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SIF Strategies Soar: Quant's qSIF Ex-Top 100 Jumps 24.25% in Six Months
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Moneycontrol•25-09-2026, 09:15
SIF Strategies Soar: Quant's qSIF Ex-Top 100 Jumps 24.25% in Six Months
- •26 out of 30 Specialised Investment Funds (SIF) strategies tracked by SIFprime reported gains in August, indicating a broadly positive month for the sector.
- •Quant Mutual Fund's qSIF Ex-Top 100 strategy delivered an impressive 24.25% return over six months, leading all strategies with a six-month track record.
- •The strong performance was widespread, with all five Equity Ex-Top 100, all 11 Hybrid Long Short, all three Active Asset Allocator, and the lone Sector Rotation strategies posting positive returns in August.
- •Kiran Dutta, Founder of sifprime.com, noted that asset growth shows investor willingness to try SIFs, but repeat allocations will determine their lasting place in portfolios.
- •Performance varied significantly, with the top-performing strategy gaining 24.25% and the lowest declining 3.79% over six months, highlighting the importance of evaluating specific SIF strategies.
Key Questions Answered
Quant Mutual Fund's qSIF Ex-Top 100 equity long-short strategy led the six-month return chart by delivering a 24.25 percent return.
Out of the 30 strategies tracked by the SIFprime report, 26 strategies ended August with positive gains across most categories.
ITI Mutual Fund's Diviniti equity long-short strategy was the only fund among the analyzed strategies to record a negative return, declining 3.79 percent over the six-month period.
