Kotak Quant Fund
QuantVery HighOPEN-ENDED
- NAV as on 24 Sep 2026
- ₹14.87-1.38%1 day
- Return since launch
- 13.9%
- 52-week range
- ₹13.52 — ₹15.76
- AUM
- ₹497 Cr
Kotak Quant Fund is a Quant equity fund from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund with ₹497 Cr under management, launched in 2023. Over three years it has returned 3.4% a year, against 10.9% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.36% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.
Performance
Kotak Quant Fund NAV and returns
Growth of the fund against its category average over the period you pick.
Over 1Y this fund returned -0.1% against -0.2% for its category.
Performance
Returns
How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | -2.3% | −5.3 pts | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2Y | 0.5% | −0.7 pts | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 3Y | 3.4% | −7.5 pts | 10.9% | 1.4% |
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -4.0% | −0.3 pts | -3.7% | -3.9% |
| 3M | -0.7% | 0.0 pts | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| 6M | 5.2% | −2.8 pts | 8.0% | 5.2% |
| 1Y | -0.1% | −3.0 pts | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2Y | -4.7% | −0.7 pts | -4.0% | -5.4% |
| 3Y | 13.2% | +2.3 pts | 10.9% | 8.5% |
Since launch (12 Jul 2023): 13.9%
Calendar-year returns
Category average18.5%
3.9%
Show as a table
| Period | Fund | vs category | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9% | +1.3 pts | 2.7% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | 0.0 pts | 18.5% |
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
2.26%
Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026
Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.
- Base expense
- 1.60%
- Brokerage
- 0.05%
- Transaction charges
- 0.01%
- Statutory levies
- 0.60%
- Exit load
- Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days
- Lock-in
- None
Terms
- Min SIP
- ₹3,000
- Min lumpsum
- ₹5,000
- Plan
- GROWTH
- Fund type
- OPEN-ENDED
- Benchmark
- NIFTY 200 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.
| Ratio | Fund | Category avg | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 3.09 | 3.45 | Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better. |
| Beta | 1.06 | 0.98 | How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market. |
| Sharpe | 0.60 | 0.60 | Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better. |
| Sortino | 0.80 | 0.90 | Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better. |
| Std. deviation | 17.21 | 17.17 | How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier. |
| Average of 4 category peers | |||
Portfolio
Kotak Quant Fund portfolio
Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026
Asset allocation
- Equity99.5%
- Debt0.1%
- Other0.4%
Market cap split
- Large46.2%
- Mid43.1%
- Small10.7%
- P/E
- 25.81
- P/B
- 4.11
Top holdings
| Holding | Sector | Weight | Value | 3M chg | 6M chg | 1Y chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | Healthcare | 3.44% | ₹17.10 Cr | +3.58% | — | — |
| Nestle India Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 3.16% | ₹15.69 Cr | — | — | — |
| Marico Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 3.14% | ₹15.62 Cr | +3.81% | +3.49% | +3.02% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | Materials | 3.12% | ₹15.49 Cr | — | — | — |
| Titan Company Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 3.10% | ₹15.42 Cr | +3.07% | +3.42% | +3.28% |
| JSW Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 2.89% | ₹14.34 Cr | +2.64% | +1.27% | +2.74% |
| Lupin Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.87% | ₹14.28 Cr | +2.65% | +1.09% | — |
| Laurus Labs Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.83% | ₹14.05 Cr | +1.94% | +1.97% | +2.05% |
| The Federal Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.75% | ₹13.67 Cr | — | — | +2.52% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | Automobile | 2.65% | ₹13.18 Cr | +2.09% | +3.18% | — |
| Coal India Ltd. | Materials | 2.61% | ₹12.97 Cr | — | — | — |
| Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.43% | ₹12.05 Cr | +3.43% | +3.65% | — |
| Siemens Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.42% | ₹12.04 Cr | +1.61% | +0.89% | — |
| NMDC Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 2.30% | ₹11.42 Cr | — | — | +0.62% |
| Kei Industries Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.29% | ₹11.36 Cr | +1.70% | +0.77% | — |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 2.26% | ₹11.23 Cr | — | — | — |
| Radico Khaitan Ltd. | Consumer Staples | 2.23% | ₹11.07 Cr | +1.80% | +1.95% | — |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | Financial | 2.22% | ₹11.02 Cr | +1.59% | +2.13% | +2.18% |
