Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 28-03-2025

₹ 276.32

0.2%

1D

Inception Returns

19.8%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
34577 people have invested ₹ 14.7Cr in Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Small Cap Fund is a mutual fund scheme that invests in stocks of small companies. Small cap firms generally have a market cap of below Rs 5,000 crore and have companies that might have large growth potential but also come with significant risk as they are more susceptible to macro economic changes.

Since small-cap companies are relatively lesser-known and are considered as high-risk investments. Nesco, Thyrocare, Delta Corp are examples of small cap firms.

While some small cap stocks do provide the opportunity to earn bumper returns, it's important to note that investing in small-cap stocks comes with higher risks, as these companies are more vulnerable to economic downturns and market fluctuations, making investing in this fund suitable to investors who have a higher risk taking ability.

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹14407 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Feb 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.

Returns

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 19.76% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 9.95%, 15.44% and 37.09% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Health, Basic Materials, Real Estate, Financial Services, Consumer Defensive, Communication, Tech. Its top holdings are Blue Star Ltd, Century Plyboards (India) Ltd, Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares, Cyient Ltd, Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd

Taxation

As it is a small-cap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities by investing predominantly in small cap companies. There is no assurance 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.58%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹14407 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
8.66%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

INDmoney Rank for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

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44% Performance
34% Risk Management
68% Cost
11 out of 18 among small-cap
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

Trailing Returns

as on (28-Mar-25)

Period
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
8.2%
9.1%
7.4%
3M
-14.1%
-14.4%
-14.6%
6M
-17.8%
-18%
-17.1%
1Y
9.9%
5.4%
7.1%
3Y
15.4%
17.1%
17.9%
5Y
37.1%
37.3%
35.7%

Fund Distribution

as on (28-Feb-25)

  • Equity 98.5%

  • Debt & Cash 1.5%

Small cap
73.8%

Mid cap
19.3%

Large cap
5.3%

Sector Allocation

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Industrial
30.9%
Consumer Cyclical
21.9%
Health
19.5%
Basic Materials
14.5%
Real Estate
4.4%
Financial Services
3.7%
Consumer Defensive
2.8%
Communication
2.3%
Tech
0.2%
All changes are between Dec'24 and Feb'25
Dec'24
Fund Returns
-0.38%
Nifty Smallcap 250
-0.49%
Parameters
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
AUM
₹ 14.4K Cr
₹ 16.5K Cr
₹ 17.8K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 14.4K Cr as of Feb'25
  • AUM decreased by 2K Cr between Feb'25 and Jan'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd's allocation increased from 2.32% to 3.06%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd's allocation increased from 2.32% to 3.06%
Blue Star Ltd's allocation increased from 2.78% to 3.35%
Blue Star Ltd's allocation increased from 2.78% to 3.35%
Suraksha Diagnostic Ltd's allocation increased from 0.2% to 0.52%
Suraksha Diagnostic Ltd's allocation increased from 0.2% to 0.52%
Top Stocks sold last month
Cyient Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.16 % to 3.14 %
Cyient Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.16 % to 3.14 %
Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 2.44 % to 2.41 %
Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation decreased from 2.44 % to 2.41 %
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.31 % to 2.27 %
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.31 % to 2.27 %
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 18.3% to 19.3%
Mid Cap allocation has gone up from 18.3% to 19.3%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 4.7% to 5.3%
Large Cap allocation has gone up from 4.7% to 5.3%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 73.8% to 73.8%
Small Cap allocation has gone up from 73.8% to 73.8%
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.2% to 1.5%
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.2% to 1.5%

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

Feb'25
Industrial
31%
Consumer Cyclical
22%
Health
19%
Jan'25
Industrial
33%
Consumer Cyclical
22%
Health
18%
Fund
Feb'25
Jan'25
Dec'24
No of Holdings
77
76
77
Top 5 Company Concentration
16.2%
15.5%
15%
Company having highest exposure
Blue Star Ltd (3.4%)
Century Plyboards (India) Ltd (3.2%)
Cyient Ltd (3.3%)
No of Sectors
9
9
9
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
91.1%
91.1%
90.6%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (30.9%)
Industrial (32.5%)
Industrial (34.4%)
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Fund House
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
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

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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.58% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.21%.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 18.8% drop in AUM moving from 17.73K Cr to 14.40K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, Motilal Oswal Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 21.21% return, outperforming this fund by 11.26%.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 18.4% moving from 0.49 to 0.58.

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 19.76% since inception which is more than its category average return of 17.01%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 98.49% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 1.51% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹14407 Cr

AUM size ₹14407 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹14407 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 9338 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.58%

Expense Ratio 0.58%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.58% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.29%
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Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹276.32 as on 28-Mar-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 28-Mar-2025.
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
8.18%
8.18%
6 Month Returns
-17.78%
-17.78%
1 Year Returns
9.95%
9.95%
3 Years Returns
53.84%
15.44%
5 Years Returns
384.18%
37.09%
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0.58% as on March 2025
₹14407 Cr as on March 2025
Blue Star Ltd(3.35%), Century Plyboards (India) Ltd(3.3%), Aster DM Healthcare Ltd Ordinary Shares(3.29%), Cyient Ltd(3.14%), Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd(3.13%) as on March 2025
Industrial(30.46%), Consumer Cyclical(21.56%), Health(19.17%) as on March 2025
The alpha ratio for the Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
6.09
-1.15
2.81
As on March 2025
The alpha for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
0.87
0.78
0.86
As on March 2025
The Beta for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
-0.17
0.46
0.86
As on March 2025
The sharpe ratio for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
22.25
16.76
23.57
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 0.68 as on March 2025. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
The Exit load of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%