Balaji Rao
Managing Partner – Real Estate, Axis AMC
Balaji Rao is the Managing Partner – Real Estate at Axis AMC. He has joined the company in February 2018 and is responsible for driving the Alternatives Business.
He is a veteran of the real estate industry in India, having over 25 years of in-depth knowledge of the property markets in the country.
Over his career spanning nearly 3 decades, Balaji has undertaken various functional roles and assumed leadership in business development, acquisitions, project execution, funding (both equity and debt) and divestments. Over his career spanning nearly 3 decades, Balaji has worked with several marquee real estate investors including Starwood Capital, Sun Ares, TCG Real Estate, Standard Chartered Bank amongst others.
Balaji is a rank-holding Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from IIM-Kolkata. He is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
PMS Product Performance
| Company Name / Product Name |
Date of inception | AUM | 1y return | 2y return | 3y return | 5y return | 10y return | Since inception return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Asset Management Company Ltd Core and Satellite | 25 Nov 2019 | 87.01 | 6.35% | 0.06% | 8.89% | 10.48% | - | 11.83% |
| Axis Asset Management Company Ltd Brand Equity | 27 Jan 2017 | 807.72 | -0.69% | -1.97% | 8.16% | 9.35% | - | 10.33% |
| Axis Asset Management Company Ltd Emerging Stars Portfolio | 22 Apr 2024 | 111.02 | 10.13% | 8.77% | - | - | - | 8.04% |

