Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Quant MF Launches India's First Equity Long-Short SIF
Quant Mutual Fund is starting a new type of investment fund, called a SIF, which is like a mix of regular mutual funds and more complex investment strategies.
This new fund, called QSIF, will invest in stocks and also use derivatives to potentially increase returns while managing risk.
Unlike regular mutual funds, the fund can take both long and short positions on stocks.
The fund is open to investors who are comfortable with moderate market changes.
This allows more sophisticated investing with a lower minimum investment than traditional PMS options.
Quant Mutual Fund launched India's first Equity Long-Short Specialised Investment Fund (SIF).
The fund is named QSIF Equity Long-Short Fund, blending stock investing with limited short exposure.
The NFO period is open until October 1.
The fund aims to deliver long-term capital appreciation using both long and short equity positions.
The fund offers a flexible investment option and bridges the gap between mutual funds and PMS.
- Who
- Quant Mutual Fund
- What
- Launched India’s first Equity Long-Short Specialised Investment Fund (SIF), named QSIF Equity Long-Short Fund.
- When
- NFO open until October 1
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To offer investors equity growth with strategic risk management, bridging the gap between mutual funds and PMS solutions.
Mutual Funds
PMS
Accessibility
Mutual Funds
Mutual funds have more strict rules but are generally more accessible.
PMS
PMS have more flexibility but require a high minimum investment.
Flexibility
Mutual Funds
Mutual Funds follow strict rules and are less flexible.
PMS
PMS allows full flexibility.
- Fund Name
- QSIF Equity Long-Short Fund
- Fund Type
- Open-ended Equity Strategy SIF
- NFO Period
- Until October 1
- Minimum Investment
- ₹10 lakh
- Investment Strategy
- Long-short equity with derivatives
- Benchmark
- Nifty 500 Total Return Index
- Managers
- Sandeep Tandon, Lokesh Garg, Sameer Kate, Ankit Pande, and Sanjeev Sharma
