Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity
Direct
Small-Cap
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

About the Fund

Kotak Small Cap Fund is a mutual fund scheme that invests in stocks of small companies. Small cap firms generally have a market cap of below Rs 5,000 crore and have companies that might have large growth potential but also come with significant risk as they are more susceptible to macro economic changes.

Since small-cap companies are relatively lesser-known and are considered as high-risk investments. Nesco, Thyrocare, Delta Corp are examples of small cap firms.

While some small cap stocks do provide the opportunity to earn bumper returns, it's important to note that investing in small-cap stocks comes with higher risks, as these companies are more vulnerable to economic downturns and market fluctuations, making investing in this fund suitable to investors who have a higher risk taking ability.

Key Parameters

  1. Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has ₹16707 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Jun 2024 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.5.

Returns

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 22.44% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 46.25%, 24.10% and 34.44% respectively.

Holdings

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Industrial, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Health, Financial Services, Consumer Defensive, Tech, Communication, Real Estate. Its top holdings are Cyient Ltd, Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd, Blue Star Ltd, Carborundum Universal Ltd, Century Plyboards (India) Ltd

Taxation

As it is a small-cap mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
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
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate. Gains upto Rs 1 lakh are exempt in case of long term.

Investment objective of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The investment objective of the scheme is to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities by investing predominantly in small cap companies. There is no assurance 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 Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

Fund Performance
zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
31691 people have invested ₹ 13.6Cr in Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank

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51% Performance
47% Risk Management
90% Cost
10 out of 17 among small-cap
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Beats FD returns for both 3Y & 5Y
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3Y returns in the bottom 25% of the category

Fund Overview

Expense ratio0.49%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹16707 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
6.04%
Risk
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Very High Risk

Fund Distribution
as on (30-Jun-24)

  • Equity 94.4%

  • Debt & Cash 5.6%

Small cap
71.5%

Mid cap
15.2%

Large cap
7.3%

Sector Allocation

Jun'24

May'24

Apr'24

Industrial
38.2%
Consumer Cyclical
23.8%
Basic Materials
15.8%
Health
8.5%
Financial Services
3.9%
Consumer Defensive
3.1%
Tech
2.7%
Communication
2.4%
Real Estate
1.6%
All changes are between Apr'24 and Jun'24

Returns for the month of Jun

  • Gainers

  • Losers

Pankaj Tibrewal
Pankaj Tibrewal
Fund Manager of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 21 January 2010
Arjun Khanna
Arjun Khanna
Fund Manager of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth, since 30 April 2022

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 3 months, this fund has increased expense ratio by 14.0% moving from 0.43 to 0.49.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 46.9% return, outperforming this fund by 12.46% per annum.
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In the last 3 years, Nippon India Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Plan has given 32.93% return, outperforming this fund by 8.83% per annum.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (small-cap). Its expense ratio is 0.49% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 1.14%.
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In the last 1 year, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 73.61% return, outperforming this fund by 27.36%.
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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 20.4% growth in AUM moving from 13.88K Cr to 16.70K Cr.

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Highlights

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Very High Risk

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

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 22.44% since inception which is more than its category average return of 21.54%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 94.43% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 5.57% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹16707 Cr

AUM size ₹16707 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹16707 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 7573 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.49%

Expense Ratio 0.49%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.49% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 1.22%

Frequently Asked Questions

The current NAV of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹315.21 as on 25-Jul-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 25-Jul-2024.
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
3.61%
3.61%
6 Month Returns
24.19%
24.19%
1 Year Returns
46.25%
46.25%
3 Years Returns
91.1%
24.1%
5 Years Returns
339.21%
34.44%
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0.49% as on June 2024
₹16707 Cr as on June 2024
Cyient Ltd(3.49%), Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd(3.31%), Blue Star Ltd(3.08%), Carborundum Universal Ltd(2.97%), Century Plyboards (India) Ltd(2.9%) as on June 2024
Industrial(36.1%), Consumer Cyclical(22.43%), Basic Materials(14.97%) as on June 2024
The alpha ratio for the Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Alpha 1 Year
Alpha 3 Years
Alpha 5 Years
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
2.36
4.35
5.5
As on June 2024
The alpha for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated against S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR. Higher alpha indicates that this fund has generated extra returns compared to the benchmark index. An alpha of 1.0 means the fund has outperformed its benchmark index by 1%.
The Beta ratio for the Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Beta 1 Year
Beta 3 Years
Beta 5 Years
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
0.67
0.66
0.84
As on June 2024
The Beta for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR. Beta tells the volatility of the mutual fund relative to its benchmark. If the beta of a mutual fund is more than 1, then the mutual fund is more volatile than its benchmark. If beta is less than 1, then the mutual fund is less volatile than the benchmark.
The sharpe ratio for the Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Sharpe Ratio 1 Year
Sharpe Ratio 3 Years
Sharpe Ratio 5 Years
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
2.26
1.32
1.11
As on June 2024
The sharpe ratio for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is calculated with S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR. Sharpe ratio tells risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Sharpe ratio, the better a fund's returns have been relative to the risk it has taken on.
The standard deviation for the Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth for various period is as follows:
Fund Name
Standard Deviation 1 Year
Standard Deviation 3 Years
Standard Deviation 5 Years
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
14.24
13.67
22.92
As on June 2024
Standard deviation tells the volatility of the returns of the mutual fund. The higher a fund's Standard deviation, the higher the volatility of the fund's returns.
Sortino ratio is 2.8 as on June 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
Pankaj Tibrewal, Arjun Khanna are the fund managers of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%