Five Year Data – Ranked Number One For Three Consecutive Months, Top Decile For 30th Consecutive Month

After a relentless streak of advancement spanning 5 consecutive months from March 2023 to July 2023, the benchmark BSE500 index cooled off in August 2023. In contrast, both the Midcap and Small cap indices stayed buoyant. In August 2023, the benchmark BSE500TRI was down 0.61% while the BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap were up by 2.7% and 6.3% respectively. Sameeksha PMS significantly outperformed the benchmark BSE500TRI .

Sameeksha PMS (Portfolio Management Service = Separately Managed Accounts) gained 5.6% (net of all fees and expenses), and carved a strong outperformance (alpha) when compared to the benchmark BSE500TRI which returned (0.6)% for the month of August 2023.

Sameeksha AIF  (Alternative Investment Fund = “Hedge Fund”)  gained 5.3% (post expenses pre tax), and carved a strong outperformance (alpha) when compared to the benchmark BSE500TRI which returned (0.6)% for the month of August 2023.

It is worth reviewing the key aspects of the  performance of our PMS and AIF as summarized below:

PMS Performance And Other Details

Three important things must always be kept in mind when looking at performance data. First, for funds such as ours that do not follow model portfolio strategy, the performance of individual clients for different duration is important to look at. Second, some PMSes may be charging fees outside the PMS and hence after fees, performance data may not be comparable to ours. Third, it is important to look at not only portfolio returns but also risk adjusted ratios. We provide data to address all three points later in this note. 

Aggregate Portfolio Returns Over Various Time Periods

Sameeksha PMS has delivered a substantial aggregate annual alpha of 58.4% over BSE500 TRI over the 8 financial years (including the current incomplete financial year) implying an average alpha of 7.3% since inception (Table 1).

Table 1: Key data on alpha generation over eight2 financial years since inception1
Key IndicesAggregate alpha generated %Average alpha generated%% times alpha generated over 8 FYs
BSE500 TRI58.47.375%
1. Inception Date 1/4/2016 2.. Current financial year upto 31st August 2023

It is important to note that we have maintained relatively higher levels of cash (13.11% on average over the entire period from inception) from time to time over the duration of managing the portfolio. Notwithstanding the same, from inception as well as over five and three years respectively, we have generated returns of 22.5%, 27.7% and 34.8% beating the benchmark BSE500 TRI returns of 15.4%, 12.6% and 23.3% respectively after fees and expenses. We have delivered strong returns relative to benchmark across various key time periods. (Table 2). 

Table 2: Portfolio % performance since inception
PeriodPortfolio % 1 2 (A)S&P BSE 500 TRI % (B)Alpha vs BSE500 TRI % (A-B)
Since Inception 3 422.515.47.1
5 Years27.712.615.1
3 Years34.823.311.5
2 Years16.79.76.9
1 Year39.211.327.8
6 Months34.717.317.3
3 Months21.87.714.1
1 Month5.6(0.6)6.2
1. Post Fees and Expenses, 2. Aggregate Portfolio , 3. Annualized For more than one year 4. From Inception (1/4/2016) till 31st August 2023

Aggregate Portfolio Performance And Ranking On A Rolling Periods Basis

Rolling returns are a more useful indicator of consistency in performance versus single period returns. For rolling three year periods applicable to our entire operating history, Sameeksha PMS has delivered aggregate annualized alpha 96% of the times (51 out of 53 observations) ranging from 0.4% to 23%. For the rolling five year periods applicable, Sameeksha PMS has delivered aggregate annualized alpha 100% of the time (30 out of 30 observations) ranging from 5% to 15% (Table 3).

Table 3: Number of times alpha1 generated over rolling five and three year periods
ParticularsRolling Five Year periodsRolling Three Year periods
Number of observations3053
Number of times alpha generated3051
% times alpha generated100%96%
Median annualized alpha7%9%
Maximum annualized alpha15%23%
Minimum annualized alpha5%0.4%
1. For this calculation, alpha is calculated over BSE500 TRI

For rolling three year periods applicable to our entire operating history, we have been ranked among the multicap universe in the Top Decile 66% of the time (35 out of 53 observations) and in the Top Quartile 92% of the time (49 out of 53 observations). For the remaining 8% observations, we were ranked in the Second Quartile (Tables 4 and 5).  For rolling five year periods applicable to our entire operating history, we have been ranked among the multicap universe in the Top Decile 100% of the time (30 out of 30 observations).

