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Fund manager · Nippon

Kinjal Desai

Fund Manager at Nippon. Runs 6 schemes worth ₹23,663 Cr.

  • Fund house

    NipponThey run their schemes at Nippon.

  • AUM they run

    ₹23,663 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

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

  • Experience

    13 years13

Profile(Nippon's SAI, 14 Aug 2026)

About

Role
Fund Manager
Studied
MSc (Economics
Age
37 years
Experience
13

Schemes now6

  1. Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund₹18,044 Cr
  2. Nippon India Consumption Fund₹2,255 Cr
  3. Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund₹1,147 Cr
  4. Nippon India ETF Hang Seng BeES₹1,056 Cr
  5. Nippon India US Equity Opportunities Fund₹803 Cr
  6. Nippon India Japan Equity Fund₹358 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 202623,663−0.6%
Aug 202623,814+5.3%
Jul 202622,610+4.3%
Jun 202621,678+2.0%
May 202621,245+3.8%
Apr 202620,476+14.7%
Mar 202617,850−0.8%
Feb 202617,990+2.5%
Jan 202617,558+12.5%
Dec 202515,602+5.4%
Nov 202514,809+5.9%
Oct 202513,980+7.2%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹23,663 Cr
+69.3% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Kinjal Desai 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. ETF Hang Seng BeES
  2. US Equity Opportunities Fund
  3. Japan Equity Fund
  4. Multi Asset Allocation Fund
  5. Taiwan Equity Fund
  6. Consumption Fund
Nippon20192020202120222023202420252026
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)

Nippon

6 now · since May 2018
  1. Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund
    Fund managerAug 2020—6y 3m₹18,044 CrMulti Asset AllocationTER 0.47%
  2. Nippon India ETF Hang Seng BeES
    Co-managerMay 2018—8y 6m₹1,056 CrETFsTER 0.96%

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

Performance(6 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+13.96%
Beat peers
3 of 6
vs peers
−1.43 pt
Longest run
8.5 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Kinjal Desai ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
Nippon India ETF Hang Seng BeES
May '18–now · 8.5y
−20.73%+8.21%−28.94 pt––
Nippon India US Equity Opportunities Fund
May '18–now · 8.5y
+16.75%+14.88%+1.87 pt––
Nippon India Japan Equity Fund
May '18–now · 8.5y
+11.17%+15.91%−4.74 pt––
Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Aug '20–now · 6.1y
+17.29%+15.14%+2.15 pt––
Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund
Dec '21–now · 4.8y
+33.71%+12.35%+21.36 pt––
Nippon India Consumption Fund
Aug '25–now · 1.2y
−6.78%+1.73%−8.51 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Kinjal Desai ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(5 now)

  1. Amber SinghaniaMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
  2. Sushil BudhiaMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
  3. Vikash AgarwalETF Hang Seng BeES1 scheme
  4. Vikram DhawanMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
  5. Vinay SharmaMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme

Career(Dec 2012 – now)

13 years of experience From

  1. Position not stated
    May 2018—8y 6m

Fund Manager , NAM India

  1. Position not stated
    Dec 2012—May 20185y 6m

Source.Nippon's Statement of Additional Information, as of 14 Aug 2026.