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Kotak Small Cap Fund

Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 1 Oct 2026
₹267.17-1.40%1 day
Return since launch
16.5%
52-week range
₹217.85 — ₹279.49
AUM
₹19,679 Cr

Kotak Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund with ₹19,679 Cr under management, launched in 2004. Over three years it has returned 5.5% a year, against 13.9% for its category. The expense ratio is 1.73% 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
1Y10.6%+0.9 pts9.7%16.0%
2Y4.6%−5.2 pts9.7%9.6%
3Y5.5%−8.4 pts13.9%9.3%
5Y10.3%−3.9 pts14.2%14.0%
7Y17.0%−2.9 pts19.9%18.6%
10Y16.8%+0.9 pts15.9%16.5%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund10.6%
Category9.7%
3Y
Fund5.5%
Category13.9%
5Y
Fund10.3%
Category14.2%

Since launch (30 Dec 2004): 16.5%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
2025-9.1%−5.8 pts-3.3%
202425.2%−3.0 pts28.2%
202334.8%−8.0 pts42.8%
2022-3.1%−5.8 pts2.7%
202170.9%+5.9 pts65.0%
202034.2%+2.1 pts32.1%

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

1.73%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.42%
Brokerage
0.01%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.29%
Exit load
Exit load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
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.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha-1.047.64Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.860.90How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.390.82Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.561.18Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation19.4120.27How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Kotak Small Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity99.0%
  • Other0.9%

Market cap split

  • Large7.2%
  • Mid16.8%
  • Small76.0%
P/E
33.58
P/B
4.18

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.Healthcare4.29%₹844 Cr+4.63%+4.56%+4.04%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.Healthcare4.21%₹828 Cr+4.04%+3.49%+3.12%
Sansera Engineering Ltd.Automobile4.15%₹817 Cr+3.34%+3.63%+2.04%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences LtdHealthcare3.25%₹639 Cr+3.60%+3.73%+3.50%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.Capital Goods2.54%₹500 Cr+2.62%+2.63%+2.48%
Minda Corporation Ltd.Automobile2.39%₹471 Cr+2.32%+1.79%+1.45%
Century Plyboards (India) Ltd.Materials2.25%₹442 Cr+2.53%+2.54%+2.83%
Five-Star Business Finance Ltd.Financial2.12%₹416 Cr+1.74%+1.44%+0.95%
Shriram Finance LtdFinancial2.03%₹400 Cr+1.92%+2.04%+0.82%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.Healthcare1.99%₹391 Cr+1.88%+2.16%+1.73%

Sectors

  • Healthcare20.5%
  • Financial15.6%
  • Services11.4%
  • Capital Goods9.1%
  • Automobile8.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary7.3%
  • Metals & Mining5.3%
  • Construction4.2%

