Risk-averse investors re-deploy funds in arbitrage MF schemes in April

Aversion to debt products has contributed to renewed interest in the category

Jash Kriplani | Mumbai
Last Updated at May 9, 2020 15:30 IST

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Arbitrage funds buy stocks in cash markets and sell in futures markets, where stocks tend to trade at a premium.

Arbitrage schemes are back on investors’ radar, with the category garnering net inflows of Rs 6,587 crore in April. Investors have been looking for alternatives to debt schemes, following Fanklin’s winding up of six of its credit-oriented debt schemes.

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