The Kings Stand Tall as the Storm Approaches
Over the last 3M/6M/1Yr/2Yrs KCP has been able to consistently outperform both Nifty and Bank Nifty. Whilst our investment approach remains long term, we believe it is prudent to analyze the drivers of this outperformance. As we look back at the performance of KCP, note that the period from ‘Nov’21-Mar-23’ was a major drag on portfolio […]
Portfolio Performance and Update on Fundamentals – April 2025
Note: For all strategies except GCP, Performance data shown is net of fixed fees and expenses charged till March 31st, 2025 and is net of annual performance fees (Except for Little Champs Portfolio) charged for client accounts whose account anniversary/performance calculation date falls upto the last date of this performance period. Since, for Little Champs Portfolio, performances […]
MeritorQ: Minimizing Risk by Focusing on Errors of Commission
Balancing the trade off between errors of commission and errors of omission in stock picking is essential to any investing process. In this newsletter we explain why these two errors are NOT created equal and usually portfolio hit rate is more sensitive to errors of commission. MeritorQ‘s rigorous rules-based screening steps in which we reject […]
Navigating our Rising Giants through the SMID Meltdown
The BSE500 index companies (especially the bottom 250 market-cap companies in the index) have witnessed significant moderation in their earnings in recent quarters. This together with their elevated valuations (especially for the smaller cap stocks) represents a formidable challenge for most smidcap portfolios in India. In this difficult environment, the Rising Giants portfolio companies’ earnings […]
Navigating the portfolio amidst SMID challenges
The BSE500 index companies (especially the bottom 250 market cap companies in the index) have witnessed significant moderation in their earnings in recent quarters. This together with their elevated valuations (especially for the smaller cap stocks) represents a formidable challenge for most smidcap portfolios in India. In this difficult environment, the Little Champs portfolio companies’ […]
Portfolio Performance and Update on Fundamentals – February 2025
Note: For all strategies except GCP, Performance data shown is net of fixed fees and expenses charged till December 31st , 2024 and is net of annual performance fees (Except for Little Champs Portfolio) charged for client accounts whose account anniversary/performance calculation date falls upto the last date of this performance period. Since, for Little Champs Portfolio, […]
Global Compounders: The Diversification “Free Lunch”
Marcellus’ Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP) strategically invests in 20-30 deeply moated global companies aligned with megatrends, fostering a consistent mid to high teens compounding of free cash flow/earnings. The US market has a track record of strong, earnings led returns despite modest GDP growth. This places it among the top performing markets globally over a […]
CCP’s Earnings Have Compounded at 18% Per Annum
Marcellus’ CCP Portfolio has delivered 17.8% EPS CAGR over FY19-24 (computed using reported earnings of annual rolling portfolio cohorts), which is the primary driver of the portfolio’s 17.4% (pre-fees) portfolio performance over FY19-24 (15.35% net of fees and expenses). The changes made to the portfolio over time have enhanced its earnings profile. Additionally, in early […]
Portfolio Performance and Update on Fundamentals – January 2025
Note: For all strategies except GCP, Performance data shown is net of fixed fees and expenses charged till December 31st , 2024 and is net of annual performance fees (Except for Little Champs Portfolio) charged for client accounts whose account anniversary/performance calculation date falls upto the last date of this performance period. Since, for Little Champs Portfolio, […]
MeritorQ: Rebalancing Bonus
We have previously highlighted in MeritorQ: The Moneyball of Quality Investing the key reasons to rebalance in the context of MeritorQ’s investment rules. In this newsletter, we delve into how rebalancing between uncorrelated equity styles like Quality and Value, which forms the basis for selecting stocks in MeritorQ, further enhances MeritorQ’s returns. We call this the […]
Portfolio Performance and Update on Fundamentals – December 2024
Note: For all strategies except GCP, Performance data shown is net of fixed fees and expenses charged till December 31st, 2024 and is net of annual performance fees (Except for Little Champs Portfolio) charged for client accounts whose account anniversary/performance calculation date falls upto the last date of this performance period. Since, for Little Champs Portfolio, […]
Global Compounders Portfolio: Maintaining Discipline amidst Pockets of Excess
Marcellus’ Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP) strategically invests in 25-30 deeply moated global companies aligned with megatrends, fostering a consistent mid to high teens compounding of free cash flow/earnings. In this newsletter, we present our perspective on valuations in the US market given that we do see signs of excess in S&P 500 valuations. However, these […]
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