Quant Small Cap Fund adds Siemens Energy India, 5 others; exits ITC in June
Quant Small Cap Fund, the largest scheme managed by Quant Mutual Fund, added Siemens Energy India and five other stocks to its portfolio in June, while making a complete exit from ITC and one additional stock during the same period.
In June, the fund added 7.20 lakh shares of Siemens Energy India. It also picked up 2.84 crore shares of Capri Global Capital, 79.62 lakh shares of Embassy Developments, and 47.01 lakh warrants of Suven Life Sciences. Additionally, it acquired 14.65 lakh shares of Oswal Pumps and 14.25 lakh shares of Digitide Solutions during the same month.
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The fund sold 3.49 lakh shares of ITC and 79.62 lakh shares of Equinox India Developments from its portfolio in June.
During the same period, it increased its stake in 11 stocks. The fund added 83.87 lakh shares of ONGC, raising its total holding to 1.83 crore shares in June, up from 1 crore shares in May. The fund also purchased 47.90 lakh shares of Welspun Living and 40.36 lakh shares of National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC). Additionally, the fund increased its holding in Delhivery by 28,471 shares and added 2.70 lakh shares of Zydus Wellness. Other stocks where it raised stake include Vinati Organics, Stanley Lifestyles, SMS Pharmaceuticals, Poly Medicure, Laxmi Dental, and Anand Rathi Wealth.
The fund also trimmed its exposure in two stocks during the month. It sold 6.84 lakh shares of Aadhar Housing Finance, reducing its holding to 9.55 lakh shares in June, down from 16.39 lakh shares in May.
Similarly, it sold 6.81 lakh shares of HP Adhesives, bringing the total holding down to 11.83 lakh shares in June from 18.65 lakh shares in May.
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The exposure in around 77 stocks remained unchanged, including Adani Enterprises, Adani Power, Bata India, BASF India, Bayer Cropscience, Castrol India, EID Parry (India), Jana Small Finance Bank, Jio Financial Services, Juniper Hotels, Piramal Enterprises, RBL Bank, Reliance Industries, Sanofi India, Sula Vineyards, and Welspun Corporation.The assets under management (AUM) of the fund stood at Rs 29,629 crore as of June 30, 2025. In June, the fund held 96 stocks, up from 92 stocks in May.The primary investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation and provide long-term growth opportunities by investing in a diversified portfolio of small-cap companies.Launched on October 29, 1996, the fund is benchmarked against the Nifty Smallcap 250 TRI and is managed by Sandeep Tandon, Ankit Pande, Varun Pattani, Ayusha Kumbhat, Yug Tibrewal, Sameer Kate, and Sanjeev Sharma.
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According to the monthly release by the fund house, Quant Small Cap Fund invests the majority of its portfolio in small-cap stocks. The portfolio is constructed from both a medium-term and long-term perspective, making the scheme apt for long-term investors.
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