IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

30th September 2022

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

30th September 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 : ₹ 4,154.08 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 : ₹ 4,019.59 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.

0.63
R Square 0.49
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.

0.72%
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.

-3.35
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.65
Aggregate^14.25
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 September 30, 2022
Regular PlanGrowth26.8641
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9272
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.7507
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 3.39%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 2.44%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 2.41%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 2.36%
Infosys IT - Software 1.91%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.85%
United Spirits Beverages 1.85%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 1.69%
DLF Realty 1.61%
ICICI Bank Banks 1.34%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 1.32%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.29%
Tata Power Company Power 1.23%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transport Infrastructure 1.23%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 1.21%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 1.20%
MindTree IT - Software 1.15%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 1.14%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 1.11%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 1.10%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 1.09%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 1.08%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 1.00%
Bajaj Finance Finance 0.98%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.98%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.97%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.93%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.82%
Canara Bank Banks 0.82%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.80%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.78%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.70%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.68%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.66%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.66%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.65%
HDFC Finance 0.64%
HDFC Bank Banks 0.62%
Trent Retailing 0.62%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.57%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.55%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.52%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.52%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.46%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Durables 0.46%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.44%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.44%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.44%
Axis Bank Banks 0.42%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.41%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.41%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.36%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.35%
AU Small Finance Bank Banks 0.34%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.33%
Bosch Auto Components 0.32%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.31%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.31%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.31%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 0.31%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.31%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.29%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.28%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.28%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.27%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.27%
Whirlpool of India Consumer Durables 0.27%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.26%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Personal Products 0.25%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.25%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.25%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.24%
Torrent Power Power 0.24%
RBL Bank Banks 0.23%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.22%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.22%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.21%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.21%
Coal India Consumable Fuels 0.20%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.19%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.19%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.19%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.19%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.18%
Aditya Birla Capital Insurance 0.17%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.16%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.16%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.15%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.14%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.14%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.14%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.14%
Atul Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.13%
REC Finance 0.12%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.12%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.12%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.10%
Oracle Financial Services SoftwareIT - Software 0.10%
Intellect Design Arena IT - Software 0.09%
Honeywell Automation India Industrial Manufacturing 0.09%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.08%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.08%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.08%
Gujarat State Petronet Gas 0.08%
NTPC Power 0.07%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.07%
Rain Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.07%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.07%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.07%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.07%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.07%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.07%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.06%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.06%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.06%
Marico Personal Products 0.06%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.06%
SBI Cards and Payment Services Finance 0.05%
PVR Entertainment 0.05%
JK Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.05%
MphasiS IT - Software 0.05%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.05%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.05%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.04%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.04%
Wipro IT - Software 0.04%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.03%
Hero MotoCorp Automobiles 0.03%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.03%
GAIL (India) Gas 0.03%
Shree Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.02%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.02%
HDFC Asset Management Company Capital Markets 0.02%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 0.02%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.02%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.02%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.02%
Persistent Systems IT - Software 0.02%
Astral Industrial Products 0.02%
Divi's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 0.02%
Nestle India Food Products 0.01%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.01%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.01%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.01%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.01%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.01%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.005%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.003%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.002%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.002%
Info Edge (India) Retailing 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 66.64%
Treasury Bill 11.01%
Corporate Bond 4.07%
Certificate of Deposit 2.92%
Government Bond 1.88%
PTC^ 0.70%
Mutual Fund Units
IDFC Cash Fund 9.70%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.08%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.30 years
(PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


IT - Software 8.56%
Banks 5.98%
Metals & Minerals Trading 3.39%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 3.37%
Cement & Cement Products 3.37%
Finance 3.30%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 2.97%
Entertainment 2.88%
Consumer Durables 2.76%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 2.69%
Realty 2.68%
Aerospace & Defense 2.16%
Petroleum Products 2.06%
Beverages 1.85%
Power 1.69%
Electrical Equipment 1.66%
Insurance 1.35%
Transport Services 1.34%
Diversified FMCG 1.34%
Transport Infrastructure 1.23%
Healthcare Services 1.21%
Personal Products 1.03%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.82%
Textiles & Apparels 0.78%
Gas 0.76%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.70%
Auto Components 0.65%
Retailing 0.63%
Ferrous Metals 0.54%
Minerals & Mining 0.52%
Capital Markets 0.46%
Automobiles 0.43%
Leisure Services 0.39%
Industrial Products 0.32%
Telecom - Services 0.22%
Consumable Fuels 0.20%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.18%
Industrial Manufacturing 0.09%
Construction 0.03%
Food Products 0.02%
Diversified Metals 0.02%
Oil 0.01%





Performance based on NAV as on 30/09/2022. Past performance may or may not be sustained in future.
The performances given are of regular plan growth option.
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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 6.17% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 30th September 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).