Aikya was founded by veteran emerging markets investors, including five former senior members of Stewart Investors (Ashish Swarup, Tom Allen, Alan Nesbit, Michael Summers, and Alex Khosla), plus Rahul Desai from Fidelity and Trevor Fung from Income Partners Asset Management. Lead Portfolio Manager Ashish Swarup and Co-Portfolio Manager Rahul Desai bring extensive emerging markets expertise, having worked closely together on emerging markets strategies at leading investment firms. The team emphasizes their long-term collaborative relationships and intricate understanding of compelling investment opportunities within emerging markets globally.

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Aikya is an independent, employee-owned, investment management company specializing in Emerging Markets equities. We invest client money as if it were our own savings. Our aim is to generate healthy long-term returns with minimal downside, thinking about risk as permanent loss of capital rather than short-term benchmark underperformance. Aikya's edge is our long-term approach relying on quality and valuation, focusing on the stewardship and management of companies alongside rigorous franchise and financial analysis. The name Aikya means oneness in Sanskrit which reflects our core belief that true stewards align their businesses with the interests of all stakeholders. Companies that take short cuts when it comes to customers, employees, suppliers, the environment, or broader society are unlikely to be rewarding long-term investments.

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