Kotak Contra Fund

Q: What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Kotak Contra Fund is a 20 yrs 4 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.49% since inception. Kotak Contra Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 5.83% 21.85% 23.56% 15.99% 14.49%

Q: How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak Contra Fund has an expense ratio of 1.85% , representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

Previously called: Kotak India EQ Contra Reg-G

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹155.261+0.47% 1 day change	14.49% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹4,716 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹155.261 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Kotak Contra Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹4,716 Cr
Exit load	1.0% Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 90 days.!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	20 yrs 4 m since Jun 02, 2005
Benchmark	NIFTY 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.85% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Risk	Very High
Short term capital gains (STCG)	Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long term capital gains (LTCG)	After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Kotak Contra Fund Returns calculator

Investment type

Monthly investment

₹ 10,000

Investment period

Lumpsum investment

₹1 lakh

Investment period

Disclaimer: Products compared like fixed deposits may provide fixed guaranteed returns. Mutual Funds investments are subject to market risk, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not an indicator of future returns.

Total investment ₹ 12 lakh
Profit ₹12 lakhs
Total corpus ₹1 lakh
Absolute return 52.69%

Trailing returns as on Oct 25, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	3.11%	2.64%
3 Months	4.26%	2.93%
6 Months	11.02%	9.1%
1 Year	5.83%	3.99%
2 Years	24.38%	20.83%
3 Years	21.85%	18.72%
4 Years	16.04%	13.91%
5 Years	23.56%	22.31%
7 Years	18.8%	17.3%
10 Years	15.99%	14.5%

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Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 53.04%

Mid Cap 28.88%

Small Cap 15.49%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd.6.32%

ICICI Bank Ltd.5.0%

State Bank of India3.51%

Infosys Ltd.3.24%

Top sectors

Financial 31.37%

Technology 9.26%

Healthcare 8.92%

Energy 8.08%

Credit quality

Bifurcation by Credit Quality is not available for this fund

Top Debt Holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Allocation by Instruments

Repo 2.79%

Other Holdings

Others 2.79%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Kotak Contra Fund	3.11%	11.02%	5.83%	21.85%	23.56%	15.99%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	3.01%	8.74%	8.97%	23.08%	32.63%	13.86%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	2.75%	8.7%	7.93%	24.05%	29.89%	16.07%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	3.17%	9.21%	8.13%	22.1%	26.81%	15.51%
SBI Contra Fund	3.39%	7.19%	3.22%	20.42%	29.54%	16.14%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	2.88%	8.41%	7.12%	21.6%	26.52%	12.27%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Kotak Contra Fund	13.39	0.99	1.07	1.61
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	11.51	0.82	1.32	2.34
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	12.13	0.86	1.33	2.07
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	11.19	0.79	1.28	2.23
SBI Contra Fund	12.19	0.89	1.05	1.68
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	11.73	0.87	1.17	1.88

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Kotak Contra Fund	N.A.	4,716 Cr	20 yrs 4 m	1.85%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	30,802 Cr	6 yrs 9 m	1.58%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	5,936 Cr	11 yrs 6 m	1.81%
ICICI Prudential Value Fund	N.A.	55,445 Cr	21 yrs 3 m	1.5%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	47,205 Cr	20 yrs 5 m	1.5%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	N.A.	229 Cr	5 yrs 8 m	1.21%

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Key risk & return ratios Compared to other funds in the category

Alpha	4.74 vs. 4.37 Higher outperformance against benchmark
Sharpe	1.07 vs. 4.77 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.99 vs. 0.73 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	13.39 vs. 8.76 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Kotak Contra Fund

Kotak Contra Fund is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 20 yrs 4 m, having been launched on 02/06/2005. Kotak Contra Fund has ₹4,716 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 30/09/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Kotak Contra Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹155.26. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.85%, which is higher than what most other Strategy funds charge.

Kotak Contra Fund returns of last 1-year are 1.58%. Since launch, it has delivered 14.51% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 4 yrs.
Kotak Contra Fund scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is higher than most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is above average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Services sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Technology sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., State Bank of India, Infosys Ltd., Maruti Suzuki India Ltd..

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Fund AUM	4,716 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Shibani Sircar Kurian

Ms. Kurian has done PGDM (Specialization in Finance), BSc (Hons)-Economics Prior to joining Kotak AMC, she was working with Dawnay Day AV India Advisors Pvt Ltd and UTI AMC.

Investment objective

The scheme aims to generate capital appreciation from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity related instruments. It will invest in stocks of companies, which are fundamentally sound but are undervalued.

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	83 view all schemes
Total AUM	5,66,982 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Address	The Capital Building, Behind ICICI Bank, G Block BKC, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra (E) Mumbai, 400051
Phone	022-61152100 / 1800-22-2626

More funds from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	1Y	5Y
Kotak Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund	N.A.	2,341 Cr	0.88%	30.85%
Kotak Midcap Fund	N.A.	58,300 Cr	7.05%	27.34%
Kotak Small Cap Fund	N.A.	17,480 Cr	-3.38%	26.32%
Kotak Pioneer Fund	N.A.	3,148 Cr	10.06%	23.28%
Kotak Large & Midcap Fund	N.A.	28,381 Cr	6.11%	22.34%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Kotak Contra Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Kotak Contra Fund plan is approximately ₹155.261 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Kotak Contra Fund is a 20 yrs 4 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 14.49% since inception.

Kotak Contra Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
5.83%	21.85%	23.56%	15.99%	14.49%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak Contra Fund has an expense ratio of 1.85%, representing the annual cost of managing and operating the fund. This fee is deducted from the fund's AUM while declaring the daily NAV, reducing investor returns.

What is the AUM or fund size of this mutual fund?

The Kotak Contra Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 4,716 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Kotak Contra Fund?

The Kotak Contra Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
HDFC Bank Ltd.	6.32%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	5.0%
State Bank of India	3.51%
Infosys Ltd.	3.24%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.	3.09%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.	3.07%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	2.91%
Swiggy Ltd.	2.87%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	2.86%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.	2.71%

What are the top sectors Kotak Contra Fund has invested in?

The Kotak Contra Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	31.37%
Technology	9.26%
Healthcare	8.92%
Energy	8.08%
Services	6.98%
Automobile	6.16%
Capital Goods	5.6499999999999995%
Consumer Staples	5.5600000000000005%
Materials	5.23%
Chemicals	3.2099999999999995%

What is risk level of Kotak Contra Fund?

This is a Strategy fund comes with Very High risk.

Is there any lock-in period in this mutual fund?

No, this fund does not have any lock-in period.

How can I redeem my investments in Kotak Contra Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Kotak Contra Fund is simple. If you have invested via ET Money, just log in to the app, go to the holdings section, and submit the redemption request.

If you have invested from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

App exclusive

in Strategy

#NA

Return Consistency: This fund is one of the best in generating consistent return in it's category.
Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Strategy funds in the last 10 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 10.81% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: Exit load of 1% if redeemed within 90 days.