Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

Equity

Direct

Small-Cap

NAV as on 05-12-2024

₹ 328.13

Inception Returns

22.1%

/yr

About Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

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 ₹17593 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Oct 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 22.07% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 33.89%, 20.67% and 33.18% respectively.

Holdings

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

Historical NAV & Returns

Annualised

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
34874 people have invested ₹ 16.4Cr in Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

INDmoney Rank for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

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9
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47% Performance
46% Risk Management
84% Cost
9 out of 18 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

Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.49%
Benchmark
S&P BSE Smallcap TR INR
AUM₹17593 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load
1.0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
8.66%
STCGSelling mutual fund before 1 year, returns taxed at 20%.
LTCGAfter 1 year, 12.5% tax on returns over ₹1.25 lakh/year.
Risk
Risk meter
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Very High Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (05-Dec-24)

Period
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Nifty Smallcap 250
small-cap
1M
1.3%
3%
2.9%
3M
0.2%
-1.4%
0.5%
6M
18.1%
19.5%
23.2%
1Y
33.9%
34.9%
33%
3Y
20.7%
24.2%
24.1%
5Y
33.2%
30.7%
32.6%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Oct-24)

  • Equity 97.8%

  • Debt & Cash 2.2%

Small cap
73.6%

Mid cap
16.3%

Large cap
5.8%

Sector Allocation

Oct'24

Sep'24

Aug'24

Industrial
33.7%
Consumer Cyclical
21.1%
Basic Materials
15%
Health
13.5%
Tech
3.6%
Real Estate
3.6%
Financial Services
3.6%
Consumer Defensive
3.3%
Communication
2.6%
All changes are between Aug'24 and Oct'24
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
Fund Returns
-4.05%
3.64%
0.66%
Nifty Smallcap 250
-4.21%
1.39%
1.94%
  • This fund’s returns stands at -4.05% whereas the fund’s underlying benchmark Nifty Smallcap 250 returns stands at -4.21% as on Oct'24
  • This fund outperformed Nifty Smallcap 250 by 0.16% in Oct'24
Parameters
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
AUM
₹ 17.6K Cr
₹ 18.3K Cr
₹ 17.6K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 17.6K Cr as of Oct'24
  • AUM decreased by 693.5 Cr between Oct'24 and Sep'24
Top Stocks bought last month
Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 1.63% to 2.12%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd Ordinary Shares's allocation increased from 1.63% to 2.12%
Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd's allocation increased from 1.87% to 2.09%
Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd's allocation increased from 1.87% to 2.09%
BEML Ltd's allocation increased from 1.47% to 1.69%
BEML Ltd's allocation increased from 1.47% to 1.69%
Top Stocks sold last month
Century Plyboards (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.09 % to 3.07 %
Century Plyboards (India) Ltd's allocation decreased from 3.09 % to 3.07 %
Blue Star Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.95 % to 2.68 %
Blue Star Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.95 % to 2.68 %
Sansera Engineering Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.37 % to 2.24 %
Sansera Engineering Ltd's allocation decreased from 2.37 % to 2.24 %
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.6% to 2.2%
Cash allocation has gone down from 3.6% to 2.2%

Top 3 Sectors in October were Industrial, Consumer Cyclical & Basic Materials

Oct'24
Industrial
34%
Consumer Cyclical
21%
Basic Materials
15%
Sep'24
Industrial
35%
Consumer Cyclical
22%
Basic Materials
15%
Fund
Oct'24
Sep'24
Aug'24
No of Holdings
77
76
76
Top 5 Company Concentration
15%
15.1%
15.2%
Company having highest exposure
Cyient Ltd (3.3%)
Cyient Ltd (3.3%)
Cyient Ltd (3.6%)
No of Sectors
9
9
9
Top 5 Sectors Concentration
86.9%
88.1%
89.6%
Sector having highest exposure
Industrial (33.7%)
Industrial (34.7%)
Industrial (34.8%)
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Fund House
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹4.8L Cr
as on 31-Oct-2024
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 3.8% drop in AUM moving from 18.28K Cr to 17.59K Cr.
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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 1.15%.
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In the last 3 years, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 31.89% return, outperforming this fund by 11.21% per annum.
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In the last 5 years, Quant Small Cap Fund Growth Option Direct Plan has given 48.47% return, outperforming this fund by 15.33% per annum.
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In the last 1 year, Bandhan Small Cap Fund Direct Growth has given 56.7% return, outperforming this fund by 22.95%.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has increased expense ratio by 25.6% moving from 0.39 to 0.49.

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 22.07% since inception which is more than its category average return of 21.33%
Fund Allocations

Fund Allocations

This fund has an allocation of 97.82% in Equity, 0% in Debt and 2.18% in Cash related instruments
AUM size ₹17593 Cr

AUM size ₹17593 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹17593 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 8059 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 1.19%

Frequently Asked Questions for Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is ₹328.13 as on 05-Dec-2024.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 05-Dec-2024.
Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
1.35%
1.35%
6 Month Returns
18.14%
18.14%
1 Year Returns
33.89%
33.89%
3 Years Returns
75.7%
20.67%
5 Years Returns
318.91%
33.18%
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0.49% as on November 2024
₹17593 Cr as on November 2024
Cyient Ltd(3.31%), Techno Electric & Engineering Co Ltd(3.17%), Century Plyboards (India) Ltd(3.07%), Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd(2.78%), Blue Star Ltd(2.68%) as on November 2024
Industrial(33%), Consumer Cyclical(20.66%), Basic Materials(14.66%) as on November 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
7.03
1.1
4.56
As on November 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
0.66
0.69
0.84
As on November 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
1.71
0.98
1.16
As on November 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
13.65
13.9
22.43
As on November 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 1.94 as on November 2024. Sortino ratio tells the downside risk-adjusted-returns of the mutual fund.
The Exit load of Kotak Small Cap Fund Direct Growth is 1%