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Sameeksha Equity Fund AIF

AUM (276 cr) | Inc Date (10-Feb-2022)

Scheme Rating

IME Scheme Rating

5 of 5 stars

Sameeksha Capital’s Equity Fund AIF strategy is a strong flexi-cap strategy, run by a highly pedigreed fund-manager founder with a strong focus on institutionatlised research process.

IME Strategy Rating

4 of 5 stars

Sameeksha’s Equity AIF is essentially an identical replication of their PMS portfolio in an AIF structure. Sameeksha’s Equity Fund is a concentrated (15-30 stock), Flexi-cap strategy (ability to move across market capitalizations) that follows a GARP (Growth at the Right Price) approach to investing. The strategy allows for more aggressive cash calls based on market views, and hedging of the portfolio in case of expected market declines.

AMC Rating

5 of 5 stars

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

Sameeksha Capital’s credibility is based on founder Bhavin Shah’s extensive experience as a top-rated senior analyst at JP Morgan & Credit Suisse, and as head of Equirius Research. With a focus on fundamental research and proprietary tools, Sameeksha Capital is a strong boutique option among PMS firms.

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

Sameeksha Capital’s Equity Fund is a multi-cap strategy that is built on the back of a very strong fundamental research process. A core differentiation is that Sameeksha Capital does not follow a ‘model portfolio’ approach, instead choosing to structure portfolios based on the merits of fresh investments at any given point in time. Additionally, the portfolio retains the flexibility to hedge the portfolio using index futures to reduce downside risk in volatile markets.

Sameeksha’s approach constitutes of 4 major factors:

  • Proprietary multi-layered stock selection checklist: Process addresses personal biases and help eliminate weak business models
  • Value vs Quality Matrix: Quality with value discipline on proprietary framework. 
  • Active Sell Framework: Re-evaluation of hold or sell as stocks approach forward price
  • Detailed Financial Models: home grown standardized earnings model providing insights into the quality and the value of the business

Risk Management

  • Sectoral Exposure: <40%
  • Loss Minimisation: Detailed review of the position at -15%. Typically done under normal market conditions after a review that no extraneous factors are affecting the stock price action.

Key Aspects of Portfolio Construction

  • Concentration: Typically 15-30 stock concentrated portfolio based on bottom-up ideas. Large bets on very high conviction ideas. 
  • Cash Position: Flexibility to maintain cash position and partially hedging the portfolio through index futures (if allowed by the client)
  • Investment horizon: >2 years but positions are reviewed periodically
  • Position limit: 20% at cost and no greater than 30% on market value
  • Flexibility: Does not follow a model portfolio approach. Only those stocks below buy level get bought in new accounts.

Trailing Performance

1yr 3yr 5yr Since Inception
Sameeksha Equity Fund AIF 15.4 27.1 26.6
S&P BSE 500 4.8 12.3 12.7
Alpha over Broad Mkt BM 10.6 14.8 13.9
S&P BSE 500 4.8 12.3
Alpha over Category BM 10.6 14.8

Performance as of: 31-Mar-25 | Inception Date: 10-Feb-22

Fund Managers

Bhavin Shah | 5-star rated FM

Founder & Fund Manager | 29 yrs Experience | 10 yrs at current firm

Past Experience: Equirius Securities (Founder & CEO), JP Morgan (Head-Asia Pac Tech Research), Credit Suisse (Head-Asia Pac Tech Research)

Bhavin Shah comes with impeccable research credentials, especially in the technology space where he has repeatedly been a top-ranked analyst by Global Institutional Investors. He has also been responsible for building up 3 institutional equity franchises – at Equiris and the technology desks for JP Morgan & Credit Suisse.

Fee Structure

Fee Structure Fee
Fixed Fee Structure
Variable Fee Structures 1.2% fixed + 20% performance over 10% hurdle
Exit Fees 1yr (3%), 2yr (2%), 3yr (1%)

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