Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct - Growth

Q: What are the returns of Kotak Focused Equity Fund?

The Kotak Focused Equity Fund is a 5 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 18.35% since inception. Kotak Focused Equity Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year Since Inception 9.94% 18.99% 23.51% 18.35%

NAV as of Jun 05, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹26.997+0.84% 1 day change	18.35% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹3,335 Crs

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹26.997 as on Jun 05, 2025

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Kotak Focused Equity Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.56% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	1.0% Exit load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days.!
AUM (Fund size)	₹3,335 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	5 yrs 11 m since Jun 25, 2019
Benchmark	NIFTY 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP ₹1000 & Lump. ₹5000
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, pay tax of 12.5% on returns of ₹1.25 lakh+ in a financial year

Kotak Focused Equity 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 Jun 01, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	4.48%	4.88%
3 Months	11.38%	11.29%
6 Months	-1.23%	-2.92%
1 Year	9.94%	8.57%
2 Years	21.18%	24.09%
3 Years	18.99%	22.07%
4 Years	15.95%	17.96%
5 Years	23.51%	25.81%

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Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 80.832346%

Mid Cap 13.798484%

Small Cap 3.7891700000000004%

Other Cap 1.3986323210701812E-14%

Top holdings

ICICI Bank Ltd.7.39%

HDFC Bank Ltd.7.24%

Bharti Airtel Ltd.5.61%

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.4.64%

Top sectors

Financial 28.34%

Energy 10.62%

Technology 10.08%

Services 9.49%

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 1.69%

Other Holdings

Others 1.69%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Kotak Focused Equity Fund	N.A.	₹3,335 Crs	5 yrs 11 m	0.56%
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	N.A.	₹27,197 Crs	6 yrs 5 m	0.63%
SBI Contra Fund	N.A.	₹44,069 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.62%
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	N.A.	₹51,112 Crs	12 yrs 5 m	0.99%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	N.A.	₹5,231 Crs	11 yrs 1 m	0.58%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	N.A.	₹168 Crs	5 yrs 4 m	0.63%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Kotak Focused Equity Fund	4.48%	-1.23%	9.94%	18.99%	23.51%	N.A.
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	3.12%	2.13%	14.56%	27.6%	32.99%	14.27%
SBI Contra Fund	2.68%	-2.65%	6.83%	25.09%	34.48%	17.15%
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	2.66%	1.93%	13.95%	23.83%	28.82%	16.1%
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	2.13%	1.19%	10.97%	26.7%	32.59%	17.15%
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	3.03%	-0.4%	11.61%	23.28%	28.77%	12.18%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Kotak Focused Equity Fund	13.29	0.9	0.86	1.32
ICICI Prudential India Opportunities Fund	12.33	0.8	1.52	3.0
SBI Contra Fund	12.89	0.86	1.32	2.19
ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	12.0	0.77	1.32	2.3
ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund	13.04	0.84	1.42	2.3
ICICI Prudential India Equity FOF	12.58	0.84	1.22	2.02

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

Alpha	1.12 vs. 5.56 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	0.86 vs. 5.86 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.9 vs. 0.85 More sensitive to market's ups & downs
Standard deviation	13.29 vs. 9.89 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Kotak Focused Equity Fund

Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct - Growth is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 5 yrs 11 m, having been launched on 25/06/2019. Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct - Growth has ₹3,335 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/03/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct - Growth as of 05/06/2025 is ₹27.00. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.56%, which is less than what most other Strategy funds charge.

Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct - Growth returns of last 1-year are 11.40%. Since launch, it has delivered 18.36% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 5 yrs.
Kotak Focused Equity Fund Direct - 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 below average.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Financial, Energy, Technology, Services, Healthcare sectors. It has taken less exposure in Financial, Energy sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in ICICI Bank Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Tech Mahindra Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹3,335 Crs as on Mar 31, 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.

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 seeks to generate long term capital appreciation/income by investing in equity & equity related instruments across market capitalization of up to 30 companies.

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	76 view all schemes
Total AUM	₹4,87,121 Crs as on Mar 31, 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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Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	1Y	5Y
Kotak Small Cap Fund	N.A.	₹15,706 Crs	7.95%	35.05%
Kotak Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund	N.A.	₹2,133 Crs	2.81%	34.21%
Kotak Emerging Equity Fund	N.A.	₹48,129 Crs	12.93%	32.17%
Kotak Pioneer Fund	N.A.	₹2,554 Crs	12.42%	28.42%
Kotak India EQ Contra Fund	N.A.	₹3,935 Crs	7.85%	27.7%
Kotak Equity Opportunities Fund	N.A.	₹24,913 Crs	6.91%	26.09%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Kotak Focused Equity Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Kotak Focused Equity Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹26.997 as of Jun 05, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Kotak Focused Equity Fund is a 5 yrs 11 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 18.35% since inception.

Kotak Focused Equity Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	Since Inception
9.94%	18.99%	23.51%	18.35%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak Focused Equity Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.56%, 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 Focused Equity Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹3,335 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Kotak Focused Equity Fund?

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

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
ICICI Bank Ltd.	7.39%
HDFC Bank Ltd.	7.24%
Bharti Airtel Ltd.	5.61%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	4.64%
Tech Mahindra Ltd.	4.39%
State Bank of India	4.25%
Infosys Ltd.	4.24%
Eternal Ltd.	3.9%
Reliance Industries Ltd.	3.89%
Shriram Finance Ltd	3.89%

What are the top sectors Kotak Focused Equity Fund has invested in?

The Kotak Focused Equity Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Financial	28.34%
Energy	10.62%
Technology	10.08%
Services	9.49%
Healthcare	7.43%
Automobile	6.62%
Communication	5.61%
Capital Goods	5.550000000000001%
Materials	4.82%
Consumer Discretionary	2.73%

What is risk level of Kotak Focused Equity 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 do I invest in Kotak Focused Equity Fund?

It is very fast, easy, and completely paperless in this mutual fund scheme on ET Money. It is just a matter of a few minutes. Here's how:

For the Desktop Version:

Click on the "Invest Now" button at the top right, then scan the QR code to download the app.

For the Mobile Version:

Click on the "Invest on App" button at the bottom to download the app.
Once the app is downloaded:
Sign-up and complete your one time KYC process, or log in if you're already registered.
Search for Kotak Focused Equity Fund and choose the investment mode (Lump sum investment or a SIP). Then, enter your investment amount.
Fill in additional required details, including the bank account you'll use for payment, and confirm.

All set! Your investment in Kotak Focused Equity Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Kotak Focused Equity Fund?

Redeeming your investments in Kotak Focused Equity 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 Focused Equity Fund from anywhere else, you can go to the fund house website and put a request through it.

ET Money rank

in Strategy

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Strategy funds in the last 1 Year.
Return/Risk: For every unit of risk this fund takes, it produces 20% more returns.
Return Consistency: This fund ranks lower in terms of generating consistent return in it's category.
Volatility Protection: This fund ranks lower in terms of protecting against volatility within its category.
Chance: This fund has generated only 19.12% annual return in 70% of times for investors holding for at least 5 years.
Exit Load: Exit load for units in excess of 10% of the investment,1% will be charged for redemption within 365 days.