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Kotak Equity Savings Fund

Equity SavingsModerately HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹27.48+0.12%1 day
Return since launch
8.8%
52-week range
₹25.90 — ₹27.79
AUM
₹10,684 Cr

Kotak Equity Savings Fund is a Equity Savings hybrid fund from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund with ₹10,684 Cr under management, launched in 2014. Over three years it has returned 6.0% a year, against 7.6% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.11% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Moderately High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y3.3%−0.2 pts3.5%1.9%
2Y4.8%+1.0 pts3.8%3.2%
3Y6.0%−1.5 pts7.6%4.3%
5Y8.3%+1.5 pts6.8%6.1%
7Y9.2%+1.3 pts7.9%6.9%
10Y9.1%+1.7 pts7.4%6.9%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund3.3%
Category3.5%
3Y
Fund6.0%
Category7.6%
5Y
Fund8.3%
Category6.8%

Since launch (17 Sep 2014): 8.8%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
20257.9%+0.6 pts7.3%
202411.6%−0.3 pts11.9%
202315.7%+1.3 pts14.3%
20226.8%+2.6 pts4.2%
202111.1%−2.5 pts13.6%
202010.4%−0.1 pts10.5%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

2.12%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.46%
Brokerage
0.06%
Transaction charges
0.02%
Statutory levies
0.58%
Exit load
Exit load for units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 90 days.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY Equity Savings TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Moderately High

Your principal is treated as being at moderately high risk — typically balanced hybrid and index-led equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha——Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.620.96How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.590.75Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.700.88Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation6.266.13How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 4 category peers

Portfolio

Kotak Equity Savings Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity33.3%
  • Debt22.5%
  • Other44.2%

Market cap split

  • Large65.3%
  • Mid28.1%
  • Small6.6%
P/E
18.89
P/B
2.69

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers38.55%₹4,119 Cr+143.08%+105.04%+109.33%
Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-GrowthUnclassified7.38%₹789 Cr+6.60%+6.66%+5.20%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.Consumer Staples2.38%₹254 Cr+2.09%+1.61%+2.02%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.Automobile2.27%₹243 Cr+2.16%+2.72%+3.12%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.Automobile2.17%₹232 Cr-1.08%-0.81%+7.01%
Indus Towers Ltd.Communication2.14%₹228 Cr-3.78%-4.45%-3.85%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.Communication2.01%₹215 Cr-6.36%-6.27%-7.91%
State Bank of IndiaFinancial1.86%₹198 Cr+5.55%+6.13%-7.74%
Cube Highways TrustServices1.77%₹189 Cr———
Embassy Office Parks REITConstruction1.67%₹178 Cr+1.95%+2.03%+2.37%

Sectors

  • Others41.1%
  • Financial15.6%
  • Unclassified8.5%
  • Automobile6.1%
  • Energy5.2%
  • Consumer Staples5.0%
  • Construction4.9%
  • Services4.5%

