Featured Alumni: Anil Sarin

If you believe Investment is an Art, then Anil Sarin is an artist who brushes the canvas with a Bottom-Up Approach. Anil Sarin, IMTian of the batch of 1994, is a Equity Whizkid among India's Young Fund Managers.

From the lush green IMT's campus, Anil joined SBI Mutual Fund in 1994. Late 2005 he quit SBI Mutual Fund and joined Birla Mutual Fund. For Anil, career in Birla Mutual Fund started as an Analyst and later rose to a Fund Manager / Asst Vice President (Birla IT Fund). In September, 2003 Anil quit Birla Mutual Fund and had a five month stint at Kotak Securities Portfolio Management Business as Vice President - Portfolio Manager.

In April 2004 Anil joined Prudential ICICI AMC as Senior Fund Manager / Vice President - Equities. Anil adopts a Bottom-Up approach for stock picking and chooses companies that have high return on capital and generate free cash flows. Anil has a preferance for IT, Pharma, Media and some construction companies. With a total Assets Under Management (AUM) of over Rs. 2600 Crore the funds currently managed by Anil are:

1. Pru ICICI Power Fund (AUM Rs. 1094.21 Cr as on 31-Mar-06)
2. Pru ICICI Dynamic Plan (AUM Rs. 903.89 Cr as on 31-Mar-06)
3. Pru ICICI Emerging Star
4. Pru ICICI Fusion Fund

Comparing the performance of Anil with other Fund Managers, Anil has been able to deliver a whooping return of 113% over the last one year. http://www.cmlinks.com/jmmorgan/mutual/mf_fundperf.asp

Anil is married to Anita Garg (IMTian Batch of 1995)