Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid

Direct

Equity Savings

NAV as on 20-12-2024

₹ 27.62

-0.2%

1D

Inception Returns

10.6%

/yr

About Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 13 October, 2014. The fund is managed by Devender Singhal, Hiten Shah, Abhishek Bisen. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹7804 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.

Returns

Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 10.55% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 14.61%, 12.98% and 12.36% respectively.

Holdings

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

Taxation

As it is a equity savings 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 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segment of the equity market, and enhance returns with a moderate exposure in equity & equity related instruments.There is no assurance or guarantee 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 Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
1287 people have invested ₹ 4.4Cr in Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

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9% Performance
89% Risk Management
69% Cost
5 out of 13 among equity savings

Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.63%
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings TR INR
AUM₹7804 Cr
Inception Date13 October, 2014
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
493.46%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
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Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (20-Dec-24)

Period
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Equity Savings Index
1M
2.6%
1.4%
3M
0%
0.1%
6M
4.4%
3.9%
1Y
14.6%
11.6%
3Y
13%
9.5%
5Y
12.4%
10.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (30-Nov-24)

  • Equity 39.8%

  • Debt & Cash 59.3%

Large cap
46.8%

Mid cap
9.3%

Small cap
7.8%

Sector Allocation

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Financial Services
23.4%
Consumer Cyclical
18.1%
Basic Materials
9.7%
Communication
9.3%
Industrial
8.3%
Consumer Defensive
7.7%
Utilities
7.7%
Energy
7.6%
Tech
6.4%
Health
1.3%
Real Estate
0.5%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
AUM
₹ 7.8K Cr
₹ 7.8K Cr
₹ 7.6K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 7.8K Cr as of Nov'24
  • AUM has remained same between Nov'24 and Oct'24

Top 3 Sectors in November were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Corporate

Nov'24
Financial Services
23%
Consumer Cyclical
18%
Corporate
12%
Oct'24
Financial Services
21%
Consumer Cyclical
19%
Corporate
17%
Fund
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
No of Holdings
193
188
188
Top 5 Company Concentration
16%
16.6%
16.6%
Company having highest exposure
Bharti Airtel Ltd (3.9%)
Bharti Airtel Ltd (4.2%)
Bharti Airtel Ltd (4.2%)
No of Sectors
14
14
13
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
72.3%
75.5%
75.1%
Sector having highest exposure
Financial Services (23.4%)
Financial Services (22.5%)
Financial Services (21.4%)
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Devender Singhal
Devender Singhal
Fund Manager of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 1 April 2021
Hiten Shah
Hiten Shah
Fund Manager of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 3 October 2019
Abhishek Bisen
Abhishek Bisen
Fund Manager of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 13 October 2014
Fund House
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹4.81L Cr
as on 29-Nov-2024
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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Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 26.7% moving from 0.86 to 0.63.
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In the last 3 years, HSBC Equity Savings Direct Plan Growth Plan has given 15.43% return, outperforming this fund by 2.45% per annum.
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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 39.2% growth in AUM moving from 5.60K Cr to 7.80K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, HSBC Equity Savings Direct Plan Growth Plan has given 25.75% return, outperforming this fund by 11.14%.
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In the last 5 years, HSBC Equity Savings Direct Plan Growth Plan has given 14.92% return, outperforming this fund by 2.56% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (equity savings). Its expense ratio is 0.63% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.07%.

Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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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 10.55% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.44%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 39.78% in Equity, 10.8% in Debt and 48.47% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹7804 Cr

AUM size ₹7804 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹7804 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1718 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.63%

Expense Ratio 0.63%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.63% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.14%

Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is ₹27.62 as on 20-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Dec-2024.
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
2.58%
2.58%
6 Month Returns
4.39%
4.39%
1 Year Returns
14.61%
14.61%
3 Years Returns
44.21%
12.98%
5 Years Returns
79.11%
12.36%
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0.63% as on November 2024
₹7804 Cr as on November 2024
Kotak Liquid Dir Gr(4.65%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(3.88%), State Bank of India(3.36%), HDFC Bank Ltd(3.26%), Kotak Money Market Dir Gr(2.93%) as on November 2024
Cash Equivalent(48.62%), Financial Services(9.3%), Consumer Cyclical(7.2%) as on November 2024
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Devender Singhal, Hiten Shah, Abhishek Bisen are the fund managers of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is 1%