Consistency and protection over the pursuit of isolated greatness in any year

Pankaj Tibrewal

Founder & CIO

Pankaj Tibrewal brings over two decades of extensive fund management experience. At Kotak Mutual Fund, he successfully managed assets worth ₹56,000 crore ($6.75 billion) over a remarkable 14-year span. He significantly grew the Kotak Emerging Equity Fund from ₹113 crore ($13 million) in 2010 to ₹36,000 crore ($4.33 billion), establishing it as the country’s second-largest mid-cap fund. Additionally, he expanded the Kotak Small Cap Fund from ₹127 crore ($15 million) to ₹13,000 crore ($1.56 billion), ranking it the fifth-largest small-cap fund. Under his leadership, Kotak Mutual Fund’s total AUM reached ₹3.50 lakh crore as of November 2023, positioning it among the top five Indian asset management companies. He also managed the Kotak Business Cycles Fund and the equity portion of the Kotak Equity Hybrid Fund. Pankaj has been consistently recognised among the top 10 fund managers in India by Outlook Business (2016-2021) and featured as a top fund manager by The Economic Times and Morning Star (2016-2022).