IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

30th April 2022

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

30th April 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 : ₹ 5,001.37 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 : ₹ 4,917.18 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.

0.68
R Square 0.57
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.

0.78%
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.

0.27
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.63
Aggregate^14.76
Total Expense Ratio
Regular1.04%
Direct0.34%
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 29, 2022
Regular PlanGrowth26.4754
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9269
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.5951
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 4.32%
HDFC Finance 4.15%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transport Infrastructure 3.39%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 3.10%
HDFC Bank Banks 2.33%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 2.00%
Bajaj Finance Finance 1.70%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 1.62%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 1.58%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 1.42%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 1.21%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 1.19%
Godrej Properties Realty 1.04%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.99%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.97%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.94%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.92%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.88%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.88%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.86%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.84%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.82%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.73%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 0.72%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech IT - Software 0.71%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.70%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.68%
Muthoot Finance Finance 0.67%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.65%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.63%
MphasiS IT - Software 0.60%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.59%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.58%
Axis Bank Banks 0.58%
Eicher Motors Automobiles 0.54%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.53%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.53%
L&T Technology Services IT - Services 0.53%
MindTree IT - Software 0.50%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.50%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.50%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.49%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.47%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.45%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.44%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.44%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 0.41%
Tata Power Company Power 0.41%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.41%
Infosys IT - Software 0.40%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.39%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.38%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.38%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.37%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.36%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.36%
DLF Realty 0.34%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.33%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.33%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.31%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.31%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.30%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.29%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.29%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 0.28%
United Spirits Beverages 0.27%
Aditya Birla Capital Insurance 0.26%
The Ramco Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.25%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.23%
Whirlpool of India Consumer Durables 0.22%
NTPC Power 0.22%
REC Finance 0.22%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.22%
Coforge IT - Software 0.22%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.21%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.21%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.20%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.20%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.20%
Trent Retailing 0.19%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.19%
SBI Cards and Payment Services Finance 0.18%
Strides Pharma Science Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.17%
Firstsource Solutions IT - Services 0.16%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.16%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.16%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.16%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.16%
PVR Entertainment 0.15%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.15%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.14%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.13%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.13%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Components 0.12%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.12%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.12%
Escorts Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.12%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.11%
Rain Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.11%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.11%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.11%
ICICI Bank Banks 0.10%
Hero MotoCorp Automobiles 0.10%
Intellect Design Arena IT - Software 0.10%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.09%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.09%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.09%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.09%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.09%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.08%
Coal India Consumable Fuels 0.08%
Motherson Sumi Systems Auto Components 0.08%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.08%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.07%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.07%
NBCC (India) Construction 0.07%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.07%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.07%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.07%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.07%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.07%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.07%
City Union Bank Banks 0.06%
Wipro IT - Software 0.06%
Marico Personal Products 0.06%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.05%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.05%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.05%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.05%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.04%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.04%
Gujarat State Petronet Gas 0.04%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Durables 0.04%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.04%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.04%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.03%
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.03%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.03%
Bosch Auto Components 0.03%
Persistent Systems IT - Software 0.03%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Personal Products 0.03%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.03%
Nippon Life India Asset Management Capital Markets 0.03%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.02%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.02%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.02%
Alkem Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.02%
Nestle India Food Products 0.02%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.02%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.02%
United Breweries Beverages 0.01%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.01%
RBL Bank Banks 0.01%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.01%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.01%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.01%
Tata Motors Automobiles 0.01%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.01%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.01%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.01%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.01%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.004%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.003%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.002%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 66.67%
Treasury Bill 8.50%
Corporate Bond 3.00%
Government Bond 2.09%
PTC^ 0.68%
Zero Coupon Bond 0.03%
Mutual Fund Units
Cash Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 15.14%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.89%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.47 years
(PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Finance 10.52%
IT - Software 5.97%
Banks 4.64%
Metals & Minerals Trading 4.32%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 3.74%
Petroleum Products 3.73%
Cement & Cement Products3.47%
Transport Infrastructure3.39%
Realty 2.38%
Capital Markets 1.81%
Diversified FMCG 1.71%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.66%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 1.66%
Entertainment 1.51%
Diversified Metals 1.42%
Insurance 1.30%
Telecom - Services 1.28%
Personal Products 1.12%
Leisure Services 0.97%
Consumer Durables 0.97%
Construction 0.91%


Automobiles 0.86%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.84%
Electrical Equipment 0.84%
Power 0.72%
IT - Services 0.69%
Retailing 0.55%
Aerospace & Defense 0.52%
Transport Services 0.51%
Ferrous Metals 0.50%
Gas 0.40%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.38%
Auto Components 0.38%
Oil 0.33%
Beverages 0.28%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.14%
Consumable Fuels 0.08%
Industrial Products 0.05%
Minerals & Mining 0.05%
Textiles & Apparels 0.04%
Food Products 0.02%
Healthcare Services 0.01%



Performance based on NAV as on 29/04/2022. 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 3.93% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 30th April 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).