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Abakkus Asset Manager LLP
Abakkus Asset Manager LLP is an alpha-focused asset manager based in India. Mr. Sunil Singhania founded it in 2018 and called it after the simplest ancient computing device, the abacus. The goal and aim of Abakkus is to become one of India’s most reputable and successful asset managers. This ideology has shaped the Abakkus portfolio’s beliefs: Keep things as straightforward as possible. Be a firm believer in the basics. Focus on the fundamentals and numbers.
Fund Snapshot
| Feature | Details |
| Fund Name | Abakkus Liquid Fund |
| Launch Date | December 8, 2025 |
| AUM (as of May 2026) | ₹181.13 Crores |
| Benchmark | CRISIL Liquid Debt A-I Index |
| Expense Ratio | 0.23% (Direct) / 0.31% (Regular) |
| Min. Investment | ₹1,000 (Lumpsum) / ₹500 (SIP) |
| Exit Load | 0.0070% to 0.0045% (if redeemed within 6 days); Nil after 7 days |
| Fund Manager | Sanjay Doshi |
Investment Philosophy
Abakkus Asset Manager Private Limited follows six core principles that shape its investment decisions and long-term strategy.
Alpha Generators
The firm seeks to generate alpha over market benchmarks by investing in growth-oriented businesses where profitability is expected to outpace the broader market. It focuses on fundamentally underpriced companies with reasonable growth visibility, particularly mid-cap businesses with scalable models and strong expansion potential.
Fundamentals Driven
A bottom-up research approach anchors the investment process, with sharp attention to balance sheet strength and earnings quality. The philosophy emphasizes that financial numbers carry more weight than narratives, and sustainable returns are ultimately driven by consistent earnings growth.
Comfortable Being Contrarian
The investment team is willing to be early or differentiated in its positions, avoiding momentum-driven strategies. It evaluates opportunities across sectors, market capitalizations, and business cycles without being restricted by consensus thinking.
Agile and Flexible
Every investment opportunity is assessed on its individual merit. The firm is not confined to a predefined theme or style, allowing adaptability as market conditions evolve.
Patience in Capital Allocation
The approach reflects a buy-and-hold mindset, investing in stocks as ownership in businesses rather than short-term trades. The team thinks like long-term partners in the companies they back.
Disciplined Risk-Reward Framework
Expected returns must justify the risks undertaken. Significant emphasis is placed on valuation—understanding what is already priced in and ensuring the value derived outweighs the uncertainty assumed.
5D Investing Process
A structured and disciplined framework guides the investment journey, ensuring consistency, depth, and informed decision-making at every stage.
01 Discover
The process begins with a broad investment universe of nearly 6,000 companies, from which approximately 1,500 are identified as investable. Initial screening draws on annual reports, analyst coverage, in-house screeners, team expertise, ecosystem insights, and continuous news flow tracking to generate credible leads.
02 Delve
From this refined pool, deeper analysis is conducted on around 350 companies using the proprietary MEETS framework. This evaluates management quality, earnings trajectory, event triggers, timing factors, and structural strengths, enabling sharper filtration of opportunities.
03 Develop
Comprehensive macro and micro analysis is then undertaken on over 100 companies. This includes management interactions, competitive positioning assessment, identification of potential triggers, peer comparison, and detailed financial modelling with sensitivity analysis to test assumptions.
04 Detail
Investment ideas are narrowed down to roughly 75 stocks. Portfolio construction emphasizes liquidity considerations, sector exposure balance, portfolio beta alignment, and robust risk management practices. Every decision is guided by a disciplined risk-reward framework, ensuring expected returns justify the risks undertaken.
05 Deliver
The final portfolio typically comprises around 30 carefully selected stocks. Active portfolio management follows, including continuous monitoring of news flow, periodic reviews, and adherence to a defined sell discipline. Decisions are driven by changes in price, fundamentals, or data points, maintaining agility while preserving long-term conviction.
At its core, the 5D process integrates structured research, valuation discipline, and dynamic risk oversight to translate insights into sustainable investment outcomes.
Why Abakkus?
Experience
The firm is backed by a well-qualified and dedicated team of professionals with decades of combined market experience, bringing depth, perspective, and institutional knowledge to the investment process.
Performance
It has established a strong performance track record spanning over two decades in public equity investing, demonstrating resilience and capability across varying market cycles.
Commitment
Operating with a start-up mindset, the organization maintains a high degree of commitment, urgency, and passion toward delivering measurable investment outcomes.
Positioning
The investment approach focuses on alpha generation beyond widely tracked large-cap names, driven by non-consensus, in-house research and differentiated insights.
Opportunistic Approach
The firm retains flexibility to invest in emerging sectors and evolving themes, particularly those aligned with India’s entrepreneur-led growth economy.
Consistency
The investment team has delivered consistent results across market environments, supported by a proven and disciplined performance record.
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Sunil Singhania
Sunil Singhania founded Abakkus Asset Manager LLP, an investment management company, in 2018 after 24 years of work experience. He is a chartered accountant who then became a chartered financial analyst from CFA Institute.
Mr. Singhania was a member of the 15-member international committee that rewrote the Code of Ethics handbook of the CFA Institute. For eight years (2005-13), he headed the Indian Association of Investment Professionals. The CFA Institute also enlisted him as a board member, and he later became the chair of the investment committee.
The renowned CFA worked at Reliance Capital for 15 years, where he initially headed the equity investments with a focus on Indian companies. He then went on to become Global Head- Equity at Reliance Capital. During Mr. Singhania’s leadership, 100% growth occurred in a reliance growth fund in 22 years.
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The fund aims to generate optimal returns while maintaining high liquidity and a low-to-moderate risk profile by investing in a diversified portfolio of high-quality debt and money market instruments like T-Bills and Commercial Papers.
For investments made after April 1, 2023, capital gains from debt funds are added to the investor's income and taxed at the applicable slab rate, regardless of the holding period.
Investors can start with a minimum lumpsum investment of ₹1,000 or through a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) with a minimum of ₹500 per installment.
The fund is managed by Sanjay Doshi and follows the core Abakkus philosophy of "Believe in the Basics," focusing on disciplined research and a risk-reward framework to identify stable debt instruments.
Yes, a tiered exit load applies if units are redeemed within 6 days of allotment, starting at 0.0070% for day 1 and reducing daily until it becomes nil from the 7th day onwards.
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