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Kotak Mahindra

Kotak Focused Fund

FocusedEquityVery High risk Rank 9 of 30

NAV · Direct-Growth

₹28.67-0.33-1.15%

As of 1 Oct 2026 · AMFI

NAV growth+1.6%
Oct ’25Oct ’26
Arthkar verdictStrong on the numbers

Returns

Beats category

1Y, 3Y, 5Y all ahead

Cost

Low

0.58% vs 0.79% peers

Volatility

Below average

15.1% vs 15.5% cat (3Y)

Consistency

Strong

positive in 6 of 7 years

Beats its Focused category on 1Y, 3Y & 5Y — and has been steadier than peers.

1Y return

+1.1%

+1.3 vs cat

3Y CAGR

+13.7%

+2.4 vs cat

5Y CAGR

+10.9%

+1.0 vs cat

AUM

₹4.1K Cr

fund size

Expense

0.58%

direct plan

Volatility 3Y

15.1%

▼ vs 15.5%

Go deeper on Kotak Focused Fund

Two data-only views, computed from this fund's real NAV history — no projections.

In plain English

Kotak Focused Fund is a Focused scheme from Kotak Mahindra. The portfolio is ~96% in equities. Within equity, ~66% sits in large-cap stocks, 25% in mid-cap, and 2% in small-cap. Long-run track record: about 10.9% CAGR over 5 years. Volatility is typical for equity — 20–30 % drawdowns happen during market stress. Worst historical drawdown: -36% in Mar 2020, recovered in 8 months.

Auto-generated from holdings, returns and risk data. No paid placement, no copy-pasted boilerplate.

NAV history

Showing Direct · Growth · INF174KA1EN7

NAV (Direct-Growth)

₹28.6740

Last 1Y

+1.62%

Oct 25Min ₹26.36 · Max ₹31.30 · 247 ptsOct 26

Drawdown stories

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

Mar 2020

-36.3%

Peak ₹11.40 on 24 Jan 2020 → trough ₹7.26 on 23 Mar 2020 (2 months down).

Recovered in 8 months· 9 Nov 2020

Jun 2022

-18.4%

Peak ₹18.28 on 17 Jan 2022 → trough ₹14.92 on 20 Jun 2022 (5 months down).

Recovered in 5 months· 1 Dec 2022

Feb 2025

-17.9%

Peak ₹28.71 on 26 Sept 2024 → trough ₹23.56 on 28 Feb 2025 (5 months down).

Recovered in 7 months· 18 Sept 2025

Mar 2026

-14.1%

Peak ₹30.69 on 11 Feb 2026 → trough ₹26.36 on 30 Mar 2026 (2 months down).

Recovered in 3 months· 6 Jul 2026

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.

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Honesty score

4 / 5

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

  • Expense ratio

    0.58% — well below typical 1% for equity.

  • AUM size

    ₹4.1K Cr.

  • Sector concentration

    Top 3 sectors = 60.6% — fairly concentrated.

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.

PeriodReturnsCategory avgRank
1W-3.64%-2.91%28/ 31
1M-5.67%-5.22%18/ 31
3M-5.88%-3.47%24/ 31
6M+6.94%+9.96%19/ 31
YTD-4.08%-2.92%15/ 31
1Y+1.12%-0.16%12/ 31
2Y+2.23%-0.58%7/ 31
3Y+13.74%+11.36%9/ 30
5Y+10.86%+9.81%9/ 28
7Y+15.93%+14.84%6/ 22

Portfolio composition

Asset allocation

  • Equity96.29%
  • Cash3.71%

By market cap

  • Large cap66.23%
  • Mid cap24.88%
  • Small cap1.52%
  • Others7.37%

Concentration

Holdings

32

Avg market cap

₹2.20 L Cr

Top 10 stocks

44.77%

Top 5 stocks

25.15%

Top 3 sectors

60.58%

Top holdings

Top 15 positions by weight, latest disclosure.

#InstrumentSectorWeight
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —6.60%
  • 1

    HDFC Bank Ltd

    —5.80%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —5.68%
  • 2

    ICICI Bank Ltd

    —5.51%
  • 3

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    —5.20%
  • 4

    State Bank of India

    —4.79%
  • 3

    Bharti Airtel Ltd

    —4.79%
  • 5

    Shriram Finance Ltd

    —4.77%
  • 4

    Shriram Finance Ltd

    —4.66%
  • 6

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    —4.59%
  • 5

    State Bank of India

    —4.39%
  • 8

    Eternal Ltd

    —4.27%
  • 6

    Eternal Ltd

    —4.20%
  • 9

    Bharat Electronics Ltd

    —4.11%
  • 7

    Reliance Industries Ltd

    —4.05%

Fundamentals (vs category)

Portfolio-weighted ratios, compared with the category average.

MetricFundCategory avgDiff
  • P/E ratio27.3926.85+0.54
  • P/B ratio3.913.70+0.21
  • Price / Sales4.003.38+0.62
  • Price / Cash Flow19.0518.74+0.31
  • Dividend yield1.02%0.98%+0.04
  • Return on equity (ROE)16.07%16.62%-0.55

Risk metrics

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

Metric1Y3Y5YCat 1YCat 3YCat 5Y
  • Standard deviation

    Volatility — lower means steadier returns.

    13.2514.5413.6517.8615.5014.61
  • Sharpe ratio

    Risk-adjusted return — higher is better.

    0.160.700.65-0.250.480.49
  • Sortino ratio

    Like Sharpe but only counts downside volatility.

    0.221.051.00-0.310.730.76
  • Beta

    1 = moves with the market. <1 = less volatile.

    0.940.930.910.980.950.93

Peers in Focused

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

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