Axis Mutual Fund

With 20 years of work experience in fund management and content listing, Mr Jinesh Gopani is a prime part of Axis Mutual Fund. His current designation is Head of Equities, Axis Asset Management Ltd. He heads US$ 18 billion equity AUM (Asset Under Management) at Axis AMC. The AUM size of Axis Mutual Fund has increased at a CAGR (Compounded Annual Growth Rate) of 35% in the last three (3) years and 45% since its inception in 2009. His educational qualifications include a Master of Business Administration (MBA), MMS (Finance and Financial Management Services), and B.Com (Finance) from the University of Mumbai. Mr Gopani joined Axis AMC in September 2009 as a Senior Fund Manager. He was promoted to his current role in September 2016. Before joining Axis AMC, he worked with Birla Sunlife as a Portfolio Manager and Voyager India Capital as Senior Research Analyst. Under Mr Jinesh Gopani’s stewardship, Axis AMC has earned the coveted title of the No. 1 AMC in India. Incidentally, it was the 41st AMC in 2009. Mr Gopani manages fourteen (14) Axis Mutual Fund schemes, including Axis Long Term Equity Fund, Axis Focused 25 Fund, Axis Nifty Midcap 50 Index Fund, Axis NIFTY IT ETF, Axis Retirement Savings Fund, etc.

With 14 years of work experience, Mr Ashish Naik handles Funds and Content Listing at Axis Mutual Fund. His current designation is Fund Manager of Equity, Axis Asset Management Ltd. He joined Axis AMC in August 2009 as AVP – Research Analyst and was promoted to Assistant Fund Manager in 2016 and Fund Manager in June 2018. Before joining Axis AMC, Mr Naik worked with Goldman Sachs as Sell-side Equity Research Analyst and Hexaware Technologies as Software Engineer. Mr Ashish Naik’s educational qualifications include PGDBM (Finance and Marketing) from XLRI Jamshedpur, Financial Risk Management (FRM) from Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), and BE (Computer Engineering) from the University of Mumbai. Mr Nail also has a certificate in Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Institute). His areas of interest include valuation, financial modelling, equity research, financial analysis, corporate finance, etc. Mr Ashish Naik currently manages eleven (11) schemes at Axis Mutual Fund, including Axis Triple Advantage Fund, Axis Arbitrage Fund, Axis Special Situations Fund, Axis Quant Fund, Axis NIFTY 100 Index Fund, etc.

With 18 years of work experience, Mr Shreyas Devalkar handles Funds and Content Listing at Axis Mutual Fund. His current designation is Senior Fund Manager of Equity, Axis Asset Management Ltd. He joined Axis AMC in November 2016. Before joining Axis AMC, he worked with BNP Paribas Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. as Fund Manager – Equity, IDFC AMC as VP Research – Equity Analyst, IDFC Securities as VP Research – Equity Analyst, and JP Morgan as Credit Analyst. Mr Shreyas Devalkar’s educational qualifications include MBA (Management) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from University Department of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, and HSC from D G Ruparel College. His areas of interest include equity research, financial modelling, portfolio management, etc. Mr Shreyas Devalkar manages four (4) schemes at Axis Mutual Fund, including Axis Bluechip Fund and Axis Flexi Cap Fund.

With 14 years of work experience, Mr Anupam Tiwari handles Funds and Content Listing at Axis Mutual Fund. His current designation is Fund Manager of Equity, Axis Asset Management Ltd. He joined Axis AMC in October 2016. Before joining Axis AMC, he worked with Principal PNB Mutual Fund and Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited as Equity Fund Manager and Reliance Capital Asset Management Company Limited as Senior Equity Analyst. Mr Tiwari is a Chartered Accountant (Financial Management, Accounting, Auditing, Taxation) from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. His areas of expertise include equities, portfolio management, valuation, etc. Mr Anupam Tiwari manages four (4) schemes at Axis Mutual Fund, including Axis Small Cap Fund and Axis Equity Saver Fund.