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Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund

Small Cap IndexVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
₹11.72-1.39%1 day
Return since launch
10.3%
52-week range
₹9.19 — ₹11.96
AUM
₹84.92 Cr

Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is a Small Cap Index equity fund from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund with ₹84.92 Cr under management, launched in 2025. The expense ratio is 0.82% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

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

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y15.9%+9.4 pts6.5%14.2%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund15.9%
Category6.5%

Since launch (6 Jan 2025): 10.3%

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

0.87%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
0.53%
Brokerage
0.02%
Transaction charges
0.01%
Statutory levies
0.31%
Exit load
0%
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
NIFTY Smallcap 250 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.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Portfolio

Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity100.2%

Market cap split

  • Mid7.3%
  • Small92.7%
P/E
32.66
P/B
3.52

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.Automobile1.65%₹1.40 Cr+1.34%——
Ather Energy Ltd.Automobile1.49%₹1.27 Cr+0.91%+0.52%—
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.Financial1.49%₹1.27 Cr+1.35%+1.59%+1.07%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.Chemicals1.45%₹1.23 Cr+1.29%+1.19%+0.87%
Welspun Corp Ltd.Metals & Mining1.42%₹1.21 Cr+0.89%+0.56%+0.59%
Piramal Finance Ltd.Financial1.26%₹1.07 Cr+1.14%——
Delhivery Ltd.Services1.16%₹0.98 Cr+1.25%+1.22%+1.28%
HFCL Ltd.Communication1.16%₹0.98 Cr+0.91%+0.38%+0.35%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.Financial1.13%₹0.96 Cr+1.09%+1.17%+1.35%
RBL Bank Ltd.Financial1.07%₹0.91 Cr+1.03%+0.99%+0.82%

Sectors

  • Financial19.7%
  • Healthcare13.2%
  • Services11.8%
  • Capital Goods9.2%
  • Automobile8.1%
  • Chemicals7.3%
  • Metals & Mining6.3%
  • Construction4.0%

