Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid
Equity Savings
Moderately High Risk
+12.67%
3Y annualised
-0.28% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 27 Feb '26
₹29.87
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size
₹9,618.75 Cr
Expense ratio
0.69%

Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
1 year₹60,000₹60,587
+0.98%
3 years₹1,80,000₹2,11,138
+17.30%
5 years₹3,00,000₹3,99,914
+33.30%
10 years₹6,00,000₹10,35,388
+72.56%

Holdings (199)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity7.16%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity6.96%
Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-GrowthNAMutual Fund5.75%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationEquity4.17%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileEquity3.15%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.AutomobileEquity2.70%
Vedanta Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity2.62%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyEquity2.45%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity2.43%
One97 Communications Ltd.ServicesEquity2.33%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyEquity2.27%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.ServicesEquity2.23%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity1.76%
Kotak Low Duration Fund - Standard Plan - Direct PlanNAMutual Fund1.71%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity1.67%
Tata Motors Ltd.AutomobileEquity1.64%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.ServicesEquity1.48%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity1.46%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.FinancialEquity1.36%
NLC India Ltd.EnergyEquity1.18%
Indusind Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.16%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesEquity1.14%
Union Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity1.13%
Bank Of BarodaFinancialEquity1.09%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstructionDebenture1.04%
Oil India Ltd.EnergyEquity1.03%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.03%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.98%
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd.EnergyEquity0.91%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.86%
Indus Infra TrustConstructionInvITs0.82%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.81%
Shree Cement Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.79%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.78%
Shivshakti Securitisation TrustOthersSec. Debt0.78%
Siddhivinayak Securitisation TrustOthersSec. Debt0.78%
National Housing BankFinancialBonds0.76%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REITConstructionREITs0.72%
Swiggy Ltd.ServicesEquity0.68%
Kotak Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthNAMutual Fund0.66%
Bihar StateOthersSDL0.62%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.58%
Sapphire Foods India Ltd.ServicesEquity0.57%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.57%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.57%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity0.55%
RBL Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.55%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.55%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.53%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.51%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds0.51%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.45%
Vikram Solar Ltd.EnergyEquity0.36%
Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.34%
Infosys Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.31%
Bihar StateOthersSDL0.31%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.31%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.30%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialEquity0.29%
Sun TV Network Ltd.ServicesEquity0.28%
REC Ltd.FinancialEquity0.28%
Wipro Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.27%
DLF Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.27%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.26%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.HealthcareDebenture0.26%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.HealthcareDebenture0.26%
Indian Overseas BankFinancialCD0.26%
NMDC Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.25%
Bihar StateOthersSDL0.25%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.25%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.25%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialEquity0.24%
National Housing BankFinancialNCD0.21%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.21%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialNCD0.21%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. - (Partly Paid up Equity Shares (Rights Issue))CommunicationPPE0.21%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.20%
Lupin Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.19%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.19%
Oil India Ltd.EnergyFutures0.19%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds/NCD0.19%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.18%
NBCC (India) Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.17%
NTPC Green Energy Ltd.EnergyEquity0.16%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.16%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.16%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.15%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.15%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.13%
Grasim Industries Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.13%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.13%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.12%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.FinancialEquity0.12%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.FinancialEquity0.12%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.11%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.FinancialNCD0.10%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.10%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.10%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.10%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.09%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.08%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.08%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialFD0.08%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.07%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialEquity0.07%
Juniper Hotels Ltd.ServicesEquity0.07%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.06%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.05%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.05%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
Axis Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.05%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.05%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds0.05%
Export-Import Bank Of IndiaFinancialBonds0.05%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.ServicesEquity0.05%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialNCD0.04%
Tata Power Company Ltd.EnergyEquity0.04%
Tata Motors Finance Ltd.FinancialZCB0.04%
Tamilnadu StateOthersSDL0.04%
Adani Enterprises Ltd. - (Partly Paid-up)ServicesPPE0.04%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialEquity0.04%
L&T Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.03%
Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.03%
Sundaram Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.03%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.03%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.03%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.03%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.ServicesEquity0.02%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.02%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.ServicesEquity0.02%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.02%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.01%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.01%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.01%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.01%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.01%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.01%
Sundaram Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.01%
Max Financial Services Ltd.FinancialEquity0.01%
GMR Airports Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.01%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity0.00%
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.00%
GMR Airports Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.01%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.01%
Max Financial Services Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.01%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.01%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.02%
Container Corporation Of India Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.02%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.03%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.03%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.04%
Tata Power Company Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.04%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.05%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.06%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.07%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.07%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.09%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Pref. SharesConstructionFutures-0.11%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.12%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.12%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.13%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.13%
Grasim Industries Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.13%
Bank Of BarodaFinancialFutures-0.15%
NBCC (India) Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.17%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceFutures-0.18%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.19%
Lupin Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.20%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.20%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.21%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.24%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.25%
NMDC Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.25%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.26%
DLF Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.27%
REC Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.27%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.41%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.45%
ICICI Bank Ltd. Pref. SharesFinancialFutures-0.45%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.50%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.52%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.CommunicationFutures-0.55%
RBL Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.55%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.58%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.81%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.86%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyFutures-0.94%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.98%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyFutures-1.12%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyFutures-1.58%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationFutures-2.22%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.ServicesFutures-2.23%
One97 Communications Ltd.ServicesFutures-2.34%
Vedanta Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-2.63%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationFutures-3.35%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialFutures-4.37%
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Minimum investments

Min. for 1st investment
₹100
Min. for 2nd investment
₹100
Min. for SIP
₹100

Returns and rankings

Annualised returns
Absolute returns
Name3Y5Y10YAll
Fund returns+12.7%+11.3%+10.7%+10.1%
Category average (Hybrid Equity Savings)+9.9%+9.1%+8.4%--
Rank (Hybrid Equity Savings)522--

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

Exit load for units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 90 days.

Stamp duty on investment: 0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

from July 1st 2020

Tax implication

If you redeem within one year, returns are taxed at 20%. If you redeem after one year, returns exceeding Rs 1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%.
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Fund management

AB
Abhishek Bisen
Sep 2014 - Present
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Education
Mr. Bisen is a BA and MBA in Finance.
Experience
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.
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Devender Singhal
Apr 2021 - Present
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Education
Mr. Singhal has done B.A. (Maths) from Delhi University and PGDM, Finance from Fore School of Management, Delhi.
Experience
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 ).
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HS
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.

About Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is a Hybrid Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 05 Aug 1994. Abhishek Bisen is the Current Fund Manager of Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹5,78,989 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 27 Feb 2026 is ₹29.87. The Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth is rated Moderately High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100. Exit load for units in excess of 8% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 90 days. ;

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 benchmarkNIFTY Equity Savings Total Return Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#5 in India
Total AUM₹5,78,989.20 Cr
Date of Incorporation05 Aug 1994
Phone022-61152100 / 1800-22-2626
E-mailNA
Launch Date05 Aug 1994
AddressThe Capital Building, Behind ICICI Bank, G Block BKC, Bandra Kurla ComplexBandra (E) Mumbai 400051
CustodianStock Holding Corp. of India Ltd.
Registrar & Transfer AgentCams
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,