About Company
IKIGAI Asset Manager
They are dedicated to their core principles of Trust, Process, and Performance. At the heart of investment philosophy is a focus on investing in quality and resilient businesses. The goal is to invest in companies that can deliver superior returns on capital employed over sustainable periods and reinvest their cash flows to drive growth. This approach leads to the compounding of business value and stock price. The fund is actively managed under IKIGAI asset management, ensuring that investment decisions align with the company’s disciplined principles.
Fund Snapshot
The fund is positioned as a high-quality, low-beta, low-volatility growth-oriented portfolio that aims to steadily compound investors’ investments over the long term.
Structure: Open-ended long-only CAT III AIF, which will invest in Public Equitie
Strategy: The Fund will run a flexicap strategy with a bias towards Mid and small companies.
Investment Strategy: Bottom-up stock picking approach using the Business, Management and Valuation (BMV) model
Valuation (NAV) Day: 15th and last business day of every Month
Subscription and Redemption: Fortnightly (15th and last Business Day of every Month)
Exit Fee: 2% upto 12 months from the date of allotment of units and Nil above 12 months
Benchmark: Nifty Midcap 100
Hurdle Rate of Return: 10% per annum (High Water Mark)
Fee Structure: Fixed Fee and Fixed plus Performance Fee
Their Core Values: Trust – Process -Performance
Building an investment culture through their core values
TRUST-Ethical decision-making
-Reputation and integrity are the most valuable assets
PROCESS-Unwavering focus on the process
-Focus on controllable Process, input, stock selection and temperament
-MBV Strategy; Proven process across market cycles
-Mindset to constantly learn, adapt and grow
PERFORMANCE
-Consistent and above-average performance
-Compound investor’s capital by managing down risk
-Sharp focus on constant quest to improve outcomes for clients Building
Guiding investment principles:
- Invest in high-quality businesses, ones which can generate high ROCE run by honest credible promoters. Avoid companies that need leverage (ex-financials)
- Seek businesses with growth potential.
- They believe in risk-adjusted returns and protection of capital during downturns. Consistently generate alpha over longer tenures and try to minimize mistakes.
- Buy and hold businesses for the long term. Think like permanent owners of the business.
- They’re not benchmark fixated, but benchmark aware.
- They identify themes/narratives and then go bottom-up and select high-quality businesses.
- We never engage in ‘Greater Fool Theory’ and are valuation conscious.
- Focus on the balance sheet and cash flows rather than the Profit Loss account.
- They avoid time marketing
- They don’t over diversify
Why INVEST with the IKIGAI Asset Manager?
Seasoned professional team
Supported by a highly qualified team with over 60 years of combined experience.
Proven track record
A well-established track record with over two decades of success in public equity funds, adeptly navigating all market cycles.
Startup culture
Operates with a startup ethos characterized by high commitment, urgency, and passion.
Strategic focus
Emphasizes focused investments, leveraging unique perspectives through in-house research and independent thinking.
Flexibility and entrepreneurial-driven
Embraces flexibility in investing across new sectors and themes, fueled by an entrepreneur-driven approach.
Reliable performance
The investment team consistently delivers results across market cycles, ensuring stability and reliability.
Build a Strong Culture of Trust
Building a strong culture of trust through transparency, honesty, and ethical dealings with partners and investors.
About IKIGAI:
This is all built on the core values of trust, process, and performance, ensuring a reliable and successful journey for investors and partners.
- Their Ethos: Inspired by the Japanese concept of IKIGAI, meaning ‘reason for being’ or ‘purpose of life,’ the venture is grounded in this profound philosophy.
- Holistic Approach: It aligns with the principles of doing what you love, excelling at what you do, fulfilling global needs, and ensuring fair compensation.
- Passion and Expertise: The passion, intent, and expertise in managing money are dedicated to creating long-term wealth for investors.
- Building Trust: Reputation and integrity are the most valuable assets, essential in building long-term trust with partners and investors.
Fund Overview
IKIGAI Emerging Equity fund is positioned as a High Quality, low Beta, low volatility & Growth-oriented portfolio with aim to steadily compound investors’ investments over the long term. Ikigai Emerging Equity Fund follows a disciplined investment strategy with strict risk management measures to ensure diversification and stability. No single security will exceed 5-6% of the portfolio value at the time of investment, while sector and industry exposures are maintained within a ±10-15% limit relative to the benchmark. The fund does not engage in derivatives trading except for hedging purposes and strictly avoids short selling. Additionally, it does not use leverage or participate in margin-based trading, ensuring a balanced and fundamentally driven investment approach focused on long-term wealth creation.
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Learn about the experienced fund managers responsible for investment decisions, portfolio strategy, and long-term fund performance.
Pankaj Murarka
Pankaj is the founder of Renaissance Investing Managers and is in charge of the investment process. He has more than 21 years of expertise in equity research and fund management, with a proven track record of success.Pankaj formerly worked as the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Axis Mutual Fund, where he managed over $2 billion in Indian equities.
He was a member of the team that founded Axis Mutual Fund in 2009 and has since grown it into one of India’s leading AMCs thanks to exceptional investment performance.
He was in charge of the performance of all of Axis AMC’s equities funds, and during his tenure as Chief Investment Officer, Axis AMC was acknowledged as the top Equity Fund company in India.
In 2014, he was also named Best Fund Manager – Runner Up Award for Axis Midcap Fund by Outlook Money.
The fund outperformed the benchmark with a CAGR return of 24 percent (2011-2015). It was a top decile fund in 2012 and 2013, and it was named the No. 1 performing fund in India across all funds in 2014 on a three-year basis.
In 2015, he was also recognised by Outlook Money as a Leading Fund Manager with a 5-year track record of consistent success.
Pankaj has also served as the India Portfolio Manager for Merrill Lynch’s Strategic Investment Group.
He has also previously worked at Rare Enterprises, MotilalOswal Securities, and UTI Mutual Fund.
Throughout his career, he has consistently delivered better risk-adjusted returns.
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