IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities

31st December 2022

IDFC Arbitrage Fund

An open ended scheme investing in arbitrage opportunities.

31st December 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 : ₹ 3,647.31 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 : ₹ 3,621.88 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.

0.64
R Square 0.50
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.

0.73%
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.

-3.79
Portfolio Turnover
Equity3.71
Aggregate^14.29
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/Quarterly (w.e.f. 09-11-2022)
SIP Dates (Monthly): Investor may choose any day of the month except 29th, 30th and 31st as the date of instalment. (Quarterly): Any day of next month from,the Quarter end. ) Investor may choose any day of the month except 29th, 30th and 31st as the date of instalment (w.e.f. 09-11-2022)
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 30, 2022
Regular PlanGrowth27.2426
Regular PlanMonthly IDCW@12.9789
Regular PlanAnnual IDCW@10.9021
@Income Distribution and Capital Withdrawal


NameIndustries% of NAV
Kotak Mahindra Bank Banks 5.16%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Transport Infrastructure 3.29%
DLF Realty 2.93%
Ambuja Cements Cement & Cement Products 2.84%
ICICI Bank Banks 2.60%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 2.24%
Bajaj Finance Finance 2.18%
Titan Company Consumer Durables 1.73%
Bajaj Finserv Finance 1.71%
HDFC Finance 1.69%
United Spirits Beverages 1.34%
HDFC Bank Banks 1.25%
Adani Enterprises Metals & Minerals Trading 1.18%
UPL Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 1.16%
Oberoi Realty Realty 1.16%
Sun TV Network Entertainment 1.13%
Jubilant Foodworks Leisure Services 1.13%
Tata Power Company Power 1.12%
Vedanta Diversified Metals 1.09%
Bharat Electronics Aerospace & Defense 1.00%
REC Finance 0.97%
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.96%
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.96%
UltraTech Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.81%
HCL Technologies IT - Software 0.80%
Power Finance Corporation Finance 0.79%
LTIMindtree IT - Software 0.79%
Ashok Leyland Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.79%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Entertainment 0.78%
Canara Bank Banks 0.78%
Reliance Industries Petroleum Products 0.73%
IndusInd Bank Banks 0.69%
Max Financial Services Insurance 0.67%
Bata India Consumer Durables 0.61%
Tata Consultancy Services IT - Software 0.60%
Wipro IT - Software 0.60%
SRF Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.60%
Steel Authority of India Ferrous Metals 0.59%
L&T Finance Holdings Finance 0.53%
Bandhan Bank Banks 0.51%
National Aluminium Company Non - Ferrous Metals 0.47%
Trent Retailing 0.46%
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.43%
Nestle India Food Products 0.41%
Hindustan Aeronautics Aerospace & Defense 0.41%
Hindustan Unilever Diversified FMCG 0.40%
Page Industries Textiles & Apparels 0.39%
Manappuram Finance Finance 0.39%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Electrical Equipment 0.38%
Jindal Steel & Power Ferrous Metals 0.37%
Siemens Electrical Equipment 0.36%
Maruti Suzuki India Automobiles 0.35%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.35%
Cipla Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.34%
Astral Industrial Products 0.30%
ABB India Electrical Equipment 0.29%
Tech Mahindra IT - Software 0.29%
Torrent Power Power 0.28%
Aditya Birla Capital Insurance 0.28%
Dabur India Personal Products 0.27%
Marico Personal Products 0.27%
Exide Industries Auto Components 0.26%
Punjab National Bank Banks 0.26%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Retailing 0.25%
Colgate Palmolive (India) Personal Products 0.25%
Grasim Industries Cement & Cement Products 0.22%
Coromandel International Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.22%
The India Cements Cement & Cement Products 0.21%
Can Fin Homes Finance 0.20%
Lupin Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.20%
MphasiS IT - Software 0.19%
Biocon Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.18%
Godrej Consumer Products Personal Products 0.17%
Godrej Properties Realty 0.16%
Piramal Enterprises Finance 0.16%
Tata Steel Ferrous Metals 0.16%
Tata Chemicals Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.16%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Healthcare Services 0.13%


