Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

1M
6M
1Y
All
NAV: 12 Jun '26
₹10.67
Min. for SIP
₹100
Fund size (AUM)
₹1,424.74 Cr
Expense ratio
0.80%
Rating
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Return calculator

Monthly investment
₹5,000
Over the pastTotal investmentWould've becomeHistoric returnsReturns
3 months₹15,000₹15,575
+3.83%
6 months₹30,000₹31,564
+5.21%
1 year₹60,000₹63,247
+5.41%

Holdings (37)

NameSectorInstrumentsAssets
NLC India LtdEnergy & UtilitiesEquity4.76%
Radico Khaitan LtdConsumer StaplesEquity4.75%
Indusind Bank LtdFinancialEquity4.62%
Hero Motocorp LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity4.42%
Jubilant Pharmova LtdHealthcareEquity4.15%
Maruti Suzuki India LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity3.77%
Midwest Ltd.MaterialsEquity3.76%
Indus Towers LtdTechnologyEquity3.73%
PVR LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity3.48%
Marksans Pharma LtdHealthcareEquity3.40%
Sun TV Network LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity3.38%
Azad Engineering Ltd.IndustrialsEquity3.33%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.IndustrialsEquity3.18%
Oracle Financial Services Software LtdTechnologyEquity3.13%
Carborundum Universal LtdMaterialsEquity2.93%
Avanti Feeds LtdConsumer StaplesEquity2.90%
Park Medi World Ltd.HealthcareEquity2.88%
Bandhan Bank LtdFinancialEquity2.80%
Poonawalla Fincorp LtdFinancialEquity2.74%
DEWAN HOUSING FINANCE CORP. LTD. EQFinancialEquity2.73%
KSH International Ltd.IndustrialsEquity2.55%
Kalpataru Power Transmission LtdIndustrialsEquity2.45%
Indigo Paints LtdMaterialsEquity2.22%
Sapphire Foods India LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity2.19%
Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.Consumer DiscretionaryEquity2.17%
Aster DM Healthcare LtdHealthcareEquity2.08%
Graphite India LtdIndustrialsEquity1.98%
JANALAKSHMI FINANCIAL SERVICES PRIVATE LTD EQ CLASS AFinancialEquity1.97%
The Jammu & Kashmir Bank LtdFinancialEquity1.90%
Swiggy Ltd.TechnologyEquity1.89%
Orchid Pharma LtdHealthcareEquity1.87%
Oberoi Realty LtdReal EstateEquity1.75%
Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Ltd.HealthcareEquity1.49%
Bata India LtdConsumer DiscretionaryEquity1.46%
The South Indian Bank LtdFinancialEquity1.13%
RepoUnspecifiedRepo0.58%
Net PayablesUnspecifiedNet Payables-0.55%
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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
Name3M6M1YAll
Fund returns+10.9%+2.9%+8.8%+5.2%
Category average (Equity Thematic)----+1.7%--
Rank (Equity Thematic)121911--

Exit load, stamp duty and tax

Exit load

0.5% 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

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Devender Singhal
Jun 2024 - 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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Abhishek Bisen
Jul 2024 - 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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About Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth

Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is a Equity Mutual Fund Scheme launched by Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This scheme was made available to investors on 05 Aug 1994. Devender Singhal is the Current Fund Manager of Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth fund. The fund currently has an Asset Under Management(AUM) of ₹5,85,946 Cr and the Latest NAV as of 12 Jun 2026 is ₹10.67. The Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct Growth is rated Very High risk. Minimum SIP Investment is set to ₹100. Minimum Lumpsum Investment is ₹100. 0.5% for redemption within 90 Days ;

Investment Objective

The scheme seeks to generate long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in opportunities presented by Special Situations such as Company Specific Event/Developments, Corporate Restructuring, Government Policy change and/or Regulatory changes, Technology led Disruption/ Innovation or companies going through temporary but unique challenges and other similar instances.;
Fund benchmarkNIFTY 500 Total Return Index

Fund house

Rank (total assets)#5 in India
Total AUM₹5,85,945.71 Cr
Date of Incorporation05 Aug 1994
Phone022-61152100 / 1800-22-2626
E-mail--
Launch Date05 Aug 1994
AddressThe Capital Building, Behind ICICI Bank, G Block BKC, Bandra Kurla ComplexBandra (E) Mumbai 400051
CustodianDeutsche Bank
Registrar & Transfer AgentCams
Address7th Floor, Tower II, Rayala Towers, 158, Anna Salai,