Mutual Fund Update: HDFC Arbitrage Fund announces IDCW; ICICI Prudential resumes hybrid fund subscriptions

HDFC Mutual Fund has announced a monthly Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal (IDCW) of ₹0.050 per unit for HDFC Arbitrage Fund, while ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has approved the resumption of subscriptions under the Monthly IDCW option of ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Fund from October 22, 2026. The announcements cover an IDCW distribution by HDFC Arbitrage Fund and the reopening of subscription facilities for investors in ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Fund.

HDFC Arbitrage Fund announces monthly IDCW

The fund house has fixed Wednesday, October 21, 2026, as the record date for the distribution. If the specified date is not a business day, the record date will be the immediately following business day, in accordance with the announcement.

The IDCW amount has been fixed at ₹0.050 per unit on the face value of ₹10 per unit. The distribution applies to both the Regular Plan and Direct Plan under the Monthly IDCW option.

ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Fund resumes subscriptions

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company has issued an addendum to the scheme’s Scheme Information Document (SID) and Key Information Memorandum (KIM) regarding the change. ICICI Prudential Trust, the trustee to the mutual fund, has approved the resumption of subscriptions.

Following the change, investors will be able to subscribe to the Monthly IDCW option through all permitted modes, including lump-sum investments, switches, systematic transactions and other special products.