Kotak Healthcare Fund

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

The Kotak Healthcare Fund is a 2 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 16.15% since inception. Kotak Healthcare Fund Returns 1-Year Since Inception -3.56% 16.15%

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

The Kotak Healthcare Fund has an expense ratio of 2.34% , 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 Dec 04, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹13.516+0.31% 1 day change	16.15% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹481 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹13.516 as on Dec 04, 2025

This fund Category average

Kotak Healthcare Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹481 Cr
Exit load	0.5% 0.5% for redemption within 30 Days!
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	2 yrs since Nov 20, 2023
Benchmark	NIFTY Healthcare TRI.
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	2.34% as on Nov 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 Healthcare 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 Dec 01, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	-1.95%	-0.5%
3 Months	0.56%	-0.18%
6 Months	4.52%	2.26%
1 Year	-3.56%	-2.19%

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Asset allocationas on Oct 31, 2025

Large Cap 46.09%

Mid Cap 16.22%

Small Cap 36.4%

Other Cap 0%

Top holdings

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.13.36%

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.7.75%

JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.5.63%

Divi's Laboratories Ltd.5.6%

Top sectors

Healthcare 98.71%

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 1.37%

Other Holdings

Others 1.37%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Kotak Healthcare Fund	-1.95%	4.52%	-3.56%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare And Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund	-1.23%	4.82%	3.39%	26.7%	18.92%	15.06%
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	-1.1%	3.97%	0.86%	23.76%	18.07%	11.44%
DSP Healthcare Fund	-0.08%	4.88%	-4.97%	20.67%	16.37%	14.69%
Tata India Pharma & Healthcare Fund	-1.43%	4.98%	-0.15%	21.51%	16.34%	11.83%
Nippon India Pharma Fund	-0.66%	2.62%	-0.17%	21.01%	16.31%	13.46%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Kotak Healthcare Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare And Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund	15.69	0.95	1.21	1.78
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	14.09	0.85	1.16	1.86
DSP Healthcare Fund	14.58	0.84	0.96	1.68
Tata India Pharma & Healthcare Fund	16.04	0.97	0.92	1.47
Nippon India Pharma Fund	15.23	0.91	0.94	1.42

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Kotak Healthcare Fund	N.A.	481 Cr	2 yrs	2.34%
ICICI Prudential Pharma Healthcare And Diagnostics (P.H.D) Fund	N.A.	6,437 Cr	7 yrs 5 m	1.86%
SBI Healthcare Opportunities Fund	N.A.	4,082 Cr	26 yrs 6 m	1.93%
DSP Healthcare Fund	N.A.	3,144 Cr	7 yrs 1 m	1.91%
Tata India Pharma & Healthcare Fund	N.A.	1,325 Cr	10 yrs	2.1%
Nippon India Pharma Fund	N.A.	8,346 Cr	21 yrs 7 m	1.81%

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

Risk ratios are based on three-year data. The required data is unavailable for the scheme.

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About this fund

About Kotak Healthcare Fund

Kotak Healthcare Fund is a Sectoral-Pharma mutual fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 2 yrs, having been launched on 20/11/2023. Kotak Healthcare Fund has ₹481 Crores worth of assets under management (AUM) as on 31/10/2025 and is medium-sized fund of its category. The latest Net Asset Value (NAV) of Kotak Healthcare Fund as of 04/12/2025 is ₹13.52. The fund has an expense ratio of 2.34%, which is higher than what most other Sectoral-pharma funds charge.

Kotak Healthcare Fund returns of last 1-year are -3.65%. Since launch, it has delivered 16.40% average annual returns.
The fund has the majority of its money invested in Healthcare sectors. It has taken less exposure in Healthcare sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Max Healthcare Institute Ltd., JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Divi's Laboratories Ltd., Cipla Ltd..

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Fund AUM	481 Cr as on Oct 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Abhishek Bisen

Mr. Bisen is a BA and MBA in Finance. Prior to joining Kotak AMC, he was working with Securities Trading Corporation Of India Ltd where he was looking at Sales & Trading of Fixed Income Products apart from doing Portfolio Advisory. His earlier assignments also include 2 years of merchant banking experience with a leading merchant banking firm.

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.

Dhananjay Tikariha

Mr. Tikariha has done B.Tech, M. Tech from IIT Madras and PGDM (Finance & Marketing) from IIM Lucknow Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund, he has worked with IDFC First Bank

Investment objective

The scheme is to seek to generate long term capital appreciation through investing in equity and equity related securities of companies benefitting directly or indirectly Pharma, Healthcare, and allied sectors.

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	84 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 Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund	N.A.	2,425 Cr	-4.69%	26.97%
Kotak Midcap Fund	N.A.	60,385 Cr	1.22%	23.37%
Kotak Small Cap Fund	N.A.	18,024 Cr	-9.93%	21.71%
Kotak Contra Fund	N.A.	4,921 Cr	3.3%	20.89%
Kotak Pioneer Fund	N.A.	3,285 Cr	6.65%	19.92%
Kotak Large & Midcap Fund	N.A.	29,516 Cr	3.38%	19.65%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Kotak Healthcare Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Kotak Healthcare Fund plan is approximately ₹13.516 as of Dec 04, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Kotak Healthcare Fund is a 2 yrs old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 16.15% since inception.

Kotak Healthcare Fund Returns

1-Year	Since Inception
-3.56%	16.15%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak Healthcare Fund has an expense ratio of 2.34%, 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 Healthcare Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 481 Cr as on Oct 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Kotak Healthcare Fund?

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

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.	13.36%
Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.	7.75%
JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.	5.63%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd.	5.6%
Cipla Ltd.	4.68%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.	4.25%
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.	4.23%
Lupin Ltd.	3.88%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.	3.23%
Jubilant Pharmova Ltd.	3.2%

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

The Kotak Healthcare Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Healthcare	98.71%

What is risk level of Kotak Healthcare Fund?

This is a Sectoral-pharma 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 Healthcare Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Kotak Healthcare 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.