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Fund manager · ICICI

Gaurav Chikane

Senior Manager – Dealing at ICICI. Runs 7 schemes worth ₹1,28,706 Cr.

  • Fund house

    ICICIThey run their schemes at ICICI.

  • AUM they run

    ₹1,28,706 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

    7 now · 0 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Nov 2024.

  • Experience

    10 yearsOver 10 years of experience

Profile(ICICI's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)

About

Role
Senior Manager – Dealing
Studied
B.E. (IT), MBA (Finance)
Age
35 years
Experience
Over 10 years of experience

Schemes now7

  1. ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Allocation Fund₹84,108 Cr
  2. ICICI Prudential Gold ETF₹27,615 Cr
  3. ICICI Prudential Silver ETF₹14,341 Cr
  4. ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Active FoF₹2,513 Cr
  5. ICICI Prudential Life Cycle Fund 2041₹55.2 Cr
  6. ICICI Prudential Life Cycle Fund 2031₹44.4 Cr
  7. and 1 more, all below

AUM they run(Aug 2021 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 20261,28,706−3.7%
Aug 20261,33,656+4.1%
Jul 20261,28,369+3.5%
Jun 20261,24,080−2.8%
May 20261,27,693+2.4%
Apr 20261,24,643+6.9%
Mar 20261,16,640−7.2%
Feb 20261,25,722−1.9%
Jan 20261,28,175+15.7%
Dec 20251,10,776+11.5%
Nov 202599,320+6.4%
Oct 202593,312+5.7%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹1,28,706 Cr
+37.9% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Gaurav Chikane 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 2021 – now)

  1. Multi Asset Allocation Fund
  2. Silver ETF
  3. Gold ETF
  4. Multi Asset Active FoF
  5. Life Cycle Fund 2041
  6. Life Cycle Fund 2031
  7. Life Cycle Fund 2036
ICICI20222023202420252026
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 2021 – now)

ICICI

7 now · since Aug 2021
  1. ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Allocation Fund
    Co-managerAug 2021—5y 3m₹84,108 CrMulti Asset AllocationTER 0.83%
  2. ICICI Prudential Gold ETF
    Fund managerFeb 2022—4y 9m₹27,615 CrGold

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

Performance(7 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans, Regular before 2013

Return as manager
+26.01%
Beat peers
3 of 3
vs peers
+3.47 pt
Longest run
5.2 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Gaurav Chikane ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Aug '21–now · 5.2y
+16.06%+12.59%+3.47 pt––
ICICI Prudential Silver ETF
Jan '22–now · 4.7y
+29.04%+6.84%+22.21 pt––
ICICI Prudential Gold ETF
Feb '22–now · 4.7y
+26.01%+25.89%+0.11 pt––
ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Active FoF
Jul '26–now · 0.2y
−1.78%−0.41%−1.37 pt––
ICICI Prudential Life Cycle Fund 2041
Sep '26–now · 0.1y
−0.51%−1.54%+1.03 pt––
ICICI Prudential Life Cycle Fund 2031
Sep '26–now · 0.1y
−2.59%−0.51%−2.08 pt––
ICICI Prudential Life Cycle Fund 2036
Sep '26–now · 0.1y
−0.50%−1.55%+1.05 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Gaurav Chikane ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(14 now)

  1. Manish BanthiaMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Multi Asset Active FoF · Life Cycle Fund 2041 · Life Cycle Fund 2031 · Life Cycle Fund 20365 schemes
  2. Rohit LakhotiaLife Cycle Fund 2041 · Life Cycle Fund 2031 · Life Cycle Fund 20363 schemes
  3. Akhil KakkarMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Multi Asset Active FoF2 schemes
  4. Ashwini BharuchaGold ETF · Silver ETF2 schemes
  5. Nishit PatelGold ETF · Silver ETF2 schemes
  6. Sharmila D'silvaMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Multi Asset Active FoF2 schemes
  7. Venus AhujaGold ETF · Silver ETF2 schemes
  8. Aatur ShahLife Cycle Fund 20311 scheme

Career(Mar 2013 – Nov 2016)

~ Edelweiss Commodities Trading Limited – Commodities

  1. Position not stated
    Feb 2015—Nov 20161y 10m

~ Accenture Services Private Limited – IT

  1. Position not stated
    Mar 2013—Jul 20135m

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