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Kotak Equity Savings Fund - Direct - Growth

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited.

NAV

₹30.9554

NAV as of 13 Nov 2026

-0.0401 (-0.1294%)
Returns, 3Y

+10.13%

Annualised return

AUM (FUND SIZE)

₹10,223 Cr

Assets Under Mgmt

SINCE INCEPTION

+9.80%

Launched 17 Oct 2014

₹1 SINCE LAUNCH

₹3.09

Indexed wealth

MAX DRAWDOWN

-16.48%

Historical peak to trough

RECOVERY TIME

3.9 mo

To previous peak

CONSISTENCY

12 positive yrs

0 negative yrs

Category

EquityEquity SavingsModerately High Risk

Fund Info

INF174K01D28Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited.
+3.96%1Y Absolute Return
-0.13%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 Equity Savings Fund - Direct - GrowthFund 5Y annualised return
₹9,27,015
₹7,32,612₹1,94,403+9.64%
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₹1.10
₹1 Lakh since launch₹1.10 Lakh
Fund age12.1 yrs

Fund information

Scheme code131373
ISININF174K01D28
BenchmarkNIFTY Equity Savings TRI
CategoryHybrid Scheme - Equity Savings
Expense ratio1.11%
Exit loadExit load for units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 90 days.
Minimum SIP₹100 SIP

Return comparison

29th / 131 in category
PeriodFundBenchmarkCategory avg
1M+34.37%——
3M+1.31%——
6M+6.98%——
1Y+3.96%—+1.29%
3Y+10.13%—+5.55%
5Y+9.64%—+4.44%
10Y+10.11%——
Since Launch+9.80%——

Risk-adjusted performance

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

Sharpe ratio

0.57

Return earned for the risk taken.

Moderate

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

Sortino ratio

0.80

Return earned while limiting downside risk.

Moderate

Moderate downside risk-adjusted performance.

Standard deviation

5.84%

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

0.59

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

Good

Good return relative 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%
Hedged Equity35.08%
Equity33.80%
Debt25.43%
Cash3.51%
Real Estate2.19%

Market cap allocation

Large Cap
73.66%
Mid Cap
20.13%
Small Cap
6.20%

Sector allocation

Equity exposure by sector

Financial
23.00%
Technology
22.43%
Energy & Utilities
16.86%
Consumer Discretionary
15.90%
Consumer Staples
14.99%
Industrials
4.04%
Materials
3.22%

Top holdings

10 of 252 disclosed positions

HoldingSectorInstrument typeWeight
Cash MarginUnspecifiedCash Margin32.3214%
Kotak Liquid Plan A Direct - GrowthUnspecifiedMutual Fund6.5681%
Bharti Airtel LtdTechnologyEquity6.1394%
Net Current AssetsUnspecifiedNet Current Assets3.8546%
RepoUnspecifiedRepo3.6162%
Indus Towers LtdTechnologyEquity3.3232%
HDFC Bank LtdFinancialEquity3.1333%
Maruti Suzuki India LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity2.9282%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity2.9273%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone LtdIndustrialsEquity2.6888%

Fund management

AB
Abhishek Bisen

Since 2014 · 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.

DE
Devender Singhal

Since 2021 · Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra AMC , he has worked with Kotak Securities Ltd.(July 2007 -- January 2009) ,Religare (February 2006 -- June 2007), Karvy (July 2004 -- January 2006), P N Vijay Financial Services Pvt Ltd(2001 -- 2004) and Dundee Mutual Fund( Summer Trainee ) (May 2000 -- June 2000 ).

Mr. Singhal has done B.A. (Maths) from Delhi University and PGDM, Finance from Fore School of Management, Delhi.

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.

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Summary

A moderately high-risk hybrid scheme - equity savings fund. Ahead of its category average over 3Y by 4.6 points. Has fallen sharply before — down -16.5% at its worst.

Strengths
  • Ahead of its category average over 3Y by 4.6 points.
  • Recovered from its worst fall in 4 months.
  • Same fund manager for 12+ years — the strategy has not chopped and changed.
  • Ranks 29 of 131 in its category over 1 year.
Weaknesses
  • Has fallen sharply before — down -16.5% at its worst.
Ideal investor
  • Needs a 2–3+ years horizon to ride out its moderately high risk level.
Risk drivers
  • None