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 37 companies in Mrs. Ferchak’s portfolio. The largest investments include ACM Research Inc and Gds Hldgs Ltd, together worth $127 million.

$605 million Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 7th May 2021, Indus Capital Partners’s top holding is 1,057,854 shares of ACM Research Inc currently worth over $66 million and making up 10.9% of the portfolio value. Relative to the number of outstanding shares of ACM Research Inc, Indus Capital Partners owns less than approximately 0.1% of the company. In addition, the fund holds 762,728 shares of Gds Hldgs Ltd worth $60.8 million. The third-largest holding is Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd worth $54.8 million and the next is Zai Lab worth $50.2 million, with 611,704 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 Sea Ltd and bought 182,989 shares worth $19.6 million.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in ACM Research Inc by buying 839,348 additional shares. This makes their stake in ACM Research Inc total 1,057,854 shares worth $66 million. ACM Research Inc soared 7.5% in the past year.

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 Melco Resorts And Entmt Ltd on 14th May 2021. It sold the previously owned 591,760 shares for $14.3 million. Laura Ferchak also disclosed a decreased stake in Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd by 0.4%. This leaves the value of the investment at $54.8 million and 254,038 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 Health Care — making up 17.4% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the China as 27.0% 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 38% 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 $32.4 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
ACM Research Inc
384.13%
1,057,854
$65,968,000 10.91%
Gds Hldgs Ltd
319.33%
762,728
$60,759,000 10.04%
Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd
43.25%
254,038
$54,796,000 9.06%
Zai Lab Limited
13.20%
611,704
$50,239,000 8.31%
Bright Scholar Ed Hldgs Ltd
50.26%
4,794,898
$37,688,000 6.23%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
26.53%
596,111
$27,099,000 4.48%
Graftech Intl Ltd
234.93%
3,388,704
$27,042,000 4.47%
Argen X SE
45.26%
114,896
$25,878,000 4.28%
HUYA Inc
33.68%
1,357,768
$25,350,000 4.19%
BeiGene Ltd
18.82%
107,361
$20,227,000 3.34%
Sea Ltd
Opened
182,989
$19,624,000 3.24%
Yum China Holdings Inc
45.10%
402,643
$19,355,000 3.20%
Vipshop Holdings Limited
48.22%
853,774
$16,999,000 2.81%
IPG Photonics Corp
32.16%
95,459
$15,311,000 2.53%
Melco Resorts And Entmt Ltd
Closed
591,760
$14,303,000
Onesmart Intl Ed Group Ltd
111.05%
3,048,905
$11,982,000 1.98%
Secoo Hldg Ltd
18.62%
3,300,390
$10,660,000 1.76%
Icici Bk Ltd
Closed
698,776
$10,545,000
Baozun Inc
Opened
246,681
$9,485,000 1.57%
Vir Biotechnology Inc
Closed
681,936
$8,575,000
Cognizant Technology Solutio
56.68%
148,217
$8,422,000 1.39%
JD.com Inc
Opened
134,100
$8,070,000 1.33%
Baidu Inc
22.66%
66,818
$8,011,000 1.32%
Trip.com Group Ltd
17.69%
304,700
$7,898,000 1.31%
America Movil S.A.B.DE C.V.
Closed
459,100
$7,346,000
Grupo Televisa Sa
226.53%
1,256,285
$6,583,000 1.09%
China Online Ed Group
16.13%
250,101
$6,423,000 1.06%
Telefonica Brasil S.A.,
Opened
720,900
$6,387,000 1.06%
Infosys Ltd
Opened
661,157
$6,387,000 1.06%
Ambev S.A.
Opened
2,393,700
$6,319,000 1.04%
Fomento Economico Mexicano S
15.22%
95,400
$5,916,000 0.98%
Companhia Brasileira De Dist
Opened
445,806
$5,827,000 0.96%
Companhia Brasileira De Dist
Closed
265,210
$5,800,000
Legend Biotech Corp
Opened
124,100
$5,282,000 0.87%
Banco Bradesco S A
Opened
1,380,926
$5,261,000 0.87%
Gerdau S A
Closed
1,061,300
$5,200,000
Royalty Pharma plc
Opened
71,400
$3,466,000 0.57%
Agora, Inc.
Opened
77,600
$3,428,000 0.57%
MercadoLibre Inc
Opened
3,457
$3,408,000 0.56%
New Oriental Ed & Technology
41.78%
25,942
$3,378,000 0.56%
Petroleo Brasileiro Sa Petro
51.95%
328,900
$2,720,000 0.45%
Itau Unibanco Hldg S A
32.31%
527,790
$2,475,000 0.41%
XP Inc
Closed
57,000
$2,196,000
Nextcure Inc
Closed
37,949
$2,138,000
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc
Closed
200,082
$1,621,000
Cemex S.A.B. De C.V.
Closed
418,600
$1,582,000
Tencent Music Entmt Group
Closed
112,600
$1,322,000
Dada Nexus Ltd
Opened
33,569
$749,000 0.12%
No transactions found
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