Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Equity - Other

NAV as on 28-03-2025

₹ 29.77

▼-0.7%

Inception Returns

22.4%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

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955 people have invested ₹ 50.7L in Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 31 October, 2019. The fund is managed by . The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

Key Parameters

Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth has ₹2439 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Feb 2025 and is more than category average.
The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.

Returns

Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 22.35% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 9.38%, 17.56% and 31.36% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Consumer Cyclical, Industrial, Health, Financial Services, Communication, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Tech, Basic Materials, Real Estate. Its top holdings are Zomato Ltd, Bharti Hexacom Ltd, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares

Taxation

As it is a equity - other mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
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
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Long term gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt capital gains tax.

Investment objective of Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity, equity related instruments and units of global mutual funds which invests into such companies that utilize new forms of production, technology, distribution or processes which are likely to challenge existing markets or value networks, or displace established market leaders, or bring in novel products and/or business models. However, there can be no assurance that the investment 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 Pioneer Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio	0.51%
Benchmark	IISL Nifty 500 TR INR
AUM	₹2439 Cr
Inception Date	31 October, 2019
Min Lumpsum/SIP	₹100/₹100
Exit Load	0.5%
Lock In	No Lock-in
TurnOver	35.74%
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

INDmoney Rank for Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth

IND ranking is not available for this fund.

Lower expense ratio

Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y duration

No bad points found for this fund.

Trailing Returns

as on (28-Mar-25)

Period	Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth	Nifty 500	equity - other
1M	4.3%	7.3%	-
3M	-9.5%	-4.6%	-
6M	-13.6%	-12%	-
1Y	9.4%	5.4%	-
3Y	17.6%	12.7%	-
5Y	31.4%	25.9%	-

Fund Distribution

as on (28-Feb-25)

Equity 79.3%
Debt & Cash 2.4%

Large cap

38.4%

Mid cap

24.7%

Small cap

16.2%

Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Consumer Cyclical

30.1%

Industrial

20.2%

Health

14.9%

Financial Services

12.1%

Communication

6.8%

Consumer Defensive

5.3%

Energy

Tech

Basic Materials

2.7%

Real Estate

All changes are between Dec'24 and Feb'25

	Dec'24
Fund Returns	0.85%
Nifty 500	-2.02%

Parameters	Feb'25	Jan'25	Dec'24
AUM	₹ 2.4K Cr	₹ 2.7K Cr	₹ 2.7K Cr

AUM of the fund stands at 2.4K Cr as of Feb'25
AUM decreased by 227.4 Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25

Top Stocks bought last month

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd's allocation increased from 1.85% to 2.29%

Dixon Technologies (India) Ltd's allocation increased from 1.69% to 2.09%

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd's allocation increased from 2.96% to 3.35%

Top Stocks sold last month

Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.55 % to 2.55 %

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.58 % to 2.44 %

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.19 % to 2.18 %

Small Cap allocation has gone up from 15.8% to 16.2%

Mid Cap allocation has gone down from 27.5% to 24.7%

Large Cap allocation has gone up from 37.1% to 38.4%

Cash allocation has gone up from 2% to 2.4%

Top 3 Sectors in February were Consumer Cyclical, Industrial & Health

Feb'25

Consumer Cyclical

30%

Industrial

20%

Health

15%

Jan'25

Consumer Cyclical

29%

Industrial

21%

Health

13%

Equity

Holdings	Weight%	1M Change
Zomato Ltd	4.09%	0%
Bharti Hexacom Ltd	3.64%	0%
InterGlobe Aviation Ltd	3.35%	0%
Reliance Industries Ltd	3.15%	0%
Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares	2.99%	25.2%

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Returns %
Fund Ratios
Overview

Funds	1Y Returns	3Y Returns	5Y Returns	Since Inception
Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth	9.38%	17.56%	31.36%	22.35%
Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct - Growth	16.57%	28.9%	35.33%	17.84%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund Direct Growth	13.02%	24.84%	38.04%	22.76%
ICICI Prudential Business Cycle Fund Direct Growth	8.1%	22.06%	-	22.6%

