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Fund manager · Kotak

Manu Sharma

Debt - Fund Manager and Dealer at Kotak. Runs 11 schemes worth ₹61,772 Cr.

  • Fund house

    KotakThey run their schemes at Kotak.

  • AUM they run

    ₹61,772 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

    11 now · 1 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Aug 2024.

  • Experience

    17 years17

Profile(Kotak's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)

About

Role
Debt - Fund Manager and Dealer
Studied
Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India & M.Com
Age
45 years
Experience
17

Schemes now11

  1. Kotak Money Market Fund₹27,573 Cr
  2. Kotak Ultra Short Term Fund₹15,715 Cr
  3. Kotak Corporate Bond Fund₹14,879 Cr
  4. Kotak Floating Interest Rates Fund₹3,235 Cr
  5. Kotak CRISIL IBX Financial Services 3 6 Months Debt Index Fund₹247 Cr
  6. Kotak FMP Series 304₹122 Cr
  7. and 5 more, all below

AUM they run(Nov 2022 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 202661,772−4.4%
Aug 202664,6380.0%
Jul 202664,649+5.1%
Jun 202661,506−8.3%
May 202667,075−6.6%
Apr 202671,816+7.2%
Mar 202666,986−5.9%
Feb 202671,191+0.1%
Jan 202671,127+1.8%
Dec 202569,865−6.7%
Nov 202574,901+2.0%
Oct 202573,407+4.8%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹61,772 Cr
−15.9% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Manu Sharma 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 2022 – now)

  1. Money Market Fund
  2. Ultra Short Term Fund
  3. Corporate Bond Fund
  4. Floating Interest Rates Fund
  5. Ultra Short to Short Term Fund
  6. FMP Series 304
  7. FMP Series 305
  8. FMP Series 308
  9. FMP Series 310
  10. CRISIL IBX Financial Services 3 6 Months Debt Index Fund
  11. CRISIL IBX Financial Services 9 to 12 Months Debt Index Fund
  12. FMP Series 292
Kotak2023202420252026
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 2022 – now)

Kotak

11 now · since Nov 2022
  1. Kotak Money Market Fund
    Fund managerNov 2022—4y₹27,573 CrMoney MarketTER 0.16%
  2. Kotak CRISIL IBX Financial Services 3 6 Months Debt Index Fund
    Fund manager, debtMar 2025—1y 8m₹247 CrIndex FundsTER 0.12%

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

Performance(8 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+7.32%
Beat peers
7 of 8
vs peers
+0.12 pt
Longest run
3.9 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Manu Sharma ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
Kotak Ultra Short Term Fund
Nov '22–now · 3.9y
+7.24%+7.28%−0.04 pt––
Kotak Money Market Fund
Nov '22–now · 3.9y
+7.40%+7.31%+0.10 pt––
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund
Nov '22–now · 3.9y
+7.20%+7.07%+0.12 pt––
Kotak Ultra Short to Short Term Fund
Nov '22–May '25 · 2.5y
+8.02%+7.84%+0.18 pt––
Kotak Floating Interest Rates Fund
Nov '22–now · 3.9y
+7.61%+7.54%+0.07 pt––
Kotak FMP Series 304
Jan '23–now · 3.8y
+7.50%+7.40%+0.11 pt––
Kotak CRISIL IBX Financial Services 3 6 Months Debt Index Fund
Mar '25–now · 1.6y
+7.04%+6.53%+0.51 pt––
Kotak CRISIL IBX Financial Services 9 to 12 Months Debt Index Fund
Sep '25–now · 1.0y
+6.29%+1.34%+4.94 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Manu Sharma ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(1 now)

  1. Deepak AgrawalMoney Market Fund · Ultra Short Term Fund · Corporate Bond Fund · Floating Interest Rates Fund · FMP Series 304 · FMP Series 308 · FMP Series 310 · FMP Series 305 · FMP Series 2929 schemes