Table 4 : Decile distribution of our rank within the Multicap PMS universe on a rolling basis since April 2019
Particulars3 yrs5 yrs1 yr
Number of Observations533053
Top Decile66%100%42%
9th Decile23%0%23%
8th Decile8%0%13%
7th Decile2%0%2%
6th Decile2%0%8%
5th Decile0%0%4%
4th Decile0%0%6%
3rd Decile0%0%4%
Total100%100%100%
1. Top Decile = in top 10%,  outperformed 90% of the funds 2.. 9th Decile = in top 20%, outperformed 80% of the funds

Table 5: Quartile distribution of our rank within the Multicap PMS universe on a rolling basis since April 2019
ParticularsOne YearThree YearsFive Years
No. of Observations535330
Top Quartile 172%92%100%
2nd Quartile 221%8%0%
3rd Quartile4%0%0%
4th Quartile4%0%0%
Total100%100%100%
1. Top Quartile = in the top 25%, i.e. outperformed 75% of the funds 2. 2nd Quartile = in the top 50% i.e. outperformed 50% of the funds

Risk Adjusted Ratios: Not All Returns Are The Same, Higher Returns At Lower Risk  

When compared on a risk-adjusted basis, our PMS shows an even stronger performance with a risk-adjusted alpha generation of 7.2% over the broader market benchmark since its inception. While our portfolio beta has been materially lower than our benchmark, our returns have been higher than the benchmark since inception, implying superior strong risk adjusted returns. 

Furthermore, other risk-adjusted returns – Sharpe ratio and Treynor ratio, are also significantly higher than the benchmark (Table 6). 

Table 6: Risk-Adjusted Performance Ratios 1
Performance IndicatorsV/s BSE 500
PortfolioIndex
Jensen’s Alpha (x)7.20
Treynor Ratio (x)23.716.0
Sharpe Ratio (x)1.20.9
CAPM Beta(x)0.91
R – Squared (%)74100
1. From Inception (1/4/2016) till 31st August, 2023

Performance Within The PMS Universe

We continue to maintain our top rankings both within the multicap PMS universe as well as the entire PMS universe for key periods of three and five years. The multicap PMS universe rankings are more relevant to us since we follow the multicap strategy.

In the interest of a fair comparison, we present our rankings among those multicap PMSes with AUM more than INR 100 crs. Within this universe, we are 1st out of 52 PMSes for the five year period  and  6th out of 69 PMSes for three year period, highlighting our superior performance over the long term periods (Table 7). Among the multicap universe (considering all AUM), we are consistently ranked in the Top Decile for the five year period for all 30 out of 30 observations reflecting well on the consistency of our performance.

Table 7: Comparison with PMS Multicap Universe as of 31st August 2023
Fund or Category / Returns Generated 1 21 year (%)2 year (%)3 year (%)5 year (%)
Sameeksha PMS39.216.734.827.7
Multicap Universe Average19.310.525.614.3
Decile Rank within the Multicap UniverseTop Decile9th DecileTop DecileTop Decile
Percentile Rank within the Multicap UniverseTop 6%Top 19%Top 8%Top 1%
Rank within the Multicap Universe 3 4 5 66th out of 8416th out of 826th out of 691st out of 52
1. Post fees and expenses 2. Aggregate Portfolios 3. 84 Funds 4. 82 Funds 5. 69 Funds 6. 52 Funds

Returns of Individual Portfolios

Because we don’t follow model portfolio strategy, the performance of individual clients is far more important than overall portfolio aggregate returns  (Table 8). For investors who are with us for 3 years and more, Sameeksha PMS has returned a very substantial alpha with an average annualized alpha of approx. 9.8% for the three year period ending 31st August, 2023. Similarly, for investors who are with us for 5 years or more, Sameeksha PMS has returned substantial alpha with an average annualized alpha of approx. 15.3% for the five year period ending 31st August, 2023.  The table below shows the average annualized returns and alpha over different periods of time of all the clients as on 31st August, 2023

Table 8: Performance of All Client Portfolios across various duration
Median Age of Accounts 2 3 4Since InceptionFive Years(Benchmark1 Return = 12.6%)2Three Years(Benchmark1 Return = 23.3%) 2Two Years(Benchmark1 Return = 9.7%)2
Average Returns 5Average Benchmark Returns1AlphaAverage Returns 5AlphaAverage Returns 5AlphaAverage Returns 5Alpha
7.5 Years23.815.78.129.517.036.313.017.27.4
7 Years22.014.37.727.214.632.89.513.63.9
6.5 Years19.814.35.526.413.831.68.312.62.9
6 Years21.113.37.827.615.033.910.614.95.1
5.5 Years24.413.411.028.015.432.69.316.56.8
5 Years29.314.215.128.616.135.312.018.78.9
4.5 Years28.615.812.831.58.215.65.9
4 Years30.917.113.832.28.917.07.3
3.5 Years32.117.614.531.58.214.54.7
3 Years33.123.89.333.19.817.47.7
2.5 Years25.015.69.417.17.3
2 Years17.99.68.316.97.2
1.5 Years27.211.216.1
1 Year37.415.122.3
6 Months23.713.210.5
Less than 6 months3.61.81.7
1.S&P BSE 500 TRI   2. As on 31st August 2023  3. Age of Accounts rounded towards the nearest half year  4. Average rounded to the nearest decimal place.  5.TWRR Post fees and expenses.

