Fund manager · ICICI

Manish Banthia

Chief Investment Officer - Fixed Income at ICICI. Runs 26 schemes worth ₹4,21,571 Cr.

Fund house
ICICIThey run their schemes at ICICI.
AUM they run
₹4,21,571 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
26 now · 0 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Mar 2024. On 1 more scheme for a slice of it: overseas, gold or arbitrage.
Experience
22 yearsOver 22 years of experience

Profile^{(ICICI's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)}

About

Role: Chief Investment Officer - Fixed Income
Studied: Chartered Accounta nt, MBA and B.Com
Age: 46 years
Experience: Over 22 years of experience

Schemes now27

ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Allocation Fund₹84,108 Cr
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund₹71,913 Cr
ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Fund₹50,706 Cr
ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund₹31,010 Cr
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund₹28,385 Cr
ICICI Prudential Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF₹27,321 Cr
and 21 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	₹ Cr	Change
Sept 2026	4,21,571	−4.6%
Aug 2026	4,41,963	+0.7%
Jul 2026	4,38,807	+2.6%
Jun 2026	4,27,686	+0.1%
May 2026	4,27,325	−0.9%
Apr 2026	4,31,243	+5.5%
Mar 2026	4,08,703	−7.4%
Feb 2026	4,41,284	+1.1%
Jan 2026	4,36,334	+2.3%
Dec 2025	4,26,486	0.0%
Nov 2025	4,26,402	+2.7%
Oct 2025	4,15,164	+3.4%

AUM at month end, Sept 2026

₹4,21,571

+1.5% since Oct 2025

Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Manish Banthia 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^{(Nov 2009 – now)}

ICICI201020122014201620182020202220242026

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^{(Nov 2009 – now)}

ICICI

27 now · since Nov 2009

ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Co-managerJan 2024—2y 10m₹84,108 CrMulti Asset AllocationTER 0.83%
ICICI Prudential Ultra Short Term Fund
OverseasSept 2013—13y 2m₹15,236 CrUltra Short TermTER 0.40%
ICICI Prudential Income plus Arbitrage Omni FoF
Fund managerJun 2017—9y 5m₹3,294 CrFund of FundsTER 0.07%

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

Performance^{(26 schemes)}

Growth · Direct plans, Regular before 2013

Return as manager: +8.65%
Beat peers: 18 of 24
vs peers: +0.36 pt
Longest run: 16.9 years
Beat benchmark: Upcoming

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

ICICI Prudential Short Term Fund	Nov '09–now · 16.9y	+7.59%	+7.15%	+0.44 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Gold ETF FoF	Sep '12–now · 14.1y	+10.47%	+10.32%	+0.15 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Dynamic Term Fund	Sep '12–now · 14.1y	+8.60%	+7.12%	+1.48 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Fund	Sep '13–now · 13.1y	+17.40%	+13.59%	+3.80 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Conservative Hybrid Fund	Sep '13–now · 13.1y	+10.89%	+9.33%	+1.56 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund	Dec '14–now · 11.8y	+8.08%	+9.36%	−1.28 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Fund	Nov '16–now · 9.9y	+7.82%	+7.42%	+0.40 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF	Jun '17–now · 9.4y	+11.52%	+11.86%	−0.34 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Income plus Arbitrage Omni FoF	Jun '17–now · 9.4y	+9.38%	+11.86%	−2.48 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF	Jun '17–now · 9.4y	+14.34%	+11.85%	+2.50 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Diversified Debt Strategy Active FoF	Jun '17–now · 9.4y	+7.04%	+11.86%	−4.82 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund	Jul '17–now · 9.3y	+10.88%	+9.37%	+1.51 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund	Jan '21–now · 5.7y	+17.00%	+14.47%	+2.52 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Passive Multi Asset Fund of Fund	Jan '22–now · 4.7y	+11.27%	+10.43%	+0.84 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Silver ETF FoF	Feb '22–now · 4.7y	+29.46%	+11.10%	+18.35 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Credit Risk Fund	May '23–now · 3.4y	+8.69%	+8.90%	−0.21 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Money Market Fund	Jun '23–now · 3.4y	+7.35%	+7.29%	+0.07 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Long Term Fund	Jan '24–now · 2.8y	+6.16%	+5.84%	+0.33 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund	Jan '24–now · 2.8y	+6.48%	+5.96%	+0.52 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Allocation Fund	Jan '24–now · 2.8y	+10.49%	+13.46%	−2.97 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Medium to Long Term Fund	Jan '24–now · 2.8y	+6.74%	+6.47%	+0.27 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential 10 year Constant Maturity Gilt Fund	Jan '24–now · 2.8y	+6.73%	+6.00%	+0.73 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	Jan '24–now · 2.8y	+7.24%	+7.12%	+0.12 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Banking and PSU Debt Fund	Sep '24–now · 2.1y	+6.72%	+6.48%	+0.24 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Active FoF	Jul '26–now · 0.2y	−2.47%	−0.72%	−1.76 pt	–	–
ICICI Prudential Balanced Hybrid Fund	Jul '26–now · 0.2y	−1.00%	−1.52%	+0.52 pt	–	–

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

Works with^{(23 now)}

Ritesh LunawatCorporate Bond Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF · Ultra Short Term Fund · Equity Savings Fund · Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF · Income plus Arbitrage Omni FoF · Medium to Long Term Fund · Passive Multi Asset Fund of Fund · Diversified Debt Strategy Active FoF9 schemes
Akhil KakkarMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Balanced Advantage Fund · Aggressive Hybrid Fund · Credit Risk Fund · Medium Term Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Multi Asset Active FoF · Balanced Hybrid Fund8 schemes
Dharmesh KakkadDynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF · Equity Savings Fund · Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF · Multi Asset Active FoF4 schemes
Sharmila D'silvaMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF · Multi Asset Active FoF · Passive Multi Asset Fund of Fund4 schemes
Nikhil KabraMoney Market Fund · Short Term Fund · Dynamic Term Fund3 schemes
Nishit PatelGold ETF FoF · Silver ETF FoF · Passive Multi Asset Fund of Fund3 schemes
Raunak SuranaGilt Fund · 10 year Constant Maturity Gilt Fund · Long Term Fund3 schemes
Gaurav ChikaneMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Multi Asset Active FoF2 schemes

Career^{(Oct 2005 – Jul 2007)}

~ ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited - New Product Development

Position not stated
Oct 2005—Jul 20071y 10m

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