Edelweiss Mutual Fund Appoints Aniruddha Kekatpure As Head Of Research
Edelweiss Mutual Fund has named Aniruddha Kekatpure as its new Head of Research. He brings over 20 years of industry experience to help grow the company’s equity investments
Edelweiss Mutual Fund (Edelweiss MF/ EMF / EAMC) has appointed Aniruddha Kekatpure as its Head of Research. Aniruddha is a seasoned professional with over two decades of rich industry experience in the financial services industry and asset management.
Edelweiss Mutual Fund now has a 15+ member strong equity investment team managing money across equities and factor investing. The equity & hybrid Asset Under Management (AUM) across these strategies has grown 2x in the last 2 years and now stands at over Rs. 53,000 crores as of June 30, 2024. This expanded team now strengthens and prepares the Asset Management Company (AMC) to be future-ready for further growth. With over 15 lakh investors investing in EMF’s well-diversified offerings, the total AUM have reached over Rs. 1.35 lakh crore as of June 30, 2024.
Aniruddha joins EMF after an extensive stint with JM Financial, where he was a member of the core fund management team. He was involved in spearheading strategy and macro research apart from covering a wide range of sectors with primary focus on Consumption and Financial Services. Other areas which Aniruddha has covered at various points include Auto, Building Materials, Industrials, Telecom and Media. Aniruddha is a Chartered Financial Analyst with an MBA (dual degree) from ICFAI University, Hyderabad. He has also completed the PGPMX MBA from IIM-Indore