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Despite a broader sell-off, FIIs increased stakes in these six stocks over the last 4 quarters

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By Rohan Takalkar

4 min read | Updated on February 17, 2025, 12:52 IST

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SUMMARY

Amid the broad-based selling by FIIs in the past few months, some companies saw strong interest from foreign investors. These include Vedanta, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Samvardhana Motherson, Siemens, Wipro, and Cholamandalam Investment and Finance. These companies also witnessed strong all-around fundamental performance during the last four quarters.

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Despite a broader sell-off, FIIs increased stakes in these six stocks over the last 4 quarters

Despite a broader sell-off, FIIs increased stakes in these six stocks over the last 4 quarters | Image: Shutterstock

Markets have corrected sharply amid relentless selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) over the past year. FIIs have reduced their total stake in the Indian equity market to multi-decadal lows, adding pessimism to the broader investor sentiment. In 2024, the net buying by FIIs—which includes their investments in primary and secondary secondary markets—fell by 99% to ₹427 crore. In 2025, the selling has crossed ₹1 lakh crore in the secondary markets, adding more gloom to the investor sentiment.

However, FIIs have added stakes in select stocks over the past four quarters.

CompanyQ3FY25Q2FY25Q1FY25Q4FY24
Vedanta12.0211.4510.238.77
Torrent Pharmaceuticals16.1714.4614.2214.14
Siemens8.778.698.598.30
Wipro7.817.277.126.96
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance27.4327.1726.6326.00
Samvardhana Motherson International14.3113.4712.8812.44

Vedanta Ltd

Vedanta is a diversified natural resources company that produces zinc, lead, silver, aluminium, copper, and oil and gas. The stock price delivered stellar 42% returns in the past year. The company’s profits jumped 70% in Q3FY25 to ₹5,060 crore, compared to ₹2,868 crore in Q3FY24. The FIIs increased their stake from 8.7% in Q3FY24 to 12.02% in Q3FY25.

Torrent Pharmaceuticals

Torrent Pharmaceuticals is one of the leading pharmaceutical companies that manufactures and markets generic formulations. The company’s stock delivered 15% returns in last year and saw the FII holding increase from 14.14% to 16.17% in Q3FY25. During this period, the company’s profits grew 13.5% from ₹443 crore to ₹503 crore.

Siemens

Siemens is a global technological powerhouse engaged in automation, electrification, and digitisation. The company offers products, integrated solutions for industrial applications for manufacturing industries, and efficient and clean power generation from fossil fuels and oil and gas applications. The FIIs increased their stake from 8.3% in Q3FY24 to 8.7% in Q3FY25. However, its profits declined from ₹411 crore in Q3FY24 to ₹372 crore in Q3FY25.

Wipro

Wipro is one of India’s leading global IT players focused on consulting and business process outsourcing. The company saw its profits grow from ₹2,700 crore in Q3FY24 to ₹3,366 crore in Q3FY25. Similarly, FII interest increased in the stock as they hiked their stake from 6.96% to 7.8% in Q3FY25.

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance

The leading NBFC of Murugappa group with an AUM of ₹1,89 lakh crore as of Q3FY25 and deals in lending to different categories of vehicle finance, home loans, loans against property, SME, consumer loans and personal loans.

The company’s profit increased from ₹872 crore in Q3FY24 to ₹1,087 crore. During this period, FIIs’ stake in the company increased from 26% to 27.4%. The company’s shares delivered 22% returns in the past year and 77% in the last two years.

Samvardhana Motherson

Samvardhana Motherson, erstwhile known as Motherson Sumi, is India’s auto ancillary player focused on manufacturing wiring harnesses, mirrors and plastic parts. The company’s share price has given moderate returns of 10% in the last year. From Q3FY24, the company's profits have increased 54% to ₹881 crore. In tandem with the strong fundamentals, the FII stake in the company also increased from 12.4% to 14.3% in Q3FY25.

FIIs have reduced their overall holding in the Indian markets but kept increasing stakes in select companies. Most of the companies in which the FIIs have increased their stakes have shown strong fundamental performance and also given moderate to high share price returns in the same period.

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and must not be considered investment advice from Upstox. Past returns are not indicative of future performance. Please consult with a financial advisor before trading and investing.
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About The Author

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Rohan Takalkar is a senior writer at Upstox and a seasoned capital markets analyst with around 8 years of experience. He is passionate about writing on equities, global markets, and the economy.

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