Kotak Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth

Q: What are the returns of Kotak Long Duration Fund?

The Kotak Long Duration Fund is a 1 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 11.4% since inception. Kotak Long Duration Fund Returns 1-Year Since Inception 13.76% 11.4%

NAV as of Apr 23, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	VRO Ratings
₹11.2869+0.14% 1 day change	11.4% p.a.	#NA View Ranked Funds	N.A.

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹11.2869 as on Apr 23, 2025

This fund Category average

Kotak Long Duration Fund overview

VRO rating	N.A.
Expense ratio	0.34% as on Mar 31, 2025
Exit load	0%
AUM (Fund size)	₹151 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	1 yrs 1 m since Feb 28, 2024
Benchmark	CRISIL Long Duration Debt A-III Index
Min. investment	SIP ₹500 & Lump. ₹1000
Risk	Moderate
Tax on your gains	Profits are added to your income and taxed as per your slab rate

Kotak Long Duration 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 Apr 08, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 month	3.22%	3.19%
3 months	4.74%	4.74%
6 months	6.18%	6.1%
1 year	13.76%	13.52%

Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 0.0%

Mid Cap 0.0%

Small Cap 0.0%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

Bifurcation by Holding is not available for this fund

Top sectors

Bifurcation by Sector is not available for this fund

SOV 89.46%

Cash & Call Money 10.23%

Others 0.31%

Top Debt Holdings

GOI 89.46%

Allocation by Instruments

GOI Securities 89.46000000000001%

Repo 8.78%

Net Current Assets 1.45%

Alternative Investment Fund 0.31%

Other Holdings

Others 0.31%

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Kotak Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹151 Crs	1 yrs 1 m	0.34%
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund	N.A.	₹9,659 Crs	6 yrs 10 m	0.33%
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	N.A.	₹1,078 Crs	12 yrs 3 m	0.4%
Bandhan Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹185 Crs	1 yrs 1 m	0.25%
SBI Long Duration Fund	N.A.	₹2,982 Crs	2 yrs 4 m	0.29%

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Kotak Long Duration Fund	3.22%	6.18%	13.76%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund	2.95%	5.94%	13.37%	9.48%	7.21%	6.38%
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	2.98%	6.96%	13.28%	8.9%	6.44%	8.25%
Bandhan Long Duration Fund	3.1%	5.83%	13.67%	4.01%	2.39%	1.19%
SBI Long Duration Fund	3.03%	5.86%	13.58%	8.36%	4.94%	2.44%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Kotak Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
Nippon India Nivesh Lakshya Fund	3.83	5.18	0.49	0.69
ICICI Prudential Long Term Bond Fund	3.01	4.73	0.49	0.78
Bandhan Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SBI Long Duration Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.

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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 Long Duration Fund

Kotak Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth is a Long Duration mutual fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 1 yrs 1 m, having been launched on 28/02/2024. Kotak Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth has ₹151 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 Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth as of 23/04/2025 is ₹11.29. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.34%, which is close to what most other Long Duration funds charge.

Kotak Long Duration Fund Direct - Growth returns of last 1-year are 13.59%. Since launch, it has delivered 11.44% average annual returns.
The fund's credit profile is high indicating it has lent to borrowers whose quality is great. 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.

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Fund AUM	₹151 Crs as on Mar 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.

Investment objective

The scheme seeks to generate income / capital appreciation through investments in debt and money market instruments. There is no assurance that the investment objective of the Scheme will be achieved.

Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund details

No. of schemes	77 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

More funds from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	1Y	3Y
Kotak Gilt Investment Fund	N.A.	₹3,934 Crs	13.15%	9.05%
Kotak Dynamic Bond Fund	N.A.	₹2,826 Crs	12.23%	8.46%
Kotak Nifty SDL Apr 2032 Top 12 Equal Weight Index Fund	N.A.	₹2,943 Crs	11.89%	8.43%
Kotak Bond Fund	N.A.	₹2,031 Crs	11.46%	8.36%
Kotak Medium Term Fund	N.A.	₹1,766 Crs	10.71%	8.07%
Kotak Bond Short-term Fund	N.A.	₹16,681 Crs	10.03%	7.62%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the current NAV of Kotak Long Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Kotak Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹11.2869 as of Apr 23, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Kotak Long Duration Fund is a 1 yrs 1 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 11.4% since inception.

Kotak Long Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	Since Inception
13.76%	11.4%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak Long Duration Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.34%, 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 Long Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹151 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

To whom does Kotak Long Duration Fund lend to?

The top 3 debt holdings of Kotak Long Duration Fund are as follows

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
GOI	89.46%

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 Long Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
SOV	89.46%
Cash & Call Money	10.23%
Others	0.31%

What is risk level of Kotak Long Duration Fund?

This is a Long Duration 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 Long Duration 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 Long Duration 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 Long Duration Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Kotak Long Duration Fund?

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

ET Money rank

in Long Duration

#NA

AUM Growth: This fund has the highest AUM growth in the last 12 months in Long Duration category.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.