FUND PHILOSOPHY*

The focus of IDFC Sterling Value Fund has been on building a portfolio of Leader/Challengers and Emerging businesses with an emphasis on bottom up stock selection. As part of the current strategy, the portfolio looks to build on the leaders/challengers – these are the market leaders in the Non-Nifty sectors (like Tyres, Bearings) or Top Challengers in the Nifty sectors (such as FMCG, Banks). The key parameters that we look at while selecting the companies here are low debt to operating cash flow and ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) greater than the Cost of Capital (CoC). The other part of the portfolio focuses on the Emerging Businesses. These are businesses in down cycles or where scale is yet to be achieved or where companies can fund growth without repeated dilutions. Many a times, earnings do not capture fair value of the businesses in down cycles or that are yet to achieve scale and hence popular ratios such as P/E ratio might not be the relevant metric to value the company. Thus, we believe that a better parameter for relative value evaluation could be the Enterprise Value (EV)/Sales ratio & Price/Book (P/B). We also filter stocks for Sustained improvement in RoE (Return on Equity) and RoCE (Return on Capital Employed) and those with Earnings Growth higher than Nifty. This segregation helps in easy management of risk & liquidity aspects of the portfolio.

      OUTLOOK

Three key drivers of Equity markets are 1) Earnings 2) Interest Rates and 3) Valuations.

Earnings - For the first time since the 2008 GFC, India has seen 4 consecutive quarters where BSE200 2-year Forward EPS has been upgraded. Sustained momentum in earnings resulting in a cycle of earnings upgrades can help drives markets higher.

Interest Rates - Interest Rates, both in India and globally are trending upwards on account of higher inflation and faster than expected economic recovery. Higher interest rates are generally negative for Valuations.

Valuation - Indian markets have significantly outperformed global markets since the pandemic bottom. The scope for valuation rerating driven market move is limited.

     FUND FEATURES: (Data as on 31st October'21)

Category: Value
Monthly Avg AUM: Rs4,249.05 Crores
Inception Date: 7th March 2008
Fund Manager:
Mr. Anoop Bhaskar (w.e.f. 30/04/2016) & Mr. Daylynn Pinto (w.e.f. 20/10/2016)
Other Parameters:
Beta: 1.11
R Square: 0.97
Standard Deviation (Annualized): 29.59%
Benchmark: S&P BSE 400 MidSmallCap TRI (w.e.f 11/11/2019)
Minimum Investment Amount: Rs5,000/- and any amount thereafter.
Exit Load:
• If redeemed/switched out within 365 days from the date of allotment:
➧ Upto 10% of investment:Nil,
➧ For remaining investment: 1% of applicable NAV.
•If redeemed / switched out after 365 days from date of allotment: Nil. (w.e.f. May 08, 2020)
SIP Frequency Monthly (Investor may choose any day of the month except 29th, 30th and 31st as the date of instalment.)
Options Available: Growth, IDCW@ (Payout, Reinvestment and Sweep (from Equity Schemes to Debt Schemes only))

PORTFOLIO

(31 October 2021)

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