Biggest Stake Exits in May 2025: Major Institutional Sell-Offs

A complete breakdown of the biggest institutional stake exits in May 2025 across 10+ Indian companies, including Orient Cement, Aether, and Yaari Digital.

Biggest Stake Exits in May 2025: Major Institutional Sell-Offs

Institutional investors were on a selling spree in May 2025, reducing or fully exiting stakes across a wide range of small to mid-cap Indian companies. This wave of stake reductions offers key insights into evolving market sentiment, portfolio rebalancing, or sector-specific caution.

Here’s a full account of the most prominent stake exits for May 2025:

1. ORIENTCEM: Institutions Exit in Bulk

• Investor: Central India Industries Limited
  
  • Company: Orient Cement Ltd
    
  • Exit Date(s): May 9, May 14
    
  • Stake Before: 24.26% → After: 0%
    
  • Total Drop: 24.26% (Complete Exit)
    
• Investor: Shekhavati Investments and Traders Ltd.
  
  • Exit Date(s): May 9, May 14
    
  • Stake Before: 6.21% → After: 0%
    
  • Drop: 6.21% (Complete Exit)
    

Combined, these moves represent a massive 30.47% exit from Orient Cement in just a few days — signaling a sharp institutional shift away from this counter.

2. SENINFO: Senthil Infotek Faces Full Exit

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• Investor: Seetha Lakshmi Pitchandi
  
  • Date: May 1
    
  • Stake Before: 10.86% → After: 0%
    
  • Drop: 10.86%
    

3. ANVRDHI: Trimming at Annvrridhhi Ventures

• Investor: Chirayu Agrawal
  
  • Date: May 9
    
  • Stake Before: 21.82% → After: 11.91%
    
  • Drop: 9.91%
    

4. SWOJAS: Partial Exit from Swojas Foods

• Investor: Parthrajsinh Harshadsinh Rana
  
  • Date: May 8
    
  • Stake Before: 26.47% → After: 19.69%
    
  • Drop: 6.78%
    

5. AETHER: Desai Lowers Stake

• Investor: Purnima Ashwin Desai
  
  • Date: May 15
    
  • Stake Before: 24.18% → After: 17.41%
    
  • Drop: 6.77%
    

Note: Reported twice, indicating likely split transactions.

6. KONTOR: Reduction in Kontor Space

• Investor: Kanak Mangal
  
  • Date: May 13
    
  • Stake Before: 71.46% → After: 65.02%
    
  • Drop: 6.44%
    

7. KORE: Exit from Kore Foods

• Investor: New Vision Group Holding Pvt. Ltd
  
  • Date: May 7
    
  • Stake Before: 5.99% → After: 0%
    
  • Drop: 5.99%
    

Also listed under a revised name in regulatory filings — counted as one full exit.

8. YAARI: Twin Full Exits

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• Investor: Calleis Real Estate Pvt. Ltd
  
  • Date: May 10
    
  • Stake Before: 5.38% → After: 0%
    
  • Drop: 5.38%
    
• Investor: Calleis Constructions Pvt. Ltd
  
  • Date: May 10
    
  • Stake Before: 5.38% → After: 0%
    
  • Drop: 5.38%
    

Total drop: 10.76% exited from Yaari Digital.

9. RAJTUBE: Exit in Rajasthan Tube

• Investor: Saurabh Jain
  
  • Date: May 9
    
  • Stake Before: 7.07% → After: 2.41%
    
  • Drop: 4.66%
    

Conclusion: What It Means

These exits—particularly complete sell-offs in Orient Cement, Senthil Infotek, Kore Foods, and Yaari Digital—reflect a noticeable change in risk appetite. Institutions may be taking profits, reassessing valuations, or simply reallocating capital. Regardless, such movements often precede or hint at broader market realignments.

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