ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy

ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy aims to provide long term capital appreciation and generate returns by investing in underperforming stocks or sectors, which are available at intrinsic valuations and are expected to perform well in the long run. It seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing predominantly in Equity & Equity Related Instruments through contrarian investing. For defensive consideration, the Strategy may invest in debt and money market mutual fund schemes.

ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy aims to identify tomorrow’s leaders by picking businesses that are benefitting from both earnings growth and P/E rating.

• A focused portfolio of investment ideas, agnostic to market capitalisations. ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy aims to invest across market capitalisation.

• Optimal diversification across stocks, with the opportunity to be overweight vis-à-vis its benchmark, S&P BSE 200, on certain high conviction picks, to potentially generate higher alpha.

• In case of debt exposures, ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy may invest in debt instruments through money market/liquid/short term mutual fund schemes of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund.

• ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy may not be restricted by any particular investment style and may opt for flexibility to select stocks across investment styles.

• ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy may aim to use cash as a hedge against sharp declines in equity in an endeavour to protect the Strategy.

The core belief of ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy is that Companies create wealth, not markets.

The investment framework of ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy is to identify prominent businesses at reasonable valuations, which have competent management.

Prominent Businesses

As the name suggests, the core motive of ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy is to follow a contrarian approach to investing. 

• Businesses going through Unfavourable Business Cycle
• Competent players
• Survivors within the sectors

Industry Consolidation

• Industry challenges lead to reduction in players
• Distress exit of one, can lead to growth for another

Special Situations

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Changes in subsidiary holdings
• Spin-offs in products or departments

• In 2023, ICICI Prudential PMS Contra Strategy was awarded as the Best PMS across all categories, on a 1Y Risk-Adjusted Returns. These Awards were hosted by PMS AIF WORLD, in association with IIM-Ahmedabad.

• In 2021, ICICI Prudential Long Short Fund, a Cat III Long Short AIF, was awarded as the Best AIF in the Cat III Long Short category, on a 2Y Absolute Returns basis. These Awards were hosted by PMS AIF WORLD, in association with IIM-Ahmedabad.