House Voice • Mutual Fund Insight - Jul 2026

'After a healthy correction, fundamentals are improving'

Interview with Aashish Somaiyaa, CEO at WhiteOak Capital Asset Management

Interview with Aashish Somaiyaa, CEO at WhiteOak Capital Asset ManagementPhoto: AMC

Summary: WhiteOak Capital’s Aashish Somaiyaa says the year proved the fund house’s founding idea. He admits a communication gap with investors, and on passives, he is blunt about how unlikely he thinks they are for WhiteOak.

Summary: WhiteOak Capital’s Aashish Somaiyaa says the year proved the fund house’s founding idea. He admits a communication gap with investors, and on passives, he is blunt about how unlikely he thinks they are for WhiteOak. How would you describe the past 12 months for your fund house in one sentence? The year validated a hypothesis. We started WOC MF in 2022 with the best-resourced investments team, 49 locations and over 170 sales and service people. Then, 18 quick-fire launches in two years built a track record. We are at Rs 47,000 crore, with 1.4 million unique investors, one million live SIPs and significant outperformance across schemes with three-year

This article was originally published on October 23, 2026.


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