New Delhi, April 29 -- Arun Kumar, vice-president and head of research at FundsIndia, has a distinct style of investing in mutual funds, one that leans heavily on value investing. Around 55% of his portfolio is parked in funds that follow a value style of investing.

In an interaction withMintfor the Guru Portfolio series, Kumar shared his contrarian approach when it comes to picking mutual funds for his portfolio. "I like it when certain investment styles or investment approaches are not doing well," he says.

I have always been equity-heavy. Currently, my portfolio is 90% equity, and the remaining 10% is in debt and arbitrage funds. I'm comfortable with this because my wife and I have active income and contribute 10-15% of the portfolio...