IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

30th June 2021

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

30th June 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 : ₹ 7,125.20 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 : ₹ 7,160.52 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.

0.67
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.

1.98
Portfolio Turnover
Equity2.37
Aggregate^13.00
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 June 30, 2021
Regular PlanGrowth25.7627
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9026
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.6288
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 3.24%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 3.13%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 2.63%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 2.52%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 2.12%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 2.12%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 2.12%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 2.01%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 2.01%
State Bank of India Banks 1.93%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 1.91%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.88%
Bajaj Finance Finance 1.83%
Tech Mahindra Software 1.74%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 1.63%
HDFC Finance 1.44%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.23%
Tata Power Company Power 1.21%
The Federal Bank Banks 1.19%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 1.17%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 1.14%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 1.05%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 1.05%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 1.05%
Muthoot Finance Finance 1.04%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.95%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.83%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 0.82%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.80%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.74%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.71%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals 0.63%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.61%
Escorts Auto 0.59%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.57%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.57%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.56%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.56%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.55%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.52%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.47%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.47%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.46%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.45%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.45%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.45%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.43%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.41%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 0.36%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.34%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.34%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.32%
Adani Enterprises Minerals/Mining 0.31%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.28%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.27%
NTPC Power 0.27%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals 0.26%
DLF Construction 0.25%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.24%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.23%
MindTree Software 0.23%
Canara Bank Banks 0.22%
RBL Bank Banks 0.22%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.22%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.20%
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 0.20%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.19%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.19%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.18%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.18%
SRF Chemicals 0.18%
Axis Bank Banks 0.17%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.17%
REC Finance 0.17%
Page Industries Textile Products 0.16%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.16%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.16%
Bajaj Auto Auto 0.15%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.15%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.14%
City Union Bank Banks 0.13%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.12%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 0.12%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.09%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.09%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals 0.09%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.08%
Bajaj Finserv Insurance 0.08%
HDFC Asset Management Company Capital Markets 0.06%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.06%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Transportation 0.05%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.05%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.05%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.05%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.05%
Tata Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.05%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.05%
L&T Technology Services Software 0.04%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.04%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.04%
Godrej Properties Construction 0.04%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.04%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.03%
HDFC Bank Banks 0.03%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.03%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.03%
AU Small Finance Bank Banks 0.03%
Trent Retailing 0.03%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Software 0.02%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.02%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.02%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.02%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.02%
PI Industries Pesticides 0.02%
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.02%
Tata Motors Auto 0.02%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.02%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.02%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals 0.02%
Wipro Software 0.02%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 0.01%
TVS Motor Company Auto 0.01%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
InterGlobe Aviation Transportation 0.01%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.01%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.01%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.01%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Capital Markets 0.01%
Infosys Software 0.01%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.01%
MphasiS Software 0.01%
Coforge Software 0.01%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.01%
Torrent Power Power 0.005%
United Breweries Consumer Non Durables 0.004%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.003%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.003%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.003%
Total Hedged Equity 67.17%
Treasury Bill 24.32%
Government Bond 1.11%
Corporate Bond 1.09%
Commercial Paper 0.70%
PTC^ 0.61%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.02%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.98%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.79 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 June 2021


Banks 9.66%
Pharmaceuticals 8.67%
Finance 6.95%
Ferrous Metals 6.60%
Consumer Non Durables 4.99%
Transportation 3.50%
Software 3.11%
Non - Ferrous Metals 2.69%
Auto 2.48%
Entertainment 2.35%
Petroleum Products 2.24%
Telecom - Services 2.12%
Insurance 1.49%
Power 1.48%
Consumer Durables 1.18%
Auto Ancillaries 1.14%
Gas 1.07%


Chemicals 0.92%
Construction Project 0.82%
Cement & Cement Products 0.78%
Retailing 0.48%
Healthcare Services 0.45%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.34%
Oil 0.34%
Minerals/Mining 0.31%
Construction 0.29%
Aerospace & Defense 0.24%
Textile Products 0.16%
Leisure Services 0.16%
Capital Markets 0.07%
Industrial Products 0.05%
Pesticides 0.02%



Performance based on NAV as on 30/06/2021. 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 3.36%(FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 30th June 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).