India Capital Growth Fund Limited
07 January 2008
India Capital Growth Fund Limited
07 January 2008
31 December 2007 NAV Statement
India Capital Growth Fund Limited (the 'Company')
31 December 2007
Net Asset Values
The Company announces its net asset values per share as at 30 December 2007:
Net asset value per share - undiluted 164.05 p
Net asset value per share - fully diluted 153.38 p
Progress Update
Undiluted NAV (net of performance fee) increased by 17.8% during the month, and
by 76% for the year as a whole.
The BSE mid and small cap indices continued their sharp movement in December and
gained 14.4% and 26.8% respectively in comparison to 4.8% for the large cap BSE
Sensex. FIIs bought US$1.0 Bn worth of Indian equities in December and US$17.2
Bn during the year (Jan to Dec) 2007.
The Indian Rupee appreciated against Sterling by 3.7% during December and 9.4%
during 2007, bringing the rate back close to the level when the Company was
launched in December 2005. Inflation, based on the wholesale price index (WPI),
was at 3.45% for the week ended 15 December 2007, well within the RBI's stated
objectives.
In the unlisted portfolio the Infinity India Advisors Private Limited debenture
has been redeemed, while a revaluation of the two other unlisted investments has
resulted in a small net increase in carrying value of 7.6%.
The net cash position increased to 4.1% of the portfolio as at 31 December 2007
due to continued selective top slicing.
Analysis of holdings by size at 31 December 2007
No. of Companies % of Portfolio
Small Cap 12 36.9%
Mid Cap 9 51.4%
Large Cap 2 4.2%
Unlisted 2 3.4%
Cash 4.1%
Total 25 100.0%
Analysis of holdings by sector at 31 December 2007
Sector Summary No. of Companies % of Portfolio
Media 2 19.5%
Financial Services 4 16.0%
Housing & Construction 5 13.9%
Textiles 2 13.7%
Transportation 2 8.0%
IT 3 7.7%
Electrical & Lighting 1 6.4%
Engineering / Manufacturing 3 4.0%
Others 3 6.7%
Total investments 25 95.9%
Cash 4.1%
Total Portfolio 100.0%
Top 10 holdings at 31 December 2007
Holding Sector % of Portfolio
S Kumars Nationwide Textiles 10.8%
Prime Focus Media 9.8%
IOL Broadband Media 9.7%
Prime Securities Financial Services 7.3%
Asian Electronics Electricals and Lighting 6.4%
Logix Microsystems IT 5.1%
Arihant Foundations and Housing Housing and Construction 4.4%
Varun Shipping Transportation 4.1%
SpiceJet Transportation 3.9%
Gruh Finance Financial Services 3.7%
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