Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 29-04-2025

₹ 40.97

-0.1%

1D

Inception Returns

9%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
279 people have invested ₹ 44.2L in Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth

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

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth has ₹2826 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.6.

Returns

Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 8.96% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 12.01%, 8.34% and 7.83% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Real Estate, Government, Corporate, Financial Services, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are 7.3% Govt Stock 2053, 7.1% Govt Stock 2034, 7.18% Govt Stock 2033, Muthoot Finance Limited, 7.25% Govt Stock 2063

Taxation

As it is a dynamic 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:
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 Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the Scheme is to maximise returns through an active management of a portfolio of debt and money market securities. 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 Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.58%
Benchmark
Nifty Composite Debt TR INR
AUM₹2826 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
479.57%
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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Moderately High risk

Trailing Returns

as on (29-Apr-25)

Period
Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth
Dynamic Bond Index
1M
1.8%
2.1%
3M
3.6%
3.5%
6M
5.3%
4.9%
1Y
12%
10.6%
3Y
8.3%
7.7%
5Y
7.8%
6.5%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 5.2%

  • Debt & Cash 93.3%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Real Estate
89.8%
Financial Services
10.2%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 2.8K Cr
₹ 3K Cr
₹ 3K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 2.8K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM decreased by 175.6 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.82% to 5.02%
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation increased from 0.82% to 5.02%
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 0.79% to 2.35%
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 0.79% to 2.35%
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 1.67% to 2.84%
HDFC Bank Limited's allocation increased from 1.67% to 2.84%
Top Stocks sold last month
Bajaj Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.83 %
Bajaj Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.83 %
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.82 %
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.82 %
Rec Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.52 %
Rec Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 0.52 %
Debt allocation has gone up from 88.9% to 90.8%
Debt allocation has gone up from 88.9% to 90.8%
Cash allocation has gone down from 4.6% to 2.5%
Cash allocation has gone down from 4.6% to 2.5%

Top 3 Sectors in March were Real Estate, Government & Corporate

Mar'25
Real Estate
90%
Government
78%
Corporate
19%
Feb'25
Real Estate
86%
Government
77%
Corporate
18%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Capital Infra Trust InvITs
Capital Infra Trust InvITs
0.52%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth
12.01%
8.34%
7.83%
8.96%
DSP Strategic Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth
DSP Strategic Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth
13.24%
9.01%
7.1%
8.47%
Bandhan Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
Bandhan Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth
13.05%
8.52%
6.88%
8.75%
SBI Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth
SBI Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth
12.17%
9.15%
7.04%
8.5%
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Abhishek Bisen
Abhishek Bisen
Fund Manager of Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth, since 1 November 2022
Top funds managed
Deepak Agrawal
Deepak Agrawal
Fund Manager of Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth, since 25 November 2012
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, UTI Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 9.79% return, outperforming this fund by 2.04% per annum.
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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 4.3% drop in AUM moving from 2.95K Cr to 2.82K Cr.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (dynamic bond). Its expense ratio is 0.58% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.01%.
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In the last 3 years, UTI Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 10.67% return, outperforming this fund by 2.28% per annum.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has increased expense ratio by 13.7% moving from 0.51 to 0.58.
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In the last 1 year, DSP Strategic Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 12.99% return, outperforming this fund by 0.9%.

Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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Moderately High risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderately High risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 8.96% since inception which is more than its category average return of 6.54%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 5.16% in Equity, 90.66% in Debt and 2.66% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2826 Cr

AUM size ₹2826 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹2826 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 2041 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 0.91%

Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth is ₹40.97 as on 29-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 29-Apr-2025.
Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
1.77%
1.77%
6 Month Returns
5.33%
5.33%
1 Year Returns
12.01%
12.01%
3 Years Returns
27.15%
8.34%
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0.58% as on March 2025
₹2826 Cr as on March 2025
7.3% Govt Stock 2053(44.7%), 7.1% Govt Stock 2034(11.51%), 7.18% Govt Stock 2033(8.18%), Muthoot Finance Limited(5.43%), 7.25% Govt Stock 2063(5.2%) as on March 2025
Government(73.85%), Corporate(18.29%), Cash Equivalent(2.7%) as on March 2025
Yield to Maturity is 7.1 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 8.96 as on March 2025. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
90.11
AA
9.89
Abhishek Bisen, Deepak Agrawal are the fund managers of Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund Direct Growth is 0%