Instruments

  • Cash Margin29.5%
  • Mutual Fund8.5%
  • Repo7.5%
  • Infrastructure Investment Trust3.3%
  • Debenture3.1%
  • Non Convertible Debenture2.9%
  • Certificate of Deposit2.3%
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts2.2%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Axis Bank Ltd.-1.28%1.28%+2.57%
Others31.00%29.46%-1.55%
company:182150.00%-1.26%-1.26%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.-0.66%0.59%+1.25%
Eternal Ltd.-0.04%1.14%+1.18%
Kotak Ultra Short to Short Term Fund Direct-Growth1.64%0.53%-1.11%
JSW Steel Ltd.-0.50%0.48%+0.97%
Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-Growth6.48%7.38%+0.90%
company:200450.00%0.78%+0.78%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.0.19%0.93%+0.73%
company:185110.00%-0.60%-0.60%
One97 Communications Ltd.-2.55%-3.11%-0.56%
company:184850.00%-0.49%-0.49%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.-0.89%-0.56%+0.33%
Vikram Solar Ltd.0.29%0.03%-0.26%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.0.23%0.46%+0.23%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.0.99%0.76%-0.22%
Embassy Office Parks REIT0.96%0.74%-0.22%
HDFC Bank Ltd.-2.90%-2.69%+0.21%
SMFG India Credit Company Ltd.0.19%0.00%-0.19%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.0.72%0.90%+0.18%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.-0.73%-0.55%+0.18%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.-3.31%-3.14%+0.17%
Titan Company Ltd.-0.16%0.00%+0.16%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.0.02%0.19%+0.16%
NLC India Ltd.1.25%1.10%-0.16%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.-2.49%-2.33%+0.15%
NTPC Ltd.-1.18%-1.04%+0.13%
Sapphire Foods India Ltd.0.52%0.64%+0.12%
Mphasis Ltd.-0.72%-0.61%+0.11%
company:32140.00%-0.10%-0.10%
REC Ltd.-0.04%0.06%+0.10%
Nifty 50-2.76%-2.67%+0.09%
BSE Ltd.0.08%-0.00%-0.09%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.-0.33%-0.25%+0.08%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.0.86%0.94%+0.08%
Shree Cement Ltd.0.58%0.51%-0.08%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.-0.76%-0.68%+0.07%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.-0.24%-0.17%+0.07%
TVS Motor Company Ltd.-0.17%-0.10%+0.07%
Tata Motors Ltd.1.24%1.30%+0.06%
Indus Towers Ltd.-1.37%-1.31%+0.06%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.-0.59%-0.65%-0.06%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.-0.01%-0.06%-0.06%
ICICI Bank Ltd.-1.53%-1.48%+0.05%
United Spirits Ltd.-0.23%-0.18%+0.05%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development0.32%0.37%+0.05%
Cube Highways Trust1.81%1.77%-0.05%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.-0.05%-0.01%+0.05%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.-0.97%-0.92%+0.04%
Union Bank of India-0.07%-0.03%+0.04%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.1.46%1.42%-0.04%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.-0.25%-0.28%-0.04%
Indusind Bank Ltd.1.60%1.57%-0.03%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.2.30%2.27%-0.03%
Britannia Industries Ltd.-0.03%-0.00%+0.03%
company:55900.00%-0.03%-0.03%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.-0.21%-0.18%+0.03%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.0.96%0.93%-0.03%
company:207550.00%0.03%+0.03%
Sun TV Network Ltd.0.24%0.21%-0.03%
company:161920.00%0.02%+0.02%
Tata Motors Finance Ltd.0.02%0.00%-0.02%
Siddhivinayak Securitisation Trust0.71%0.69%-0.02%
Shivshakti Securitisation Trust0.70%0.68%-0.02%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.-0.10%-0.08%+0.02%
Indus Infra Trust1.36%1.34%-0.02%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.-0.02%0.00%+0.02%
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd.1.40%1.38%-0.02%
Punjab National Bank0.92%0.90%-0.02%
Swiggy Ltd.0.49%0.47%-0.02%
NBCC (India) Ltd.-0.15%-0.13%+0.02%
Oil India Ltd.0.66%0.68%+0.02%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.-1.02%-1.00%+0.02%
ITC Ltd.-0.36%-0.34%+0.02%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REIT0.60%0.59%-0.02%
Sundaram Finance Ltd.0.03%0.01%-0.01%
Max Financial Services Ltd.-0.01%0.01%+0.01%
company:180460.00%-0.01%-0.01%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.-0.20%-0.21%-0.01%
GOI0.42%0.41%-0.01%
Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.0.37%0.38%+0.01%
Kotak Money Market Fund Direct-Growth0.63%0.62%-0.01%
Tata Power Company Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%+0.01%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.-0.17%-0.16%+0.01%
Bihar State0.29%0.28%-0.01%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.2.39%2.38%-0.01%
Cipla Ltd.-0.23%-0.24%-0.01%
Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.00%-0.01%-0.01%
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd.0.46%0.45%-0.01%
Godrej Properties Ltd.-0.12%-0.11%+0.01%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.-0.19%-0.20%-0.01%
company:185160.00%-0.01%-0.01%
State Bank of India-1.14%-1.13%+0.01%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.-0.16%-0.17%-0.01%
Bank Of Baroda-0.11%-0.11%+0.01%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.-0.09%-0.08%+0.01%
National Housing Bank0.19%0.19%-0.01%
NTPC Green Energy Ltd.0.16%0.15%0.00%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.-0.04%-0.03%0.00%
Infosys Ltd.0.19%0.19%0.00%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
NMDC Ltd.-0.29%-0.28%0.00%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.-0.08%-0.08%0.00%
The Phoenix Mills Ltd.-0.12%-0.12%0.00%
Reliance Industries Ltd.-0.82%-0.81%0.00%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.0.95%0.95%0.00%
Varun Beverages Ltd.-0.03%-0.02%0.00%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.-0.05%-0.05%0.00%
Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust0.15%0.15%0.00%
Grasim Industries Ltd.-0.14%-0.14%0.00%
L&T Finance Ltd.0.08%0.08%0.00%
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.-0.07%-0.07%0.00%
Gujarat State0.05%0.05%0.00%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Bagmane Prime Office REIT0.13%0.12%0.00%
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Export-Import Bank Of India0.05%0.05%0.00%
Axis Finance Ltd.0.05%0.05%0.00%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.-0.04%-0.04%0.00%
Nestle India Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Tamilnadu State0.03%0.03%0.00%
Coal India Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.-0.19%-0.19%0.00%
GMR Airports Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.-0.02%-0.02%0.00%
Hindustan Zinc Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Alkem Laboratories Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
UNO Minda Ltd.-0.03%-0.03%0.00%
company:43300.00%0.00%0.00%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%
RBL Bank Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Pidilite Industries Ltd.-0.01%-0.01%0.00%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.-0.56%-0.56%0.00%
Eicher Motors Ltd.-0.00%-0.00%0.00%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

