Fund manager · BNP

Kushant Arora

Fund Manager & Research Analyst at BNP. Runs 10 schemes worth ₹8,366 Cr.

Fund house
BNPThey run their schemes at BNP.
AUM they run
₹8,366 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
10 now · 1 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Nov 2024.
Experience
11 years11 years

Profile^{(BNP's SAI, 27 Aug 2026)}

About

Role: Fund Manager & Research Analyst
Studied: • CA, FRM
Age: 37 years
Experience: 11 years

Schemes now10

Baroda BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund₹2,465 Cr
Baroda BNP Paribas Multi Asset Fund₹1,398 Cr
Baroda BNP Paribas Aggressive Hybrid Fund₹1,197 Cr
Baroda BNP Paribas Manufacturing Fund₹783 Cr
Baroda BNP Paribas Energy Opportunities Fund₹592 Cr
Baroda BNP Paribas Business Conglomerates Fund₹579 Cr
and 4 more, all below

AUM they run^{(Oct 2024 – Sept 2026)}

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months	₹ Cr	Change
Sept 2026	8,366	−7.8%
Aug 2026	9,078	+0.2%
Jul 2026	9,063	+71.9%
Jun 2026	5,273	−0.5%
May 2026	5,300	−1.0%
Apr 2026	5,351	+8.9%
Mar 2026	4,912	+1.7%
Feb 2026	4,830	+0.3%
Jan 2026	4,815	−4.2%
Dec 2025	5,027	−3.0%
Nov 2025	5,184	0.0%
Oct 2025	5,186	+19.0%

AUM at month end, Sept 2026

₹8,366

+61.3% since Oct 2025

Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Kushant Arora 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^{(Oct 2024 – now)}

BNP20252026

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^{(Oct 2024 – now)}

BNP

10 now · since Oct 2024

Baroda BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund
Fund managerOct 2024—2y 1m₹2,465 CrLarge CapTER 0.89%

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

Performance^{(11 schemes)}

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager: −3.54%
Beat peers: 1 of 4
vs peers: −1.96 pt
Longest run: 2.0 years
Beat benchmark: Upcoming

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

Baroda BNP Paribas Large Cap Fund	Oct '24–now · 2.0y	−4.55%	−4.00%	−0.55 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas Business Cycle Fund	Oct '24–Jul '26 · 1.7y	−2.53%	+0.83%	−3.36 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas Manufacturing Fund	Oct '24–now · 2.0y	+1.05%	−1.33%	+2.38 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas Business Conglomerates Fund	Sep '25–now · 1.0y	−6.44%	+1.11%	−7.55 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas ESG Best in Class Strategy Fund	Mar '26–now · 0.6y	−1.95%	+3.46%	−5.41 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas Multi Asset Fund	Jul '26–now · 0.3y	−2.88%	−1.89%	−0.99 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas Focused Fund	Jul '26–now · 0.3y	−4.91%	−2.23%	−2.68 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas Energy Opportunities Fund	Jul '26–now · 0.3y	−7.97%	−3.11%	−4.85 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund	Jul '26–now · 0.3y	−0.70%	−0.29%	−0.41 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund	Jul '26–now · 0.3y	−3.18%	−2.35%	−0.84 pt	–	–
Baroda BNP Paribas Aggressive Hybrid Fund	Jul '26–now · 0.3y	−3.51%	−2.83%	−0.68 pt	–	–

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

Works with^{(7 now)}

Jitendra SriramLarge Cap Fund · Multi Asset Fund · Aggressive Hybrid Fund · Focused Fund · Equity Savings Fund · Balanced Advantage Fund6 schemes
Neeraj SaxenaEquity Savings Fund · Balanced Advantage Fund2 schemes
Prashant PimpleAggressive Hybrid Fund · Balanced Advantage Fund2 schemes
Rohan KordeBusiness Conglomerates Fund · ESG Best in Class Strategy Fund2 schemes
Vikram PamnaniMulti Asset Fund · Equity Savings Fund2 schemes
Himanshu SinghManufacturing Fund1 scheme
Kirtan MehtaEnergy Opportunities Fund1 scheme