Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth

Debt

Direct

Ultra Short Duration

NAV as on 20-12-2024

₹ 43.12

Inception Returns

7.4%

/yr

About Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Savings 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 Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹13886 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.43% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.71%, 6.60% and 5.95% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Financial Services, Corporate, Cash Equivalent, Consumer Cyclical, Government. Its top holdings are 182 DTB 15052025, Small Industries Development Bank Of India, 364 Days T - Bill- 06/02/2025, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Punjab National Bank

Taxation

As it is a ultra short 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:
For short term (less than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
For long term (more than 3 years) capital gains will be taxed at 20% with indexation benefit.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to generate returns through investments in debt and money market instruments with a view to reduce the interest rate risk. However, 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 Savings Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
394 people have invested ₹ 50.2L in Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.37%
Benchmark
CRISIL Liquid Fund TR INR
AUM₹13886 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
207.37%
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 (20-Dec-24)

Period
Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth
Ultra Short Duration Index
1M
0.6%
0.4%
3M
1.8%
1.5%
6M
3.7%
3.2%
1Y
7.7%
6.9%
3Y
6.6%
6%
5Y
6%
5.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.7%

AAA
89.6%

AA
10.4%

Sector Allocation

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Cash Equivalent
68.9%
Corporate
20.5%
Government
10.6%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Nov'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
AUM
₹ 13.3K Cr
₹ 12.5K Cr
₹ 13.3K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 13.3K Cr as of Nov'24
  • AUM increased by 827.7 Cr between Nov'24 and Oct'24
Cash allocation has gone up from 62.9% to 68.7%
Cash allocation has gone up from 62.9% to 68.7%
Debt allocation has gone down from 36.8% to 31%
Debt allocation has gone down from 36.8% to 31%

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

Nov'24
Financial Services
78%
Consumer Cyclical
22%
Corporate
20%
Oct'24
Financial Services
78%
Corporate
27%
Consumer Cyclical
22%
  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
182 DTB 15052025
182 DTB 15052025
3.51%
0%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India
Small Industries Development Bank Of India
3.35%
0%
364 Days T - Bill- 06/02/2025
364 Days T - Bill- 06/02/2025
2.85%
0%
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
2.83%
100%
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank
2.66%
100%
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Deepak Agrawal
Deepak Agrawal
Fund Manager of Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 15 April 2008
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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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (ultra short duration). Its expense ratio is 0.37% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.56%.
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In the last 3 years, Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund Direct Growth Option has given 6.97% return, outperforming this fund by 0.38% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 6.6% growth in AUM moving from 12.50K Cr to 13.32K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, Nippon India Ultra Short Duration Fund Direct Growth Option has given 7.06% return, outperforming this fund by 1.11% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has increased expense ratio by 2.8% moving from 0.36 to 0.37.
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In the last 1 year, Aditya Birla Sun Life Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 8.06% return, outperforming this fund by 0.34%.

Kotak Savings 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 7.43% since inception which is more than its category average return of 7.17%
AUM size ₹13886 Cr

AUM size ₹13886 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹13886 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 3607 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.37%

Expense Ratio 0.37%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.37% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.61%

Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth is ₹43.12 as on 20-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 20-Dec-2024.
Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.57%
0.57%
6 Month Returns
3.69%
3.69%
1 Year Returns
7.71%
7.71%
3 Years Returns
21.12%
6.6%
5 Years Returns
33.52%
5.95%
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0.37% as on November 2024
₹13886 Cr as on November 2024
182 DTB 15052025(3.51%), Small Industries Development Bank Of India(3.35%), 364 Days T - Bill- 06/02/2025(2.85%), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(2.83%), Punjab National Bank(2.66%) as on November 2024
Corporate(46.98%), Cash Equivalent(42.69%), Government(10.33%) as on November 2024
Yield to Maturity is 7.36 as on November 2024. 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 0.42 as on November 2024. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
89.63
AA
10.37
Deepak Agrawal is the fund manager of Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Savings Fund Direct Growth is 0%