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Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan -Growth Option

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited.

NAV

₹23.77

NAV as of 13 Nov 2026

-0.0700 (-0.2936%)
Returns, 3Y

+10.81%

Annualised return

AUM (FUND SIZE)

₹17,372 Cr

Assets Under Mgmt

SINCE INCEPTION

+11.02%

Launched 10 Aug 2018

₹1 SINCE LAUNCH

₹2.37

Indexed wealth

MAX DRAWDOWN

-26.32%

Historical peak to trough

RECOVERY TIME

3.9 mo

To previous peak

CONSISTENCY

8 positive yrs

0 negative yrs

Category

HybridDynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced AdvantageVery High Risk

Fund Info

INF174KA1210Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited.
+4.12%1Y Absolute Return
-0.29%1D
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Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Returns calculator comparison

Compare an illustrative investment outcome across return assumptions.

AssetProjected corpusTotal investedGainAnnual return
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund - Direct Plan -Growth OptionFund 5Y annualised return
₹9,22,338
₹7,32,612₹1,89,726+9.44%
EPFIllustrative annual assumption
₹8,95,132
₹7,32,612₹1,62,520+8.25%
Residential propertyIllustrative annual assumption
₹8,67,662
₹7,32,612₹1,35,050+7.00%
PPFIllustrative annual assumption
₹8,69,819
₹7,32,612₹1,37,207+7.10%
Bank fixed depositIllustrative annual assumption
₹8,56,981
₹7,32,612₹1,24,369+6.50%
GoldIllustrative annual assumption
₹8,67,662
₹7,32,612₹1,35,050+7.00%
Savings accountIllustrative annual assumption
₹7,86,827
₹7,32,612₹54,215+3.00%

Illustration only. Fund results use the available NAV-derived annualised return and can be negative. Reference rows are assumptions, not current quoted rates or guaranteed returns; property excludes transaction costs, taxes, and liquidity constraints. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risk.

Wealth multiple

₹1 became₹1.11
₹1 Lakh since launch₹1.11 Lakh
Fund age8.3 yrs

Fund information

Scheme code144335
ISININF174KA1210
BenchmarkNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite Debt 50:50 Index
CategoryHybrid Scheme - Dynamic Asset Allocation or Balanced Advantage
Expense ratio0.81%
Exit loadExit load for units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 180 days
Minimum SIP₹100 SIP

Return comparison

25th / 145 in category
PeriodFundBenchmarkCategory avg
1M+103.78%——
3M+5.07%——
6M+14.16%——
1Y+4.12%—+0.31%
3Y+10.81%—+7.18%
5Y+9.44%—+6.13%
Since Launch+11.02%——

Risk-adjusted performance

Every measure is expanded with a plain-language reading of the latest calculated value.

Sharpe ratio

0.49

Return earned for the risk taken.

Moderate

Moderate risk-adjusted returns. The reward for risk has been average.

Sortino ratio

0.66

Return earned while limiting downside risk.

Moderate

Moderate downside risk-adjusted performance.

Standard deviation

9.25%

How much the fund’s returns fluctuate over time.

Low volatility

Returns have been relatively stable.

Beta

—

How closely the fund moves with the market.

Unavailable

This measure needs sufficient fund and benchmark history to calculate.

Alpha

—

Extra return generated above the benchmark.

Unavailable

This measure needs sufficient fund and benchmark history to calculate.

Treynor ratio

—

Return earned for each unit of market risk taken.

Unavailable

This measure needs sufficient fund and benchmark history to calculate.

Calmar ratio

0.42

How well the fund rewarded investors relative to its biggest decline.

Low

Returns have been modest compared to the drawdowns experienced.

Information ratio

—

How consistently the fund outperformed its benchmark.

Unavailable

This measure needs sufficient fund and benchmark history to calculate.

Portfolio allocation

Latest disclosed portfolio mix

Asset allocation

Portfolio100%
Equity62.40%
Debt26.01%
Hedged Equity8.54%
Real Estate1.79%
Cash1.26%

Market cap allocation

Large Cap
76.15%
Mid Cap
15.12%
Small Cap
8.73%

Sector allocation

Equity exposure by sector

Financial
29.84%
Industrials
13.64%
Technology
13.61%
Energy & Utilities
10.76%
Consumer Discretionary
10.38%
Materials
9.89%
Healthcare
5.77%
Consumer Staples
4.24%
Real Estate
1.88%

Top holdings

10 of 281 disclosed positions

HoldingSectorInstrument typeWeight
Cash MarginUnspecifiedCash Margin8.5412%
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 34238 GOI 22AP64 7.34 FV RS 100EntitiesGOI Securities5.9486%
RepoUnspecifiedRepo4.9863%
ICICI Bank LtdFinancialEquity4.4417%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity3.7716%
Reliance Industries LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity3.4348%
HDFC Bank LtdFinancialEquity3.1327%
Bharti Airtel LtdTechnologyEquity2.2695%
Larsen & Toubro LtdIndustrialsEquity2.1489%
Bajaj Finance LtdFinancialEquity1.7629%

Fund management

AB
Abhishek Bisen

Since 2018 · Prior to joining Kotak AMC, he was working with Securities Trading Corporation Of India Ltd where he was looking at Sales & Trading of Fixed Income Products apart from doing Portfolio Advisory. His earlier assignments also include 2 years of merchant banking experience with a leading merchant banking firm.

Mr. Bisen is a BA and MBA in Finance.

HI
Hiten Shah

Since 2019 · Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual fund, he was associated with Edelweiss Asset Management for more than 8 years as a CoFund manager and Chief dealer in equities segment. He was also associated with Edelweiss securities Ltd. as low risk arbitrage trader for more than 3 years.

Mr. Shah is a Masters in Management Studies (Finance) from Mumbai University.

RO
Rohit Tandon

Since 2024 · Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he has worked with Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, Max Life Insurance and JP Morgan India

Mr. Tandon has done B.E.(Mechanical) and PGDM from IIM-B

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Summary

A very high-risk hybrid scheme - dynamic asset allocation or balanced advantage fund. Ahead of its category average over 3Y by 3.6 points. Has fallen sharply before — down -26.3% at its worst.

Strengths
  • Ahead of its category average over 3Y by 3.6 points.
  • Recovered from its worst fall in 4 months.
  • Well spread out — top 10 holdings are only 25% of the portfolio.
  • Same fund manager for 8+ years — the strategy has not chopped and changed.
  • Ranks 25 of 145 in its category over 1 year.
Weaknesses
  • Has fallen sharply before — down -26.3% at its worst.
Ideal investor
  • Needs a 4–5+ years horizon to ride out its very high risk level.
  • Good fit for SIPs — spreading purchases smooths out 9.2% volatility.
Risk drivers
  • None