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Fund manager · HDFC

Priya Ranjan

Fund Manager and Senior Equity Analyst at HDFC. Runs 2 schemes worth ₹13,537 Cr.

  • Fund house

    HDFCThey run their schemes at HDFC.

  • AUM they run

    ₹13,537 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

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

  • Experience

    16 yearsOver 16 years of experience in equity research

Profile(HDFC's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)

About

Role
Fund Manager and Senior Equity Analyst
Studied
PGDBM (Finance) from Chetana’s Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, BE (Computer Science) from Magadh University
Age
49 years
Experience
Over 16 years of experience in equity research

Schemes now2

  1. HDFC Defence Fund₹11,493 Cr
  2. HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund₹2,043 Cr

AUM they run(Aug 2024 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 202613,537−0.4%
Aug 202613,593+7.3%
Jul 202612,664+2.8%
Jun 202612,322+8.1%
May 202611,397+5.6%
Apr 202610,798+22.7%
Mar 20268,802−10.7%
Feb 20269,852+3.8%
Jan 20269,489+3.7%
Dec 20259,151+0.1%
Nov 20259,146−1.6%
Oct 20259,290+7.1%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹13,537 Cr
+45.7% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Priya Ranjan 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(Aug 2023 – now)

  1. Transportation and Logistics Fund
  2. Defence Fund
HDFC202420252026
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(Aug 2023 – now)

HDFC

2 now · since Aug 2023
  1. HDFC Defence Fund
    Co-managerApr 2025—1y 7m₹11,493 CrThematicTER 0.89%
  2. HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund
    Fund managerAug 2023—3y 3m₹2,043 CrSectoral / ThematicTER 1.10%

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

Performance(2 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+26.73%
Beat peers
2 of 2
vs peers
+16.18 pt
Longest run
3.2 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Priya Ranjan ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
HDFC Transportation and Logistics Fund
Aug '23–now · 3.2y
+22.99%+12.80%+10.19 pt––
HDFC Defence Fund
Apr '25–now · 1.5y
+30.47%+8.29%+22.18 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Priya Ranjan ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(1 now)

  1. Rahul BaijalDefence Fund1 scheme

Career(Dec 2007 – now)

HDFC Asset Management Company Limited

  1. Position not stated
    Nov 2020—6y

Antique Stock Broking Limited

  1. Vice President
    Jun 2018—Nov 20202y 6m

Systematix Shares & Stocks (I) Ltd

  1. Sr. Vice President
    May 2015—May 20183y 1m

Phillip Capital (India) Pvt. Ltd

  1. Research Analyst
    Nov 2013—May 20151y 7m

Sutherland Global Services Pvt. Ltd

  1. Associate Project Manager
    Dec 2007—Nov 20136y

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