IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st March 2022

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st March 2022

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 : ₹ 5,188.56 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 : ₹ 5,065.46 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. Nemish Sheth (w.e.f. 1st November 2021) &
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.

0.69
R Square 0.60
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.

0.81%
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.

0.44
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.53
Aggregate^14.59
Total Expense Ratio
Regular1.08%
Direct0.35%
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, 2022
Regular PlanGrowth26.3898
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9228
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.5609
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 4.03%
Adani Enterprises Minerals/Mining 4.00%
HDFC Finance 3.38%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 2.47%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 1.90%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 1.89%
HCL Technologies Software 1.86%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 1.85%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 1.72%
Bajaj Finance Finance 1.62%
UPL Pesticides 1.41%
Godrej Properties Construction 1.15%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 1.09%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.05%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 1.04%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 1.00%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Software 0.98%
Tech Mahindra Software 0.98%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 0.91%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.91%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.88%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals 0.85%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 0.85%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.74%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.69%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.69%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.68%
Infosys Software 0.67%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.64%
Bajaj Finserv Insurance 0.59%
Axis Bank Banks 0.57%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.56%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.56%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.54%
Oberoi Realty Construction 0.52%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals 0.48%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.47%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.47%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals 0.46%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.46%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.45%
MindTree Software 0.43%
HDFC Bank Banks 0.43%
MphasiS Software 0.42%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.41%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.41%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.40%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals 0.39%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.39%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.39%
Muthoot Finance Finance 0.38%
L&T Technology Services Software 0.36%
Balrampur Chini Mills Consumer Non Durables 0.36%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.34%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.34%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.33%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.32%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.32%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.31%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 0.31%
SBI Cards and Payment Services Finance 0.31%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.30%
Firstsource Solutions Software 0.28%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.28%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.27%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.27%
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.26%
Bosch Auto Ancillaries 0.26%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.25%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.25%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.25%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.25%
Coforge Software 0.24%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.24%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.24%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.24%
PVR Entertainment 0.23%
Aditya Birla Capital Finance 0.23%
Strides Pharma Science Pharmaceuticals 0.23%
Tata Power Company Power 0.22%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.22%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.21%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.21%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.21%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.20%
RBL Bank Banks 0.19%
DLF Construction 0.19%
SRF Chemicals 0.19%
InterGlobe Aviation Transportation 0.19%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.18%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.18%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.18%
Rain Industries Chemicals 0.17%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.16%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.15%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.14%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.14%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.13%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.13%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 0.12%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.11%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.11%
City Union Bank Banks 0.11%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.11%
Whirlpool of India Consumer Durables 0.10%
State Bank of India Banks 0.10%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.10%
Intellect Design Arena Software 0.09%
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 0.09%
Birlasoft Software 0.09%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.09%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.09%
Tata Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.08%
Trent Retailing 0.08%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.08%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.07%
Astral Industrial Products 0.07%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals 0.07%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.07%
Page Industries Textile Products 0.07%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.07%
PI Industries Pesticides 0.06%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.06%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.06%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.06%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.06%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals 0.05%
NBCC (India) Construction 0.05%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.05%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 0.05%
United Breweries Consumer Non Durables 0.05%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.05%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.04%
Canara Bank Banks 0.04%
Gujarat State Petronet Gas 0.04%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.04%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 0.04%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilisers 0.04%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.03%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.03%
ICICI Bank Banks 0.03%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.03%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.03%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.03%
REC Finance 0.02%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.02%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.02%
ABB India Industrial Capital Goods 0.01%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 0.01%
Oracle Financial Services Software Software 0.01%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.01%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.01%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.01%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.01%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.01%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.01%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.01%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.01%
IPCA Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.01%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.01%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.002%
AU Small Finance Bank Banks 0.001%
Coromandel International Fertilisers 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 66.74%
Treasury Bill 8.25%
Corporate Bond 2.92%
Government Bond 2.04%
PTC^ 0.66%
Certificate of Deposit 0.48%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.03%
Mutual Fund Units
IDFC Cash Fund 14.65%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.21%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.56 years
(PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Finance 8.10%
Software 7.34%
Transportation 4.51%
Consumer Non Durables 4.31%
Pharmaceuticals 4.31%
Cement & Cement Products 4.13%
Minerals/Mining 4.05%
Non - Ferrous Metals 3.06%
Insurance 2.94%
Petroleum Products 2.92%
Banks 2.92%
Entertainment1.92%
Construction1.92%
Capital Markets 1.91%
Pesticides 1.47%
Telecom - Services 1.30%
Leisure Services 1.24%


Gas 0.92%
Construction Project 0.85%
Industrial Capital Goods 0.83%
Ferrous Metals 0.81%
Auto Ancillaries 0.80%
Chemicals 0.69%
Auto 0.63%
Retailing 0.61%
Consumer Durables 0.53%
Aerospace & Defense 0.48%
Power 0.45%
Healthcare Services 0.35%
Oil 0.18%
Industrial Products 0.15%
Textile Products 0.07%
Fertilisers 0.04%



Performance based on NAV as on 31/03/2022. 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.



Scheme risk-o-meter

Investors understand that their principal will be at Low risk

This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*

  • 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.

Benchmark risk-o-meter

Nifty 50 Arbitrage Index




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 3.90% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st March 2022). 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).