IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st October 2022

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st October 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 : ₹ 3,916.94 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 : ₹ 3,853.11 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.

0.61
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.

-3.72
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.58
Aggregate^14.02
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 October 31, 2022
Regular PlanGrowth26.9525
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9321
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.7860
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 3.18%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 2.36%
United Spirits Beverages 2.16%
Tata Power Company Power 2.02%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.84%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.84%
DLF Realty 1.79%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 1.63%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.59%
HDFC Bank Banks 1.58%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 1.52%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 1.44%
MindTree IT - Software 1.40%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 1.28%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 1.19%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 1.19%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.16%
Oberoi Realty Realty 1.15%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 1.09%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 1.09%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 1.03%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transport Infrastructure 0.99%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.99%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.99%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.90%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.89%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.88%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.84%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.82%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Durables 0.81%
Trent Retailing 0.79%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.69%
HDFC Finance 0.67%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.65%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.65%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.61%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.60%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.59%
RBL Bank Banks 0.58%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.58%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.56%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.55%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.55%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.54%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.51%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.50%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.50%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.49%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.45%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.44%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.43%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.43%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 0.42%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.41%
State Bank of India Banks 0.40%
Canara Bank Banks 0.40%
Bosch Auto Components 0.39%
Infosys IT - Software 0.37%
Astral Industrial Products 0.36%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 0.35%
Torrent Power Power 0.33%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.32%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.31%
Aditya Birla Capital Insurance 0.31%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.31%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.31%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.30%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.30%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Personal Products 0.30%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.30%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.27%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.27%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.26%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.26%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.25%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.24%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.23%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.23%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.20%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.19%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.19%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.19%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.19%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.19%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.17%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.17%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.17%
REC Finance 0.17%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.16%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.16%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.16%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Components 0.16%
Nestle India Food Products 0.15%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.15%
Gujarat State Petronet Gas 0.14%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.14%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.14%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.14%
Honeywell Automation India Industrial Manufacturing 0.13%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.12%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.12%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.11%
Intellect Design Arena IT - Software 0.10%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.09%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.08%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.08%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.08%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.07%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.07%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.06%
Rain Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.05%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.05%
JSW Steel Ferrous Metals 0.05%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.05%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.05%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.05%
Atul Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.05%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.05%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.04%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.04%
MphasiS IT - Software 0.04%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.04%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.03%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech IT - Software 0.03%
NTPC Power 0.03%
Axis Bank Banks 0.03%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.03%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.03%
Marico Personal Products 0.02%
Tata Motors Automobiles 0.02%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.02%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.02%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.02%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.02%
IPCA Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
Whirlpool of India Consumer Durables 0.01%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.01%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.01%
Syngene International Healthcare Services 0.01%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.01%
SBI Cards and Payment Services Finance 0.01%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.004%
Coal India Consumable Fuels 0.003%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.003%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.003%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 67.62%
Treasury Bill 13.43%
Corporate Bond 4.88%
Certificate of Deposit 3.68%
Government Bond 1.96%
PTC^ 0.73%
Mutual Fund Units
IDFC Cash Fund 6.54%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.15%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.22 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 7.72%
IT - Software 5.67%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 4.70%
Cement & Cement Products 3.35%
Realty 3.25%
Finance 3.24%
Metals & Minerals Trading 3.18%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 3.01%
Entertainment 2.58%
Power 2.38%
Consumer Durables 2.33%
Beverages 2.16%
Insurance 2.16%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 2.08%
Petroleum Products 1.96%
Auto Components 1.79%
Personal Products 1.64%
Aerospace & Defense 1.49%
Electrical Equipment 1.47%
Healthcare Services 1.45%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 1.28%
Transport Services 1.27%
Transport Infrastructure 0.99%
Retailing 0.90%
Gas 0.89%
Leisure Services 0.86%
Diversified FMCG 0.74%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.58%
Industrial Products 0.53%
Diversified Metals 0.42%
Ferrous Metals 0.28%
Capital Markets 0.25%
Telecom - Services 0.23%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.17%
Food Products 0.16%
Industrial Manufacturing 0.13%
Automobiles 0.12%
Construction 0.11%
Oil 0.08%
Consumable Fuels 0.003%





Performance based on NAV as on 31/10/2022. 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 6.25% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st October 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).