Instruments

  • Repo0.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Others-2.88%-0.30%+2.58%
Welspun Corp Ltd.1.00%1.42%+0.42%
Ather Energy Ltd.1.12%1.49%+0.37%
HFCL Ltd.0.92%1.16%+0.24%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.1.29%1.45%+0.16%
Neuland Laboratories Ltd.0.76%0.90%+0.14%
Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd.0.82%0.70%-0.12%
Piramal Finance Ltd.1.15%1.26%+0.11%
Gland Pharma Ltd.0.93%1.04%+0.11%
PTC Industries Ltd.0.50%0.61%+0.11%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.0.95%0.85%-0.10%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.0.49%0.39%-0.10%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.0.78%0.69%-0.09%
Delhivery Ltd.1.25%1.16%-0.09%
Cyient Ltd.0.33%0.42%+0.09%
Finolex Cables Ltd.0.35%0.43%+0.08%
City Union Bank Ltd.0.92%1.00%+0.08%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.97%0.89%-0.08%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.0.84%0.91%+0.07%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.0.67%0.74%+0.07%
Gabriel India Ltd.0.34%0.41%+0.07%
Redington Ltd.0.89%0.96%+0.07%
Sammaan Capital Ltd.0.58%0.51%-0.07%
CESC Ltd.0.48%0.42%-0.06%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.0.40%0.34%-0.06%
Firstsource Solutions Ltd.0.44%0.38%-0.06%
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd.0.49%0.43%-0.06%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.0.32%0.38%+0.06%
Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd.0.48%0.42%-0.06%
NBCC (India) Ltd.0.46%0.40%-0.06%
Urban Company Ltd.0.20%0.26%+0.06%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.0.74%0.68%-0.06%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.0.85%0.79%-0.06%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.0.92%0.98%+0.06%
Angel One Ltd.0.90%0.85%-0.05%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.0.50%0.55%+0.05%
Meesho Ltd.0.47%0.52%+0.05%
Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd.0.65%0.60%-0.05%
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Ltd.0.65%0.60%-0.05%
Tata Technologies Ltd0.60%0.65%+0.05%
Welspun Living Ltd.0.23%0.28%+0.05%
Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.0.48%0.43%-0.05%
EIH Ltd.0.30%0.25%-0.05%
Engineers India Ltd.0.28%0.33%+0.05%
Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd.0.41%0.36%-0.05%
Jindal Saw Ltd.0.28%0.33%+0.05%
Sapphire Foods India Ltd.0.20%0.25%+0.05%
Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd.0.37%0.32%-0.05%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.0.97%0.92%-0.05%
CarTrade Tech Ltd.0.53%0.58%+0.05%
Onesource Specialty Pharma Ltd.0.59%0.54%-0.05%
Piramal Pharma Ltd.0.56%0.61%+0.05%
Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.1.60%1.65%+0.05%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.0.30%0.34%+0.04%
Computer Age Management Services Ltd.0.89%0.85%-0.04%
Elgi Equipments Ltd.0.57%0.61%+0.04%
The Ramco Cements Ltd.0.54%0.50%-0.04%
Wockhardt Ltd.0.75%0.71%-0.04%
Devyani International Ltd.0.23%0.27%+0.04%
Atul Ltd.0.50%0.46%-0.04%
Cemindia Projects Ltd.0.35%0.31%-0.04%
HBL Engineering Ltd.0.38%0.34%-0.04%
Indegene Ltd.0.25%0.29%+0.04%
Inox Wind Ltd.0.35%0.31%-0.04%
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Ltd.0.44%0.40%-0.04%
Natco Pharma Ltd.0.38%0.34%-0.04%
Netweb Technologies India Ltd.0.40%0.44%+0.04%
R R Kabel Ltd.0.40%0.44%+0.04%
Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd.0.31%0.35%+0.04%
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.0.71%0.67%-0.04%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.0.68%0.72%+0.04%
Aegis Logistics Ltd.0.75%0.72%-0.03%
Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd.0.86%0.89%+0.03%
Asahi India Glass Ltd.0.49%0.52%+0.03%
BEML Ltd.0.31%0.34%+0.03%
CCL Products (India) Ltd.0.38%0.35%-0.03%
Capri Global Capital Ltd.0.42%0.45%+0.03%
Choice International Ltd.0.33%0.30%-0.03%
Hindustan Copper Ltd.0.75%0.78%+0.03%
IFCI Ltd.0.24%0.27%+0.03%
KEC International Ltd.0.28%0.25%-0.03%
Kaynes Technology India Ltd.0.55%0.52%-0.03%
Nuvama Wealth Management Ltd.0.65%0.62%-0.03%
PG Electroplast Ltd.0.46%0.43%-0.03%
Reliance Power Ltd.0.32%0.29%-0.03%
Sobha Ltd.0.28%0.25%-0.03%
TBO Tek Ltd.0.24%0.27%+0.03%
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd.0.62%0.59%-0.03%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.0.31%0.34%+0.03%
Zensar Technologies Ltd.0.27%0.24%-0.03%
Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd.0.26%0.23%-0.03%
Brainbees Solutions Ltd.0.22%0.19%-0.03%
Zydus Wellness Ltd.0.26%0.23%-0.03%
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.0.34%0.37%+0.03%
Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd.0.43%0.40%-0.03%
Emami Ltd.0.36%0.33%-0.03%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.0.29%0.26%-0.03%
