Kotak Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct Growth is an equity fund. This fund was started on 27 February, 2023. The fund is managed by Shibani Kurian, Abhishek Bisen. The fund could potentially beat inflation in the long-run.

1. Kotak Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has ₹1236 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Aug 2025 and is more than category average.
2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.7.
   

Kotak Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 20.41% since inception. Over the last 1 year the fund has given a CAGR return of 9.48%.

Kotak Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Cash Equivalent, Financial Services. Its top holdings are HDFC Bank Ltd, ICICI Bank Ltd, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

As it is a sector - financial services 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 portfolio that is invested predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in banking and financial services sector. However, there can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme would be achieved.

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. Kotak Banking & Financial Services Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.