Aptus Value Housing Finance India Limited
Kuwait Investment Authority acquired 52,85,489 shares, representing a 1.06% stake, in Aptus Value Housing Finance India Limited. This is a new position for the investor.
A housing finance company that provides home loans to self-employed individuals and low to middle-income families across semi-urban and rural areas of India. Aptus Value Housing Finance specializes in lending to first-time home buyers, with loans secured against self-occupied residential properties. The company addresses housing finance gaps in underserved markets where conventional lenders have limited presence, targeting borrowers seeking affordable homeownership solutions.
The oldest sovereign wealth fund in the world, tracing its roots to the Kuwait Investment Board formed in 1953 and established in its present form in 1982 as an autonomous body managing the state's reserves. It runs two pools, the General Reserve Fund and the Future Generations Fund, and invests across public equities, fixed income, real estate and private markets worldwide. Its Indian equity positions are held through numbered sub funds and are typically long horizon rather than traded.