IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st August 2022

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st August 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 : ₹ 4,208.69 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 : ₹ 4,195.74 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.

-2.26
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.48
Aggregate^14.06
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 August 30, 2022
Regular PlanGrowth26.7560
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9126
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.7074
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 5.58%
ICICI Bank Banks 2.94%
HDFC Bank Banks 2.88%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transport Infrastructure 2.51%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 1.96%
Bajaj Finance Finance 1.88%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 1.73%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 1.66%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 1.57%
DLF Realty 1.50%
United Spirits Beverages 1.47%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 1.45%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 1.32%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 1.16%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 1.14%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.99%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.98%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.96%
Tata Power Co Power 0.96%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.93%
Oberoi Realty Realty 0.93%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 0.92%
NTPC Power 0.90%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.87%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.80%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.79%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.79%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.77%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.75%
Mindtree IT - Software 0.72%
Trent Retailing 0.69%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.66%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.62%
Canara Bank Banks 0.62%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.60%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.58%
Tata Motors Automobiles 0.57%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.56%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.51%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.47%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.47%
Hero MotoCorp Automobiles 0.46%
Divis Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.46%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.44%
Cummins India Industrial Products 0.42%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.41%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.41%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.41%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 0.40%
RBL Bank Banks 0.38%
Jindal Steel and Power Ferrous Metals 0.37%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.37%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.35%
United Breweries Beverages 0.35%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.35%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.35%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.34%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.34%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.33%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.32%
Interglobe Aviation Transport Services 0.31%
Infosys IT - Software 0.31%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.30%
Berger Paints India Consumer Durables 0.30%
Wipro IT - Software 0.28%
Rain Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.28%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.28%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.28%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.27%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 0.27%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.26%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.26%
Marico Personal Products 0.24%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & ChemicalsChemicals & Petrochemicals 0.24%
Bosch Auto Components 0.23%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.22%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.21%
AU Small Finance Bank Banks 0.21%
Aurobindo Pharma Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.20%
Aditya Birla Capital Insurance 0.20%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.19%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.18%
Whirlpool of India Consumer Durables 0.17%
Mphasis IT - Software 0.17%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.17%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.17%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.16%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.15%
Bharat Petroleum Corp Petroleum Products 0.15%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.15%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.14%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.14%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.13%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.13%
Shriram Transport Finance Company Finance 0.13%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.13%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.13%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.12%
Navin Fluorine International Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.12%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.12%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.12%
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.12%
PVR Entertainment 0.11%
Dalmia Bharat Cement & Cement Products 0.11%
Colgate Palmolive India Personal Products 0.11%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.10%
Aarti Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.10%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.09%
Persistent Systems IT - Software 0.09%
Amara Raja Batteries Auto Components 0.09%
Ultratech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.09%
Atul Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.09%
Intellect Design Arena IT - Software 0.08%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.08%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.08%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.08%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.07%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.06%
Indiamart Intermesh Retailing 0.06%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.06%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.06%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.05%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.05%
HDFC Asset Management Company Capital Markets 0.05%
Indusind Bank Banks 0.05%
Nestle India Food Products 0.05%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.04%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.04%
State Bank of India Banks 0.04%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.04%
SBI Cards and Payment Services Finance 0.04%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 0.03%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.03%
Balkrishna Industries Auto Components 0.03%
Honeywell Automation India Industrial Manufacturing 0.03%
Axis Bank Banks 0.03%
Torrent Power Power 0.02%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.02%
REC Finance 0.02%
Gujarat State Petronet Gas 0.02%
Gail (India) Gas 0.02%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 0.02%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.02%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.02%
Mahindra & Mahindra Automobiles 0.02%
L&T Technology Services IT - Services 0.01%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.01%
Firstsource Solutions IT - Services 0.01%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.01%
Info Edge India Retailing 0.01%
HDFC Finance 0.01%
JK Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.01%
Deepak Nitrite Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.01%
Hindalco Industries Non - Ferrous Metals 0.01%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.01%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.004%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.004%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.002%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.002%
Indus Towers Telecom - Services 0.001%
Total Hedged Equity 68.23%
Treasury Bill 13.59%
Corporate Bond 2.72%
Certificate of Deposit 1.68%
Government Bond 1.82%
PTC^ 0.74%
Mutual Fund Units
IDFC Cash Fund 6.64%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.60%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.26 years
(PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 8.80%
Metals & Minerals Trading 5.58%
IT - Software 5.31%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 3.91%
Finance 3.73%
Cement & Cement Products 3.39%
Realty 3.17%
Petroleum Products 2.84%
Entertainment 2.76%
Transport Infrastructure 2.51%
Consumer Durables 2.46%
Automobiles 2.37%
Power 2.36%
Beverages 1.82%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.80%
Personal Products 1.51%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 1.43%
Retailing 1.34%
Capital Markets 1.27%
Diversified FMCG 0.96%
Electrical Equipment 0.86%
Gas 0.85%
Auto Components 0.81%
Ferrous Metals 0.80%
Minerals & Mining 0.79%
Insurance 0.76%
Textiles & Apparels 0.51%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.48%
Leisure Services 0.45%
Industrial Products 0.42%
Diversified Metals 0.40%
Transport Services 0.37%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.29%
Aerospace & Defense 0.25%
Food Products 0.20%
Telecom - Services 0.18%
Healthcare Services 0.17%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.14%
Oil 0.12%
Industrial Manufacturing 0.03%
IT - Services 0.02%
Construction 0.004%





Performance based on NAV as on 30/08/2022. 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 5.34% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st August 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).