Who was Siddharth Bhaiya? Died of heart attack at the age of 47, says ‘Hunter’ who used to search for gold in the soil

Siddharth Bhaiya Passes Away: Siddharth Bhaiya died suddenly of a heart attack on 31 December 2025. He was 47 years old. Siddharth was a well-known small cap investor on Dalal Street. He was the founder and MD of Aequitas, a portfolio management services (PMS) firm. Siddharth bhaiya was holidaying with his family in New Zealand. Then he suffered a heart attack.

This news sent a wave of mourning across India’s investment world. “We are deeply saddened to share the news of the demise of our MD Siddharth Bhaiya following sudden cardiac arrest on December 31, 2025,” Aquitas said in an official statement.

Who was Siddharth Bhaiya?

Siddharth Bhaiya is often called the ‘smallcap multibagger hunter’ Was known as. He has built a strong reputation for his ability to identify high-growth companies early on and build long-term confidence in them. Under his leadership, Aquitas became one of the most viewed PMS platforms on Dalal Street. It manages approximately ₹7,700 crore in PMS and Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) strategies.

Track record different from star investors

According to documents and his LinkedIn profile, Bhaiya’s track record stood out even in a market filled with star investors. Their flagship PMS strategy delivered a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of around 34%, giving an absolute return of around 2,800%. This means that investors got about 28 times returns in the long run. Equitas is considered one of the top-performing PMS funds in the Indian equity market.

Journey from fund manager to founder

Siddharth Bhaiya was a Chartered Accountant (CA). He founded Aequitas in 2012. Before this he worked in Nippon India Mutual Fund for about seven years. fund manager Had worked as. His colleagues and peers described him as a very analytical and contrarian investor. He combined the value discipline with growth-oriented stock picking.

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The mainstay of Siddharth Bhaiya’s investment philosophy was deep bottom-up research, companies with strong balance sheets, scalable business models and patient allocation of capital. Bhaiya was known for ignoring short-term market noise and holding on to winning investments over multiple market cycles.