Fund manager · Aditya Birla

Dhaval Gala

Fund Manager and Analyst at Aditya Birla. Runs 4 schemes worth ₹18,015 Cr.

Fund house
Aditya BirlaThey run their schemes at Aditya Birla.
AUM they run
₹18,015 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
4 now · 5 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Oct 2024.
Experience
20 years~20 years

Profile^{(Aditya Birla's SAI, 31 Aug 2026)}

About

Role: Fund Manager and Analyst
Age: 40 years
Experience: ~20 years

Schemes now4

Aditya Birla Sun Life Multi Asset Allocation Fund₹7,478 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life PSU Equity Fund₹5,775 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund₹3,406 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund₹1,357 Cr

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	18,015	−3.3%
Aug 2026	18,638	+2.5%
Jul 2026	18,177	+1.8%
Jun 2026	17,849	+3.4%
May 2026	17,256	−20.7%
Apr 2026	21,763	+11.5%
Mar 2026	19,514	−10.5%
Feb 2026	21,798	+3.2%
Jan 2026	21,128	+1.9%
Dec 2025	20,735	+1.8%
Nov 2025	20,359	+1.9%
Oct 2025	19,982	+3.8%

AUM at month end, Sept 2026

₹18,015

−9.8% since Oct 2025

Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Dhaval Gala 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 2015 – now)}

Aditya Birla201620182020202220242026

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 2015 – now)}

Aditya Birla

4 now · since Aug 2015

Aditya Birla Sun Life Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Co-managerOct 2024—2y 1m₹7,478 CrMulti Asset AllocationTER 0.51%
Aditya Birla Sun Life PSU Equity Fund
Fund managerSept 2022—4y 2m₹5,775 CrSectoral / ThematicTER 0.75%

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

Performance^{(9 schemes)}

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager: +15.98%
Beat peers: 5 of 9
vs peers: +0.25 pt
Longest run: 11.2 years
Beat benchmark: Upcoming

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

Aditya Birla Sun Life Banking and Financial Services Fund	Aug '15–now · 11.2y	+12.56%	+12.98%	−0.43 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life Dividend Yield Fund	Apr '22–May '26 · 4.1y	+15.98%	+15.20%	+0.78 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life ELSS Tax Saver Fund	Apr '22–Oct '24 · 2.5y	+19.69%	+24.65%	−4.95 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life PSU Equity Fund	Sep '22–now · 4.1y	+22.51%	+13.88%	+8.63 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life Business Cycle Fund	Feb '23–May '26 · 3.2y	+13.69%	+17.49%	−3.80 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life ESG Integration Strategy Fund	Feb '23–Oct '24 · 1.7y	+35.85%	+39.94%	−4.09 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life Transportation and Logistics Fund	Nov '23–May '26 · 2.4y	+17.42%	+13.95%	+3.47 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Oct '24–now · 2.0y	+7.60%	+7.35%	+0.25 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life Special Opportunities Fund	Oct '24–now · 2.0y	+6.04%	−1.33%	+7.37 pt	–	–

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

Works with^{(2 now)}

Bhupesh BametaMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
Sachin WankhedeMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme

Career^{(May 2005 – Jul 2006)}

and J P Morgan Chase India Private Ltd

Position not stated
May 2005—Jul 20061y 3m

Source.Aditya Birla's Statement of Additional Information, as of 31 Aug 2026.