Name: Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Brand: Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

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Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth
Hybrid
Dynamic Asset Allocation
Moderately High Risk
15.83%
3Y annualised
-0.17% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
All
 NAV: 22 Oct 2021₹15.03
Min. SIP amount₹100
Rating5star
Fund size₹11,286.23 Cr
Understand termsAnnualised returnsAverage of the yearly returns of a mutual fund over a given period.
Absolute returnsThe total return of a mutual fund over a given period.
Returns and rankingsCategory: Hybrid Dynamic Asset Allocation
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
6M1Y3YAll
Fund returnsNA23.4%15.8%13.5%
Category averageNA24.8%9.3%NA
Rank with in categoryNA174NA
Understand termsinfo
Holdings (113)NameSectorInstrumentAssets
Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-Growth
FinancialMutual Fund11.4%
GOI
SovereignGOI FRB6.3%
ICICI Bank Ltd.
FinancialEquity3.8%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
ServicesEquity3.7%
Infosys Ltd.
TechnologyEquity2.9%
Reliance Industries Ltd.
EnergyEquity2.8%
GOI
SovereignGOI Sec2.7%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
CommunicationEquity2.6%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
TechnologyEquity2.5%
Tata Steel Ltd.
MetalsEquity2.2%
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All comparisons are done with the category average metrics for this category.
Pros and consinfo
Category: Hybrid Dynamic Asset Allocation
thumb_up_altPros
3Y annualised returns higher than category average by 6.5%
Higher alpha: 1.52
The fund has generated returns higher than benchmark - NIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite debt 50:50 Index - in the last 3Y 
Lower expense ratio: 0.46%
Average credit rating of the fund's holdings: AAA
This fund has holdings of the highest quality
thumb_down_altCons
1Y annualised returns lower than category average by 1.42%
Understand termsExpense ratioA fee payable to a mutual fund house for managing your mutual fund investments. It is the total percentage of a company’s fund assets used for administrative, management, advertising, and other expenses.
TaxA percentage of your capital gains payable to the government upon exiting your mutual fund investments. Taxation is categorized as long-term capital gains (LTCG) and short-term capital gains (STCG) depending on your holding period and the type of fund.
Exit loadA fee payable to a mutual fund house for exiting a fund (fully or partially) before the completion of a specified period from the date of investment.
Stamp dutyA form of tax payable for the purchase or sale of an asset or security. 
Past expense ratio & exit load
Expense ratio
Exit load
30 Sep 2021 - Present
0.46%
31 Aug 2021 - 30 Sep 2021
0.49%
31 Jul 2021 - 31 Aug 2021
0.49%
30 Jun 2021 - 31 Jul 2021
0.52%
31 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2021
0.52%
30 Apr 2021 - 31 May 2021
0.58%
31 Mar 2021 - 30 Apr 2021
0.65%
28 Feb 2021 - 31 Mar 2021
0.65%
31 Jan 2021 - 28 Feb 2021
0.65%
31 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2021
0.68%
30 Nov 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
0.69%
31 Oct 2020 - 30 Nov 2020
0.70%
30 Sep 2020 - 31 Oct 2020
0.70%
31 Aug 2020 - 30 Sep 2020
0.70%
31 Jul 2020 - 31 Aug 2020
0.74%
30 Jun 2020 - 31 Jul 2020
0.78%
31 May 2020 - 30 Jun 2020
0.81%
30 Apr 2020 - 31 May 2020
0.94%
31 Mar 2020 - 30 Apr 2020
0.99%
29 Feb 2020 - 31 Mar 2020
0.99%
31 Jan 2020 - 29 Feb 2020
1.06%
31 Dec 2019 - 31 Jan 2020
1.12%
30 Nov 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
1.18%
31 Oct 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
1.18%
30 Sep 2019 - 31 Oct 2019
1.16%
31 Aug 2019 - 30 Sep 2019
1.16%
31 Jul 2019 - 31 Aug 2019
1.11%
30 Jun 2019 - 31 Jul 2019
1.11%
31 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2019
1.17%
30 Apr 2019 - 31 May 2019
1.17%
31 Mar 2019 - 30 Apr 2019
1.22%
28 Feb 2019 - 31 Mar 2019
1.27%
31 Jan 2019 - 28 Feb 2019
1.24%
31 Dec 2018 - 31 Jan 2019
1.21%
30 Nov 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
1.21%
31 Oct 2018 - 30 Nov 2018
0.98%
30 Sep 2018 - 31 Oct 2018
0.98%
31 Aug 2018 - 30 Sep 2018
0.98%
Expense ratio, exit load and taxExpense ratio: 0.46%Inclusive of GST
Exit loadFor units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days
Stamp duty0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)
Tax implicationReturns are taxed at 15%, if you redeem before one year. After 1 year, you are required to pay LTCG tax of 10% on returns of Rs 1 lakh+ in a financial year. 
