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SIF360 proudly presents quant Mutual Fund as our Exclusive Featured Partner, bringing you India's most sophisticated SIF strategies: qsif Sector Rotation Long-Short Fund, with direct access and live NFOs.
Genesis of Sector rotation cycle-aware strategy qsif
By aligning sector exposures with anticipated shifts in the market cycle, the strategy aims to generate alpha in a disciplined and systematic manner
Sector performance varies across economic phases
Sector performance varies materially across different phases of the economic cycle, with distinct sectors benefiting from specific macroeconomic environments.
Exploit dispersion through active rotation
The sector rotation strategy seeks to exploit this dispersion through active sector rotation, reallocating capital to capture relative outperformance opportunities.
Markets are forward-looking
Financial markets are inherently forward-looking, typically pricing in expected economic conditions in advance.
Position ahead of inflection points
As a result, market cycles tend to lead economic cycles, creating opportunities to position ahead of key inflexion points.
quant: powerhouse for long-short strategy
Led by one of India’s earliest institutional players in the derivatives and Badla markets, quant’s Founder & CIO, Sandeep Tandon, brings proven expertise in quantitative research and multivariate investment strategies. His decades of leadership, combined with the team’s experience across long-short equity, statistical arbitrage, and volatility arbitrage, ensure deep domain mastery that few in the market can rival.
In its previous avatar, quant was an early adopter of co-location in India, launching a high-frequency trading desk that processed billions of data points with nanosecond precision, turning them into actionable strategies. From 2008 to 2018, quant’s proprietary trading and facilitation desk consistently delivered absolute returns, demonstrating strong strategy execution and risk management.
quant Mutual Fund has demonstrated steady growth among AMCs in India, delivering strong growth across schemes in past 5 years. The current equity MuM of ₹ 93,000* crore has grown from ₹ 35 crore in 2020 and has huge investors base of over 1 crore folios*.
quant been a pioneer of dynamic management in the Indian mutual fund industry, building its philosophy around constant portfolio calibration and swift decision-making.
Through quant's indicator suite — Risk Appetite, Liquidity, Money Flow, Perception, and Volatility Analytics — the investment process continuously adapts to changing market cycles. This enables resilience and adaptability in both volatile and stable environments, crucial for long–short strategies.
quant’s Systematic Active Investing approach uniquely merges algorithmic rigor with the conviction of seasoned portfolio managers. This hybrid model allows swift response to market shifts without losing the depth of discretionary insight, a critical edge in dynamic long–short positioning.
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Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Chinmay Sathe has over 2 decades of experience in Indian equity markets having worked across leading asset management and life insurance institutions including UTI Mutual Fund, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, DSP Merrill Lynch, and L&T Mutual Fund, giving him deep, hands-on exposure to Portfolio Management, Risk Frameworks, and Capital Allocation at scale.
He holds an Engineering degree from the Government College of Engineering, Pune (1999 Batch) and PGDM from IIM Lucknow (2004 Batch).
Insight Videos
Understanding SIFs and the 'Equity Burst' Phenomenon
In this segment, Chinmay Sathe explains that a Special Investment Fund (SIF) is a regulated product that must operate under a mutual fund license. He details how SEBI allows these funds to use complex strategies, such as derivatives, to maximize risk-adjusted returns. Sathe also provides insight into equity market trends, noting that returns often come in 'bursts' (30-40% gains following sharp falls), which can cause the long-term CAGR to appear lower as it 'fizzles out' due to eventual drawdowns.
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