Performance Of PMS Over The Covid Timeline (Pre, During, And Post)

The Covid Pandemic induced significant volatility in the equity markets. Hence, it is useful to look at the performance across three time slices : Pre Covid, During Covid and Post Covid. Sameeksha PMS has outperformed the benchmark across all of these three time periods with meaningful alpha (Table 9). This consistency of performance may be an important factor in comparing us with the other funds.

Table 9: Absolute and Annualised returns1 – Pre, During, and Post Covid
DurationAbsolute Portfolio Returns(%) (A)Absolute BSE500TRI Returns (%) (B)Alpha % (A-B)Annualised Portfolio Returns (%) (C)Annualised BSE500TRI Returns (%) (D)Alpha % (C-D)
01.04.2016 to 29.02.2020 (Pre Covid)67.650.617.014.111.03.1
01.03.2020 to 30.06.2022 (During Covid)76.050.425.627.519.18.3
01.07.2022 to 31.08.2023 (Post Covid)52.328.024.343.424.219.2
1. Post fees and expenses 

Aggregate Portfolio Performance on a financial year and calendar year basis

For the month of August, Sameeksha PMS has outperformed the benchmark BSE 500 TRI by generating 5.6% returns against the benchmark BSE500TRI returns of (0.6)%.  Looking at our performance over the financial years (Table 10), we have outperformed our benchmark in six out of eight financial years (including the current incomplete financial year).  Key however is that the sum of outperformance of 68.2% in those six years far exceeds the sum of underperformance of 9.8%  in the remaining two  years. Furthermore, if we are able to sustain the outperformance achieved so far in this financial year for the rest of the year, it will become a streak of five consecutive years of generating alpha. 

Table 10: Absolute and relative performance (Financial Year)
Year ended% Performance
Portfolio (A) 1 2S&P BSE 500 TRI (B)Alpha vs S&P BSE 500 TRI (A-B)
31.03.2024 334.316.917.4
31.03.20234.5(0.9)5.4
31.03.202223.422.31.1
31.03.2021106.378.627.7
31.03.2020(13.0)(26.5)13.5
31.03.20191.49.7(8.3)
31.03.201811.713.2(1.5)
31.03.201728.725.53.2
1. Post Fees and Expenses, 2. Aggregate Portfolio  3. As of 31st August 2023

For the calendar year 2023 till date, we have positioned ourselves well by outperforming the benchmark BSE500 TRI by 22.4%. However, for the completed calendar year 2022, we have underperformed the benchmark BSE500 TRI by 6.8% (Table 11). This can be mainly attributed to the onset of the Ukraine-Russia war at the start of the calendar year and the ensuing global economic crisis. Nonetheless, we have taken corrective actions since then and we hope to have a good calendar year 2023. However, we have outperformed the benchmark in five out of eight calendar years and the sum of outperformance of 77.2% in five years far exceeds the sum of underperformance of 16.5%  in the remaining three  years.

Table 11: Absolute and relative performance (Calendar Year)
Year ended% Performance
Portfolio 1 2BSE 500 TRIAlpha vs S&P BSE 500 TRI (A-B)
31.12.2023 332.710.322.4
31.12.2022(2.0)4.8-6.8
31.12.202148.231.616.6
31.12.202045.218.426.8
31.12.201919.89.010.8
31.12.2018(9.9)(1.8)-8.1
31.12.201736.037.6-1.6
31.12.201610.09.40.6
1. Post Fees and Expenses, 2. Aggregate Portfolio  3. As of 31st August 2023

It is important to note that we delivered this alpha despite maintaining an average cash level of 13.11% across the eight financial years.

Cumulative Performance versus the benchmark

Sameeksha PMS’s outperformance over its benchmark has continued to widen positively over the years. An investment of Rs. 100 with us since inception (April 2016) would have grown to Rs. 452 , far outpacing what one would have earned by investing in a fund that achieved benchmark returns (Figure 1). 

