How 10 top Rakesh Jhunjhunwala portfolio stocks fared in 2022 so far

NEW DELHI: The calendar 2022 has been a mixed bag for ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, with eight of his top 10 portfolio stocks delivering negative returns so far. Four of these stocks have managed to beat a near 4.5 per cent fall in the BSE Sensex.

Jhunjhunwala owns over a 1 per cent stake in at least three dozen stocks. His stake in the top 10 of his portfolio stocks was worth Rs 27,000 crore at last count.

Two of Jhunjhunwala's top five stock bets, namely Star Health and Metro Brands, were listed in the December quarter of 2021. While Metro Brands, his third-largest bet, is up 25 per cent so far this year, Star Health, his second-largest bet, has fallen some 20 per cent in the same period.


Jhunjhunwala's wife Rekha owned a 14.43 per cent stake in Metro Brands as of December 31. On the other hand, the duo owns a 17.5 per cent stake in Star Health.

Jhunjhunwala, often referred to as Big Bull, saw his biggest holding Titan Company rise 2.3 per cent so far this year. A 5.09 per cent stake Jhunjhunwalas held in this company as of the December quarter is valued close to Rs 11,700 crore as of Wednesday's price.

Jhunjhunwala's fourth-largest holding Tata Motors is down 14.7 per cent while Escorts, fifth, is down 5 per cent year-to-date.

Crisil (down 1.8 per cent), Fortis Healthcare (down 18 per cent), Federal Bank (up 11 per cent), Canara Bank (up 10 per cent) and Nazara Technologies (down 26 per cent) are among other holdings that have declined.