Kinjal Desai
Fund Manager - Overseas Investment at Nippon India
Kinjal Desai is named on 37 schemes at Nippon India, managing there since 29 Aug 2023. Of the 25 ranked with a three-year record, 3-year CAGR runs from 62.7% (Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option) down to 7.4% (Nippon India Floating Interest Rates Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option), across Sectoral/ Thematic, Other ETFs, Multi Asset Allocation and 15 more categories. Returns are computed from AMFI NAV history and are net of expenses; the roles and dates come from Nippon India's SEBI filings.
Background
- Qualifications
- MSc (Economics)
- Experience
- 12 years of experience From May 25, 2018 onwards Fund Manager - Overseas Investment, NAM India December 2012 to May 24, 2018 Associate Equity Investements at NAM India Assisting Lead Analyst in Equity Research, idea generation and sector Monitoring., assisting Fund Managers in stock selection and monitoring of overseas investments
Funds Kinjal Desai manages
25Named on 37 schemes; the 25 with a three-year record are ranked by 3Y CAGR. Open a fund for NAV history, rolling returns, risk metrics and peer rank.
| 1 | Nippon India Taiwan Equity Fund | ★★★★☆ | +121.5% | +62.7% | — | 1.06% | ₹1,110Cr |
| 2 | Nippon India Japan Equity Fund | ★★★☆☆ | +30.6% | +23.2% | +11.6% | 1.37% | ₹330.20Cr |
| 3 | Nippon India US Equity Opportunities Fund | ★★★★☆ | +15.9% | +21.2% | +12.4% | 1.30% | ₹741.03Cr |
| 4 | Nippon India ETF Hang Seng BeES | — | +0.1% | +19.7% | +7.8% | 0.96% | ₹1,058Cr |
| 5 | Nippon India Multi Asset Allocation Fund | ★★★★★ | +7.8% | +18.1% | +14.9% | 0.47% | ₹15,069Cr |
| 6 | Nippon India Pharma Fund | ★★★★☆ | +12.4% | +17.6% | +13.5% | 1.00% | ₹8,513Cr |
| 7 | Nippon India Growth Mid Cap Fund | ★★★☆☆ | +4.5% | +16.5% | +16.8% | 0.80% | ₹46,445Cr |
| 8 | Nippon India Small Cap Fund | ★★★☆☆ | +7.9% | +14.3% | +18.1% | 0.69% | ₹73,159Cr |
| 9 | Nippon India Innovation Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -0.8% | +12.9% | — | 0.87% | ₹2,787Cr |
| 10 | Nippon India Vision Large & Mid Cap Fund | ★★☆☆☆ | -3.2% | +12.8% | +11.8% | 1.50% | — |
| 11 | Nippon India Value Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -6.0% | +12.0% | +12.2% | 1.28% | ₹8,827Cr |
| 12 | Nippon India Quant Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -3.5% | +11.7% | +12.2% | 0.87% | ₹111.69Cr |
| 13 | Nippon India Multi Cap Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -3.5% | +11.7% | +15.4% | 0.88% | ₹52,649Cr |
| 14 | Nippon India ELSS Tax Saver Fund | ★★☆☆☆ | -2.1% | +10.9% | +11.0% | 1.13% | ₹14,662Cr |
| 15 | Nippon India Banking & Financial Services Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -1.8% | +10.2% | +12.1% | 1.07% | — |
| 16 | Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund | ★★★☆☆ | +0.9% | +9.7% | +9.1% | 0.89% | ₹9,597Cr |
| 17 | Nippon India Large Cap Fund | ★★★★★ | -7.0% | +9.5% | +11.9% | 0.88% | ₹51,621Cr |
| 18 | Nippon India Flexi Cap Fund | ★★☆☆☆ | -3.2% | +8.8% | +9.9% | 0.65% | ₹9,274Cr |
| 19 | Nippon India Consumption Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -10.0% | +7.9% | +11.0% | 0.90% | ₹2,392Cr |
| 20 | Nippon India Focused Fund | ★★★☆☆ | -3.1% | +7.7% | +9.2% | 1.39% | ₹8,329Cr |
| 21 | Nippon India Short Term Fund | ★★★★☆ | +5.3% | +7.6% | +6.7% | 0.40% | — |
| 22 | Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund | ★★★★☆ | +5.0% | +7.5% | +6.8% | 0.37% | ₹9,209Cr |
| 23 | Nippon India Ultra Short to Short Term Fund | ★★★★☆ | +6.3% | +7.4% | +6.7% | 0.39% | — |
| 24 | Nippon India Money Market Fund | ★★★☆☆ | +6.5% | +7.4% | +6.8% | 0.22% | ₹21,540Cr |
| 25 | Nippon India Floating Interest Rates Fund | ★★☆☆☆ | +5.2% | +7.4% | +6.6% | 0.35% | — |
NAV data as of 04 Oct 2026. Role, qualifications and tenure are disclosures from Nippon India’s Scheme Information Documents and Statement of Additional Information — SEBI filings, not our assessment of anyone. Returns are computed from AMFI NAV history; see our methodology. A fund’s performance is not attributable to one person, and nothing here is investment advice.