Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is an Indian billionaire stock trader and an investor.
He manages his own portfolio as a partner in his asset management firm, Rare Enterprises. He invests in both his own name and his wife's, Rekha Jhunjhunwala.
Jhunjhunwala is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA). He is sometimes referred to as India's Warren Buffett.
He began investing in stock markets with less than US$100 back in 1985 when the BSE traded at 150 levels.
In 2022, Jhunjhunwala decided to back a new, low-cost airline, which goes by the name Akasa Air. He's also a movie buff, having co-produced several Bollywood films.
He is the chairman of Hungama Media and Aptech and sits on the board of directors of firms such as - Viceroy Hotels, Concord Biotech, Provogue India, and Geojit Financial Services.
His most noteworthy and most talked about bet was in Titan. You probably would not believe this but when Rakesh Jhunjhunwala bought 80 m shares of Titan between 2002-2003, they were priced at Rs 3 per share.
Here are Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's top holdings as of March 2022:
Please note, the source of holdings listed below is from Ace Equity and it may or may not be a complete list of holdings.
Company Name | Date End | Percentage of shares |
---|---|---|
Aptech Ltd. | Mar-22 | 23.38 |
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd. | Mar-22 | 17.51 |
Geometric Ltd. - (Amalgamated) | Mar-22 | 13.99 |
NCC Ltd. | Mar-22 | 10.94 |
Nazara Technologies Ltd. | Mar-22 | 10.1 |
Bilcare Ltd. | Mar-22 | 8.48 |
VA Tech Wabag Ltd. | Mar-22 | 8.04 |
Geojit Financial Services Ltd. | Mar-22 | 7.55 |
Delta Corp Ltd. | Mar-22 | 7.48 |
Rallis India Ltd. | Mar-22 | 7.14 |
CRISIL Ltd. | Mar-22 | 5.48 |
Titan Company Ltd. | Mar-22 | 5.05 |
Agro Tech Foods Ltd. | Mar-22 | 4.73 |
Autoline Industries Ltd. | Mar-22 | 4.62 |
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. | Mar-22 | 4.5 |
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