Fund manager · Axis

Aditya Pagaria

Fund Manager - Fixed Income at Axis. Runs 23 schemes worth ₹1,15,969 Cr.

Fund house
AxisThey run their schemes at Axis.
AUM they run
₹1,15,969 CrThe AUM of the schemes they run, as main or co-manager, at the latest month's end, as AMFI reports it. A scheme two people run counts for both.
Schemes
23 now · 2 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Aug 2024.
Experience
15 yearsOver 15 years

Profile^{(Axis's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)}

About

Role: Fund Manager - Fixed Income
Studied: Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management
Age: 42 years
Experience: Over 15 years

Schemes now23

Axis Liquid Fund₹53,459 Cr
Axis Money Market Fund₹19,004 Cr
Axis Banking and PSU Debt Fund₹11,954 Cr
Axis Short Term Fund₹7,420 Cr
Axis Gold ETF₹5,546 Cr
Axis Ultra Short to Short Term Fund₹4,561 Cr
and 17 more, all below

AUM they run^{(Feb 2019 – Sept 2026)}

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months	₹ Cr	Change
Sept 2026	1,15,969	−10.2%
Aug 2026	1,29,134	+7.5%
Jul 2026	1,20,134	+12.8%
Jun 2026	1,06,507	−11.5%
May 2026	1,20,404	+1.7%
Apr 2026	1,18,400	+24.4%
Mar 2026	95,162	−19.3%
Feb 2026	1,17,930	+2.3%
Jan 2026	1,15,295	+10.1%
Dec 2025	1,04,740	−2.8%
Nov 2025	1,07,751	+3.9%
Oct 2025	1,03,714	+15.4%

AUM at month end, Sept 2026

₹1,15,969

+11.8% since Oct 2025

Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Aditya Pagaria ran at each month's end, each only in the months they ran it, ₹ crore. A scheme two people run counts in full for both. Source: AMFI.

Schemes over time^{(Aug 2016 – now)}

Axis20172019202120232025

Fig. 1.The schemes they ran when, the oldest first: each from the date its fund house gives, or the first document listing them where it gives none, to when they left, coloured by fund house.

Schemes^{(Aug 2016 – now)}

Axis

23 now · since Aug 2016

Axis Liquid Fund
Co-manager, debtAug 2016—10y 3m₹53,459 CrLiquidTER 0.13%
Axis Multi Asset Omni FoF
Co-managerDec 2025—11m₹1,320 CrFund of FundsTER 0.16%
Axis CRISIL IBX Financial Services 3 6 Months Debt Index Fund
Fund managerSept 2025—1y 2m₹218 CrIndex FundsTER 0.12%

Source.Each scheme's Scheme Summary Document at AMFI and its filings at NSE.

Performance^{(21 schemes)}

Growth · Direct plans, Regular before 2013

Return as manager: +7.43%
Beat peers: 14 of 18
vs peers: +0.23 pt
Longest run: 10.2 years
Beat benchmark: Upcoming

Each scheme Aditya Pagaria ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.

Axis Liquid Fund	Aug '16–now · 10.2y	+6.18%	+6.13%	+0.05 pt	–	–
Axis Banking and PSU Debt Fund	Aug '16–now · 10.2y	+7.12%	+7.13%	−0.01 pt	–	–
Axis Ultra Short to Short Term Fund	Aug '16–now · 10.2y	+7.04%	+6.79%	+0.25 pt	–	–
Axis Ultra Short Term fund	Sep '18–Dec '24 · 6.2y	+6.64%	+6.27%	+0.37 pt	–	–
Axis Overnight Fund	Mar '19–Dec '24 · 5.7y	+5.01%	+4.99%	+0.02 pt	–	–
Axis Money Market Fund	Aug '19–now · 7.2y	+6.46%	+6.36%	+0.10 pt	–	–
Axis Floating Interest Rates Fund	Aug '21–now · 5.2y	+7.01%	+6.66%	+0.36 pt	–	–
Axis Gold Fund	Nov '21–now · 4.9y	+24.27%	+10.52%	+13.75 pt	–	–
Axis Silver Fund of Fund	Sep '22–now · 4.0y	+39.90%	+14.09%	+25.82 pt	–	–
Axis Aggressive Hybrid Fund	Feb '23–now · 3.7y	+10.10%	+12.17%	−2.07 pt	–	–
Axis CRISIL IBX SDL May 2027 Index Fund	Feb '23–now · 3.7y	+7.37%	+7.76%	−0.39 pt	–	–
Axis CRISIL IBX50 50 Gilt Plus SDL Sep 2027 Index Fund	Mar '23–now · 3.6y	+7.48%	+8.16%	−0.68 pt	–	–
Axis Short Term Fund	Jul '23–now · 3.3y	+7.48%	+7.23%	+0.26 pt	–	–
Axis Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Jun '24–now · 2.4y	+10.33%	+10.32%	+0.01 pt	–	–
Axis Gold ETF	Jun '24–now · 2.4y	+34.10%	+33.89%	+0.21 pt	–	–
Axis Silver ETF	Jun '24–now · 2.4y	+43.18%	−1.57%	+44.75 pt	–	–
Axis CRISIL IBX AAA Bond NBFC Jun 2027 Index Fund	Sep '24–now · 2.0y	+7.59%	−1.71%	+9.30 pt	–	–
Axis CRISIL IBX Financial Services 3 6 Months Debt Index Fund	Sep '25–now · 1.0y	+6.84%	+1.34%	+5.49 pt	–	–
Axis Income Plus Arbitrage Passive FoF	Nov '25–now · 0.9y	+5.60%	+4.32%	+1.28 pt	–	–
Axis Multi Asset Omni FoF	Dec '25–now · 0.8y	+5.19%	+4.21%	+0.98 pt	–	–
Axis Gold and Silver Passive FoF	Jan '26–now · 0.8y	+4.61%	+2.15%	+2.47 pt	–	–

Fig. 1.Each scheme Aditya Pagaria ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with^{(10 now)}

Devang ShahLiquid Fund · Money Market Fund · Short Term Fund · Ultra Short to Short Term Fund · Multi Asset Allocation Fund · Aggressive Hybrid Fund · Multi Asset Omni FoF · Income Plus Arbitrage Passive FoF8 schemes
Sachin JainLiquid Fund · Money Market Fund · Nifty SDL September 2026 Debt Index Fund · CRISIL IBX50 50 Gilt Plus SDL Sep 2027 Index Fund · Fixed Term Plan Series 113 1228 Days5 schemes
Hardik ShahBanking and PSU Debt Fund · Multi Asset Allocation Fund · CRISIL IBX SDL May 2027 Index Fund · Floating Interest Rates Fund4 schemes
Akhil ThakkerMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
Ashish NaikMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
Hardik SatraIncome Plus Arbitrage Passive FoF1 scheme
Jayesh SundarAggressive Hybrid Fund1 scheme
Mayank HyankiMulti Asset Omni FoF1 scheme

Career^{(Jan 2016 – now)}

Aug. 1, Axis Asset

Position not stated
Jan 2016—10y 10m

Source.Axis's Statement of Additional Information, as of 30 Jun 2026.