Analyzing the sector performance during the month

During the month, sectors that showed growth in the indices include Banks, Finance, IT, Infra and Power. For Sameeksha, the Finance, Diamond & Jewellery, Healthcare and Auto sectors were major outperformers as compared to the benchmark. However, Sameeksha did not have sufficient exposure in Banks to participate in the upturn. Further, Sameeksha also did not participate in the rally of IT, Infra and Power sectors. Below is the attribution analysis for the month of August 2023 (Table 12).  

Table 12: Sectorwise Attribution Analysis for the month ending August 2023
SectorPortfolio ContributionBenchmark Contribution1Difference
Finance1.63%0.23%1.40%
Healthcare1.13%0.06%1.07%
Diamond & Jewellery0.95%0.03%0.92%
Automobile & Ancillaries0.72%0.18%0.54%
Media & Entertainment0.33%0.01%0.32%
FMCG0.41%0.10%0.31%
Chemicals0.24%0.05%0.19%
Electricals0.12%0.00%0.12%
Retailing0.13%0.05%0.08%
Realty0.10%0.06%0.04%
Capital Goods0.15%0.11%0.04%
Hospitality0.03%0.02%0.01%
Ratings0.00%0.00%0.00%
Paper0.00%0.00%0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%0.00%0.00%
Abrasives0.00%0.00%0.00%
Plastic Products0.00%0.01%-0.01%
Gas Transmission0.00%0.01%-0.01%
Ship Building0.00%0.02%-0.02%
Alcohol0.00%0.02%-0.02%
Diversified0.00%0.03%-0.03%
Consumer Durables0.00%0.03%-0.03%
Agri0.00%0.03%-0.03%
Non – Ferrous Metals0.00%0.03%-0.03%
Logistics0.00%0.03%-0.03%
Textile-0.02%0.01%-0.03%
Inds. Gases & Fuels0.02%0.06%-0.04%
Insurance-0.01%0.04%-0.05%
Construction Materials0.00%0.06%-0.06%
Bank0.47%0.54%-0.07%
Mining0.00%0.10%-0.10%
Telecom0.00%0.10%-0.10%
Iron & Steel0.00%0.11%-0.11%
Crude Oil0.00%0.19%-0.19%
Infrastructure0.00%0.23%-0.23%
Power0.00%0.25%-0.25%
Aviation-0.33%0.00%-0.33%
IT-0.07%0.40%-0.47%
Trading-0.45%0.03%-0.48%
1. BSE500TRI

AIF Performance and other details

Aggregate Fund Returns over various time periods

Since inception, we have maintained relatively higher levels of cash (22.4% on average over the entire period from inception) from time to time over the duration of managing the fund. Notwithstanding the same, from inception and over one year, we have generated returns of  22.5% and 33.3% beating the benchmark BSE500 TRI returns of 9.1% and 11.3% respectively after fees before taxes. (Table 13).

Table 13: Fund performance2 in different periods since inception
ParticularsPortfolio 3 %S&P BSE 500 TRI%Average Cash level%
Since inception 122.59.122.4
1 year33.311.310.5
6 months30.817.33.1
3 months19.27.73.1
1 month5.3-0.66.5
1. Since Inception ie. 10.02.2022 to 31.08.2023  2. Post fees Pre Tax  3. Aggregate Portfolio

Aggregate Fund Performance on a financial year and calendar year basis

For the month of August, Sameeksha AIF has outperformed the benchmark BSE 500 TRI by generating 5.3% returns (including the current incomplete financial year) against the benchmark BSE500TRI returns of (0.6)%. Looking at our performance over the financial years (Table 14), we have outperformed our benchmark in FY 2023 and we continue to outperform in the current incomplete FY 2024. For the financial year 2024 till date, we have positioned ourselves well by outperforming the benchmark BSE500 TRI by 12.3%.

Table 14: Financial year wise fund performance since inception
ParticularsPortfolio 3 %S&P BSE 500 TRI %Alpha vs S&P BSE 500 TRI
FY24229.216.912.3
FY235.4-0.96.3
1. Since inception i.e from 10.02.2022 to 31.08.2023 2. Post Fees Pre Tax  3. As on 31.08.2023

For the calendar year 2023 till date, we have positioned ourselves well by outperforming the benchmark BSE500 TRI by 19.0%. Despite being a new fund, we were still able to produce alpha for calendar year 2022 and outperformed the benchmark BSE500 TRI by 3.6%. (Table 15)

Table 15: Calendar year wise fund performance since inception
ParticularsPortfolio1 %S&P BSE 500 TRI %Alpha vs S&P BSE 500 TRI
CY23229.310.319.0
CY2237.43.83.6
1. Post Fees Pre Tax 2. From 01.01.2023 to 31.08.2023  3. From 10.02.2022 to 31.12.2022

Risk Adjusted Ratios

When compared on a risk-adjusted basis, our AIF shows an even stronger performance with a risk-adjusted alpha generation of 14.7% over the broader market benchmark since its inception. While our portfolio beta has been materially lower than our benchmark, our returns have been higher than the benchmark implying superior strong risk adjusted returns.

