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Unconventional. Contrarian. Multi-bagger.
Managed by Equity Intelligence
Complex or leveraged strategies — long-short, hedge-fund-style and quant funds. Often open-ended, within SEBI leverage limits.
Equity Intelligence AIF Trust (IN/AIF3/17-18/0334) is a SEBI-registered Category III Alternative Investment Fund registered in May 2017, managed by Equity Intelligence India Private Limited (CIN: U93000KL2002PTC015803) — founded in 2002 by Porinju Veliyath, one of India's most celebrated value investors. The fund's scheme is the 'EQ India Fund', a long-only pure equity fund investing in listed Indian equities, launched as a pooled vehicle alongside the firm's flagship PMS service. Equity Intelligence is headquartered at the 5th Floor, Areekal Mansion, Manorama Junction, Main Avenue, Panampilly Nagar, Kochi 682036 — Kerala. The firm is widely known for its contrarian, small and mid-cap value investing approach, and Porinju Veliyath is often referred to in financial media as the 'small cap czar'.
Porinju Veliyath
FMFounder & Managing Director; Fund Manager
Porinju Veliyath is the Founder and Managing Director of Equity Intelligence India Private Limited and Fund Manager for both EQ PMS and EQ India Fund (AIF). He has 30+ years of equity investing experience and is widely acknowledged as one of the most successful and influential investors in Indian capital markets, often called the 'small cap czar' by mainstream media. Before founding EQ in 2002, he had an illustrious decade-long career at Kotak Securities and Parag Parikh Financial Services. He is a prominent exponent of value investing in India and has a large following on social media. He is a graduate of Govt. Law College, Cochin.
Abhilash Varghese
Director, Operations
A Chartered Accountant with nearly two decades of expertise in finance, accounting, and taxation, Abhilash anchors the day-to-day operations of the company, ensuring compliance and seamless functioning. He possesses deep knowledge of corporate governance, corporate law, and financial and management accounting.
Dixon Jose
Director, Finance
One of the senior members of Team EQ since inception, Dixon is a commerce graduate with over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting functions. He is deeply familiar with Indian listed companies and equity markets.
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