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Fund manager · BNP

Neeraj Saxena

Fund Manager & Dealer – Equity at BNP. Runs 7 schemes worth ₹1,367 Cr.

  • Fund house

    BNPThey run their schemes at BNP.

  • AUM they run

    ₹1,367 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

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

  • Experience

    21 years21 Years

Profile(BNP's SAI, 27 Aug 2026)

About

Role
Fund Manager & Dealer – Equity
Studied
PGDBA Finance from Welingkars Institute, M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
Age
48 years
Experience
21 Years

Schemes now7

  1. Baroda BNP Paribas Arbitrage Fund₹1,015 Cr
  2. Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund₹267 Cr
  3. Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty 50 Index Fund₹50.3 Cr
  4. Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index Fund₹20.7 Cr
  5. Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund₹9.8 Cr
  6. Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty Bank ETF₹4.1 Cr
  7. and 1 more, all below

AUM they run(Mar 2022 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 20261,367−4.7%
Aug 20261,435−4.5%
Jul 20261,502−0.9%
Jun 20261,517−7.1%
May 20261,633+0.2%
Apr 20261,629−0.1%
Mar 20261,631−6.5%
Feb 20261,745+0.2%
Jan 20261,742+2.3%
Dec 20251,703+0.6%
Nov 20251,692+2.5%
Oct 20251,651+1.1%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹1,367 Cr
−17.2% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Neeraj Saxena 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(Mar 2022 – now)

  1. Arbitrage Fund
  2. Nifty 50 Index Fund
  3. Nifty Bank ETF
  4. Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index Fund
  5. Equity Savings Fund
  6. Balanced Advantage Fund
  7. Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund
BNP2023202420252026
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(Mar 2022 – now)

BNP

7 now · since Mar 2022
  1. Baroda BNP Paribas Arbitrage Fund
    Fund manager, equityMar 2022—4y 8m₹1,015 CrArbitrageTER 1.47%
  2. Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty 50 Index Fund
    Fund managerJan 2023—3y 10m₹50.3 CrIndex FundsTER 0.48%

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

Performance(7 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans, Regular before 2013

Return as manager
+2.63%
Beat peers
4 of 7
vs peers
+0.68 pt
Longest run
4.6 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Neeraj Saxena ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
Baroda BNP Paribas Arbitrage Fund
Mar '22–now · 4.6y
+6.90%+7.03%−0.13 pt––
Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty 50 Index Fund
Jan '24–now · 2.7y
+2.39%+7.07%−4.68 pt––
Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty Bank ETF
Jun '24–now · 2.3y
+3.18%−0.97%+4.16 pt––
Baroda BNP Paribas Balanced Advantage Fund
Oct '24–now · 2.0y
+2.63%+0.95%+1.69 pt––
Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund
Oct '24–now · 2.0y
+3.82%+3.14%+0.68 pt––
Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index Fund
Oct '24–now · 2.0y
−11.82%−1.85%−9.97 pt––
Baroda BNP Paribas Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund
Nov '24–now · 1.9y
+0.72%−0.46%+1.18 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Neeraj Saxena ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(5 now)

  1. Meenakshi GururajArbitrage Fund · Nifty 50 Index Fund · Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index Fund · Nifty Midcap 150 Index Fund · Nifty Bank ETF5 schemes
  2. Jitendra SriramEquity Savings Fund · Balanced Advantage Fund2 schemes
  3. Kushant AroraEquity Savings Fund · Balanced Advantage Fund2 schemes
  4. Vikram PamnaniArbitrage Fund · Equity Savings Fund2 schemes
  5. Prashant PimpleBalanced Advantage Fund1 scheme