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Fund manager · HDFC

Sankalp Baid

Co-Fund Manager and Backup Dealer - Fixed Income at HDFC. Runs 8 schemes worth ₹3,942 Cr.

  • Fund house

    HDFCThey run their schemes at HDFC.

  • AUM they run

    ₹3,942 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

    8 now · 0 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Mar 2025.

  • Experience

    19 yearsCollectively around 19 years of experience in macroeconomics, credit analysis, trading, dealing and audit.

Profile(HDFC's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)

About

Role
Co-Fund Manager and Backup Dealer - Fixed Income
Studied
PG Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur, Chartered Accountant, B.Com Hons. (University of Calcutta)
Age
44 years
Experience
Collectively around 19 years of experience in macroeconomics, credit analysis, trading, dealing and audit.

Schemes now8

  1. HDFC Nifty G Sec Dec 2026 Index Fund₹920 Cr
  2. HDFC Nifty G Sec Jun 2036 Index Fund₹839 Cr
  3. HDFC Nifty G Sec July 2031 Index Fund₹623 Cr
  4. HDFC Nifty G Sec Sep 2032 Index Fund₹614 Cr
  5. HDFC Nifty G Sec Jun 2027 Index Fund₹568 Cr
  6. HDFC Nifty SDL Oct 2026 Index Fund₹177 Cr
  7. and 2 more, all below

AUM they run(Aug 2024 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 20263,942−1.5%
Aug 20264,001−0.8%
Jul 20264,033+0.5%
Jun 20264,013−4.5%
May 20264,204−1.8%
Apr 20264,282−2.0%
Mar 20264,367−4.3%
Feb 20264,561+0.2%
Jan 20264,552−0.2%
Dec 20254,563−0.8%
Nov 20254,601−1.0%
Oct 20254,6470.0%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹3,942 Cr
−15.2% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Sankalp Baid 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 2024 – now)

  1. Nifty G Sec Sep 2032 Index Fund
  2. Nifty G Sec Dec 2026 Index Fund
  3. Nifty G Sec Jun 2036 Index Fund
  4. Nifty G Sec July 2031 Index Fund
  5. Nifty G Sec Jun 2027 Index Fund
  6. Nifty SDL Oct 2026 Index Fund
  7. Nifty G Sec Apr 2029 Index Fund
  8. Nifty SDL Plus G Sec Jun 2027 40 60 Index Fund
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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 2024 – now)

HDFC

8 now · since Aug 2024
  1. HDFC Nifty G Sec Dec 2026 Index Fund
    Co-managerMar 2025—1y 8m₹920 CrIndex FundsTER 0.20%

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

Performance(8 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+6.31%
Beat peers
1 of 8
vs peers
−0.25 pt
Longest run
2.2 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Sankalp Baid ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
HDFC Nifty G Sec Sep 2032 Index Fund
Aug '24–now · 2.2y
+6.13%−0.05%+6.18 pt––
HDFC Nifty G Sec July 2031 Index Fund
Mar '25–now · 1.6y
+5.39%+6.72%−1.33 pt––
HDFC Nifty SDL Oct 2026 Index Fund
Mar '25–now · 1.6y
+6.49%+6.72%−0.24 pt––
HDFC Nifty G Sec Dec 2026 Index Fund
Mar '25–now · 1.6y
+6.46%+6.72%−0.26 pt––
HDFC Nifty SDL Plus G Sec Jun 2027 40 60 Index Fund
Mar '25–now · 1.6y
+6.61%+6.72%−0.11 pt––
HDFC Nifty G Sec Jun 2027 Index Fund
Mar '25–now · 1.6y
+6.50%+6.72%−0.22 pt––
HDFC Nifty G Sec Apr 2029 Index Fund
Mar '25–now · 1.6y
+6.16%+6.72%−0.56 pt––
HDFC Nifty G Sec Jun 2036 Index Fund
Mar '25–now · 1.6y
+4.52%+6.72%−2.21 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Sankalp Baid ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(1 now)

  1. Anupam JoshiNifty G Sec Dec 2026 Index Fund · Nifty G Sec Jun 2036 Index Fund · Nifty G Sec July 2031 Index Fund · Nifty G Sec Sep 2032 Index Fund · Nifty G Sec Jun 2027 Index Fund · Nifty SDL Oct 2026 Index Fund · Nifty G Sec Apr 2029 Index Fund · Nifty SDL Plus G Sec Jun 2027 40 60 Index Fund8 schemes

Career(Apr 2005 – now)

HDFC Asset Management Company Limited

  1. Position not stated
    Feb 2017—9y 9m

BNP Paribas Bank

  1. Assistant Vice President
    Feb 2015—Feb 20172y 1m

India Ratings & Research

  1. Associate Director
    Jul 2010—Feb 20154y 8m

Future First Info Services

  1. Analyst
    Apr 2009—Feb 201011m

BSR & Co (part of KPMG

  1. Assurance Senior
    Apr 2005—Mar 20061y

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