Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth

NAV as of Jun 05, 2025	Returns since inception	ET Money Rank	AUM (Fund size)
₹9.666+0.12% 1 day change	-3.54%	#NA View Ranked Funds	₹1,928 Crs

Historical NAV & returns

NAV: ₹9.666 as on Jun 05, 2025

This fund Category average

Kotak Special Opportunities Fund overview

Expense ratio	0.66% as on May 31, 2025
Exit load	0.5% 0.5% for redemption within 90 Days!
AUM (Fund size)	₹1,928 Crs
Lock-in	No Lockin
Age	11 m since Jun 10, 2024
Benchmark	NIFTY 500 TRI
Min. investment	SIP ₹100 & Lump. ₹100
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 Special Opportunities 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	7.08%	4.88%
3 Months	12.97%	11.29%
6 Months	-6.87%	-2.92%

Asset allocationas on Mar 31, 2025

Large Cap 36.254496%

Mid Cap 15.156060000000002%

Small Cap 48.62944400000001%

Other Cap 0.0%

Top holdings

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.7.53%

Wipro Ltd.4.35%

Hero Motocorp Ltd.4.02%

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.3.81%

Top sectors

Consumer Staples 14.33%

Automobile 13.780000000000001%

Technology 12.629999999999999%

Capital Goods 9.31%

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 0.2%

Other Holdings

Others 0.2%

Detailed portfolio analysis

Peer comparison

Fund name	ETM Rank	AUM (in Crs.)	Fund age	Expense ratio
Kotak Special Opportunities Fund	N.A.	₹1,928 Crs	11 m	0.66%
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 Special Opportunities Fund	7.08%	-6.87%	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	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 Special Opportunities Fund	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
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

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 Special Opportunities Fund

Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth is a Strategy mutual fund scheme from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. This fund has been in existence for 11 m, having been launched on 10/06/2024. Kotak Special Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth has ₹1,928 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 Special Opportunities Fund Direct-Growth as of 05/06/2025 is ₹9.67. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.66%, which is close to what most other Strategy funds charge.

The fund has the majority of its money invested in Consumer Staples, Automobile, Technology, Capital Goods, Financial sectors. It has taken less exposure in Consumer Staples, Automobile sectors compared to other funds in the category.
The fund's top 5 holdings are in Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Wipro Ltd., Hero Motocorp Ltd., Hindustan Unilever Ltd., ITC Ltd..

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Fund AUM	₹1,928 Crs as on Mar 31, 2025
Scheme document	View Scheme Document

Fund managers

Devender Singhal

Mr. Singhal has done B.A. (Maths) from Delhi University and PGDM, Finance from Fore School of Management, Delhi. Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra AMC , he has worked with Kotak Securities Ltd.(July 2007 -- January 2009) ,Religare (February 2006 -- June 2007), Karvy (July 2004 -- January 2006), P N Vijay Financial Services Pvt Ltd(2001 -- 2004) and Dundee Mutual Fund( Summer Trainee ) (May 2000 -- June 2000 ).

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 long term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in opportunities presented by Special Situations such as Company Specific Event/Developments, Corporate Restructuring, Government Policy change and/or Regulatory changes, Technology led Disruption/ Innovation or companies going through temporary but unique challenges and other similar instances.

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

More funds from Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund

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 Special Opportunities Fund?

The current Net Asset Value (NAV) of the Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Growth plan is approximately ₹9.666 as of Jun 05, 2025.

How much does this mutual fund charge as expense ratio?

The Kotak Special Opportunities Fund - Direct Growth has an expense ratio of 0.66%, 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 Special Opportunities Fund currently has assets under management (AUM) or fund size valued at approximately ₹1,928 Crs crore as of Mar 31, 2025.

What are the top stock holdings of Kotak Special Opportunities Fund?

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

Company	Percentage of Portfolio
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.	7.53%
Wipro Ltd.	4.35%
Hero Motocorp Ltd.	4.02%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd.	3.81%
ITC Ltd.	3.8%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.	3.78%
Orient Cement Ltd.	3.35%
Jyoti CNC Automation Ltd.	3.33%
NLC India Ltd.	3.22%
Dabur India Ltd.	2.94%

What are the top sectors Kotak Special Opportunities Fund has invested in?

The Kotak Special Opportunities Fund has primarily invested in the following sectors

Sector	Percentage of Portfolio
Consumer Staples	14.33%
Automobile	13.780000000000001%
Technology	12.629999999999999%
Capital Goods	9.31%
Financial	9.1%
Services	8.15%
Healthcare	7.58%
Materials	5.71%
Consumer Discretionary	5.41%
Energy	4.890000000000001%

What is risk level of Kotak Special Opportunities 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 Special Opportunities Fund?

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Search for Kotak Special Opportunities 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 Special Opportunities Fund is complete.

How can I redeem my investments in Kotak Special Opportunities Fund?

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ET Money rank

in Strategy

#NA

Return Outperformance: This fund has generated highest return amongst Strategy funds in the last 3 Months .
Return/Risk: The fund is performing poorly than its category.
Exit Load: 0.5% for redemption within 90 Days