| FUND NAME | ASSET CLASS | LICENSE |
| Spark Alpha Fund 1 | Closed-ended, Long only | SEBI AIF CAT 3 |
| India@75 Flexicap strategy | Open-ended, Long only(Portfolio of 20-25 stock with investment of 5 million) | PMS |
| India@75 Core and Satellite strategy | Short(Portfolio of 12-18 stock with investment of 20 million) | PMS |
About AMC
- Incorporation- 14th March 2016
- Achieve success by focusing on equities as an asset class.
- Partners- Yechuri Rama Rao and Suresh Babu Valliappan.
- Registered as Cat-I merchant banker with SEBI.
Key people
- P. Krishnan (CIO and Head of EAM)
- This MBA pass out from IIM, Bangalore has been in the asset and equity management industry since 1990 and has markets like China, Korea and many ASEAN regions apart from India.
- He is considered to be India’s one of the most experienced equity funds.
- Work Experience-
- Manager- SBI Mutual Fund (1990-92)
- Fund Manager- Kothari Pioneer Bluechip Fund, now known as Franklin Indian Bluechip Fund (FIBF). He worked upon “open end mutual fund” which was ranked best in its category (1993-94)
- With the responsibility of fund manager for India, he helped build two very successful funds- “DNB- Carlson )DNB) Asian Small Cap Fund (CASC) and Carlson India Fund.
Investment Philosophy (firm)
- Want to gain profits with principles of transparency, trust and integrity.
- Client Alignment- Think from the perspective of the client investors.
- Flexible and agile approach as per the continuous changes in the investment environment.
- They emphasize a clear process while investing in investment mandates.
- In the process of ensuring business continuity along with giving effect to its processes, they focus on strong team building.
- To enable to execute various investment strategies,
- Shows acceptance towards their investment mistakes and plans on taking corrective measures before they compound.
Focus on building a strong team to give effect to the processes and ensure business continuity.
Build an institutional-grade platform for execution of various investment strategies that gives risk management its due, even as we back our best ideas with significant capital allocation.
Flexible in approach to adapt to the requirements of a fast-changing investment environment.
Humble enough to accept that we can make investment mistakes and plan corrective action before such errors compound.
Investment Strategy (fund)
- The fund started operating from January 2018.
- Long-only- With the 5 year life, The aim of the fund is to deliver consistent, compounded returns which can be done by focusing upon the assets which are mispriced in the mid and small- cap companies/ funds.
- 15 stocks targeted to invest into.
- Event based- Flexible and agile as per the changes in the environment.
- Fundamental Research from macro and micro trends.
Media
Link: https://www.vccircle.com/spark-capital-tweaks-aif-strategy-rolls-out-second-fund/
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