Jubilant Pharmova Ltd.0.35%0.32%-0.03%
Rainbow Children's Medicare Ltd.0.35%0.32%-0.03%
Sagility Ltd.0.46%0.49%+0.03%
Sonata Software Ltd.0.29%0.26%-0.03%
Tata Chemicals Ltd.0.49%0.46%-0.03%
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.1.10%1.13%+0.03%
Aarti Industries Ltd.0.47%0.49%+0.02%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd0.34%0.32%-0.02%
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd0.52%0.50%-0.02%
Anant Raj Ltd.0.44%0.42%-0.02%
Can Fin Homes Ltd.0.32%0.30%-0.02%
Cohance Lifesciences Ltd.0.32%0.34%+0.02%
Data Patterns (India) Ltd.0.60%0.62%+0.02%
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.31%0.29%-0.02%
Eris Lifesciences Ltd.0.34%0.32%-0.02%
Five-Star Business Finance Ltd.0.49%0.47%-0.02%
Force Motors Ltd.0.40%0.38%-0.02%
Gravita India Ltd.0.24%0.26%+0.02%
HEG Advanced Materials Ltd.0.25%0.27%+0.02%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.0.53%0.51%-0.02%
IIFL Finance Ltd.0.66%0.68%+0.02%
Indiamart Intermesh Ltd.0.26%0.24%-0.02%
LT Foods Ltd.0.26%0.28%+0.02%
PVR Inox Ltd.0.37%0.39%+0.02%
Pfizer Ltd.0.34%0.32%-0.02%
Physicswallah Ltd.0.31%0.29%-0.02%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.0.77%0.75%-0.02%
Sun TV Network Ltd.0.23%0.21%-0.02%
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd.0.49%0.51%+0.02%
The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd.0.32%0.30%-0.02%
Triveni Turbine Ltd.0.33%0.31%-0.02%
Zen Technologies Ltd.0.35%0.37%+0.02%
eClerx Services Ltd.0.35%0.37%+0.02%
CE Info Systems Ltd.0.10%0.08%-0.02%
Jain Resource Recycling Ltd.0.11%0.09%-0.02%
Latent View Analytics Ltd.0.11%0.09%-0.02%
Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Aavas Financiers Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.0.16%0.14%-0.02%
Bayer CropScience Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd.0.15%0.13%-0.02%
Central Bank of India0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Clean Science And Technology Ltd.0.16%0.18%+0.02%
Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts Ltd.0.19%0.21%+0.02%
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd.0.25%0.23%-0.02%
Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd.0.16%0.14%-0.02%
Pine Labs Ltd.0.14%0.16%+0.02%
Saregama India Ltd.0.18%0.16%-0.02%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.0.27%0.29%+0.02%
Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd.0.30%0.28%-0.02%
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.0.28%0.30%+0.02%
Gillette India Ltd.0.29%0.27%-0.02%
Honasa Consumer Ltd.0.28%0.30%+0.02%
IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.0.36%0.34%-0.02%
Intellect Design Arena Ltd.0.30%0.28%-0.02%
Mahanagar Gas Ltd.0.30%0.28%-0.02%
Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.0.40%0.42%+0.02%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.0.75%0.74%-0.01%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.0.43%0.44%+0.01%
Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
Amber Enterprises India Ltd.0.75%0.76%+0.01%
Bikaji Foods International Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.01%
Birlasoft Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Blue Dart Express Ltd.0.14%0.13%-0.01%
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.0.16%0.17%+0.01%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.0.57%0.58%+0.01%
Ceat Ltd.0.33%0.32%-0.01%
DCM Shriram Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
Deepak Nitrite Ltd.0.53%0.54%+0.01%
E.I.D. - Parry (India) Ltd.0.36%0.37%+0.01%
Elecon Engineering Company Ltd.0.17%0.16%-0.01%
Godawari Power And Ispat Ltd.0.28%0.27%-0.01%
Granules India Ltd.0.56%0.55%-0.01%
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.0.22%0.21%-0.01%
IDBI Bank Ltd.0.22%0.23%+0.01%
Indian Overseas Bank0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Indraprastha Gas Ltd.0.49%0.48%-0.01%
International Gemological Institute Ltd.0.17%0.16%-0.01%
Ircon International Ltd.0.19%0.18%-0.01%
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
JSW Cement Ltd.0.16%0.15%-0.01%
JSW Dulux Ltd.0.24%0.25%+0.01%
Jupiter Wagons Ltd.0.16%0.15%-0.01%
KFin Technologies Ltd.0.58%0.59%+0.01%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.1.50%1.49%-0.01%
Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd.0.25%0.24%-0.01%
NCC Ltd.0.26%0.27%+0.01%
Newgen Software Technologies Ltd.0.16%0.15%-0.01%
Olectra Greentech Ltd.0.25%0.24%-0.01%
PCBL Chemical Ltd.0.26%0.25%-0.01%
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.0.30%0.31%+0.01%
Poly Medicure Ltd.0.30%0.31%+0.01%
RBL Bank Ltd.1.08%1.07%-0.01%
Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd.0.22%0.21%-0.01%
Shipping Corporation Of India Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Swan Corp Ltd.0.20%0.19%-0.01%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.0.23%0.22%-0.01%
