Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
Hybrid
Direct
Equity Savings
NAV: ₹ 20.9 as on 22-03-2023
Fund Performance
86 people have invested ₹ 45.7L in mutual fund in the last three months
Fund Insights
In the last 1 year, Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has outperformed all funds in its category
In the last 3 years, Mahindra Manulife Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has given 17.26% return, outperforming Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth by 2.91% per annum
In the last 5 years, Sundaram Equity Savings - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 9.92% return, outperforming Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth by 0.74% per annum
Over the last 1 year, Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has decreased expense ratio by 11.3% moving from 1.15 to 1.02
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (equity savings). Its expense ratio is 1.02% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.18%
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83% Risk Management
7% Cost
2 out of 7 among equity savings
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Performance as on (22-Mar-23)
About the Fund
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a hybrid fund. This fund was started on 13 October, 2014. The fund is managed by Hiten Shah, Abhishek Bisen, Arjun Khanna, Devender Singhal. This fund gives you the benefit of diversification.
Key parameters
1) Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has a NAV of ₹20.9135 as on 22-03-2023.
2) Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹2098 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31-01-2023 and is more than category average.
3) The fund has an expense ratio 1.02 %.
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Overview
 | 1.02% |
 Benchmark | NIFTY Equity Savings TR INR |
 | ₹2098 Cr |
 | 13 October, 2014 |
 | ₹5000/₹1000 |
 Exit Load | 1% |
 | No Lock-in |
 TurnOver | 53.82% |
Fund Distribution as on (28-Feb-23)
Sector Allocation
Financial Services
31.2%
Basic Materials
12.7%
Consumer Defensive
10.6%
Energy
10.4%
Consumer Cyclical
9.7%
Tech
7.1%
Industrial
6.5%
Health
4.7%
Communication
3.3%
Utilities
3.1%
Real Estate
0.9%
Top Holdings of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth as on (28-Feb-23)
Equity Holdings69
Holdings | Weight% | Holdings Trend | 1M Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Reliance Industries Ltd | 6.34% | 0% | |
 ICICI Bank Ltd | 4.71% | 0% | |
 ITC Ltd | 4% | 21.9% | |
 Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd | 3.97% | 5.1% | |
 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd | 3.48% | 4.2% |
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Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth: Monthly Changes Updates
All changes are between Dec'22 and Feb'23
Fund Performance
- This fund’s returns stands at -0.18% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Equity Savings Index returns stands at -0.32% as on Feb'23
- This fund outperformed Equity Savings Index by 0.14% in Feb'23
AUM Change
- AUM of the fund stands at 2.1K Cr as of Feb'23
- AUM increased by 7.2 Cr between Feb'23 and Jan'23
Fund Portfolio Changes
Top Stocks bought last month
Reliance Industries Ltd's allocation increased from 4.3% to 6.44%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd's allocation increased from 0.73% to 1.53%
Hero MotoCorp Ltd's allocation increased from 1.45% to 2.25%
Top Stocks sold last month
ICICI Bank Ltd's allocation decreased from 4.88 % to 4.6 %
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd's allocation decreased from 5.12 % to 3.92 %
Bank of Baroda's allocation decreased from 3.49 % to 3.14 %
Top 3 Sectors in February were Financial Services, Government & Energy
Feb'23
Financial Services
31%
Basic Materials
13%
Government
12%
Jan'23
Financial Services
31%
Government
12%
Energy
12%
Peer Analysis
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth Fund Manager
Hiten Shah
Fund Manager of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 3 October 2019
Top funds managed
Abhishek Bisen
Fund Manager of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 13 October 2014
Top funds managed
Arjun Khanna
Fund Manager of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 30 April 2022
Top funds managed
Devender Singhal
Fund Manager of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 1 April 2021
Top funds managed
Fund Highlights
Moderately High risk
Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderately High risk
About the fund
This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 9.14% since inception which is more than its category average return of 7.06%
Fund Allocations
This fund has an allocation of 30.89% in Equity, 8.43% in Debt and 60.68% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹2098 Cr
This fund has AUM of ₹2098 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 770 Cr
Expense Ratio 1.02%
This fund has an expense ratio of 1.02% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.22%
Frequently Asked Questions
The current NAV of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is 20.85 as on 20-Mar-2023.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR)
Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth | Absolute Returns | CAGR Returns |
1 Month Returns | -0.86% | -0.86% |
6 Month Returns | 2.66% | 2.66% |
1 Year Returns | 6.39% | 6.39% |
3 Years Returns | 47.24% | 13.77% |
5 Years Returns | 54.22% | 9.05% |
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1.02 as on February 2023
2098 Cr as on February 2023
Reliance Industries Ltd(6.34%),ICICI Bank Ltd(4.71%),ITC Ltd(4%),Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd(3.97%),Maruti Suzuki India Ltd(3.48%) as on February 2023
Cash Equivalent(56.54%),Financial Services(9.63%),Government(8.49%) as on February 2023
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Arjun Khanna,Abhishek Bisen,Hiten Shah,Devender Singhal are the fund managers of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is 1%
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