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Fund manager · Nippon

Vinay Sharma

Sr. Fund Manager at Nippon. Runs 4 schemes worth ₹36,409 Cr.

  • Fund house

    NipponThey run their schemes at Nippon.

  • AUM they run

    ₹36,409 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 · 0 beforeSchemes they run now, as main or co-manager, and ones they ran before, since Aug 2024.

  • Experience

    22 years22

Profile(Nippon's SAI, 14 Aug 2026)

About

Role
Sr. Fund Manager
Studied
B.Arch, PGDCM
Age
47 years
Experience
22

Schemes now4

  1. Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund₹18,044 Cr
  2. Nippon India Focused Fund₹8,075 Cr
  3. Nippon India Banking Financial Services Fund₹7,367 Cr
  4. Nippon India Innovation Fund₹2,923 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 202636,409−3.3%
Aug 202637,652+4.0%
Jul 202636,210+2.8%
Jun 202635,238+3.4%
May 202634,091+2.3%
Apr 202633,329+12.0%
Mar 202629,768−8.4%
Feb 202632,516+3.6%
Jan 202631,376+61.5%
Dec 202519,424−0.7%
Nov 202519,554+2.3%
Oct 202519,116+3.6%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹36,409 Cr
+90.5% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Vinay Sharma 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 2018 – now)

  1. Banking Financial Services Fund
  2. Focused Fund
  3. Innovation Fund
  4. Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Nippon20192020202120222023202420252026
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 2018 – now)

Nippon

4 now · since Apr 2018
  1. Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund
    Fund managerJan 2026—10m₹18,044 CrMulti Asset AllocationTER 0.47%

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

Performance(4 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+11.95%
Beat peers
1 of 3
vs peers
−1.90 pt
Longest run
8.5 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Vinay Sharma ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
Nippon India Banking Financial Services Fund
Apr '18–now · 8.5y
+11.81%+15.77%−3.96 pt––
Nippon India Focused Fund
May '18–now · 8.5y
+11.95%+13.85%−1.90 pt––
Nippon India Innovation Fund
Sep '23–now · 3.1y
+13.40%+12.72%+0.67 pt––
Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund
Jan '26–now · 0.8y
+1.68%+0.47%+1.21 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Vinay Sharma ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(6 now)

  1. Rishit ParikhFocused Fund · Innovation Fund2 schemes
  2. Amber SinghaniaMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
  3. Bhavik DaveBanking Financial Services Fund1 scheme
  4. Kinjal DesaiMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
  5. Sushil BudhiaMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme
  6. Vikram DhawanMulti Asset Allocation Fund1 scheme

Career(Jul 2004 – now)

Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited

  1. Fund Manager
    Apr 2018—8y 7m

ICICI Prudential Asset Management

  1. Fund Manager Equities
    Jan 2010—Mar 20188y 3m

AIG Global Asset Management Company

  1. Equity Research Analyst
    Jan 2007—Jan 20103y 1m

J P Morgan India Services Private Limited

  1. Equity Research Analyst
    Dec 2004—Jan 20072y 2m

UTI Bank

  1. Management Trainee
    Jul 2004—Dec 20046m

Source.Nippon's Statement of Additional Information, as of 14 Aug 2026.