
Standard Chartered Arbitrage Fund is the latest offering from Stanchart AMC.
The investment objective is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in cash and derivatives segment equity market as well as arbitrage opportunities available within the derivative segment. The balance will be invested in debt and money market instruments.
Asset allocation under normal circumstances:
Equity and equity related instruments: 65-90 per cent
Derivatives: 65-90 per cent
Debt, money market and margin money deployed in derivative transactions: 10-35 per cent
Asset allocation under defensive circumstances (when the fund manager feels that arbitrage opportunities in the market are negligible):
Equity and equity-related instruments: 0-35 per cent
Derivatives: 0-35 per cent
Debt, money market and margin money deployed in derivative transactions: 65-100 per cent
Snapshot
Unit cost during NFO: Rs 10
Offer opens: November 14, 2006
Offer closes: November 30, 2006
Type: Open-ended equity
Plans: Dividend (reinvestment and payout), Growth
Minimum application amount: Rs 10,000 (Plan A - regular), Rs 1,00,000 (Plan B - institutional)
Options: Dividend (reinvestment and payout), Growth
Entry Load: Nil
Exit Load: 0.25% up to 30 days from date of investment
Fund Manager: Rajiv Anand