Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 29-04-2025

₹ 24.96

Inception Returns

8.5%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

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141 people have invested ₹ 72L in Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 25 March, 2014. The fund is managed by Deepak Agrawal. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth has ₹1766 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Mar 2025 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.

Returns

Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 8.55% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 10.77%, 8.03% and 8.54% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Real Estate, Corporate, Government, Financial Services, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are 7.1% Govt Stock 2034, 7.18% Govt Stock 2033, Bamboo Hotel And Global Centre (Delhi) Private Limited, TATA Steel Limited, Pipeline Infrastructure Private Limited

Taxation

As it is a medium 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:
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 Medium Term Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate regular income and capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of medium term debt and money market instruments. 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 Medium Term Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.67%
Benchmark
CRISIL Medium Duration Debt TR INR
AUM₹1766 Cr
Inception Date25 March, 2014
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
164.62%
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 Medium Term Fund Direct Growth
Medium Duration Index
1M
1.5%
0.9%
3M
3.1%
2.6%
6M
4.9%
4.3%
1Y
10.8%
9.1%
3Y
8%
7.4%
5Y
8.5%
7.3%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Mar-25)

  • Equity 5.6%

  • Debt & Cash 92.8%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Dec'24

Nov'24

Oct'24

Sep'24

Real Estate
92.9%
Financial Services
7.1%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 1.8K Cr
₹ 1.9K Cr
₹ 1.9K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 1.8K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM decreased by 113.6 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
U.P. Power Corporation Limited's allocation increased from 0.11% to 0.22%
U.P. Power Corporation Limited's allocation increased from 0.11% to 0.22%
U.P. Power Corporation Limited's allocation increased from 0.14% to 0.23%
U.P. Power Corporation Limited's allocation increased from 0.14% to 0.23%
Godrej Properties Limited's allocation increased from 2.75% to 2.77%
Godrej Properties Limited's allocation increased from 2.75% to 2.77%
Top Stocks sold last month
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.4 %
Muthoot Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 1.4 %
Bahadur Chand Investments Private Limited 0.0925%'s allocation decreased from 0.68 % to 0.68 %
Bahadur Chand Investments Private Limited 0.0925%'s allocation decreased from 0.68 % to 0.68 %
Dme Development Limited's allocation decreased from 0.44 % to 0.44 %
Dme Development Limited's allocation decreased from 0.44 % to 0.44 %
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.5% to -4.5%
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.5% to -4.5%
Debt allocation has gone up from 88.9% to 96.7%
Debt allocation has gone up from 88.9% to 96.7%

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

Mar'25
Real Estate
93%
Corporate
70%
Government
30%
Feb'25
Real Estate
91%
Corporate
67%
Government
29%
  • Equity

  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
Capital Infra Trust InvITs
Capital Infra Trust InvITs
0.39%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth
Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth
10.77%
8.03%
8.54%
8.55%
Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth Option
Axis Strategic Bond Fund Direct Growth Option
10.79%
8.43%
7.85%
8.74%
Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
Nippon India Strategic Debt Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
10.52%
7.53%
8.36%
4.8%
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth
ICICI Prudential Medium Term Bond Fund Direct Plan Growth
10.4%
8.23%
7.94%
8.61%
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Deepak Agrawal
Deepak Agrawal
Fund Manager of Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth, since 25 March 2014
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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Over the last 1 month, this fund has experienced a 7.8% drop in AUM moving from 1.91K Cr to 1.76K Cr.
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In the last 5 years, Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan Direct Plan Growth has given 14.26% return, outperforming this fund by 6.14% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan Direct Plan Growth has given 15.32% return, outperforming this fund by 4.63%.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has increased expense ratio by 3.1% moving from 0.65 to 0.67.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (medium duration). Its expense ratio is 0.67% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.04%.
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In the last 3 years, Aditya Birla Sun Life Medium Term Plan Direct Plan Growth has given 15.02% return, outperforming this fund by 6.96% per annum.

Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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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 8.55% since inception which is more than its category average return of 6.47%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 5.61% in Equity, 90.42% in Debt and 2.42% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹1766 Cr

AUM size ₹1766 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹1766 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 1600 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.67%

Expense Ratio 0.67%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.67% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.07%

Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth is ₹24.96 as on 29-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 29-Apr-2025.
Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
1.5%
1.5%
6 Month Returns
4.9%
4.9%
1 Year Returns
10.77%
10.77%
3 Years Returns
26.07%
8.03%
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0.67% as on March 2025
₹1766 Cr as on March 2025
7.1% Govt Stock 2034(14.21%), 7.18% Govt Stock 2033(9.42%), Bamboo Hotel And Global Centre (Delhi) Private Limited(4.68%), TATA Steel Limited(3.98%), Pipeline Infrastructure Private Limited(3.35%) as on March 2025
Corporate(63.08%), Government(28.48%), Cash Equivalent(2.83%) as on March 2025
Yield to Maturity is 8.18 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 3.56 as on March 2025. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
54.33
AA
35.32
A
10.34
Deepak Agrawal is the fund manager of Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Medium Term Fund Direct Growth is 0%