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Fund manager · DSP

Vivek Ramakrishnan

Fund Manager- Fixed Income at DSP. Runs 3 schemes worth ₹3,222 Cr.

  • Fund house

    DSPThey run their schemes at DSP.

  • AUM they run

    ₹3,222 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 2024.

  • Experience

    29 yearsOver 29 years of experience

Profile(DSP's SAI, 1 Oct 2026)

About

Role
Fund Manager- Fixed Income
Studied
PhD, University of Southern California, 1993 BTECH, IIT
Age
59 years
Experience
Over 29 years of experience

Schemes now3

  1. DSP Corporate Bond Fund₹2,647 Cr
  2. DSP Credit Risk Fund₹326 Cr
  3. DSP Medium Term Fund Ex DSP Bond Fund₹249 Cr

AUM they run(Jul 2021 – Sept 2026)

AUM at month end each month, and its change on the month before
12 months₹ CrChange
Sept 20263,222−4.6%
Aug 20263,377−3.4%
Jul 20263,496+10.6%
Jun 20263,160−6.1%
May 20263,363−1.8%
Apr 20263,425−2.2%
Mar 20263,501−11.2%
Feb 20263,945+0.9%
Jan 20263,911−0.6%
Dec 20253,934+20.0%
Nov 20253,279+0.9%
Oct 20253,251+1.5%
AUM at month end, Sept 2026
₹3,222 Cr
−0.9% since Oct 2025
Fig. 1.The AUM of the schemes Vivek Ramakrishnan 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 2021 – now)

  1. Corporate Bond Fund
  2. Credit Risk Fund
  3. Medium Term Fund Ex DSP Bond Fund
DSP20222023202420252026
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 2021 – now)

DSP

3 now · since Jul 2021
  1. DSP Corporate Bond Fund
    Co-managerJul 2021—5y 4m₹2,647 CrCorporate BondTER 0.29%
  2. DSP Credit Risk Fund
    Fund managerJul 2021—5y 4m₹326 CrCredit RiskTER 0.42%

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

Performance(3 schemes)

Growth · Direct plans

Return as manager
+6.01%
Beat peers
1 of 3
vs peers
−0.20 pt
Longest run
5.3 years
Beat benchmark
Upcoming
Each scheme Vivek Ramakrishnan ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI. Click a column's header to sort by it.
DSP Credit Risk Fund
Jul '21–now · 5.3y
+12.73%+7.87%+4.85 pt––
DSP Corporate Bond Fund
Jul '21–now · 5.3y
+5.97%+6.18%−0.20 pt––
DSP Medium Term Fund Ex DSP Bond Fund
Jul '21–now · 5.3y
+6.01%+7.27%−1.26 pt––
Fig. 1.Each scheme Vivek Ramakrishnan ran, against its peers and benchmark over the same months. Source: AMFI.

Works with(4 now)

  1. Karan MundhraMedium Term Fund Ex DSP Bond Fund1 scheme
  2. Kunal KhudaniaCredit Risk Fund1 scheme
  3. Shalini VasantaCredit Risk Fund1 scheme
  4. Shantanu GodambeCorporate Bond Fund1 scheme

Career(Oct 2019 – now)

From

  1. Position not stated
    Apr 2023—3y 7m

Fund manager- DSPAM From

  1. Position not stated
    Jul 2021—Mar 20231y 9m

Fund manager- DSP Investment Managers Private Limited From

  1. Position not stated
    Oct 2019—Jul 20211y 10m

Source.DSP's Statement of Additional Information, as of 1 Oct 2026.