Kotak Corporate Bond Fund

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

The Kotak Corporate Bond Fund is a 18 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.74% since inception. Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 8.28% 7.84% 6.15% 7.33% 7.74%

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

The Kotak Corporate Bond Fund has an expense ratio of 0.68% , 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.

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹3860.1476+0.05% 1 day change	7.74% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹17,546 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹3860.1476 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹17,546 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	18 yrs 1 m since Sep 18, 2007
Benchmark	Nifty Corporate Bond Index A-II
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	0.68% as on Sep 30, 2025
Plan type	Regular
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 Oct 25, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.76%	0.74%
3 Months	1.27%	1.2%
6 Months	3.19%	3.02%
1 Year	8.28%	8.02%
2 Years	8.43%	8.16%
3 Years	7.84%	7.68%
4 Years	6.55%	6.3%
5 Years	6.15%	5.88%
7 Years	7.24%	7.15%
10 Years	7.33%	7.04%

Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 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 77.28%

SOV 22.25%

Others 0.27%

Cash & Call Money 0.2%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 19.66%

Bajaj Finance Ltd. 3.8%

Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. 2.84%

LIC Housing Finance Ltd. 2.49%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 40.86000000000001%

GOI Securities 19.659999999999997%

Bonds 19.449999999999996%

Non Convertible Debenture 7.93%

Other Holdings

Others 0.27%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	0.76%	3.19%	8.28%	7.84%	6.15%	7.33%
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	0.74%	3.32%	8.29%	7.93%	6.43%	7.5%
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	0.74%	3.04%	8.34%	8.09%	6.63%	7.27%
UTI Corporate Bond Fund	0.71%	3.1%	8.3%	7.73%	5.92%	5.29%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	0.7%	4.53%	9.35%	7.86%	6.11%	7.22%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	1.1	0.58	1.03	1.74
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	0.8	0.38	1.54	2.47
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	1.23	0.66	1.12	1.76
UTI Corporate Bond Fund	1.09	0.58	0.94	1.78
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	1.35	0.53	0.87	2.27

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	17,546 Cr	18 yrs 1 m	0.68%
ICICI Prudential Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	33,753 Cr	16 yrs 4 m	0.57%
Nippon India Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	9,922 Cr	25 yrs 2 m	0.75%
UTI Corporate Bond Fund	N.A.	5,716 Cr	7 yrs 3 m	0.57%
Franklin India Corporate Debt Fund	N.A.	1,204 Cr	28 yrs 4 m	0.81%

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

Alpha	0.75 vs. 2.58 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.03 vs. 3.22 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.58 vs. 0.82 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	1.1 vs. 1.1 More stable returns

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About this fund

About Kotak Corporate Bond Fund

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund is a Corporate Bond mutual fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 18 yrs 1 m, having been launched on 18/09/2007. Kotak Corporate Bond Fund has ₹17,546 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 Corporate Bond Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹3860.15. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.68%, which is higher than what most other Corporate Bond funds charge.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund returns of last 1-year are 8.33%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.75% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 10 yrs.
Kotak Corporate Bond Fund 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 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, Bajaj Finance Ltd., Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd., LIC Housing Finance Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd..

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Fund AUM	17,546 Cr as on Sep 30, 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	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

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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 plan is approximately ₹3860.1476 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Kotak Corporate Bond Fund is a 18 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.74% since inception.

Kotak Corporate Bond Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
8.28%	7.84%	6.15%	7.33%	7.74%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak Corporate Bond Fund has an expense ratio of 0.68%, 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 Corporate Bond Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 17,546 Cr as on Sep 30, 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	19.66%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	3.8%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.	2.84%

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	77.28%
SOV	22.25%
Others	0.27%

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 can I redeem my investments in Kotak Corporate Bond Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Kotak Corporate Bond 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.

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Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Corporate Bond funds in the last 10 Years.
Chance: This fund has generated a 7.09% 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.