Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Direct
Corporate Bond
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 14 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Deepak Agrawal. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth has ₹12876 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.3.

Returns

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.99% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.66%, 6.03% and 6.82% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Corporate, Government, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are 7.18% Govt Stock 2033, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development, 7.1% Govt Stock 2034, 8.34% Govt Stock 2033, Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

Taxation

As it is a corporate bond 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 Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate income by investing in debt /and money market securities across the yield curve and predominantly in AA+ and above rated corporate securities. The scheme would also seek to maintain reasonable liquidity within the fund.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 Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
1712 people have invested ₹ 73.6L in Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.34%
Benchmark
CRISIL Short Term Bond Fund TR INR
AUM₹12876 Cr
Inception Date14 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
138.88%
Risk
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Moderate Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.8%

AAA
100%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Corporate
56.7%
Government
39%
Cash Equivalent
4.2%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69

as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
7.18% Govt Stock 2033
16.63%
-0.5%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
6.31%
-1.8%
7.1% Govt Stock 2034
7.1% Govt Stock 2034
4.38%
-19.6%
8.34% Govt Stock 2033
8.34% Govt Stock 2033
4.07%
0%
Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited
Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited
3.54%
0%

Deepak Agrawal
Deepak Agrawal
Fund Manager of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth, since 1 February 2015

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 3.0% moving from 0.33 to 0.34.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 2.7% growth in AUM moving from 12.53K Cr to 12.87K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, Axis Corporate Debt Fund Direct Growth has given 7.55% return, outperforming this fund by 0.73% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Aditya Birla Sun Life Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 7.85% return, outperforming this fund by 0.19%.
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In the last 3 years, ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 6.5% return, outperforming this fund by 0.47% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (corporate bond). Its expense ratio is 0.34% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.5%.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Moderate Risk

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

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.99% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.54%
AUM size ₹12876 Cr

AUM size ₹12876 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹12876 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 6097 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.34%

Expense Ratio 0.34%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.34% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.59%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth is ₹3626.36 as on 25-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Jul-2024.
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.7%
0.7%
6 Month Returns
4.26%
4.26%
1 Year Returns
7.66%
7.66%
3 Years Returns
19.19%
6.03%
5 Years Returns
39.1%
6.82%
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0.34% as on June 2024
₹12876 Cr as on June 2024
7.18% Govt Stock 2033(16.63%), National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(6.31%), 7.1% Govt Stock 2034(4.38%), 8.34% Govt Stock 2033(4.07%), Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited(3.54%) as on June 2024
Corporate(57.08%), Government(39.82%), Cash Equivalent(3.1%) as on June 2024
Yield to Maturity is 7.68 as on June 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 3.51 as on June 2024. 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 Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Direct Growth is 0%