Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Nalin Bhatt. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund Direct Growth has ₹2313 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Sep 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.
   

Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 18.58% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of -6.10%, 23.35% and 31.69% respectively.

Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Basic Materials, Communication, Consumer Cyclical, Energy, Utilities, Real Estate, Financial Services, Tech. Its top holdings are Bharti Airtel Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Shree Cement Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Kalpataru Projects International Ltd

As it is a equity - infrastructure 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.

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate long-term capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of predominantly equity and equity-related securities of companies involved in economic development of India as a result of potential investments in infrastructure and unfolding economic reforms. However, there is no assurance that the objective of the scheme will be realized.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Kotak Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.