Indus Capital Partners 13F annual report

Indus Capital Partners is an investment fund managing more than $605 million ran by Laura Ferchak. There are currently 43 companies in Mrs. Ferchak’s portfolio. The largest investments include Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd and ACM Research Inc, together worth $118 million.

Limited to 30 biggest holdings

$605 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th May 2021, Indus Capital Partners’s top holding is 265,689 shares of Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd currently worth over $60.2 million and making up 10.4% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 711,010 shares of ACM Research Inc worth $57.4 million, whose value fell approximately 0.1% in the past six months. The third-largest holding is Zai Lab Ltd worth $51.1 million and the next is Graftech Intl Ltd worth $31.5 million, with 2,571,603 shares owned.

Currently, Indus Capital Partners's portfolio is worth at least $605 million. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Indus Capital Partners

The Indus Capital Partners office and employees reside in New York, New York. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Laura Ferchak serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Indus Capital Partners.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Indus Capital Partners revealed that it had opened a new position in I-Mab and bought 495,989 shares worth $24 million. This means they effectively own approximately 0.1% of the company. I-Mab makes up 51.6% of the fund's Health Care sector allocation and has grown its share price by 236.5% in the past year.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd by buying 11,651 additional shares. This makes their stake in Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd total 265,689 shares worth $60.2 million.

On the other hand, there are companies that Indus Capital Partners is getting rid of from its portfolio. Indus Capital Partners closed its position in HUYA Inc on 14th May 2021. It sold the previously owned 1,357,768 shares for $25.4 million. Laura Ferchak also disclosed a decreased stake in ACM Research Inc by 0.3%. This leaves the value of the investment at $57.4 million and 711,010 shares.

One of the average hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Indus Capital Partners are Dudley & Shanley, Inc and Burleson. They manage $579 million and $579 million respectively.


Laura Ferchak investment strategy

Indus Capital Partners’s portfolio is diversified across 7 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Technology — making up 16.0% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the China as 25.6% of the portfolio companies are based in the China.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 28% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only approximately 0.1% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $34 billion.

The complete list of Indus Capital Partners trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on May 14th based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd
4.59%
265,689
$60,240,000 10.40%
ACM Research Inc
32.79%
711,010
$57,442,000 9.91%
Zai Lab Ltd
37.33%
383,331
$51,148,000 8.83%
Graftech Intl Ltd
24.11%
2,571,603
$31,451,000 5.43%
Gds Hldgs Ltd
50.22%
379,690
$30,789,000 5.31%
Bright Scholar Ed Hldgs Ltd
1.38%
4,728,946
$27,428,000 4.73%
HUYA Inc
Closed
1,357,768
$25,350,000
I-Mab
Opened
495,989
$24,041,000 4.15%
KE Holdings Inc.
Opened
396,588
$22,598,000 3.90%
BeiGene Ltd
43.33%
60,840
$21,177,000 3.66%
Yum China Holdings Inc
15.73%
339,307
$20,090,000 3.47%
Vipshop Holdings Limited
Closed
853,774
$16,999,000
IPG Photonics Corp
Closed
95,459
$15,311,000
HDFC Bank Ltd.
67.98%
190,881
$14,830,000 2.56%
Icici Bank Limited
Opened
914,152
$14,654,000 2.53%
Lumentum Holdings Inc
Opened
151,241
$13,816,000 2.38%
Rlx Technology Inc
Opened
1,330,969
$13,789,000 2.38%
Sea Ltd
67.85%
58,826
$13,132,000 2.27%
Petroleo Brasileiro Sa Petro
359.01%
1,509,688
$12,802,000 2.21%
Onesmart Intl Ed Group Ltd
Closed
3,048,905
$11,982,000
Baidu Inc
17.71%
54,983
$11,962,000 2.06%
Futu Hldgs Ltd
Opened
63,453
$10,078,000 1.74%
Trip.com Group Ltd
18.59%
248,066
$9,831,000 1.70%
Argenx Se
69.42%
35,132
$9,675,000 1.67%
Banco Bradesco S.A.
46.58%
2,024,210
$9,514,000 1.64%
JD.com Inc
19.87%
107,459
$9,062,000 1.56%
Cognizant Technology Solutio
Closed
148,217
$8,422,000
Grupo Televisa Sa
26.04%
929,134
$8,232,000 1.42%
Genetron Hldgs Ltd
Opened
326,575
$7,008,000 1.21%
Dada Nexus Ltd
633.23%
246,139
$6,680,000 1.15%
China Online Ed Group
Closed
250,101
$6,423,000
Companhia Brasileira De Dist
147.50%
1,103,386
$6,422,000 1.11%
Telefonica Brasil S.A.,
Closed
720,900
$6,387,000
Infosys Ltd
Closed
661,157
$6,387,000
Coupang, Inc.
Opened
127,020
$6,268,000 1.08%
Fomento Economico Mexicano S
Closed
95,400
$5,916,000
Baozun Inc
39.41%
149,462
$5,700,000 0.98%
Sendas Distribuidora S A
Opened
411,628
$5,351,000 0.92%
Legend Biotech Corp
Closed
124,100
$5,282,000
Telefonica Brasil Sa
Opened
649,667
$5,113,000 0.88%
Ambev Sa
23.80%
1,823,992
$4,998,000 0.86%
Bilibili Inc
Opened
45,847
$4,908,000 0.85%
Yalla Group Ltd
Opened
193,800
$4,847,000 0.84%
Li Auto Inc.
Opened
190,950
$4,774,000 0.82%
Canaan Inc
Opened
230,736
$4,769,000 0.82%
Burning Rock Biotech Ltd
Opened
141,350
$3,805,000 0.66%
Royalty Pharma plc
Closed
71,400
$3,466,000
Agora, Inc.
Closed
77,600
$3,428,000
MercadoLibre Inc
Closed
3,457
$3,408,000
New Oriental Ed & Technology
Closed
25,942
$3,378,000
Yatsen Hldg Ltd
Opened
206,589
$2,551,000 0.44%
Itau Unibanco Hldg S A
Closed
527,790
$2,475,000
Gsx Techedu Inc
Opened
66,000
$2,236,000 0.39%
Secoo Hldg Ltd
78.57%
707,366
$1,790,000 0.31%
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc
Opened
284,687
$1,449,000 0.25%
Gracell Biotechnologies Inc.
Opened
86,315
$1,329,000 0.23%
Ehang Hldgs Ltd
Opened
26,633
$986,000 0.17%
Hutchison China Meditech Ltd
Opened
20,553
$581,000 0.10%
No transactions found
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