Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund

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

The Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund is a 4 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.44% since inception. Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year Since Inception 5.26% 14.81% 12.44%

Previously called: Kotak ESG Opportunities Reg-G

NAV as of Oct 20, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹17.656+0.52% 1 day change	12.44% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹850 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹17.656 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹850 Cr
Exit load	0.5% 0.5% for redemption within 90 Days!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	4 yrs 11 m since Nov 20, 2020
Benchmark	NIFTY 100 ESG TRI
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	2.29% 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 ESG Exclusionary Strategy 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 17, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	2.8%	3.05%
3 Months	4.08%	2.92%
6 Months	9.0%	7.6%
1 Year	5.26%	2.84%
2 Years	17.04%	17.92%
3 Years	14.81%	15.14%
4 Years	9.3%	10.11%

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Asset allocationas on Sep 30, 2025

Large Cap 78.09%

Mid Cap 17.47%

Small Cap 3.68%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

HDFC Bank Ltd.8.05%

Bharti Airtel Ltd.5.96%

Eternal Ltd.5.74%

ICICI Bank Ltd.4.76%

Top sectors

Financial 27.119999999999997%

Technology 12.07%

Automobile 10.42%

Services 9.11%

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 1.76416729%

Mutual Fund 0.4720206%

Other Holdings

Others 1.76%

Kotak Liquid - Plan A - Direct Plan-Growth 0.47%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	2.8%	9.0%	5.26%	14.81%	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	2.54%	7.87%	6.17%	20.01%	18.17%	8.7%
SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	3.31%	8.32%	4.98%	14.4%	17.92%	12.51%
Quantum ESG Best In Class Strategy Fund	1.84%	6.55%	1.92%	13.45%	16.77%	9.33%
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund	3.58%	6.91%	1.71%	14.7%	14.57%	8.08%
Quant ESG Integration Strategy Fund	3.06%	6.92%	-2.02%	15.4%	27.13%	12.75%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	11.9	0.94	0.67	0.97
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	12.13	0.91	1.0	1.56
SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	11.58	0.91	0.63	0.98
Quantum ESG Best In Class Strategy Fund	12.26	0.94	0.55	0.79
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund	11.84	0.86	0.62	0.92
Quant ESG Integration Strategy Fund	16.42	1.14	0.5	0.86

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	N.A.	850 Cr	4 yrs 11 m	2.29%
ICICI Prudential ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	N.A.	1,486 Cr	5 yrs 1 m	2.15%
SBI ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund	N.A.	5,613 Cr	18 yrs 10 m	1.94%
Quantum ESG Best In Class Strategy Fund	N.A.	106 Cr	6 yrs 4 m	2.18%
Axis ESG Integration Strategy Fund	N.A.	1,189 Cr	5 yrs 9 m	2.26%
Quant ESG Integration Strategy Fund	N.A.	277 Cr	5 yrs	2.42%

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

Alpha	-0.16 vs. 3.69 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.67 vs. 6.16 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.94 vs. 0.8 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	11.9 vs. 11.27 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund

Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund is a Thematic-ESG mutual fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 4 yrs 11 m, having been launched on 20/11/2020. Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund has ₹850 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 ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹17.66. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.29%, which is higher than what most other Thematic-esg funds charge.

Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund returns of last 1-year are 1.65%. Since launch, it has delivered 12.41% average annual returns.
Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy 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 above average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Technology, Automobile, Services, Communication 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., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Eternal Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Infosys Ltd..

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Fund AUM	850 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Arjun Khanna

Mr. Khanna has done CFA, FRM, MMS(Finance) & B.E (Electronics) Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he was with Principal Mutual Fund and has also worked with Citibank.

Mandar Pawar

Mr. Pawar has done B.Com and MMS Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he has worked with KR Choksey Securities and MF Global Sify Securities

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of companies that follow Environmental, Social and Governance parameters.

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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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 ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund plan is approximately ₹17.656 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund is a 4 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 12.44% since inception.

Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	Since Inception
5.26%	14.81%	12.44%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund has an expense ratio of 2.29%, 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 ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 850 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund?

The Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund has invested the majority of its money in the stocks of the following companies -

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
HDFC Bank Ltd.	8.05%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	5.96%
Eternal Ltd.	5.74%
ICICI Bank Ltd.	4.76%
Infosys Ltd.	4.07%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.	3.95%
Bajaj Finance Ltd.	3.88%
Ultratech Cement Ltd.	3.88%
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.	3.87%
Axis Bank Ltd.	3.33%

What are the top sectors Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund has invested in?

The Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	27.119999999999997%
Technology	12.07%
Automobile	10.42%
Services	9.11%
Communication	7.359999999999999%
Energy	6.99%
Materials	6.9799999999999995%
Healthcare	5.5600000000000005%
Consumer Staples	3.9699999999999998%
Construction	3.87%

What is risk level of Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund?

This is a Thematic-esg 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 ESG Exclusionary Strategy Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Kotak ESG Exclusionary Strategy 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.