bill 22.12%
Corporate Bond 1.30%
Government Bond 1.09%
PTC^ 0.56%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.02%
Mutual Fund Units
IDFC Cash Fund 0.68%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.65%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.84 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 30th July 2021


Banks 9.28%
Ferrous Metals 7.04%
Finance 6.22%
Pharmaceuticals 5.10%
Software 4.36%
Consumer Non Durables 4.32%
Auto 3.57%
Transportation 3.30%
Non - Ferrous Metals 2.99%
Insurance 2.95%
Telecom - Services 2.24%
Minerals/Mining 1.98%
Petroleum Products 1.97%
Entertainment 1.72%
Construction Project 1.41%
Chemicals 1.34%


Auto Ancillaries 1.34%
Cement & Cement Products 1.23%
Consumer Durables 1.17%
Power 1.11%
Gas 0.87%
Pesticides 0.55%
Healthcare Services 0.52%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.41%
Retailing 0.19%
Industrial Products 0.17%
Leisure Services 0.07%
Capital Markets 0.06%
Fertilisers 0.05%
Textile Products 0.03%
Construction 0.01%



Performance based on NAV as on 30/07/2021. 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 3.40% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 30th July 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).