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Fund manager · Canara Robeco

Suman Prasad

Fund Manager – Fixed Income at Canara Robeco. Runs 8 schemes worth ₹13,817 Cr.

  • Fund house

    Canara RobecoThey run their schemes at Canara Robeco.

  • AUM they run

    ₹13,817 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 · 1 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Sept 2024.

  • Experience

    29 yearsOver 29 years of experience

Profile(Canara Robeco's SAI, 30 Jun 2026)

About

Role
Fund Manager – Fixed Income
Studied
BSC, PGDMS
Age
52 years
Experience
Over 29 years of experience

Schemes now8

  1. Canara Robeco Aggressive Hybrid Fund₹10,831 Cr
  2. Canara Robeco Balanced Advantage Fund₹1,007 Cr
  3. Canara Robeco Conservative Hybrid Fund₹811 Cr
  4. Canara Robeco Overnight Fund₹623 Cr
  5. Canara Robeco Short Term Fund₹276 Cr
  6. Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund₹164 Cr
  7. and 2 more, all below

AUM they run(Feb 2019 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 202613,817−5.1%
Aug 202614,561+1.3%
Jul 202614,374+2.5%
Jun 202614,025+0.5%
May 202613,953+0.1%
Apr 202613,940+2.5%
Mar 202613,606−8.9%
Feb 202614,931−0.1%
Jan 202614,941−1.8%
Dec 202515,208+409.7%
Nov 20252,984−1.0%
Oct 20253,015+1.6%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹13,817 Cr
+358.3% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Suman Prasad 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(Apr 2011 – now)

  1. Ultra Short Term Fund
  2. Short Term Fund
  3. Overnight Fund
  4. Corporate Bond Fund
  5. Balanced Advantage Fund
  6. Banking and PSU Debt Fund
  7. Aggressive Hybrid Fund
  8. Conservative Hybrid Fund
  9. Medium to Long Term Fund
Canara Robeco20122014201620182020202220242026
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(Apr 2011 – now)

Canara Robeco

8 now · since Apr 2011
  1. Canara Robeco Aggressive Hybrid Fund
    Fund managerDec 2025—11m₹10,831 CrAggressive HybridTER 0.69%

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

Performance(9 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans, Regular before 2013

Return as manager
+6.13%
Beat peers
1 of 6
vs peers
−0.59 pt
Longest run
15.0 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Suman Prasad ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
Canara Robeco Ultra Short Term Fund
Apr '11–Apr '26 · 15.0y
+45.07%+16.46%+28.61 pt––
Canara Robeco Short Term Fund
Sep '12–now · 14.1y
+6.45%+7.27%−0.82 pt––
Canara Robeco Overnight Fund
Jul '19–now · 7.2y
+5.06%+5.10%−0.04 pt––
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund
Jul '22–now · 4.3y
+6.47%+7.04%−0.57 pt––
Canara Robeco Balanced Advantage Fund
Aug '24–now · 2.2y
+0.91%+3.16%−2.24 pt––
Canara Robeco Banking and PSU Debt Fund
Sep '24–now · 2.1y
+5.81%+6.43%−0.62 pt––
Canara Robeco Aggressive Hybrid Fund
Dec '25–now · 0.9y
−3.75%−4.51%+0.77 pt––
Canara Robeco Conservative Hybrid Fund
Dec '25–now · 0.9y
+0.98%+1.08%−0.10 pt––
Canara Robeco Medium to Long Term Fund
Apr '26–now · 0.5y
+1.90%+2.91%−1.02 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Suman Prasad ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(5 now)

  1. Avnish JainAggressive Hybrid Fund · Balanced Advantage Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Overnight Fund · Short Term Fund · Banking and PSU Debt Fund · Corporate Bond Fund · Medium to Long Term Fund8 schemes
  2. Amit KadamBalanced Advantage Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund2 schemes
  3. Ennette FernandesAggressive Hybrid Fund · Balanced Advantage Fund2 schemes
  4. Pranav GokhaleBalanced Advantage Fund1 scheme
  5. Shridatta BhandwaldarAggressive Hybrid Fund1 scheme

Career(May 1991 – now)

Details: From May 1997: Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Limited: Fund Manager - Fixed Income (from

  1. Position not stated
    Jan 2008—18y 10m

Canbank Investment Management Company Ltd - Senior Executive / Officer (assisting Fund Manager in charge

  1. Position not stated
    Jul 2002—Dec 20075y 6m

Officer Managing Director’s Secretariat / Management Information Section

  1. Position not stated
    May 1997—Jun 20025y 2m

Divisional Manager, IT

  1. Position not stated
    May 1991—May 19921y 1m

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