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Fund manager · ICICI

Dharmesh Kakkad

Senior Fund Manager - MF Equity at ICICI. Runs 9 schemes worth ₹1,19,276 Cr.

  • Fund house

    ICICIThey run their schemes at ICICI.

  • AUM they run

    ₹1,19,276 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

    9 now · 3 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Aug 2024.

  • Experience

    15 yearsOver 15 years of experience

Profile(ICICI's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)

About

Role
Senior Fund Manager - MF Equity
Studied
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Chartered Accounta nt and M.Com
Age
39 years
Experience
Over 15 years of experience

Schemes now9

  1. ICICI Prudential Value Fund₹57,250 Cr
  2. ICICI Prudential Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF₹27,321 Cr
  3. ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund₹14,905 Cr
  4. ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF₹8,894 Cr
  5. ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund₹6,861 Cr
  6. ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Active FoF₹2,513 Cr
  7. and 3 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₹ CrChange
Sept 20261,19,276−4.5%
Aug 20261,24,913−0.8%
Jul 20261,25,885+2.8%
Jun 20261,22,506+1.4%
May 20261,20,829−2.2%
Apr 20261,23,571+5.7%
Mar 20261,16,934−6.8%
Feb 20261,25,440+0.3%
Jan 20261,25,035−0.3%
Dec 20251,25,409+1.5%
Nov 20251,23,554+3.3%
Oct 20251,19,562+4.2%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹1,19,276 Cr
−0.2% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Dharmesh Kakkad 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(May 2018 – now)

  1. Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF
  2. Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF
  3. Multi Sector Passive FoF
  4. Income plus Arbitrage Omni FoF
  5. Global Advantage Fund FoF
  6. Diversified Equity All Cap Omni FoF
  7. Healthcare Fund
  8. Value Fund
  9. Equity Savings Fund
  10. Passive Multi Asset Fund of Fund
  11. Diversified Equity All Cap Active FoF
  12. Multi Asset Active FoF
ICICI20192020202120222023202420252026
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(May 2018 – now)

ICICI

9 now · since May 2018
  1. ICICI Prudential Value Fund
    Co-managerJan 2021—5y 10m₹57,250 CrValueTER 0.79%
  2. ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund
    Fund managerMay 2020—6y 6m₹6,861 CrThematicTER 0.89%

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

Performance(12 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+12.75%
Beat peers
5 of 10
vs peers
+0.42 pt
Longest run
8.5 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Dharmesh Kakkad ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
ICICI Prudential Multi Sector Passive FoF
May '18–now · 8.5y
+12.08%+12.08%−0.00 pt––
ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF
May '18–now · 8.5y
+15.35%+12.08%+3.27 pt––
ICICI Prudential Income plus Arbitrage Omni FoF
May '18–Apr '25 · 6.9y
+10.48%+13.73%−3.25 pt––
ICICI Prudential Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF
May '18–now · 8.5y
+12.08%+12.08%−0.01 pt––
ICICI Prudential Global Advantage Fund FoF
Oct '19–May '26 · 6.6y
+12.84%+16.28%−3.43 pt––
ICICI Prudential Diversified Equity All Cap Omni FoF
Feb '20–now · 6.6y
+19.03%+14.66%+4.37 pt––
ICICI Prudential Healthcare Fund
May '20–now · 6.5y
+22.08%+21.20%+0.87 pt––
ICICI Prudential Value Fund
Jan '21–now · 5.8y
+17.42%+15.42%+2.01 pt––
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund
Feb '21–now · 5.7y
+7.75%+8.73%−0.98 pt––
ICICI Prudential Passive Multi Asset Fund of Fund
Jan '22–May '26 · 4.3y
+12.66%+11.81%+0.85 pt––
ICICI Prudential Diversified Equity All Cap Active FoF
Mar '26–now · 0.6y
+2.84%+8.09%−5.26 pt––
ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Active FoF
Jul '26–now · 0.2y
−1.78%−0.41%−1.37 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Dharmesh Kakkad ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(11 now)

  1. Manish BanthiaDynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF · Equity Savings Fund · Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF · Multi Asset Active FoF4 schemes
  2. Sharmila D'silvaDynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF · Multi Asset Active FoF · Diversified Equity All Cap Active FoF · Multi Sector Passive FoF4 schemes
  3. Masoomi JhurmarvalaValue Fund · Diversified Equity All Cap Omni FoF · Multi Sector Passive FoF3 schemes
  4. Ritesh LunawatDynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF · Equity Savings Fund · Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF3 schemes
  5. Sankaran NarenValue Fund · Multi Sector Passive FoF2 schemes
  6. Ajaykumar SolankiEquity Savings Fund1 scheme
  7. Akhil KakkarMulti Asset Active FoF1 scheme
  8. Archana NairEquity Savings Fund1 scheme