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Fund manager · ICICI

Sankaran Naren

Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer at ICICI. Runs 6 schemes worth ₹3,05,134 Cr.

  • Fund house

    ICICIThey run their schemes at ICICI.

  • AUM they run

    ₹3,05,134 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 · 9 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Aug 2024.

  • Experience

    35 yearsOver 35 years of experience

Profile(ICICI's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)

About

Role
Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer
Studied
B. Tech – IIT Chennai and PGDM –
Age
60 years
Experience
Over 35 years of experience

Schemes now6

  1. ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Allocation Fund₹84,108 Cr
  2. ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund₹76,352 Cr
  3. ICICI Prudential Value Fund₹57,250 Cr
  4. ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Fund₹50,706 Cr
  5. ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund₹36,469 Cr
  6. ICICI Prudential Multi Sector Passive FoF₹248 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 20263,05,134−4.4%
Aug 20263,19,170−3.5%
Jul 20263,30,800+2.0%
Jun 20263,24,249+2.5%
May 20263,16,212−0.5%
Apr 20263,17,730+7.9%
Mar 20262,94,572−7.7%
Feb 20263,19,198+34.3%
Jan 20262,37,620−13.4%
Dec 20252,74,495+2.3%
Nov 20252,68,426+3.2%
Oct 20252,60,223+4.7%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹3,05,134 Cr
+17.3% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Sankaran Naren 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(Feb 2012 – now)

  1. Multi Asset Allocation Fund
  2. Aggressive Hybrid Fund
  3. Exports and Services Fund
  4. Balanced Advantage Fund
  5. Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF
  6. Multi Sector Passive FoF
  7. Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF
  8. India Opportunities Fund
  9. Global Advantage Fund FoF
  10. Value Fund
  11. Passive Multi Asset Fund of Fund
  12. Bharat Consumption 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(Feb 2012 – now)

ICICI

6 now · since Feb 2012
  1. ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Allocation Fund
    Co-managerFeb 2012—14y 9m₹84,108 CrMulti Asset AllocationTER 0.83%

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

Performance(15 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans, Regular before 2013

Return as manager
+14.33%
Beat peers
8 of 13
vs peers
+1.06 pt
Longest run
14.7 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Sankaran Naren ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
ICICI Prudential Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Feb '12–now · 14.7y
+14.81%+10.59%+4.22 pt––
ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Dec '15–now · 10.9y
+14.97%+11.95%+3.02 pt––
ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund
Jul '17–Aug '26 · 9.1y
+14.33%+14.58%−0.24 pt––
ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund
Jul '17–Sep '25 · 8.2y
+12.11%+10.90%+1.21 pt––
ICICI Prudential Aggressive Hybrid Active FoF
Sep '18–Aug '26 · 7.9y
+15.92%+12.79%+3.13 pt––
ICICI Prudential Multi Sector Passive FoF
Sep '18–now · 8.1y
+11.44%+12.52%−1.08 pt––
ICICI Prudential Dynamic Asset Allocation Active FoF
Sep '18–Jan '26 · 7.3y
+13.66%+14.03%−0.37 pt––
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund
Jan '19–now · 7.7y
+18.59%+15.66%+2.93 pt––
ICICI Prudential Global Advantage Fund FoF
Oct '19–May '26 · 6.6y
+12.84%+16.28%−3.43 pt––
ICICI Prudential Value Fund
Jan '21–now · 5.8y
+17.42%+15.42%+2.01 pt––
ICICI Prudential Passive Multi Asset Fund of Fund
Jan '22–May '26 · 4.3y
+12.66%+11.81%+0.85 pt––
ICICI Prudential Bharat Consumption Fund
May '22–Apr '25 · 2.9y
+17.19%+17.24%−0.05 pt––
ICICI Prudential Energy Opportunities Fund
Jul '24–Jan '26 · 1.4y
+4.72%+3.66%+1.06 pt––
ICICI Prudential Rural Opportunities Fund
Jan '25–Jul '25 · 0.4y
+11.37%+9.78%+1.58 pt––
ICICI Prudential Large Cap Fund
Feb '26–now · 0.7y
−9.17%−6.38%−2.79 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Sankaran Naren ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(12 now)

  1. Masoomi JhurmarvalaMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Value Fund · Multi Sector Passive FoF3 schemes
  2. Sharmila D'silvaMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Large Cap Fund · Multi Sector Passive FoF3 schemes
  3. Akhil KakkarMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Aggressive Hybrid Fund2 schemes
  4. Dharmesh KakkadValue Fund · Multi Sector Passive FoF2 schemes
  5. Manish BanthiaMulti Asset Allocation Fund · Aggressive Hybrid Fund2 schemes
  6. Antariksha BanerjeeMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
  7. Divya JainIndia Opportunities Fund1 scheme
  8. Gaurav ChikaneMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme