Equirus PMS Recommendation & Review

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IME Rating

IME PMS Rating

Equirus PMS has had a strong performance since its 2016 launch, focusing on small-caps which aligns with the group's strengths. Despite recent turnover in the investment team, the new CIO Sahil brings a strong track-record in small-caps. Equirus has the potential to build a successful niche PMS business with a small-cap focus.

The PMS/AIF AMC Rating is derived on the basis of our analysis on 5 key qualitative parameters that we use to analyse the quality of a PMS/AIF Provider. These include an assessment of the size of the AMC, the pedigree of the AMC, the pedigree of the team, the value of the investment philosophy & the level of differentiation. These insights of our central research team are documented in the IME RMS, and can be accessed during a consultation call with an IME PMS specialist.

AMC Background

Equirus PMS is the PMS arm of the Equirus group. Equirus is a young (founded in 2007) financial services group, that started with investment banking in 2007, which was followed by their institutional equities business in 2010 and their PMS offerings in 2016. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Federal Bank hold 13% and 20% stake respectively in Equirius Wealth.

Investment Process

Equirus PMS follows a blended approach of investing in quality & value. The aim is to invest in relatively undiscovered businesses with long-term growth potential that are available at a price below their intrinsic value. The philosophy is essentially GARP (Growth at Right Price).

Investment Framework

Growth: Earnings driven by sales and margin expansion
Financial Strength: no or low debt, and deleveraging situations with higher coverage ratios
Profitability: High ROCEs driven by improving margins and/or asset turns
Management: High integrity with skin in the game and prudent capital allocation
Attractive Valuation: low analyst coverage/institutional holding and market ignoring long term potential

Focus on Core Strength - Small-cap Companies Despite having a fairly generic strategy, the strategy focuses on smaller companies in-line with the AMC's broking expertise and the core skill-sets of the fund manager Viraj Mehta. This is further backed by the strategy's performance since inception.

Suitable For Investors looking for a good small and mid-cap asset manager.

Investment Team

Sahil Shah | 3-star rated FM

CIO | 18 yrs Experience | 1 yrs at current firm

Past Experience: Edelweiss Research (Analyst), Anagram Capital (Analyst)

Sahil Shah has over 17 years of extensive experience, he has worked as an analyst and managed mutual funds and PMS. Previously, he worked with Edelweiss Small Cap Fund (AUM 3300cr) as a fund manager and was also co-fund manager for Midcap and Multicap funds at Edelweiss. Prior to joining Edelweiss Asset Management, he has worked with Edelweiss Financial Services and Anagram Capital

Gaurav Arora | 2-star rated FM

Fund Manager | 15 yrs Experience | 3 yrs at current firm

Past Experience: VP (Avendus Capital), AVP (Kotak Institutional Equities), Assistant Manager (Tata Motors)

Gaurav Arora has 15+ years of experience in finance. Before joining Equirus, he worked at Avendus Wealth Management and Kotak Institutional Equities. He holds degrees from IIM Calcutta and BITS Pilani.

Ajay Garg | 5-star rated FM

Managing Director | 32 yrs Experience | 18 yrs at current firm

Past Experience: DSP Merill Lynch (VP), Mape Advisory Group (Co-Founder), Kwench (Director), CRIF India (Director)

Ajay Garg is the founder of Equirus Capital. He is a veteran investment banker, with over 22 years of experience in Investment Banking. He is acknowledged as being amongst the top dealmakers in the country. He started his career with DSP Merrill Lynch where he was involved with several landmark deals during his stint there between 1996–2002. Prior to setting up Equirus in 2007, he was the group CEO of a leading investment bank which he co-founded. Ajay holds a first degree in engineering and is a postgraduate in management from IIM, Ahmedabad.

PMS & Listed Equity AIF Schemes

Scheme	Category	1 yr	3 yr	5 yr	Since Inc
Equirus Core Equity	Flexi Cap	1.8			12.8
Equirus Long Horizon	Small Cap	0.6	10.1	35.5	20.2

Returns as of 31-Mar-25

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