Vikaasm Sachdeva News Today

Vikaas M Sachdeva of Sundaram Alternates discusses equity funds growth potential, embracing quality indices over value. Sundarams diverse funds show strong performance, focusing on high returns while prioritizing risk management and unexplored market opportunities for investors. Sachdeva says that while value indices tend to experience steeper corrections and prolonged underperformance, quality indices offer better risk-adjusted returns over time.

In the past year, SAA has not only re-engineered its high-yield credit funds to generate real alpha from its performing credit business but has also adopted a robust ESG and climate impact framework as a significant investor initiative, he said.

Options, especially index options, are now the go-to product for millions of Indians who believe that they can make huge amounts of money. But in general people actually make losses. Still there is a beeline of investors looking to delve into F&O trading. What about other modes of investments?

The alternative investment industry in India has experienced a remarkable surge, outpacing mutual funds with twice the growth rate over five years.

The assets under management or AUM in these products have grown more than three times in the last five years and twice as fast as the growth being witnessed in mutual funds, he said. The above growth estimates are based on favourable market conditions with the pace of growth remaining the same.

Sundaram: The high yield credit investment fund, in line with its earlier three real estate credit funds, will provide investors access to a diversified portfolio of secured real estate investments, with an emphasis on self-liquidating residential projects.

The fund aims to create a largely growth-oriented portfolio and build key developer relationships within the real estate categories of mid-market residential, hybrid, and commercial projects.

Chennai-based Sundaram Alternates has launched its fourth high-yield credit fund, aiming to raise Rs 750 crore with a green shoe option of the same value, taking the targeted size to Rs 1,500 crore. The focus of the fund will be on sub-Rs 100 crore deals, with the aim of delivering gross deal returns ranging between 18% and 22% on a senior secured basis.

Sundaram Alternates Assets, a subsidiary of the Sundaram Group, is planning to raise up to ₹1,500 crore through its fourth real estate private credit fund, the Private Credit High Yield Real Estate Fund IV (RE Credit Fund IV) that will focus on investments in growth and special situation opportunities.

The firm is in talks with investors in the Middle-East and SE Asia as it looks to make the final close by June.