Meet the manager: Nitin Bajaj

Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Asian Values.

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If you weren’t a fund manager, what job would you do?

When I was at business school, my first preference was to work in sports marketing or sports franchise management. Sports have always been an important element of my life.

What was the proudest moment of your career?

I’m not one to dwell on moments. I enjoy picking stocks and the daily intellectual challenge is what makes me happy.

What was the most difficult moment of your career and why?

There are a couple of instances that stand out. The first one was when I was an analyst and one of my recommended stocks, where Fidelity had a substantial exposure, had a profit warning. It was my first instance of experiencing a big loss and it was a real shock.

As a value investor, I generally tend to struggle when stock markets get over extended or are in a pure momentum phase. But over time, I have learnt to handle these periods better and they don’t affect me as much as they did when I started my career.

What advice would you give to your 20-year-old self?

Don’t overcomplicate things and follow your own analysis. Things go back to logical outcomes over time.

Away from the workplace, how do you spend your time?

Spending time with my son and sports.

Tell us about the last book you read or the last podcast you listened to? 

The last book I read is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry called ‘A Raisin in the Sun’. It’s a play about the struggle of an African American family in post-World War II America. One of my favourite podcasts that I very much enjoy listening to is ‘The Great Simplification’ by Nate Hagens. It focuses on our environment and talks about our predicaments in the current growth-focused social construct.

Where was the last place you went on holiday and why?

My last holiday was in Taipei in Taiwan, where my son was competing in a race.

In your personal life, what would you like to achieve in the next 12 months?

One of the things that is top of my mind for the next 12 months is to stay healthy and to resume my routine of playing sports regularly. Over the last few months, I have been dealing with a shoulder injury that has kept me away from playing sports, which has always been an integral part of my life.

“Don’t overcomplicate things and follow your own analysis. Things go back to logical outcomes over time.”

Nitin Bajaj, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Asian Values

Nitin Bajaj

What advice would you give to your 20-year-old self?

Don’t overcomplicate things and follow your own analysis. Things go back to logical outcomes over time.

Away from the workplace, how do you spend your time?

Spending time with my son and sports.

Tell us about the last book you read or the last podcast you listened to?

The last book I read is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry called ‘A Raisin in the Sun’. It’s a play about the struggle of an African American family in post-World War II America. One of my favourite podcasts that I very much enjoy listening to is ‘The Great Simplification’ by Nate Hagens. It focuses on our environment and talks about our predicaments in the current growth-focused social construct.

Where was the last place you went on holiday and why?

My last holiday was in Taipei in Taiwan, where my son was competing in a race.

In your personal life, what would you like to achieve in the next 12 months?

One of the things that is top of my mind for the next 12 months is to stay healthy and to resume my routine of playing sports regularly. Over the last few months, I have been dealing with a shoulder injury that has kept me away from playing sports, which has always been an integral part of my life.