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SBI Mutual Fund on Monday bought 47.33 lakh shares of HDFC AMC for Rs 757 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), SBI Mutual Fund purchased 47,33,788 shares of the company. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 1,600 apiece, taking the aggregate value at Rs 757.40 crore. On Monday, shares of HDFC AMC closed 0.17 per cent higher at Rs 1,681 per scrip on the NSE. In a separate bulk deal, Shrem Infra Structure Pvt Ltd offloaded shares in Shrem InvIT for Rs 178 crore through an open market transaction. Shrem Infra Structure Pvt Ltd is the sponsor of Shrem InvIT (Shrem Infrastructure Investment Trust). Shrem Infra Structure sold 1.56 crore shares at an average price of Rs 114 per piece, taking the transaction value at Rs 177.84 crore, as per the data available with the NSE. Rohit Kapadia and Kairus Shavak Dadachanji A/C Non-Discretionary were the buyers of the shares. Shares of Shrem Inv
HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) on Wednesday reported a 6 per cent growth in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 364.1 crore for the July-September quarter of the current financial year. In comparison, the asset management firm had a PAT of Rs 344.5 crore in the same quarter of preceding fiscal, HDFC AMC said in a filing to stock exchanges. Total income rose 7 per cent to Rs 648.9 crore for the quarter ended on September 30, 2022 from Rs 608.4 crore in the year-ago period. HDFC AMC, an investment manager to HDFC Mutual Fund, has a diversified asset class mix across equity and fixed income. The fund house managed an average assets under management (AAUM) of Rs 4.29 lakh crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 compared to Rs 4.38 lakh crore in the same quarter of preceding fiscal, registering a drop of 2.2 per cent. Its market share was 11 per cent in quarterly AAUM of the mutual fund industry. HDFC AMC stock rose 1.34 per cent to settle at Rs 1,960.20 on the BSE.
Promoter BRDN Investment Management, formerly Standard Life Investments, on Tuesday divested its 5.58 per cent stake in HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) for a little over Rs 2,300 crore through an open market transaction. According to bulk deal data available with the BSE, the promoter sold a total of 1.19 crore shares, representing a 5.58 per cent stake, of the asset management company. The shares were divested at Rs 1,935.63 apiece, a discount from Friday's closing price of Rs 1,956.15. The transaction size aggregated to Rs 2,303.4 crore. However, the buyer of the share (s) could not be ascertained immediately. Despite the transaction, shares of the asset management firm rose 11.5 per cent to settle at Rs 2,180.75 on the BSE. HDFC AMC operates as a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) and BRDN Investment Management. BRDN Investment Management, one of the promoters of HDFC AMC, held 16.21 per cent stake in the company while another promoter HD