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Fund manager · Nippon

Meenakshi Dawar

Sr.Fund Manager at Nippon. Runs 3 schemes worth ₹21,550 Cr.

  • Fund house

    NipponThey run their schemes at Nippon.

  • AUM they run

    ₹21,550 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

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

  • Experience

    17 years17

Profile(Nippon's SAI, 14 Aug 2026)

About

Role
Sr.Fund Manager
Studied
B.Tech and MBA (IIM Ahmedabad)
Age
43 years
Experience
17

Schemes now3

  1. Nippon India Flexi Cap Fund₹9,214 Cr
  2. Nippon India Value Fund₹8,479 Cr
  3. Nippon India Aggressive Hybrid Fund₹3,857 Cr

AUM they run(Mar 2019 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 202621,550−6.1%
Aug 202622,938+0.3%
Jul 202622,881+1.4%
Jun 202622,566+2.2%
May 202622,084−0.4%
Apr 202622,184+11.1%
Mar 202619,973−10.8%
Feb 202622,397+0.9%
Jan 202622,188−2.9%
Dec 202522,847−0.7%
Nov 202523,009+0.8%
Oct 202522,828+3.7%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹21,550 Cr
−5.6% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Meenakshi Dawar 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. Value Fund
  2. Aggressive Hybrid Fund
  3. Flexi Cap 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

3 now · since May 2018
  1. Nippon India Flexi Cap Fund
    Fund managerJan 2023—3y 10m₹9,214 CrFlexi CapTER 0.65%

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

Performance(3 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+12.17%
Beat peers
2 of 3
vs peers
+1.56 pt
Longest run
8.5 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Meenakshi Dawar ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
Nippon India Value Fund
May '18–now · 8.5y
+13.51%+10.83%+2.69 pt––
Nippon India Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Sep '21–now · 5.1y
+10.32%+8.76%+1.56 pt––
Nippon India Flexi Cap Fund
Jan '23–now · 3.8y
+12.17%+13.20%−1.03 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Meenakshi Dawar ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(3 now)

  1. Dhrumil ShahFlexi Cap Fund · Value Fund2 schemes
  2. Jignesh KamaniAggressive Hybrid Fund1 scheme
  3. Sushil BudhiaAggressive Hybrid Fund1 scheme

Career(Apr 2010 – now)

Over 17 years of experience in Indian Equity Markets

  1. Position not stated
    Mar 2017—9y 8m

NAM India - Fund Manager - Equity

  1. Position not stated
    Jun 2011—Feb 20175y 9m

IDFC Mutual Fund - Fund Manager - managing Large Cap and Hybrid Funds

  1. Position not stated
    Apr 2010—Jun 20111y 3m

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