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Fund manager · DSP

Anish Tawakley

Chief Investment Officer and Fund Manager at DSP. Runs 2 schemes worth ₹8,116 Cr.

  • Fund house

    DSPBefore: ICICI until Feb 2026.

  • AUM they run

    ₹8,116 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

    2 now · 3 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Apr 2025.

  • Experience

    30 yearsOver 30 years of experience

Profile(DSP's SAI, 1 Oct 2026)

About

Role
Chief Investment Officer and Fund Manager
Studied
PGDM (MBA) from IIM Bangalore and B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
Age
55 years
Experience
Over 30 years of experience

Schemes now2

  1. DSP Large Cap Fund₹6,642 Cr
  2. DSP Business Cycle Fund₹1,474 Cr

AUM they run(Feb 2019 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 20268,116−5.3%
Aug 20268,570−1.4%
Jul 20268,691+2.7%
Jun 20268,4590.0%
May 20268,458−91.6%
Jan 20261,00,553−2.3%
Dec 20251,02,888+0.6%
Nov 20251,02,275+2.7%
Oct 202599,576+4.1%
Sept 202595,632+1.8%
Aug 202593,895+0.1%
Jul 202593,765−0.6%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹8,116 Cr
−91.3% since Jul 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Anish Tawakley 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(Sept 2018 – now)

  1. Large Cap Fund
  2. Business Cycle Fund
  3. Small Cap Fund
  4. Business Cycle Fund
  5. Large Cap Fund
DSPICICI20192020202120222023202420252026
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(Sept 2018 – now)

DSP

2 now · since May 2026
  1. DSP Large Cap Fund
    Fund manager, equityMay 2026—6m₹6,642 CrLarge CapTER 1.18%
  2. DSP Business Cycle Fund
    Fund managerMay 2026—6m₹1,474 CrThematicTER 1.13%

ICICI

since Sept 2018
  1. ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund
    Fund managerSept 2023—Feb 20262y 6mSmall Cap
  2. ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund
    Co-managerJan 2021—Feb 20265y 2mSectoral / Thematic

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

Performance(5 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+14.31%
Beat peers
2 of 3
vs peers
+1.70 pt
Longest run
7.4 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Anish Tawakley ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund
Sep '18–Feb '26 · 7.4y
+14.31%+12.61%+1.70 pt––
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund
Jan '21–Feb '26 · 5.0y
+21.48%+16.64%+4.84 pt––
ICICI Prudential Small Cap Fund
Sep '23–Feb '26 · 2.4y
+9.95%+11.79%−1.84 pt––
DSP Business Cycle Fund
May '26–now · 0.5y
−3.84%+2.91%−6.75 pt––
DSP Large Cap Fund
May '26–now · 0.5y
−4.82%−3.22%−1.60 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Anish Tawakley ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(2 now)

  1. Aparna KarnikBusiness Cycle Fund1 scheme
  2. Sandeep YadavBusiness Cycle Fund1 scheme

Career(Apr 2016 – now)

From

  1. Position not stated
    Apr 2026—7m

DSPAM - Chief Investment Officer and Executive Vice President From

  1. Position not stated
    Apr 2016—Mar 202610y

Source.DSP's Statement of Additional Information, as of 1 Oct 2026.