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Investing insights from a manager whose assets grew from Rs 113 crore to Rs 36,000 crore

Pankaj Tibrewal, senior executive vice-president and fund manager at Kotak AMC, leaves the company after a 14-year successful stint today to start his own fund

December 01, 2023 / 11:38 IST
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Tibrewal will be moving on from his position at Kotak AMC after 14 years to start his own independent firm.

Pankaj Tibrewal has described the journey of a fund’s success as watching one’s children grow and become successful CEOs. The senior executive vice-president and fund manager at Kotak AMC shared his thoughts and investment insights in a farewell note. On December 1, Tibrewal leaves the company after 14 years to start his fund.

It was in 2010 that Tibrewal took over Kotak Emerging Equity and Kotak Small Cap Fund, both of which were small funds.

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Today, Kotak Emerging Equity fund has grown from Rs 113 crore to Rs 36,000 crore and is the country's second-largest midcap fund. Kotak Small Cap Fund has grown from Rs 127 crore to Rs 13,000 crore and is the fourth-largest smallcap fund.

Across the two funds, Tibrewal said around 400 unique names were identified and invested in, with around 16 percent of these picks in the Emerging Equity Fund and 10 percent in the Small Cap Fund, generating over 10x returns.