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Fund manager · Nippon

Sailesh Raj Bhan

President & CIO - Equity Investments at Nippon. Runs 3 schemes worth ₹1,14,229 Cr.

  • Fund house

    NipponThey run their schemes at Nippon.

  • AUM they run

    ₹1,14,229 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

    30 years30

Profile(Nippon's SAI, 14 Aug 2026)

About

Role
President & CIO - Equity Investments
Studied
MBA (Finance) CFA (ICFAI)
Age
53 years
Experience
30

Schemes now3

  1. Nippon India Multi Cap Fund₹53,767 Cr
  2. Nippon India Large Cap Fund₹51,296 Cr
  3. Nippon India Pharma Fund₹9,166 Cr

AUM they run(Feb 2019 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 20261,14,229−4.7%
Aug 20261,19,910+0.7%
Jul 20261,19,091+1.9%
Jun 20261,16,856+2.8%
May 20261,13,685+0.9%
Apr 20261,12,690+11.9%
Mar 20261,00,740−8.8%
Feb 20261,10,418+3.4%
Jan 20261,06,749−2.5%
Dec 20251,09,493+0.7%
Nov 20251,08,747+2.1%
Oct 20251,06,531+4.6%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹1,14,229 Cr
+7.2% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Sailesh Raj Bhan 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(Jun 2004 – now)

  1. Pharma Fund
  2. Multi Cap Fund
  3. Large Cap Fund
Nippon200520092013201720212025
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(Jun 2004 – now)

Nippon

3 now · since Jun 2004
  1. Nippon India Multi Cap Fund
    Fund managerMar 2005—21y 8m₹53,767 CrMulti CapTER 0.88%

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

Performance(3 schemes)

Growth · Regular plans

Return as manager
+14.11%
Beat peers
3 of 3
vs peers
+1.50 pt
Longest run
20.5 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Sailesh Raj Bhan ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
Nippon India Pharma Fund
Apr '06–now · 20.5y
+17.26%+14.10%+3.16 pt––
Nippon India Multi Cap Fund
Apr '06–now · 20.5y
+14.11%+12.61%+1.50 pt––
Nippon India Large Cap Fund
Aug '07–now · 19.2y
+11.87%+10.59%+1.28 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Sailesh Raj Bhan ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(2 now)

  1. Bhavik DaveLarge Cap Fund1 scheme
  2. Yatin MattaMulti Cap Fund1 scheme

Career(Nov 2003 – now)

Over 30 years experience in Equity Securities research and analysis From

  1. Position not stated
    Apr 2025—1y 7m

President & CIO - Equity Investments

  1. Position not stated
    Jan 2023—Mar 20252y 3m

CIO - Equity Investments

  1. Position not stated
    Feb 2014—Dec 20228y 11m

Deputy CIO - Equity Investments, NAM India, – managing various Schemes of NIMF

  1. Position not stated
    May 2010—Jan 20143y 9m

Sr. Fund Manager - Investment Equity

  1. Position not stated
    Oct 2006—Apr 20092y 7m

Fund Manager -Equity

  1. Position not stated
    Nov 2003—Sept 20062y 11m

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