About Company
ASK Investment Managers Limited
Leading asset and wealth management firm ASK Investment Managers Ltd (ASKIM) primarily serves the HNI and UHNI markets in India. One of the first businesses in India to get a license for portfolio management services, our company is presently one of the biggest providers of discretionary equity portfolio management services. They’ve created India’s first AIF with digital client onboarding, a paperless and simple procedure, and were the first Portfolio Management Company to establish operations in GIFT city for foreign investors, among other recent industry first achievements.Their current clients include HNIs, Institutions, Pension Funds, Endowments, SWFs, Family Offices and Multi-Managers.
ASK Indian Entrepreneur Portfolio
Fund Snapshot
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Platform/Structure |
PMS |
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Benchmark |
BSE500 TRI / Nifty50 TRI |
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Portfolio Managers |
Mr. Sumit Jain |
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Minimum Initial Investment Amount |
Rs. 50 Lakhs |
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Minimum Add-on Investment Amount |
Rs. 5 Lakhs |
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Fees |
Fixed Management Fees: 2.50% p.a. |
Investment Objective
ASK Indian Entrepreneur Fund aims to invest in Indian Entrepreneur businesses of size, superior quality and high growth at fair valuation.
Systematic Transfer Plan (STP)
Investments will be made in a staggered manner as per the instructions provided by the client Fees as per the respective strategy (ASK Liquid/ASK Equity) will be charged for the invested amount.
Top Holdings (%)
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Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited |
8.7 |
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InterGlobe Aviation Ltd |
6.0 |
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Reliance Industries Limited |
5.8 |
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Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Co. Ltd. |
5.1 |
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Bajaj Finserv Limited |
5.1 |
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Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd |
4.8 |
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APL Apollo Tubes Limited |
4.6 |
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TVS Motor Company Limited |
4.0 |
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Bajaj Auto Limited |
3.9 |
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Bharti Airtel Limited |
3.7 |
Market Cap Classification
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Large Cap |
66.9% |
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Mid Cap |
17.2% |
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Small Cap |
8.8% |
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Cash |
7.2% |
Portfolio Metrics
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Weighted Average Market Cap |
377,014 |
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Median Market Cap |
106,820 |
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Assets under Management |
12,676 |
Portfolio Update
Overweight Sectors
Healthcare
- Positive on the entire ecosystem of healthcare, including domestic pharmaceutical companies and healthcare infrastructure.
- Domestic pharma companies have steady growth prospects, with chronic expected to grow faster than acute.
- US generic pricing pressure has reduced. However, Trump tariff wars have created short-term uncertainties.
Capital Goods/Manufacturing
- Increasing infrastructure and manufacturing activity offers medium-to-long-term visibility.
- The government’s Make-in-India push and PLI scheme are helping domestic companies to compete with global players and build durable scale.
- The entire ecosystem, including capital goods, EMS, consumables and logistics, is expected to be a significantly bigger opportunity.
- This space is undergoing a favorable business cycle
Telecom
- Benefited from tariff hikes, which have led to improved average revenue per user (ARPU) and operating performance.
- The domestic capex has peaked out, which is expected to lead to significant improvement in earnings growth and free cash flows.
Underweight Sectors
Financials
- Have been overweight on fast-growing NBFCs in consumer-facing verticals. We are turning relatively positive on the space and have reduced underweightage compared to the benchmark
- Expect pickup in system-level credit growth and normalization of net interest margins (NIMs) in FY27 and beyond.
- Closely watching trends in the sector to make suitable adjustments in the portfolio.
Information Technology
- Expect the trend of weak earnings growth to continue in FY26 amid an uncertain business environment across major economies.
- Tariff wars and the consequent weakness in discretionary spending of global IT clients are expected to adversely impact the sector
FMCG
- Our exposure is primarily towards discretionary consumption, which is expected to receive a boost from increasing per capita consumption and wage hikes
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Stock Actions
- Increasing exposure to private banks like Kotak Mahindra Bank, AU Small Finance Bank and IndusInd Bank: The RBI has front-loaded rate cuts and liquidity infusion by cutting the repo rate by 50 bps (vs. the consensus expectation of 25 bps) and the CRR by 100 bps (vs. no cut expected). This should imply faster normalization of NIMs. Also, as liquidity in the system improves, credit growth, which has been decelerating, should start to improve as well
- Other inclusions in the portfolio have been Ultratech, the largest and one of the most efficient plays in the rapidly consolidating cement industry
- Increased weights in Reliance Industries and Bajaj Auto
- Exited Adani Port, Dixon and KEI
- Rationalized weight in the pharma sector by exiting out of Sun Pharma and trimming Dr Reddy’s
- Reduced overweight in Patanjali and APL Apollo
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ASK INDIAN ENTREPRENEUR PORTFOLIO
Benchmark: BSE 500 TRI
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ASK Investment Managers Limited
| AUM(Cr.) | 1M | 3M | 6M | 1Y | 2Y | 3Y | 4Y | 5Y | Ince. | |
| Performance | ₹6887.87 | -13.37 | -16.48 | -11.29 | -8.56 | -2.36 | 8.09 | 2.50 | 5.94 | 14.70 |
| Benchmark | NA | -11.37 | -13.94 | -9.62 | -3.12 | 1.31 | 12.89 | 9.27 | 11.75 | 11.66 |
Learn about the experienced fund managers responsible for investment decisions, portfolio strategy, and long-term fund performance.
Sameer Dev
Sameer joined ASK Capital Management in 2016 and has over 30 years of experience in the Global Asset Management industry. Responsible for implementing the international growth strategy for ASK’s product offerings, he serves as a Member of the Board for ASK Capital Management Pte Limited and ASK Real Estate Fund vehicles domiciled in Singapore. Sameer’s previous experience includes leadership roles at Deutsche Asset Management, Principal Global Investors and Franklin Templeton in Singapore and Hong Kong. Sameer has a Bachelor’s Degree in Advanced Accountancy & Economics from Pune University.
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The portfolio focuses on entrepreneur-led Indian businesses with strong growth potential, quality management, scalable models, and sustainable competitive advantages. It invests across market caps with a long-term wealth creation approach.
This strategy is suitable for investors with a high-risk appetite and a long-term investment horizon of at least 3–5 years who want exposure to high-conviction Indian growth businesses.
The minimum initial investment amount is ₹50 lakhs, while additional investments can be made starting from ₹5 lakhs.
The portfolio currently has a positive outlook on healthcare, capital goods/manufacturing, and telecom sectors due to favorable growth trends and improving business cycles.
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