80-100%
Long equity sleeve
The category is built around high equity participation. Think equity-first, not defensive hybrid.
A source-backed category desk for investors comparing allocation, short exposure, TER, exit loads, liquidity, portfolio mix, benchmarks and execution links across every Equity Long Short SIF in the current SIFPrime universe.
9
Funds reviewed
9 AMCs across the Equity Long Short category.
1.10%-2.10%
TER range
Direct-plan TER from the current SIFPrime fund registry.
6
Benchmarks
NIFTY 500 is common, but not universal across the category.
80-100%
The category is built around high equity participation. Think equity-first, not defensive hybrid.
0-20%
Debt, money market instruments and debt funds are primarily liquidity and risk-management tools.
Up to 25%
Unhedged derivative shorts are permitted, usually through stock or index derivatives.
0-20%
REIT/InvIT limits appear across the reviewed documents, with overseas flexibility in select funds.
Long equity remains the engine
Every reviewed Equity Long Short ISID keeps 80-100% in equity and equity-related instruments. This is not a market-neutral category by default.
Short exposure is capped
The common short sleeve is up to 25% through unhedged derivative positions. It can reduce risk or add alpha, but it can also amplify manager mistakes.
Benchmarks are not identical
Most funds use NIFTY 500 TRI, but DynaSIF uses BSE 500 TRI, Diviniti uses Nifty 50 TRI, and Arthaya uses NIFTY 200 TRI.
Exit rules are a real differentiator
The category ranges from nil exit load to 15-day, 30-day, 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year exit-load windows.
Broad-market long-short exposure
Arudha, qSIF, Titanium, WSIF
These use NIFTY 500 TRI style benchmark context and the standard 80-100 equity plus up to 25% short framework.
Cost-sensitive comparison
Arthaya, Arudha, qSIF, Titanium, WSIF
These sit near the lower direct-TER zone in the current SIFPrime registry, but exit-load windows differ materially.
Benchmark-specific exposure
DynaSIF, Diviniti, Arthaya
These are useful for investors who care whether the manager is measured against BSE 500 TRI, Nifty 50 TRI, or NIFTY 200 TRI.
Liquidity and exit-load flexibility
WSIF, qSIF, Arudha, DynaSIF
Reviewed documents show nil or shorter exit-load windows compared with one-year windows in some peers.