After successive rises in the last two months, the market ended December 2022 on a negative note as Covid-19 fears in China and US dented the market sentiments. Broader indices – BSE500 TRI, BSE Midcap TRI and BSE Smallcap TRI returned -3.2%, -2.5%, and -2% respectively. We also had a negative month but we managed …
Year: 2022
Numero Uno Again
Indian markets had another positive month where the broader markets ended with gains of 3.46% for BSE500TRI. BSE MidcapTRI and BSE Smallcap TRI gained 2.50% and 2.49%, respectively. Sameeksha PMS also had a positive month where we returned 3.78% (net of all fees and taxes), outperforming the benchmark by 0.32%. As seen in Table 1, …
Stable Showing In October
Indian markets ended the month of October 2022 with gains of 4.09% for BSE500TRI though gains were stronger for large caps. BSE MidcapTRI and BSE Smallcap TRI gained 2.05% and 1.30%, respectively. Sameeksha PMS had a positive performance of 3.01% (net of all fees and taxes). Large allocation to Small and Midcap stocks for the …
Outperformance In A Choppy Month
After two successive months of rise, the benchmark BSE500TRI ended at -3.22% with BSE MidcapTRI and BSE Smallcap TRI at -2.05% and -0.56%, respectively in September 2022. This month started with a positive sentiment. However, the FII outflows, weaker rupee, interest rate hikes and recession fears led to a fall by the end of the …
Underperformance In A Volatile Month, Top Decile Rankings Retained For Three And Five Year Periods
While this month was graced with favorable Q1FY23 results across sectors and continued retracting inflation rates, it was faced with several headwinds such as rate hikes by RBI, fear of recession, and uncertainties in global monetary policies. In this month, the broader markets ended with ~ 4.81% returns following a strong July 22 with 9.76% …
Annual Investor Letter : Year Ending Mar 31, 2022
Introduction When we started our investment firm six years ago, our objective was to manage our investors’ assets just as we manage our own by investing in businesses that were durable and were managed by stewards who view their company capital with the same care that we manage our investor assets. Investing in public market …
Absolute Gains And Relative Underperformance In A Hopeful Month, Sustained Top Decile Rankings In The Three And Five Year Periods
This month gave a ray of hope after a rather challenging 2022. While RBI has continued with its hawkish stance towards rate hikes, the inflation has cooled off marginally and the crude oil prices have come off as well. There was also a turnaround in the FPI sentiments where the FPIs became net buyers in …
Marginal Outperformance And Average One Year Performance, Top Decile Rankings For The Three Year And Five Year Periods Retained
Broader markets remained volatile and mostly bearish throughout the month of June 2022 with a weak performance by benchmark BSE500 TRI that returned -5.08% whereas BSE Midcap TRI (-6%) and BSE SmallCap TRI (-5.9%) suffered more. Notwithstanding ~48% exposure to small and midcap in the fund versus ~21% in the benchmark, Sameeksha PMS has marginally …
Fall Along With The Market, Retained Top Decile Three And Five Year Rankings
While April called for cautious moves, May brought in its share of surprises to the Indian stock markets. In May, RBI shocked the Indian markets with a 40-basis-point repo rate hike after an unscheduled MPC meeting. With headline retail inflation surging and global commodity prices remaining elevated, it is taken as a given that the …
Marginal Alpha Despite A Cautious Start To The Fiscal Year
From the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war disrupting supply chains and the hawkish notes by the US Fed on the interest rates to the continued selling by the FPIs, the fiscal year of 2022-23 started off on a cautious note. One can say that the slew of volatility experienced in the last six months has entered the …
