QSIF Equity Ex Top 100 Long-Short Fund

Sameer has over two decades of experience in Indian equities and derivatives dealing. Prior to joining quant MF, Sameer was Sr. Sales Trader at Investec Capital covering equity and derivatives trading for domestic and foreign institutional clients. He has also worked for over 16 years at Kotak Securities as a Sales Trader. Sameer has completed Bachelor of Computer Science from Pune University and an MBA from IME Pune.

Jignesh brings over three decades of experience in the securities markets, having begun his investment career in 1993. Over this period, he has developed deep expertise across equity, macroeconomic, and commodity markets, shaped by his experience through multiple global market cycles. He has had prior professional engagement with the Quant group and has developed a strong familiarity with its investment philosophy, institutional processes, and disciplined risk management framework. Earlier in his career, he worked with Nippon Life AMC as an Investment Analyst, where he tracked global commodities and built a strong foundation in fundamental research. He subsequently held senior portfolio management positions at leading asset management firms including ICICI Prudential AMC and Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, where he successfully managed diversified equity portfolios across varying market conditions. His experience and familiarity with quant’s investment framework further strengthen the continuity, depth, and institutional robustness of the investment team.

Sandeep is the founder & chief investment officer of the quant Group and has a vast experience of over 27 years in the capital markets. His journey in the money management business started in FY 1992-93 with GIC mutual fund (a JV partner with George Soros in India) where he was a trainee. He later joined IDBI Asset Management (now Principal Asset Management), where he was a founding member and was part of the core team that initialized the asset management business. He played a key role in devising, conceptualizing and marketing one of India’s most successful mutual fund schemes: IDBI I-NITS 95. Furthermore, Sandeep worked in pivotal positions at several reputed financial services firms including ICICI Securities (a JV partner with J P Morgan in India), Kotak Securities (a J V partner with Goldman Sachs in India) and REFCO (erstwhile global derivatives firm). He has also worked at the Economic Times Research Bureau (a research wing of Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited).