Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid
Direct
Arbitrage Fund
Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Hiten Shah. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has ₹48000 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.05% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.72%, 6.69% and 6.06% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services, Industrial, Corporate, Basic Materials, Energy, Consumer Cyclical, Tech, Consumer Defensive, Health, Communication, Utilities, Government, Real Estate.

Taxation

As it is a arbitrage fund mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is equity oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in equity instruments:
For short term (less than a year) capital gains will be taxed at 15%
For long term (more than 1 year) capital gains will be taxed at 10% without indexation benefit
Gains up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt from taxation (more than 12 months).

Investment objective of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segment of the equity market, and by investing the balance in debt and money market instruments. However, there is no assurance that the 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 Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
1692 people have invested ₹ 44.8Cr in Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.43%
Benchmark
NIFTY 50 Arbitrage TR INR
AUM₹48000 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
0.25%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
1838.18%
Risk
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Low Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Debt & Cash 100%

AAA
100%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Cash Equivalent
87.6%
Corporate
9.8%
Government
2.6%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69

Hiten Shah
Hiten Shah
Fund Manager of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth, since 3 October 2019

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 6 months, this fund has experienced a 38.8% growth in AUM moving from 34.59K Cr to 47.99K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, Tata Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth has given 6.16% return, outperforming this fund by 0.1% per annum.
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This fund with AUM at ₹47999.68Cr is among the largest funds in the arbitrage fund category.
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In the last 1 year, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
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In the last 3 years, Invesco India Arbitrage Fund Direct Plan Growth Option has given 6.82% return, outperforming this fund by 0.13% per annum.
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This fund expense ratio is slightly on the lower side within the category (arbitrage fund). Its expense ratio is 0.43% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.69%.

Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Low Risk

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

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.05% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.3%
AUM size ₹48000 Cr

AUM size ₹48000 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹48000 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 6908 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.43%

Expense Ratio 0.43%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.43% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.71%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is ₹37.4 as on 25-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Jul-2024.
Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.7%
0.7%
6 Month Returns
4.4%
4.4%
1 Year Returns
8.72%
8.72%
3 Years Returns
21.43%
6.69%
5 Years Returns
34.18%
6.06%
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0.43% as on June 2024
₹48000 Cr as on June 2024
Kotak Money Market Dir Gr(9.8%), Kotak Savings Fund Dir Gr(6.45%), HDFC Bank Ltd(5.64%), Kotak Liquid Dir Gr(3.73%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd(2.57%) as on June 2024
Cash Equivalent(87.92%), Corporate(9.86%), Government(2.64%) as on June 2024
AAA
100
Hiten Shah is the fund manager of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Equity Arbitrage Fund Direct Growth is 0.25%