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VAM Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Fund

The VAM Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Fund is a high-conviction, actively managed equity portfolio that blends bottom-up stock selection with macro overlays. Using an Industrial Life Cycle (ILC) framework, the fund targets around 60-80 companies across global emerging regions, focusing on firms with strong balance sheets, disciplined capital allocation, and exposure to long-term structural trends.

Key Features

  • Distinct Industrial Life Cycle (ILC) framework to identify winners across stages of growth.
  • High-conviction portfolio of 60–80 emerging market companies with strong fundamentals.
  • Combines bottom-up stock selection with macro overlays for agility.
  • Focus on governance, risk control, and sustainability to deliver EM exposure.

The VAM Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity Fund is managed by Alquity Investment Management. Portfolio Manager Sudin Poddar started his career in international and emerging market equities in 2007. He has managed the Emerging Market strategy since 2012, following a decade at Credit Suisse where he co-managed the Global and Emerging Market Small Cap funds and developed a proprietary corporate lifecycle-based investment framework. Sudin holds an MBA from Indiana University, Bloomington, and is a CFA charterholder.

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