Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid

Direct

Dynamic Asset Allocation

NAV as on 20-02-2025

₹ 20.57

0.2%

1D

Inception Returns

11.6%

/yr

About Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 3 August, 2018. The fund is managed by Hiten Shah, Abhishek Bisen. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has ₹16649 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.

Returns

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 11.64% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.79%, 11.28% and 12.20% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Government, Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Corporate, Tech, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Energy, Consumer Defensive, Health, Utilities, Communication, Real Estate, Securitize.

Taxation

As it is a dynamic asset allocation mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 20%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 12.5% without indexation benefit
Long term gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation by investing in a dynamically balanced portfolio of equity & equity related securities and debt & money market securities.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
1287 people have invested ₹ 1.4Cr in Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

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10% Performance
61% Risk Management
73% Cost
7 out of 16 among dynamic asset allocation

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.58%
Benchmark
Nifty 50 Hybrid Comp Debt 50:50 TR INR
AUM₹16649 Cr
Inception Date3 August, 2018
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
304.54%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (20-Feb-25)

Period
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Dynamic Asset Allocation Index
1M
-2.4%
-2.7%
3M
-2.1%
-3.1%
6M
-2.7%
-5.2%
1Y
8.8%
4.5%
3Y
11.3%
10.7%
5Y
12.2%
11.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 57.3%

  • Debt & Cash 42.7%

Large cap
51%

Mid cap
10.3%

Small cap
5.9%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Financial Services
22.4%
Tech
14.6%
Industrial
12.4%
Consumer Cyclical
12%
Basic Materials
9.5%
Energy
6.7%
Consumer Defensive
6.7%
Health
5.5%
Utilities
3.9%
Communication
3.6%
Real Estate
2.6%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 16.6K Cr
₹ 16.9K Cr
₹ 16.8K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 16.6K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM decreased by 288.7 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation increased from 0.23% to 0.55%
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation increased from 0.23% to 0.55%
Bajaj Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.03% to 0.3%
Bajaj Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.03% to 0.3%
Persistent Systems Ltd's allocation increased from 1.11% to 1.25%
Persistent Systems Ltd's allocation increased from 1.11% to 1.25%
Top Stocks sold last month
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.34 %
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.34 %
State Bank Of India's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.98 %
State Bank Of India's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.98 %
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.6 %
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.6 %

Top 3 Sectors in January were Government, Financial Services & Corporate

Jan'25
Government
42%
Financial Services
22%
Corporate
17%
Dec'24
Government
44%
Financial Services
26%
Corporate
16%
Fund
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
No of Holdings
205
199
199
Top 5 Company Concentration
15.9%
17.3%
17.3%
Company having highest exposure
Infosys Ltd (4%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (5.1%)
HDFC Bank Ltd (5.1%)
No of Sectors
14
14
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
110.8%
109.9%
113.3%
Sector having highest exposure
Government (45.2%)
Government (42.3%)
Government (44%)
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Hiten Shah
Hiten Shah
Fund Manager of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 3 October 2019
Abhishek Bisen
Abhishek Bisen
Fund Manager of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth, since 3 August 2018
Fund House
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹4.84L Cr
as on 31-Jan-2025
Address
Kotak Mahindra Asset management Company Limited,2nd Floor, 12-BKC, Plot No C-12,G Block, BKC, Bandra (East),Mumbai - 400 051
Phone
91-22-40930000
Website
fundaccops@kotakmutual.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (dynamic asset allocation). Its expense ratio is 0.58% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.15%.
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In the last 3 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 20.09% return, outperforming this fund by 8.81% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Axis Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth has given 11.7% return, outperforming this fund by 2.91%.
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In the last 5 years, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 19.87% return, outperforming this fund by 7.68% per annum.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 13.7% moving from 0.51 to 0.58.

Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 11.64% since inception which is more than its category average return of 9.55%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 57.28% in Equity, 25.82% in Debt and 16.9% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹16649 Cr

AUM size ₹16649 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹16649 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 9846 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.58%

Expense Ratio 0.58%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.58% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.33%

Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is ₹20.57 as on 20-Feb-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Feb-2025.
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-2.41%
-2.41%
6 Month Returns
-2.73%
-2.73%
1 Year Returns
8.79%
8.79%
3 Years Returns
37.81%
11.28%
5 Years Returns
77.78%
12.2%
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0.58% as on January 2025
₹16649 Cr as on January 2025
Infosys Ltd(4.02%), ICICI Bank Ltd(3.67%), HDFC Bank Ltd(3.24%), Reliance Industries Ltd(3.02%), 7.93% Govt Stock 2033(2.8%) as on January 2025
Government(19.3%), Cash Equivalent(16.26%), Financial Services(12.85%) as on January 2025
AAA
86.79
AA
11.88
A
1.33
Hiten Shah, Abhishek Bisen are the fund managers of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is 1%