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Gainers
Losers

Top Growth Drivers	1M Return
Interglobe Aviation Ltd	14.6%
HDFC Bank Ltd	7.4%
CMS Info Systems Ltd	3.5%

Fund	Feb'25	Jan'25	Dec'24
No of Holdings	48	49	50
Top 5 Company Concentration	17.2%	16%	16.8%
Company having highest exposure	Zomato Ltd (4.1%)	Zomato Ltd (3.7%)	Zomato Ltd (4.6%)
No of Sectors	10	10	11
Top 5 Sectors Concentration	84.1%	81%	80.8%
Sector having highest exposure	Consumer Cyclical (30.1%)	Consumer Cyclical (29.3%)	Consumer Cyclical (28.2%)

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Fund House

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd

Total Schemes

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Total AUM

₹4.8L Cr

as on 28-Feb-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

Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 8.5% drop in AUM moving from 2.66K Cr to 2.43K Cr.

Over the last 3 months, this fund has decreased expense ratio by 5.6% moving from 0.54 to 0.51.

In the last 1 year, HDFC Defence Fund Direct Growth has given 21.63% return, outperforming this fund by 12.24%.

In the last 3 years, SBI PSU Direct Growth has given 32.88% return, outperforming this fund by 15.32% per annum.

This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (equity - other). Its expense ratio is 0.51% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.2%.

In the last 5 years, ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund Direct Growth has given 44.48% return, outperforming this fund by 13.12% per annum.

Kotak Pioneer 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 22.35% since inception which is more than its category average return of 8.66%

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 79.28% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 2.43% in Cash related instruments

AUM size ₹2439 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹2439 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 2053 Cr

Expense Ratio 0.51%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.51% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.31%

Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth is ₹29.77 as on 28-Mar-2025.

Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 28-Mar-2025.

Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth	Absolute Returns	CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns	4.32%	4.32%
6 Month Returns	-13.59%	-13.59%
1 Year Returns	9.38%	9.38%
3 Years Returns	62.46%	17.56%
5 Years Returns	291.13%	31.36%

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0.51% as on March 2025

₹2439 Cr as on March 2025

Zomato Ltd(4.09%), Bharti Hexacom Ltd(3.64%), InterGlobe Aviation Ltd(3.35%), Reliance Industries Ltd(3.15%), Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares(2.99%) as on March 2025

Consumer Cyclical(23.87%), Industrial(16%), Health(11.81%) as on March 2025

The alpha ratio for the Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:

Fund Name	Alpha 1 Year	Alpha 3 Years	Alpha 5 Years
Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth	-	-	-

As on March 2025

The alpha for Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth is calculated against IISL Nifty 500 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 Pioneer Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:

Fund Name	Beta 1 Year	Beta 3 Years	Beta 5 Years
Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth	-	-	-

As on March 2025

The Beta for Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth is calculated with IISL Nifty 500 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 Pioneer Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:

Fund Name	Sharpe Ratio 1 Year	Sharpe Ratio 3 Years	Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth	0.14	0.73	0.92

As on March 2025

The sharpe ratio for Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth is calculated with IISL Nifty 500 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 Pioneer Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:

Fund Name	Standard Deviation 1 Year	Standard Deviation 3 Years	Standard Deviation 5 Years
Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth	16.97	14.67	19.9

As on March 2025

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 1.16 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.

The Exit load of Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth is 0.5%

Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth

Historical NAV & Returns

About Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth

Key Parameters

Returns

Holdings

Taxation

Investment objective of Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth Overview

INDmoney Rank for Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth

Trailing Returns

Fund Distribution

Monthly Changes

Top Holdings

Peer Comparison

Gainers & Losers

Concentration Analysis

AMC Details

Mutual Fund Insights

Kotak Pioneer Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Very High Risk

About the fund

Fund Allocations

AUM size ₹2439 Cr

Expense Ratio 0.51%

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