IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

30th April 2021

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

30th April 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 : ₹ 6,817.69 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 : ₹ 6,825.29 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.

0.83%
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
Equity2.37
Aggregate^12.89
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 April 30, 2021
Regular PlanGrowth25.5687
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.8590
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.5487
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 4.28%
ICICI Bank Banks 4.25%
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesPharmaceuticals 4.16%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 3.37%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 3.11%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 2.56%
Axis Bank Banks 1.99%
State Bank of India Banks 1.90%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 1.77%
Infosys Software 1.72%
HDFC Finance 1.51%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 1.47%
Bajaj Auto Auto 1.41%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 1.33%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 1.14%
Tata Power Company Power 1.10%
Tech Mahindra Software 1.04%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 1.04%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 1.03%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.86%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.78%
UPL Pesticides 0.76%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 0.73%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.70%
Tata Motors Auto 0.70%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 0.68%
Adani Enterprises Minerals/Mining 0.67%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.66%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.65%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.65%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.64%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.64%
HCL Technologies Software 0.63%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.62%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.62%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 0.60%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 0.58%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.58%
Wipro Software 0.57%
NTPC Power 0.50%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.50%
SRF Chemicals 0.49%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.48%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.47%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.46%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.44%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.44%
HDFC Bank Banks 0.42%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.39%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.39%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.36%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 0.35%
GMR Infrastructure Construction Project 0.32%
Canara Bank Banks 0.32%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.31%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 0.31%
Page Industries Textile Products 0.30%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.26%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.26%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.25%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.25%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.25%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.24%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 0.23%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.22%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.22%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.21%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.21%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.21%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.19%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.19%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.19%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.17%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.16%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.16%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.16%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.15%
DLF Construction 0.13%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.12%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals 0.12%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 0.12%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.11%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.11%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.11%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.10%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.09%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.09%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.09%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.08%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.07%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.07%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.07%
Tata Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.06%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.05%
Torrent Power Power 0.05%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.05%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.05%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.05%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals 0.05%
Escorts Auto 0.05%
HDFC Asset Management Company Capital Markets 0.05%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.05%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.04%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.04%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.04%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.04%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Transportation 0.03%
REC Finance 0.03%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.03%
Bajaj Finserv Insurance 0.03%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Software 0.03%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.03%
TVS Motor Company Auto 0.02%
Coal India Minerals/Mining 0.02%
L&T Technology Services Engineering Services 0.02%
City Union Bank Banks 0.02%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.02%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.02%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.01%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.01%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.01%
Coforge Software 0.01%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.01%
MindTree Software 0.01%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.01%
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 0.004%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals 0.003%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 67.43%
Treasury Bill 23.76%
Corporate Bond 2.90%
PTC^ 0.64%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.02%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.25%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.96 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 April 2021


Banks 9.92%
Pharmaceuticals 7.64%
Consumer Non Durables 6.02%
Ferrous Metals 4.88%
Software 4.73%
Transportation 4.47%
Auto 3.70%
Telecom - Services 3.37%
Construction Project 2.88%
Finance 2.46%
Chemicals 2.38%
Power 2.10%
Non - Ferrous Metals 1.86%
Cement & Cement Products 1.56%
Petroleum Products 1.50%
Auto Ancillaries 1.25%
Consumer Durables 1.20%


Minerals/Mining 1.09%
Pesticides 0.76%
Entertainment 0.73%
Retailing 0.65%
Insurance 0.62%
Gas 0.47%
Textile Products 0.30%
Aerospace & Defense 0.26%
Healthcare Services 0.19%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.17%
Construction 0.13%
Industrial Products 0.05%
Capital Markets 0.05%
Engineering Services 0.02%
Leisure Services 0.01%



Performance based on NAV as on 30/04/2021. 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 3.43% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 30th April 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).