IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st December 2021

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st December 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 : ₹ 5,690.24 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 : ₹ 5,602.55 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.

0.66
R Square 0.59
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.

1.11
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.17
Aggregate^14.17
Total Expense Ratio
Regular1.04%
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 December 31, 2021
Regular PlanGrowth26.1683
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9108
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.7961
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transportation 4.05%
Adani Enterprises Minerals/Mining 3.04%
Tata Consultancy Services Software 2.60%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 2.55%
HCL Technologies Software 2.42%
Hindustan Unilever Consumer Non Durables 2.14%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 1.95%
Axis Bank Banks 1.57%
ITC Consumer Non Durables 1.49%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 1.45%
UPL Pesticides 1.44%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 1.37%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.05%
The Federal Bank Banks 1.04%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.98%
Godrej Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.92%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.84%
United Spirits Consumer Non Durables 0.83%
Asian Paints Consumer Non Durables 0.82%
HDFC Finance 0.80%
HDFC Asset Management Company Capital Markets 0.80%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.73%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals 0.73%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals 0.73%
State Bank of India Banks 0.72%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.71%
ICICI Bank Banks 0.70%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.68%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.68%
NMDC Minerals/Mining 0.66%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals 0.65%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Industrial Capital Goods 0.64%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.61%
Vedanta Non - Ferrous Metals 0.61%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.60%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.60%
Escorts Auto 0.59%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.56%
Siemens Industrial Capital Goods 0.55%
Cadila Healthcare Pharmaceuticals 0.55%
Eicher Motors Auto 0.53%
REC Finance 0.51%
Muthoot Finance Finance 0.50%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.50%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.48%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.45%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Consumer Non Durables 0.44%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.43%
Tata Consumer Products Consumer Non Durables 0.42%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals 0.42%
Whirlpool of India Consumer Durables 0.41%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.41%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.41%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.40%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.36%
Tata Power Company Power 0.36%
Bajaj Auto Auto 0.35%
Infosys Software 0.34%
Strides Pharma Science Pharmaceuticals 0.33%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Non Durables 0.32%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.32%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.31%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals 0.31%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.29%
Mphasis Software 0.29%
Hero MotoCorp Auto 0.28%
Godrej Properties Construction 0.28%
Container Corporation of India Transportation 0.28%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.26%
Larsen & Toubro Construction Project 0.26%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals 0.25%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.24%
Tata Motors Auto 0.24%
Canara Bank Banks 0.23%
DLF Construction 0.23%
Birlasoft Software 0.22%
Aditya Birla Capital Finance 0.22%
Bajaj Finserv Insurance 0.21%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.21%
PVR Entertainment 0.21%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.21%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.20%
Coforge Software 0.19%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.18%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.18%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.18%
Persistent Systems Software 0.18%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals 0.18%
PI Industries Pesticides 0.18%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Capital Markets 0.18%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.17%
Gujarat Gas Gas 0.17%
Page Industries Textile Products 0.17%
Coal India Minerals/Mining 0.16%
HDFC Bank Banks 0.15%
Firstsource Solutions Software 0.15%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals 0.15%
Marico Consumer Non Durables 0.15%
SRF Chemicals 0.15%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.14%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.14%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.13%
Oracle Financial Services Software Software 0.13%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.13%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.13%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Rain Industries Chemicals 0.12%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.12%
United Breweries Consumer Non Durables 0.12%
Ashok Leyland Auto 0.12%
Tech Mahindra Software 0.12%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.12%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.11%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals 0.11%
MindTree Software 0.11%
Dabur India Consumer Non Durables 0.11%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.11%
Wipro Software 0.11%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Ancillaries 0.10%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.10%
MRF Auto Ancillaries 0.10%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.09%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.09%
AU Small Finance Bank Banks 0.09%
Nestle India Consumer Non Durables 0.09%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals 0.08%
Dixon Technologies (India) Consumer Durables 0.08%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.08%
IPCA Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.08%
Balrampur Chini Mills Consumer Non Durables 0.08%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.08%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.08%
Astral Industrial Products 0.08%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.07%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.07%
Exide Industries Auto Ancillaries 0.07%
Trent Retailing 0.07%
NBCC (India) Construction 0.07%
City Union Bank Banks 0.07%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.06%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Transportation 0.06%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals 0.06%
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals 0.06%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.05%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.05%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals 0.04%
L&T Technology Services Software 0.04%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Ancillaries 0.04%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Software 0.04%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.04%
Britannia Industries Consumer Non Durables 0.04%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilisers 0.04%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.03%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals 0.03%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.03%
Polycab India Industrial Products 0.03%
Honeywell Automation India Industrial Capital Goods 0.03%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.02%
Oberoi Realty Construction 0.02%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.02%
SBI Cards and Payment Services Finance 0.02%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.02%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.02%
InterGlobe Aviation Transportation 0.01%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.01%
Mahindra & Mahindra Auto 0.01%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.01%
RBL Bank Banks 0.01%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.01%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.01%
GMR Infrastructure Construction Project 0.01%
Gujarat State Petronet Gas 0.01%
Dr. Lal Path Labs Healthcare Services 0.01%
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 0.01%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.01%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.01%
Apollo Tyres Auto Ancillaries 0.005%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.005%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.005%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.004%
Atul Chemicals 0.004%
Coromandel International Fertilisers 0.003%
Maruti Suzuki India Auto 0.001%
L&T Finance HoldingsFinance 0.001%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 68.31%
Treasury Bill 9.95%
Corporate Bond 1.97%
Government Bond 1.86%
PTC^ 0.65%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.03%
Mutual Fund Units
IDFC Cash Fund 12.15%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 5.09%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 0.84 years
(PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Consumer Non Durables 7.97%
Software 6.95%
Banks 6.55%
Pharmaceuticals 4.93%
Finance 4.85%
Transportation 4.41%
Minerals/Mining 3.86%
Entertainment 3.12%
Ferrous Metals 2.71%
Telecom - Services 2.20%
Auto 2.12%
Healthcare Services 1.96%
Cement & Cement Products 1.75%
Non - Ferrous Metals 1.64%
Pesticides 1.62%
Chemicals 1.47%
Petroleum Products 1.29%


Industrial Capital Goods 1.21%
Capital Markets 1.08%
Consumer Durables 0.93%
Retailing 0.84%
Leisure Services 0.75%
Insurance 0.74%
Gas 0.70%
Construction 0.60%
Auto Ancillaries 0.58%
Power 0.39%
Industrial Products 0.29%
Construction Project 0.26%
Aerospace & Defense 0.22%
Textile Products 0.17%
Oil 0.07
Fertilisers 0.04%



Performance based on NAV as on 31/12/2021. 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.



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 3.60% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st December 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).
(IDFC Arbitrage Fund was being managed by Mr. Yogik Pitti upto November 25, 2021.)