Mr. Siddharth Vora
Head, Quant Investment Strategies Fund Manager, PL Asset Management Executive Director
Siddharth has spearheaded PL’s foray into
the Quantitative Asset Management space with a
vision to make investing adaptive, process-driven, and focused on
sustainable alpha, while eliminating biases. He was early in recognising the
potential of quant and the transformative role of leveraging technology and
data analytics to revolutionise India's investment landscape. At PL, he has
built and leads a multi-disciplinary team experts to introduce groundbreaking
strategies.
He is amongst India’s youngest and most
innovative fund managers, now a definitive voice on quant investing. He
is frequently invited to share his deep subject matter expertise in this field
at industry conclaves, business publications, and media channels.
Siddharth has an impressive educational
background: he is a Chartered Accountant, a CFA Charter holder, and holds an
M.Sc. in Management for Business Excellence with a double diploma in World
Politics from the University of Warwick. Additionally, he is a SEBI-registered
Research Analyst, Investment Advisor, and Portfolio Manager, and has cleared
CMT Level 2. He has further honed his expertise with programs from prestigious
institutions like Harvard, the London School of Economics, and Cornell.
Siddharth is the fund manager and
brainchild behind PL’s flagship equity strategy AQUA – which represents an
Adaptive; Quantitative; Unbiased; Alpha, focused investment strategy. AQUA
is India’s pioneering style agnostic and style adaptive flexicap equity
strategy. In its first year since launch, AQUA delivered an impressive 75%+
return, achieving double the benchmark BSE 500 returns by generating 37.5%
alpha against it and 50%+ alpha against the Nifty50. Within a short span,
AQUA’s AUM also surpassed INR 400 cr and it has consistently ranked
among the Top Performing Flexicap PMS in India.