Samir Varma studied electrical engineering at Columbia before completing a PHD in particle physics at UT Austin. He is owner and Managing Partner at VS Asset Management.
The firm’s investment strategy was launched in 2016 and enjoys annualized returns far exceeding the S&P 500 index. Performance numbers like this provide Varma with a very good story to tell investors.
A recent adopter of Synchrotab, he is a firm supporter of the App and the benefits it provides when meeting with clients and prospects. “Whilst highly profitable, our modest but growing asset base demands a prudent approach to cost control. Synchrotab removes the cost of printing and binding, while at the same time, helps our firm make a statement on sustainability.”
A unique quantitative approach to downside market protection, which he refers to as Risk Timing, characterizes his firm’s approach to equity investment. Risk Timing is the concept of avoiding market exposure when there is a high probability of decline. So rather than predict the future return of a given asset, the process seeks to avoid exposure when the risk of decline is high.
The fund only trades highly liquid ETF’s, futures and stocks to eliminate liquidity risk at times of market stress.