About Murtuza Arsiwala
Murtuza Arsiwala is an investment professional associated with Helios Capital Asset Management India, with his current Helios team-page role listed under Trading/Dealing. He is also identified within the Fund Managers / Key Investment Team for schemes under the Helios India Alternate Fund.
This makes Murtuza Arsiwala relevant to investors researching the Helios Capital AIF platform, particularly its equity-oriented strategies and the investment team involved in implementing them. His association spans the Helios India Rising Fund, Helios India Rising Fund II and Helios India Long Short Fund.
It is important to distinguish between his official team-page designation and the AIF-level classification. The Helios team information identifies his functional role as Trading/Dealing, while the AIF information includes Murtuza Arsiwala and Dharmendra Grover within the Fund Managers / Key Investment Team for the applicable schemes.
For searches such as Murtuza Arsiwala Helios, Murtuza Arsiwala Helios Capital and Murtuza Arsiwala AIF, this distinction provides a more accurate picture of his position within the Helios investment platform.
For more information about the investment-management firm, see Helios Capital Asset Management India.
Murtuza Arsiwala's Role at Helios Capital India
Murtuza Arsiwala's current team-page role at Helios Capital India is Trading/Dealing.
Trading and dealing are important parts of portfolio implementation. Once investment decisions have been made within a fund's mandate, trades need to be executed efficiently while considering factors such as market liquidity, order execution, transaction costs and prevailing market conditions.
His role should therefore not be interpreted as a separately documented personal investment philosophy. Rather, his trading and dealing responsibilities form part of the broader investment process through which Helios portfolios are implemented.
At the AIF level, Murtuza Arsiwala is also listed within the Fund Managers / Key Investment Team associated with schemes of the Helios India Alternate Fund. This is why searches for Murtuza Arsiwala fund manager, Murtuza Arsiwala AIF fund manager and Helios AIF fund manager Murtuza Arsiwala can lead investors to his profile.
However, the distinction matters: his current team-page designation is Trading/Dealing, while the AIF documentation uses the broader Fund Managers / Key Investment Team classification.
Murtuza Arsiwala and Helios India Alternate Fund
The Helios India Alternate Fund is the AIF platform through which the relevant Helios alternative-investment strategies are structured.
Murtuza Arsiwala is associated with this AIF platform as part of its Fund Managers / Key Investment Team. The fund is a Category III AIF, making it relevant for investors researching alternative strategies that can employ more flexible investment approaches, subject to the applicable fund mandate and regulatory framework.
The AIF registration associated with the platform is IN/AIF3/19-20/0773. This registration belongs to the AIF and should not be interpreted as a personal registration or qualification of Murtuza Arsiwala.
The broader platform can be explored through Helios India Alternate Fund.
For readers unfamiliar with Category III structures, ALTPORT's overview of Category III alternative investment funds provides additional context.
Helios AIF Strategies Associated With Murtuza Arsiwala
Murtuza Arsiwala's AIF association is particularly relevant to three Helios strategies listed under the Helios India Alternate Fund platform.
| Helios AIF strategy | Murtuza Arsiwala association | Association level |
| Helios India Rising Fund | Yes | AIF Fund Managers / Key Investment Team |
| Helios India Rising Fund II | Yes | AIF Fund Managers / Key Investment Team |
| Helios India Long Short Fund | Yes | AIF Fund Managers / Key Investment Team |
The association should be understood as an investment-team association, rather than suggesting that Murtuza Arsiwala independently manages each strategy.
The Helios India Rising Fund II can be explored here:
The Helios India Long Short Fund can be explored here:
The broader AIF platform is available through Helios India Alternate Fund.
Murtuza Arsiwala's Role in Trading, Dealing and Portfolio Implementation
The strongest publicly identified functional association for Murtuza Arsiwala is Trading/Dealing at Helios Capital India.
In an investment-management organisation, trading and dealing connect investment decisions with their actual implementation in the market. This can involve the execution of equity transactions and, where permitted by a strategy's mandate, transactions involving derivatives such as futures.
The dealing function can also involve practical considerations such as market liquidity, order execution, transaction timing and portfolio rebalancing. These considerations become particularly relevant when managing portfolios where the size or structure of positions requires disciplined execution.
This does not mean that every portfolio transaction can be attributed personally to Murtuza Arsiwala. His role should instead be understood within the broader Helios investment and portfolio-implementation process.
Similarly, there is insufficient basis to describe a distinct Murtuza Arsiwala investment philosophy or proprietary framework. The available information supports describing his role through trading, dealing and his position within the Helios AIF investment team.
Murtuza Arsiwala and the Helios India Long Short Fund
The Helios India Long Short Fund is particularly relevant when researching Murtuza Arsiwala because it represents the long-short side of the Helios AIF platform.
A long-short equity strategy can use both long and short exposures, with implementation potentially involving instruments such as equities and equity derivatives, depending on the fund's mandate. This makes portfolio execution and dealing an important part of the investment process.
Murtuza Arsiwala's association with the strategy comes through the Helios Fund Managers / Key Investment Team classification. It should therefore not be described as a claim that he is the sole or independent manager of the Long Short Fund.
His role in Trading/Dealing is particularly relevant to the implementation side of such strategies, where execution, liquidity and transaction management can influence how portfolio positions are established, adjusted or exited.
For readers comparing different investment structures, ALTPORT's guide to PMS vs AIF vs mutual funds provides additional educational context.
The Helios AIF investment team also includes Dharmendra Grover, whose profile can be accessed at Dharmendra Grover.
