Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Direct
Low Duration
Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

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

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has ₹10491 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.95% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 7.67%, 6.22% and 6.80% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Corporate, Government, Cash Equivalent, Securitize. Its top holdings are 8.34% Govt Stock 2033, Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank Limited, Hindustan Zinc Limited, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development

Taxation

As it is a low duration 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 Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

The primary objective of the Scheme is to generate income through investment primarily in low duration debt & 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 Low Duration Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
296 people have invested ₹ 55.6L in Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.42%
Benchmark
CRISIL Liquid Fund TR INR
AUM₹10491 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
180.81%
Risk
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Low to Moderate Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.8%

AAA
90.4%

AA
9.6%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Corporate
70%
Government
16.1%
Cash Equivalent
12%
Securitize
1.9%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69

as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
8.34% Govt Stock 2033
8.34% Govt Stock 2033
6.43%
0%
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank
4.55%
100%
HDFC Bank Limited
HDFC Bank Limited
4.45%
100%
Hindustan Zinc Limited
Hindustan Zinc Limited
4.28%
0%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
3.85%
-4.7%

Deepak Agrawal
Deepak Agrawal
Fund Manager of Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth, since 31 January 2015

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 2.4% moving from 0.41 to 0.42.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (low duration). Its expense ratio is 0.42% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.67%.
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In the last 3 years, UTI - Low Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 7.67% return, outperforming this fund by 1.45% per annum.
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In the last 5 years, UTI - Low Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 7.21% return, outperforming this fund by 0.42% per annum.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 19.0% growth in AUM moving from 8.81K Cr to 10.49K Cr.
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In the last 1 year, ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Plan Growth has given 7.81% return, outperforming this fund by 0.14%.

Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Low to Moderate Risk

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

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.95% since inception which is more than its category average return of 4.99%
AUM size ₹10491 Cr

AUM size ₹10491 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹10491 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 3972 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.42%

Expense Ratio 0.42%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.42% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.65%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is ₹3379.83 as on 25-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Jul-2024.
Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
0.67%
0.67%
6 Month Returns
4.1%
4.1%
1 Year Returns
7.67%
7.67%
3 Years Returns
19.85%
6.22%
5 Years Returns
38.92%
6.8%
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0.42% as on June 2024
₹10491 Cr as on June 2024
8.34% Govt Stock 2033(6.43%), Punjab National Bank(4.55%), HDFC Bank Limited(4.45%), Hindustan Zinc Limited(4.28%), National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(3.85%) as on June 2024
Corporate(69.08%), Government(15.81%), Cash Equivalent(13.23%) as on June 2024
Yield to Maturity is 7.87 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 0.86 as on June 2024. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
90.41
AA
9.59
Deepak Agrawal is the fund manager of Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth is 0%