Fund manager · Aditya Birla

Sunaina Da Cunha

Co-Head – Fixed Income at Aditya Birla. Runs 4 schemes worth ₹82,472 Cr.

Fund house
Aditya BirlaThey run their schemes at Aditya Birla.
AUM they run
₹82,472 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
4 now · 1 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Sept 2024.
Experience
21 years~21 years

Profile^{(Aditya Birla's SAI, 31 Aug 2026)}

About

Role: Co-Head – Fixed Income
Studied: B.Com., MBA (FMS, Delhi), CFA
Age: 44 years
Experience: ~21 years
Also as: Sunaina da Cunha (Aditya Birla)

Schemes now4

Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund₹61,167 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life Ultra Short Term Fund₹16,279 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Fund₹3,370 Cr
Aditya Birla Sun Life Credit Risk Fund₹1,657 Cr

AUM they run^{(Feb 2019 – Sept 2026)}

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months	₹ Cr	Change
Sept 2026	82,472	−11.9%
Aug 2026	93,568	+1.9%
Jul 2026	91,802	+6.5%
Jun 2026	86,212	+20.3%
May 2026	71,660	−11.6%
Apr 2026	81,071	+21.6%
Mar 2026	66,653	−13.9%
Feb 2026	77,441	−5.0%
Jan 2026	81,486	+8.8%
Dec 2025	74,915	−9.7%
Nov 2025	82,963	−0.3%
Oct 2025	83,252	+11.0%

AUM at month end, Sept 2026

₹82,472

−0.9% since Oct 2025

Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Sunaina Da Cunha 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^{(Jul 2011 – now)}

Aditya Birla20122014201620182020202220242026

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^{(Jul 2011 – now)}

Aditya Birla

4 now · since Jul 2011

Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund
Co-managerJul 2011—15y 4m₹61,167 CrLiquidTER 0.18%

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

Performance^{(5 schemes)}

Growth · Direct plans, Regular before 2013

Return as manager: +9.42%
Beat peers: 4 of 5
vs peers: +1.33 pt
Longest run: 15.3 years
Beat benchmark: Upcoming

Each scheme Sunaina Da Cunha ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Fund	Jul '11–now · 15.3y	+24.45%	+7.23%	+17.22 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life Ultra Short Term Fund	Jun '14–now · 12.4y	+7.42%	+6.95%	+0.47 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Fund	Sep '14–now · 12.1y	+9.43%	+8.10%	+1.33 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life Credit Risk Fund	Apr '15–now · 11.5y	+9.42%	+8.00%	+1.42 pt	–	–
Aditya Birla Sun Life CRISIL Liquid Overnight ETF	Mar '23–Jul '26 · 3.3y	0.00%	+12.24%	−12.24 pt	–	–

Fig. 1.Each scheme Sunaina Da Cunha ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with^{(4 now)}

Kaustubh GuptaLiquid Fund · Ultra Short Term Fund2 schemes
Mohit SharmaMedium Term Fund · Credit Risk Fund2 schemes
Monika GandhiUltra Short Term Fund1 scheme
Sanjay PawarLiquid Fund1 scheme