Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 23-04-2025

₹ 5265.09

Inception Returns

6.8%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
281 people have invested ₹ 5.6Cr in Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth

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

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth has ₹31251 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.2.

Returns

Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 6.85% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.37%, 6.88% and 5.50% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Financial Services, Cash Equivalent, Corporate, Government. Its top holdings are 5.22% Govt Stock 2025, HDFC Bank Ltd., 91 Days Tbill, Small Industries Dev Bank Of India (05/06/2025) **, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development

Taxation

As it is a liquid 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 Liquid Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to provide reasonable returns and high level of liquidity by investing in debt instruments such as bonds, debentures and Government Securities; and money market instruments such as treasury bills, commercial paper, certificate of deposit, including repos in permitted securities of different maturities, so as to spread the risk across different kinds of issuers in the debt markets. The Scheme may invest in call money/term money market in terms of RBI guidelines in this respect. Subject to the maximum amount permitted from time to time, the Scheme may invest in offshore securities in the manner allowed by SEBI/RBI, provided such investments are in conformity with the investment objective of the Scheme and the prevailing guidelines and Regulations. To reduce the risk of the portfolio, the Scheme may also use various derivative and hedging products from time to time, in the manner permitted by SEBI.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 0.00. Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.2%
Benchmark
Nifty Liquid Index TR INR
AUM₹31251 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/--
Exit Load
0.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
496.65%
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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Low to Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (23-Apr-25)

Period
Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth
Liquid Index
1M
0.7%
0.6%
3M
1.9%
1.5%
6M
3.7%
3%
1Y
7.4%
6.6%
3Y
6.9%
6.4%
5Y
5.5%
5.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.8%

AAA
100%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Cash Equivalent
69.6%
Corporate
29.6%
Government
0.8%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 31.3K Cr
₹ 38.1K Cr
₹ 37.6K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 31.3K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM decreased by 6.9K Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks sold last month
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.56 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.56 %
Cash allocation has gone down from 99.8% to 99.7%
Cash allocation has gone down from 99.8% to 99.7%

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

Mar'25
Financial Services
100%
Corporate
30%
Government
Feb'25
Financial Services
100%
Corporate
26%
Government
1%
  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
5.22% Govt Stock 2025
5.22% Govt Stock 2025
4.98%
0%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
HDFC Bank Ltd.
3.35%
100%
91 Days Tbill
91 Days Tbill
2.8%
-17%
Small Industries Dev Bank Of India (05/06/2025) **
Small Industries Dev Bank Of India (05/06/2025) **
2.8%
100%
91 Days Tbill Red 05-06-2025
91 Days Tbill Red 05-06-2025
2.24%
100%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth
7.37%
6.88%
5.5%
6.85%
Sundaram Liquid Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option
Sundaram Liquid Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option
7.44%
6.93%
5.49%
6.06%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Direct Plan Growth
Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Direct Plan Growth
7.43%
6.95%
5.58%
6.95%
Axis Liquid Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
Axis Liquid Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
7.43%
6.93%
5.54%
6.91%
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Deepak Agrawal
Deepak Agrawal
Fund Manager of Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth, since 1 May 2007
Top funds managed
Scheme
Annualised Returns(3Y)
Category Returns(3Y)
Kotak Money Market Direct Growth
7.25%
6.62%
Kotak Liquid Fund Growth Direct
6.87%
6.43%
Kotak Bond Short Term Plan Direct Growth
7.64%
6.85%
Fund House
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹4.57L Cr
as on 31-Mar-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 5 years, Quant Liquid Plan Growth Option Direct Plan has given 5.87% return, outperforming this fund by 0.37% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Sundaram Liquid Fund -Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 7.44% return, outperforming this fund by 0.08%.
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In the last 3 years, Aditya Birla Sun Life Liquid Direct Plan Growth has given 6.95% return, outperforming this fund by 0.08% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 18.1% drop in AUM moving from 38.14K Cr to 31.25K Cr.

Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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Low to Moderate Risk

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

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 6.85% since inception which is more than its category average return of 4.97%
AUM size ₹31251 Cr

AUM size ₹31251 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹31251 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 14618 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.2%

Expense Ratio 0.2%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.2% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.23%

Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth is ₹5265.09 as on 23-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 23-Apr-2025.
Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.74%
0.74%
6 Month Returns
3.67%
3.67%
1 Year Returns
7.37%
7.37%
3 Years Returns
22.08%
6.88%
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0.2% as on March 2025
₹31251 Cr as on March 2025
5.22% Govt Stock 2025(4.98%), HDFC Bank Ltd.(3.35%), 91 Days Tbill(2.8%), Small Industries Dev Bank Of India (05/06/2025) **(2.8%), National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(2.24%) as on March 2025
Cash Equivalent(69.36%), Corporate(26.57%), Government(4.08%) as on March 2025
Yield to Maturity is 7.03 as on March 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 0.2 as on March 2025. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
100
Deepak Agrawal is the fund manager of Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Liquid Fund Direct Growth is 0.01%