Samir Arora of Helios Capital recommends Indian investors start with NASDAQ 100 for diversified tech exposure, add cybersecurity for thematic focus, and consider China tech ETFs like KWEB as a value play
The margin math looks modest, but visa shocks reinforce a hostile US stance, AI disruption, and weak growth, weighing on Infosys, TCS and other IT peers.
FIIs may have pulled out over $15 billion from India this year, but Helios Capital’s Samir Arora believes the country’s resilience against global shocks and domestic tailwinds like GST-led consumption and financial strength could bring flows back
After the sharp rallies Samir Arora noted, 'as long as you don't feel that you should reduce equity in favour of something else, because broadly it has corrected or that relatively a five-year number looks out of place… it is still a bull run'
Even without the threat of reciprocal tariffs, Arora believes India's high import duties hurt the economy by benefitting a select few companies at the expense of many others.
India saw the highest FII outflows in the Asia-Pacific region at $8.2 billion year-to-date, far higher than the $0.1–1.3 billion outflows in South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and other ASEAN nations.
In the yet-to-be-published book, the author has collected mistakes done by veteran investors, fund managers and their learnings
Fund manager Samir Arora believes the next year need not be a bearish year for equities, and worrying about an impending crash may not be obvious or needed. The stock market rally in US as well as India has not been 'wildly out of line', he added.
On November 15, in a tactical reversal, CLSA raised India allocation to a 20 percent overweight while cutting exposure to China
Founder and CEO of Helios Capital Samir Arora spoke to Moneycontrol on the concerns that are causing markets to fall
On X platform, Helios Capital's founder and fund manager Samir Arora shared his response to an analyst who said that a stock may be too expensive for him
In a post on X platform, the founder and fund manager of Helios Capital added a sarcastic note on what he thinks might be driving the bullish sentiments of fund managers
Even a company's management cannot be sure of a 20-year time horizon, the Helios Capital founder has said. Invest for the next two-four years and if the stock continues to do well, hold for another period, says Arora
Founder of the hedge fund called attention to the large share of the population who are not eligible for taxes
The founder of Helios Capital explained the flaw in the logic of such a suggestion; Shankar Sharma posted in agreement
According to the veteran investor, the anchor investors merely flip these shares to retailers.
HDFC Bank remains Samir Arora's all-time favourite, making up 8.9 percent of Helios Capital's total assets under management
Manish Chokani, Director of Enam Holdings, posts a ROFL emoji in response, as Arora share a news report on Citi's overhaul plans
Samir Arora has invested Rs 20 crore in the fund in order to have skin in the game
India is entering a phase where both India-specific micro factors are aligning with macro factors, says the Helios Capital Investor guide.
Veteran investor Samir Arora posted the company’s exchange filing, along with what seemed like a tongue-in-cheek comment
The founder and fund manager of Helios Capital took a stand that was met with indignant responses
People who are not registered with Sebi usually add disclaimers with stock recommendations
While the markets have hit an all-time high, Arora does not feel the market are overheated. According to him, Indian markets over long periods have delivered 12-14 percent annualised return.
Market veteran Samir Arora has invested in HPCL due to its cheap valuations. At the current price of Rs 284, HPCL commands at a market-cap of Rs 40,000 crore.