Emerging Opportunities Fund - 1

Returns

After expenses, before tax, as Abakkus Asset Manager reports them, to 30 Sep 2026. AIFs report returns on different bases, so compare like with like.

Fund details

Category

Category III

Strategy

Long-only

Market-cap style

Small and mid cap

Asset type

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Benchmark

NIFTY 500 & Debt Composite Index

Fund manager

Sunil Singhania

Market-cap mix

• Large cap4.30%
• Mid cap25.44%
• Small cap61.02%
• Cash9.24%

The five largest holdings are 31.49% of the portfolio.

Investment approach

Abakkus Emerging Opportunities Fund – 1 is benchmark agnostic diversified portfolio comprising of 30-40 companies with bias towards mid and small cap. The fund has 15:15:15 discipline to invest in companies that qualify in at least 2 criteria out of 3. The portfolio follows fundamental based ideas picked via a bottom-up approach. Typically, we pursue 2nd or 3rd player within the sector but at significant discount to the leader. From risk management perspective, we restrict single stock exposure of less than 10 percent, and not more than 30 percent sector exposure at the time of investment. Thus, the portfolio endeavors to generate alpha and wealth creation by buying with typically 3-5 years holding period and adhering to our “MEETS” Framework.

Abakkus Emerging Opportunities Fund – 1 is benchmark agnostic diversified portfolio comprising of 30-40 companies with bias towards mid and small cap. The fund has 15:15:15 discipline to invest in companies that qualify in at least 2 criteria out of 3. The portfolio follows fundamental based ideas picked via a bottom-up approach. Typically, we pursue 2nd or 3rd player within the sector but at significant discount to the leader. From risk management perspective, we restrict single stock exposure of less than 10 percent, and not more than 30 percent sector exposure at the time of investment. Thus, the portfolio endeavors to generate alpha and wealth creation by buying with typically 3-5 years holding period and adhering to our “MEETS” Framework.

About the fund manager

Mr. Sunil Singhania — Fund Manager, PMS

Sunil Singhania, CFA, is the Founder of Abakkus Asset Management, LLP, an India-focused Asset Management Company established in 2018. Prior to this, in his role as Global Head – Equities at Reliance Capital Ltd., he oversaw equity assets and provided strategic inputs across Reliance Capital Group of companies including asset management, insurance, AIF and offshore assets. And as CIO – Equities, Singhania led Reliance Mutual Fund (now Nippon India Mutual Fund) equity schemes. Reliance Growth Fund (now Nippon India Growth Fund) grew over 100 times in less than 22 years under Singhania’s leadership. Furthermore, he led Reliance Asset Management (now Nippon Life India Asset Management)Ltd.’s international efforts and was instrumental in launching India funds in Japan, South Korea, and the UK, besides managing mandates from institutional investors based in the US, Singapore, and other countries. He is currently appointed on the IFRS Capital Market Advisory Committee. (2020-2023). He was the Promoter of The Association of NSE Members of India; a body of stock brokers. He served on the Global board of CFA Institute, USA (2013-2019) and as Chairman of the Investment Committee (2017-2019) of the CFA Institute, USA. He also sat on CFA Institute’s Standards of Practice Council for six years, and was the Founder of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (now CFA Society India) and served as its President for eight years. He is a CA rankholder and a CFA charterholder and graduated in commerce from the Mumbai University.

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