Instruments

  • Repo1.1%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
Lenskart Solutions Ltd.1.11%0.00%-1.11%
Aster DM Quality Care Ltd.4.91%4.29%-0.62%
Happy Forgings Ltd.1.39%1.95%+0.56%
Sansera Engineering Ltd.3.68%4.15%+0.47%
Cyient Ltd.1.36%1.81%+0.45%
company:57640.00%0.36%+0.36%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd3.59%3.25%-0.34%
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Ltd.3.87%4.21%+0.34%
KFin Technologies Ltd.1.22%1.54%+0.32%
Century Plyboards (India) Ltd.2.46%2.25%-0.21%
Blue Star Ltd.1.23%1.03%-0.20%
Devyani International Ltd.1.13%1.32%+0.19%
Suraksha Diagnostic Ltd.0.45%0.63%+0.18%
Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd.1.35%1.53%+0.18%
Garware Technical Fibres Ltd.1.79%1.96%+0.17%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd.1.41%1.24%-0.17%
Max Estates Ltd.0.50%0.66%+0.16%
Brigade Enterprises Ltd.1.68%1.83%+0.15%
Others0.05%-0.10%-0.15%
Rolex Rings Ltd0.57%0.72%+0.15%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.1.14%0.99%-0.15%
Sheela Foam Ltd.0.69%0.54%-0.15%
Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd.1.56%1.43%-0.13%
Five-Star Business Finance Ltd.2.25%2.12%-0.13%
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd.1.22%1.09%-0.13%
Ajanta Pharma Ltd.2.10%1.99%-0.11%
Medplus Health Services Ltd.1.33%1.22%-0.11%
Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.2.43%2.54%+0.11%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.1.48%1.37%-0.11%
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd.1.17%1.27%+0.10%
CMS Info Systems Ltd.0.89%0.79%-0.10%
Capillary Technologies India Ltd.0.48%0.58%+0.10%
Blue Dart Express Ltd.1.06%0.97%-0.09%
INDO-MIM Ltd.1.02%1.11%+0.09%
JK Cement Ltd.0.90%0.81%-0.09%
BEML Ltd.1.35%1.44%+0.09%
Bharti Hexacom Ltd.1.18%1.09%-0.09%
V-Guard Industries Ltd.1.33%1.41%+0.08%
Hawkins Cookers Ltd.0.80%0.73%-0.07%
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.1.03%0.96%-0.07%
Metropolis Healthcare Ltd.1.96%1.89%-0.07%
Somany Ceramics Ltd.0.73%0.80%+0.07%
Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd.1.89%1.82%-0.07%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.1.04%0.98%-0.06%
Minda Corporation Ltd.2.45%2.39%-0.06%
R R Kabel Ltd.1.37%1.31%-0.06%
Schaeffler India Ltd.1.10%1.04%-0.06%
V-Mart Retail Ltd.1.45%1.51%+0.06%
V.S.T. Tillers Tractors Ltd.1.06%1.00%-0.06%
Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.0.72%0.66%-0.06%
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd.0.57%0.51%-0.06%
ACME Solar Holdings Ltd.0.74%0.79%+0.05%
Atul Ltd.0.53%0.48%-0.05%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.0.91%0.86%-0.05%
ICICI Bank Ltd.2.00%1.95%-0.05%
Swiggy Ltd.1.02%0.97%-0.05%
Avenue Supermarts Ltd.1.16%1.11%-0.05%
Sagility Ltd.1.07%1.11%+0.04%
Shoppers Stop Ltd.0.88%0.84%-0.04%
Shriram Finance Ltd1.99%2.03%+0.04%
Angel One Ltd.0.50%0.47%-0.03%
Bansal Wire Industries Ltd.0.77%0.74%-0.03%
GR Infraprojects Ltd.0.63%0.60%-0.03%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.1.06%1.03%-0.03%
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0.64%0.61%-0.03%
Hexaware Technologies Ltd.0.48%0.45%-0.03%
WPIL Ltd.0.47%0.44%-0.03%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.1.45%1.47%+0.02%
Axis Bank Ltd.1.42%1.44%+0.02%
Physicswallah Ltd.0.12%0.10%-0.02%
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd.1.44%1.45%+0.01%
Carborundum Universal Ltd.1.33%1.34%+0.01%
Cello World Ltd.0.60%0.59%-0.01%
Orient Electric Ltd.0.73%0.72%-0.01%
PVR Inox Ltd.0.58%0.59%+0.01%
Shadowfax Technologies Ltd.0.42%0.43%+0.01%
Vishal Mega Mart Ltd.1.19%1.18%-0.01%
Kewal Kiran Clothing Ltd.0.24%0.23%-0.01%
360 One Wam Ltd.1.23%1.23%0.00%
Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers Ltd.0.14%0.14%0.00%
Sandhar Technologies Ltd.0.57%0.57%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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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 from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related securities by investing predominantly in small cap companies.

Fund managers

  • Harish BihaniMr. Bihani has done MBA in FinancePrior to joining Kotak Mutual Fund, he has worked with ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, SBI Mutual Fund, Kotak Instituitional Equities, CIMB Securities, RBS Equities India Pvt. Ltd., Indiabulls Securities Ltd. and Reliance Equities International Pvt. 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 months19.23% absolute₹60,000₹71,53819.23%
1 year3.61% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,22,3731.98%
3 years10.30% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,23,33217.59%
5 years10.45% annualised₹6,00,000₹7,90,47431.75%

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 Small Cap Fund?
The NAV of Kotak Small Cap Fund is ₹267.17 as on 1 Oct 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Kotak Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of Kotak Small Cap Fund is 1.73% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Kotak Small Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in Kotak Small Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Kotak Small Cap Fund given?
Kotak Small Cap Fund has returned 10.6% over 1 year, 5.5% over 3 years and 10.3% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Kotak Small Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days.
How risky is Kotak Small Cap Fund?
Kotak Small Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap category.
Which fund house manages Kotak Small Cap Fund?
Kotak Small Cap Fund is managed by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, which runs 95 schemes with ₹6,09,561 Cr under management.