NameIndustries% of NAV
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Oil 0.13%
Indraprastha Gas Gas 0.13%
Indian Oil Corporation Petroleum Products 0.13%
Hindustan Copper Non - Ferrous Metals 0.12%
The Indian Hotels Company Leisure Services 0.12%
Honeywell Automation India Industrial Manufacturing 0.12%
Indiabulls Housing Finance Finance 0.11%
Firstsource Solutions IT - Services 0.11%
Britannia Industries Food Products 0.10%
Granules India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.10%
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Capital Markets 0.10%
Indian Energy Exchange Capital Markets 0.10%
Rain Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.10%
Container Corporation of India Transport Services 0.09%
NMDC Minerals & Mining 0.09%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Consumer Durables 0.08%
Bharti Airtel Telecom - Services 0.08%
Voltas Consumer Durables 0.08%
Axis Bank Banks 0.08%
Tata Communications Telecom - Services 0.08%
Oracle Financial Services Software IT - Software 0.07%
Asian Paints Consumer Durables 0.07%
Bank of Baroda Banks 0.06%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Insurance 0.06%
ACC Cement & Cement Products 0.06%
Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.06%
Whirlpool of India Consumer Durables 0.06%
Cholamandalam Invt and Fin Co Finance 0.05%
Samvardhana Motherson International Auto Components 0.05%
Tata Motors Automobiles 0.05%
Havells India Consumer Durables 0.05%
PI Industries Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 0.04%
Balrampur Chini Mills Agricultural Food & other Products 0.04%
Dalmia BharatCement & Cement Products 0.04%
M&M Financial Services Finance 0.04%
Zydus Lifesciences Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.04%
The Federal Bank Banks 0.04%
Petronet LNG Gas 0.04%
Delta Corp Leisure Services 0.03%
Infosys IT - Software 0.03%
ITC Diversified FMCG 0.03%
Laurus Labs Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.03%
Power Grid Corporation of India Power 0.03%
Pidilite Industries Chemicals & Petrochemicals 0.03%
Abbott India Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.02%
InterGlobe Aviation Transport Services 0.02%
Birlasoft IT - Software 0.02%
SBI Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.02%
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.01%
Berger Paints (I) Consumer Durables 0.01%
JK Cement Cement & Cement Products 0.01%
Tata Consumer Products Agricultural Food & other Products 0.01%
Mahanagar Gas Gas 0.01%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Petroleum Products 0.01%
Larsen & Toubro Construction 0.01%
Persistent Systems IT - Software 0.01%
LIC Housing Finance Finance 0.01%
Bharat Forge Industrial Products 0.01%
Metropolis Healthcare Healthcare Services 0.01%
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Leisure Services 0.005%
Apollo Tyres Auto Components 0.003%
HDFC Life Insurance Company Insurance 0.002%
Eicher Motors Automobiles 0.002%
IPCA Laboratories Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 0.002%
Total Hedged Equity 66.70%
Treasury Bill 10.86%
Corporate Bond 3.14%
Certificate of Deposit 2.65%
Government Bond 2.09%
PTC^ 0.70%
Mutual Fund Units
IDFC Cash Fund 7.03%
Net Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.83%
Grand Total 100.00%
^First Business Receivables Trust- wt. avg. mat: 1.17 years (PTC originated by Reliance Industries Limited)


Banks 11.43%
Finance 8.82%
Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 4.46%
Realty 4.25%
Cement & Cement Products 4.21%
IT - Software 3.39%
Transport Infrastructure 3.29%
Consumer Durables 2.69%
Insurance 2.00%
Entertainment 1.91%
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals 1.48%
Power 1.43%
Aerospace & Defense 1.41%
Beverages 1.34%
Chemicals & Petrochemicals 1.31%
Leisure Services 1.28%
Metals & Minerals Trading 1.18%
Ferrous Metals 1.11%
Diversified Metals 1.09%
Electrical Equipment 1.03%
Personal Products 0.96%
Petroleum Products 0.88%
Agricultural, Commercial & Construction Vehicles 0.79%
Retailing 0.71%
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.59%
Food Products 0.51%
Diversified FMCG 0.43%
Automobiles 0.41%
Textiles & Apparels 0.39%
Auto Components 0.32%
Industrial Products 0.31%
Capital Markets 0.20%
Gas 0.17%
Telecom - Services 0.16%
Healthcare Services 0.14%
Oil 0.13%
Transport Services 0.12%
Industrial Manufacturing 0.12%
IT - Services 0.11%
Minerals & Mining 0.09%
Agricultural Food & other Products 0.06%
Construction 0.01%





Performance based on NAV as on 30/12/2022. 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 6.60% (FBIL OVERNIGHT MIBOR as on 31st December 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).