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 adefinitive 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 aChartered Accountant, a CFA Charter holder, and holds an M.Sc. in Managementfor 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 strategyAQUA – 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 impressive75%+ return, achieving double the benchmark BSE 500 returnsby generating 37.5% alpha against it and 50%+ alpha against the Nifty50. Within a short span, AQUA’s AUM also surpassedINR 400 crand it has consistently ranked among the Top Performing Flexicap PMS in India.Before AQUA, Siddharth introduced theMulti-Asset Dynamic Portfolio (MADP), a first-of-its-kind multi-asset PMS that employs quant technology for tactical asset allocation. Together, AQUA and MADP exemplify the man with machine approach — that is to form a synergy between traditional investment wisdom and cutting-edge quantitative techniques – cementing PL's leadership in the quant-based asset management space. For his innovative work in quant investing, Siddharth was recognised as one of the most influential young leaders in India by Asia One in 2022.