Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Equity
Direct
Focused Fund
NAV as on 20-12-2024
₹ 25.99
1D
Inception Returns
19.5%
/yr
About Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 10 July, 2019. The fund is managed by Shibani Kurian. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.
Key Parameters
- Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has ₹3505 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Nov 2024 and is less than category average.
- The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.
Returns
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 19.51% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 20.93%, 16.06% and 19.20% respectively.
Holdings
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Health, Utilities, Communication, Consumer Defensive, Basic Materials, Energy. Its top holdings are ICICI Bank Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd, Tech Mahindra Ltd, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd
Taxation
As it is a focused fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows: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 benefitDividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.
Investment objective of Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long term capital appreciation/income by investing in equity & equity related instruments across market capitalization of up to 30 companies. However, there is no assurance that the objective of the scheme will be realized.
Minimum Investment and lockin period
Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.
Historical NAV & Returns
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625 people have invested ₹ 50.1L in Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth in the last three months
INDmoney Rank for Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
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9
/19
50% Performance
39% Risk Management
95% Cost
9 out of 19 among focused fund
Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth Overview
| Expense ratio | 0.5% |
Benchmark | S&P BSE 500 India TR INR |
| AUM | ₹3505 Cr |
| Inception Date | 10 July, 2019 |
| Min Lumpsum/SIP | ₹100/₹100 |
Exit Load | 1.0% |
| Lock In | No Lock-in |
TurnOver | 29.4% |
| STCG | Selling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%. |
| LTCG | After 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year. |
| Risk |   Very High Risk |
Trailing Returns
as on (20-Dec-24)
Fund Distribution
as on (30-Nov-24)
Large cap
78%
Mid cap
11.7%
Small cap
6.9%
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
24%
Industrial
16.4%
Consumer Cyclical
14.8%
Tech
12.7%
Health
7.3%
Utilities
6.5%
Communication
5.1%
Consumer Defensive
4.8%
Basic Materials
4.5%
Energy
3.8%
All changes are between Sep'24 and Nov'24
- This fund’s returns stands at 1.23% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty 500 returns stands at -0.60% as on Nov'24
- This fund outperformed Nifty 500 by 1.82% in Nov'24
- AUM of the fund stands at 3.5K Cr as of Nov'24
- AUM has remained same between Nov'24 and Oct'24
Large Cap allocation has gone down from 80.4% to 78%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 6.9% to 6.9%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 11.4% to 11.7%
Cash allocation has gone up from 1.4% to 2.5%
Top 3 Sectors in November were Financial Services, Consumer Cyclical & Industrial
Nov'24
Financial Services
24%
Industrial
16%
Consumer Cyclical
15%
Oct'24
Financial Services
24%
Consumer Cyclical
16%
Industrial
15%
See all
Top Growth Drivers | 1M Return |
|---|---|
 Infosys Ltd | 8.5% |
 Zomato Ltd | 7.6% |
 Tech Mahindra Ltd | 4.7% |
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Shibani Kurian
Fund Manager of Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth, since 16 July 2019
Top funds managed
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
Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 4.5% drop in AUM moving from 3.67K Cr to 3.50K Cr.
In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 25.87% return, outperforming this fund by 6.66% per annum.
In the last 1 year, Invesco India Focused Fund Direct Growth has given 47.14% return, outperforming this fund by 26.21%.
In the last 3 years, HDFC Focused 30 Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 27.03% return, outperforming this fund by 10.96% per annum.
This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (focused fund). Its expense ratio is 0.5% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.26%.
Over the last 1 year, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 5.7% moving from 0.53 to 0.50.
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth Highlights
Very High Risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 19.51% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.31%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 97.47% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 2.53% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹3505 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹3505 Cr which is less than its category average of ₹ 4714 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.5%
This fund has an expense ratio of 0.5% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.47%
Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
The current NAV of Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is ₹25.99 as on 20-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Dec-2024.
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | 2.36% | 2.36% |
6 Month Returns | 1.9% | 1.9% |
1 Year Returns | 20.93% | 20.93% |
3 Years Returns | 56.34% | 16.06% |
5 Years Returns | 140.69% | 19.2% |
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0.5% as on November 2024
₹3505 Cr as on November 2024
ICICI Bank Ltd(6.74%), HDFC Bank Ltd(5.37%), Bharti Airtel Ltd(4.96%), Tech Mahindra Ltd(4.74%), Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd(4.71%) as on November 2024
Financial Services(23.42%), Industrial(16.01%), Consumer Cyclical(14.45%) as on November 2024
The alpha ratio for the Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Alpha 1 Year | Alpha 3 Years | Alpha 5 Years |
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth | 1.98 | 0.71 | 0.9 |
As on November 2024
The alpha for Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Beta 1 Year | Beta 3 Years | Beta 5 Years |
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth | 0.95 | 0.91 | 0.94 |
As on November 2024
The Beta for Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Sharpe Ratio 1 Year | Sharpe Ratio 3 Years | Sharpe Ratio 5 Years |
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth | 1.57 | 0.82 | 0.8 |
As on November 2024
The sharpe ratio for Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE 500 India TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name | Standard Deviation 1 Year | Standard Deviation 3 Years | Standard Deviation 5 Years |
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth | 12.36 | 12.58 | 18.33 |
As on November 2024
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 1.41 as on November 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Shibani Kurian is the fund manager of Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct Growth is 1%