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Fund manager · SBI

Saurabh Pant

Fund Manager at SBI. Runs 3 schemes worth ₹1,02,979 Cr.

  • Fund house

    SBIThey run their schemes at SBI.

  • AUM they run

    ₹1,02,979 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 2026.

  • Experience

    18 years18 years

Profile(SBI's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)

About

Role
Fund Manager
Studied
B.Com, MBE, C.F.A(USA) Level III candidate
Age
43 years
Experience
18 years

Schemes now3

  1. SBI Large Cap Fund₹52,373 Cr
  2. SBI Large and Midcap Fund₹40,499 Cr
  3. SBI Conservative Hybrid Fund₹10,107 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 20261,02,979−4.4%
Aug 20261,07,702−0.2%
Jul 20261,07,966+1.8%
Jun 20261,06,059+3.2%
May 20261,02,763+1.1%
Apr 20261,01,648+8.9%
Mar 202693,342−10.1%
Feb 20261,03,860+1.8%
Jan 20261,02,057−1.1%
Dec 20251,03,174+0.5%
Nov 20251,02,665+2.5%
Oct 20251,00,155+3.5%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹1,02,979 Cr
+2.8% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Saurabh Pant 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(Sept 2016 – now)

  1. Large and Midcap Fund
  2. Conservative Hybrid Fund
  3. Large Cap Fund
SBI20172019202120232025
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(Sept 2016 – now)

SBI

3 now · since Sept 2016
  1. SBI Large Cap Fund
    Fund managerApr 2024—2y 7m₹52,373 CrLarge CapTER 0.69%

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

Performance(3 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+8.13%
Beat peers
2 of 3
vs peers
+0.47 pt
Longest run
10.1 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Saurabh Pant ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
SBI Large and Midcap Fund
Sep '16–now · 10.1y
+13.92%+14.21%−0.29 pt––
SBI Conservative Hybrid Fund
Jan '22–now · 4.8y
+8.13%+7.66%+0.47 pt––
SBI Large Cap Fund
Apr '24–now · 2.5y
+4.22%+3.17%+1.05 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Saurabh Pant ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(2 now)

  1. Mansi SajejaConservative Hybrid Fund1 scheme
  2. Milind AgrawalConservative Hybrid Fund1 scheme