Coffee Day Enterprises shares rally 10% after Dolly Khanna's name appears in June shareholding data

Shares of Coffee Day Enterprises jumped as much as 10% on Wednesday to hit the upper circuit at Rs 39.86 on the BSE after data on the latest shareholding pattern showed that Dolly Khanna has bought a 1.55% stake in the company during the June 2025 quarter.

Khanna now holds 32.78 lakh shares in the Bengaluru-based Coffee Day Enterprises, according to the latest filings. Her name was not present in the March 2025 quarter’s shareholding data, suggesting either a fresh purchase or an earlier sub-1% holding that did not require disclosure.

The investment marks a significant endorsement for the smallcap stock, which has underperformed over the past year but shown sharp gains in 2025. The stock is down 24% on a year-on-year basis but has surged 67% year-to-date. Over the past three months, it is up 42%, while the six-month return stands at 38%. In the past month, the stock has risen by 14%.


On Tuesday, July 15, Coffee Day Enterprises had already closed 7% higher at Rs 36.24.

Khanna’s expanding portfolio

Dolly Khanna, a Chennai-based investor known for her early bets on emerging companies, has also increased her stake in Prakash Industries during the same quarter. She raised her holding by 0.2 percentage points, taking her total ownership in the stock to 2.27%, or 40,56,674 shares.

According to Trendlyne, Khanna currently holds 16 publicly disclosed stocks with a combined net worth exceeding Rs 458.8 crore. Her largest holding, at 1.7%, is in Zuari Industries. She also owns 1.1% each in GHCL and Polyplex Corporation.

Khanna has been an active market participant since 1996 and is widely followed for her value-driven approach and contrarian picks in the small and midcap segments.

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