The scheme seeks to identify & take advantage of arbitrage opportunities in the market by buying cash equities and simultaneously selling the same stock in the futures market. With the increased volatility in the markets in the last couple of months scope for arbitrage has increased. As the scheme is long in cash equities, the scheme also receives the dividend on the concerned stocks apart from the arbitrage in the futures market. The equity status ensures that the returns to the investors are tax efficient, which in some cases can contribute additionally to the returns. The spreads have started showing signs of widening indicating that there are some arbitrage opportunities and will be there in the coming months. With the central bank reducing interest rates continuously to provide a boost to the economy, the returns from arbitrage funds can easily be expected to exceed that of liquid funds. Investors with a horizon of 3-6 months may ideally invest in the fund to generate returns better than the liquid funds. |