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Fund manager · PPFAS

Tejas Soman

Chief Investm ent Officer - Debt & Fund Manage r - Debt at PPFAS. Runs 7 schemes worth ₹1,65,302 Cr.

  • Fund house

    PPFASThey run their schemes at PPFAS.

  • AUM they run

    ₹1,65,302 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

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

  • Experience

    13 years13

Profile(PPFAS's SAI, 26 Aug 2026)

About

Role
Chief Investm ent Officer - Debt & Fund Manage r - Debt
Studied
Post Graduate Program Securities Markets, National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)
Age
34 years
Experience
13

Schemes now7

  1. Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund₹1,45,071 Cr
  2. Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund₹5,401 Cr
  3. Parag Parikh Liquid Fund₹5,228 Cr
  4. Parag Parikh Conservative Hybrid Fund₹3,454 Cr
  5. Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund₹2,750 Cr
  6. Parag Parikh Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund₹2,533 Cr
  7. and 1 more, all below

AUM they run(Sept 2025 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 20261,65,302−2.5%
Aug 20261,69,455−0.8%
Jul 20261,70,790+4.1%
Jun 20261,64,057+1.4%
May 20261,61,792+0.5%
Apr 20261,60,952+8.8%
Mar 20261,47,955−3.8%
Feb 20261,53,805+1.3%
Jan 20261,51,897−0.2%
Dec 20251,52,214+2.5%
Nov 20251,48,563+3.6%
Oct 20251,43,343+4.8%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹1,65,302 Cr
+15.3% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Tejas Soman 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 2025 – now)

  1. Flexi Cap Fund
  2. ELSS Tax Saver Fund
  3. Liquid Fund
  4. Conservative Hybrid Fund
  5. Arbitrage Fund
  6. Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
  7. Large Cap Fund
PPFAS2026
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 2025 – now)

PPFAS

7 now · since Sept 2025
  1. Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund
    Fund manager, debtSept 2025—1y 2m₹1,45,071 CrFlexi CapTER 0.69%
  2. Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund
    Fund managerSept 2025—1y 2m₹5,401 CrTax Saver (ELSS)TER 0.65%

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

Performance(7 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+3.63%
Beat peers
2 of 6
vs peers
−0.12 pt
Longest run
1.1 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Tejas Soman ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
Parag Parikh Conservative Hybrid Fund
Sep '25–now · 1.1y
+4.37%+2.96%+1.41 pt––
Parag Parikh Liquid Fund
Sep '25–now · 1.1y
+6.40%+6.45%−0.05 pt––
Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund
Sep '25–now · 1.1y
−2.57%+2.04%−4.62 pt––
Parag Parikh Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
Sep '25–now · 1.1y
+2.90%+1.16%+1.74 pt––
Parag Parikh ELSS Tax Saver Fund
Sep '25–now · 1.1y
−9.20%−0.83%−8.37 pt––
Parag Parikh Arbitrage Fund
Sep '25–now · 1.1y
+6.46%+6.65%−0.19 pt––
Parag Parikh Large Cap Fund
Feb '26–now · 0.7y
−10.08%−7.68%−2.41 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Tejas Soman ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(6 now)

  1. Raj MehtaFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Large Cap Fund6 schemes
  2. Rajeev ThakkarFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Large Cap Fund6 schemes
  3. Raunak OnkarFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Large Cap Fund6 schemes
  4. Rukun TarachandaniFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund · Large Cap Fund6 schemes
  5. Aishwarya DharFlexi Cap Fund · ELSS Tax Saver Fund · Liquid Fund · Arbitrage Fund · Large Cap Fund5 schemes
  6. Mansi KariyaFlexi Cap Fund · Liquid Fund · Conservative Hybrid Fund · Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund4 schemes