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Minimum investment amountsMin. for 1st investment₹1,000
Min. for 2nd investment onwards₹1,000
Min. for SIP₹100
Fund managementAbhishek Bisen
Jul 2018 - Present
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Education
Mr. Bisen is a BA and MBA in Finance.
Experience
Prior to joining Kotak AMC, Abhishek 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.
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Deepak Gupta
Jul 2018 - Present
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Education
Mr. Gupta is a B.Com (H), CA, Cost Accountant and CFA.
Experience
He has been associated with Kotak AMC since 2007.
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Harish Krishnan
Jul 2018 - Present
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Education
Mr. Krishnan is a Graduate from Government Engineering College Trichur and MBA from IIM Kozhikode
Experience
Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he was based out of Singapore and Dubai, managing Kotak's offshore funds. He has also worked at Infosys Technologies Ltd in his earlier stint.
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Hiten Shah
Oct 2019 - Present
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Education
Mr. Shah is a Masters in Management Studies (Finance) from Mumbai University.
Experience
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.
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Arjun Khanna
Jul 2018 - Present
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Education
Mr. Khanna has done CFA, FRM, MMS(Finance) & B.E (Electronics)
Experience
Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he was with Principal Mutual Fund and has also worked with Citibank.
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Fund house & investment objective
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Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Rank (total assets)#5 in India
Total AUM2,32,434.26 Cr
Date of Incorporation23 Jun 1998
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is a Hybrid Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to
Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is a Hybrid Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 23 Jun 1998. Abhishek Bisen, Deepak Gupta, Harish Krishnan is the Current Fund Manager of Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹2,32,434 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 22 Oct 2021 is ₹15.03.
The Kotak Balanced Advantage Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderately High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to 100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is 1000. For units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days...Read more
Investment Objective
The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a dynamically balanced portfolio of equity & equity related securities and debt & mo
The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a dynamically balanced portfolio of equity & equity related securities and debt & money market securities.
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Fund benchmarkNIFTY 50 Hybrid Composite debt 50:50 Index
descriptionScheme Information Document(SID)
Fund house contact details
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Address
27 BKC, C-27, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) Mumbai 400051
Phone
022 - 66384444
Launch Date
23 Jun 1998
E-mail
[email protected]
Website
NA
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Asset Management Company
Custodian
NA
Registrar & Transfer Agent
Cams
Address
7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.camsonline.com
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	6M	1Y	3Y	All
Fund returns	NA	23.4%	15.8%	13.5%
Category average	NA	24.8%	9.3%	NA
Rank with in category	NA	17	4	NA

Name	Sector	Instrument	Assets
Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-Growth	Financial	Mutual Fund	11.4%
GOI	Sovereign	GOI FRB	6.3%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	Financial	Equity	3.8%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.	Services	Equity	3.7%
Infosys Ltd.	Technology	Equity	2.9%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	Energy	Equity	2.8%
GOI	Sovereign	GOI Sec	2.7%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	Communication	Equity	2.6%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.	Technology	Equity	2.5%
Tata Steel Ltd.	Metals	Equity	2.2%

Min. for 1st investment	₹1,000
Min. for 2nd investment onwards	₹1,000

Rating	5
Fund size	₹11,286.23 Cr