Akash Bhansali Latest Portfolio
Akash Bhansali is one of the ace investors. In this post we will discuss his latest portfolio along with the sector those companies belong to. We will also discuss some key points based on those portfolio as well. He has a Master’s degree in Commerce and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He is also part of managerial team in ENAM holdings. The article will help you understand investment rationale and unique points about stock picking which is characteristic for every top investor.
This will help you understand the portfolio better and use the information to create stock watch list for your own use. So without wasting time lets get started with latest portfolio of Aakash bhansali.
In case you are interested in portfolio of other top investors like Rakesh Jhunjhunwala then read below article of mine. The videos embedded below in both languages English and Hindi also provide details about his portfolio. So if you prefer to watch video instead of reading then you can watch the videos in language of your choice.
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Interesting points about Portfolio
Below are some key points about the portfolio I have observed. These facts were listed based on careful examination of stocks and comparing with the normal thought process of investors. Note these are based on companies present in portfolio of Akash bansali. This is general observation of mine based on information present. This may not be the the actual thought process of the investor himself while creating it. So you need to keep this fact in mind while reading the next section about the portfolio.
1. No IT , Private Sector Bank and Pharma
So far we have analyzed quite a few portfolios and majority have either one IT or Pharma company in their portfolio. Some of the top investors does not have either IT or Pharma. For example Dolly Khanna does not have IT and Pharma or Private banks which is similar to this portfolio in this point.
This makes it interesting. There is division between top investors as to which sectors they should focus. They have difference of opinion as well and similarity as well. Note these sectors are often touted as favorite sector by many anchors or defensive sector by many analyst as well so absence of them is very contrasting.
2. 1 Sector 1 Company rule
This is yet another striking feature of Akash Bhansali investor. He has picked only a single company per sector. Here also we have seen contrast between the top investors. For example Investors like Subramanian P has multiple stocks from the same sector.
But Akash Bhansali has different approach. The sector he has selected is also very diversified as well. This can also be viewed as comfort he has selecting sole winner from the sector he is bullish on. Many investors select more than one stock per sector in case they are very bullish on the sector and there is no clear winner identified but this is not the case of investor Akash Bhansali.
3. Balanced Diversification
This is yet another striking feature of this portfolio. So far this is the only portfolio which has less than 20 stocks in it. All the other major investor we have analyzed so far have more than 30 stocks.
For example Hitesh Javeri had around 100 stocks in his portfolio and Anil goel , Ashok Jain have more than 30 stocks in their portfolio. There are many books which tell you not to have too diversified portfolio and also not to have too much concentrated portfolio.
The ideal number of stocks as considered by many idealist is is between 10 to 30. Many top investors have not followed this rule but this portfolio follows it.
What Portfolio tells about Investment Strategy?
Based on the stock picks of Akash Bhansali I have listed below things about the thought process. Note this is based on the stock picks and my own observation and is not shared by the investor himself. As mentioned this is my opinion about investment style of the ace investor it is not approved or acknowledged by the investor himself. This section tries to bring upon the unique points which is easily identifiable by simple glance at the stock picks.
1. Invest in Unique Business
In this theme comes Greenlam Laminates. There are not many Laminate company listed in Indexes.Laminates market is pretty new market and is an emerging trend. It has direct competition with Paints in some areas.This is one sector where you do not have any mid cap company as of this writing making it very under penetrated and niche sector. It is also very unorganized with lots of smaller players in it.
So the growth in this sector will benefit the Greenlam Industries. Aakash Bhansali has the courage to put money in this industry. The growth of industry will propel the company to newer height and based on this theme the investment was made.
2. Future Sectors or Companies
Some of the stocks he has picked will be trend in future. The cable television company Hathway cable is listed in his portfolio. It may be competing against Netflix and other online providers but this may grow in future. Competition and growth prospect aside the entertainment and cable operation will be long runway with more and more companies entering into the arena. Ultimately the smaller players may be eaten up by bigger ones and consolidation may happen in the sector. Some winners will emerge in it.
The sectors or companies like Greenlam and Hathway cables were picked looking at their potential in near future. Both the players are from smaller niche sectors which are not represented in Nifty50 index.
Conclusion
Looking at the portfolio of top investors and spending time with them gives you good insight about them and the stocks they have picked. You should be with us till the end of this article series and list out the stocks which interests you.
This will give you building block of your investment journey and you will be able to pick better stocks in future. In next article we will discuss the stock picking of yet another ace investor.