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Fund manager · PPFAS

Rukun Tarachandani

Executive Vice President & Fund Manager - Equity at PPFAS. Runs 6 schemes worth ₹1,60,074 Cr.

  • Fund house

    PPFASThey run their schemes at PPFAS.

  • AUM they run

    ₹1,60,074 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

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

  • Experience

    11 years11

Profile(PPFAS's SAI, 26 Aug 2026)

About

Role
Executive Vice President & Fund Manager - Equity
Studied
Post Graduate Diploma in Manageme nt (Specializat ion: Finance), B. Tech (Informatio n Technology ) Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter holder Certificate in Quantitativ e Finance (CQF)
Age
36 years
Experience
11

Schemes now6

  1. Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund₹1,45,071 Cr
  2. Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹5,401 Cr
  3. Parag Parikh Conservative Hybrid Fund₹3,454 Cr
  4. Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund₹2,750 Cr
  5. Parag Parikh Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund₹2,533 Cr
  6. Parag Parikh Large Cap Fund₹866 Cr

AUM they run(May 2022 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 20261,60,074−1.6%
Aug 20261,62,733−0.6%
Jul 20261,63,781+3.3%
Jun 20261,58,482+1.4%
May 20261,56,270+0.4%
Apr 20261,55,692+9.0%
Mar 20261,42,784−4.0%
Feb 20261,48,708+0.6%
Jan 20261,47,830+0.4%
Dec 20251,47,246+2.6%
Nov 20251,43,489+3.0%
Oct 20251,39,299+4.8%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹1,60,074 Cr
+14.9% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Rukun Tarachandani 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 2022 – now)

  1. Flexi Cap Fund
  2. ELSS Tax Saver Fund
  3. Conservative Hybrid Fund
  4. Arbitrage Fund
  5. Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
  6. Large Cap Fund
PPFAS2023202420252026
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 2022 – now)

PPFAS

6 now · since May 2022
  1. Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund
    Fund manager, equityMay 2022—4y 6m₹1,45,071 CrFlexi CapTER 0.69%
  2. Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund
    Fund managerMay 2022—4y 6m₹5,401 CrTax Saver (ELSS)TER 0.65%

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

Performance(6 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+9.26%
Beat peers
3 of 5
vs peers
+0.49 pt
Longest run
4.5 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Rukun Tarachandani ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
Parag Parikh Conservative Hybrid Fund
May '22–now · 4.5y
+9.26%+8.00%+1.26 pt––
Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund
May '22–now · 4.5y
+13.45%+12.29%+1.16 pt––
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund
May '22–now · 4.5y
+11.05%+13.13%−2.09 pt––
Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund
Nov '23–now · 2.9y
+6.97%+7.29%−0.32 pt––
Parag Parikh Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
Feb '24–now · 2.6y
+6.32%+5.83%+0.49 pt––
Parag Parikh Large Cap Fund
Feb '26–now · 0.7y
−10.08%−7.68%−2.41 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Rukun Tarachandani ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(6 now)

  1. Raj MehtaFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Large Cap Fund6 schemes
  2. Rajeev ThakkarFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Large Cap Fund6 schemes
  3. Raunak OnkarFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Large Cap Fund6 schemes
  4. Tejas SomanFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Large Cap Fund6 schemes
  5. Aishwarya DharFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Large Cap Fund4 schemes
  6. Mansi KariyaFlexi Cap Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund3 schemes