Kotak Contra Fund

Value / ContraEquity SEBI-regulated

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹183.5020

As of 3 Jul 2026 · AMFI

AUM

₹5.2K Cr

Expense ratio

0.62%

1Y returns

+2.81%

cat -1.31%

3Y CAGR

+18.20%

cat 16.54%

5Y CAGR

+16.68%

cat 14.89%

Std deviation 3Y

+15.71%

cat 15.09%

In plain English

Kotak Contra Fund is a Value / Contra scheme from Kotak Mahindra. The portfolio is ~98% in equities. Long-run track record: about 16.7% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -38% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 months.

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NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF174K01KZ9

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹183.5020

Last 1Y

+3.08%

Jul 25Min ₹162.16 · Max ₹187.93 · 244 ptsJul 26

Drawdown stories

The crashes you should know about — and how long the fund took to recover.

Mar 2020

-37.9%

Peak ₹62.56 on 24 Jan 2020 → trough ₹38.86 on 23 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 9 Nov 2020

Feb 2016

-19.9%

Peak ₹38.54 on 3 Mar 2015 → trough ₹30.88 on 25 Feb 2016 (12 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 27 Jul 2016

Feb 2025

-18.9%

Peak ₹185.18 on 26 Sept 2024 → trough ₹150.09 on 28 Feb 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 9 months· 26 Nov 2025

Jun 2022

-16.3%

Peak ₹98.05 on 18 Oct 2021 → trough ₹82.05 on 20 Jun 2022 (8 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 9 Sept 2022

Computed from the full NAV history. We show drawdowns deeper than 10%, sorted by depth.

Honesty score

A 1–5 grade on the dimensions other sites won't surface — expense bloat, AUM bloat, concentration, mandate compliance.

Honesty score

5 / 5

Solid scheme on the dimensions we check. No red flags.

Expense ratio
0.62% — typical for category.
AUM size
₹5.2K Cr.
Sector concentration
Top 3 sectors = 57.3% — diversified across sectors.

Computed from expense ratio, AUM, sector concentration and SEBI mandate compliance. No paid review.

Performance

Returns for various periods, with category average and peer rank.

Period	Returns	Category avg	Rank
1W	-0.03%	-1.50%	1/ 3
1M	+7.40%	+2.52%	2/ 3
3M	-0.70%	-2.27%	1/ 3
6M	-2.59%	-4.16%	1/ 3
YTD	-1.66%	-3.75%	1/ 3
1Y	+2.81%	-1.31%	1/ 3
2Y	+7.68%	+5.80%	1/ 3
3Y	+18.20%	+16.54%	1/ 3
5Y	+16.68%	+14.89%	2/ 3
7Y	+17.53%	+15.59%	2/ 3
10Y	+17.69%	+15.06%	1/ 3

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

Equity97.70%
Cash2.30%

By market cap

Large cap52.52%
Mid cap30.56%
Small cap14.08%
Others2.84%

Concentration

Holdings

Avg market cap

₹1.45 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

31.99%

Top 5 stocks

19.17%

Top 3 sectors

57.25%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight

1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—5.86%
1
HDFC Bank Ltd
—5.12%
2
ICICI Bank Ltd
—4.79%
2
ICICI Bank Ltd
—4.75%
3
State Bank of India
—3.67%
4
Reliance Industries Ltd
—3.39%
3
State Bank of India
—3.27%
5
Infosys Ltd
—3.03%
4
Reliance Industries Ltd
—3.02%
6
NTPC Ltd
—2.99%
5
NTPC Ltd
—2.96%
7
Hero MotoCorp Ltd
—2.86%
8
Bharti Airtel Ltd
—2.73%
6
Larsen & Toubro Ltd
—2.73%
9
Shriram Finance Ltd
—2.68%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff

P/E ratio21.0323.08-2.05
P/B ratio2.863.28-0.42
Price / Sales3.082.79+0.29
Price / Cash Flow16.8617.43-0.57
Dividend yield1.38%1.45%-0.07
Return on equity (ROE)14.99%16.27%-1.28

Risk metrics

Standard deviation, Sharpe, Sortino, Beta — all vs category average.

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y

Standard deviation
Volatility — lower means steadier returns.
14.7015.7114.4915.6015.0913.95
Sharpe ratio
Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.
-0.180.730.73-0.470.620.70
Sortino ratio
Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.
-0.231.101.15-0.580.941.11
Beta
1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.
0.941.010.970.820.930.90

Peers in Value / Contra

Other schemes in the same SEBI category, ranked by AUM.

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