Category
III
Strategy
Long-short (conservative)
Fund house
Inquant Systematic Investment Managers

Inquant Debt Plus

+10.86%

1-year return, after expenses, before performance fee and tax

data as of 30 Sep 2026

Inquant Debt Plus, a Category III long-short (conservative) AIF from Inquant Systematic Investment Managers, returned 10.86% (after expenses, before performance fee and tax) in the year to 30 Sep 2026. It began on 8 Sep 2022.

Key numbers

AUM
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Benchmark
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Launched
8 Sep 2022
Min. investment
₹1 crore
Returns basis
After expenses, before performance fee and tax

Returns

Inquant Debt Plus returns
PeriodThis fund
1 month+0.91%
3 months+3.44%
6 months+6.87%
1 year+10.86%
2 years+11.24%
3 years+12.51%
Since inception+10.59%

After expenses, before performance fee and tax, as Inquant Systematic Investment Managers reports them, to 30 Sep 2026. AIFs report returns on different bases, so compare like with like. Benchmark returns weren’t reported.

Fund details

Category
Category III
Strategy
Long-short (conservative)
Market-cap style
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Asset type
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Benchmark
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Fund manager
Saurabh Saraswat & Pranshu Chugh

Investment approach

The Fund intends to generate consistent absolute returns for clients, with negligible risk or volatility

The investment strategy is based on equity derivatives, with alpha generation via capturing the short-term arbitrage available in various derivative instruments. The investment team rigorously back tests the strategies via past traded data procured from the exchanges, before deploying them.

About the fund manager

Mr Saurabh Saraswat — Fund Manager

MBA, IIM Lucknow, B.Sc. St. John's College, Agra; Math & Physics

Mr Pranshu Chugh — Fund Manager

MBA, IIM Lucknow & B.Tech, IIT Guwahati; Mechanical Engg.

As the fund house describes it.

FAQs

What has Inquant Debt Plus returned?

10.86% (1-year return) to 30 Sep 2026, after expenses, before performance fee and tax, as Inquant Systematic Investment Managers reports it. 1 month: 0.91%; 3 months: 3.44%; 6 months: 6.87%; 1 year: 10.86%; 2 years: 11.24%; 3 years: 12.51%; Since inception: 10.59%.

What kind of AIF is Inquant Debt Plus?

A Category III AIF following a long-short (conservative) strategy. Category III AIFs trade listed and unlisted securities and may use leverage and derivatives, including short positions.

What is the minimum investment in an AIF?

SEBI sets the minimum at ₹1 crore per investor (₹25 lakh for the fund’s own employees and directors). Inquant Debt Plus’s stated minimum is ₹1 crore.

Who manages Inquant Debt Plus?

Inquant Systematic Investment Managers runs it; the fund managers are Saurabh Saraswat & Pranshu Chugh.

How are AIF returns reported?

Each fund house reports its own returns on its own basis: Inquant Debt Plus’s are after expenses, before performance fee and tax. Bases differ from fund to fund, so compare like with like.

For information only. Not investment advice or a research report. Past performance does not guarantee future returns. AIF investments carry higher minimums and risks; read the private placement memorandum.

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