| Alpha (1Y) | Beta (1Y) | Standard Deviation (1Y) | % of +ve Months (SI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| -4.02% | 1.01 | 21.19% | 65.59% |
ASK Emerging Opportunities Portfolio (EOP)
Key People
Mr. Bharat Shah
Executive Director
Mr. Nimesh Mehta
Director & Country Head- Sales & Products
Investment Objective
ASK Emerging Opportunities Portfolio or ASK EOP PMS is designed to build a concentrated portfolio of quality businesses across range of market capitalization (Large, Mid and Small cap) that have superior long-term compounding potential.
The two core objectives of this ASK Emerging Opportunities Portfolio or ASK EOP PMS are: Capital Preservation and Capital Appreciation over a period of time. This is achieved through long-term investments in high-quality companies with strong growth prospects.
Investment Attributes
The investment attributes of ASK Emerging Opportunities Portfolio or ASK EOP PMS are:
Size of the Opportunity
• Size of pond v/s size of fish
• Dominance
• Resilience
• Liquidity
Earnings Growth
• Quantum
• Consistency
• Durability
• Predating (Early v/s Later)
• Compounding power
Quality of the business
• High quality of business (Superior RoCE)
• Strong moat. Impregnability
• Sustainability
• Key pivot of strong wealth creation
Value
• Favorable Price-Value Gap
• Margin of safety
Investment Philosophy
ASK’s Advantage “Investing”, as Buffett says, “is simple but not easy”. It is the implementation of the simple things consistently and with discipline during all market conditions, that requires character, which makes all the critical difference. Core advantage lies in the disciplined and consistent execution of these ‘simple’ things and doing them well.Core philosophy at ASK Investment Managers revolves around two key aspects:
- First achieve capital protection (over time) and
- Follow it with capital appreciation.
Overarching Investing Philosophy and Principles
• Greater certainty of earnings v/s. mere quantum of earnings growth
• Superior and consistent quality of earnings v/s. mere quantum of earnings growth
• High quality at a reasonable price v/s. inferior quality at an arithmetically ‘cheap’ price
Investment Approach
• Concentrated investment approach of 20-25* carefully identified businesses across range of market capitalization
• Focused portfolio of mid-sized businesses with a proven track record which could go on to become much larger thereby creating significant investment returns
• Buying businesses with a large competitive advantage & capital efficiency in industries with a large size of opportunity, that offer superior growth over long period of time
• Largely complementary portfolio to ASK Indian Entrepreneur Portfolio, ASK India Select Portfolio and ASK Growth Portfolio
Awards & Achievements
• In 2023, ASK Indian Entrepreneur Portfolio or ASK IEP PMS was awarded Rank #3 as the Best PMS across all categories, on a 10Y Risk-Adjusted Returns. These Awards were hosted by PMS AIF WORLD, in association with IIM-Ahmedabad.
• In 2021, ASK Indian Entrepreneur Portfolio or ASK IEP PMS was awarded Rank #2 as the Best PMS across all categories, on a 10Y Risk-Adjusted Returns. These Awards were hosted by PMS AIF WORLD, in association with IIM-Ahmedabad.
• In 2021, ASK Indian Entrepreneur Portfolio or ASK IEP PMS was awarded Rank #2 as the Best PMS across all categories, on a 5Y Risk-Adjusted Returns. These Awards were hosted by PMS AIF WORLD, in association with IIM-Ahmedabad.
Performance Table #
| Trailing Returns (%) | 1m return | 3m return | 6m return | 1y return | 2y return | 3y return | 5y return | 10y return | Since inception return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASK Emerging Opportunities Portfolio (EOP) | 7.20% | 23.70% | -1.50% | 6.90% | 17.40% | 14.80% | 20.60% | - | 12.30% |
| BSE 500 TRI | 3.50% | 14.60% | 0.60% | 8.90% | 20.90% | 18.20% | 25.10% | - | 14.60% |
QRC Report Card *
| Strategy | Category | Fund Manager | Date of Inception | Age Of PMS | Corpus (in Cr, approx) | Benchmark | Returns SI (CAGR) | Stocks In Portfolio | Sectors In Portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASK Emerging Opportunities Portfolio (EOP) | Mid & Small Cap | Mr. Anant Jalan | 24 August 2017 | 7Y 10M | 611 | BSE 500 TRI | 12.30% | 27 | 5 |
| Portfolio Quality (Q) | Portfolio Risk (R) | Portfolio Consistency (C) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | Category Alpha (1Y) | Relative Alpha (1Y) |
% of +ve Months
(Fund Data) |
Alpha (1Y) | Beta (1Y) |
Standard Deviation (1Y)
(Fund Data) |
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)
(Fund Data) |
Alpha (SI) | Information Ratio (SI) | Consistency Ratio % |
| Nifty 50 | 2.22% | -7.49% | 65.59% | -5.27% | 1.32 | 21.19% | -0.06 | -0.96% | -0.08 | 54.84 % |
| Nifty 500 | 2.08% | -4.62% | -2.54% | 1.25 | -1.43% | -0.15 | 52.69 % | |||
| Nifty Midcap 100 | -4.45% | 0.43% | -4.02% | 1.01 | -3.75% | -0.39 | 43.01 % | |||
| Nifty Smallcap 100 | -0.72% | 6.41% | 5.69% | 0.80 | 1.14% | 0.09 | 52.69 % | |||
VIEW DETAILED QUALITY, RISK, CONSISTENCY ANALYSIS
Portfolio Holdings
| Holding | % |
|---|---|
| Bajaj Finance Ltd | 5.50 |
| Solar Industries India Ltd | 5.40 |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd Pp | 5.20 |
| Apl Apollo Tubes Ltd | 5.20 |
| Poly Medicure Ltd | 4.60 |
| Syrma Sgs Technology Ltd | 4.50 |
| Gravita India Ltd | 4.50 |
| Mankind Pharma Limited | 4.40 |
| Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd | 4.30 |
| Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd | 4.20 |
| Polycab India Ltd | 4.00 |
| Varun Beverages Ltd | 3.60 |
| Adani Energy Solutions Ltd | 3.50 |
| Rec Ltd | 3.30 |
| Kpit Technologies Ltd | 3.30 |
| Kei Industries Ltd | 3.30 |
| P I Industries Ltd | 3.20 |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd | 3.20 |
| Indian Oil Corporation Ltd | 3.10 |
| Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd | 3.10 |
| Ami Organics Ltd | 2.90 |
| Amber Enterprises India Ltd | 2.90 |
| Patanjali Foods Limited | 2.70 |
| Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd | 2.60 |
| Sona Blw Precision Forgings Ltd | 2.30 |
| Jupiter Wagons Ltd | 2.30 |
| Kaynes Technology India Ltd | 2.00 |
Sector Allocation
| Holding | % |
|---|---|
| Capital Goods | 28.50 |
| Healthcare | 12.00 |
| Financial Services | 8.80 |
| Chemicals | 7.60 |
| FMCG | 6.20 |
Market Cap Allocation
| Allocations | % |
|---|---|
| Large Cap | 16.40 |
| Mid Cap | 60.50 |
| Small Cap | 12.30 |
| Cash | 10.70 |
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#Returns as of 31 May 2025. Returns up to 1 Year are absolute, above 1 Year are CAGR.
*QRC Report Card data is updated quarterly. Current data is as of Apr 25.
