IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st May 2021

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st May 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 : ₹ 7,032.93 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 : ₹ 7,125.61 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.

0.63
R Square 0.54
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.

0.83%
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.

2.03
Portfolio Turnover
Equity2.24
Aggregate^12.85
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 May 31, 2021
Regular PlanGrowth25.6651
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.8860
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.5885
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 4.56%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 3.44%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 3.29%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 3.24%
State Bank of India Banks 2.71%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 2.59%
Infosys Software 2.26%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 1.91%
HDFC Finance 1.88%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 1.75%
Tata Power Company Power 1.59%
Tech Mahindra Software 1.50%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 1.49%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 1.48%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 1.36%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 1.29%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 1.05%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.98%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 0.95%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.86%
Axis Bank Banks 0.84%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.80%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.78%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.75%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.75%
Adani Enterprises Minerals/Mining 0.75%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.74%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.70%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.66%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 0.62%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.61%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.59%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.58%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.57%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 0.57%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.55%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.54%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 0.53%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 0.53%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.52%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.50%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 0.50%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.47%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals 0.46%
UPL Pesticides 0.45%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.45%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.45%
HCL Technologies Software 0.45%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.44%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Software 0.43%
NTPC Power 0.41%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.40%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.37%
SRF Chemicals 0.37%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.34%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.33%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.30%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.29%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.29%
Coforge Software 0.28%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.26%
Canara Bank Banks 0.26%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.26%
MindTree Software 0.25%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.24%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.24%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 0.24%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.24%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.23%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.20%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.20%
Page Industries Textile Products 0.20%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.19%
ICICI Bank Banks 0.16%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.16%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.16%
Escorts Auto 0.16%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.15%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.14%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.14%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.14%
RBL Bank Banks 0.13%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.13%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 0.13%
DLF Construction 0.12%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.12%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.11%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.11%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.11%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.09%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.08%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.08%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.08%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.08%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals 0.08%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.08%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.08%
Coal India Minerals/Mining 0.07%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals 0.07%
Muthoot Finance Finance 0.07%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.06%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.06%
Bajaj Auto Auto 0.06%
Bajaj Finserv Insurance 0.06%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.06%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.05%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.05%
Dr. Lal Path Labs Healthcare Services 0.05%
MphasiS Software 0.05%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.04%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.04%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.04%
Tata Motors Auto 0.04%
Tata Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.04%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.03%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.03%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.03%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.03%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.03%
Trent Retailing 0.03%
City Union BankBanks 0.03%
L&T Technology ServicesSoftware 0.03%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.03%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.02%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.02%
REC Finance 0.02%
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.02%
Torrent Power Power 0.01%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Transportation 0.01%
TVS Motor Company Auto 0.01%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Capital Markets 0.01%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.01%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.01%
PI Industries Pesticides 0.01%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.01%
AU Small Finance Bank Banks 0.01%
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 0.005%
GMR Infrastructure Construction Project 0.004%
Godrej Properties Construction 0.004%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals 0.003%
Wipro Software 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 68.38%
Treasury Bill 25.44%
Corporate Bond 1.12%
Government Bond 0.75%
Commercial Paper 0.70%
PTC^ 0.62%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.02%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.98%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.87 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 May 2021


Pharmaceuticals 7.95%
Banks 7.37%
Ferrous Metals 6.80%
Software 5.77%
Transportation 4.82%
Consumer Non Durables 4.31%
Finance 3.80%
Non - Ferrous Metals 3.76%
Telecom - Services 3.24%
Auto 2.58%
Power 2.10%
Petroleum Products 2.04%
Construction Project 1.92%
Auto Ancillaries 1.85%
Chemicals 1.52%
Minerals/Mining 1.32%
Cement & Cement Products 1.18%


Entertainment 1.11%
Gas 1.00%
Retailing 0.89%
Insurance 0.76%
Consumer Durables 0.46%
Pesticides 0.46%
Healthcare Services 0.46%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.39%
Textile Products 0.20%
Industrial Products 0.13%
Construction 0.12%
Aerospace & Defense 0.03%
Oil 0.03%
Capital Markets 0.01%
Leisure Services 0.01%



Performance based on NAV as on 31/05/2021. 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 3.39% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st May 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).