Equirus Asset Manager, part of the Equirus Group, has announced the launch of the 'Equirus Long Horizon Offshore Investments Fund'. This is an open-ended, India-focused, US Dollar-denominated alternative investment fund (AIF) registered under the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) as a Category III AIF.

The fund, housed under the Equirus IFSC Trust and based in GIFT City, will primarily target small-cap listed equities in India. It aims to generate long-term capital appreciation by investing in companies with strong fundamentals, scalable business models, robust earnings, and attractive valuations. The strategy follows a benchmark-agnostic, bottom-up stock-picking approach.

The launch offers global investors, including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), a tax-efficient platform to invest in India’s small-cap growth story. The fund’s approach mirrors an existing onshore strategy run by Equirus Asset Managers, which has delivered a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.6% over more than eight years.

Positioned within India’s flagship international financial centre at GIFT City, the fund is expected to serve as a structured offshore vehicle for accessing India’s high-growth equity segment. This is particularly among emerging leaders in the small-cap space.