NAFA India Emerging Blue Chip Trust

Stage focus

Public markets (listed)

Primary sector

Public markets (listed equity)

City

Mumbai

HQ / office

302, Naman Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051

Fund registered

2025

Corpus (as reported)

NAFA Asset Managers (group, incl. PMS) reportedly manages ~Rs 532 crore (2025); fund-specific AIF corpus not publicly disclosed

Website

nafaassetmanagers.com

NAFA Asset Managers Pvt Ltd is a Mumbai-based boutique investment manager (part of the NAFA Capital Advisors group) offering PMS and AIF products. CEO/CIO is Balaji Vaidyanath; the firm runs Emerging Blue Chip, Small Cap and New & Clean Tech strategies.

Listed/public-equity strategy (Category III AIF) in small- and mid-cap businesses, plus large/mid/small-cap tech and emerging/clean-technology names; ~5-7 year holding horizon

Not disclosed for the AIF trust (firm's PMS minimum is INR 50 lakh per SEBI norms; AIF minimum INR 1 Cr per SEBI)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI AIF Category III — reported as “Cat III”

• IN/AIF3/25-26/1826

None found

Small boutique; led by CEO & CIO Balaji Vaidyanath (16+ yrs); investment professionals not separately disclosed (single-digit core team)

NAFA Asset Managers Pvt Ltd (SEBI PMS reg INP000006989; part of NAFA Capital Advisors group) is the manager; this vehicle is a trust filed as a Category III AIF (under SEBI registration ~Mar 2025) for emerging blue-chip / mid-small cap equity strategy

What does NAFA India Emerging Blue Chip Trust invest in?

Listed/public-equity strategy (Category III AIF) in small- and mid-cap businesses, plus large/mid/small-cap tech and emerging/clean-technology names; ~5-7 year holding horizon

What cheque size does NAFA India Emerging Blue Chip Trust write?

As compiled from public sources: Not disclosed for the AIF trust (firm's PMS minimum is INR 50 lakh per SEBI norms; AIF minimum INR 1 Cr per SEBI)

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Compiled from SEBI registrations and public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.

Sources: https://nafaassetmanagers.com/contact-us; https://pmsbazaar.com/AMC/NAFA-Asset-Managers-Pvt-Ltd