Tenneco Clean Air India Ltd0.23%0.22%-0.01%
The India Cements Ltd.0.13%0.12%-0.01%
Timken India Ltd.0.52%0.51%-0.01%
Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd.0.31%0.30%-0.01%
UCO Bank0.14%0.13%-0.01%
Usha Martin Ltd.0.42%0.41%-0.01%
Vardhman Textiles Ltd.0.27%0.26%-0.01%
ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems India Ltd.0.51%0.52%+0.01%
Gallantt Ispat Ltd.0.09%0.08%-0.01%
JBM Auto Ltd.0.12%0.11%-0.01%
RHI Magnesita India Ltd.0.11%0.10%-0.01%
Railtel Corporation Of India Ltd.0.12%0.11%-0.01%
Tega Industries Ltd.0.11%0.12%+0.01%
Action Construction Equipment Ltd.0.20%0.21%+0.01%
Bata India Ltd.0.21%0.20%-0.01%
CIE Automotive India Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.01%
Graphite India Ltd.0.20%0.21%+0.01%
NMDC Steel Ltd.0.23%0.24%+0.01%
SBFC Finance Ltd.0.17%0.18%+0.01%
Signatureglobal (India) Ltd.0.15%0.14%-0.01%
Tejas Networks Ltd.0.20%0.21%+0.01%
The Fertilisers And Chemicals Travancore Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.01%
UTI Asset Management Company Ltd.0.18%0.17%-0.01%
Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd.0.34%0.35%+0.01%
Affle 3I Ltd.0.47%0.46%-0.01%
Belrise Industries Ltd.0.41%0.40%-0.01%
Castrol India Ltd.0.41%0.40%-0.01%
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.0.35%0.34%-0.01%
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd.0.46%0.47%+0.01%
Shyam Metalics And Energy Ltd.0.34%0.35%+0.01%
Syngene International Ltd.0.34%0.35%+0.01%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.0.69%0.68%-0.01%
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Allied Blenders And Distillers Ltd.0.15%0.15%0.00%
Anupam Rasayan India Ltd.0.17%0.17%0.00%
BLS International Services Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd.0.12%0.12%0.00%
Caplin Point Laboratories Ltd.0.23%0.23%0.00%
Concord Biotech Ltd.0.22%0.22%0.00%
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd.0.20%0.20%0.00%
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd.0.28%0.28%0.00%
ITI Ltd.0.12%0.12%0.00%
JM Financial Ltd.0.22%0.22%0.00%
MMTC Ltd.0.04%0.04%0.00%
Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
Minda Corporation Ltd.0.26%0.26%0.00%
Nava Ltd.0.36%0.36%0.00%
Prime Focus Ltd.0.09%0.09%0.00%
Rites Ltd.0.13%0.13%0.00%
Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd.0.29%0.29%0.00%
Supreme Petrochem Ltd.0.21%0.21%0.00%
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd.0.09%0.09%0.00%
Transformers And Rectifiers India Ltd.0.15%0.15%0.00%
Travel Food Services Ltd.0.11%0.11%0.00%
Trident Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.0.28%0.28%0.00%

Compare

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

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Axis Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund₹783 Cr1.13%23.3%12.5%—
Aditya Birla Sun Life Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund₹367 Cr1.11%23.4%12.7%18.0%
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Kotak Nifty Smallcap 50 Index Fund₹250 Cr0.92%23.3%12.6%—

About

About this fund

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

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to provide returns that, before expenses, corresponding to the total returns of the securities as represented by the underlying index, subject to tracking errors.

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.
  • Jeetu Valechha SonarMr. Sonar is a Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Finance managementPrior to joining Kotak AMC Limited, he has worked as institutional dealer with Kotak Securities Ltd. and is part of Kotak Group since 2014.
  • Satish DondapatiMr. Dondapati has done MBA FinancePrior to joining Kotak Mutual fund he has worked with Centurian Bank Of Punjab, Bajaj Capital Ltd.
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 months21.47% absolute₹60,000₹72,88221.47%
1 year6.14% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,24,0673.39%

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 Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
The NAV of Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is ₹11.72 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
The expense ratio of Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is 0.82% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
You can start a SIP in Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: 0%.
How risky is Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap Index category.
Which fund house manages Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund?
Kotak Nifty Smallcap 250 Index Fund is managed by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, which runs 94 schemes with ₹6,09,561 Cr under management.