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O3 Securities Core Value Regular

AUM (924 cr) | Inc Date (14-May-2019)

Scheme Rating

IME Scheme Rating

3 of 5 stars

As it follows a value investment approach in high-quality businesses. The strategy is reasonably well defined and there also does appear to be a reasonable level of strategy adherence. This is the diversified option of their Value Strategy.

IME Strategy Rating

4 of 5 stars

The Strategy builds a flexi-cap portfolio, emphasizing 75% allocation to attractive valuations, characterized by factors such as temporary distress, historical valuation lows, and a valuation less than future earnings growth, ensuring a prudent investment approach. A flexi-cap strategy follows a value investment approach in high-quality business.

AMC Rating

3 of 5 stars

AMC: O3 Securities PMS (click link for detailed AMC review)

o3 Securities is a new and unproven PMS house, with a focus on investment banking rather than investment management. While strong investment banking relationships could potentially help them grow quickly, it is too early to determine if they will succeed in developing a credible PMS business. As a result, we do not recommend investing in o3 Capital at this time.

PMS Scheme Ratings are driven by IME’s Proprietary Scheme Rating Methodology, which takes into account our ratings of the Scheme’s investment strategy, its maturity, the investment team, and our separate rating on the AMC that runs this particular scheme. Our views on each of these individual criteria are available via the IME RMS – which you can view by reaching out to one of our relationship managers (using either the live chat or book appointment feature on this site).

O3 Securities Core Value Strategy Regular Option- Investment Strategy

Focus on Market cap and benchmark agnostic

O3 Regular Option is a multi-cap strategy. Market cap and benchmark agnostic. Focus on competitive position, measurable quality parameters, and entry price of the stock.

Investment Philosophy 

  1. High Quality Business (Screening from an universe of 6000 stocks) defined by– 15+ years of business operations; having revenues over INR5 Bn; consistent returns on capital employed of over 20%; also having a consistent positive free cash flow.
  2.  Good Management (Investment universe of 200 companies) defined by– companies having a good capital allocation history; history of good corporate governance; market share track record; expected earnings growth higher than the industry.
  3. Valuation (a portfolio is created with 20-25 stocks, with minimum of 75% of portfolio from above universe) defined by– during a temporary distress or distant earnings triggers; current valuations is near historical lows; current valuation is less than future earnings growt; current valuation less than +1 SD time historical average.

Exit Strategy

  • Assumption being with which the stock was bought in the first place is no longer valid
  • Stock price goes well beyond what they think is worth
  • When they spot a superior opportunity at the same perceived level of risk.
  • When there is a redemption request

Risk Management 

  • A max of 10% in single stock
  • A max of 30% in single sector 
  • A minimum of 4 sectors which are uncorrelated to one another
  • No derivatives & leverage positions 
  • Average volumes of stock should support entire holding liquidation within a max of 5 trading sessions

Trailing Performance

1yr 3yr 5yr Since Inception
O3 Securities Core Value Regular 6 19.1 25.1 16.9
S&P BSE 500 4.8 12.3 24.8 16.8
Alpha over Broad Mkt BM 1.2 6.8 0.3 0.1
S&P BSE 500 4.8 12.3 24.8
Alpha over Category BM 1.2 6.8 0.3

Performance as of: 31-Mar-25 | Inception Date: 14-May-19

Fund Managers

E. A. Sundaram | 4-star rated FM

ED & CIO, Public Markets | 36 yrs Experience | 6 yrs at current firm

Past Experience: ED & CIO Equities (PGIM India Asset Managers Pvt Ltd), Director – PMS Investments (PGIM India Asset Managers Pvt Ltd), Portfolio Manager (M3 Investment Managers Pvt Ltd), Senior Fund Manager (HDFC AMC), Fund Manager (Zurich AMC), Manager – Research (SBI Fund Management Ltd)

E. A. Sundaram comes with over 3 decades of work experience in public equities, fund management, in various formats including close and open-ended funds, family offices & portfolio management services.

Fee Structure

Fee Structure Fee
Fixed Fee Structure 2.5
Variable Fee Structures 2% fixed + 15% on positive alpha over benchmark + NSE500 hurdle
Exit Fees

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