It’s one thing to top the performance charts sporadically. Doing it over and over again is another matter entirely. Some fund managers have made a habit of coming to the top for many years. These achievers are not only riding the wave of a market or benefiting from a time-bound increase in a particular strategy.

Apart from personal prowess, his consistent presence among the top performers is also due to his strict adherence to procedures and strong investment philosophy. Market cycles can be volatile, but investors can be sure that these fund managers will continue to deliver healthy risk-adjusted returns over the long term. Here are mutual fund managers who have frequently featured in ET Wealth-Morningstar’s annual rankings over the years.

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Nilesh Surana, Mirae Asset MF

10 times

Year Appeared (Rank)

• 2015 (Second)
• 2016 (6th)
• 2017 (first)
• 2018 (1st in LC, 1st in M/Sc)
• 2019 (1st in LC, 1st in MC)
• 2020 (Second in LC, Second in MC)
• 2021 (second in MC)

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Shreyash Dewalkar, Axis MF

6 times

Year Appeared (Rank)

• 2019 (3rd in LC, 1st in M/Sc)
• 2020 (1st in LC, 1st in M/Sc)
• 2021 (1st in LC, 1st in M/Sc)

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Pankaj Tibrewal, Kotak Mahindra MF
5 times

Year Appeared (Rank)

• 2016 (8th)
• 2017 (Ninth)
• 2019 (3rd in M/Sc)
• 2020 (4th in M/Sc)
• 2021 (5th in M/Sc)

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Sohini Andani, SBI MF
5 times

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Year Appeared (Rank)

• 2015 (fourth)
• 2016 (fourth)
• 2017 (3rd)
• 2018 (3rd in LC)
• 2019 (second in LC)

R Srinivasan, SBI MF
5 times

Year Appeared (Rank)

• 2015 (10th)
• 2019 (Second in M/Sc)
• 2020 (Second in M/Sc)
• 2021 (Second in M/Sc,
• 5th in MC)

Vineet Sambre, DSP MF
4 times

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Year Appeared (Rank)

• 2015 (3rd)
• 2016 (first)
• 2017 (5th)
• 2020 (3rd in M/Sc)

Rajeev Thakkar, PPFAS MF
4 times

Year Appeared (Rank)

• 2018 (3rd in MC)
• 2019 (4th in MC)
• 2020 (1st in MC)
• 2021 (1st in MC)

Jinesh Gopani, Axis MF
4 times

Year Appeared (Rank)

• 2016 (Second)
• 2018 (1st in MC)
• 2019 (Second in MC)
• 2020 (4th in MC)

R Janakiraman, Franklin Templeton MF
4 times

Year Appeared (Rank)

• 2016 (3rd)
• 2017 (Second)
• 2018 (5th in M/Sc)
• 2019 (4th in M/Sc)

(Rank and category in parentheses after the year. LC stands for Large Cap category, MC stands for Multicap and M/SC stands for Midcap and Small Cap. The ranking has segregated the fund categories since 2018.)


pay attention: The list features the most frequently visited fund managers in the ET Wealth-Morningstar Best Fund Manager ranking since 2015 (spread over seven editions). If a fund manager falls under multiple categories in the same year, his name is counted for each appearance.


(Source: Morningstar India)