Abakkus is an alpha focused asset management firm set-up by Mr. Sunil Singhania primarily investing in listed Indian equities. Abakkus is a professionally run asset manager with a highly experienced and able team that endeavours to generate alpha by strict adherence to processes, frameworks, and discipline.

Aman Chowhan is an experienced Indian equity fund manager with over 17 years in the investment industry. He currently serves as a Fund Manager at Abakkus Asset Management Private Limited, a position he has held since 2018. Before joining Abakkus, Aman managed local and offshore portfolios at Reliance Asset Management (now Nippon Life India Asset Management), including a stint at their Singapore office, bringing a regional and global perspective to his investment approach. He has a strong track record across benchmark, absolute long, and long-short strategies. Aman holds an MBA in Finance from K J Somaiya Management Institute and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mithibai College, Mumbai.

Aman Chowhan

Sunil Singhania, CFA, is the Founder of Abakkus Asset Management, LLP, an India-focused Asset Management Company established in 2018. Prior to this, in his role as Global Head – Equities at Reliance Capital Ltd., he oversaw equity assets and provided strategic inputs across Reliance Capital Group of companies including asset management, insurance, AIF and offshore assets. And as CIO – Equities, Singhania led Reliance Mutual Fund (now Nippon India Mutual Fund) equity schemes. Reliance Growth Fund (now Nippon India Growth Fund) grew over 100 times in less than 22 years under Singhania’s leadership. Furthermore, he led Reliance Asset Management (now Nippon Life India Asset Management)Ltd.’s international efforts and was instrumental in launching India funds in Japan, South Korea, and the UK, besides managing mandates from institutional investors based in the US, Singapore, and other countries. He is currently appointed on the IFRS Capital Market Advisory Committee. (2020-2023). He was the Promoter of The Association of NSE Members of India; a body of stock brokers. He served on the Global board of CFA Institute, USA (2013-2019) and as Chairman of the Investment Committee (2017-2019) of the CFA Institute, USA. He also sat on CFA Institute’s Standards of Practice Council for six years, and was the Founder of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (now CFA Society India) and served as its President for eight years. He is a CA rankholder and a CFA charterholder and graduated in commerce from the Mumbai University.

Sunil Singhania

Large caps for stability, everything else for alpha.

Abakkus All Cap Approach is Abakkus Investment Managers' benchmark agnostic PMS strategy spanning the full market cap spectrum. Large cap allocation is built on a top down sector view focused on stability, while alpha is sought through broader market exposure to companies with sustainable businesses and high return on equity. Every idea is tested against the firm's proprietary MEETS framework, Management, Earnings, Events and Trends, Timing, and Structural opportunity size, with positions typically held for 3 to 5 years.

Every idea is tested against the MEETS framework, Management quality and capital allocation, Earnings quality, Events and triggers, Timing and price, and Structural size of opportunity, not just growth or valuation alone.

Five checks before a stock qualifies

the philosophy holds that a good company isn't necessarily a good investment if the price isn't right, and the strategy explicitly asks what the current price is already discounting before buying.

A price that already reflects the risk, not just the growth

The large cap sleeve is built top down around sector stability, while alpha is sought through broader market exposure to companies with sustainable businesses and high return on equity, splitting the portfolio's two jobs deliberately.

Large caps for stability, everything else for alpha

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Betting on the challenger, not the leader

Abakkus Emerging Opportunities Approach is Abakkus Investment Managers' benchmark agnostic PMS strategy with a bias toward mid and small cap companies. It invests predominantly in businesses clearing at least two of three thresholds, return on equity above 15%, earnings growth above 15%, and a price to earnings ratio below 15, and prefers the second or third player in an industry over paying an abnormal premium for the leader. Positions are typically held for 3 to 5 years.

As a value conscious investor, prefers investing in the second or third player in an industry rather than paying an abnormal premium for the market leader.

Prefers the challenger over the leader

Companies must clear at least two of three quality and value thresholds, strong return on equity, strong earnings growth, and a reasonable price, rather than needing a perfect score or getting screened out for missing just one.

No single trait has to be perfect

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A stated recipe, not a floating mix

Abakkus Diversified Alpha Approach is Abakkus Investment Managers' PMS strategy built on a stated 40:30:20:10 approach to portfolio construction across market cap segments. Large cap and larger mid cap exposure is used to keep volatility lower, while alpha is pursued through mid, small and micro cap positions, with smaller companies given incrementally smaller weights to manage liquidity.

Follows a defined 40:30:20:10 approach to portfolio construction across market cap segments, rather than letting exposure drift wherever bottom up ideas happen to land.

A stated allocation recipe, not a floating mix

Lower volatility is sought through large cap and larger mid cap exposure, while alpha creation is pursued specifically through mid, small and micro cap exposure, splitting stability and alpha by market cap band.

Two jobs, two segments

Smaller capitalisation companies are deliberately given incrementally smaller weights, a liquidity aware sizing rule rather than a flat position limit applied regardless of how easily a stock trades.

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