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Category average₹1,366 Cr2.29%5.4%7.3%8.9%
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Edelweiss Equity Savings Fund₹1,660 Cr2.15%8.3%8.7%9.5%
HSBC Equity Savings Fund₹1,475 Cr2.46%7.5%9.0%10.7%
Baroda BNP Paribas Equity Savings Fund₹289 Cr2.81%2.4%5.3%7.2%

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation and income by predominantly investing in arbitrage opportunities in the cash and derivatives segment of the equity market, and enhance returns with a moderate exposure in equity & equity related instruments.

Fund managers

  • Abhishek BisenMr. Bisen is a BA and MBA in Finance.Prior to joining Kotak AMC, he was working with Securities Trading Corporation Of India Ltd where he was looking at Sales & Trading of Fixed Income Products apart from doing Portfolio Advisory. His earlier assignments also include 2 years of merchant banking experience with a leading merchant banking firm.
  • Arjun KhannaMr. Khanna has done CFA, FRM, MMS(Finance) & B.E (Electronics)Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he was with Principal Mutual Fund and has also worked with Citibank.
  • Devender SinghalMr. Singhal has done B.A. (Maths) from Delhi University and PGDM, Finance from Fore School of Management, Delhi.Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra AMC , he has worked with Kotak Securities Ltd.(July 2007 -- January 2009) ,Religare (February 2006 -- June 2007), Karvy (July 2004 -- January 2006), P N Vijay Financial Services Pvt Ltd(2001 -- 2004) and Dundee Mutual Fund( Summer Trainee ) (May 2000 -- June 2000 ).
  • Hiten ShahMr. Shah is a Masters in Management Studies (Finance) from Mumbai University.Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual fund, he was associated with Edelweiss Asset Management for more than 8 years as a CoFund manager and Chief dealer in equities segment. He was also associated with Edelweiss securities Ltd. as low risk arbitrage trader for more than 3 years.
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months4.93% absolute₹60,000₹62,9584.93%
1 year3.61% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,22,3731.98%
3 years8.98% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,14,48115.13%
5 years8.82% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,56,20626.03%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of Kotak Equity Savings Fund?
The NAV of Kotak Equity Savings Fund is ₹27.48 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Kotak Equity Savings Fund?
The expense ratio of Kotak Equity Savings Fund is 2.11% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Kotak Equity Savings Fund?
You can start a SIP in Kotak Equity Savings Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Kotak Equity Savings Fund given?
Kotak Equity Savings Fund has returned 3.3% over 1 year, 6.0% over 3 years and 8.3% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Kotak Equity Savings Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load for units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 90 days..
How risky is Kotak Equity Savings Fund?
Kotak Equity Savings Fund is rated Moderately High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Equity Savings category.
Which fund house manages Kotak Equity Savings Fund?
Kotak Equity Savings Fund is managed by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, which runs 94 schemes with ₹6,09,561 Cr under management.