“Our equity funds focus on investing in quality stocks with a high growth generation ability aimed at multiplying your money 2x – 3x in 4 – 5 years,” says Vikaas M Sachdeva, MD, Sundaram Alternates.
In an interview with ETMarkets, Sachdeva said: “We have set frameworks in place, 3Q – Quality of Business, Quality of Management & Quality of Management & 4 x 4 Wealth Multiplier Themes – Consumer Discretionary, Manufacturing, Phygital & Financial Inclusiveness,”. Edited excerpts:
You have recently written a white paper on Quality vs Value. Can you tell us if one has an upper hand over the other?
Vikaas M Sachdeva: In the past, stock analysis primarily focused on beta, the risk compared to the overall market. However, the Fama and French study introduced additional factors like size, momentum, low volatility, quality, value, and growth, expanding the discussion beyond beta.
Factor investing merges active and passive strategies to optimize returns while mitigating risk through macroeconomic and style factors. Indian fund houses are progressively embracing this approach.
Quality indices consistently prioritize high return on equity, stable earnings growth, and low financial leverage. These indices often outperform parent indices, with lower drawdowns, particularly in mid-cap