Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth

Debt

Direct

Medium To Long Duration

NAV as on 05-03-2025

₹ 83.14

Inception Returns

7.8%

/yr

About Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Abhishek Bisen. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth has ₹2114 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jan 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.

Returns

Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.79% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.81%, 6.93% and 6.77% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Financial Services, Government, Cash Equivalent, Corporate. Its top holdings are 7.02% Govt Stock 2031, 6.79% Govt Stock 2034, 7.32% Govt Stock 2030, 7.09% Govt Stock 2054, 7.34% Govt Stock 2064

Taxation

As it is a medium to long duration mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is debt oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in debt instruments:
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for less than 24 months, STCG will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for more than 24 months, LTCG will be taxed at 12.5%.
Invested after 1 April 2023, capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to create a portfolio of debt instruments such as bonds, debentures, Government Securities and money market instruments, including repos in permitted securities of different maturities, so as to spread the risk across different kinds of issuers in the debt markets. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

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

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
33 people have invested ₹ 1.7L in Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.7%
Benchmark
CRISIL Composite Bond Fund TR INR
AUM₹2114 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
209.69%
STCGSelling mutual fund within 36 months, gains taxed at slab rates.
LTCGHolding over 3 years, gains taxed at slab rates without indexation.
Risk
Risk meter
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Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (05-Mar-25)

Period
Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth
Medium to Long Duration Index
1M
-0%
-0.1%
3M
0.7%
0.6%
6M
2.9%
2.4%
1Y
7.8%
6.8%
3Y
6.9%
6.2%
5Y
6.8%
5.7%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Jan-25)

  • Equity 0.3%

  • Debt & Cash 99.4%

Sector Allocation

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Financial Services
100%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Jan'25
Dec'24
Nov'24
AUM
₹ 2.1K Cr
₹ 2.1K Cr
₹ 2K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 2.1K Cr as of Jan'25
  • AUM increased by 21.8 Cr between Jan'25 and Dec'24
Top Stocks bought last month
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 1.24% to 3.69%
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 1.24% to 3.69%
Top Stocks sold last month
Power Finance Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.46 %
Power Finance Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.46 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 2.47 % to 2.42 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 2.47 % to 2.42 %
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.33 %
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.33 %
Cash allocation has gone down from 8.5% to 7.8%
Cash allocation has gone down from 8.5% to 7.8%
Debt allocation has gone up from 90.9% to 91.6%
Debt allocation has gone up from 90.9% to 91.6%

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

Jan'25
Financial Services
100%
Government
84%
Corporate
13%
Dec'24
Financial Services
100%
Government
77%
Corporate
19%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Indus Infra Trust Unit
Indus Infra Trust Unit
0.34%
0%
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Abhishek Bisen
Abhishek Bisen
Fund Manager of Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth, since 15 April 2008
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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In the last 1 year, ICICI Prudential Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 8.2% return, outperforming this fund by 0.39%.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has increased expense ratio by 9.4% moving from 0.64 to 0.70.
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In the last 3 years, UTI Medium to Long Duration Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 9.07% return, outperforming this fund by 2.14% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 4.8% growth in AUM moving from 2.01K Cr to 2.11K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, UTI Medium to Long Duration Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 8.87% return, outperforming this fund by 2.1% per annum.

Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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Moderate Risk

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

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.79% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.93%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 0.34% in Equity, 89.41% in Debt and 9.99% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2114 Cr

AUM size ₹2114 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹2114 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1187 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.7%

Expense Ratio 0.7%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.7% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.1%

Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth is ₹83.14 as on 05-Mar-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 05-Mar-2025.
Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
-0.03%
-0.03%
6 Month Returns
2.93%
2.93%
1 Year Returns
7.81%
7.81%
3 Years Returns
22.28%
6.93%
5 Years Returns
38.76%
6.77%
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0.7% as on February 2025
₹2114 Cr as on February 2025
7.02% Govt Stock 2031(15.92%), 6.79% Govt Stock 2034(11.66%), 7.32% Govt Stock 2030(10.44%), 7.09% Govt Stock 2054(9.86%), 7.34% Govt Stock 2064(9.2%) as on February 2025
Government(80.06%), Cash Equivalent(10.02%), Corporate(9.59%) as on February 2025
Yield to Maturity is 7.05 as on February 2025. Yield to Maturity is the total return earned on your bond investments if you hold the bond investments till maturity & all bonds' proceeds are reinvested in it.
Modified Duration is 6.57 as on February 2025. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
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Abhishek Bisen is the fund manager of Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Bond Fund Direct Growth is 0%