Fund Manager Intelligence

Who's running the money?

Pedigree, philosophy, conviction style and live track record for every PM behind India's SIFs. Because the strategy is only as good as the steward.

Managers tracked
6
Combined AUM
₹89.1K Cr
Avg experience
21 yrs
Avg hit rate
77%
TB

Trideep Bhattacharya

President & CIO – Equities
Edelweiss AMC · 22 yrs experience · since Jul 2021
GrowthQualityBalanced
AUM
18.4K Cr
6 mandates
Investment Philosophy

Bottom-up GARP investing with a structural growth lens. Quality at a reasonable price across mid and large caps.

Track Record vs Benchmark
1Y
24.6%
vs 19.1%
+5.5 α
3Y
18.2%
vs 14.4%
+3.8 α
5Y
17.1%
vs 13.8%
+3.3 α
10Y
14.2%
vs 11.9%
+2.3 α
Conviction
8.0/10
Portfolio concentration
Activity
5.0/10
Turnover / churn
Hit Rate
78%
Years beating bench
Pedigree
UBS Global Asset MgmtState Street Global AdvisorsABN AMROIIM Bangalore
Signature Call

Early call on capex revival – overweight industrials & defence since 2021.

Recent Move

Trimmed IT services exposure; added select power transmission and EMS names.

"We invest in businesses, not stocks. The market eventually catches up to fundamentals."

47 interviews & media appearances tracked
HB

Harish Bihani

Senior EVP – Equities
Kotak Mahindra AMC · 20 yrs experience · since Mar 2022
HedgedQualityCapital Preservation
AUM
14.2K Cr
4 mandates
Investment Philosophy

Quality-focused hedged-equity construction. Capture 70% upside with 40% drawdown — compounding through cycles.

Track Record vs Benchmark
1Y
16.4%
vs 12.8%
+3.6 α
3Y
14.1%
vs 11.2%
+2.9 α
5Y
13.4%
vs 11.0%
+2.4 α
10Y
12.1%
vs 10.4%
+1.7 α
Conviction
7.0/10
Portfolio concentration
Activity
6.0/10
Turnover / churn
Hit Rate
82%
Years beating bench
Pedigree
ICICI Prudential AMCSBI Funds ManagementFIL Fund MgmtIIM Lucknow
Signature Call

Built largest long-short book across Indian MFs through Nov 2024 correction.

Recent Move

Added Nifty puts ahead of state election cycle; long bias maintained in financials.

"Asymmetric outcomes come from asymmetric portfolios — hedge what you can't predict."

31 interviews & media appearances tracked
DB

Dinesh Balachandran

Head of Equity
SBI Mutual Fund · 18 yrs experience · since Aug 2021
MacroQuantBalanced
AUM
22.8K Cr
5 mandates
Investment Philosophy

Macro-driven multi-asset allocation with quantitative regime signals. Discipline over conviction.

Track Record vs Benchmark
1Y
19.8%
vs 15.4%
+4.4 α
3Y
15.6%
vs 12.9%
+2.7 α
5Y
14.2%
vs 11.6%
+2.6 α
10Y
12.8%
vs 10.7%
+2.1 α
Conviction
6.0/10
Portfolio concentration
Activity
8.0/10
Turnover / churn
Hit Rate
71%
Years beating bench
Pedigree
Fidelity ManagementMIT SloanIIT Bombay
Signature Call

Rotated to gold in Q3 2024 ahead of US election volatility – +12% sleeve gain.

Recent Move

Increased gold to 14% from 9%; trimmed global equity sleeve.

"The market doesn't care about your conviction — only your process."

38 interviews & media appearances tracked
AT

Anish Tawakley

Deputy CIO – Equity
ICICI Prudential AMC · 24 yrs experience · since Jun 2022
QuantMomentumAggressive Alpha
AUM
9.6K Cr
3 mandates
Investment Philosophy

Systematic, rules-based momentum with volatility-adjusted weights. No discretionary overrides.

Track Record vs Benchmark
1Y
32.1%
vs 22.4%
+9.7 α
3Y
22.4%
vs 16.8%
+5.6 α
5Y
19.1%
vs 14.2%
+4.9 α
10Y
16.4%
vs 12.6%
+3.8 α
Conviction
5.0/10
Portfolio concentration
Activity
9.0/10
Turnover / churn
Hit Rate
75%
Years beating bench
Pedigree
Credit Suisse SecuritiesBarclays CapitalMcKinsey & CoIIM Bangalore
Signature Call

Pioneered India's first SIF-flavored momentum strategy with monthly rebalancing.

Recent Move

Rotation into PSU rail & defence; cut consumer staples weight to zero.

"Markets reward persistence of trend more reliably than perfection of forecast."

22 interviews & media appearances tracked
JG

Jinesh Gopani

Head of Equity
Axis AMC · 21 yrs experience · since Feb 2022
QualityHedgedCapital Preservation
AUM
16.7K Cr
7 mandates
Investment Philosophy

High-quality businesses with embedded options overlays. Compound without losing sleep.

Track Record vs Benchmark
1Y
14.2%
vs 12.1%
+2.1 α
3Y
12.8%
vs 11.4%
+1.4 α
5Y
13.6%
vs 11.2%
+2.4 α
10Y
13.9%
vs 11.6%
+2.3 α
Conviction
9.0/10
Portfolio concentration
Activity
3.0/10
Turnover / churn
Hit Rate
80%
Years beating bench
Pedigree
Birla Sun Life AMCVoyager India CapitalMumbai University
Signature Call

Held 20% cash through Feb 2020 crash; deployed within 6 weeks at lows.

Recent Move

Increased options collar coverage to 80% of equity book.

"The hardest investment decision is doing nothing when everyone else is doing something."

54 interviews & media appearances tracked
SR

Samir Rachh

Fund Manager – Special Situations
Nippon India MF · 19 yrs experience · since Aug 2022
Event-DrivenValueAggressive Alpha
AUM
7.4K Cr
3 mandates
Investment Philosophy

Event-driven catalyst investing. Demergers, spinoffs, management changes — pricing inefficiencies are temporary.

Track Record vs Benchmark
1Y
21.4%
vs 17.2%
+4.2 α
3Y
16.9%
vs 13.4%
+3.5 α
5Y
15.2%
vs 12.1%
+3.1 α
10Y
13.8%
vs 11.0%
+2.8 α
Conviction
8.0/10
Portfolio concentration
Activity
7.0/10
Turnover / churn
Hit Rate
73%
Years beating bench
Pedigree
Hinduja FinanceSushil Financial ServicesMumbai University
Signature Call

Identified ITC hotels demerger thesis 14 months before announcement.

Recent Move

Built position in Reliance demerger candidates; reducing PSU exposure.

"The best edge in Indian equities is patience with a corporate action playbook."

18 interviews & media appearances tracked

Profile data is curated from public AMC disclosures, interviews and filings. Track record figures are illustrative for the SIF mandate and proxy schemes. Educational use only — not investment advice.