Kotak Low Duration Fund Direct Growth

Debt
Low Duration
Moderate Risk
+7.91%
3Y annualised
+0.05% 1D
1M
6M
1Y
3Y
5Y
All
NAV: 27 Oct 2025
₹3,732.07
Rating
2
Min. SIP amount
₹100
Fund size
₹14,043.91Cr

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Monthly SIP
One-Time
₹5,000 per month
Over the past
Total investment of 0
Would have become (%)

Holdings (111)

NameSectorInstrumentAssets
FinancialDebenture4.87%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
FinancialDebenture4.84%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
FinancialDebenture3.43%
GOI
SovereignGOI FRB3.17%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture2.89%
FinancialDebenture2.86%
JTPM Metal Traders Ltd.
Metals & MiningDebenture2.85%
Capital GoodsNCD2.72%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
FinancialCD2.04%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialNCD1.85%
Madhya Pradesh State
OthersSDL1.82%
REC Ltd.
FinancialDebenture1.78%
Reserve Bank of India
FinancialT-Bills1.74%
GOI
SovereignGOI Sec1.62%
Radhakrishna Securitisation Trust
OthersSec. Debt1.51%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.
CommunicationDebenture1.45%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture1.44%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
FinancialNCD1.44%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.
FinancialBonds1.44%
Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture1.44%
EnergyDebenture1.40%
Axis Bank Ltd.
FinancialCD1.37%
Liquid Gold Series 9
FinancialSO1.34%
REC Ltd.
FinancialDebenture1.26%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture1.26%
India Universal Trust AL1
OthersSec. Debt1.22%
Tamilnadu State
OthersSDL1.08%
Sansar Trust
OthersSec. Debt1.08%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
FinancialDebenture1.07%
FinancialFRB1.00%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
FinancialDebenture0.93%
Liquid Gold Series 14
OthersSO0.93%
ConstructionNCD0.89%
Godrej Seeds & Genetics Ltd.
Consumer StaplesNCD0.89%
EnergyDebenture0.83%
ConstructionDebenture0.79%
Jubilant Bevco Ltd.
Consumer StaplesDebenture0.75%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.73%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.
CommunicationDebenture0.73%
Can Fin Homes Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.72%
Piramal Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.72%
Vedanta Ltd.
Metals & MiningDebenture0.72%
FinancialDebenture0.72%
FinancialNCD0.72%
REC Ltd.
FinancialBonds0.72%
Tamilnadu State
OthersSDL0.72%
Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.72%
Embassy Office Parks REIT
ConstructionZCB0.72%
Nexus Select Trust
ConstructionDebenture0.72%
Vedanta Ltd - Pref. Shares 7.50
Metals & MiningDebenture0.72%
Aditya Birla Renewables Ltd.
EnergyBonds/NCD0.72%
GOI
SovereignGOI Sec0.71%
ConstructionNCD0.71%
FinancialSec. Debt0.71%
DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd.
ConstructionNCD0.71%
HDFC Bank Ltd.
FinancialCD0.69%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.
FinancialCP0.69%
Union Bank of India
FinancialCD0.68%
India Universal Trust AL1
OthersSec. Debt0.65%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.
HealthcareBonds/Deb0.61%
FinancialDebenture0.54%
Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd
FinancialDebenture0.54%
Dhruva Trust
OthersSec. Debt0.50%
Can Fin Homes Ltd.
FinancialFRB0.43%
India Universal Trust AL1
OthersSec. Debt0.41%
Sansar Trust
OthersSec. Debt0.40%
Godrej Seeds & Genetics Ltd.
Consumer StaplesNCD0.40%
Embassy Office Parks REIT
ConstructionNCD0.36%
Bharti Telecom Ltd.
CommunicationDebenture0.36%
LIC Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.36%
FinancialDebenture0.36%
FinancialFRB0.36%
Muthoot Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.36%
Capital GoodsNCD0.36%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.36%
Embassy Office Parks REIT
ConstructionCP0.35%
Gujarat State
ConstructionSDL0.33%
Tata Capital Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialBonds/NCD0.32%
FinancialSec. Debt0.32%
FinancialDebenture0.30%
ConstructionNCD0.28%
Sundaram Home Finance Ltd.
FinancialFRB0.25%
Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd
FinancialDebenture0.25%
Sundaram Home Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.22%
FinancialDebenture0.18%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
FinancialDebenture0.18%
Indian Bank
FinancialCD0.18%
ConstructionDebenture0.18%
ConstructionDebenture0.17%
Sansar Trust
OthersSec. Debt0.15%
Nomura Capital (India) Pvt Ltd.
FinancialNCD0.14%
FinancialDebenture0.13%
Mankind Pharma Ltd.
HealthcareDebenture0.11%
FinancialSec. Debt0.09%
Nirma Ltd.
Consumer StaplesDebenture0.07%
ConstructionNCD0.07%
Sundaram Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.07%
Nuvoco Vistas Corporation Ltd.
ConstructionCP0.07%
Embassy Office Parks REIT
ConstructionDebenture0.05%
GOI
SovereignGOI Sec0.04%
FinancialDebenture0.04%
FinancialDebenture0.04%
Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.04%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development
FinancialCD0.03%
Tata Projects Ltd.
ConstructionNCD0.01%
Godrej Industries Ltd.
Consumer StaplesDebenture0.01%
AutomobileDebenture0.01%
Tamilnadu State
OthersSDL0.01%
ConstructionDebenture0.01%
Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.01%
Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd.
FinancialDebenture0.01%
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Minimum investment amounts

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

Returns and rankings

Category: Debt Low Duration
Annualised returns
Absolute returns
1Y3Y5YAll
Fund returns8.1%7.9%6.5%8.0%
Category average7.5%7.2%5.9%NA
Rank with in category227NA
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Expense ratio, exit load and tax

Expense ratio: 0.42%

Inclusive of GST

Exit load

Nil

Stamp duty

0.005% (from July 1st, 2020)

Tax implication

Returns are taxed as per your Income Tax slab.

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Fund management

Dharmesh Thakar
Oct 2025 - Present
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Education
PGeMBA in Finance
Experience
Prior to joining the Kotak AMC, he was associated with Trust Financial Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd.
Also manages these schemes

Fund house & investment objective

Fund house contact details

Address
The Capital Building, Behind ICICI Bank, G Block BKC, Bandra Kurla ComplexBandra (E) Mumbai 400051
Phone
022-61152100 / 1800-22-2626
Launch Date
05 Aug 1994
E-mail
NA
Website
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund
Asset Management Company
Custodian
Citibank NA
Registrar & Transfer Agent
Cams
Address
7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,

Pros and cons

Category: Debt Low Duration

Pros

Consistently higher annualised returns than category average for the past 1Y, 3Y, 5Y and 10Y
Higher alpha: 3.05 The fund has generated returns higher than benchmark - NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I - in the last 3Y
Exit load is zero
Lower expense ratio: 0.42%
Average credit rating of the fund's holdings: AAA This fund has holdings of the highest quality
1Y category rank: 2, 3Y category rank: 2

Cons

Low rating: 2

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