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SageOne Flagship Growth 1 AIF

AUM (1430 cr) | Inc Date (1-Aug-2019)

Scheme Rating

IME Scheme Rating

4 of 5 stars

On the back of Samit Vartak’s pedigree in small & mid-cap investing, and the demonstrated track record of their PMS strategies.

IME Strategy Rating

4 of 5 stars

Sageone Flagship Growth AIF is a mix of their “Core (66%)” and “Small & Microcap strategies (34%)”, that invest in high-quality high-growth businesses in the mid, small & micro-cap space. The market-cap focus is between 500 – 40,000 cr.

AMC Rating

4 of 5 stars

AMC: SageOne PMS (click link for detailed AMC review)

SageOne focuses on investing in fast-growing, high-quality businesses for the long term. CIO Samit Vartak has developed his investment credentials at SageOne and has almost a decade of experience, making him a seasoned investor. With a strong research team and investment philosophy, SageOne PMS is a good option for investors looking for mid and small-cap exposure.

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).

Investment Strategy

SageOne Flagship Growth AIF aims to build and maintain a portfolio of high-conviction growth ideas, focusing on high-quality businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and competent management teams

Investment Philosophy

  • High Earnings Growth: Targets businesses expected to achieve at least 20% compounded earnings growth individually and 25% at the portfolio level over a 3-5 year investment horizon.
  • Market Share Expansion: Focuses on companies gaining market share, contributing significantly to their earnings growth.
  • Strong Profitability: Invests in businesses with a Return on Equity (ROE) exceeding 20%, enabling them to fund growth internally.
  • Efficient Capital Allocation: Prefers companies with higher incremental ROE compared to existing ROE, often leading to increasing margins and valuation multiples
  • Bottom-Up Research: Conducts thorough fundamental analysis to identify companies with long-term structural growth, high profitability, and quality management.
  • Scientific Screening: Utilizes a scientific screening process to filter the right stocks and sectors, focusing on quantitative and qualitative research.
  • Disciplined Risk Management: Emphasizes downside volatility management, holistic checks on macro and micro factors affecting business operations, and detailed analysis of company fundamentals. 
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Trailing Performance

1yr 3yr 5yr Since Inception
SageOne Flagship Growth 1 AIF 12.4 18.2 16.9
S&P BSE 500 8.4 12.7
Alpha over Broad Mkt BM 4 5.5
Nifty Midcap 150 11 20.3
Alpha over Category BM 1.4 -2.1

Performance as of: 31-Jan-25 | Inception Date: 01-Aug-19

Fund Managers

Samit Vartak | 4-star rated FM

Founder & CIO | 26 yrs Experience | 13 yrs at current firm

Past Experience: Axis PE (VP), Ernst & Young (Associate Director)

Samit is the Founding Partner & CIO of SageOne. He has experience in Private Equity (at Axis PE Fund) and Corporate Strategy, Investment Banking and Business Valuations in the US (at E&Y and Deloitte).

Fee Structure

Fee Structure Fee
Fixed Fee Structure 2.25
Variable Fee Structures 1% + 12% over 10% hurdle
Exit Fees

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