| Polycab India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.22% | ₹11.02 Cr | +2.09% | +2.25% | — |
| Navin Fluorine International Ltd. | Chemicals | 2.17% | ₹10.77 Cr | +2.21% | +2.30% | — |
| Bharat Forge Ltd. | Automobile | 2.16% | ₹10.73 Cr | +2.21% | — | — |
| Cummins India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 2.11% | ₹10.48 Cr | — | — | — |
| Aster DM Quality Care Ltd. | Healthcare | 2.06% | ₹10.24 Cr | +2.24% | +0.97% | +2.32% |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.99% | ₹9.88 Cr | — | — | — |
| AIA Engineering Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.92% | ₹9.55 Cr | — | — | — |
| L&T Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.92% | ₹9.54 Cr | +1.52% | +2.10% | +2.25% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | Financial | 1.88% | ₹9.35 Cr | +1.79% | +2.23% | +1.75% |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | Automobile | 1.85% | ₹9.20 Cr | — | — | — |
| Piramal Finance Ltd. | Financial | 1.80% | ₹8.95 Cr | +1.61% | +1.23% | — |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Financial | 1.69% | ₹8.42 Cr | — | — | — |
| Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.61% | ₹8.01 Cr | 0.00% | 0.00% | — |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | Energy | 1.55% | ₹7.69 Cr | — | — | — |
| APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.54% | ₹7.66 Cr | +1.76% | +2.99% | +2.38% |
| State Bank of India | Financial | 1.52% | ₹7.55 Cr | +2.05% | +4.16% | +1.07% |
| Jindal Steel Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.39% | ₹6.93 Cr | +2.13% | — | — |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.30% | ₹6.48 Cr | +2.59% | +2.71% | +2.41% |
| ABB India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.29% | ₹6.39 Cr | — | — | — |
| Biocon Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.29% | ₹6.43 Cr | +1.97% | — | — |
| Sai Life Sciences Ltd. | Healthcare | 1.12% | ₹5.57 Cr | — | — | — |
| R R Kabel Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 1.10% | ₹5.49 Cr | — | — | — |
| Schaeffler India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.10% | ₹5.45 Cr | +1.61% | +1.08% | — |
| Steel Authority Of India Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.10% | ₹5.47 Cr | +1.66% | — | — |
| Timken India Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.06% | ₹5.29 Cr | +1.42% | — | — |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd. | Capital Goods | 1.05% | ₹5.23 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 1.03% | ₹5.13 Cr | +1.31% | +0.76% | — |
| National Aluminium Company Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.97% | ₹4.84 Cr | +1.61% | — | — |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. | Financial | 0.84% | ₹4.16 Cr | — | — | — |
| Tata Motors Ltd. | Automobile | 0.84% | ₹4.15 Cr | — | — | — |
| Amber Enterprises India Ltd. | Consumer Discretionary | 0.80% | ₹3.96 Cr | — | — | — |
| Vedanta Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.74% | ₹3.67 Cr | +0.94% | +2.59% | — |
| Acutaas Chemicals Ltd. | Healthcare | 0.67% | ₹3.33 Cr | — | — | — |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd. | Capital Goods | 0.67% | ₹3.33 Cr | — | — | — |
| Hindustan Copper Ltd. | Metals & Mining | 0.64% | ₹3.18 Cr | +0.79% | +0.64% | — |
| Netweb Technologies India Ltd. | Technology | 0.64% | ₹3.18 Cr | — | — | — |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd. | Communication | 0.63% | ₹3.15 Cr | — | — | — |
| Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd. | Energy | 0.49% | ₹2.42 Cr | — | — | — |
| Others | Others | 0.42% | ₹2.05 Cr | -0.05% | -0.64% | -0.48% |
| Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-Growth | Unclassified | 0.12% | ₹0.61 Cr | +0.12% | +0.11% | +0.09% |
Sectors
Instruments
Recent changes
| Holding | From | To | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lupin Ltd. | 3.26% | 2.87% | -0.39% |
| Marico Ltd. | 3.43% | 3.14% | -0.29% |
| Kei Industries Ltd. | 2.05% | 2.29% | +0.24% |
| APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. | 1.30% | 1.54% | +0.24% |
| Aster DM Quality Care Ltd. | 2.30% | 2.06% | -0.24% |
| Others | 0.17% | -0.06% | -0.23% |
| Cummins India Ltd. | 2.34% | 2.11% | -0.23% |
| Navin Fluorine International Ltd. | 1.94% | 2.17% | +0.23% |
| AIA Engineering Ltd. | 2.13% | 1.92% | -0.21% |
| MTAR Technologies Ltd. | 0.88% | 1.05% | +0.17% |
| Grasim Industries Ltd. | 2.95% | 3.12% | +0.17% |
| Power Grid Corporation Of India Ltd. | 1.72% | 1.55% | -0.17% |
| Bharat Forge Ltd. | 2.32% | 2.16% | -0.16% |
| Piramal Finance Ltd. | 1.65% | 1.80% | +0.15% |
| Coal India Ltd. | 2.76% | 2.61% | -0.15% |
| Tata Steel Ltd. | 2.39% | 2.26% | -0.13% |
