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Shubham Satyarth

Browse structured reads designed to help Indian investors analyse topics more clearly before moving from reading into research.

Shubham Satyarth is the Founder and CEO of sharpely and a SEBI Registered Research Analyst. He was previously an equity research analyst at Kotak Securities covering the power and cement sectors, and Group Head of Corporate Treasury at Tata Power, where he managed an investment portfolio of over Rs 2,500 crore. He is also a co-founder of Finpeg. He holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore and a B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur.

Active, Passive and Smart Beta: Part 1 – An Introduction

ETFs Mutual Funds Research ToolsApril 1, 2022

Active vs Passive vs Smart Beta Investing: The Basics (Part 1)

The plain-English introduction to active, passive and smart beta investing — what each means, how they differ, and which questions actually matter.

Active, Passive and Smart Beta: Part 2 – Active vs Passive Investing

ETFs Mutual Funds Research ToolsApril 1, 2022

Active vs Passive Investing in India: Which Wins? (Part 2)

Active vs passive investing with Indian data: costs, alpha persistence and when index funds beat active managers — part 2 of the smart-beta series.

Active, Passive and Smart Beta: Part 5 – Smart Beta Strategies

ETFs Mutual Funds Research ToolsApril 1, 2022

Smart Beta Strategies in India: Factor Index Funds Explained

Smart beta strategies available to Indian investors — momentum, low-volatility, quality and value index funds — and how to evaluate them.

Active, Passive and Smart Beta: Part 4 – Systematic Factors and Risk Premium

ETFs Mutual Funds Research ToolsApril 1, 2022

Systematic Factors & Risk Premium Explained (Part 4)

What a risk premium really is, why systematic factors earn one, and how factor exposure is measured — part 4 of the smart-beta series.

Active, Passive and Smart Beta: Part 3 – From Assets to Factors

ETFs Mutual Funds Research ToolsApril 1, 2022

From Asset Classes to Factors: How Factor Investing Works (Part 3)

How investing evolved from picking assets to targeting factors — value, momentum, quality, low volatility — explained from first principles.

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