Furthermore, other risk-adjusted returns – Sharpe ratio and Treynor ratio, are also significantly higher than the benchmark indices (Table 16).  

Table 16 : Risk Adjusted ratios 1
ParticularsPortfolioS&P BSE 500 TRI
Jensen’s Alpha (x)14.70.0
CAPM Beta (x)0.61.0
Sharpe Ratio (x)1.90.7
R-Squared (%)61.0100.0
Treynor (x)35.69.6
1. Since inception i.e from 10.02.2022 to 31.08.2023

Performance Within The AIF Universe

We present our rankings among Long Only Category III AIFs who report their post expense and pre tax returns. For the period ending 31st August, 2023, we are ranked 3rd out of 27  AIFs (Table 17).  We are ranked in the Top Decile among 27 funds in the said category

Table 17 :Comparison of Sameeksha AIF with Long Only AIFs (post exp pre tax returns)
Returns Generated1 year
Sameeksha AIF33.3%
Average23.1%
Median21.8%
Median Among Top 5 AIFs33.3%
Sameeksha AIF Rank within the Multicap Category3rd out of 27
Sameeksha AIF Decile1 Rank within the UniverseTop Decile
Sameeksha AIF Percentile RankTop 8%
1. Top Decile = in top 10%, outperformed 90% of the funds, 9th Decile = in top 20%, outperformed 80% of the funds

Cumulative Performance versus the benchmark

Sameeksha AIF’s outperformance over its benchmark has continued to widen positively since inception. An investment of Rs. 100 with us since inception (Feb 10,2022) would have grown to Rs. 143, far outpacing what one would have earned by investing in a fund that achieved benchmark returns (Figure 2).

Analyzing the sector performance during the month

During the month, sectors that showed growth in the indices include Banks, Finance, IT, Infra and Power. For Sameeksha AIF, Finance, Diamond & Jewellery and Healthcare were major outperformers compared to the benchmark. However, what hurt us is the lack of sufficient exposure towards the Banks and  IT sectors where we missed out on participating in the upturn. Below is the attribution analysis for the month of August 2023 (Table 18). 

Table 18: Sectorwise Attribution Analysis for the month of August 2023
SectorPortfolio ContributionBenchmark 1 ContributionDifference
Finance1.28%0.23%1.05%
Diamond & Jewellery0.79%0.03%0.76%
Healthcare0.80%0.06%0.74%
FMCG0.52%0.10%0.42%
Automobile & Ancillaries0.50%0.18%0.32%
Media & Entertainment0.23%0.01%0.22%
Chemicals0.19%0.05%0.14%
Electricals0.11%0.00%0.11%
Retailing0.11%0.05%0.06%
Capital Goods0.17%0.11%0.06%
Realty0.08%0.06%0.02%
Ratings0.00%0.00%0.00%
Hospitality0.02%0.02%0.00%
Paper0.00%0.00%0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%0.00%0.00%
Abrasives0.00%0.00%0.00%
Plastic Products0.00%0.01%-0.01%
Gas Transmission0.00%0.01%-0.01%
Ship Building0.00%0.02%-0.02%
Alcohol0.00%0.02%-0.02%
Diversified0.00%0.03%-0.03%
Consumer Durables0.00%0.03%-0.03%
Inds. Gases & Fuels0.03%0.06%-0.03%
Agri0.00%0.03%-0.03%
Non – Ferrous Metals0.00%0.03%-0.03%
Insurance0.01%0.04%-0.03%
Textile-0.02%0.01%-0.03%
Logistics-0.01%0.03%-0.04%
Construction Materials0.00%0.06%-0.06%
Mining0.00%0.10%-0.10%
Telecom0.00%0.10%-0.10%
Iron & Steel0.00%0.11%-0.11%
Bank0.39%0.54%-0.15%
Crude Oil0.00%0.19%-0.19%
Infrastructure0.00%0.23%-0.23%
Power0.00%0.25%-0.25%
Aviation-0.29%0.00%-0.29%
Trading-0.32%0.03%-0.35%
IT-0.02%0.40%-0.42%
1. BSE500TRI

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