Kotak Low Duration Fund

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

The Kotak Low Duration Fund is a 17 yrs 7 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.2% since inception. Kotak Low Duration Fund Returns 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since Inception 7.27% 7.09% 5.65% 6.86% 7.2%

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

The Kotak Low Duration Fund has an expense ratio of 1.18% , 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)
₹3410.318+0.05% 1 day change	7.2% p.a.	App exclusive #NA View Ranked Funds	₹14,044 Cr

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹3410.318 as on Oct 20, 2025

This fund Category average

Kotak Low Duration Fund overview

AUM (Fund size)	₹14,044 Cr
Exit load	0%
Lock-in Period	Nil
Age	17 yrs 7 m since Feb 29, 2008
Benchmark	NIFTY Low Duration Debt Index A-I
Min. investment	SIP: ₹500 & Lumpsum: ₹1000
Expense ratio	1.18% 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 Low 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 Oct 25, 2025

Period	This fund	Category average
1 Month	0.56%	0.52%
3 Months	1.33%	1.37%
6 Months	3.21%	3.31%
1 Year	7.27%	7.42%
2 Years	7.28%	7.41%
3 Years	7.09%	7.22%
4 Years	6.08%	6.25%
5 Years	5.65%	5.88%
7 Years	6.47%	6.19%
10 Years	6.86%	6.52%

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 63.96%

SOV 11.24%

AA 11.03%

A1+ 6.1%

Top Debt Holdings

National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development 9.41%

Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd. 5.91%

GOI 3.17%

JTPM Metal Traders Ltd. 2.85%

Allocation by Instruments

Debenture 48.67999999999998%

Non Convertible Debenture 14.000000000000004%

Securitised Debt 7.04%

Certificate of Deposit 4.989999999999999%

Other Holdings

Others 2.14%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	1M	6M	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y
Kotak Low Duration Fund	0.56%	3.21%	7.27%	7.09%	5.65%	6.86%
UTI Low Duration Fund	0.58%	3.44%	7.71%	7.5%	7.07%	6.17%
DSP Low Duration Fund	0.54%	3.25%	7.35%	7.25%	5.76%	6.7%
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	0.49%	3.09%	7.07%	6.96%	7.03%	5.91%
Mirae Asset Low Duration Fund	0.52%	3.25%	7.32%	7.08%	5.55%	5.98%
SBI Magnum Low Duration Fund	0.5%	3.19%	7.25%	7.14%	5.6%	6.59%

Fund name	Std. deviation	Beta	Sharpe	Sortino
Kotak Low Duration Fund	0.43	0.98	1.18	2.32
UTI Low Duration Fund	0.4	1.04	2.27	5.06
DSP Low Duration Fund	0.4	1.11	1.63	2.69
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	0.4	0.99	1.02	1.98
Mirae Asset Low Duration Fund	0.37	1.01	1.35	2.47
SBI Magnum Low Duration Fund	0.39	1.07	1.42	2.86

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM	Fund age	Expense ratio
Kotak Low Duration Fund	N.A.	14,044 Cr	17 yrs 7 m	1.18%
UTI Low Duration Fund	N.A.	2,302 Cr	22 yrs 7 m	0.45%
DSP Low Duration Fund	N.A.	5,304 Cr	10 yrs 7 m	0.62%
Sundaram Low Duration Fund	N.A.	390 Cr	21 yrs 2 m	1.15%
Mirae Asset Low Duration Fund	N.A.	2,232 Cr	17 yrs 7 m	0.85%
SBI Magnum Low Duration Fund	N.A.	16,764 Cr	18 yrs 3 m	0.92%

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

Alpha	2.26 vs. 2.82 Underperformed at beating benchmark
Sharpe	1.18 vs. 2.83 Poor risk-adjusted returns
Beta	0.98 vs. 1.4 Less sensitive to market ups & downs
Standard deviation	0.43 vs. 0.34 More volatile performance

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About this fund

About Kotak Low Duration Fund

Kotak Low Duration Fund is a Low Duration mutual fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 17 yrs 7 m, having been launched on 29/02/2008. Kotak Low Duration Fund has ₹14,044 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 Low Duration Fund as of 20/10/2025 is ₹3410.32. The fund has an expense ratio of 1.18%, which is higher than what most other Low Duration funds charge.

Kotak Low Duration Fund returns of last 1-year are 7.33%. Since launch, it has delivered 7.20% average annual returns. The fund has doubled the money invested in it every 11 yrs.
Kotak Low Duration 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'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 National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development, Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd., GOI, JTPM Metal Traders Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd..

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Fund AUM	14,044 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

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 through investment in low duration debt and money market 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 Low Duration Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Kotak Low Duration Fund plan is approximately ₹3410.318 as of Oct 20, 2025.

What are the returns of this mutual fund scheme?

The Kotak Low Duration Fund is a 17 yrs 7 m old fund and has delivered average annual returns of 7.2% since inception.

Kotak Low Duration Fund Returns

1-Year	3-Year	5-Year	10-Year	Since Inception
7.27%	7.09%	5.65%	6.86%	7.2%

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak Low Duration Fund has an expense ratio of 1.18%, 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 Low Duration Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately 14,044 Cr as on Sep 30, 2025.

To whom does Kotak Low Duration Fund lend to?

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

Holding Name	Percentage of Portfolio
National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development	9.41%
Small Industries Devp. Bank of India Ltd.	5.91%
GOI	3.17%

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 Low Duration Fund allocation by credit quality is given below

Credit Quality	Percentage of Portfolio
AAA	63.96%
SOV	11.24%
AA	11.03%

What is risk level of Kotak Low Duration Fund?

This is a Low 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 can I redeem my investments in Kotak Low Duration Fund?

Redeeming your investments in the Kotak Low Duration 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.

ET Money rank

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in Low Duration

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Low Duration funds in the last 10 Years.
Exit Load: This fund has no exit load.
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.
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.