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MeetDStreetswhizkidinvestorwhostaysanonymous,but
strikesgoldinstocks
ByRahulOberoi,ETMarkets.com|Updated:Mar29,2017,12.05PMIST PostaComment

Iamaprivateperson.Bullmarketscreateheroesandbearmarketscreatezeroes.So,Id
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ratherstayanonymous,wasAshishKacholiasresponsetoETsrequestforameetingin
2015. ZenTechno...

Whiletheinvestorwantedtostayanonymous,hisgainsandprofitmakingstrategiesfromthe VivimedLabs
equitymarketseparatedhimfromtheherd.Atpresent,hisstockmovepushessharepricesup
vishnuche...
anddown.
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Forinstance,inFebruaryAptechsharessurgedover25percentinjusttwodaysafter
reportsthatinvestorKacholiaacquiredmorethan2percentstakeinthecompany. ETGlobalBusinessSummit2017:
Readwhatgloballeadershavetosayaboutfuture
challengesandwhatitholdsofIndia
Similarly,VivimedLabsralliedover30percentintwotradingsessionsinSeptember2016
afterKacholiaacquirednearlytwopercentagepointstakeinthepharmaceuticalscompany
throughopenmarket.

SowhoisKocholia?AshishKacholiakickedoffhiscareerwithPrimeSecuritiesandlatermovedtoEdelweissequityresearchdesk.Later,
hestartedhisownbrokingfirmnamedasLuckySecurities.From2003,Kacholiastartedfocusingonbuildinghisownportfolio.

Someofhisholdingsgavemorethan1,000percentreturns.Takethis:Since2003,Kacholiaidentifiedseveralmidcapandsmallcap
stockswhichgavehimmultibaggerreturns.Forinstance,AshishisholdingeClerxServicesstock,atleastsincethefirstquarterof2009.

Underthedisclosurenorms,companiesarerequiredtodiscloseshareholdernamesonlyiftheyholdover1percentstakeinthecompany.

In2009,thescripwastradingatRs58.78.Kacholiasshareholdinginthestockfellbelow1percent(hemightormightnothaveexitedthe
counter,butsurelybookedprofit)in2014withgainsofover1,600percent.SharesofeClerxwerehoveringaroundRs1,050by
September2014andatRs1,375.20levelasofonMarch28,2017.

Atpresent,theinvestorholdsstakesworthoverRs500croreincompanies,wherehehasmorethan1percentshareholding,data
availablewithdatabaseCapitalinesuggested.Buthispersonalwealthcouldbemuchmore.

KacholiasidentificationofmultibaggereClerxwasnotaoneoff.HespottedPokarnain2014,buyingaround4.62percentstakeinthe
company.Hehikedhisholdinginthecompanyto7.11percentstakeasofDecemberquarterof2016.SinceOctober2014,sharepriceof
Pokarnahavesurgednearly300percent(excludingdividends)tillMarch2017.

AnearlierreportbyETsaid,Kacholiabelievesintestingthestrengthofhisportfolio.Soiftheoverallmarketmomentumisweak,he
dumpsaportionofhisholdingtocheckforpriceresistancepatterns.Ifthestockmanagesrideoutevenduringanengineeredselloff,he
increaseshisholding.Ifcompanyfundamentalsturnnegativemidwaytotarget,hedumpsthestockdispassionately.

VadilalIndustriesisalsooneofthepicksofAshish.Heboughtover3percentstakeinthecompanyduringthefirstquarterof201516.
Sincethen,sharepriceofthecompanyhassurged39percenttillMarch27.

Besidesthese,CamlinFine,LokeshMachines,ZenTechnologies,ShailyEngineeringandAshianaHousingaresomeotherstockswhich
didwellforKacholia.

ForthequarterendedDecember2014,Kacholiawasholding1.75percentstakeinZenTechnologies.Heincreasedhisstakeinthe
companyto3.24percentasofDecember2016.Duringtheperiod,sharepriceofthecompanyadvancedover25percent.

AsofDecember31,2016,AshishwasholdingstockssuchasUFOMovies,Majesco,ParagMilkFoods,MTEducare,SPApparels,
VivimedLabs,ZenTechnologies,Pokarna,DFMFoods,ShreyasShipping,VishnuChemicals,AYMSyntex,Acrysil,EsterIndustries,
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GHCL,APLApollo,ShailyEngineering,GenusPower,IndoCountIndustries,VadilalIndustriesandEsterIndustries,accordingtothedata
availablewithcorporatedatabaseCapitaline.

In1999,AshishKacholiaalongwithRakeshJhunjhunwala,NeerjaRoy,LashitSanghaviandHirenVedfoundedHungamaDigitalMedia
Entertainment.

(Source:www.indianhiddengems.com)

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