SBI Mutual Fund Acquires 4% More in Urban Company for ₹632 Crore Amid Stake Sale by Wellington, DF International

SBI Mutual Fund has increased its stake in Urban Company by acquiring an additional 4% using ₹632 crore. In contrast, existing stakeholders Wellington Management and DF International have exited their investments. 

SBI Mutual Fund's Strategic Stake Acquisition 

On March 17, 2026, SBI Mutual Fund purchased an additional 4% equity in Urban Company, the leading tech platform for home services, at ₹109.85 per share and ₹109.83 per share.  

The transaction was valued at ₹632.2 crore and comes after the fund's previous 1.89% holding as of December 2025. 

Urban Company's stock dropped by 2.76% to ₹110.11 despite active equity markets, reflecting the recent flurry of trading activity around its shares. 

Exit of Major Investors 

Simultaneously, Wellington Management Company and DF International Partners decided to divest their holdings in Urban Company.  

DF International offloaded 1.76 crore shares (1.22% stake) at ₹109.85 each, generating ₹193.9 crore. Wellington Management, through its private equity vehicle Wellington Hadley Harbor AIV Master Investors (Cayman) III, sold 1.58 crore shares, equal to a 2.2% stake, for ₹349.2 crore at prices of ₹109.93 and ₹109.86 respectively. 

Additional Trading Activities 

ABG Capital, once holding a 1.36% stake, sold 1.74 crore shares for ₹191.2 crore. Meanwhile, Filatex Fashions shares closed unchanged at their all-time low of ₹0.17, following promoter Prabhat Sethia offloading shares.  

Elsewhere, Sangam E-com invested in Akme Fintrade (India) by acquiring 39.6 lakh shares propelling the stock up by 3.93% on the NSE. 

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Conclusion 

SBI Mutual Fund's increased stake affirms its confidence in Urban Company's prospects while Wellington Management and DF International streamline their portfolios. Concurrently, significant shifts in holdings by players like ABG Capital leave Urban Company's shareholder dynamics changed. 

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