Bengaluru, Nov. 5 -- Ashish Kacholia maintains a low public profile and rarely appears in the media or gives interviews, preferring to let his investment performance do the talking. Over the years, he has earned the tag of a market "whiz-kid". His portfolio is highly diversified across segments such as hospitality, education, infrastructure and manufacturing. At present, Kacholia holds 48 publicly listed stocks with an estimated net worth of over Rs. 2,741.1 crore.

Among his highest value holdings, Shaily Engineering tops the list at about Rs. 567.8 crore, followed by Beta Drugs at around Rs. 220.3 crore and Safari Industries at approximately Rs. 189.5 crore.

The trimming of stocks came across speciality chemicals, polymer processing, a...