| Steel Authority Of India Ltd. | 0.98% | 1.10% | +0.12% |
| Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | 1.88% | 1.99% | +0.11% |
| Nestle India Ltd. | 3.27% | 3.16% | -0.11% |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 3.55% | 3.44% | -0.11% |
| Siemens Ltd. | 2.32% | 2.42% | +0.10% |
| R R Kabel Ltd. | 1.01% | 1.10% | +0.09% |
| The Federal Bank Ltd. | 2.84% | 2.75% | -0.09% |
| Biocon Ltd. | 1.37% | 1.29% | -0.08% |
| Sai Life Sciences Ltd. | 1.04% | 1.12% | +0.08% |
| Laurus Labs Ltd. | 2.76% | 2.83% | +0.07% |
| Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | 0.96% | 1.03% | +0.07% |
| Netweb Technologies India Ltd. | 0.57% | 0.64% | +0.07% |
| Jindal Steel Ltd. | 1.32% | 1.39% | +0.07% |
| Shriram Finance Ltd | 1.82% | 1.88% | +0.06% |
| Titan Company Ltd. | 3.05% | 3.10% | +0.05% |
| National Aluminium Company Ltd. | 0.92% | 0.97% | +0.05% |
| Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. | 2.48% | 2.43% | -0.05% |
| Bajaj Auto Ltd. | 1.81% | 1.85% | +0.04% |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd. | 0.59% | 0.63% | +0.04% |
| Tata Motors Ltd. | 0.80% | 0.84% | +0.04% |
| Schaeffler India Ltd. | 1.14% | 1.10% | -0.04% |
| Eicher Motors Ltd. | 2.68% | 2.65% | -0.03% |
| ABB India Ltd. | 1.26% | 1.29% | +0.03% |
| Timken India Ltd. | 1.09% | 1.06% | -0.03% |
| AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. | 2.20% | 2.22% | +0.02% |
| Data Patterns (India) Ltd. | 0.65% | 0.67% | +0.02% |
| Hindustan Copper Ltd. | 0.62% | 0.64% | +0.02% |
| NMDC Ltd. | 2.28% | 2.30% | +0.02% |
| Polycab India Ltd. | 2.20% | 2.22% | +0.02% |
| Radico Khaitan Ltd. | 2.21% | 2.23% | +0.02% |
| Vedanta Ltd. | 0.72% | 0.74% | +0.02% |
| JSW Steel Ltd. | 2.88% | 2.89% | +0.01% |
| Acutaas Chemicals Ltd. | 0.68% | 0.67% | -0.01% |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. | 0.83% | 0.84% | +0.01% |
| Bank of Maharashtra | 1.68% | 1.69% | +0.01% |
| Hindalco Industries Ltd. | 1.29% | 1.30% | +0.01% |
| L&T Finance Ltd. | 1.91% | 1.92% | +0.01% |
| State Bank of India | 1.51% | 1.52% | +0.01% |
| Amber Enterprises India Ltd. | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.00% |
| Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd. | 0.49% | 0.49% | 0.00% |
| Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-Growth | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.00% |
| Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. | 1.61% | 1.61% | 0.00% |
Compare
Similar funds
The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Quant Quantamental Fund | ₹1,632 Cr | 2.94% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 14.3% |
 360 ONE Quant Fund | ₹846 Cr | 2.55% | -5.5% | 2.9% | — |
 Samco Active Momentum Fund | ₹752 Cr | 3.23% | 29.5% | 9.3% | — |
 Nippon India Quant Fund | ₹116 Cr | 1.31% | -5.4% | 4.0% | 11.3% |
About
About this fund
The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.
Investment objective
The scheme seek to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities selected based on quant model theme.
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.
- Harsha UpadhyayaMr. Upadhyaya is a B.E (Mechanical) from NIT Suratkal, PGDM from IIM Lucknow and CFA from the CFA Institute, USA.Prior to joining Kotak Mutual fund he has worked with DSP Mutual Fund and UTI AMC.
- Rohit TandonMr. Tandon has done B.E.(Mechanical) and PGDM from IIM-BPrior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he has worked with Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, Max Life Insurance and JP Morgan India
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 past | Total investment | Would’ve become | Growth | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months5.15% absolute | ₹60,000 | ₹63,090 | 5.15% | |
| 1 year−0.11% annualised | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1,19,929 | −0.06% | |
| 3 years13.16% annualised | ₹3,60,000 | ₹4,43,321 | 23.14% |
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 Quant Fund?
The NAV of Kotak Quant Fund is ₹14.87 as on 24 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Kotak Quant Fund?
The expense ratio of Kotak Quant Fund is 2.36% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Kotak Quant Fund?
You can start a SIP in Kotak Quant Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Kotak Quant Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 0.5%, if redeemed within 90 days.
How risky is Kotak Quant Fund?
Kotak Quant Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Quant category.
Which fund house manages Kotak Quant Fund?
Kotak Quant Fund is managed by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, which runs 94 schemes with ₹6,09,561 Cr under management.