Who are India’s biggest mutual fund managers? Check the top 10 names

Are you looking for top fund managers? Here are the top 6 mutual fund managers managing at least Rs 1 lakh crore AUM as of the March quarter, and it includes two fund managers from HDFC Mutual Fund, according to a report by Ventura.

Sankaran Naren of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund manages a total AUM of Rs 1.59 lakh crore as of March quarter. Naren surged to 1st from 8th, replacing Anish Tawakley, with AUM up by 64% after taking over ICICI Pru Large Cap.

Rajeev Thakkar of PPFAS Mutual Fund manages Rs 1.34 lakh crore AUM in the mentioned time period.

Chirag Setalvad and Amit Ganatra of HDFC Mutual Fund manage Rs 1.19 lakh crore and Rs 1.15 lakh crore AUM, respectively, in the mentioned time period. Chirag Setalvad slipped to 3rd with a 47% decline after the change in fund management of HDFC Flexi Cap. Amit Ganatra, a new entrant, secured 4th place after taking over the HDFC Flexi Cap Fund.

Shreyash Devalkar of Axis Mutual Fund manages Rs 1.09 lakh crore AUM as on March 2026 quarter.

Sailesh Raj Bhan of Nippon India Mutual Fund manages Rs 1.00 lakh crore AUM as on March 2026 quarter.

The other four among the top 10 fund managers include R. Srinivasan (SBI MF | Rs 92,803 crore), Harsha Upadhyaya (Kotak MF | Rs 87,782 crore), Saurabh Pant (SBI MF | Rs 83,796 crore), and Sandeep Tandon (Quant MF | Rs 72,390 crore).