Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Equity Savings Fund Direct Growth

Hybrid
Equity Savings
Moderately High Risk
+12.70%
3Y annualised
-0.14% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 16 Jan '26
₹29.96
Min. SIP amount
₹100
Fund size
₹9,650.52 Cr
Expense ratio
0.69%

Return calculator

Monthly SIP
One time
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 (198)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationEquity7.42%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity6.51%
Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-GrowthNAMutual Fund5.71%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationEquity3.92%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileEquity3.60%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.AutomobileEquity2.81%
One97 Communications Ltd.ServicesEquity2.66%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyEquity2.62%
Vedanta Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity2.32%
ITC Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity2.31%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.ServicesEquity2.30%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyEquity2.10%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity2.05%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyEquity1.87%
Kotak Low Duration Fund - Standard Plan - Direct PlanNAMutual Fund1.70%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity1.68%
Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd.FinancialEquity1.64%
Eternal Ltd.ServicesEquity1.15%
NLC India Ltd.EnergyEquity1.14%
Bank Of BarodaFinancialEquity1.07%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.HealthcareDebenture1.04%
Embassy Office Parks REITConstructionDebenture1.04%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity1.01%
Union Bank of IndiaFinancialEquity0.96%
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power Ltd.EnergyEquity0.91%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.90%
Indusind Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.90%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.88%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.88%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.ServicesFutures0.86%
Swiggy Ltd.ServicesEquity0.84%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.81%
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd.ServicesEquity0.79%
Indus Infra TrustConstructionFutures0.79%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.79%
Siddhivinayak Securitisation TrustOthersSec. Debt0.78%
Shivshakti Securitisation TrustOthersSec. Debt0.78%
Shree Cement Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.78%
Sapphire Foods India Ltd.ServicesEquity0.78%
National Housing BankFinancialBonds0.77%
Brookfield India Real Estate Trust REITConstructionREITs0.67%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.67%
Kotak Money Market Fund Direct-GrowthNAMutual Fund0.66%
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.EnergyEquity0.65%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.62%
Bihar StateOthersSDL0.62%
RBL Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.58%
Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.56%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.56%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialEquity0.55%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.CommunicationEquity0.53%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds0.52%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialEquity0.47%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialEquity0.45%
Vikram Solar Ltd.EnergyEquity0.42%
Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.AutomobileEquity0.38%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.32%
Bihar StateOthersSDL0.31%
Infosys Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.31%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.30%
Wipro Ltd.TechnologyEquity0.30%
Sun TV Network Ltd.ServicesEquity0.30%
DLF Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.29%
REC Ltd.FinancialEquity0.27%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.HealthcareDebenture0.26%
NMDC Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.26%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialEquity0.25%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.25%
Bihar StateOthersSDL0.25%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.24%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.23%
Bharti Airtel Ltd. - (Partly Paid up Equity Shares (Rights Issue))CommunicationPPE0.22%
Tata Capital Ltd.FinancialEquity0.22%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialNCD0.21%
National Housing BankFinancialNCD0.21%
NBCC (India) Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.21%
Lupin Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.19%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialBonds/NCD0.19%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceEquity0.18%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.Metals & MiningEquity0.18%
NTPC Green Energy Ltd.EnergyEquity0.18%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.18%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.16%
REC Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.16%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.15%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.14%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.FinancialEquity0.14%
Grasim Industries Ltd.ConstructionEquity0.13%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.13%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesEquity0.13%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.12%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.11%
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd.FinancialEquity0.11%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.11%
HDB Financial Services Ltd.FinancialNCD0.10%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.10%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.10%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.10%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.09%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialEquity0.08%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.08%
GOISovereignGOI Sec0.08%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialFD0.08%
Juniper Hotels Ltd.ServicesEquity0.07%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.07%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.ServicesEquity0.06%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.05%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialBonds0.05%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialNCD0.05%
Axis Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialDebenture0.05%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.05%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialBonds0.05%
Export-Import Bank Of IndiaFinancialBonds0.05%
Tata Power Company Ltd.EnergyEquity0.05%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural DevelopmentFinancialNCD0.04%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.04%
Tata Motors Finance Ltd.FinancialZCB0.04%
Tamilnadu StateOthersSDL0.04%
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd.FinancialEquity0.04%
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.Capital GoodsEquity0.03%
L&T Finance Ltd.FinancialNCD0.03%
Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.03%
Sundaram Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.03%
Adani Enterprises Ltd. - (Partly Paid-up)ServicesPPE0.03%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.HealthcareEquity0.03%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.03%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.ServicesEquity0.03%
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%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity0.01%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.FinancialDebenture0.01%
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%
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-0.05%
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.06%
Titan Company Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryFutures-0.07%
Adani Enterprises Ltd.ServicesFutures-0.08%
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.08%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.TechnologyFutures-0.09%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.09%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.11%
United Spirits Ltd.Consumer StaplesFutures-0.13%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.13%
Grasim Industries Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.13%
JIO Financial Services Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.14%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.14%
Bank Of BarodaFinancialFutures-0.15%
Bharat Electronics Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.18%
Steel Authority Of India Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.18%
Power Finance Corporation Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.18%
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.InsuranceFutures-0.19%
Lupin Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.19%
NBCC (India) Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.21%
Hindalco Industries Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.23%
Cipla Ltd.HealthcareFutures-0.24%
JSW Steel Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.25%
Bajaj Finserv Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.26%
NMDC Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-0.26%
REC Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.27%
DLF Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.29%
ICICI Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.45%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.47%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.48%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.CommunicationFutures-0.53%
HDFC Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.55%
RBL Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.58%
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.AutomobileFutures-0.63%
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.Capital GoodsFutures-0.82%
Ambuja Cements Ltd.ConstructionFutures-0.89%
Axis Bank Ltd.FinancialFutures-0.91%
NTPC Ltd.EnergyFutures-1.05%
Reliance Industries Ltd.EnergyFutures-1.06%
Mphasis Ltd.TechnologyFutures-1.74%
Indus Towers Ltd.CommunicationFutures-2.09%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.ServicesFutures-2.31%
Vedanta Ltd.Metals & MiningFutures-2.32%
One97 Communications Ltd.ServicesFutures-2.67%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.CommunicationFutures-3.59%
State Bank of IndiaFinancialFutures-3.97%
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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%+11.4%+10.6%+10.2%
Category average (Hybrid Equity Savings)+9.9%+9.1%+8.4%--
Rank (Hybrid Equity Savings)322--

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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DS
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 ₹5,69,913 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 16 Jan 2026 is ₹29.96. 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₹5,69,913.46 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,