Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Standard-Growth

Q: What are the returns of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

The Kotak Corporate Bond Fund is a 17 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.72% since inception. Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 8.2% 7.48% 6.13% 7.4% 7.72%

NAV as of Sep 03, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹3808.9224+0.06% 1 day change	7.72% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹16,661 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹3808.9224 as on Sep 03, 2025

This fund Category average

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.68% as on Aug 31, 2025
Plan type	Regular
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹16,661 Cr
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	17 yrs 11 m since Sep 18, 2007
Benchmark	Nifty Corporate Bond Index A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹1000 & Lumpsum: ₹5000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Kotak Corporate Bond 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 Sep 04, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-0.22%	-0.26%
3 Months	0.55%	0.47%
6 Months	4.51%	4.41%
1 Year	8.2%	7.97%
2 Years	8.02%	7.76%
3 Years	7.48%	7.27%
4 Years	6.32%	6.02%
5 Years	6.13%	5.87%
7 Years	7.16%	7.05%
10 Years	7.4%	7.08%

Asset allocationas on May 31, 2025

Large Cap 0%

Mid Cap 0%

Small Cap 0%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

AAA 75.76%

SOV 20.26%

Cash & Call Money 3.45%

AA+ 0.3%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 18.95%

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 6.41%

REC Ltd. 4.33%

Bajaj Finance Ltd. 3.44%

Allocation by Instruments

Bifurcation by Instrument is not available for this fund

Other Holdings

Others 2.9%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	16,661 Cr	17 yrs 11 m	0.68%
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	6,566 Cr	25 yrs	0.75%
PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	91 Cr	22 yrs 7 m	1.0%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	N.A.	771 Cr	28 yrs 3 m	0.82%
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	117 Cr	11 yrs 7 m	1.02%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	-0.22%	4.51%	8.2%	7.48%	6.13%	7.4%
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	-0.32%	4.64%	8.38%	7.75%	6.62%	7.29%
PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund	-0.35%	4.28%	7.7%	6.84%	5.75%	6.5%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	-0.08%	5.62%	9.36%	7.46%	6.17%	7.29%
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	-0.4%	3.57%	6.6%	6.41%	5.13%	6.48%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	1.13	0.59	0.82	1.41
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	1.27	0.68	0.92	1.48
PGIM India Corporate Bond Fund	1.23	0.64	0.25	0.4
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	1.41	0.56	0.64	1.44
Canara Robeco Corporate Bond Fund	1.13	0.62	-0.07	-0.1

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

Alpha	0.71 vs. 2.39 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.82 vs. 3.04 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.59 vs. 0.69 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.13 vs. 1.16 More stable returns

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About this fund

About Kotak Corporate Bond Fund

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Standard-Growth is a Corporate Bond mutual fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 17 yrs 11 m, having been launched on 18/09/2007. Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Standard-Growth has ₹16,661 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/05/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Standard-Growth as of 03/09/2025 is ₹3808.92. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.68%, which is higher than what most other Corporate Bond funds charge.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Standard-Growth returns of last 1-year are 8.23%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.73% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Standard-Growth scheme's ability to deliver returns consistently is in-line with most funds of its category. Its ability to control losses in a falling market is above average.
The fund's credit profile is very high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is excellent. Most funds in this category lend to better borrowers and hence the risk of default in this fund is higher than the category.
The fund's top holdings are in GOI, National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development, REC Ltd., Bajaj Finance Ltd., Power Finance Corporation Ltd..

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Fund AUM	16,661 Cr as on May 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Manu Sharma

Mr. Sharma has done M.Com and CA. He has over 17 years of experience in fields of Fixed Income Fund Management, Operations, Finance Audit and Taxation.

Deepak Agrawal

Mr. Agrawal is Post Graduate in Commerce from Mumbai University, Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and CFA. He has been associated with Kotak AMC since 2002.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate income by investing in debt /and money market securities across the yield curve and predominantly in AA+ and above rated corporate securities.

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	82 view all schemes
Total AUM	5,26,213 Cr as on Jun 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	3Y
Kotak Money Market Fund	N.A.	31,657 Cr	7.81%	7.44%
Kotak Medium Term Fund	N.A.	1,912 Cr	8.15%	7.34%
Kotak Banking and PSU Debt Fund	N.A.	6,213 Cr	7.73%	7.29%
Kotak Bond Short-term Fund	N.A.	17,541 Cr	7.66%	7.01%
Kotak Low Duration Fund	N.A.	12,913 Cr	7.47%	6.94%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Kotak Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹3808.9224 as of Sep 03, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Kotak Corporate Bond Fund is a 17 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.72% since inception.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
8.2%	7.48%	6.13%	7.4%	7.72%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.68%, which reflects the fund's management and operating costs. This percentage is subtracted from the fund's annual returns, impacting net returns for investors.

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

The Kotak Corporate Bond Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 16,661 Cr as on May 31, 2025.

To whom does Kotak Corporate Bond Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	18.95%
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	6.41%
REC Ltd.	4.33%

What is the quality of borrowers this mutual fund scheme lends to?

The credit rating of the instruments in which the fund invests represents the quality of the borrower.

The Kotak Corporate Bond Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	75.76%
SOV	20.26%
Cash & Call Money	3.45%

What is risk level of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

This is a Corporate Bond fund comes with Moderate risk.

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

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

How do I invest in Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Standard-Growth is the regular plan of the fund. For this plan of you pay 0.68% as annual charges. On the other hand if you go for the direct plan available on ET Money, you pay 0.34%. That's 0.34% less.

Regular plans charge more because when you buy them, the fund pays commission to the agent. This is an additional expense for the fund and to cover this expense, the fund takes a bigger share from the returns generated by your investments.

So, the lower annual cost of the direct plan means you will earn 0.34% if you opt for direct plan of Kotak Corporate Bond Fund

How can I redeem my investments in Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Kotak Corporate Bond Fund is super easy. If you have invested in this fund via ET Money, just login into the app, go to the investment section and put the redemption request.

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

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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 Corporate Bond funds in the last 10 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 7.12% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.