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Renaissance Next

AUM (442 cr) | Inc Date (19-Apr-2018)

Scheme Rating

IME Scheme Rating

3 of 5 stars

The high levels of concentration lead to this being a high-risk-reward strategy.

IME Strategy Rating

3 of 5 stars

Stategy aims to invest in growth sectors at a reasonable price and focusing on inflation hedges by investing in companies with strong pricing power. The investment philosophy is focused on buying high-quality growth companies. There does not seem to be much of a focus on value, making it more of a quality-growth strategy than the more common GARP approach. The Strategy adheres to Sustainable Quality Growth at Reasonable Prices (SQGARP), emphasizing sustainable business models, superior quality, and competent management for growth over the medium to long term. It focuses on reasonable valuations using a fair value approach that considers the economic value of the business.

AMC Rating

3 of 5 stars

AMC: Renaissance India PMS (click link for detailed AMC review)

While Renniassance India PMS has a fund manager with a strong track record, it is still young and sub-scale, possibly due to a focus on AIF’s. We prefer to wait for the PMS platform to mature before recommending investments.

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Investment Strategy

Renaissance India Next Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in high-quality, high-growth companies across various market capitalizations, focusing on sectors poised to drive India’s next phase of economic growth.

Core Investment Approach

Investment Philosophy

  • Flexi Cap Approach: Invests across large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap companies, allowing flexibility to capitalize on opportunities presented by different market segments.
  • Focus on High-Quality, High-Growth Companies: Targets businesses with robust fundamentals, sustainable business models, and strong growth potential, aiming to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns with moderate volatility.
  • Diversified, Bottom-Up Portfolio Construction: Builds a diversified portfolio without sector bias, selecting stocks based on detailed bottom-up analysis to identify the best investment ideas.
  • Concentrated High-Conviction Holdings: Maintains a focused portfolio of 20-25 stocks, ensuring each investment aligns with the fund’s quality and growth criteria.

Sustainable Quality Growth at Reasonable Prices (SQGARP):

  • Sustainability: Focuses on companies with durable and robust business models.
  • Quality: Targets businesses demonstrating competitive advantages, pricing power, high Return on Equity (ROE), free cash flow, and competent management teams.
  • Growth: Seeks companies capable of delivering superior growth over the medium to long term.
  • Price: Emphasizes investing at fair valuations, assessing the economic value of businesses. ​

Key Investment Theme

  • Services: Investing in companies offering innovative and scalable service models.
  • Capital Markets: Focusing on firms that facilitate financial market operations and growth.
  • New Age Capex: Targeting businesses involved in modern capital expenditure projects, including infrastructure and technology upgrades.
  • IT / Gen AI: Investing in information technology and companies leveraging generative artificial intelligence.
  • Healthcare: Focusing on organizations advancing medical services, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology.
  • Financials: Targeting institutions providing banking, insurance, and financial services.

Trailing Performance

1yr 3yr 5yr Since Inception
Renaissance Next 13 21.5 39.3 16
S&P BSE 500 4.8 12.3 24.8 14
Alpha over Broad Mkt BM 8.2 9.2 14.5 2
S&P BSE 500 4.8 12.3 24.8
Alpha over Category BM 8.2 9.2 14.5

Performance as of: 31-Mar-25 | Inception Date: 19-Apr-18

Fund Managers

Pankaj Murarka | 4-star rated FM

Founder & CIO | 28 yrs Experience | 8 yrs at current firm

Past Experience: Head Equities (Axis AMC), India Portfolio Manager (Merril Lynch), Portfolio Manager (Rare Enterprises), Vice President (Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd), Portfolio Manager (UTI Mutual Fund)

Pankaj Murarka comes with 24 years of experience. He was associated with Axis Mutual Fund as CIO managing over $3bn in Indian Equities. He was recognized by Outlook Money as a Leading Fund Manager with 5 years of a track record of consistent performance in the year 2015.

Fee Structure

Fee Structure Fee
Fixed Fee Structure 2.5
Variable Fee Structures 1.5% or 0% and 20% above 8%
Exit Fees 1yr (1%)

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