IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

30th November 2022

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

30th November 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 : ₹ 3,687.24 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 : ₹ 3,622.59 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.

0.62
R Square 0.47
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.

0.70%
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.

-3.10
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.64
Aggregate^14.14
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 November 30, 2022
Regular PlanGrowth27.0671
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9496
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.8319
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
DLF Realty 2.90%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transport Infrastructure 2.72%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 2.60%
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 2.52%
Tata Power Co Power 2.36%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 2.09%
Bajaj Finance Finance 1.94%
United Spirits Beverages 1.81%
HDFC Bank Banks 1.80%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 1.66%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.59%
Indusind Bank Banks 1.43%
Oberoi Realty Realty 1.39%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 1.31%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 1.27%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 1.27%
Bharat Petroleum Corp Petroleum Products 1.24%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 1.21%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 1.16%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 1.14%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 1.14%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.09%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.99%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.95%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.92%
REC Finance 0.82%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.81%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.81%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.77%
ICICI Bank Banks 0.67%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.66%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.66%
Dr Reddys Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.64%
Interglobe Aviation Transport Services 0.63%
Aditya Birla Capital Insurance 0.63%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.59%
HDFC Finance 0.58%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.55%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.55%
Canara Bank Banks 0.53%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.53%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.53%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.53%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.49%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.49%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.47%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.45%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.45%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.45%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.44%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.43%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.43%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Components 0.43%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.42%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.39%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.39%
Ultratech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.38%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.37%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.35%
Trent Retailing 0.34%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.34%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.30%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.30%
Astral Industrial Products 0.30%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.30%
RBL Bank Banks 0.30%
Berger Paints India Consumer Durables 0.29%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.29%
Torrent Power Power 0.26%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.24%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.24%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.23%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.23%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.23%
Intellect Design Arena IT - Software 0.22%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.22%
Mphasis IT - Software 0.22%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.21%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.20%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.20%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.19%
Infosys IT - Software 0.18%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.18%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.18%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.18%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.18%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.17%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.17%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.17%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.17%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.16%
Marico Personal Products 0.16%
Honeywell Automation India Industrial Manufacturing 0.15%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.14%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.13%
Jindal Steel and Power Ferrous Metals 0.12%
Colgate Palmolive India Personal Products 0.12%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.12%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.11%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.11%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 0.10%
Whirlpool of India Consumer Durables 0.10%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.10%
Nestle India Food Products 0.10%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.09%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.09%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.08%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.08%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.07%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.07%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.07%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.07%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 0.07%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.07%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.06%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.06%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.06%
Coal India Consumable Fuels 0.06%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.06%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.06%
NTPC Power 0.05%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.05%
Info Edge India Retailing 0.05%
Gail (India) Gas 0.05%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.05%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.04%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech IT - Software 0.04%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.04%
Bosch Auto Components 0.04%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.04%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.03%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.03%
Firstsource Solutions IT - Services 0.03%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.03%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.02%
IPCA Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
Axis Bank Banks 0.02%
United Breweries Beverages 0.02%
Rain Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.01%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.01%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 0.01%
Bajaj Auto Automobiles 0.01%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.01%
Dixon Technologies (India) Consumer Durables 0.01%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.01%
JK Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.01%
SBI Cards and Payment Services Finance 0.01%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.01%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.01%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.01%
Tata Motors Automobiles 0.01%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.01%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.005%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.003%
Wipro IT - Software 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 69.69%
Treasury Bill 12.15%
Corporate Bond 3.14%
Certificate of Deposit 2.63%
Government Bond 2.09%
PTC^ 0.78%
Mutual Fund Units
IDFC Cash Fund 6.31%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.22%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.13 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 6.46%
Finance 6.32%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 5.01%
Realty 4.68%
Cement & Cement Products 4.47%
Consumer Durables 3.55%
Insurance 3.46%
Power 2.74%
Transport Infrastructure 2.72%
Metals & Minerals Trading 2.52%
Entertainment 2.40%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 2.09%
Beverages 1.83%
Aerospace & Defense 1.80%
Auto Components 1.78%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.72%
IT - Software 1.62%
Ferrous Metals 1.58%
Petroleum Products 1.58%
Diversified Metals 1.27%
Personal Products 1.25%
Electrical Equipment 1.10%
Healthcare Services 0.99%
Transport Services 0.87%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.77%
Retailing 0.76%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.69%
Diversified FMCG 0.62%
Gas 0.49%
Leisure Services 0.49%
Industrial Products 0.32%
Telecom - Services 0.30%
Textiles & Apparels 0.29%
Automobiles 0.27%
Food Products 0.21%
Industrial Manufacturing 0.15%
Capital Markets 0.13%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.10%
Construction 0.09%
Minerals & Mining 0.07%
Consumable Fuels 0.06%
Oil 0.05%
IT - Services 0.03%





Performance based on NAV as on 30/11/2022. 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 5.86% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 30th November 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).